now, in many so furlough fraud, now, in many cases, will be difficult to pursue. in many industries, it is easier, but even now, it will be difficult to do that. in terms of the coben inquiry itself, this section has now finished, with the prime minister giving evidence today. you have written and flagged that the inquiry is expensive, in particular the amount of public money spent on lawyers and pr advice. the public accounts committee _ lawyers and pr advice. the public accounts committee hasn't - lawyers and pr advice. the public accounts committee hasn't done | lawyers and pr advice. the public. accounts committee hasn't done any work to look exactly at the inquiry, and of course, it is a judge led inquiry and needs to have its own spaces. it would be wrong for me to try and make a conclusion about where it is going and whether it itself is value for money at this point, because of is still part way through, but i think it's important to conclude there would have an inquiry that does this way, nothing is important to look at what happens in governments in these situations. going back to the committee have said, we were concerned when we look at the preparation for covid that the preparation had all been around health and that other things, and there was not a plan. and really, a

lot of people thought they would not be standing when the music stopped. we have a big issue about how to manage risk and resilience in government, something we have looked at since covid in particular. we think there was a big issue there about making sure we are prepared for the worse, hoping for the best, but too often, covid really showed up but too often, covid really showed up some elements of our system that show we were not preparing for the worse, and had to act fast, and in many cases, act fast and rather loose, really, with government finances. i want to ask you about the cost of the rewind scheme. we learned last week 219 million, so an extra 100 million this year and 50 million to rwanda next year. you were questioning the permanent secretary from the home office today, and we learned that more money is going to be paid next year, the year after, and the year after that. but he wasn't able to tell you how much. why? wasn't able to tell you how much. wh ? , ., , , wasn't able to tell you how much. wh ? , . , , ., , wasn't able to tell you how much. wh? , .,., why? this has been a bit of a “oke, actuall . i why? this has been a bit of a “oke, actually. i select i why? this has been a bit of a “oke, actually. i select committee, h why? this has been a bit of a joke, actually. i select committee, the l actually. i select committee, the public accounts committee and another asked the dublin for the figures. he refused to provide the mentally sent as a letter, published

before we had even seen it, on thursday night at quarter to ten. he said that he then revealed some of the figures we have been asking for, and that is because he said they have been leaked to the international monetary fund are released to them. we don't have a buy are being investigated, but we now know there is a five year plan for payment, but we do not know what the payments will be after the next financial year. the payments will be after the next financialyear. it the payments will be after the next financial year. it is just not good enough. this is a flagship government scheme. we have no understanding about why he will not share figures with us, we are now seeking a meeting with him across both select committee to see if we can a proper report to the parliament about the cost of the scheme. thanks very much a being with us this evening. —— thanks very much for being with us this evening. that's all from us tonight. sorry again for the technical problems tonight. i'll be back tomorrow. join us for all the reaction after that rwanda vote. goodnight

ukraine's president zelensky is in the us today — making a plea for crucial financial support in his country's battle against russia. funding worth billions of dollars is being held up by a political row in congress, with republicans demanding concessions on domestic issues first. jessica parker has the story. he's here on a rescue mission to liberate billions of dollars in defence aid for ukraine, money that's become ensnared in arguments amongst us lawmakers. if there is anyone inspired by unresolved issues on capitol hill, it's just putin and his sick clique. overnight, a fresh wave of russian missile strikes crushed buildings in kyiv and blew craters in the earth. ukraine's war is with russia, but officials must battle sceptics

in the west who ask, "what's the endgame?", after ukraine's faltering counteroffensive. it is widely seen to have not delivered hoped—for gains. what in your view went wrong? translation: indeed, - for us it is very difficult today, but it doesn't mean that victory won't be on our side. translation: indeed, - for us it is very difficult today, but it doesn't mean that victory won't be on our side. in may, everyone in our country wanted the war to end quickly. there were hopes, but they didn't come true. but it's not a tragedy. there is now a big question of what next, even with ukraine's of what next, even with ukraine's obvious will to endure. but days aren't without joy, even for the sons of soldiers. this boy's dad's away fighting. his mother has this plea. the russians are too much

and they do have a lot of weapons, so we need more and more and more. without the support of the united states, i don't know what would happen here. people here aren't talking about giving up hope, or indeed the frontline fight, but those firm promises from some western leaders that they've been with ukraine for the long haul suddenly feel far more fragile. a commanderfrom russia's red army is sawn down from public view. also in peril this week are hopes forfresh eu economic aid and progressing membership talks, as ukraine tries to forge a path to europe by severing the past. jessica parker, bbc news, in kyiv. in times fighting continues in gaza. in times fighting continues in gaza. injabaliya in the north and khan

younis which is gaza's second visit his city in the south. benjamin netanyahu described the minute as the beginning of the end for hamas, designated a terror organisation by the uk government. israel's defence minister has said his country has no intention of staying permanently in the gaza strip. they are open to discussing who could control the palestinian territory as long as it was not a group hostile to israel. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a girl accused of the murder of the transgender teenager brianna ghey in february has told a jury at manchester crown court that she heard a scream and turned round to see her co—accused stabbing her. the 16—year—old, identified only as girl x, became upset as she told the jury she saw another teenager, identified only as boy y,

stabbing brianna with a knife. moon a teenage boy has appeared in court charged with murder after a woman was shot dead in east london. lianne gordon was killed in hackney last tuesday, and a man and a 16—year—old boy also suffered gunshot wounds. today, a 16—year—old boy was remanded in custody at barkingside magistrates' court. he was also charged with two counts of attempted murder. a new type of street drug — which can be hundreds of times stronger than heroin — has been linked to at least 5a deaths across the uk. nitazenes are synthetic opioids, which are believed to be imported from china. you're live with bbc news. chinese president xijinping will make his first trip to neighbouring vietnam in six years, arriving on tuesday. he will meet the prime minister and the president, with commercial ties emphasised in statements by both countries. but the backdrop is geopolitical

following a visit to vietnam this year by presidentjoe biden — and continued tension over china's claims in the south china sea — particularly after the release of a new official map by china in september, showing sovereignty over most of the area. let's discuss that with nguyen khac giang, who is a visiting fellow in vietnamese politics at the yusof ishak institute. thank you so much forjoining us on news day today. as i mentioned, an interesting timing following presidentjoe biden �*strip, why is shejean payne going to vietnam now? beijing's growing concern about vietnam, especially with the space

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vietnam. forthe more willing to use power to vietnam. for the better process with the other states. at the same time vietnam and china are both one—party states so they played out the disagreement trying now to show the public they actually have sometimes common interests in maintaining security. would not be a big obstacle... security. would not be a big obstacle. . ._ security. would not be a big obstacle... ., ~ . ., obstacle... thank you so much for “oininu us obstacle... thank you so much for joining us on _ obstacle... thank you so much for joining us on newsday _ obstacle... thank you so much for joining us on newsday today. - obstacle... thank you so much for joining us on newsday today. my i joining us on newsday today. my pleasure. in the uk — the covid inquiry looking into how political decisions were made during the pandemic. today, it was the turn of british prime minister rishi sunak to answer questions, as his �*eat out to help out�* scheme was said to have cost many lives and prioritised the economy over lives. and staying with the uk rival groups

of conservative backbench mps have and staying with the uk, rival groups of conservative backbench mps have been meeting to discuss tomorrow's parliamentary vote on the government's latest proposals to send illegal immigrants to rwanda. some say they will back it as long as it remains unchanged, others say it must be amended. here's our political editor chris mason. it's a huge test. this is what's known as the second reading of a piece of legislation, a planned new law, the first time it's substantially debated and voted upon on the floor of the house of commons. you have to go back decades for a government to have been defeated at second reading. so it's a big moment. defeat for a government is always a big moment and those in and around the prime minister acknowledge that the numbers are tight. that said, they say they're confident that they can win and they are absolutely definitively of the view, at least tonight, that they are not going to pull the vote. you'll have heard the advice from the european research group suggesting that the whole thing ought to be pulled.

that would be admitting defeat by pulling it. but perhaps from the government's perspective, a less bad option than actually having a defeat inflicted upon them. if, though they can manage to win, well, that's better than defeat. but it means the debate would rumble on in the new year with a very narrow path for the government to try and make this law. but they make the argument the government is the only way you can possibly get anyone on a plane to rwanda before the election. the stakes are huge. the prime minister, as i mentioned a few minutes ago, persuading people at breakfast time tomorrow and will continue to do throughout the day quite a moment, whatever happens. more challenges at home for the us presidentjoe biden, that's thanks to house speaker mike johnson. the us house of representatives, which remains under republican control, will vote on thursday to formalise its impeachment inquiry of president biden.

speakerjohnson revealed that in a closed—door meeting with fellow republicans. the two movies went head to head in the summer — so perhaps it's no suprise that barbie and oppenheimer lead the nominations at the golden globe awards. the globes have attracted controversy in recent years due to allegations of corruption and a lack of diversity within its membership. will this year buck the trend? david sillito reports. welcome to the golden globe awards! the golden globes, the funnier, more unruly cousin to the oscars, is at the moment trying to reinvent itself after a scandal over a lack of diversity. there's also another problem for awards shows — a lack of viewers. in recent years, as the gap between critical acclaim and box office success has grown, tv audiences have turned off. however, this year, something's changed. hi, barbie! hi, ken! barbie, the story of a plastic

doll�*s existential crisis, has come to the rescue of another institution with its own existential crisis. along with another huge success... oppenheimer. barbie. oppenheimer, the third biggest movie in the world, is onlyjust behind the number one box office hits on the list of nominations, meaning that most people in the tv audience will have at least heard of the frontrunners. and with new owners of the globes who have links to the hollywood reporter newspaper, the message is that after lockdown and actors' strikes... hollywood is back. that's the big news today. it feels like being here for the golden globe announcements, after our strike, after everything that the town has been through this year, is that hollywood is back. they're all counting on us. there's also a new category, honouring achievement at the box office. so even a film like super marios brothers, which was not met with universal

critical acclaim, has been invited to the golden globes party. how's that for diversity? david sillito — bbc news. that's all we have time for, thank you so much for watching newsday. hello. tuesday is going to bring a lot of cloud and the skies will look rather like the picture behind me. on top of that, shower clouds are expected as well. some of the showers could be heavy, the odd crack of thunder and additionally it will be quite windy around south western parts of the uk, but it's going to be relatively mild first thing. now the satellite picture shows fairly clear weather as we're in between weather systems, all we were during monday. or we were during monday. but now the clear skies are giving way to this area of low pressure, which will be moving across the uk

during the course of tuesday and will continue to affect our weather at least for a time on wednesday. so the forecast then through the early hours, we will have had some rain across northern ireland, south western scotland, the north of england too rain elsewhere, but also one or two clear spells and really quite mild in the south. 11 degrees in plymouth about that in london., but for the most part, it's about 5 to eight degrees. so certainly no frost first thing. and the forecast then for tuesday. so here's that area of low pressure as it slowly barrels across the uk. here's the weather front spiraling into the centre of the low where the winds are actually really light. so any showers that circle within this low right in the middle could last for quite some time. they'll be slow—moving, very little wind to push them around. but just to the south, around the south western approaches cornwall, devon, central southern england, the winds really could be quite gusty, 40, 50 mile an hour winds around coasts. on top of that, an onshore wind here around eastern scotland and the north east of england will make things really wet and it could last right until wednesday. now, on wednesday, finally,

that low pressure pulls away out towards the west, high pressure builds. and that means there'll be some sunshine, for example, in glasgow, liverpool and in cardiff. but the east coasts could stay quite cloudy, gloomy and feel chilly in that breeze off the north sea. here's a look at thursday and into the weekend. and into the weekend, really. eventually, all weather fronts clear, high pressure starts to build from the southwest. but there is a lot of cloud stuck in this area of high pressure. so not necessarily all that sunny. and in fact, the northwest of the uk may continue to be brushed by weather fronts coming off the atlantic. so yes, for the majority of us, the weather settles down come friday and should stay dry and bright with a bit of luck into the weekend. but the north could be wet at times. bye— bye.

welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur and today i am in oslo for the annual award of the nobel peace prize. now, this year, the prize—giving ceremony will be notable for the absence of the recipient, narges mohammadi, the iranian human rights campaigner who is currently incarcerated in iran's notorious

evin prison. to the fury of the rulers of the islamic republic, narges mohammadi's voice of resistance will not be silenced. shouting back in 1979, the iranian revolution swept the shah out of power and ushered in the rule of the shia clerics, led by ayatollah khomeini. narges mohammadi was just seven at the time. the revolution changed her life. she trained as a scientist, but having seen family members arrested and imprisoned, she was drawn to journalism and to protest. she married academic and political dissident taghi rahmani. they became a power couple in iran's protest movement. he spent years in prison before fleeing into exile. soon, their two childrenjoined him. since the green movement protests of 2009, iran has been roiled

by sporadic mass protests.