welcome to bbc news, i'm reged ahmad. our top stories: the fbi investigates as us financier jeffrey epstein is found dead in a prison cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. a powerful typhoon hits south eastern china — killing 22 people, and forcing more than a million from their homes. hello and welcome to bbc news. the disgraced american

financierjeffrey epstein — who once counted donald trump and prince andrew among his friends — has been found dead in his cell this is bbc news. the headlines: while awaiting trial for child sex offences. the fbi is to investigate the death it appears he managed of the multi millionaire businessman to take his own life at a prison and convicted sex offender, in new york — considered one jeffrey epstein, who was found dead in his cell, in a jail in new york. of the most secure in the us — despite having made a previous the 66—year—old is believed suicide attempt there last month. to have taken his own life, with the latest from new york, while awaiting trial over allegedly trafficking dozens of underage girls for sex. here's nedda tawfik. the body ofjeffrey epstein is taken away from a new york a powerful typhoon has struck hospital this evening. the south east coast of china the multimillionaire sex offender was found dead in his prison killing at least 22 people cell as he awaited trial with 10 more missing. for sex trafficking. more than a million people have had once, epstein‘s extravagant to leave their homes with emergency lifestyle had seen him party with donald trump. teams setting up temporary shelters. the president had called hundreds of flights have been cancelled and secondary emergencies triggered by powerful winds and high waves. him a terrific guy. he has since distanced himself from the convicted sex offender. originally a math teacher in manhattan, the financier mysteriously accumulated a fortune that gained him entrance into high society and royal circles. he was close friends with prince andrew. seen here as recently

as 2010 in new york. but his social status and opulent parties, his accusers say, masked lurid crimes at his many palatial estates. for more than a decade, epstein faced allegations he sexually assaulted dozens of young girls, recruited to give him and other wealthy men massages. one alleged victim, virginia roberts, said jeffrey epstein instructed her to have sex with at least half a dozen prominent men, beginning when she was 16 years old. she was photographed with prince andrew and in 2015, she alleged she was forced to have a sexual relationship with him. buckingham palace has said those allegations are categorically untrue. in 2008, epstein pleaded guilty to lesser prostitution charges. that widely criticised plea deal is now under investigation by the department ofjustice. after 13 months in prison, he continued to live a life of luxury, but he was arrested again last month and charged with sex trafficking. epstein was found unresponsive on the floor of his prison cell, here in manhattan. many are now questioning how he could have apparently taken his own life and why greater precautions weren't put in place

after he was found semiconscious with neck injuries just two weeks ago. his victims say they would have preferred he lived to face justice. neda tawfik, bbc news, new york. as senior reporters at the owa state fair. he told me the reaction to mr epstein‘s death bowl a number of democrats have been asked about it ata gun democrats have been asked about it at a gun violence forum that about 16 of them attended earlier today. their general reaction was that there should be further investigation, the idea that someone who was on a suicide watch, a 2k hours suicide watch was able to commit suicide is puzzling to them at the very least. they think this was a breakdown in the federal

detention system. elizabeth warren, senator from massachusetts, detention system. elizabeth warren, senatorfrom massachusetts, she was asked about it as she said she thought there should be an investigation, as did the new york mayor bill de blasio. he said he will be asking new york attorneys, new york state attorneys to look into this as well, because there we re into this as well, because there were new york laws that epstein was charged with violating, possibly, and this happened new york territory. vice president joe and this happened new york territory. vice presidentjoe biden was also asked about this. he did not say there should be an investigation, but he said the trump administration has mishandled this prosecution from the start of its administration, as you will remember, one of donald trump's secretaries, costa, was a prosecutor in miami, he was accused of a sweetheart deal to prevent epstein from state charges. joe biden says that now epstein has committed suicide, that is it, the story

should be over, no investigation. we should be over, no investigation. we should modify the families and take ca re of should modify the families and take care of the victims. a powerful typhoon that struck the coast of china near shanghai is now known to have killed at least 22 people. more than a million have been forced from their homes, as lekima — the region's worst storm in five years — makes its way through the south—eastern province freya cole reports. a young girl is hauled to safety as rapid floodwaters sweep through wenzhou city. she is just one of more than a million people forced to flee as strong currents inundate their homes. with huge force, typhoon lekima made landfall on saturday morning. it hit the east coast of china, tore through zhejiang province, and is headed towards shanghai. it's been downgraded to a tropical storm, but not before causing widespread devastation.

one of the worst hit areas, wenzhou, where torrential rain caused a deadly landslide. entire homes have been pulled apart. leaving rescuers with piles of rubble to search for survivors. for those who managed to escape in time, they thought safety at mass evacuation centres. in shanghai alone more than 250,000 people were in need of shelter. translation: in this shelter we provided evacuees with essential items like bedding, water, and mosquito repellent so that they can try to get through the typhoon in peace. authorities say the worst might be over, but the danger is not. it will take several days for floodwaters to subside and many months for people to rebuild. dozens of russian opposition supporters have been detained at a rally which brought tens of thousands of people onto the streets of moscow. police and national guards seized people who tried to make their way to president putin's offices. the protest was part of an ongoing

campaign to demand free and fair local elections. our moscow correspondent, sarah rainsford, followed the day's developments. it was moscow's biggest protest in years. tens of thousands shouting their anger in the pouring rain. this wave of protest was sparked by a block on opposition candidates from local elections. but the chants now have a new focus. they are demanding the release of people like this student. facing eight years behind bars for rioting. though almost all the violence of these protests has come from the police. today's rally was authorised by city officials. well—known musicians turned out along with their fans. many too young to know any president but putin but fed up with his take on democracy.

i think people are speaking out and i am here for the first time ever. i have never been to a protest in my life. why now? why did you join this one? the boiling point has been reached. that clearly worries the russian authorities. judging by the scale of their response. from the authorised protests on the outskirts of moscow, people have headed here to the city centre and they want to take their protest to the presidential administration just over there. but instead, they've been met by huge numbers of riot police to stop them getting anywhere near the centre of power here. translation: they don't care about anything. the riot police don't care. the court doesn't care. they don't care about the constitution. but they've cleared the streets before and that hasn't stopped these protests. sarah rainsford, bbc news, moscow. let's look at some other stories in brief. the saudi—led coalition fighting houthi rebels in yemen has called for an immediate ceasefire. it follows separatists seizing control of key military positions

and the presidential palace in aden, the seat of the internationally recognised government of yemen. a man has been arrested in norway after a shooting inside a mosque left one person injured. it happened on the outskirts of oslo. later a woman was found dead at the house of the suspect. police say they are increasing security around mosques on sunday. the main warring parties in libya have agreed to a truce during the muslim eid al—adha holiday. the ceasefire had been proposed by the united nations mission in libya. the announcement comes amid reports that a car bomb killed two un staff in benghazi on saturday. at least 50 people have been killed and several others have been injured after a fuel tanker exploded in tanzania. the lorry is believed to have exploded in the area of moragora, around 200 kilometres to the west of the capital city, dar es salaam. a local police chief said people were trying to remove fuel from the vehicle when the blast happened.

negotiations between the united states and the taliban in afghanistan are intensifying in doha amid growing signs a deal could be signed as early as next week. it will include a phased us troop withdrawal in exchange for taliban guarantees that the country will not become a safe haven for extremist groups. national grid says it will "learn the lessons" after nearly a million people across england and wales, were affected by friday's power cut. the regulator, ofgem, has demanded an urgent report into what went wrong. the supply failure left thousands of train passengers stranded, homes up and down the country without electricity, and ipswich hospital lost power when back up generators failed. here's ben ando. it was the biggest and most disruptive power failure for over a decade. major stations in chaos, passengers stranded or trapped, traffic controls inactive and a large nhs

hospital without power. one of the many caught on electric trains that went dead was lily winin. the power cut off and i was sat in a carriage by myself and the storm had started outside, so all of the rain was coming onto the windows and it was pitch black. we all started to sit together to try and piece together what was going on, because no one could really understand and the announcements were failing because of the lack of power. and then we all had to walk to the very end of the carriage in the pitch black, going through a tunnel. after four hours, lily and her fellow passengers were led along the tracks to the nearest station. at ipswich hospital, the main power cut was followed by a failure in emergency back—up generators, but hospital managers say essential equipment was able to keep working on batteries. so, what went wrong? two generator plans, one a gas—fired power station in cambridgeshire, the other a large wind farm in the north sea, failed almost simultaneously. to protect the rest of the network,

power was cut to certain areas. a double failure has happened before, in 2008, but with far less impact. so, why so much worse this time? the energy regulator has asked for an urgent report. we need to do a detailed technical examination of the event and we will be sending that report through to ofgem and we will build that analysis over the coming days and weeks as we review it. and then, off that, i'm sure we will learn lessons and want to review how this works to avoid some of those significant impacts in future. there are also concerned that although the power came back quite quickly, the railways were in chaos for hours. questions are being asked about the performance of some of the new trains now in use. they are electric, the air conditioning wouldn't work and it became hot and stuffy very quickly because windows can't be opened. also, even when power was restored, they couldn't be restarted by the drivers who had to wait for engineers to come along. that massively added to the delays.

national grid could now face a fine of up to 10% of its annual turnover. but some argue that years of underinvestment by successive governments is partly to blame, leaving the uk with a power network that works fine, most of the time, but is exposed when the unexpected happens. ben ando, bbc news. well, meanwhile, there has been more disruption for travellers today after heavy rain and strong winds led to the temporary closure of the west coast mainline between england and scotland and the cancellation of several ferry services. alison freeman reports. dramatic scenes in london as the predicted high winds hit the city. in russell square, falling trees ripped an iron fence from the ground and crushed a car. in ruislip in west london, the wind took another casualty, knocking out a phone line. across the south and wales, the roads and railways were disrupted by fallen trees, the high winds also causing speed

restrictions for trains and routes to be shut to high—sided vehicles. the welsh coastline was battered like here at porthcawl. the strongest gust of wind, 61mph, was recorded nearby at mumbles head. strong winds also saw all racing cancelled on the first day of the oldest and largest sailing regatta. organisers of cowes week on the isle of wight said gusts of up to 45 knots, or 52mph, miles were unsafe. it's not unusual for us to lose day in the week, usually in august, because there's not enough wind, but this year... and it's not unheard of for us to lose it because it's too windy. probably once every two or three years we end up losing a day because it's too windy. but in the north, it was the heavy rain that was causing most problem. in hawes north yorkshire, this road became a river. passengers on five trains on the west coast main line were left stranded at one point as flooding between penrith in cumbria and lockerbie

in scotland closed the route. it's been really hard. i got on from liverpool and got a train to wigan, got on at wigan to preston, we got on the train at preston and then got kicked off and there was no—one there to tell us where we needed to go and then there was a bus replacement that wasn't there and then some man shouted, "there's a train going to carlisle!" so we got on there but we need to get back to liverpool tonight and we've been told we need to get back on a train now to go to liverpool. we came from walton—on—thames in surrey, south, just before 8 o'clock and it's now whatever time it is, 4:15, and we've only got as far as carlisle. it's been a big problems for everybody because the trains all ended at preston so everybody sitting on the trains going north was just asked to leave the train and there wasn't a great deal of information given out at time. the line has since reopened but delays are expected for the rest of the day. a yellow weather warning will remain in place for most of england and scotland until midnight with more heavy rain forecast overnight. alison freeman, bbc news.

this is bbc news. the headlines: an fbi investigation is underway after the us financier jeffrey epstein was found dead in his new york prison cell, while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. let's stay with our top story. i spoke to criminal defence attorney steve greenberg. i asked him what his reaction was to the attorney—general and thejustice department, who said that epstein‘s death raises serious questions. well, it's shocking, frankly. a couple of weeks ago he tried to kill himself and i don't know how he would be in a position to do it again. usually an inmate like this is made a suicide attempt is kept on suicide watch four months, kept in what they call the special housing unit or the shu so they can observe them 2a hours a day. my speculation is there was some complacency on the part of the guards at the facility where this guy wants to kill himself, who are we to stop him, after all the terrible things his done, he supposedly done.

we don't know what's happened and obviously there is going to be an investigation but you are an experienced defence attorney, you are working on the r kelly case, have we seen anything like this before? we've certainly seen high—profile people get killed or killed themselves but not in a federal detention centre like this while they are awaiting trial. paedophiles are usually the most common. you will see people who post bond on cases get released on cases and days before their trial, they will kill themselves. i don't understand why doesn't happen more often. because the prospect of spending your life in an eight x ten cell can't be appealing especially when you've lived a life of luxury.

it does seem extraordinary that something like this could happen, given how many people were counting on this case continuing in the investigation continuing. that's why, and i know some people said this, watch and see, where were the guards going on? at what point in the night did he kill himself? i know in these special housing units, the cells are transparent all the way around, they typically have bars all the way around or some kind of glass all the way around so inmates can be watched. someone was probably happy to see this happen. there is an investigation it's going to as we've been hearing the saudi—led coalition fighting houthi rebels in yemen has called for an immediate ceasefire.

it follows separatists seizing control of key military positions and the presidential palace in aden, the seat of the internationally recognised government of yemen. john mcmanus reports. since 2015, fighting between houthi rebels backed by iran and yemeni loyalists supported by a saudi arabian coalition has laid waste too much of yemen. now the region's gradual alliances have fractured once more. several days of fighting between southern separatist, who wa nt to between southern separatist, who want to split from the north of yemen, and forces loyal to the internationally recognised government, have culminated in the southern forces taking control of the presidential palace and securing several military barracks in aden as night fell. translation: today we achieved a big victory in aden, and ten battalions were defeated. at night we took control of the presidential palace. both sides are fighting the houthi rebels, but while the loyalist forces are supported by saudi arabia, those soldiers who want to the south to be

independent are backed by the united arab emirates. there has been growing tension between the supposed allies. southern forces have accused the loyalists of allowing islamists to penetrate their ranks. in return, forces loyal to the internationally backed government are unhappy with the push for southern independence, led by this man. fighting flared on wednesday at the funeral of several southern soldiers who were killed in a drone and missile attack, claimed by the houthis, but there were accusations that islamists loyal to the government forces were responsible, which led to clashes. the international crisis group has cold for a solution, saying today's circumstances require robust diplomatic intervention from the un, saudi arabia and the uae to avoid the worst and help forge a durable solution. as the four—year war rumbles on, tens of thousands have been killed, and more than 3 million

forced from their homes. the un says nearly all of the population now need humanitarian aid. the family of a 15—year—old british schoolgirl who disappeared while on holiday with her family in malaysia have made a new appeal for information to help find her. a 200—strong search team is continuing to scour dense forest near the resort, where nora quoirin, who has learning difficulties, was staying. from malaysia, howard johnson reports. it's been a week since their daughter went missing — a teenager with serious learning difficulties who disappeared while on holiday, suspected missing in the jungle. we are extremely impressed with the effort, your expertise, your dedication. and we hope that you find nora. the malaysian authorities have used drones, sniffer dogs and thermal scanning technology to try to find nora. the 15—year—old was born with a condition limiting

the development of her brain — it means she needs help with simple, everyday tasks. the family have stressed that given nora's learning difficulties, it is very unlikely she would have walked off alone. they believe she may have been abducted. but today, the police say they are continuing to treat nora's disappearance as a missing person's case. this is the seventh day of search and rescue efforts, and as you can see, some commandos here and other search and rescue workers are coming down into this area, around 30 of them exploring an area about a kilometre away from the dusan resort. they're looking in a riverbed to see if there are any signs of nora, any traces that might help with this investigation. this time last week, nora's family were arriving for a luxury break, but today they remain wracked with emotion, not knowing the fate of their much—loved daughter. howard johnson, bbc news, pantai, in malaysia.

edinburgh's international book festival is a world—renowned celebration of the written word. so what is the enduring appeal of the book and indeed the bookshop? despite the rise in popularity of e—books, traditional shops appear to be thriving. so bbc scotland's ‘the nine' asked two very different booksellers to tell us why. the shop started around the corner in 1972. wasn't really sure how it would do, because it was quite a tiny shop. it was very successful. so much so the place got filled up very quickly. one of the things about this bookshop is, i think it isa about this bookshop is, i think it is a destination bookshop. there is a piano in the bookshop. i think it

is very appealing and people have seen it on twitter and instagram and got excited and it has brought them through the doors. so, the way the spaceis through the doors. so, the way the space is designed as to have lots of display space. there are lots of books which face out, perfect for browsing. perfect for displaying the really beautiful books which work perfectly as gifts, and also that we really just perfectly as gifts, and also that we reallyjust see is kind of colle cta ble reallyjust see is kind of collectable pieces of design, and the whole shop is also designed so that it the whole shop is also designed so thatitis the whole shop is also designed so that it is easily navigable for people in wheelchairs or even pushers. well, a lot of people get quite kind of upset by it, because they want to tidy it up. other people think that maybe they will find something they have been looking for orjust come across something by accident. you cannot find things terribly easily. but you may find something else. it is a mixture of, what will do well and what we think is a book that is successful in the market currently,

and stuff that we really, really like ourselves. stuff that we find really interesting ourselves. there are out of print books. people may be look at a subject like history and come across a book they didn't know existed, or that you can't get any more. or they willjust like the idea of kind of sifting through all the piles on things. we did a kind of rough estimate once. i think it was about 16,000. we usually do know which ones we've got, because if it was a certain one, there are certain once we get asked for all the time, you can get asked almost every day for alice in wonderland. people looking for presence. a wide variety of people coming in. people who consume ebooks and audiobooks also consume ebooks and audiobooks also consume printed books. iwould consume ebooks and audiobooks also consume printed books. i would say the same for libraries. people who borrow books borrowed books because they love reading and they are more

likely, in fact, to go and buy books from the local independent bookshop. it is people who are passionate about books and reading and want to get a bigger experience out of books, and bookshops offer venues to have that life experience with books. because reading doesn't have to bea books. because reading doesn't have to be a solely solitary activity.“ you are sitting in front of a cold computer, it is just, you are sitting in front of a cold computer, it isjust, you know, you are not having any interaction with the computer. there is something kind of special about earning a book, holding it in your hand. it is absolute the amazing. —— absolutely. the good old book. let's get the weather now. the weather has thrown a lot of things at us so far this weekend. torrential rain, thunderstorms, and those very strong and in places damaging winds, here whipping up the sea at lyme regis in dorset. while it is an exposed spot, and 84mph gust at the needles on the isle of wight would be notable in october, let alone august. we have seen widespread gusts of 50—60 miles an hour well inland as well, all down to this steep area of low pressure which continues to pull away north and east

overnight, slowly taking the strongest winds with it, but leaving in its wake this trail of fronts, which will bring quite a wet day to scotland and northern england. at least we begin sunday with somewhat lighter winds. still quite windy, particularly for eastern england and also northern scotland, and it's scotland and northern england that we're most concerned about through sunday. some heavy rain, we could well see 20—30 millimetres quite widely, maybe 40—50 millimetres in some places. it is really through the central belt, down into southern scotland and northern england, that we're going to see the heaviest of the rain. to the north, some spells of sunshine, plus northern and western scotland. northern ireland is not having too bad a day. across a large swathe of england and wales, away from the far north, a mix of sunny spells and showers. still windy through sunday afternoon across the northern isles and the far north of scotland, but at least dry, with spells of sunshine tending across to the western isles. you can see this heavy rain in the central belt, down into southern scotland, just fringing the far north of england as well.

mainly dry with spells of sunshine for northern ireland. a mixture of sunny spells and some heavy and in places thundery showers pushing their way from west to east across england and wales. some will manage to stay dry. where you have the sunshine, 22 or 23 celsius. where you have the persistent rain across parts of scotland, temperatures will struggle to get above 1a or 15. so quite a cool day here. that's the theme as we begin the new week. by the time we get to monday, those fronts are starting to slide away south and east, taking the persistent rain with them. so it's drying up across parts of southern scotland and northern england through monday morning. behind that rain, we will see some spells of sunshine developing. it may take some time for the rain to finally disappear, but as the day wears on we have showers spreading across the country, perhaps pushing further east through the day, and really quite a cool feeling. i think most will struggle to get much above 18 or 19. little change, really, in the end. a mixture of sunny spells, showers, maybe some longer spells of rain 00:28:47,960 --> 2147483051:51:08,694 on wednesday, turning a bit drier 2147483051:51:08,694 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 through thursday and friday.