rights implications of them. i've spoken to some people have been victims themselves of excessive force and brutality for that even those who are not done anything wrong themselves with that there are concerns by human rights groups that giving more power to the military and the police could lead to increase in abuses like this. thank you for that. our south america correspondent ione wells, in quito. authorities in southern china have introduced emergency response plans — in preparation for severe floods. there have been heavy downpours in recent days in the guangdong province — which is home to around 127 million people. according to state media, landslides have injured six people and trapped others with some villages being cut off. local officials say some rivers are hitting water levels which have a one in 50 chance of happening every year. all five members of the spice girls have reunited, just perhaps not as you'd expect. on saturday night, victoria beckham, melanie brown, emma bunton, geri homer and melanie chisholm, better known as posh, scary, baby,