closing it off to all planes. hello and welcome. we begin with the vincent china and canada where what appears to be a exchange of detainees have taken place. when meng wanzhou, and two canadian nationals. she was fighting and extradition orderfrom canada was fighting and extradition order from canada that could see your stand trial on financial charges. the two michaels were held in china on spying charges. they were detained in canada. but all three are now in their home countries. after more than a thousand days away from home, meng wanzhou arrived back. a crowd of well—wishers were there to greet her. translation: the long wait abroad was full - of struggles and sufferings. when i went down the staircase and landed on the ground, i was thrilled by the warmness of the hometown. the motherland, i'm back. she was the worlds the us alleges she poured banks to process transactions with a company based in iran and breaching us sanctions. her case was complicated but she was the daughter of the founder of huawei. after legal rambling, she secured a deal with the prosecutors by admitting to misleading a bank. elsewhere, two canadians also arrived home. former diplomats had been under arrest for the same amount of time as she was. china says this was not related to her case but they released released the men almost instantly after she was free. they have called it hostage diplomacy. these two men have gone through an unbelievably difficult ordeal for the past thousand days, they have shown strength, perseverance, resilience and grace and we are all inspired by that. both men maintained their innocence throughout. i find myself at a loss for words because the moment is so incredible. it's finally here. a diplomatic crisis has been averted for now. but huawei remains on a trade blacklist here and still faces charges of corporate espionage. allegations china denies. i spoke to a former canadian national security analyst was known associate professor in ottawa. she told me how the events caught her by surprise. the term that m self her by surprise. the term that myself and — her by surprise. the term that myself and colleagues - her by surprise. the term that myself and colleagues are - her by surprise. the term that l myself and colleagues are using yesterday was a sense of whiplash. we learned at 10am ottawa time that there was agreements between the united states and meng wanzhou's team and that she was with the preceding seven o'clock he made a statement after two o'clock and was gone that afternoon and at 8:45pm that night, we learned that the two michael's had left the airspace around the way home. so, this was incredibly sudden especially since it's been such a slow—moving ordeal december 2018. slow-moving ordeal december 2018. , a, 2018. they denied that the detaining _ 2018. they denied that the detaining had _ 2018. they denied that the detaining had anything - 2018. they denied that the detaining had anything to i 2018. they denied that the | detaining had anything to do with the case of meng wanzhou, where does that leave this claim? i where does that leave this claim? ~ , ., where does that leave this claim? ~ ., , claim? i think most of us come to the conclusion _ claim? i think most of us come to the conclusion that - claim? i think most of us come to the conclusion that the - claim? i think most of us come to the conclusion that the fact l to the conclusion that the fact that this happened almost simultaneously, the release of meng wanzhou the two michael's is a clear sign that this was arbitrary detention and many of us have used the term kidnapping to describe this and it's pretty bold. on the media yesterday, including bbc and it said i expected three to six months for release because china had made such efforts to suggest that the two cases were separate. but that seems to have gone by the wayside and this was very blatantly a signal that yes, these two men were held in exchange as retaliation for the detention of meng wanzhou.- retaliation for the detention of meng wanzhou. before her release, she _ of meng wanzhou. before her release, she admitted - of meng wanzhou. before her release, she admitted to - release, she admitted to misleading investigators for the dealings in iran. where does that leave relations between the us, canada and china, which is at a triangle here, visited?— china, which is at a triangle here, visited? where, between china and _ here, visited? where, between china and the _ here, visited? where, between china and the united _ here, visited? where, between china and the united states. i china and the united states. canada is very much aligned with the united states and basically all of its security partnerships and we have the longest undefended border and it's a major trading partner. we are clearly on—site with the us euro, but the same time, we have no strategy for dealing with rising china and this is happened before back in 2013 where chinese national was detained in two canadians were taken hostage, this is happened recently and will happen again. i certainly hope in ottawa, while we may be popping champagne bottles today, that there is also a concern for some of the canadians that continue to be detained in china as well and thinking very clearly about what her interest in that area of the world are and how were going to proceed. but it also means people in canada need to think very carefully about travelling to china. i think this is something that we have seen that if you have state owned or enterprises that are willing to basically engage in kidnapping to subvert the course of law, this would be a challenge when we go with dealing with chinese companies at such as canada, its number of other countries that will have to look at the experiences of canada, but we went through the amount of pressure we are to assert. i should know that canada has received excellent support from its allies in the uk, the united states, in particular. as of the eu and other member states who have pressed in this case, but this is been a huge effort. so, there's a number of lessons of the of countries around the world should be taking in this instance with regards to how it deals with chinese enterprises. germany noes chinese enterprises. germany aoes to chinese enterprises. germany goes to the — chinese enterprises. germany goes to the polls _ chinese enterprises. germany goes to the polls in _ chinese enterprises. germany goes to the polls in the - goes to the polls in the general election i will see angela merkel stepping down. her party is facing a tight race against the social democrats. here's our correspondent. rates for the chancellery has reached the final stage. in nine skaters sprinting through berlin today as those vying for germany's top job intensify their efforts to succeed angela merkel. ., ., �* their efforts to succeed angela merkel. ., ~ ., ., merkel. you don't know who would do — merkel. you don't know who would do a _ merkel. 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this man would be the next german chancellor. olaf scholz, social democrat and finance minister and angela merkel�*s coalition government is still leading the polls, but onlyjust. the representative of angela merkel�*s conservatives, perhaps because the chancellor who vowed to avoid the election campaign has been at his side in recent days. the future government must provide wealth, security and peace and that is what we stand for. the green party will most likely take third place lead by annalena baerbock. climate change is a big election issue here. but he could still end up in a coalition with the winter. as of all of that was not competition enough, the berlin marathon the schedule tomorrow as german voters go to the polls and we met as they familiarise themselves with the course. i familiarise themselves with the course. ., �* ., ., course. i would've loved to have kept _ course. i would've loved to have kept angela - course. i would've loved to have kept angela merkel. l course. 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months before this country gets a new government and angela merkel steps aside for a new german chancellor. we will be bringing you live results on the election news special on sunday, joined ross adkins from 1630 as germans vote on who will succeed angela merkel. the somali prime minister has condemned a suicide car bombing in the country that is killed at least eight people. the attack happened near the presidential palace. it is a movement and al—shabaab claimed responsibility. a busy checkpoint near the presidential palace, i have high valued target for the militants. police say ten vehicles were destroyed by the massive blast. although al—shabaab's main targets members of the government, the security forces and special organisations, civilians are also killed in the attacks. terrorist have not only attacked the soldiers and officers, but they also killed a mother and her two children who were visiting the vaccination centre here. one of the dead, _ vaccination centre here. one of the dead. a _ vaccination centre here. one of the dead, a highly _ vaccination centre here. one of the dead, a highly respected i the dead, a highly respected government adviser on human rights and women's affairs. car bombings are not as common in the areas they use to come finding it harder to get through checkpoints. the violence continues and al—shabaab is sending you more suicide bombers on foot and they have blown themselves up and tea shops and ice cream parlors. the group has existed for about 15 years. its aim to establish a caliphate. al—shabaab controls large parts of southern and central somalia. they regularly attacked government controlled areas, and some 20,000 african union troops and regular us air strikes have been unable to contain the insurgency. it has spread to neighbouring tenure. the militancy isjust spread to neighbouring tenure. the militancy is just one of some of �*s many problems. there are other forms of violence involving clans and rival politicians. droughts and floods. critics say that politicians are so preoccupied with the row about a much delayed election process that they have taken their eyes off they have taken their eyes off the countries urgent security and humanitarian challenges. making it easierforforeign nationals easier for foreign nationals to take upjobs. pound problems and supply chain are making diesel stations run dry. thousands of drivers have been saying that it needs 100,000. people have been told not to panic buy, there is no shortage of fuel itself but again today motorists were queueing at petrol stations. in some areas, there has been traffic chaos as a result. petrol is on zero, i am not going to make it, people have half a tank and they are going in there to fill out. it is ridiculous. i am on red and i need to get petrol as soon as possible. . eg group which operates 400 sites has set a £30 per customer limit. the initial problems experienced by bp were due to not having enough lorry drivers, a wider pre—existing issue that has worsened during the pandemic and following brexit. four months, the government resisted calls from freight for months, the government resisted calls from freight and retail groups to introduce temporary visas for foreign drivers but it is now expected to announce a scheme tomorrow with 5000 visas available, they will also be a raft of longer—term measures. haulage firms welcome anything that might ease the pressure but say there is no silver bullet. i do think this will be helpful and i hope it will be helpful. 5000 doesn't seem a lot when you are talking of deficits of 90,000 by the short but hopefully that drivers short but hopefully that will be reflected on forecourts and on shelves and sort of helped relieve the burden of it. with this visa, do you think there are thousands of foreign drivers who will now want to come and work in the uk? i'd like to hope that they do. what you've got to realise is that all european countries have actually got a driver shortage. other sectors have also find it hard to find enough workers, the business group the cbi said a more proactive approach was needed so the economy but that recovery was insightful. we've got labour shortages notjust in hgv drivers but across the economy, we have supply chain problems, energy problems. we need the government to grip these things and get ahead of them rather than behind them. the question now is how many drivers from overseas will apply for a visa and how quickly businesses just want things to improve before the crucial christmas period. white this is bbc news and reminder— white this is bbc news and reminder for— white this is bbc news and reminder for of— white this is bbc news and reminder for of headlines. | white this is bbc news and - reminder for of headlines. back home, — reminder for of headlines. back home, while _ reminder for of headlines. back home, while way— reminder for of headlines. back home, while way executive - home, while way executive 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as soon as her. freedom was assured, they released the two canadians they held after her arrest and they have arrived back in calgary. people continue to try to seek better living conditions for their families. better living conditions for theirfamilies. despite the their families. despite the deportation theirfamilies. despite the deportation of around 2000 haitians from the us—mexico border. he also expressed shock over border guards on horseback chasing down asian migrants. over recent days, the images of the way many of my compatriots have been handled at the border between mexico and the united states have shocked many people. we do not wish to challenge the rate of a sovereign state to control the entry of foreigners into its territory or to send back to their country of origin those who enter a country illegally. however, we believe that many countries which are prosperous today have been built through successive waves of migrants and refugees. the issue of migrants must remind us that human beings, fathers and mothers who have children, are always going to flee poverty and conflict. they will always strive to offer better living standards to their children. migration will continue as long as our planet has both wealthy areas whilst most of the population of the worlds population of the worlds population lives in extreme poverty. and election they could see a record number of parties enter parliament. the uk government is also likely to be a coalition and analysts say the fracturing of the political landscape could lead to lengthy talks of the new administration. the campaign focused on health care and environmental issues, the centreleft pushing for more spending. turning to you to politics now. the main opposition labour party has had to ease back on some of his plans to change the voting rules of future leadership elections. but the remaining proposals are still likely to spark a confrontation with the left wing of his party. where labour is holding its annual conference. here's a political correspondent. it wasn't an ideal start to the party conference, keir starmer wanted to attack the conservatives. this government is letting people down so badly. but under attack from some in his own party, he was to ditch plans to reduce the role of rank and file any future leadership elections and further rows in future leadership elections and further rows could overshadow more positive policies aimed at the wider public. the focus was supposed to be on workers' rights and not his members rights. the deputy leader angela rayner gave an crowd—pleasing speech about workers' rights. some things are not negotiable so labour in power will give all workers' rights from day one in theirjobs, sick pay, holiday pay, parental leave and protection against unfair dismissal. but most of the action took place not in the conference floor but behind closed doors. keir starmer has come out of a meeting where he has had to discuss his party reforms, he has had to drop some of his ideas but a significant number will still go ahead and at the conference that is sure to annoy the left wing. under his plans and any future leadership contrast, the can of 20% of the written piece rather than 10% now. this might sound very procedural, but it is also highly political. if the rules had been in place during the last leadership election, there would have been only one candidate. and in the previous contest, jeremy corbyn wouldn't have gotten on the ballot. that is why he told them not to support the reforms because it sends the wrong message to voters. if you're in a zero—hours contract, are you really very interested in a party that is more interested in talking about how it might or might not elect the leaders in the future? white if he can see off the left, he could be seen as decisive, but in the process, he will be highlighting his parties divisions. at the joshua has at thejoshua has been defeated tjy at thejoshua has been defeated by the ukrainian boxer oleksandr usyk who won on points. here in london. firefighters in northern california are battling a huge fire in this part of 27 square kilometres. in the fire started on wednesday in quickly expanded because of hot weather. firefighters hope cooling temperatures over the next few days will help bring it under control. on the spanish island, efforts are under way to clear the islands airport of ash from the volcanic eruption after he forced a suspension of planes taking off and landing there. it's been almost a week since the volcano started erupting, causing widespread damage with no sign of an end. it is showing no signs of slowing down. a thick cloud of smoke and ash now extend for kilometres into the air and this is the impact. the airport has been forced to close because of the amount of ash covering the runway. it deals mainly with tourist traffic and that has led to long lines for ferries off the island. hate that has led to long lines for ferries off the island. we have to be patient _ ferries off the island. we have to be patient in _ ferries off the island. we have to be patient in these - ferries off the island. we have to be patient in these cases i to be patient in these cases and that's it. was i on vacation? yes. this is paradise and i want to come again. thousands of tonnes of love i have spread across the landscape, forcing more than 6000 people from their homes. experts say the volcano is entering a fresh explosive phase and it is not clear what will happen next. it is an anxious wait for people still living and its potential path and from the window, jose can still see smoke in the distance.— still see smoke in the distance. �* , ,, still see smoke in the distance. , ,, ., distance. i'm stressed, you do not know _ distance. i'm stressed, you do not know if— distance. i'm stressed, you do not know if they _ distance. i'm stressed, you do not know if they will _ distance. i'm stressed, you do not know if they will ask - distance. i'm stressed, you do not know if they will ask you i not know if they will ask you to leave, one end of the other out, we hope will be ok here. we have clothes packed here and she was in the other room, we don't know what will happen. there are fears liar don't know what will happen. there are fear- don't know what will happen. there are fears for the islands banana crop — there are fears for the islands banana crop which _ there are fears for the islands banana crop which is - there are fears for the islands banana crop which is crucial. there are fears for the islands j banana crop which is crucial to its financial status. this is the first corruption in 15 years and its impact will be felt for many years to come. a volcanologist studying that volcano gave me his assessment of the eruptions. the situations, we have an ongoing eruption and it increases and decreases and it's in different phases of the day and sometimes, the intensity of the eruption just means that the amount of this increases and then it comes down but then increases again at the moment, we have an increasing phase and in fact, the event has opened up and it is submitting quite a lot of love at the moment and that opened up yesterday but it has had some placid behaviour but at the moment, suddenly, after at the moment, suddenly, after a big noise, this event, it has more explosive behaviour and it is meeting a lot of lava at the moment. as we can see it from here, two main vans at the volcano and one eruption going at the moment. bud volcano and one eruption going at the moment.— at the moment. and it is been auoin for at the moment. and it is been going for a _ at the moment. and it is been going for a week _ at the moment. and it is been going for a week now. - at the moment. and it is been going for a week now. any - at the moment. and it is been | going for a week now. any idea of how long they could carry on for? ., . �* of how long they could carry on for? ., ., ~ ., ., for? no idea. and i have to tell you _ for? no idea. and i have to tell you that _ for? no idea. and i have to tell you that the, _ for? no idea. and i have to tell you that the, we - for? no idea. and i have to| tell you that the, we cannot predict how long this will last display which may have heard somewhere. we do not know when the eruption is going to stop and we do not know whether this corruption is going to increase in intensity or decrease. the fact is that this phase, they are increasing, there are phases where the intensity increases and then decreases and so on. this is of normal behaviour for this and so on. this is of normal behaviourfor this type and so on. this is of normal behaviour for this type of eruption. but we cannot say when or how long this is going to last and we cannot say in advance, with the behaviour of the eruption is going to be. let us show you with the volcano is doing now. these pictures from la palma. you can see the jets pictures from la palma. you can see thejets of lava and ash are still spewing into the air and it really is a dramatic and i'm sure it is quite frightening side as many places been evacuated including tourists and neighbouring aisles of the airport is now closed. and they are trying desperately to clear the ash so they can reopen it and it mainly serves tourists and we are hoping and they are hoping that it will reopen shortly. that is it for me for now and please reach me on twitter. hello there. part two of the weekend looks sunnier generally than what we had on saturday because more of a breeze around to break up the cloud. a dry and largely warm day for the place where there will be rain arriving in the west later on. this cold front will have a change with much cooler here behind it in a warm muggy air mass in that cold front spreads across the country with a band of rain winds and opens the floodgates to something much more autumnal for the upcoming week. this week, we're looking at temperatures in the low 20s for many of us, to next week, we are generally around the mid to high teens. a bit closer to the where it should be for the time of year but even a little below average. so, for sunday we start off in a dry note with variable clouds, some good spots of sunshine, chance of where two showers across the midlands and the southeast and otherwise misplaces dry and we see cold front pushing in northern ireland and was in scotland bringing in some heavy rain and strong winds and temperatures in the mid to high teens in eastern scotland much of england and wales, a very warm day for the time of year. after sunday night, that band of clouds and rain slowly edges its way eastwards in heavy rain is on it and some squirrely winds too. but for much of eastern england it should say dry and feeling cooler with some blustery showers. from monday morning, could be plenty to do my pretty atrocious for the morning commute with this band of heavy rain spreading eastwards and eventually, they will clear the coast but monday afternoon does not look too bad, bright sunshine, many showers across western areas and blustery, and it will be cooler with temperatures from 13 to 15 , a little bit close to the seasonal average. and tuesday, because of this other feature from the southwest around our area of low pressure and other could start fine and read across much of scotland and england and wales, it will turn cloudier and better across northern areas through the day and be quite heavy and persistent with winds particularly going coast to coast and it will be dried to the day and i was across eastern areas before the rain starts. it remains very unsettled, very autumnal strong winds with spells of rain followed by sunshine and showers. this is bbc news. the latest headlines. china has welcomed home the executive who spent three years under house arrest in canada while fighting extradition to the us. minutes before meng wanzhou touchdown, two men were released. campaigning comes to an end in germany as the country decides who it wants to lead them in the post—merkel era. the frontrunner to succeed her took part in a townhill meeting — make a town hall meeting. a volcanic eruption and la palma has stopped flights.