01/04/2016 World News Today

This is BBC World News with me, Alpa Patel.

Today: Our top story - South Africa's president addresses

the nation over the latest controversy to embroil him.

Jacob Zuma ignores calls for his resignation following a court ruling

I never knowingly or deliberately set out to violate the constitution.

A new global study reveals how a dramatic rise in obesity

you is weighing heavy on public health.

Also coming up: A jury gives its verdict over alleged plans

for a terror attack against American forces based in the UK.

Planned before his death - the tribute concert David Bowie

Stars celebrate his life, and love, of New York.

South African President Jacob Zuma says he'll abide by the ruling

of the country's highest court that he should pay back some

of the public money spent on his private home.

24 hours ago the highest court in the country ruled he'd failed

to uphold the constitution by ignoring the findings

by an official anti-corruption watchdog.

In the last hour, President Zuma apologised to the nation

I respect the judgment and will abide by it.

I have consistently stated that I would pay

an amount towards the security upgrades, once this has been

really are expecting to speak to our correspondent in the next few

moments. We hope will happen at Stoney shortly.

There are now more adults in the world classified as obese

than underweight, according to a major new study.

The research looked at almost 20 million adults from 1975 to 2014.

It found obesity in men has tripled to nearly 11% overall -

and more than doubled in women to nearly 15%.

And as our Health Editor Hugh Pym reports, the problem is predicted

This could be one part of winning the battle of the bulge and the

struggle to control weight and improve health. Loretta is a

personal trainer working with those who might feel inhibited going to a

gym. She had run away its challenges and knows about the obstacles in the

way. I am back now but I was much bigger and went to a of classes and

just couldn't keep up, I injured myself, I had a bad experience and

was singled out and felt uncomfortable. My classes are

hopefully for everyone. The report illustrates the increasing global

obesity. In 1970 75p .2% of men were obese. 6.4% of women were obese in

1975 and nearly 15% by 2014. As for the UK, by 2025 it is predicted to

have the highest obesity levels what women in Europe.

Exercise and personal responsibility clearly have an important part to

play in tackling the weight issue. There is an increasing focus on the

role of food and drink companies and if they should be doing more to help

consumers cut the calories. The Chancellor announced a sugar tax

and fizzy drinks in the budget and Government action to curb

supermarket price promotions is expected. Some experts say

manufacturers should be pushed in the right direction. It's what I got

lazy capitalism. The food industry is doing the easiest thing to try

and make money. Industry must be made to work harder. We need

policies and programmes to level the playing field. Some said it was down

to all of us. It is that the cup but people must make a change

themselves. It can always be the Government. If you grew up eating

crisps and all the rest of it it will be difficult to get out of that

circle. While many are working to control

their weight there is a lot more heavy lifting needed to avoid the

protected obesity epidemic. Mexico is one country struggling

with this obesity epidemic, with more than half the residents

in it's capital city Arantxa Colchero is a health

economist at Mexico's National She recently published a study

looking at how a tax She joins me from the

city of Cuernavaca. Why ever such high rates of obesity

and diabetes in Mexico? -- why are they? In Mexico the prevalence of

obesity is 70%. And 30% among children. The prevalence of diabetes

is 14% and the problem is only 70% are diagnosed. Obesity is increasing

in the world. The problem is very high in Mexico and for several

reasons. One of them is the world health organisation recommends added

sugars should not be more than 10% of total energy intake. In Mexico on

average 12.5% of added sugars are in the total energy intake. Consumption

of sugar sweetened beverages is very high. That represents a lock, 70% of

these added sugars. Is it just that problem or is it

also unhealthy food and a lack of exercise? Yes, I think obesity has

many factors. There is a lot of causes around obesity, but we have

identified that consumption of sugar sugar sweetened beverages is very

high. Mexico was the highest consumer in world's but now it is

chilly. Mexico is now second. 12% of total energy intake on average among

Mexicans is from added sugars. From that, 70% is sugar sweetened

beverages. It's not the only cause but it has contributed. They you

know how much this is costing Mexico's economy? -- do you know?

Obesity in general, has a very high costs and that is a huge problem

because people are not aware of the consequences of eating or drinking

unhealthy food. Because they are not aware they do it and that causes a

lot of problems, one of them is very high direct cost related to health

expenditure. Thank you very much for joining us.

An Islamist extremist has been found guilty of planning an attack

against American forces based in Britain.

Junead Khan was a delivery driver whose route took him past RAF

Police said he'd planned to stage a car crash and to attack

The black flag of so-called Islamic state hanging behind him in his

bedroom. This is Junead Khan who was planning the first attack on US

servicemen in the UK and was helped and advised by a IS recruiter in

Syria. His targets were American airbases in East Anglia including

RAF Lakenheath. His plan was to slaughter a US airman and an attack

similar to the one on Route Lee Rigby. His weapon was that life he

tried to buy what you get a home-made bomb. His intention was to

target a US military officer by staging a car crash. He was then

going to use a knife to attack that officer, he also researched

extensively and got instructions on how to make a bomb. As Junead Khan

makers plans last summer his friend the time, seen here on the left, was

killed by the Americans in Syria. IS leader and plan of attack on the

west he was in a vehicle destroyed by a drone. This seems to have

increased Junead Khan's determination. When he was arrested

last July his iPhone contained the key evidence including an online

conversation what I can promise IS recruiter. Using encrypted social

media at, he advised Junead Khan, it is best to have at least pipe bombs

pressure to drop bombs in case something happens so you can do,

suicide bomb. When Junead Khan announced his

intention to target US servicemen and airbases in Britain, his conduct

in Syria offered to help. Just over one week later Junead Khan was

arrested in six weeks after that, his contact in Syria was killed by

an American drone strike, the plot abruptly terminated. He had been one

of IS most prolific propagandists which is why the Americans regarded

him as so dangerous. Unlike a single fighter with an AK-47 on the ground,

he had the potential through his all my efforts to reach across the ocean

and to motivate radicalise and inspire violence in foreign

countries around the world. With two of his IS contact dead from drone

strikes, Junead Khan now faces a long prison sentence for his part in

plotting to kill US servicemen based in Britain.

Now a look at some of the days other news:

say a woman has died of ebola, months after the epidemic

The 30-year-old died in hospital in the capital Monrovia.

Liberia was declared free of ebola in January, but there have been

several small flare-ups in the region.

Donald Trump is held talks with Republican party leaders are

damaging row over his loyalty. His meeting at the Republican National

committee lasted for 30 minutes but few details were revealed. Earlier

this week he accused the committee of treating him unfairly. After

today he tweeted the meeting was a very nice.

The Indonesian government has threatened to blacklist

Leonardo DiCaprio after the Oscar-winning actor made

critical statements about the country's palm oil

industry during a visit.On social media, the American actor posted

about the threat to the Le-ooser national park in Aceh.

A top official said if the comments are judged as "incitement",

Let's return to our main story and said that's president has been

addressing the nation over the controversy of his home. We can join

our correspondent from Johannesburg. The president has apologised, but he

says he will repay some of the money but we don't know how much? Indeed,

President Jacob Zuma came out tonight and addressed the nation

live on television, a rare event. He said he apologises for the issue

that has dragged on longer than it should have. He also said he'd never

knowingly or deliberately tried to subvert the constitution. With that,

that was President Zuma clinging to power for a few more years. The

African National Congress, his party, is now holding a briefing and

they say they welcome the President's explanation. He said he

also welcomes the judgment of the Constitutional Court which was

issued yesterday which was pretty damning against him. It is

interesting, because it is the highest court that found he had

broken the Constitution. How is he going to rule with any authority

now? Here is a situation. The electoral system is proportional

representation. People vote for the party to come into power, they don't

vote for the individual. Jacob Zuma is set to Parliament by the African

National Congress, which he is the president of, and then they elect

him to beat the president of the company. If they do not recall

President Zuma from his position that he stays exactly where he is.

Tonight it is clear the African National Congress stands by him, but

make no mistake, they are usually divided. There are those who want

President Zuma to resign immediately and some of them are speaking

publicly, and many others who want him to continue, who think this is

just a political ploy to remove him from power. For now, thank you very

much. Hopes of finding more survivors and

collapsed flyover in Kolkata are fading. Police have opened

proceedings against the company in charge of construction.

The last of the rubble is being cleared, no more bodies

There is some debris being removed and it has been insured there is no

As for the possibility of survivors, that is no more in this area.

I'm standing right in the middle of the crossroads where this

Look at the scale of the structure that came crashing down.

Remember, this is one of the busiest areas of one of the busiest cities

in India and it happened at midday, one of the busiest times of day.

As more twisted steel and shattered concrete is loaded onto trucks

What people want to know is why what should have been a fairly

straightforward construction project ended in such terrible disaster.

Everyone is not ready to see the area.

From 2009 the work has been going on.

Now we don't know when it will be complete.

With state elections just days away it has become a huge political

issue, not just here in Bengal, but across India.

People are asking why a construction company that had been blacklisted

by other Indian states were still in charge.

Was the long delayed project being rushed under pressure

Meanwhile, what remains of the overpass reflects

Two great arms of steel twisted and slumped, as if

South Korea says North Korea has fired another ballistic missile

off its east coast into the sea, just hours after U.S.

President Obama and China's President Xi Jinping were agreeing

to cooperate against any North Korean nuclear threat,

at a nuclear security summit attended by world leaders

The BBC's defence and diplomatic correspondent, Jonathan Marcus,

In nuclear security talks going on, Korea showing it really is not happy

about these talks and it will continue to do what it needs to do

in order to defend itself? That is the message coming from all the

North Korean diplomats. Yesterday the Americans were meeting with

senior South Korean and Japanese leaders, also the Chinese president

expressed concerns about North Korea and its nuclear programme, and we

had a rare opportunity in London to hear from the knock against

themselves, the ambassador to London. He came in and I was

speaking to him. I put it to him many of his colleagues are talking

about there being a situation of semi-war on the Korean peninsula and

he wasn't backing away from that Andy at all. The situation in the

Korean peninsular is a very serious, it is on the brink of nuclear war.

As you said, I think it is at a state of semi-war, that is correct.

Any time a walk and break