live from london, this is bbc news. world leaders from the 20 biggest economies are meeting in india's new delhi for this year's 620 summit. both vladimir putin and xi jinping will not be attending. two days on the run, but still no sign of daniel khalife. more than 150 british police officers to find the where about of the former soldier who escaped from the london prison of wandsworth king charles iii has recorded a message and released a favourite photograph of elizabeth ii to mark the first anniversary of his mother's death. he hailed his mother's life of devoted service.

hello, i'm victoria valentine. we start in india — where world leaders are expective to arrive in new delhi in the coming hours, ahead of this weekend's 620 summit. this was earlier — us presidentjoe biden departing washington for the summit. uk prime minister rishi sunak is also expected to attend. the 620 group consists of 19 of the world's wealthiest economies — and the european union. it accounts for 85% of global economic output and two—thirds of its population. it's a key forum for international issues — but there are deep divisions over some of these, like the war in ukraine. live now to siddarth varadarajan, the founding editor of the independent indian news website the wire. thank you very much forjoining us here on bbc news. what hope is there that india is able to push to the fore

the agenda of the global south? i think for india, the 620 has always been about, in a sense, pushing the ideas, views and interests of the global south. we've been doing this since 2008, from minister modi has also picked this up as a theme. what's clear is one outcome of this summit will be african unionjoining the 620, this has the backing of notjust india, but china, russia, in the us and france, so that's almost a done deal. and i think in general, to articulate issues on climate change or development on health from the perspective of the developing world. so this is a good opportunity for india to make that push, but of course, there are wider issues internationally like ukraine, which are proving to be quite an obstacle.— an obstacle. yes, quite an obstacle _ an obstacle. yes, quite an obstacle not _ an obstacle. yes, quite an obstacle not least - an obstacle. yes, quite an| obstacle not least because there's internal conflict

between members on issues such as ukraine, but also things like climate change, as well. under such circumstances, do you believe the 620 can speak with one voice?— with one voice? well, they obviously _ with one voice? well, they obviously cannot _ with one voice? well, they obviously cannot on - with one voice? well, they i obviously cannot on ukraine, for sure. obviously cannot on ukraine, forsure. in obviously cannot on ukraine, for sure. in fact, the last couple summits there hasn't even been a proper declaration. what you've had is a chairman statement which summarises everybody�*s positions. this time in india, you may not even have that because the differences appear to have sharpened. 0n climate change, i don't think the west will abandon its position that it will not pay for and deliver on its commitments as far as sharing technology and financing is concerned to mitigate the effects of climate change and to help developing countries switch to more ego friendly fuels. i think these will remain divisive issues, but on things like, as i said, perhaps on health and the role of africa, there are already

clear outcomes on the table. so come what may, mr modi will set store for a successful 620 to have something to show to the public. have something to show to the ublic. �* . , . have something to show to the ublic. �* ., , ., , have something to show to the ublic. �* ., ., , ., have something to show to the ublic. �* ., , ., , public. but as a result of this we can's _ public. but as a result of this we can's talks, _ public. but as a result of this we can's talks, coming - public. but as a result of this we can's talks, coming into l public. but as a result of this we can's talks, coming into a communique, would it be fair to see the 620 has lost its way? there is a sense that is the back of the 620 is not as dynamic as it was before. it was set up with a specific purpose to deal with the global financial crisis of 2008, and to some extent it successful. so yeah, there are lots of other groupings that have emerged — india as part of brics whichjust submit emerged — india as part of brics which just submit it members, so it's not as if the 620 is the only game in town. but as you said in your intro, they are a body which accounts for such a large share of the world's population and gdp, and

they ought to be doing things in tandem. but if that's not possible, the world will have to find other ways of solving its problems.— to find other ways of solving its problems. yes, the world does have — its problems. yes, the world does have to _ its problems. yes, the world does have to potentially - its problems. yes, the world does have to potentially find j does have to potentially find ways to solve its problem, and lots of things have changed since 2008, not least the pandemic, and changes the way nations trade with each other. is there a sense among the global academic community that globalisation may well be on the retreat?— the retreat? globalisation is sort of on — the retreat? globalisation is sort of on the _ the retreat? globalisation is sort of on the retreat - the retreat? globalisation is| sort of on the retreat largely because of major geopolitical factors — the russian invasion of ukraine and the growing perception in the us that china is notjust a strategic competitor, but a threat. that's led to this whole trend of what recalling decoupling, or de—risking. so there's a sense in which the advanced countries, the western countries, the western countries are consciously trying to undo some of the changes that have happened on the globalisation hub. but i don't see the rest of the world

necessarily abandoning deepening their ties with china, for example. the fact that there are lots of countries knocking on the door of brics tojoin countries knocking on the door of brics to join tells you that countries do want to work together, they want to find multilateral solutions, they want to work in a globalised situation, but not necessarily a globalisation that is defined and driven by the west, but one that's more attuned to the particular interests of the developing world.- developing world. really interesting, _ developing world. really interesting, thanks - developing world. really interesting, thanks so i developing world. really i interesting, thanks so much developing world. really - interesting, thanks so much for your time and analysis there. thank you so much. we'll be talking more about the 620 and some of the ambitions with our correspondent in india a little bit later on in the programme, about half an hour from now. let's turn to the uk — and the search for a terrorism suspect who escaped a london prison has entered a third day. police have refused to rule out the possibility that daniel khalife left the country after his escape on wednesday. he was awaiting trial on charges including collecting information useful

to an enemy state. simonjones is following the story. this is the food delivery lorry daniel khalife used to make his escape from wandsworth prison. and this is the moment, around an hour later, that officers caught up with its innocent driver — but the prisoner had vanished without a trace. police want to know if he had help to abscond. it's always part of an investigation, in this case, that other people may have been involved. and we will continue to investigate that. what i would say, if there is anybody out there who is supporting and assisting daniel khalife — you are committing a serious criminal offense if you do so, and we will be investigating you and i will try to find you. daniel khalife has been described by police as resourceful, a former soldier who may use his military skills to avoid being found. he was in wandsworth awaiting trial on terror charges, including an accusation that he tried to spy for iran. and this is how he got out. on wednesday morning, he'd been working in the prison kitchen —

that's around 50 metres from the nearest gate. at 7.32am, the food lorry, which had been making a delivery, drove out of the prison through that gate. it would have passed through the airlock, where security checks should have been carried out. 18 minutes later, daniel khalife was reported missing. the police were called 25 minutes after that, at 8.15am. they stopped the lorry at 8.37am. a former inmate, chrisjones, remembers him having access to the food delivery vehicles. you'd get a delivery, i think it was monday, wednesday, and friday or something like that, first thing in the morning. and he'd always be out there with the pallet truck, loading and unloading. he said, "oh," you know, "i'm going to be famous "for what i've done," and stuff like that. and, well, he is now, ain't he? police have been concentrating their search along the route that the food lorry took. daniel khalife would have escaped somewhere along its journey in southwest london. but officers admit he could be anywhere, or even trying to leave the country.

increased searches of vehicles at dover have led to the m20 being used to park lorries caught up in the ensuing delays. the government has now promised an independent review into the escape — but one officer at wandsworth, speaking anonymously, isn't surprised at what's happened. i've been working at wandsworth for years, and we used to have big, bulky, and experienced officers. but those guys have been replaced by young men who look like kids, and don't really know what they're doing. they ask prisoners what they should be doing, like, "what time should i let them out" and stuff. it's a joke. i'm surprised people don't escape all the time. ministers insist they've launched the largest—ever recruitment drive for the prison service. but this morning, the most immediate concern remains — britain's most wanted man is still on the run. simon jones, bbc news. the american actor danny masterson has been sentenced to at least 30 years in prison for raping two women. masterson is best known for his starring role

in that 70s show. both victims had been members of the scientology cult, and claim officials had discouraged them from contacting law enforcement about crimes committed by a fellow cult member. scientologists deny they had tried to silence the complaints. one of former us president donald trump's trade advisers has been found guilty on two counts of criminal contempt of congress in a federal trial on thursday. peter navarro was found in contempt for refusing to co—operate with an inquiry into the january 6th attack on the us capitol in 2021. each count carries a maximum of one year in prison and a fine of up to $100,000. 0ur correspondent 6ary 0'donoghue has more. this was an incredibly short trial, lasting just two days, and thejury tookjust about six hours to come to its guilty verdict on both charges. now those charges are contempt of congress — and that's

because peter navarro failed to comply with a congressional subpoena from the january 6th committee to produce documents and to appear to give testimony. what they wanted to hear about was something called the green bay sweep — which was peter navarro's own name for a plan to overturn the election results in congress onjanuary 6th. now he said he didn't have to give them the documents or appear because it was all covered by executive privilege, but the judge threw out that defence before the trial even started. so he was unable to run that, and really offered no defence in terms of his own case. after the court concluded, he appeared and said that he would appeal the conviction. he could face up to a year in prison on each of the charges and up to a $100,000 fine. we are expecting him to be sentenced in january. now he's the second trump adviser to be charged on contempt of congress — steve bannon, of course, got four months for the same

charges, but he's still at liberty because his appeal is pending. but here we are, once again, the president's men going to court and getting convicted. the head of one of japan's premiere men's talent agencies, julie fujishima, has resigned over allegations of sexual abuse by its late founder. jonny kitigawa was the head ofjapan�*s biggest pop talent agency until his death four years ago. he was arguably the most influentialfigure injapan�*s entertainment industry and his talent company has held a near—monopoly onjapanese boy bands for decades. investigators found kitagawa "extensively" abused hundreds of boys and young men at the agency over a six—decade career. he never faced criminal prosecution. injapan, home to the world's second—biggest music market, one company has dominated for decades.

johnny & associates is the country's biggest j—pop star—maker — but for years, rumours of sexual abuse have surrounded the founder of the all—male talent agency, the late johnny kitagawa. now, a sign of respect and remorse in a hugely significant moment. before stepping down as ceo, julie fujishima has, for the first time, admitted that abuse of young boys had taken place in her uncle's organisation. translation: both the agency itself and myself as a person i recognise that sex abuse byjohnny kitagawa took place. i apologise to his victims from the bottom of my heart. the agency had promised to compensate the victims, some of whom had been watching. translation: | believe that | an agency that retains johnny's name should not exist.

translation: she acknowledged and sincerely apologised - for what happened, but it's not like the emotional— scars are gone. it is very difficult to overstate the clout, the power, the influence that johnny kitagawa held over japan's entertainment industry. if you were a young japanese teenager who wanted to become a pop star, who wanted to break through, his agency was your gateway. pressure grew on the agency when the allegations resurfaced earlier this year in a bbc documentary, where one of the victims — who wanted to remain anonymous — told our colleague that their career would've been harmed if they did not comply with kitagawa's sexual demands. translation: johnny told me, "go and have a bath." - johnny filled up the bath. i thought, "isn't he kind?" but then, he reached for my trousers. later, several boys told me, "you have to put up with it, "or you won't succeed."

more people came forward with their stories after the documentary, including j—pop star kauan 0kamoto, who said he was abused by kitagawa when he was 15. last week, an independent investigation found that the entertainment mogul had abused hundreds of boys repeatedly over six decades, and that the family's management of the firm had allowed the assault to continue. it's not clear yet how the scandal will changejapan�*s entertainment industry, with an empire and a brand that's been synonymous with the country's pop culture so publicly disgraced. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, tokyo. and next hour, we'll cross live to tokyo, to get the latest from shaimaa khalil. north korea claims to have launched its first submarine capable of carrying out an underwater nuclear attack — though there's no evidence yet of its operational ability. these pictures were released by north korean state media —

we will bring them to you when we have them. the vessel was unveiled in a ceremony on wednesday, overseen by the leader kimjong—un. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. and 6reek emergency services continue to try to rescue dozens of people who've been trapped by floods in the centre of the country. a government spokesman has described the flooding bought by storm daniel as a phenomenon unlike any other seen previously. some areas saw a year's worth of rainfall in 2a hours. a teenager has been arrested in connection with an alleged homophobic attack outside a pub in south london. the two men, in their 20s and 30s, were attacked last month. a 19—year—old male has now been arrested on suspicion of two counts of grievous bodily harm

and remains in police custody. hurricane lee has strengthened to a category 5 storm with winds that can exceed 250 kph — or 157 mph. the us national hurricane center forecasts dangerous beach conditions around the western atlantic through early next week. puerto rico, hispanola, turks and caicos, and the bahamas are being warned of "life—threatening" rip currents. you're live with bbc news. king charles has remembered his late mother, queen elizabeth let's turn to australia — planned strike action at two major liquefied natural gas plants in australia has again been delayed. mediation talks are continuing between unions and the us energy giant chevron, which owns the facilities. the dispute over pay and conditions has caused volatility in global gas prices. live now to sydney — we can speak to reporter phil mercer. what's the latest?

i'v e i've just been looking at a facebook post by an alliance of trade unions that's representing hundreds of workers of the 6orgon and wheatstone liquefied natural gas plants in western australia, and the statement on social media is saying that strike action will proceed. now the trade unions have made a pretty withering set of comments about chevron, the us energy giant, in terms of its negotiations over this pay dispute — trade unions saying that the companies performance and bargaining has been inapt, and bargaining has been inapt, and it now faces its day of reckoning. so for much of this week, both sides, the unions and chevron, the energy and company, have been engaged in talks with australia's industrial empire, the fair were commissioned. but according to that facebook post, those talks have broken

down and industrial action is on its way. down and industrial action is on its way-— down and industrial action is onitswa. . ~ ., on its way. what kind of impact could this _ on its way. what kind of impact could this have _ on its way. what kind of impact could this have around - on its way. what kind of impact could this have around the i could this have around the world? , ., , , ., , could this have around the world? , ., , world? these two lng plants are in western _ world? these two lng plants are in western australia _ world? these two lng plants are in western australia - _ world? these two lng plants are in western australia - they i in western australia — they together produce about 5% of the world's liquefied natural gas. australia is a major exporter of lng. it supplies most of its liquefied natural gas to countries in asia, its biggest customers are china, japan, south korea and taiwan. so if those countries in asia can't get there ln6 from australia, they'll go shopping elsewhere, increasing global competition for resources. this could well mean that other parts of the world, including europe, are deprived of lng resources because they've been diverted to asia. so when you speak to experts about that industrial action, they say that if it's over quite quickly, it won't have an overbearing effect on the

global energy market, but they do have concerns for global energy supplies if this industrial action is protracted.- industrial action is rotracted. ., ~ , industrial action is rotracted. ., ~', , protracted. phil, thanks very much. we'll _ protracted. phil, thanks very much. we'll be _ protracted. phil, thanks very much. we'll be talking i protracted. phil, thanks very much. we'll be talking more| much. we'll be talking more about this story in the business news with an energy analyst, of course is notjust theissue analyst, of course is notjust the issue of suppliers, but of prices as well, i'm seeing here a research note from australia's anz bank, saying global gas markets are on edge as that deadline for strikes edges ever closer, so do stay with us for that. king charles has remembered his late mother, queen elizabeth ii, one year on from her death. the king released this photo — which has been described a favourite of his mother, taken by cecil beaton in 1968. it accompanied an audio message, in which king charles said he recalled "with great affection her long life, "devoted service, and all she meant to so many of us".

the number of disposable vapes being thrown away in the uk has nearly quadrupled in the last year to five million per week, according to new research. it means eight are thrown away every second, with huge amounts of materials like lithium and copper ending up in landfill. ben king reports. this plant recycles the waste of two million people in south london, sorting it out so it can be turned into new cans, bottles, cardboard and paper. but it's not designed to handle disposable vapes. here are some of the vapes that have been thrown away here. they're in all different shapes and sizes, but they're all complicated bits of equipment — containing copperwires, lithium batteries, and plastic — and they're causing big problems when it comes to how to deal with them once they're thrown away. the batteries can catch fire on the conveyor belts, causing a major hazard, and forcing the plant to stop working.

the owner, veolia, says vapes and other lithium batteries cause around one fire a day. here's where they should go — a special bin only for disposable vapes, which are then recycled by hand. there should be one like this in every shop that sells vapes — although many don't have them. if you buy this item, return it back to the shop or store who is selling — that's regulation, they should provide this. and if they don't, ask them — you know, ask them to provide this service, because they should — that's the number one thing. don't litter them into the street and, more importantly, you know, don't put them in your bin at home, because it's where it could create some fires on the trucks or on the site. the vapes problem has been getting worse — eight are now thrown away every second, according to research. the number being binned has nearly quadrupled in a year, to five million each week. and the cost of recycling these vapes could be up to £200 million a year. the industry says the rise of vapes has been so rapid that it's been difficult to keep up.

all of the major waste—care companies in the uk have waste recycling or vape recycling programmes up and running now — they didn't have six months ago. so everything is catching up. now we just have to get consumers to actually do the right thing. the scottish government is considering a ban on disposable vapes — and if the industry can't find a way to reduce the waste problem, pressure will grow for more government action around the uk. ben king, bbc news, south london. let's get some of the day's other news now. military authorities in mali say at least 64 people have been killed in two separate attacks by islamist militants in the northeast of the country. they say 50 jihadists have also been killed. three days of mourning have now been declared. sudden torrential rain has caused widespread flash floods in hong kong. the territory's weather

agency said more than 158 millimetres of rain fell in one hour on thursday. this is the highest hourly rate since records began nearly 140 years ago. the hong kong authorities have ordered schools to close on friday, and urged residents to remain sheltering indoors. a semi—final match at the us open has been suspended for nearly an hour due to a protest by climate—change activists. play between coco 6auff and karoline muchova was halted in the second set after a group began chanting "end fossil fuels". one of the protesters glued his feet to the stadium floor, extending the delay. security staff removed the group from the crowd. the winner of the coveted mercury music prize — which celebrates the british or irish album of the year — has been announced. take a listen. love it! this is ezra collective — they won for their album, where i'm meant to be.

the quintet was among a dozen acts in the running for the prestigious award, alongside raye, arctic monkeys, and fred again. a chinese coffee chain which began selling latte drinks infused with a famous brand of chinese rice liquor has ordered an emergency restock of supplies after an unexpected boom in sales. luckin coffee's special lattes are infused with maotai baijiu — a pricey and pungent liquor that dates back to the qing dynasty. the unusual pairing of coffee and maotai was a surprise hit, with luckin�*s 10,000 stores selling more than five million cups of the boozy beverage on the first day of sales. maotai is traditionally associated with older, wealthy people in china, so its tie—in with luckin is being hailed as a ploy to attract the interest of young consumers. really interesting, there we go. stay with us here on bbc news.

business your business news in five minutes' time, see you then. hello there. temperatures have been creeping up day by day. and on thursday, we saw the warmest day of the year so far in wisley, in surrey — 32.6 celsius, rounding up to 33 celsius. now, most places ended thursday on a dry, warm and muggy note, but some pretty ferocious thunderstorms, northern ireland through scotland have been raging. they will continue to clear the way northwards of the early part of friday and then we'll start to see some low cloud, mist and fog rolling in off the north sea, affecting eastern scotland and northeast england. a very warm and muggy night to come for all areas, particularly across the south. so we start off with this grey, misty, foggy weather across eastern scotland through the firth of forth, and across northeast england. it will gradually burn back to the north sea coast as we move through the morning. so sunshine will make an appearance here fairly quickly, but for most it's another dry, sunny, and hot and humid day.

a bit of high cloud building across england and wales later on. then we could start to see some thundery showers pushing into the southwest of england as we push into the evening. mid—to—high—205 celsius, up to 29 celsius or so for northeast scotland, low 30s for southeast england, another hot day to come. through friday night, we could see these showers, thunderstorms becoming a bit more extensive across central and northern areas, bit of mist and murk around some coasts. otherwise, for most, it's another dry and a warm, muggy night. so into saturday then, we start off with plenty of sunshine around it'll feel very humid at this point. start to see more wind, cloud, breeze picking up for northwest of scotland with this weather front. ahead of it, we'll start to see some showers and thunderstorms breaking out, certainly across scotland, northern ireland, maybe northern parts of england and wales. very hot on saturday, we could be up to 33 celsius again in the southeast. temperatures will be coming down, though, in the northwest. for sunday, we start to see some changes — the air starts to destabilise from the atlantic as these weather fronts encroach in.

so, although much of england wales will have another hot and sunny day, there is the threat of showers and thunderstorms becoming more widespread in the north and the west. temperatures will be coming down across scotland and northern ireland closer to the seasonal norm, but still another hot day for england and wales, with 30 celsius or so in the southeast. the heat lasts for monday across southeastern areas, but then all areas will be cooler with sunshine and showers for the rest of the week.

live from london, this is bbc news. india in the hot seat — as leaders head for the 620 summit in new delhi, their host wants a better financial deal for the developing world in the fight against climate change. most importantly, they will also be talking about the reform of multilateral institutions like the world bank, the international monetary fund, and the united nations security council. this is something that india in particular will be pushing for. also coming up, trouble in the pipeline — australian ln6 workers press ahead with strike action in a dispute that has rattled european gas markets. plus, a pr scrum at rugby world cup — french energy giant total denies using the event for "greenwashing". but the sport admits there's a "challenging debate" around their role as lead sponsor.