advancing. we have this update. this is russians — we have this update. this is russians going _ we have this update. this is russians going international shopping for more arms. we know that they've already been taking international delivery of drones from iran to use in the war in ukraine. and now they're leaderboarding for extra artillery shells and miss aisles from north korea. it's not the first time that missiles and shells have gone from north korea to russia, but they were imported previously by the wagner group before the demiles of yevgeny prigozhin. —— demise. this will be a high level meeting between president putin and president kim jong—un. they have met before in the eastern port of vladistock in 2019, and it's thought that perhaps, that may be the place where they'll meet again in the coming month. the americans have warned that the negotiations are actively advancing and also said that they will pursue this at the united nations, because there are countless, countless security council resolutions and sanctions against north korea that means that they shouldn't be doing this. the other thing to take away from this, i think, other thing to take away from this, ithink, is other thing to take away from this, i think, is that it's a sign that perhaps russia, despite its military might, is running short of some of the things it needs on the battlefield. here is whatjohn everard, british ambassador to north korea between 2006 and 2008 makes out of kim jong—un and putin's plan to meet in russia to discuss weapons. of course, the background is all about the possibility that north korea might supply russia with useful amounts of munition and other weapons for the war effort against ukraine. there have already been some north korean weapons on the battlefield. curiously, some north korean munitions fell into ukrainian hands so turned on the russians rather than fired by them. but not very much. and it's quite clear that i think that when defence minister shoigui visited pyongyang for the 70th anniversary of the end of the korean war, that there were a lot of talks then about possible supplies. what we don't know is exactly how far those talks have gone. i suspect it will be a while before a deal is struck, because the north koreans know that the russians are desperate for these munitions, and the price that north korea will ask for them will be eye wateringly high. i spoke to edward wong, diplomatic correspondent for the new york times and one of the journalists who broke the story and asked him what more he knows about kimjung—un's planned visit to russia. well, our sources have told us that one of the strong signs that one of the strong signs that emerged at this meeting would take place was an advanced team of north korean officials who travelled to vladistock and moscow in late august. and those included security officers who deal with the protocol surrounding travel of the leadership. so that was a strong sign for officials looking at this. and they conclued or they've assessed since then that this meeting will likely take place in vladistock, and that kim jong—un will likely take his private armoured train as he travels from pyongyang north. and he has taken that train before to vladistock. notically, in that 2019 meeting that he just mentioned.- that he 'ust mentioned. right, 'ust to that he just mentioned. right, just to get _ that he just mentioned. right, just to get a — that he just mentioned. right, just to get a little _ that he just mentioned. right, just to get a little more - just to get a little more perspective on what this meeting means, militarily. what could the two countries offer each other that they haven't already? each other that they haven't alread ? ~ , , ., each other that they haven't alread ? ~ ,, ., ., , already? well, russia really needs more _ already? well, russia really needs more artillery - needs more artillery ammunition. both ukraine and russia have been firing off many, many rounds of artillery shells at each other. both countries are running low. and russia needs more of that from north korea. it's hoping that north korea. it's hoping that north korea. it's hoping that north korea will agree to send useful amounts of artillery ammunition. north korea — our sources tell us that north korea might be seeking advanced technology from russia to help it with its satellite programme. and a nuclear powered submarine programme. also, north korea is one of the poorest countries in the word. it often goes through bouts of mass hunger, and it is seeking food aid from russia, too. hour food aid from russia, too. how concerned _ food aid from russia, too. how concerned do _ food aid from russia, too. how concerned do you _ food aid from russia, too. how concerned do you think, - food aid from russia, too. how concerned do you think, edward, the us and nato will be about this meeting? i the us and nato will be about this meeting?— the us and nato will be about this meeting? i think they will be fairly concerned. _ this meeting? i think they will be fairly concerned. part - this meeting? i think they will be fairly concerned. part of i be fairly concerned. part of president biden's strategy, as well as that of his allies and partners, is to really isolate russia — to cut it off from other countries around the world economically, diplomatically, militarily. and any country that seeks to provide aid really deals a blow to those efforts. we've seen several countries do that. i mean, north korea, as we've mentioned here, has provided some aid. iran has. maybe, iran might be the most notable country in terms of providing military aid so far. and russia has reached out to china, according to us officials, to get military aid from china, though china has not given any substantial aid so far, american officials tell us. so if north korea were to start giving substantial military aid, then that would really be aid, then that would really be a blow to the strategy of trying to really isolate russia. and part of the tactic that this administration had used in the past was to leak intelligence on possible co—operation between russia and other partner nations in order to put that out there in the public, and then disuade other countries from doing so. meanwhile, turkey's president recep tayyip erdogan has been holding talks with russian president putin about reaching a deal to allow ships safe passage through the black sea. he said he's optimistic that a workable agreement will be reached and there would soon be an important announcement. however, vladimir putin dismissed the turkish plans claiming that an agreement promising to remove obstacles had not been honoured. translation: this happens with the western partners. they deceived us once again by again doing nothing. that's all. now, we say that we're not against this deal. we're just ready to return to it immediately, as soon as the promises given to us are fulfilled. our correspondent paul adams in kyiv explains some of the reasons blocking the deal. for several weeks, russia has been attacking ukraine's river danube ports, in an attempt from ukraine using those ports, those facilities, to export their grain. because the black sea grain initiative brokered by the un and turkey last year is still on hold after russia withdrew injuly, ukraine is looking for other ways to get its grain out, and moving down the danube and around the corner to romania is the most viable route. that's why russia has been trying to target that. in the last set of attacks last night, a number of drones were fired. they landed on those ukrainian towns along the river danube. but to ukraine, one or more of them landed on the other side of the river inside romania. and this has led to a bit of a war of words throughout the day, because ukraine says it has photographic evidence of what happened. but romania is saying nothing of the sort happened at all, and that there was no threat to romanian land or territorial waters. so, there's a contradiction there. i would suggest that perhaps viewers might want to remember what happened last november when the ukrainians claimed that a russian missile had fallen on polish territory. it turned out after that episode to be a ukrainian air defence missile that went astray. we do not know exactly what the evidence suggests in this case. the bbc has seen the photographic evidence and we consider it to be inconclusive. so, clearly, that needs to be cleared up, because at the moment, the ukrainians are saying one thing. the romanians are saying another. and, of course, if a russian projectile of any kind landed inside romania, that would represent a russian attack on a nato member. we'll be tracking that story closely. meanwhile, a worrying development as the world faces rapid increases in the cost of living. that is an increase in the number of children forced into commercial sexual exploitation or other harmful forms of work. the international labour organisation estimates one opinion seven million children are involved in the practices. commercial sexual exploitation is a murky issue with many countries having no publicly available database for the available data base for the illegal activity. available database for the illegalactivity. kenya available database for the illegal activity. kenya is one such nation. it has been identifieded by the us state department as both a source, a transit country and a destination for the crime. one recent study estimated that more than 2,400 children were subject to sexual exploitation in two regions bordering the port city of mombasa. and this week, bbc news is bringing you a special series on the impact of the cost of living crisis on children around the world. our first report comes from our correspondent in nairobi. and we should warn you — you may find some of the details distressing. in mombasa, life is hard for those on the margins. but tough economic times are making it even harder, forcing some parents to take painful decisions. this mother washes clothes a few times a week to support her three children. she doesn't want us to use her name. the money for school fees quickly runs out. there's barely enough for food. so her daughter has to find work. she's started selling her body. she's started selling her body. she's 14 years old. translation: as a parent, it's not easy to tell a child to do something like that. i would like her to go to school like other children. but because i don't have any means, she's forced to do thatjob. my heart is broken and i don't want it to continue.— is broken and i don't want it to continue. she's not the only one. to continue. she's not the only one- we've _ to continue. she's not the only one. we've spoken _ to continue. she's not the only one. we've spoken with - to continue. she's not the only one. we've spoken with a - to continue. she's not the only i one. we've spoken with a woman who runs a brothel. she told us she's been getting more and more young girls. at this shelter, a rare moment ofjoy — celebrating a birthday party. these children were abused, abandoned or trafficked. some forced into the sex trade. rescue centres are struggling to meet the growing needs. everyone wants to survive. they've been giving away their children for exchange of money. and has it always been that way, or is it more so now? now, it's more — way, or is it more so now? now, it's more so. _ way, or is it more so now? now, it's more so, because _ way, or is it more so now? now, it's more so, because there - way, or is it more so now? now, it's more so, because there is i it's more so, because there is no money. there is no money. there is nojob. no money. there is no money. there is no job.— there is no 'ob. 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"we are l tired." that's the chant at protests against rising prices and higher taxes. there's anger and higher taxes. there's anger and frustration across the country. it's the poorest kenyans who have been hit the hardest. and in mombasa, they can tap into a thriving business. mombasa has long been a well known hub for child sex tourism. but covid and the increasingly harsh cost of living have helped push the sex trade online and further underground, drawing even more children into the industry. kenyan police are fighting back against the dark trade in child sex. they track down suspects using cyber tips from a database in the united states. then, search phones and computer drives for explicit material about children. up against an economy of depravity that feeds on desperation. this woman is in charge of the unit. she says there's no data on whether the recent cost of living crisis has driven more children into the sex trade. but her team has begun monitoring it. {131 but her team has begun monitoring it. of course, of course- _ monitoring it. of course, of course- it— monitoring it. of course, of course. it is _ monitoring it. of course, of course. it is a _ monitoring it. of course, of course. it is a major- course. it is a major contributor into child sex trafficking. so we would say that poverty, we would say that unemployment — there are so many children that are dropping out of school and then you find that they're getting to this, especially in the coastal region. especially in the coastal re . ion. ., especially in the coastal reuion. ., �* region. one girl who hasn't esca ed region. one girl who hasn't escaped the _ region. one girl who hasn't escaped the streets - region. one girl who hasn't escaped the streets told i region. one girl who hasn't| escaped the streets told me about the despair that shapes her young life. we're using her words, but not her voice. ”i her young life. we're using her words, but not her voice. 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"i am afraid, because i know when i afraid, because i know when you're sleeping with a man, you can get hiv or become pregnant. sometimes, ifeel so can get hiv or become pregnant. sometimes, i feel so hungry. and when i look at other children, they don't suffer. sometimes, i think that i have no reason to leave."— sometimes, i think that i have no reason to leave." we'll have more stories — no reason to leave." we'll have more stories throughout i no reason to leave." we'll have more stories throughout the i more stories throughout the week on bbc news. this is really around the world and across the uk. really and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. david wright is a professional artist into modelmaking since he was five years old and has created many many versions of historic buildings and imaginary structures. his most region project is this, the now demolished crooked house in the black country. i demolished crooked house in the black country-— black country. i was devastated when i saw _ black country. i was devastated when i saw the _ black country. i was devastated when i saw the fire _ black country. i was devastated when i saw the fire and - black country. i was devastated when i saw the fire and then i black country. i was devastated when i saw the fire and then a l when i saw the fire and then a few days later it was bulldozed and reduced to a pile of rubble. what a shame that part of our heritage matters demise in the way it has.— in the way it has. david fell in the way it has. david fell in love with _ in the way it has. david fell in love with the _ in the way it has. david fell in love with the building i in the way it has. david fell i in love with the building when he visited the pub a few years ago. i he visited the pub a few years am, ., , , ., he visited the pub a few years auo. h, ., he visited the pub a few years ago. i was blown away by the weirdness — ago. i was blown away by the weirdness of _ ago. i was blown away by the weirdness of it, _ ago. i was blown away by the weirdness of it, i— ago. i was blown away by the weirdness of it, i would i ago. i was blown away by the weirdness of it, i would say, | weirdness of it, i would say, more than anything. i suppose if you were in there after five or six pints, if you were in there after five orsix pints, inks if you were in there after five or six pints, inks may start to straighten up again.— straighten up again. david sent straighten up again. david spent eight _ straighten up again. david spent eight hours - straighten up again. david spent eight hours working | straighten up again. david i spent eight hours working on the model and wanted it to be as accurate as possible.- as accurate as possible. there is a lot of— as accurate as possible. there is a lot of planning. _ as accurate as possible. there is a lot of planning. if- as accurate as possible. there is a lot of planning. if it i is a lot of planning. if it does not rise again in the real at least there will be a miniature version.- at least there will be a miniature version. for more stories from _ miniature version. for more stories from across - miniature version. for more stories from across the i miniature version. for more stories from across the uk, | stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. the debate over the safety of school buildings in england has intensified, with the uk's prime minister having to deny overseeing budget cuts that led to crumbling concrete in schools not being repaired. on monday, a former senior civil servant told the bbc that rishi sunak halved the money available for recommended safety work when he was in charge of the nation's finances in 2021. more than a hundred schools in england have closed their buildings because of problems with what's called reinforced auto—claved aerated concrete, or raac. it has caused anxiety for children, parents and teachers and also provoked a full—blown political row, as our political editor chris mason reports. this you probably hadn't heard of it until the other day but this stuff, concrete that can get crumbly, is building into a political mess. did rishi sunak, when he was chancellor, walk away from repairs happening sooner? the man who used to be in the department for education's most senior civil servant reckons he did. i was absolutely amazed to see that the decision made by the government was to halve the school rebuilding programme, down from 100 a year to 50 a year. the chancellor, of course, was, at the time? rishi sunak. what does the prime minister make of that? i what does the prime minister make of that?— make of that? i think that is completely _ make of that? i think that is completely and _ make of that? i think that is completely and utterly i make of that? i think that is l completely and utterly wrong. one of the first things i did as chancellor in my first spending review in 2020 was to announce a new ten year school rebuilding programme for 500 schools. that equates to about 50 schools a year to be refurbished or rebuilt and if you look at what we have done over the previous decade, that is in line with what we have always done.— is in line with what we have always done. the secondary school in — always done. the secondary school in county _ always done. the secondary school in county durham i always done. the secondary | school in county durham was meant to open for the new term tomorrow but it cannot because of dangerous concrete. in both 2020 and 2021 the government promised 50 schools a year would be rebuilt. in 2019 the national audit office said that £765 million is allocated to repairing school buildings. that number has since fallen and now stands at £450 million. so squeezed budgets and competing priorities for spending. speaking to those involved in the internal negotiations within the cabinet at the time, they wanted more money for school repairs but treasury was not persuaded. i am told there were other bigger priorities for education, not least the amount of funding allocated her pupil. this concrete was not regarded as dangerous then as it is now. it is the education secretary who has decided on the need for greater caution, there was not much caution when she went all potty mouth after an interview this afternoon. has potty mouth after an interview this afternoon.— potty mouth after an interview this afternoon. has anyone ever said ou this afternoon. has anyone ever said you know — this afternoon. has anyone ever said you know what, _ this afternoon. has anyone ever said you know what, you - this afternoon. has anyone ever said you know what, you did i this afternoon. has anyone ever said you know what, you did a l said you know what, you did a bleepjob because said you know what, you did a bleep job because everyone else sat on the bleep and did nothing. no signs of that estimate it turns out no, not really. pl, estimate it turns out no, not reall . �* ., ., really. a new outfit a few hours later _ really. a new outfit a few hours later and _ really. a new outfit a few hours later and a - really. a new outfit a few| hours later and a different tone. i hours later and a different tone. ., ~' hours later and a different tone. ., ~ ., ., ., , tone. i would like to apologise for my choice _ tone. i would like to apologise for my choice language - tone. i would like to apologise for my choice language there. | for my choice language there. that was unnecessary. it was an off—the—cuff remark based on the interview. the interview had been pressing me quite hard on why i had not solve this issue that had been going on since 1994. it is frustrating because we are doing everything now to take a leading position and be on the front foot. but the consequence _ and be on the front foot. but the consequence of that is that schools like this one in eltham in south london having to close the gymnasium, the canteen and a toilet. ~ ., , the gymnasium, the canteen and a toilet. ~ . , ., the gymnasium, the canteen and atoilet. ~ . , ., , a toilet. what is now being said shows _ a toilet. what is now being said shows the _ a toilet. what is now being said shows the extent i a toilet. what is now being said shows the extent to l a toilet. what is now being i said shows the extent to which there is, you know, passing the buck within the cabinet. is rishi sunak strong enough to do anything about it? i doubt it. for some pupil's parents and teachers it is not going to be the start of the new term they expected. chris mason, bbc news at westminster. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the general who led a coup in gabon last week has just been sworn in as transitional president. general brice oligui nguema seized powerjust after ali bongo was declared to have won a third term. that election was widely described as flawed and mr bongo is now under house arrest. the head of the un nuclear watchdog has said he regrets that no progress has been made by iran on resolving outstanding issues over its nuclear programme. rafael grossi of the international atomic energy agency cited tehran's failure to re—activate surveillance cameras at its nuclear facilities. 2.7 tons of cocaine, worth more than $200 million has been seized off the canary islands in a joint operation by spanish and serbian police. it began in brazil where the cocaine was loaded onto the boat which was intercepted in international waters. six people were arrested and authorities say a balkan criminal organisation was dismantled. videos have emerged from syria which suggest that a renewed wave of protests against president bashar al—assad is continuing. unverified videos from the province of suwayda demonstrators calling on president assad to step down. senior doctors and dentists in new zealand will strike for the first ever time, after pay negotiations broke down. over 5,000 staff members are expected to walk out, with the strike lasting for two hours. further strikes are planned for later this month. new zealand's health authority say they are frustrated and extremely disappointed that their latest pay offer has not been accepted. earlier i spoke to sarah dalton, executive director of the association of salaried medical specialists — the union for senior doctors and dentists. i asked her how it has got to this point. we've been in bargaining with the health authority since february this year. we've been trying really hard to get a pay increase for our members that matches the rate of inflation. they took real pay cuts of the last few years with the last time they had in 2020 got 9% with the last time they had in 2020 got 1.9% which was cpi at the time. they say they have other priorities and have stretched as much as they can and what they are offering is equivalent between 4% and 5% for our members. we say that's not good enough. we rely very heavily on an international workforce, nearly 50% of consultants come from other parts of the world. we are in an international market and we have significant vacancies now that are not being billed. what does this mean for patients? it's a two hour stoppage. our members have agreed to make it as short as possible. we understand about 250 procedures are going to be cancelled or delayed as a result of the strike action. like any health union, we have arrangements in place so some of our members are staying to work to ensure patients are safe and cared for. and in the conversations you've had, the new zealand health authority has expressed disappointing saying they came up with an approved revived offer which they say was fair. how do you respond to that? we don't agree. the numbers aren't stacking up and they seem unable to explain to us what fair means. they talk about other priorities which seem to be higher to them that our specialist medical and dental workforce. their own data suggests we have 1700 missing specialists across oui’ system. we will not be able to recruit to those vacancies if doctors elsewhere understand that salaries in new zealand don't keep pace with inflation. and compare very unfavorably with those in australia. our members could double their salaries just by crossing the tasman. apologies for the technical glitch as we repeated one of those responses. we will have more on that story on our website as well. now priscilla presley has attended the world premiere of priscilla, the movie about her life and relationship with elvis. the 78—year—old joined the cast and crew at the venice film festival. she helped the director so if you could follow during the production of the movie and said although hard to what she did an amazing job. speaking to the audience a press conference, wasilla presley, his romance with elvis began when she was 14, spoke about the controversial age when they met in 1959 and he was 24. before we go, a quick reminder of our top story. north korea �*s kimjong lynn plans to travel to russia this month to meet president vladimir putin. a us official has told the us partner cbs that the two leaders will discuss the possibility of north korea providing weapons to moscow to support its war in ukraine, the official said. the exact location of the planned meeting is not clear and there was no immediate comment on the report also carried by other prominent us media outlets. from north korea or russia. sources told the nyt that mr king was most likely to travel by armoured train. that make mr kim. —— mr kim. hello there. the weather story so far this week has been dominated by sunshine and heat. and i suspect as we go through the week ahead, it's all going to be about numbers. 30 degrees was recorded on monday across parts of england and wales. highest temperatures of the summer �*23 was back injune with 32.2 celsius, but there is a possibility as we go through the week with heat and humidity building, that we could see 32 degrees, maybe even higher. which would be ironic because september is the start of meteorological autumn. for tuesday, though on the whole will start off with a little bit of low cloud, mist and fog across eastern england and maybe shrouding the far north of scotland, but that will quickly burn away. a lot of sunshine coming through, generally light winds. and once again, it is going to feel warm, if not hot in many places with temperatures peaking once again at around 29 or 30 degrees. now, as we move out of tuesday into the early hours of wednesday morning, we'll see yet again more low cloud, mist and fog developing. a little bit more extensive, perhaps coming in across eastern england. but it will be a mild at night, temperatures widely into the mid—teens. so as we move into wednesday, we're still under this influence of high pressure with lows sitting out across iberia. and that's driving in this southerly breeze, so it will turn increasingly more humid as we go through wednesday and thursday. and it's wednesday and thursday that we may well see those temperatures peaking. so to start off on wednesday, yes, perhaps a murky start, but it won't be long before that sunshine breaks through and we will see those temperatures continuing to climb with that light southerly wind direction. so highs possible of 31, maybe a degree or so higher as well. we will keep a very close eye on that as we go through the day on wednesday. into thursday, there's a risk of a few thundery downpours breaking out with that increasing humidity, they should be fairly isolated. but if you catch one, you may well know about them and they're likely to be up through the north—west. top temperatures generally of around 21, again into the low 30s across central and southern parts of england and wales. the dry, settled conditions continue into the weekend with the risk potentially of some rain, perhaps from monday onwards. take care. south—east asian leaders gather in jakarta to south—east asian leaders gather injakarta to talk trade, but several issue, including how to work with the us and china loom large. we'll have the latest. plus, fin—fluencers. what are they and what is the market? we dive into the world of financial influencers. hello and welcome to asia business report. the big developing story we're focusing on: sees asian leaders have gathered in jakarta sees asian leaders have gathered injakarta for a summit that is expected to see progress on green infrastructure, food security and the digital economy. the ten members of asean have found it harder to agree on other issues, including territorial disputes and how to work with us and china. for a closer look at what we can reasonably expect from the summit, i spoke to someone who specialises in research and governance and financial innovation. basically, their main theme of, if you like, this year's summit, is really, sustainable economic growth. and that is the main issue. however, there are other issues that they need to deal with and some of them are difficult ones like issues in myanmar, and also integrating timor—leste as part of the asean group. at the same time, they're dealing with some of the issues with regard to the indo—pacific, which includes also the conflicts, if you like, and tensions in the south china sea.