Adopted abroad in the last three decades, with more having gone to the United States than anywhere else. Officials are currently worried there arent enough babies being born to sustain the population. Lets speak tojoshua zhong, co Founder And President of cherish Children Adoption international. Thank international. You for coming on the programme. Thank you for coming on the programme. You are an international agency and this decision will clearly impact you, what is your reaction . I am very shocked and sad to hear of the closing of China Programme which has been running for over 32 years with over 130,000 or 140,000 children adopted. Its very devastating news especially for her families who have devastating news especially for herfamilies who have been waiting here for many many years who have been delayed by the pandemic. And hoping to go to china to pick up their children and be reunited with them and come home happy. It is a very hard time indeed. Mas them and come home happy. It is a very hard time indeed. A very hard time indeed. Was at this decision, a very hard time indeed. Was at this decision, does a very hard time indeed. Was at this decision, does it a very hard time indeed. Was at this decision, does it come a very hard time indeed. Was at this decision, does it come as i this decision, does it come as a surprise . A surprise . Yes and no. China has been a surprise . Yes and no. China has been closed a surprise . Yes and no. China has been closed for a surprise . Yes and no. China has been closed for quite a surprise . Yes and no. China has been closed for quite a i has been closed for quite a while now since the Pandemic And China reopened a little bit last year to allow those people. To go back to china and complete their adoption and since then i have been praying that the door will continue open more and more and this news really comes as a surprise. News really comes as a Surprise News really comes as a surrise. ,. , surprise. Can you understand Chinas Position surprise. Can you understand Chinas Position wanting surprise. Can you understand Chinas Position wanting to i Chinas Position wanting to boost their population . Yes, i can appreciate boost their population . Yes, i can appreciate their can appreciate their perspective. I think what we are talking about here are children with special needs, children with special needs, children with special needs, children with very special and severe conditions and the only hope for these children to have a family is international adoption. A family is international adaption a family is international adotion. , a family is international adotion. ,. Adoption. Thank you very much for talking adoption. Thank you very much for talking us adoption. Thank you very much for talking us through adoption. Thank you very much for talking us through that. For talking us through that. Thank you. Youre welcome. Sudan, the bbc has seen, first hand the desperate conditions civilians are enduring there. Aid agencies are warning the Hunger Crisis is of historic proportions. Our correspondent Nawal Al Maghafi has gained rare access to the city of Port Sudan and a key Border Area in neighbouring chad, where refugees are still flowing out as Aid Agencies desperately try to get aid in. The faces of a forgotten war. These are some of the families caught in the centre of what is being called one of the worlds worst humanitarian crises. Here in sudan, 26 Million people are facing acute hunger. We only get one meal a day, this woman says. Get one meal a day, this woman Sa S. ~ , ~ , says. Translation in this displacement says. Translation in this Displacement Camp says. Translation in this Displacement Camp they says. Translation in this| Displacement Camp they are says. Translation in this Displacement Camp they are safe from the front lines of the Conflict But Life is hard. In another camp nearby, Conflict But Life is hard. I� i another camp nearby, People Queue for water. A most basic right but here it is a luxury. This woman tells me she fled with her children from one city from another trying to escape the war before arriving here in this Displacement Camp in Port Sudan. � , � sudan. Translation the fi. Htin. Sudan. Translation the fighting us sudan. Translation the fighting us was sudan. Translation the fighting us was so sudan. Translation the| fighting us was so intense, within the first two days, two members of my family were killed. Then i watched as two of my neighbours were cut into. The children are mourning the life they once had but also their father, life they once had but also theirfather, left behind, they have not heard from him since january. Have not heard from him since janua. � , � ~ have not heard from him since janua. ~ , ~ ~. , have not heard from him since janua. ~ ~. ,. , january. Translation we do not know where january. Translation we do not know where he january. Translation we do not know where he is january. Translation we do not know where he is or january. Translation we do not know where he is or what know where he is or what happened to him. That is it. Ourfuture is over. There is nothing left. My children are devastated. Devastated. The scale of suffering devastated. The scale of suffering here devastated. The scale of suffering here in devastated. The scale of suffering here in sudan. Devastated. The scale of| suffering here in sudan is unimaginable. 16 months of War Have had a devastating impact on Peoples Life here. Over 10 Million people have had to flee their homes. And if they escape, the bombs and bullets, there is another killer, hunger. Hunger is ravaging suzanne. In neighbouring chad, these Aid Trucks are lined up and ready to cross into sudan. Hunger is ravaging sudan. For months, the Saf Have blocked supplies from getting through this key crossing point. They say the adas stolen. Both sides in the conflict have denied impeding the delivery of humanitarian relief. As a prepares going through this border, families across it are crossing it to escape the waters of these refugees arrived five days ago. It was hunger that drove them to make the treacherous journey. To make the treacherous journey to make the treacherous ourne. � , � to make the treacherous ourne. � , ~ journey. Translation it was very hard. Journey. Translation it was very hard. It journey. Translation it was very hard, it was journey. Translation it was very hard, it was so journey. Translation It Wasj very hard, it was so dangerous to come here but all the shops were closed, there is no food any more nothing to drink, nothing to feed my children. There is nothing to eat, it is all war, there is nowhere to hide. They are all war, there is nowhere to hide. They ar hide. They are she told me there was hide. They are she told me there was no hide. They are she told me there was no help, hide. They are she told me there was no help, no hide. They are she told mej there was no help, no Food Supplies were reaching her and have six children. Aid agencies are relieved to see the strugglers arrived today but they say a constant flow of aid is needed to deal with the horrific situation in sudan where already the location has been declared a famine and and others are at risk of famine. The un warns that if the flow of food and supplies is not increased, the consequences could be dire. Could be dire. There is much suffering. Could be dire. There is much suffering, these could be dire. There is much suffering, these are could be dire. There is much suffering, these are not suffering, these are not statistics these are mothers and daughters and kids. People are going and daughters and kids. People are going to die. Simple as that are going to die. Simple as that. Children, they already are, that. Children, they already are, women, more gender based violence. Are, women, more gender based violence, and some of that they will not violence, and some of that they will not recover from. This is the will not recover from. This is the ultimate suffering. By the ultimate suffering. By repeatedly spreading Peace Talks and denying aid, the two warring sides are effectively putting millions of people at risk of starvation. Many of those who spoke to a hope in the world will take Notice And Action before it is too late. The Royal Navy has named the Service Man who was killed in a Training Exercise in the English Channel on wednesday. Lieutenant rhodri died. In a statement the family said he was immeasurably loved and they are so proud, the talented, passionate and strong and loyal man that he was. They go on to say that their lives will never be the same without him. Officials in paris say they will name a Sports Venue after the ugandan olympic runner, rebecca cheptegei. The athlete died earlier this week after a former boyfriend allegedly doused her in petrol and set her on fire. The french Capitals Mayor said cheptegei dazzled at the olympics and that paris will not forget her. Shed made her olympic debut in the Womens Marathon at the paris games. Translation she dazzled us here in paris, we saw her, herj beauty, herstrength, herfreedom, and it was in all likelihood her strength, Beauty And Freedom that were intolerable for the person who committed this murder. But i want to say here along with my team that paris will not forget her. We will dedicate a Sports Venue to her so that her memory and her story remains among us. And helps carry the message of equality, which is a message carried by the olympic and paralympic games. Turning to the Mpox Outbreak the africa centres for Disease Control says it has a six Month Plan to tackle it, which includes increased monitoring, testing, and community engagement. Its thought the initiative will cost 600 Million. The Mpox Variant has spread to 12 countries, with the Democratic Republic Of Congo at the centre. The drc will receive a second delivery of vaccines on saturday and is planning to roll out the jabs in the coming weeks. Lets have a look at the numbers. Since the start of the year, there have been more than 20,000 suspected cases of mpox in drc. 632 people have died. 4 in 5 of those who died have been children. The drc will receive 200,000 vaccines, with Frontline Healthcare workers and those at risk the first to receive the jab. But the World Health Organisation estimates that 10 Million vaccines are needed across the continent to get the epidemic under control. Simijolaoso is our africa corespondent. Shes sent this update from goma the Africa Cdc said it has a six Month Plan to tackle the Mpox Outbreak. This includes increasing testing, Surveillance And Community engagement. It says the plan will cost nearly 600 Million usd. It also revealed that over the last seven days, more than 5400 suspected cases of mpox have been reported and 26 deaths have been recorded. 98 of those have been here in the Democratic Republic Of Congo. Now, the country is expecting a delivery of 101,000 vaccines over the weekend, but getting those vaccines to the areas that really need them will be quite a challenge for authorities here. One factor is the ongoing intense fighting between the army and several rebel groups here in the eastern region of the country. The Africa Cdc also said it has plans to get vaccines to other african countries, and said that there is an increase in the number of infections on the continent. But theres been a reduction in the number of fatalities, especially because of the improved knowledge of mpox treatments amongst Health Workers here. Still to come on of the world today, a big win for a small country, we hearfrom the today, a big win for a small country, we hear from the San Marino support after their first ever competitive win. Plus, we will speak to someone who counts puffins and we will ask them why. Around the world and across the uk, this is Bbc News. Meanwhile in china, Typhoon Yagi has made landfall on the popular Holiday Island of hainan. Chinese State Media is reporting that more than 400,000 people have been evacuated as winds of around 150 miles per hour were recorded near the eye of the storm. The typhoon is estimated to be the strongest to hit china in a decade. Lets speak to Chief Meteorologist at accuweatherjon porter. Talk us through what the impact this could have. This talk us through what the impact this could have. This could have. This was a devastating this could have. This was a devastating storm this could have. This was a i devastating storm whenever this could have. This was a devastating storm whenever you talk about it is such an intense Typhoon Crossing areas with 3 Million or more people with 3 Million or more people with the destructive winds, there is going to be significant damage in the island area. We are going to be dealing with very significant impact for days to come. Even though the storm is going to lose Wind Intensity, it is on the way to another landfall in Northern Vietnam and a real flooding risk. Flooding risk. What has happened flooding risk. What has happened here flooding risk. What has happened here to flooding risk. What has. Happened here to create flooding risk. What has happened here to create these conditions . Conditions . This is a pretty re conditions . This is a pretty pretty typical conditions . This is a pretty pretty typical setup, conditions . This is a pretty pretty typical setup, this I Conditions . This is a pretty pretty typical setup, this isj pretty typical setup, this is the time of year that we are dealing with typhoons and certainly, there is water that is quite warm after coast of china, in fact it is two to three fahrenheit above this to historic average, that will help keep the storms intensity. Lots of moisture. That will cause a significant flooding in the philippines and im afraid that their Flooding Disasters on the very steep terrain on parts of northern Vietnam And Laos over the next couple of days, where they could be mudslides and very significant flooding and im afraid as well, the risk for a humanitarian crisis to develop in some of the hardest hit areas. ,. In some of the hardest hit areas. ,. , ,. , areas. That is a desperate description areas. That is a desperate description and areas. That is a desperate description and you areas. That is a desperate description and you are i areas. That is a desperate description and you are showing some pretty dramatic pictures what about the frequency of these kind of events. This what about the frequency of these kind of events. As the climate continues these kind of events. As the climate continues to these kind of events. As the | climate continues to involve, one of the things we have seen is that as not a strong link between global warming and increased numbers of Harry Kane is typhoons, one of the things we have seen is the right atmospheric conditions with warm water you can get into a situation where storms can rapidly intensify, where they can hold onto their Wind Intensity longer. That can result in increased damage and increased impact and the other aspect that we will see with this storm, as well. Is that a warmer atmosphere on average results in higher levels of atmospheric moisture and that can be unleashed in a very significant heavy rainfall, torrential rainfall with these typhoons and thats what well be dealing with here the next couple of days even though the store will lose Wind Intensity it will be a major risk from a Flooding Perspective for the next several days. Flooding perspective for the next several days. Jon, Thank Ou so next several days. Jon, thank you so much next several days. Jon, thank you so much for next several days. Jon, thank you so much for talking next several days. Jon, thank you so much for talking to. Next several days. Jon, thank| you so much for talking to us. Lets head to italy, where the Culture Minister has resigned after allegations that he had tried to hire his mistress. He has apologised to his wife and the Prime Minister for has apologised to his wife and the Prime Ministerfor his relationship with a social media influencer. His mistress claimed online to be appointed as ministerfor internal events. She may as minister for internal events. She may have downloaded Whatsapp Conversations between members of the government. Its the second scandal to affect the second scandal to affect the Culture Ministry this year. The previous undersecretary resigned in february after being accused of laundering stolen artwork. One of the presenters of Top GearChris Harris has spoken for the first time about the accident that seriously inured his co Presenter Freddie Fli ntoff. Our media and Arts Correspondent David sillito reminds us of the details. Dunsfold aerodrome, December 2022Freddie Flintoff, presenter. One of the three presenters of Top Gear, was very seriously injured in an accident. He suffered serious facial injuries, life changing injuries. There was a Compensation Agreement with bbc afterwards, and he did talk about it briefly in his new Field Of Dreams series, which is currently being broadcast, but not about the accident itself. None of the three presenters have until now, as Chris Harris, Motoring Journalist and co presenter of Top Gear, was talking to thejoe rogan podcast. And he said that. Well, he described the accident, he talked about the three wheeler that Freddie Flintoff was driving, that it tipped over, that he wasnt wearing a Crash Helmet at the time. He said he could have broken his neck. It could have killed him. But also, he says, that he warned the bbc about safety some three months beforehand. He said he was concerned, and he said, i went to bbc and told them of my concerns from what id seen as the most experienced driver on the show by a mile. I said, if we carry on, at the very least, were going to have a serious injury. At the very worst, were going to have a fatality. Now the bbc says its not commenting specifically on the interview, but it said there was an independent investigation into Top Gears safety. It said that. Concluded that Top Gear had followed both the Bbc And Industry best practices, but added there were lessons certainly to be learnt. The hsc also looked at it and said they werent going to investigate any further. And also there was a second independent investigation. That, of course, has not ever been made public. Top gear itself, of course, is off air, remains off air. I think the phrase used, it is a format that is currently being rested. Football. The worlds lowest ranked team have ended the longest � winless run. San marino won a Nations League Match beating liechtenstein 1 0,20 years since their only other victory. Also against liechtenstein. San marino has a Population Ofjust over 30,000 people. In case you missed the result, heres the stadium announcer. San Marino1 Liechtenstein 0 you Cant Fault the Enthusiasm Weve been waiting for two decades, but i think its a really great emotion, an ultimate emotion we can share with all our citizens here in San Marino. We are not so many. Youre only 30,000 people. Youre playing against huge footballing nations with obviously much bigger populations, big footballing traditions, and youre either usually losing sometimes drawing, but losing. How is that mentally that youve just got to keep going and keep going until you get the win . You know, you know, mindset is everything in sports, and in the teams like San Marino used to be and still it is, its something really important. We stopped 140 series of not winning games yesterday, and i think this is a deserved one because all the players that in this 20 years tried to get that win, yesterday could be very, very proud for all the effort and sacrifice. Thanked him for speaking to me earlier and congratulations to San Marino. This is Bbc News. Next here in the uk, an important story that we have been talking about. Talking about. Finally, to the Farne Islands now where puffins have been counted for the first time in nearly five years. Theyre endangered in europe and are supposed to be counted each year by National Trust rangers but because of covid restrictions and then a wave of bird flu, thats not been possible. Today its good news as the trust says the population is going up, with no signs of infection. Lets speak to one of the people who counts them, sophia jackson. Thank you for coming on the programme. Thank you for coming on the programme thank you for coming on the rouramme. , ~ i. ,. , programme. Thank you for having me. First programme. Thank you for having me first of programme. Thank you for having me. First of all, programme. Thank you for having me. First of all, how programme. Thank you for having me. First of all, how many me. First of all, how many uffins me. First of all, how many puffins have me. First of all, how many puffins have we me. First of all, how many puffins have we got . Me. First of all, how many puffins have we got . We l me. First of all, how many. Puffins have we got . We have not a lot puffins have we got . We have got a lot of puffins have we got . We have got a lot of puffins, puffins have we got . We have got a lot of puffins, We Puffins have we got . We have got a lot of puffins, we have l got a lot of puffins, we have got a lot of puffins, we have got on the islands as a whole, 50,103 pairs of puffins on the island this year. Island this year. Thats a lot of Puffins Island this year. Thats a lot of puffins that island this year. Thats a lot of puffins that is island this year. Thats a Lot L of puffins that is presumably pretty good news. It is of puffins that is presumably pretty good news. Pretty good news. It is such aood pretty good news. It is such good news. Pretty good news. It is such good news, yes. Pretty good news. It is such good news, yes. They pretty good news. It is such good news, yes. They have| pretty good news. It is such good news, yes. They have gone up good news, yes. They have gone up 15 since the last Island Count and it is so positive because they are an internationally important species, they are in global decline so to have a stable population here is such a relief for the range that work here. ,. ,. , relief for the range that work here. , i. ,. ,. , here. 0k, and you are one of those, here. Ok, and you are one of those. Walk here. 0k, and you are one of those, walk me here. 0k, and you are one of those, walk me through here. 0k, and you are one of. Those, walk me through this. How do you count that many puffins . It how do you count that many uffins . ~ , how do you count that many uffins . , ~ ,. ,. ,. , puffins . It takes a lot of time. Puffins . It takes a lot of time We Puffins . It takes a lot of time. We basically, puffins . It takes a lot of time. We basically, we i puffins . It takes a lot of time. We basically, we have five by five metres squares, and we have agreed plots around the island so we will do 50 of those plots for each island and we will see if the burrow is occupied, so if it has pool around the outside or is lined by feathers, we would be able to know that that burrow has a pair of puffins in it and possibly a baby. We do that all across the Islands Ad to get our totals. Across the Islands Ad to get ourtotals. It across the Islands Ad to get our totals. It takes about six weeks and it is a bitjob but its a great and the team love it. I its a great and the team love it. , � ,. , its a great and the team love it. I cant let you get away with saying it. I cant let you get away with saying the it. I cant let you get away with saying the word it. I cant let you get away i with saying the Word Puffling and thinking thats not the most adorable word in the world but what is the puffling . It world but what is the puffling . World but what is the ufflina . ,. , puffling . It is adorable. Eight ufflin is puffling . It is adorable. Eight puffling is a puffling . It is adorable. Eight puffling is a Baby Puffling . It is adorable. Eight puffling is a baby puffin. I puffling . It is adorable. Eightj puffling is a baby puffin. They just have one Baby Puffling each year. Just have one Baby Puffling each year just have one Baby Puffling each ear. ,. ,. , each year. This is a wonderful line of work, each year. This is a wonderful line of work, how each year. This is a wonderful line of work, how long have l each year. This is a wonderful. Line of work, how long have you been doing it and how did you get into it . I been doing it and how did you get into it . Get into it . I have been in this job get into it . I have been in this job since get into it . I have been in this job since the get into it . I have been in. This job since the beginning get into it . I have been in i this job since the beginning of the year only, but i have been doing Seabird Research around the uk for about five years now so ive always had a passion for seabirds. So ive always had a passion for seabirds. Seabirds, got it, uffins, for seabirds. Seabirds, got it, puffins, specifically, for seabirds. Seabirds, got it, puffins, specifically, talk i for seabirds. Seabirds, got it, puffins, specifically, talk to i puffins, specifically, talk to me about puffins, why do you like them, what are they like, what grabs you about them . Thea;r what grabs you about them . They are so charismatic, what grabs you about them . They are so charismatic, the what grabs you about them . Iia are so charismatic, the way the. ,. ,. The. Puffins are charismatic i was the. Puffins are charismatic i was not the. Puffins are charismatic i was not expecting the. Puffins are charismatic i was not expecting that i i i was not expecting that i like that. I was not expecting that i like that i was not expecting that i like that. ,. ,. ,. , like that. They are only a foot tall, like that. They are only a foot tall. They like that. They are only a foot tall, they are like that. They are only a foot tall, they are very like that. They are only a foot tall, they are very small. I like that. They are only a foot tall, they are very small. You | tall, they are very small. You can watch their behaviours, when they come out of their burrows, they interact with Each Other and you see them doing this slow Motion Plod around their burrows to mark their territory, feet tapping to say hello, to say, how is your winter . To say hello, to say, how is yourwinter . Brilliant. To say hello, to say, how is your winter . Brilliant. Your winter . Brilliant. And excellent your winter . Brilliant. And excellent mining your winter . Brilliant. And excellent mining there i yourwinter . Brilliant. And excellent mining there of puffin plodding, thats not what i was expecting. Just so you know, we are seeing pictures of them On The Rocks and they are scratching themselves and things like that on land, what are they doing for the rest of the time, for the rest of their lives . They are the true the rest of their lives . They are the true definition i the rest of their lives . They are the true definition of i the rest of their lives . They are the true definition of a i are the true definition of a Sea Bed so puffins only come back to the land to raise their one puffling over the summer so for the rest of the year from about august to about april, they are sat on the sea. They are away in the North Sea Bombing around bobbing around on the waves. They do everything at sea, they love the sea and they only come back to land to raise puffins. Bed is remarkable to land to raise puffins. Bed is remarkable and to land to raise puffins. Bed is remarkable and so to land to raise puffins. Bed is remarkable and so one in so many ways. A beautiful landscape, we are seeing pictures of a stunning place to work. We must leave it there, that was an absolute education, sofia jackson, thank you so much coming on the programme, thank you. Much coming on the programme, thank yon thank you. Thank you. Thats about it from thank you. Thank you. Thats about it from us, about it from us, unfortunately, i could have chatted about puffin is a Lot Longer. Plenty more on the website on all our top stories. The context is up next, christian is standing by for that. , � , that. Further moment, im lewis Vau Han that. Further moment, im Lewis Vaughan jones. That. Further moment, im Lewis Vaughan jones, for that. Further moment, im Lewis Vaughan jones, for this that. Further moment, im Lewis Vaughan jones, for this is that. Further moment, im Lewis Vaughan jones, for this is bbc i vaughanjones, for this is Bbc News goodbye. Hello there we had some enormous contrasts in Weather Fortunes across the uk on friday. Many of you saw some warm afternoon. Spells of sunshine felt quite humid and temperatures surged as high as 28 celsius in cambridge. That was one of the highest temperatures. It was pretty hot elsewhere in East Anglia and also the northwest of the uk, west through in dumfries and galloway. Ten degrees above average and 27 degrees here set a new Temperature Record for september at this particular site, with records going back 40 years in the south. Different story. Cloud and rain once again worked its way in, and have been totting up all of those rainfall totals both through thursday and friday. In farnborough. In hampshire, weve recorded 56mm of rain thats only three millimetres away from the entire average rainfall for september we would normally expect, so its been nearly a Months Worth of rainfall thats come our way. Now, looking at the Weather Picture overnight tonight, it turns murky again with low cloud becoming extensive. Some Mist And Fog patches with that spots of drizzle. But finally the Weather Fronts in the south will give up the ghost. The rain will ease off in intensity. Just a few patches of damp and drizzly weather left over on into the weekend. The same area of low pressure that brought the soaking to the south is still going to be bringing the threat of heavy, thundery showers or some longer spells of rain to england and wales. Now its going to be a murky start to the day for many. Watch out for these showers as they work into parts of eastern england. They could be quite heavy through the morning. Elsewhere, a few thundery showers could pop up into the afternoon. Hit or miss in nature, but one or two of those could be quite intense. Scotland and Northern Ireland. The cloud will tend to thin and break with sunshine coming through, and it should stay dry here. Well have some of the highest temperatures in the uk again across northwestern areas. For sunday its a case of showers or some longer spells of rain, probably some thunderstorms mixed in. We might see some localised Surface Water Flooding from some of the heaviest downpours across england and wales, and again Hit Or Miss in nature in terms of how much rain that we get from this system. Scotland and Northern Ireland having the drier weather but probably turning a bit cloudier. The Jet Stream next week is going to change. Its going to pull in a slab of colder air from the north west, and with that will come some rather unsettled and showery weather conditions. Temperatures dropping across the board and some chilly nights developing from midweek on. Hello, im christian fraser. Youre watching the context on Bbc News. Ive been shocked by what we have found in the prison system. We have to release people early because otherwise well have an absolute crisis in our prisons. Do you think prison is providing a rehabilitation . No. Its a punishment, its not a rehabilitation. I its amazing, the issue of prisons and prison capacity, and running out of space in prisons for, it feels like, decades. Britains prisons, full to bursting new figures out today suggest there are just over A Thousand spaces left. We will hear from a former Chief Inspector of prisons. Also tonight the father of the 14 year old boy accused of killing four people at a High School in georgia has himself appeared in court charged with murder. We will speak tonight to karen mcdonald, who was the first prosecutor in america to charge the parents of a school shooter