pictures are not amazingly in focus but i can tell you that what we have been seeing is very, very high wind and torrential rain. the hong kong government said people should stay in their homes, away from exposed doors, stay away as long as they possibly can, a bit of advice that this man clearly is not heeding, it looks like he is going on a jog or going outside to film something. anyway, the government has said people should stay inside and not come out. schools have not opened, businesses have closed, you can see a big branch of a tree has been downed and hong kong is really bracing itself for something that hasn't happened in many years. we know that this is the highest storm alert you can possibly get, the strongest hit the region in decades and we know that earlier on the chinese government or the chinese region, one nearly hong kong has said that it is also preparing. it has said it is preparing for the storm to hit. now the chinese southern coast of course is going to be hit very hard as well. for something to be cold a super—tight, it needs to sustain a wind strength of 150 mph and this one will hit 125. i can imagine people within hong kong are very worried indeed. i want to cross live now to speak to a resident. joining me now is anna adasiewicz. ican i can see behind you the wind and rain looks horrendous. tell me more about what is happening where you are? high tell me more about what is happening where you are?— where you are? high everyone and aood where you are? high everyone and good evening. _ where you are? high everyone and good evening, good _ where you are? high everyone and good evening, good morning, - where you are? high everyone and good evening, good morning, we i where you are? high everyone and i good evening, good morning, we are in hong kong, it is nine o'clock year. we are on an island where the airport of hong kong is. we have had the whole day off today, friday, we had typhoon number eight. the government told us already yesterday that it will be a day off, all the businesses are closed. it is the closest— we have had in the past 20 years, it is meant to be passing us by at midnight at about a0 kilometres from here. i don't know weather you can see it we have got buckets full of water passing by. we have leaking windows. broken trees. chairs flying, a shower literally just flew away to minutes before we came online. it has been pretty bad. tell me a little bit about the pictures you have filmed. i think we can show them while you are telling us about them. the pictures were from actually the main entrance to the block. we have actually had a just a couple of hours ago, a couple of trees falling down just a couple of hours ago, a couple of trees falling dow— of trees falling down cutting of the access to the _ of trees falling down cutting of the access to the residential— of trees falling down cutting of the access to the residential area. - of trees falling down cutting of the access to the residential area. we | access to the residential area. we have had a very good response from the emergency and fire department. they came literally within 20 minutes. they cut through the emergency access for any ambulances orjust in case nothing happens. three hours away from midnight where the typhoon is meant to be passing us by. i do not think it will be a night where we speak through. a sleepless night ahead of us. my husband has literallyjust been outside trying to prevent the water coming through the terrace door. tell me about the preparedness because you are talking about schools being shot and businesses being shut, has the hong kong government prepared well for this, have a residence? i government prepared well for this, have a residence?— have a residence? i think the hong kona have a residence? i think the hong kong government _ have a residence? i think the hong kong government has _ have a residence? i think the hong kong government has done - have a residence? i think the hong kong 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, ., hours' time. say thank you to your husband-_ let - hours' time. say thank you to your husband._ let carry - hours' time. say thank you to your husband._ let carry on | husband. thank you. let carry on t in: to husband. thank you. let carry on trying to get _ husband. thank you. let carry on trying to get those, _ husband. thank you. let carry on trying to get those, let's - husband. thank you. let carry on trying to get those, let's let - husband. thank you. let carry on | trying to get those, let's let them get the buckets of water emptied. these are the life pictures. it is not a great picture but you cannot expect much given the rain and wind lashing down on whoever the cameraman is. let's get more detail on the typhoon now from our weather presenter, sarah keith—lucas. hello. well, yes, we have seen a very busy spell in the typhoon season over the past week or so, and we've got more to come. so typhoon saola is the one we're keeping an eye on at the moment. it's got a really well defined eye to the system. so here's the satellite image you can see. this is typhoon saola here. you can see it rotating. it's a large typhoon and it's moving its wayjust gradually close to the coast of the southwest of china, approaching hong kong. at the moment, it's going to be probably the worst typhoon to impact hong kong in around about five years. and then following close on its heels, similar area will be the next typhoon haikui, which is just pushing in towards taiwan at the moment. but let's take a look at the track of typhoon saola first and over the next few days it's going to move its way close to the coast here of hong kong, hong kong and guangdong. there could be about 300 millimetres of rain falling over the mountainous areas there before it then curls back probably in towards the south china sea, affecting hainan and the peninsula as well. so let's take a look at the rainfall associated with this system. you can see the green colours here indicating the torrential rainfall. it's going to move very close to hong kong over the next 2a hours or so. but of course, notjust the rain. these really strong winds coming in from an easterly direction. they're going to be pushing up the sea level across the region so we could see coastal inundation as the sea rises by around about three metres compared to normal around the hong kong region, pushing off then gradually towards the southwest. but you can see already the next storm system lining up and that's going to push its way across taiwan and potentially make a second landfall around a similar area in southern china into next week as well. so it's that combination of the heavy rainfall, those strong winds and also that potential coastal inundation that's going to mean some some very severe weather right across the region, certainly over the next few days. we will keep across what is happening in hong kong and south china. the government here in the uk is facing calls to "come clean" about the scale of the problems facing school buildings in england, after some have been forced to close because they were made with concrete prone to collapse. more than 100 schools are scrambling to put emergency measures in place before children return from summer holidays. for most, that will be in just a few days' time. the closures were announced after ministers said they had seen "new evidence" on the type of concrete, known as raac. we begin our coverage with this report from our education reporter vanessa clarke. it's just days to the start of the new term. and this school in bradford is just one of more than 100 across england that has been told it has to close some classrooms where faulty concrete has been found. parents say the school is working really hard to move students to different areas on site, but it is a worry. it is a little bit concerning that it's so close to going back to school, but these things happen, don't they? i'd rather my child not be in school than the school fall down around him. the concrete known as raac is lightweight and was used in many public buildings, mostly between the �*50s and �*90s. it's usually found in rooves and some walls and floors. it is weaker than traditional concrete and experts say has a life span of 30 years. many public buildings, like hospitals and schools are affected. ministers say they are now taking a more cautious approach following recent cases where raac failed. what we learnt over the summer was that there are a number of cases in schools, but in also non—school buildings and in england and outside england where raac that we previously thought was safe or low—risk actually has failed. so we took swift action to change the guidance yesterday. the problem was first highlighted five years ago. some are questioning why this announcement has been made so close to students returning to schools. we've been talking to the government for quite some time about this. - it would have been useful to know a bit earlier than we have - done a few days before - children are due to go back. teachers will go back- in most cases before that. so it's important that we do get. on with that, but it would be nice to know in advance of that. however, local government is very resilient in these matters, - as are our education colleagues as well. i we'll make this work- as fast as we possibly can. this is one of at least a dozen schools in scotland that is affected and some in northern ireland and wales are also being checked. structural surveys of hundreds of schools, colleges and nurseries in england with suspected raac are continuing, so more could soon be added to the growing list. live now to sue patterson, senior industrial liaison manager at mtc manufacturing technology centre. good to talk to you. we are talking to you because you are responsible for programmes such as modern methods of construction and can explain to people what the problem is with the specific type of concrete. 0ne is with the specific type of concrete. one thing i want to know, why was it used if we know it has a 30 year shelf life? you why was it used if we know it has a 30 year shelf life?— 30 year shelf life? you rightly said earlier raac _ 30 year shelf life? you rightly said earlier raac is _ 30 year shelf life? you rightly said earlier raac is a _ 30 year shelf life? you rightly said earlier raac is a lightweight - 30 year shelf life? you rightly said earlier raac is a lightweight form | earlier raac is a lightweight form of concrete, it was used in buildings between 19505 and 19905 which was post—war era. at the time, it was believed to have a life of 60 years, we are only learning now it is more likely 30 years. it is found in flat roofs mainly and there is some evidence of it in walls and some evidence of it in walls and some floors. the challenge at the moment is the methods of detecting raac. at the moment it is through visual surveys and taking samples. tho5e visual surveys can be subjective and taking samples can add further risk. we need to be looking at existing technologies that exist in other sectors that we can quickly adapt and deploy to accelerate the solution for the challenge we have got now. i wanted to ask white — challenge we have got now. i wanted to ask white has _ challenge we have got now. i wanted to ask white has it _ challenge we have got now. i wanted to ask white has it taken _ challenge we have got now. i wanted to ask white has it taken so - challenge we have got now. i wanted to ask white has it taken so long - to ask white has it taken so long for something to be done? people have known about this problem for quite a few years now. the have known about this problem for quite a few years now.— have known about this problem for quite a few years now. the dfe have taken the only _ quite a few years now. the dfe have taken the only action _ quite a few years now. the dfe have taken the only action it _ quite a few years now. the dfe have taken the only action it can - quite a few years now. the dfe have taken the only action it can in - quite a few years now. the dfe have taken the only action it can in the i taken the only action it can in the short—term and that is to protect children against po55ible catastrophic failure. there has been a task force in place who have been gaining a better understanding of raac and understanding the make up but what we need to do now is bring back an intense focu5 but what we need to do now is bring back an intense focus on developing a programme with government to address the problem and use technology that is available. we have been working with innovate uk developing nonintrusive methods that can identify and mitigate un5afe buildings, helping to accelerate the problem, keep the costs down, so this is something we want to work with government straight on. you may not know with government straight on. you may rrot know the — with government straight on. you may not know the answer _ with government straight on. you may not know the answer but _ with government straight on. you may not know the answer but is _ with government straight on. you may not know the answer but is this - with government straight on. you may not know the answer but is this used l not know the answer but is this used in the uk or is it a common material for building in that era? it in the uk or is it a common material for building in that era?— for building in that era? it was a common material— for building in that era? it was a common material of— for building in that era? it was a common material of its - for building in that era? it was a common material of its time - for building in that era? it was a common material of its time in l for building in that era? it was a i common material of its time in the uk, i am common material of its time in the uk, iam not common material of its time in the uk, i am not sure if it has been used elsewhere.— uk, i am not sure if it has been used elsewhere. ., .. , used elsewhere. how can we prevent similar issues — used elsewhere. how can we prevent similar issues happening _ used elsewhere. how can we prevent similar issues happening again - used elsewhere. how can we prevent similar issues happening again with l similar issues happening again with materials that have a sell by date with issues with building big things like school5 with issues with building big things like schools and hospitals and caughts? like schools and hospitals and cau~hts? ., , , caughts? one of the biggest challenges _ caughts? one of the biggest challenges we _ caughts? one of the biggest challenges we have - caughts? one of the biggest challenges we have had - caughts? one of the biggest challenges we have had as l challenges we have had as traceability. in the past, the recording and reliance of data has not been, what we are working with is innovate uk on programmes to i5 innovate uk on programmes to enable industry to adopt a more manufacturer led proce55 enable industry to adopt a more manufacturer led process so that quality assurance i5 manufacturer led process so that quality assurance is built into the process but also we can trace materials in the future. we have got an ageing estate. raac i5 materials in the future. we have got an ageing estate. raac is one material in that so we need to develop the right technology that we can deploy quickly into industry so that we have the capacity and capability to assess our current estate properly so we have accurate data to work on. so we will be able to prioritise their programmes for the future. 50 to prioritise their programmes for the future. ., ., ., to prioritise their programmes for the future. ., ., ,, to prioritise their programmes for thefuture. ., ., ,, ., to prioritise their programmes for the future. ., ., ,, ., the future. so good to talk to you. thank you — the future. so good to talk to you. thank you very — the future. so good to talk to you. thank you very much _ the future. so good to talk to you. thank you very much indeed. - the future. so good to talk to you. | thank you very much indeed. many parents are worried about this, many people have not yet been contacted ljy people have not yet been contacted by their schools to let them know if their school is impacted, a lot of you have and have been getting in touch with us. if you want more information please do go to our website. we have a live page on this. you know the live pages are second to none, amazing, always updated regularly by our live reporters. they will give you the latest on who is saying what and what the latest information is on this ongoing fear over concrete used in schools around england. let's take you to pakistan now, where several members of the family of a man who police in the uk want to question over the death of his daughter say that they have been illegally detained. the investigation in pakistan centres on the death of ten—year—old sara sharif, who was found dead in woking, in surrey on the 10th of august. herfather urfan, his partner and brother travelled to pakistan the day before sara's body was found. police in pakistan have been searching for the trio and have now been accused by their relatives of holding them without any legal justification while doing so. 0ur correspondent caroline davies has more. this is the second time that the pakistan—based family of urfan sharif have accused the pakistan police of illegally detaining them during questioning. now, the first time this happened, the pakistan police said that they wouldn't arrest two of urfan sharif�*s pakistan—based brothers. but we haven't heard the police response yet. that is due to come on monday. of course, the background to all of this, the reason why the family are being questioned is trying to find the location of urfan sharif, his partner, and his brother faisal malik. that's in relation to their investigation back in the uk of what happened to sara sharif, the ten—year—old girl whose body was found in a house in woking on the 10th of august. the surrey police have been very clear that they want to question these three individuals. at the moment there is no arrest warrant out for them and they are not currently named as suspects. now also appearing outside of the court today, we found urfan sharif�*s father, muhammad sharif. he spoke to the bbc and he told us that sara sharif had visited pakistan on a couple of occasions. he described her as being a lovely girl that was much loved by the family. now he has said to us that he does not know the location of our friend sharif or faisal malik. and the search continues. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. one of the uk's biggest mortgage lenders say house prices have seen their biggest annual fall since 2009. the figures from nationwide show prices dropped by 5.3% lower than the year before. it said higher borrowing costs for buyers had led to a slowdown in activity in the housing market. concerns are being raised that blood cancer patients are facing round trips of 200 miles or more to access some of their care in argyll. charity blood cancer uk said vulnerable patients are making long journeys after the loss of some local services in 0ban. nhs greater glasgow and clyde say virtual consultations are available, but in—person appointments are at a centre in glasgow. a welsh rally has been recognised for its environmental sustainability by formula 0ne's governing body. race organisers said it's the first event to fully offset the emissions of all competing vehicles. it is the only uk rally to receive fia's environmental accreditation, two years in a row. you're live with bbc news. a court has sentenced two members of the far—right proud boys militia to long prison terms for storming the us capitol building in january 2021. joseph biggs, a former leader of the proud boys, was given 17 years, one of the longest sentences among the hundreds convicted for the capitol attack. prosecutors say biggs was a key figure in the organised attempts to forcibly overturn presidentjoe biden's 2020 election victory. another leader, zachary rehl, received 15 years. let's hear now from norman pattis, the attorney who represented the proud boys leaderjoseph biggs. after the sentencing he drew the link between his client and donald trump. let's listen to what he said. i think there is a broader country, a crisis of legitimacy going on in this country right now. look at the current presidential race, where's donald trump in all of this? he stood on the ellipse, basically told people, 7a million of his followers, the election stolen. go to the go to the capitol. fight like hell. you won't have a country any more. some people listened to him. were they supposed to know that he was full of hot air? and was he full of hot air? i look forward to his trials. i look forward to seeing him testify someday. you know, if your president tells you your country's been stolen, the country that people fought and died for, people are trying to take your vote from you, how are you supposed to react to that? and these people reacted violently and to their detriment. we spoke earlier to cbs correspondent scott macfarlane in washington on the lengthy sentencing. terrorism —related content does not apply. the judge thinks there was an element of terror here, but not an attempt to, i'm sorry, produce mass casualties, not like blowing up a building, he says, ortraining on a terrorist battlefield. so the judge seems to have fixated on this range of 15 to 18 years. and what is it at this point the highest level prosecution from january 6, seditious conspiracy was the charge here, plotting to violently block the peaceful transfer of power. south africa's president cyril ramaphosa has called for urgent action to tackle the problems of housing in inner—city areas after 7a people died in a fire injohannesburg. the cause of the blaze has not yet been established. it's been claimed that many of the residents were migrants, who were renting rooms from criminal gangs who had taken over the former industrial building. 0ur correspondent shingai nyoka sent us this update from johannesburg. a day after the fire broke out, emergency services are still at the scene conducting one final sweep in search of remains. and the families are also still here in search of answers. and some of that trauma is visible on their faces. some of them bear the physical scars of the events of yesterday, broken bones, head injuries. over 70 people are now confirmed to have died, and the grim task of identifying them is underway. but many of the relatives here say that their relatives are still missing and they don't know whether they made it out alive. the south african government has pledged to assist the survivors, but it's a very difficult situation for many of them because they are undocumented migrants and so it's unclear whether they will come forward to get that assistance. and so in the second day after the fire, a lot of people here are unsure about what happens next. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. meteorologically speaking, the first day of september is the first day of autumn, and with the changing of the season, we are changing the weather, something drier and warmer on the way through the weekend with some spells of sunshine. still some showers around through the rest of today. and a band of thicker cloud affecting parts of northern england, southern scotland and northern ireland. a little bit of rain with that best of the sunshine across the northern half of scotland. temperatures between 1a and 23 degrees. so already turning a little bit warmer down towards the south east. and then as we head through tonight, we will see some areas of cloud, some mist and fog will start to develop as well, especially across england, wales and northern ireland. it is going to be another rather chilly nights across the highlands. temperatures once again could drop quite close to freezing in a few locations milder further south. but the story of saturday is one of high pressure which is set to build across the uk. now, underneath this area of high pressure, we will have some mist and fog to start the morning that will tend to lift and click. take a while to do so in places, particularly in northern ireland, one or two light showers are possible, but most places will be fine with some sunshine. a bit more cloud will get into the far north west of scotland with a strengthening breeze. but temperatures 21 degrees for aberdeen, glasgow and belfast, 2a degrees in london through saturday night. 0ur area of high pressure will still be with us. this frontal system grazing into the north of scotland that will bring some outbreaks of rain during sunday, especially across the north. but some other northern and northwestern parts, more of a breeze here as well. and northwestern parts, but further south, some good spells of sunshine and some real warmth. even parts of eastern scotland, up to 22 or 23 degrees, 25 or 26 down towards the southeast of england. and that's a warming trend is set to continue into the new week. 0ur area of high pressure looks set to move a little further eastwards. areas of low pressure trying to squeeze in from the west. and this, broadly speaking, will bring us a southerly flow of air, bringing something warmer in our direction from the continent. so temperatures as we head through the middle parts of the week could well get into the mid to high 205, maybe somewhere touching 30 degrees. it is likely to turn more unsettled from the west by the end of the week. in the us, the latest employment numbers show a surprisejump in hiring, so the big question is, will this sway the fed to press pause on interest rate hikes? and... move over beyonce — here comes noonoouri! warner music signs its first digital pop star made using artificial intelligence, raising big concerns for some in the industry. welcome to world business report. we start in the us — official employment numbers for august are just out and show a surprisejump in hiring. closely watched the august payroll figure in the world's biggest economy rose 187,000 — higher than the 170,000 expected and the jobless rate rose to 3.8%. what everyone's asking is, will this sway the us fed to press pause on interest rate rises? already this week, we've seen the price of goods fall at an annual rate of half a percent injuly.