A post mortem examination has concluded that the death of the disgraced financier, jeffrey epstein, was suicide. The 66 year old, who was being held in a new york prison, was awaiting trial on child sex trafficking charges. 60 year old. The chief medical Examiners Office said that epstein had hanged himself and that a full report would be issued later. Our north america correspondent, peter bowes has more. This is an official statement that the cause of death was suicide by hanging and of course they had been a considerable about amount of speculation regarding circumstances of his death and it looks like that speculation will continue. Weve had a statement from the legal team in which the talk about the mediaeval conditions at the prison where he spent his final hours. They go on to say that the defence team, fully intends to conduct its own independent and complete investigation as to the circumstances and causes of his death. If necessary, legalaction circumstances and causes of his death. If necessary, legal action to view pivotal videos if they exist. The statement says, as they should, of the area proximate to mr epstein s cell at the time. Leading to his death. There say they are not satisfied with the conclusions of the medical examiner. So questions are still to be asked, and of course, we know that an investigation is under way into the way that the Business Service was operating on that note of his death and we also know the Investigation Continues into the allegations that mr epstein was facing. The sex trafficking judges and any possible Co Conspirators that had been working with him. Thousands of travellers passing through us airports are facing long delays because of a breakdown in the customs processing system. Authorities say there is no indication the disruption is malicious in nature. For more we spoke to a passenger caught up in the chaos. Jonathan ivelaw chapman flew in to Dulles Airport near washington from Londons Heathrow airport and has spent hours waiting in a line at customs. Well my flight was seven hours and it took me five hours to clear through from landing, just to get out of the customs right now. So ijust managed to get through. What was interesting was watching how the american queues, how the locals, domestic passengers were dealing with it, they were clearly more clued up. They didnt seem to have any backup or manual systems at all, not saying that there wasnt any, but it did take a long time in dulles. There was a lot of noise coming from the american side of the whole hall, and really, we waited until there was some improvement. They brought the systems back together very slowly. Not to overload any of the technical infrastructure rather than having 100,000 people coming through in one go. They very slowly ramped it up. We we re left we were left off the plane, there was no information on the aircraft, certainly we were walking through and everything seemed normal. It seemed to happen with peak in washington, about three oclock arrival, the european departures, this seems to be a peak in the afternoon on most days to became very clear soon afternoon on most days to became very clear soofi as afternoon on most days to became very clear soon as we afternoon on most days to became very clear soon as we entered the customs whole that there were significant problems that cues for longer and deeper. The telling part is that if you look at the cabin crew, the fast track use for global entry, consider cabin crew and staff and pilots, they wont going anywhere. In fact, theyjoined our cues anywhere. In fact, theyjoined our cues because there is an automated syste m cues because there is an Automated System primarily and they came into out cues system primarily and they came into our cues tojoin system primarily and they came into ourcues tojoin in system primarily and they came into our cues to join in the manual process. That was very telling and very funny as well. Lets get some of the days other news. There have been reports of progress in preparations for a peace deal with the taliban in afghanistan, with discussions between President Donald Trump and top advisors apparently going very well. Negotiations have been taking place on a us troop pullout from afghanistan and the potential for a political settlement between the warring sides. The democratic republic of congo has suffered a setback in its efforts to contain a year long outbreak of ebola, with a new area reporting its first cases. A mother and her child tested positive for the virus in south kivu province. The woman has since died. American officials have issued a warrant to seize an Iranian Oil Tanker and its cargo a day after a judge in gibraltar granted the vessels release. The grace one was stopped by Royal Marines last month, amid reports it was heading for syria, in breach of eu sanctions. Tehran denies the claims. China has accused india of provoking tension with its decision to strip kashmir of its autonomy. After a closed door meeting of the un security council, the Chinese Ambassador said beijing wanted all parties to exercise restraint. Indias ambassador to the un insisted kashmir was an internal matter and asked those who didnt know about the issue to stay out of it. Hong kong police say they are back in control of protests in the city. They insist they dont need the help of mainland Chinese Paramilitary Police massing across the border. Hundreds of people gathered in the Central Business district of hong kong on friday night with more pro democracy demonstrations both legal and unauthorised planned for the weekend. From hong kong, heresjohn sudworth. This freewheeling, free trading city was once a haven for those fleeing china. Now though, chinese fishermen landing their catch here have no time for talk of human rights. Weeks of chaos have led to falling orders, and they know who to blame hong kongs young protesters. Translation they dont believe in china now but, when they grow up, they will know china is right. It seems an unlikely hope. The fear that hong kongs promised autonomy is being eroded under chinese rule has brought many thousands onto the streets, undeterred by tear gas or rubber bullets. So, this week, in what looks like a deliberate warning, Chinese Paramilitary Police have been gathering and conducting riot drills in the border city of shenzhen. But the Hong Kong Police, for now, at least, appear unconcerned. Are you confident that the Hong Kong Police force is still able to maintain public order, or do you think we are getting close to the moment when chinese intervention becomes inevitable . This is a trying time. We all face tremendous pressure, but i can tell you we are confident that we have the capability to maintain law and order in hong kong. There are other ways to apply pressure, though. After some staff from hong kongs Flagship Airline took part in the protests, china threatened to prevent it using mainland airports. The chief executive, rupert hogg, has now resigned. Meanwhile, another weekend of protests has begun, with further clashes likely. On the one hand, the Chinese Communist party knows that rolling the troops into hong kong would bring huge economic and diplomatic costs but, on the other, it also knows that this summer of rage presents probably the biggest challenge to its authority since the tiananmen protests 30 years ago. And theres no sign yet that these people are ready to back down. John sudworth, bbc news, hong kong. Mary lovely is economics professor at Syracuse University in the us. She told us there are many economic reasons why china would want to avoid a crackdown in hong kong. China uses hong kong is basically its entry to western capitalism. On a number of fronts, china really needs hong kong, still needs hong kong, despite their differences in their economic size. Just as one indication, the Peterson Institute has calculated that 58 of chinas outward investments flow to and through hong kong. So that gives you just a basic idea of how important it is for its financial and Business Services to the mainland. So if china were to overtly intervene, what would happen to that kind of investment, and the money that hong kong brings to china . Would hong kong ever recover . Well, one of the most important aspects of hong kong is that it is viewed by investors as having rule of law. It has a robust regulatory system which allows investors to believe there is transparency, in financial transactions, and that firms books actually correctly characterise the firms financial situations, that there would be remedies for disputes, et cetera. So if china were to take a strong hand with hong kong, of course that would be viewed negatively by the west, in particular the us, and it would really end that function of hong kong for china. And i think have a very detrimental effect on capital flowing in and out of china. Speaking of the us, where does the us fit into this . Is china keeping one eye on the United States as it debates what to do with the situation . One would think that it is. Right now in the us there are more negative views of china than positive views. One can understand that, given the rhetoric coming from the white house. But it is also true that there have been warnings from the democrats as well, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has warned china about taking a strong hand in hong kong. So i think that china will be watching the us, and knowing that the us would probably respond strongly if the protesters were dealt with in a strong way, in a violent way, which of course nobody wants to see. And just briefly, where do you think things are going to go economically . Do you think we are going to see big businesses moving out of hong kong at the moment . I dont, unless the situation really gets out of control. The Hong Kong Police have said they have the situation under control and if it remains the way that it is, and perhaps there is some negotiated settlement over the next few months, i think that hong kong will easily recover. The business functions that it provides are vital, and it will take more than that to dislodge it. And youll find in depth coverage of the hong kong protests on our website including more on the resignation of the Cathay Pacific boss, and how businesses in the territory are reacting to the months long protests. Thats all at bbc. Com news you can also download the bbc news app. The United States is set to extend weve so i can continue to provide service to customers. It would mean that Telecommunication Networks can be maintained and Software Updates can be provided to existing hazards but it still banned from buying American Parts to make new products, license has become pivotal in trade negotiations between the us and china. The company has repeatedly denied allegations that it uses technology to spy on americans. Us congresswoman Rashida Tlaib says she will not visit her family in the occupied west bank. Thats despite being given permission by the Israeli Government. Ms tlaib was previously banned from making an official visit, along with fellow democrat ilhan omar. But israel later overturned the decision on humanitarian grounds. Both politicians have been critical of israeli policiy towards the palestinians, much to the irritation of Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. Taking to twitter Rashida Tlaib said Chris Buckler in washington is following the story and says the us president ignited this row from the outset. President trump was privately and publicly lobbying the Israeli Government to ban these congresswomen from really going to israel. And of course that was subsequently proven to be the case. The Israeli Government decided that they would allow Rashida Tlaib to come and essentially visit her elderly grandmother. But she decided she is not prepared to do that because of the conditions that have been placed on her by the Israeli Government. They say she can only come if she doesnt voice opposition to israel during the trip, and she says that would be silencing her, and would be against some of her grandmothers own views as well. She points out that as a member of the us congress, she says as far as she is concerned, when she became a us congresswoman, many palestinians, especially her grandmother found a sense of hope, a hope that they would finally have a voice and she is not prepared to have that silenced. And actually, she goes on to suggest that her grandmother is being used as a political bargaining chip in all of this. It gives you a sense of the emotional nature of this as well as the political row surrounding all of these discussions. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come putting more women front and centre. One major orchestras attempt, to find female conductors. Washington, the worlds most political city, is today assessing the Political Health of the worlds most powerful man. Indeed i did have a relationship with ms lewinsky that was not appropriate. In fact, it was wrong. In south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. Over the past ten days, 500 have died. Czechoslovakia must be free russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. We all with them now. With in our hearts. The pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2. 5 Million People in his hometown of krakow. Stay with us, stay with us, chanted this ocean of humanity. Well, well, joked the pope, so you want me to desert rome . This is bbc news, the latest headlines medical officials in new york say the death of the disgraced financier, jeffrey epstein, was suicide. Air travellers across the unites states are facing major delays, as a computerfailure, causes chaos at airports. The veteran hollywood actor peter fonda has died at age 79. He was seen as a counter cultural icon, best known for the 1969 film easy rider, which he co wrote and produced. The actor died after suffering respiratory failure from lung cancer. In a statement, his family said we wish for all to celebrate his indomitable spirit and love of life. Hollywood reporter gayl murphy told us more about peter fondas famous background. He was the son of oscar winning actor henry fonda, the brother of oscar winning actress and activist jane fonda and the father of bridget fonda. Now, in these moments that we that i was waiting to come on, jane fonda issued a statement, syria acted to what she called her she reacted to what she called her Little Brothers passing. She said im very sad, he was a sweet hearted baby brother and i can only imagine always calling him baby brother. She said she described him as the talker of the family. She said i have had some beautiful alone time with him in these last few days and she assured all he went out laughing. That is a lovely statement and he certainly came from a very well known family. You yourself met peter fonda, what was he like . You know, this is a person not very much like jane, famous from the time they were born. So there is a certain kind of inner radar protection, but, not hard, that they have all the time. He was someone who would laugh at himself. I found him to be very easy going. I found him to be very gentle, and i always enjoyed his work. I always enjoyed what he had to say. He was a very big star for a very long time. As a matter of fact, critics called easy rider one of the rallying points of the 60s, a buddy picture that celebrated sex, drugs and rock n roll. And that was his story. His buddy, dennis hopper, directed the film and it came out at a time in the late 60s after the manson murders and after love and peace and the dawning of the 1970s where it could go either way. Sometimes it did go either way. He embodied that. You speak of easy rider and some of his work, certainly the film has been talked about a lot. What do you think his legacy will be in the entirety of his work . Well, first of all, i do want to remind you it is the 50th anniversary of that film, it is hard to imagine that it is 50 years old. I think his legacy will be that of an actor, director, screenwriter of an iconic film coming from an iconic family but on a personal level. I dont think i ever heard too much about edith fonda being a bad guy. About peter fonda being a bad guy. I only heard very nice, affectionate things about him. And if you can escape hollywood with just that, you did good. Hollywood reporter gayl murphy remembering peter fonda who has died at the age of 79. In the world of classical music, women are rarely the ones holding the baton. In britainjust one of the leading orchestras has a female principal conductor. There are efforts to change this, including at the Welsh National opera, where a new role of female conductor in residence has been created. Sian lloyd went to meet tianyi lu, as she began her first week in thejob. toreador song plays. Taking on one of operas best known and best loved pieces of music in her own way. I think a rehearsal should be like children playing. Lets try this, lets try this, oh, wow, this works, and sometimes an orchestra or a chorus might give me something i hadnt thought of. Tianyi lu is one of only a handful of women to have titled roles, the top jobs among the several hundred conductors on the staff of british orchestras. Perhaps sometimes, the second beat of the bar, go a little bit. As she begins her position as first female conductor in residence with Welsh National opera, she takes that number to eight. Even at the very beginning of my career, when i tried conducting for the first time and i loved it, the thought of conducting didnt even cross my mind because i had never seen a woman in a professional context conducting before at that stage. I therefore didnt think it was possible. That shortage of role models is something the Opera Company is trying to change. With this newly created post, its one of a growing network of organisations creating opportunities to give women the means and confidence to conduct. I think its positive action. We are addressing the gender imbalance in the sector at the moment and if there is an imbalance, then youve got to do something about changing that and giving people opportunities to progress. Already an assistant conductor with the melbourne symphony orchestra, tianyi was one of more than 50 women who applied for thejob in cardiff. They had all gained experience in leading an orchestra, but the opportunity to also lead voices in an opera was new to many. Even the idea of calling yourself a female conductor is unusual. I would love the day when labels are gone, where we just see the person for who they are, and they are creating artwork and we just see the artwork that they are making and the story they are trying to tell. That day is now looking closer, although the pace of change could be quickerfor some. So news there of a breakthrough forfemale conductors but what about singers . Well, therell be no girls singing in a prestigious german all boys choir any time soon. A court in germany has ruled that the berlin state and cathedral choir is not guilty of sex discrimination by declining an application by a nine year old girl. Judges said the 500 year old choir had an artistic right to reject the girl to preserve its distinctive sound. But they allowed the girls mother a right to appeal. She says the choir turned her daughter down on the grounds of gender rather than ability. For the first time, the annual eately Food Festival in bologna has for the first time, the annual eataly Food Festival in bologna has created a chinese lantern extravaganza. It combines a love of fresh italian produce with an ancient tradition from the other side of the world. Freya cole has more. Chinese tradition in the heart of northern italy. There are more than 80 works of art, some inspired by chinese myths and legends, others the fun and colour. Translation these artworks were built entirely here by a0 chinese men and women in 20 days. Under the scorching bolognese sun, they made these wonderful works with iron wire and silk fabric. Zigong lanterns are famous throughout the world. The custom dates back more than 1000 years, with the purpose of bringing families together. From the outside, they shine bright, because inside strong wire scaffolding props up hundreds of lights to illuminate the night sky. The festival runs until early november, combining a love of italian food and love of chinese light. Thousands of people, many in fancy dress have been flocking to the 2019 pokemon World Championships in washington. Small fluffy creatures with fighting abilities have been around for more than two decades and they are as popular as ever, mainly due to families sharing the legacy with each other. You can reach me on twitter im regedahmadbbc. Hello there. We can all look forward to seeing some sunshine this weekend, it was a poor day though on friday, especially across england and wales, the wettest weather in snowdonia. That rain bearing weather front is putting away from the south east of england but this area of low pressure is going to be the one constant right the way through the weekend. That will focus the showers towards the north west of the uk some of them will be heavy. Well get some sunshine, yes, but they will be accompanied by some blustery winds as well. Those showers continue into the morning, these are the temperatures first thing, 12 15 degrees, but some heavy showers from overnight especially in scotland and the north west of england. It will be western scotland and Northern Ireland that sees the bulk of the showers on saturday, wetter weather in the north west and the winds really picking up later on. One or two fleeting showers for england and wales but not many, good chance it will stay dry at lords for the cricket, but we will have these strong winds, not as strong as last weekend, and those temperatures back into the low 20s now that we have the sunshine across eastern parts of england. Those showers, though, continue in scotland and Northern Ireland again, heavy and thundery, gusty winds as well, we have thickening cloud across southern counties of england, maybe threatening a bit of rain. In between, clearer skies and temperatures around 11 13. The wetter weather in the south and south east courtesy of this weather front here, that should pull away on sunday morning. Still got that area of low pressure, it is a bit closer to scotland this time, and again it will focus the more frequent and heavy showers into scotland, into Northern Ireland, again some thundery downpours, gusty winds too, probably a few more showers in northern england, north wales, the south west of england the best of the sunshine, and dry weather through the midlands and eastern england. Strong, gusty west to south westerly winds, probablyjust taking the edge of the temperatures but sunday is probably going to feel quite similar to saturday. As we head into the beginning of next week, we still have an area of low pressure but it is starting to move away from scotland slowly but surely, the winds beginning to ease down a bit as well. There will still be a focus of heavy showers across scotland and Northern Ireland, and a few scattered showers coming into england and wales, always heavier further north. Some spells of sunshine around again and those temperatures are still 16 degrees in the central belt, to a high of 21 or so in the south east of england. Further into next week, we will find some spells of sunshine. Warm in the sunshine, temperatures not particularly impressive for the time of year, there will be some showery bursts of rain, mainly in the north and west, the winds, though, should be lighter. This is bbc news, the headlines a postmortem in new york city has determined that the death of the disgraced us financierjeffrey epstein was suicide by hanging. Us media had earlier reported speculation that epstein who was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges could have been murdered. Air travellers across the United States have been facing major delays following a Computer Systems failure, that caused chaos at airports. The us customs and Border Service says its computers are beginning to come back online and so far, theres no indication the disruption is malicious in nature. The veteran Hollywood Star peter fonda has died at his home in los angeles from lung cancer. He was 79. The actor, seen as a counter cultural icon, was best known for the 1969 film, easy rider, which he co wrote and produced