a tropical storm that s wreaked havoc in the southern philippines has left 180 people dead. more than 70,000 people have been forced from their homes. the island of mindanao has been the worst hit area so far and a state of emergency has been declared in several locations there. the storm has now begun to travel west, hitting the popular resort islands of palawan. andy moore reports. clinging to the neck of his rescuer, a young boy is carried across the floodwaters. there was little sign of official help here, just villagers doing their best to rescue each other with fragile ropes. in a country used to devastating storms, this took many by surprise. the authorities said too many people had ignored warnings to leave coastal areas and river banks. many of the casualties were on the main southern island, mindanao. this man said houses were getting flooded but people couldn t escape, so they got caught in the strong currents and swept away. many places were hit by landslides. fli
but managers say there was never any risk to the public. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. the vietnamese prime minister pushes for a two way trade deal with america. will president trump consider it a priority? find out how this boss built her business when banks would not lend her any money. hello and welcome to asia business report. the vietnamese prime minister will be keen to negotiate bilateral trade deal with us president donald trump when they meet later. this comes several months after washington dropped out of the transpacific partnership. earlier i spoke to a man who will meet him tomorrow night. he told me why a two way trade deal is so important for vietnam. vietnam is very disappointed when president trump backed out of the transpacific partnership on his first day in office. in vietnam, it is quite a two for vietnam that he is the first leaderfrom two for vietnam that he is the first leader from south east asia to see the preside
were facing unacceptable stress . the letter comes after two days of unrest at the mount establishment in hertfordshire. mark lobel reports. there have been days of disorder at prisons wiltshire and hertfordshire where riot trained officers were deployed to subdue unruly prisoners. this past year has brought an average of 20 attacks a day on staff in prisons in england and wales, following a decline in the number of prison officers over the past few years and complaints over pay. now the president of prison governors‘ association is publicly blaming the government for what she calls a crisis in many jails and unacceptable stress and anxiety amongst workers. in an open letter to prison governors, andrea albutt says the state has failed to help them cope with population pressures in prison, having changed the way the prisons are run for the worse. ms albutt says the government s decision taken earlier this year to separate operational control of the prison system from respon
bowlers channelling australian bowlers chanbeling beyonce. good morning. it s wednesday, 2nd august. welcome to bbc newsroom live recent unrest in english and welsh jails is causing grave concern , according to the prison governors association. in an open letter, the president of the organisation said governors were facing unacceptable stress . the letter comes after two days of unrest at the mount establishment in hertfordshire. mark lobel reports. there have been days of disorder at prisons in wiltshire and hertfordshire where riot trained officers were deployed to subdue unruly prisoners. this past year has brought an average of 20 attacks a day on staff in prisons in england and wales, following a decline in the number of prison officers over the past few years and complaints over pay. now the president of prison governors‘ association is publicly blaming the government for what she calls a crisis in many jails and unacceptable stress and anxiety amongst workers. i
i need that to come through now. and the australian bowlers channelling their inner beyonce in a bid to save their green. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. after 65 years of official public engagements, the duke of edinburgh will make his final solo appearance on royal duty today. prince philip will attend a parade by the royal marines, of which he s the captain general. now 96, he s the longest serving consort in british history. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. he s been a familiar and sometimes forthright feature of national life ever since his marriage to the then princess elizabeth in november 1947. and although his robust approach to people and events have sometimes got him into trouble, few can criticise his devotion to royal duty. most often in support of the queen, but also in pursuit of his own separate programme, supporting issues like the environment and the development of the awards programme for young people which he created and which is