hello and welcome. there could be a breakthrough in the way we treat covid—19 put into room 12 suggests a new experimental drug for severe covid cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death by about half. it authorised, the new drug which comes in the form of a pill, would be the first oral antiviral medication for covid—19. our health correspondent james medication for covid—19. our health correspondentjames reid medication for covid—19. our health correspondent james reid tells us more. fin correspondent james reid tells us more. , . , ., more. on the service, these are ositive more. on the service, these are positive results _ more. on the service, these are positive results and _ more. on the service, these are positive results and they - more. on the service, these are positive results and they have . more. on the service, these are - positive results and they have come from earlier than expected so the weight trials work, you give half the people in the trial the medication, the other half a placebo or dummy pill and compare the outcomes. in this case, 7% of people in the trial that were given the medication that had covid or had been infected ended up going into hospital. in the placebo who had not had the medication, it was twice that 14%. that is where you get a positive result of cutting hospitalisations. and when you look at something else which they weren't really expecting, which is deaths, there were eight deaths in the placebo arm, zero in the group that had taken the pill so overall, on the surface, very positive news. since we started covering tobit 18 months ago, the phrase game changer has been used again and again —— covering covid—19. there are eminent scientists using that to date and positive about the results and anthony fauci, the top disease expert in the states, gave his reaction. , ., , _ reaction. the news of the efficacy of this particular _ reaction. the news of the efficacy of this particular antiviral - 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brazil says the scale of deforestation in northern brazil risk turning the amazon into more savannah like terrain but that the scientists found that excessive login combined with climate change could cause extreme heat in the country's north, threatening the lives of nearly 12 million people who will be at high risk of heat —related illnesses within the next century. the amazon forest is the single largest remaining tropical rainforest in the world, home to about 3 million species of plants and animals and around 1 million indigenous people whose lives are being increasingly threatened by climate change and deforestation. this doctor is one of the authors behind the study and he told me more about what he found. the behind the study and he told me more about what he found.— about what he found. the study has revealed that _ about what he found. the study has revealed that in _ about what he found. the study has revealed that in addition _ about what he found. the study has revealed that in addition to - about what he found. the study has revealed that in addition to global l revealed that in addition to global warming, which already presents a very serious risk to human health. if we exceed the air temperature of 35 celsius and 100% relative humidity, the air is saturated, humans cannot, this is a threshold. and in this study come in addition to global warming, we look at what degradation of the forest the savannah like vegetation, what that means is increasing temperatures significant dating back to lash —— significantly, and combined that would increase the risk to human health tremendously. in scenarios of high emissions and the full degradation of forests, were talking about 50% of the days of the year a few hours during the hot period of the day, this threshold would be exceeded and it would be almost impossible to live in that atmosphere.— impossible to live in that atmosphere. impossible to live in that atmos - here. �* ., ., impossible to live in that atmoshere. �* ., ., . ~ atmosphere. and i would have packed atmosphere. and i would have packed a lot of peeple. _ atmosphere. and i would have packed a lot of peeple. 12 _ atmosphere. and i would have packed a lot of people, 12 million _ a lot of people, 12 million according to the study so can anything be done about this —— that would affect a lot of people. certainly the most urgent issue is really to stop deforestation, to stop forest degradation and to interrupt the use of fires. the amazon is becoming more and more vulnerable to human induced land use changes, including more and more vulnerable to fires. on the other hand, also the amazonian countries, especially brazil, has to improve very much the health care services for people in the amazon. it is a very poor system today in the amazon and people are already going through and people are already going through a lot of suffering due to this very poor health care system. find a lot of suffering due to this very poor health care system. and 'ust how seriously fl poor health care system. and 'ust how seriously is i poor health care system. and 'ust how seriously is the i poor health care system. and 'ust how seriously is the brazilian h how seriously is the brazilian government taking this threat, bearing in mind that a lot of it is being caused by logging? irate bearing in mind that a lot of it is being caused by logging? we hope that this new— being caused by logging? we hope that this new scientific _ being caused by logging? we hope that this new scientific study - being caused by logging? we hope that this new scientific study that l that this new scientific study that the global scientific community is producing showing the risk the amazon rainforest is going through, it will really make the government of amazonian countries, especially the brazilian government, to completely change their policies towards the amazon. we are seeing a policy that really encourages amazonian deforestation, forest degradation, illegal mining, illegal logging, and so we really have to put a. to this model of development. that was dr carlos nobre, one of the authors of the study. the former president of georgia, mikheil saakashvili, has been arrested just after he returned to his homeland. you posted this video on social media early on friday, calling on voters to oppose the governing party in forthcoming election. in 2018, mr saakashvili, who has been living in ukraine, was sentenced in his absence to three years in prison for giving a presidential pardon to three officials who had been jailed for murder. with the latest, he is our correspondent in the georgian capital of tbilisi.— capital of tbilisi. georgian that look of a jordan _ capital of tbilisi. georgian that look of a jordan poyer - capital of tbilisi. georgian thatj look of a jordan poyer minister announced at a special briefing that the country's third president, mikheil saakashvili, has been detained and taken to prison. mikheil saakashvili left georgia at the end of the second presidential term in 2013 and resided mainly in ukraine. he was tried in absentia and sentenced for abuse of power while in office. early on friday, mikheil saakashvili posted on his facebook page video claiming he was backin facebook page video claiming he was back in georgia. is set in the video that he came on the eve of a very important municipal election here to encourage georgians to vote against the government party. throughout the day, georgian officials kept denying the former president has indeed crossed the georgian state border however in the evening, he came out and came out and confirmed the former president was arrested. before his arrest, mikheil saakashvili posted another video, once again asking supporters to go out and vote in the municipal elections on saturday and then come out in large groups on sunday to celebrate, as he said, his party's victory. celebrate, as he said, his party's victo . �* g; , ., , celebrate, as he said, his party's victo .�* g; , ., , ., victory. after 35 years, and has confessed _ victory. after 35 years, and has confessed to _ victory. after 35 years, and has confessed to being _ victory. after 35 years, and has confessed to being an - victory. after 35 years, and has | confessed to being an infamous serial killer known as the pockmarked man who raped and murdered several women and children in paris in the 80s and 90s. the retired police officer is put have left eight suicide note confessing to the crime and dna evidence apparently confirms he was the killer punch that this is the lawyer representing the lawyer representing victims families. translation: he was victims families. translation: he: was both a gendarme at the beginning of his career and then he might be able to escape investigation to be new techniques, shouldn't give his dna in order to not be identified. obviously it is disturbing because we are going to question through this the career of this man, what he's done since these crimes, since all these years. in he's done since these crimes, since all these years— all these years. in london, the metropolitan _ all these years. in london, the metropolitan police _ all these years. in london, the metropolitan police is - all these years. in london, the metropolitan police is trying i all these years. in london, the metropolitan police is trying to reassure women after a serving police officer pleaded guilty this week to the rape, kidnap and murder of a woman walking home alone in london punched the officer, wayne couzens, will spend the rest of his life in prison. and caught it emerged he had used is warrant card and handcuffed in the attack on sir everard. daniel sandford has more. wayne couzens, the police officer turned killer, who has so damaged public trust. today, beginning of the life sentence in prison from which he will never be released. his abduction, rape and murder of sarah everard, using his police warrant card and handcuffs, risks undermining confidence in officers right across the uk. i think it's very important that people should have confidence in policing and what the police do. and i do, let me stress that. but what i want to do is to use this moment to make sure that we deal with what i think is a huge and justified feeling, by millions of people up and down the country, and i'm afraid overwhelmingly women, that their complaints, their anxieties, are not taken seriously enough by the police. the wider problem is illustrated by a whatsapp group in which wayne couzens swapped misogynistic messages with officers from the metropolitan police, the civil nuclear constabulary and the norfolk constabulary. all are being investigated for gross misconduct. two of the officers face a criminal investigation for allegedly sending grossly offensive messages. i am so sorry. couzens's horrific crimes have left the head of london's police force, dane cressida dick, in a precarious position. her force failed to pick up at least two incidents of indecent exposure, apparently involving wayne couzens. one before he joined the force, and one just three days before he killed sarah everard. the metropolitan police has had to issue advice to women that if they are unsure about an officer who has stopped them, they should ask to speak to the control room on the police radio and, if still concerned, just run. she is ready to take action, to do the right thing. and while the force has been celebrating 100 years of women in policing, some former officers have said misogyny, contempt for women, is widespread, and people are afraid to report it. there are some people who challenge and they become marginalised, and they become almost like the pariahs of the team. that needs to stop. that is why i talk about there needs to be a support network, and those officers need to be actively encouraged to come forward. the confidence issues go far beyond the capital. the force in manchester has been repeatedly criticised for how it handles domestic abuse. young women in the city today said they have lost trust in the police. they are there to keep you safe, and the idea they are not, doing quite the opposite, it's quite scary. i don't feel i could go to the police now. i feel like we have to kind of stand together, rather than go to the police, we have to kind of have back—up from other means. it left police chiefs today trying to reassure the public. we have issued guidance today to make sure, with our own forces, amongst our own teams, out there on the ground, to call out where there is behaviour or where there are things that are said which are not right. and that is something we place a really strong focus on within policing. so, the case of sarah everard, murdered by a police officer as she walked home, could become a watershed moment, when police forces have to address the toxic attitudes that some men in their ranks hold towards women. stay with us on bbc news, still to come... more on europe's first mission to mercury which is due to reach its final destination in the next few hours. this is bbc news, the latest headlines... a pill developed to treat severe coming of ours has reported positive results which could half the chances of dying or being admitted to hospital. scientists say the scale of deforestation in northern brazil risks turning the amazon into something more like savannah. red hot lava from a volcano erupting on the spanish island of la palma continued to flow into the sea, sending out vast clouds of steam and practice gases and many homes and top cops have been destroyed and thousands of people have had to flee since the eruption began. dan johnson reports. welcome to the newest part of la palma — a volcanic island extension that's growing all the time. and all this lava has destroyed 900 homes and forced thousands more to be abandoned. emily and augustine are the latest to pack up, ready to leave, fearful it's heading their way. it won't stop. that's my one big fear, we are only just seeing the beginning. and there's augustine's mum and his aunt — 96 and 97. they've both lived through two previous eruptions — 19119 and 1971 — but this time, it's too much. "this is much worse than the other eruptions," she says. "i'll be much calmer when i've reached the other island." everything's horrible. i mean, we are still lucky. we have the house — i mean, hope is always stronger than fear, and we hope we'll stay. i have so many friends who lost their houses and everything. around the clock, the lava keeps flowing, and new vents have opened up, threatening other villages. ash is continually clouding these skies. so janet's work is never done, because this volcanic grit just keeps falling. translation: it's never easy, - we never imagined this could happen. it's hard to see people without anywhere to live. on this island, we are family. there's a huge exclusion zone being controlled by the coast guard because, although that's mostly steam being given off when the lava hits the water, there's also the risk that toxic gases are released, as well. and nobody knows how much more lava is going to flow into the sea. there's no sign of this ending any time soon. la palma's fishermen can only watch and wait. it's said the fish all swam away just before the eruption. translation: we don't know what the future will be - like because there are fewer fish. i don't see a future here if they don't help us. do you think you'll leave la palma? si. others are adapting to this strange new way of life, dominated by the deep rumbling of the volcano and the unpredictable threat of its everflowing lava. danjohnson, bbc news, la palma. the sweetest environmentalist greta thunberg has led a rally by hundreds of young people on the streets of milan, asking world leaders to take action on climate change. the much marked the end of the youthful climate meeting which took place in italy under the group showed their support for the proposals to tackle global warming that were agreed at the summit. the proposals will now be vetted by climate and energy ministers in the coming days before being sent to the glasgow cop 26 meeting in november. at the un climate summit in glasgow is only a month away, many nations are ramping up month away, many nations are ramping up commitments to try to slow the rate of global warming but australia, where carbon emissions per person are among the highest in the world, has been called out for not doing enough. our correspondent has been to the hunter valley, one of australia's mining heartlands, to find out more. the devastating bushfires less than two years ago were the starkest warning yet for australians. experiencing first—hand the consequences of a warming planet. the consequences of a warming lanet. , , the consequences of a warming planet-_ and - 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drastically reduce their emissions and direct their operations and i and direct their operations and indirectly— and direct their operations and indirectly across— and direct their operations and indirectly across their - and direct their operations and indirectly across their supply. indirectly across their supply chain — indirectly across their supply chain. ., �* , ., ., chain. even though it's on the front of this environmental— chain. even though it's on the front of this environmental emergency, l of this environmental emergency, australia is out of step with its allies when it comes to climate action. stuck in a balancing act between its domestic politics, its international reputation. europe's first mission to mercury is expected to reach its destination in just a few hours. the bepicolombo spacecraft will fly past the planet at high speeds taking pictures and sending them back to earth. is moving too fast to go into orbit but it will begin more detailed observations in four years' time. mark mark ogren is the european space agency's senior advisor for science and exploration and he will be one of the site is working with the first pictures as they come in from the probe. explained what they are expecting to find. they are small monitoring cameras which are on board which understand which are on board which understand which the bits and pieces are deployed after lunch and the main science camera is sandwiched between the two big spacecraft which are in a stack of three, they don't separate until we finally arrive at mercury at the end of 2025. we will be taking black—and—white pictures, relatively low resolution, so they will not add too much to the science on the picture taking site but many of the other instruments will be on and we are really looking forward to getting some early mercury science back. this is the first of six flybys, so there is much more work to do before we get there in 2025, but it's very exciting after such a long time, the mission has been in preparation for over 20 years we launched it three years ago so it's very exciting. it launched it three years ago so it's very exciting-— very exciting. it has been a long time coming _ very exciting. it has been a long time coming but _ very exciting. it has been a long time coming but could - very exciting. it has been a long time coming but could you - very exciting. it has been a long i time coming but could you explain very exciting. it has been a long - time coming but could you explain to us what are the questions around mercury that are so fascinating and what are you trying to achieve from this mission more specifically? mercury is the innermost planet in the sole system, roughly a third of the sole system, roughly a third of the distance that we are from the sun so it gets very hot, about a50 celsius on the sunlit side, which is the temperature on the inside of a pizza oven and that any credible challenge for the spacecraft to operate. but it's also part of the science we are trying to understand about mercury, it has a very interesting surface with some materials on it which should have been burned off billions of years ago and yet they are still there and we don't understand how they are getting on the surface. it also has a very dense metal core which extends quite a lot further towards the surface than our iron core here on earth does point that we don't really understand how mercury formed, was hit by something else that stripped away much of a crust in the early phases or something to do with where it was born? and it has a magnificent field on the insight which is quite curious for an object which is so small. the earth has one foot mast, which is smaller than the earth but bigger than mercury, doesn't. there are a lot of mysteries about the planet mercury emits one of the least visited plants in the inner solar system because it's so hard to get to. system because it's so hard to get to, ,, , ., ~' :, system because it's so hard to get to. ,,, ., ~ ., ., , ., to. speaking to a member of the euro ean to. speaking to a member of the european space _ to. speaking to a member of the european space agency - to. speaking to a member of the european space agency point i to. speaking to a member of the european space agency point of| to. speaking to a member of the - european space agency point of those pickers will come in later, we have some to share with you now from australia's northern territories but that these are of a filming mission which went slightly wrong. drone was being used to footage of crocodiles when one of them decided to take a bite! if you missed it, it is in slow motion. quite dramatic but amazingly, the drone kept filming and when it was recovered, it had suffered quite a bit of damage. if there is a moral, it is perhaps that when filming crocodiles, you should social distance! stay with us on bbc news, you can find me on twitter. well, the advice for this weekend is macs, raincoats, umbrellas — you may not even want to venture out at all if you don't like this sort of weather. it is not looking pretty over the next few days, spells of heavy rain, gale—force winds, the possibility of travel disruption — autumn has well and truly arrived, on cue. now, this is the satellite picture, and the weather is looking pretty rough over the atlantic, areas of heavy weather are developing, low pressure already centred between scotland and iceland, sending showers across the uk. but this next area of low pressure just to the south—west of our neighbourhood is already rearing its head through the early hours of saturday morning, with increasing winds and rain. but central and eastern areas, early in the morning, actually not too bad at all. there will be some clear spells, fairly chilly with temperatures around 5 degrees, for example, in norwich. and here is the weather in the morning, it goes downhill very quickly out towards the west, and then that heavy rain, this developing low pressure means that the area of rain expands, the winds are increasing, gale—force winds in south—eastern areas — not pretty. but notice that perhaps an improvement in some weather across western areas of the uk. but this low pressure will well and truly establish itself across the uk through the whole of the weekend, you can see this weather front wrapping around, the bulk of it is actually through by the time we get to later on sunday, but this backwash behind this area of low pressure, you can see it there scooting off to the north, lots of heavy showers and quite a blustery wind. it might be 17 degrees on the thermometer, but it's going to feel colder than that with this really fresh atlantic wind dragging in these showers. so that was sunday — how about monday? well, the area of low pressure has broadened stock within it, we've got small areas of low pressure and weather fronts riding around it, it is almost like a catherine wheel of weather across the uk. here is the next one coming in. now, this could be a nasty one as we head through the early part of the week, this could bring strong winds and very heavy rain as well. it's not going to be raining all the time, that's the good news. there will be some sunshine around as well, there will be sunny spells, for sure. but the point is, it will be very changeable, lots of showers, flicking from sunny spells to showers no doubt, and those temperatures you can see, nothing special. that's it from me, bye—bye. this is bbc world news the headlines... new trials of an experimental drug fer survey covid—19 says it cuts the risk of hospitalisation by around her. the new drug which is a pill would be the first oral antiviral modification for the covid—19. saint warn that the scale of deforestation of the anime son have deadly consequences for people in northern brazil. a retired french police officer who killed himself this week has been identified as a man behind a series of rapes and murders. he is reported to have left a suicide note confessing to the crimes. the mission to mercury is expected to reach the plan in a number of hours. it will take pictures of the planet and send them back to earth as it does.