hello, everyone. i'm rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: astronomers discover seven new planets orbiting a star and they say three could support life. the more we look, the more planets we find and the more earthlike planets we find but this is especially exciting because this style we have through our galaxy. ths lstsst twist through our galaxy. ths tats-st twist ‘of '; h‘stee-455512;fi’éfi’jififiiig’figm , h 7 7" korea accuses '; h‘stee-455512;figfihfiiigfiégm , 77 7 777 korea accuses malaysia of killing its citizens last week. i'm babita sharma in london. as white house officials head to mexico texas l a ,,,. ss s s s.s s s s for sss sss s s for many migrants crossing point for many migrants into america. and the dresses that defined diana. the outfits worn by the late princess of wales go on show at kensington palace. live from our studios in london and singapore. you're watching bbc news world news. it's news day. it's newsday.

hello, everyone. glad you could join us, it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where nasa has announced the discovery of seven planets, all of which could potentially have liquid water and three of which could potentially support life. the cluster of new worlds albeit a small star less than a0 light—years away. more research is planned to discover conditions on the planet is. our science editor david shukman has the details that the planets. —— the planets. an artist's impression of a startling discovery deep in space, around a faint and distant star, much weaker than our sun, is a collection of planets that are surprisingly similar to earth. in all, several of these worlds have been spotted and astronomers think it may change the way we look at the night sky.

the discovery gives us a hint that finding a second earth is notjust a matter of if, but when. an array of telescopes kept watch on one point in space and what the scientists were looking for were tiny clues about the light of a particular star becoming dimmer, on a regular basis, as planets orbited in front of it. they can't see these new worlds, but they know they're there. we are extremely excited. this is the biggest amount of planets that we've found in one go and that look like the earth in composition, size and mass. all seven are close enough to the star and far enough to the star that they could host liquid water, and that's just incredible. this is the latest revelation in a wave of discoveries over the past 25 years of new worlds that exist in solar systems beyond our own. the total of these distant planets now stands at well over 3,000. what makes this discovery so unusual is the sheer number of new worlds spotted in one go, seven in all. crucially, they'rejust the right

temperature for liquid water to exist at the surface. three of them are in what's called the habitable zone which raises the tantalising possibility that they could conceivably host life. but we won't be getting there in a hurry, they're a0 light years away. to reach them, using the rockets we have now, would take something like 700,000 years. there's so much to find out about these worlds, whether the artist's impressions are right, whether it's possible that the conditions for life do exist and astronomers say they'll be a huge effort to try to find out. the more we look, the more planets we find and the more earth—like planets we find, but this is especially exciting because this, sort of, ultra cool star that we've discovered, they're quite populous throughout our galaxy and it's the first time we've had planets going around a star like this and we've found seven of them. the best hope lies with huge new telescopes that'll a really close look at these alien worlds to see,

for example, if they do have oceans and maybe, just maybe, discover if there are some hints about life. david shukman, bbc news. and later in the programme will be taking a look at how humans could make the moon in their home. more on that coming up but first, the us secretary of state rex tillerson has just arrived in mexico. donald trump's proposed border wall is top of the agenda, but some groups are voicing concerns about trump's deportation plans and the vocations it could have on mexico. the meeting with the mexican foreign minister looks like it will be a tricky one. translation: i want to make it very clear that the government of mexico and the mexican people do not have to a cce pt and the mexican people do not have to accept provision that one government unilaterally wants to

impose on the other, we will not accept it because there's no reason why we should and because it's not been the interest of mexico. let there be no doubt, mexico and the government of mexico will not hesitate to go to international organisations, starting with the united nations. that's the view from mexico. the white house spokesperson sean spicer had a different take. i would argue we have a very healthy and robust relationship with the mexican government and mexican officials and i think they would echo that same sentiment, president enrique pena nieto has echoed that as well and i think the relationship with mexico is phenomenal right now andi with mexico is phenomenal right now and i think there is an unbelievable and i think there is an unbelievable and robust dialogue between our two nations. we will bring you all the details of that meeting on bbc world news. staying with donald trump, looks like he is poised to revoke guidelines issued to public schools about transgender rights. the 0bama administration allowed transgender students to use

bathrooms that matched their chosen gender identity. the white house said it will announce the decision later. the hungarian city of budapest has dropped out of the race to stage the 202a summer olympics. the decision came after a petition forced a referendum on the bed. it now leaves los angeles and paris still competing to host the 202a damns. the swiss engineering firm abb has announced potential losses of $100 million from what it called a sophisticated criminal scheme in its south korean subsidiary. the company said an employee is suspected of forging documents and colluding with others to steal from the company. south korean authorities and interpol are currently investigating. how about this for some edible political coverage? a 3d printer being used to create pancakes at a moscow festival. customers can bring their own images and the most popular design, guess what, donald as we have been discussing, top

white house officials are in mexico, but there's so much ill will towards the trump administration in mexico right now that it doesn't look like it's going to be a particularly easy trip. 0ur correspondent james cook reports from texans were many migrants from central america across the border into the united states. its rodeo season deep in the heart of texas. this is a state with a proud heritage and tough people. texans proud heritage and tough people. texa ns will proud heritage and tough people. texans will tell you their god—fearing, cattle rearing street folk. inside this arena it's strictly a bid and call but outside they don't miss it might mince their words that it's strictly apolitical. what do you think of the idea of a wall? perfect. we don't need them in

here. the war will probably never happenjust here. the war will probably never happen just because of here. the war will probably never happenjust because of geography. that simple —— the wall. happenjust because of geography. that simple -- the wall. there's definitely security measures that will be put in place that will definitely help alleviate some of the illegal immigrants, but i'd agree with him, we need immigration. most of the time they need water but you see some carrying automatic weapons and you'd better keep on going. ansel parts of the frontier are easier to cross going. ansel parts of the frontier are easier to cross than others —— and some. i'm sitting here on the very edge of the united states, that's mexico just over there, you could be a cross in a couple of minutes and apart from the river this wire is the only physical barrier separating these two countries. but branches worry about a barrier slicing through their fertile fields and one republican congressman said the war would be the most expensive and least effective way to secure the border —— ranchers. and across that divide

every week, thousands of families for whom this is a moment of pure jov- for whom this is a moment of pure joy. welcome to america! this girl is three years old. she's been on the road from honduras for 13 perilous days with her mum and brother. like everyone arriving today, the family say violence and poverty forced them to flee. translation: it was hard because when you're an adult, you understand, but babies get scared and they cried. there are parts of the forest where you walk in the dark and when the police came, my little girl knew she had to hide and stay quiet. the mass here has a latin american rhythm and the catholic church is making the moral case for immigration reform. but this bishop says a secure border with mexico depends on solving problems elsewhere in honduras, guatemala and el salvador. people have a right to

live in conditions in their own country where they are safe and secure and can provide for their children. and if they don't have those conditions something seriously wrong. the americas are connected and sometimes we don't always realise how profoundly. these families have made it and are 110w these families have made it and are now applying for asylum, but there may soon be another physical barrier to the fulfilment of the american dream.james to the fulfilment of the american dream. james cook, bbc news, mcallen in texas. more on the investigation into the killing of the half brother of north korea's leader and in the latest development north korea has blamed malaysia for the death of its citizens last week. posted on the homepage of north korea's official kc na newsagency website, the statement says the biggest responsibility for his death rests with the government of malaysia as the citizen of the dprk. that is the democratic republic of north korea.

let's go live now to a doctor from new york. welcome to the programme. i want to get your initial reaction to the statement we just read out to oui’ to the statement we just read out to our viewers, blaming malaysia for the death of its citizens, presumably pointing to kimjong—nam? alive yes. —— it's citizen. absolutely fantastic in the sense that it absolutely fantastic in the sense thatitis absolutely fantastic in the sense that it is clearly a north korean assassination. there's no doubt in international mines, the malaysian police have been on top of this since the assassination of kim jong—nam and there are eight suspects, mainly north korean, who have been implemented in this assassination, just the latest in palace intrigue from tim young gun. surprising because malaysia has had typically good relations with north korea. —— from kim young—gwon.

malaysians can travel visa free there and for them to violate that in sucha there and for them to violate that in such a brazen way with this political assassination is striking indeed —— from kimjong—un. political assassination is striking indeed -- from kim jong-un. what does this mean when it comes to relations? pretty cordial, neverany visa restrictions for the people going to the two countries, in the last two days or since this killing, we've seen a recall of ambassadors, fights diplomatically about who is to blame for this. what are the long—term ramifications? to blame for this. what are the long-term ramifications? you're absolutely right, they have recalled the ambassador of malaysia from pyongyang and this is creating quite aaan pyongyang and this is creating quite a a an issue. the malaysians are aghast about this kind of bondage column war type of activity on their soil. beyond that we have a very serious bids by elation of trust between north korea and china. —— cold war type. china is raped

because kim jong—nam was under chinese protection so for this kind of hit to take place has elicited a strong of hit to take place has elicited a strong response of hit to take place has elicited a strong response from china, which is already irritated about the latest north korean missile test. how do you see things progressing over the next couple of weeks? making an enemy of malaysia, as it is doing now, and china, that offered protection to kim jong—nam, where does this leave north korea? allowed this leaves north korea in quite a bind. clearly it's an issue of political assassination that's been orchestrated by the half brother. kimjong—un, orchestrated by the half brother. kim jong—un, the current leader, eliminating any opposition in terms of threat to the throne. he executed his uncle in 2013 and by eliminating his uncle in 2013 and by eliminating his brother it shows essentially a power consolidation on top of 1a0 people who have been purged since he took power. add to that the missile

test and the nuclear test and it makes a very worrying situation about north korea and its level of activity in the international arena. it has raised a lot of concern. we'll see how it unfolds. thank you very much for your time. thank you s0 very much for your time. thank you so much. you're watching newsday on the bbc, live from singapore and london. still to come on the programme: could we be less than a decade away from a human colony on the moon? we'll hear from a man from a human colony on the moon? we'll hearfrom a man part from a human colony on the moon? we'll hear from a man part of the tea m we'll hear from a man part of the team trying to make that possible. also ahead on the programme for you col on its known as the sore thumb of sydney, it was set for the chop but we'll hear how support is growing to keep it. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this had its fair share of bullets. a climax in the night outside the gates of mr

marcos's sanctuary, malacanang, the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. citizens are trying to come to grips with their new freedom. though there is joy and relief today, the scars are everywhere. not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part very soon. forthe sake ! of the next pope, benedict xvi will, in his own words, be hidden from the world for the rest of his life. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon. i'm in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories:

astronomers discover seven new planets orbiting a star. they say three of them could support life. the latest twist in the murder of kim jong—nam. north korea accuses malaysia of killing its citizen last week. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the straits times covers the latest developments in the killing of the exiled north korean kim jong—nam. it says that what it calls a "spat" between pyongyang and kuala lumpur is escalating, with north korea refusing to hand over a senior diplomat wanted for questioning. china daily reports on an anti—poverty initiative. it says president xi jinping wants the project to accelerate, so that everyone in china is lifted out of poverty by the end of 2020. and the international new york times looks at the way the european union is planning to stem the flow of migrants from the middle east. it shows libyan coastguard officers, who have been trained to intercept people—traffickers before their boats reach international waters. babita, the clothes of a princess

are sparking discussions on—line? this is popular on—line rico. an exhibition of the late princess diana's clothes. the display will open on friday at kensington palace and shows diana's different choice of clothes from party gowns, to elegant dresses, and some of the more business—like suits she wore when carrying out her charity work. in all, 25 outfits are on show and you can see more of the collection on bbc.com/news. it used to be the stuff of science—fiction stories. but now, it seems, living in space could soon become a reality. or at least that's the verdict of nasa and the us aerospace firm, boeing, who think they could develop technology to allow colonies to exist on the moon within a decade.

and just a few years after that, they believe they'll have developed the capacity for manned missions to mars, as well as to the red planet's moons. i asked boeing's peter mcgrath when humans may be moving house to space. we have had humans living in space for16 we have had humans living in space for 16 years on the international space station. we are learning from those experiments on how the effects of microgravity are just with the body and how people could survive. these experiments have been going on for many, many years. why will it ta ke for many, many years. why will it take another decade for us humans to be able to live in space? why will it take so long? i don't think it will take that long. i think we are potentially looking at being within the proximity of the moon and going back to revisit the surface in about

mid— 2020s. we are already progressing that way. the key thing is being able to make a system that is being able to make a system that is sustainable. the water we drink, the airwe is sustainable. the water we drink, the air we breathe, having systems that are reliable enough to sustain that. many things to consider. what about a manned mission to mars? we have seen the film the martian starring matt damon. will that eventually become a reality as well? i think it can. we are definitely progressing towards that path. it is definitely something... we are talking the mid—2030s to get to mars. we will spend a lot of time around the moon to figure out how to get to mars. it gives us the same environment but not so far. it will ta ke environment but not so far. it will take a year to get back from mazuki

went there. this will take a lot of money. your manned mission to mars, living in space, living on the moon. and now astronomers have discovered the components which could it actually support life. how do you prioritise which is which?” actually support life. how do you prioritise which is which? i think you have to balance your priorities. look at these new planets we saw. we will not be able to visit them. but there is also a desire to look at something close like mars and learn from that on how can benefit on earth. we will have to balance those two. . the other reason i am here is that at a conference we were talking about genes in space. something we we re about genes in space. something we were doing internationally. we are looking at high school students in the us, but maybejunior college, technical students, there will be experiments we can do in space to learn about the human body and genetics, dna. we can help to prepare to go to mars.

to sydney now where the future of a building in one of the city's more prestigious addresses is causing a bit of a row. the sirius flats are a concrete tower block overlooking the harbour which were built for social housing in the 1980s. the state government wants to sell the site off and use the money elsewhere, but that's angered residents. hywel griffith reports. 0ld, beautiful, just plain brutal. the sirius buildings are concrete example of what state architecture used to look like. designed in the 70s to provide social housing for sydney, its facade has fallen out of fashion. it faces being sold and torn down. this 90—year—old is just one of two residents left. she is blind and lives alone on the top floor. she says she has not been offered a suitable alternative. she is battling to stay. we need to fight. if i is battling to stay. we need to fight. if i did not speak out, you know, you would be crushed. this

will be the only city in the world without social housing in the inner city. most places have got 20 around. what we have got here is minimal. sydney is moving towards a maximum 10% target for social housing. there are 60,000 people on the waiting list. who gets a place and where is contentious. and sirius is at the centre of the row. campaigners say that it should be brought back to life. they want the building listed. this is beside the harbour bridge. it forms part of the landscape that is known and loved right across the world. it is called the city's sore thumb. 0ne right across the world. it is called the city's sore thumb. one thing is clear, the land it is sitting on his work huge amounts of money. the new south wales government says the cash could be used to build many more homes, helping to solve the housing

crisis. the reason that we want to sell the building is because we can how is so many more people than are currently housed. we can how is nearly six times the number of people who were previously housed in that building by selling it and building accommodation elsewhere. but for the few that remain, moving is an unwelcome prospect. mrs johnson is the only other resident. she has lived in it in the 1980s when it opened up the she says the pressure to move has taken a toll on her health and she is suspicious with the government. they only see dollar signs. they a money hungry. they don't see what we are going through. they don't see a beautiful community. moving may eventually be inevitable. the message that shines from her window every night so far has not brought a reprieve. but she is determined to make a stand. bbc

news, sydney. breaking news from reuters. they are reporting the donald trump administration is lifting federal guidelines that say transgender stu d e nts guidelines that say transgender students should be allowed to use a big school bathrooms and locker rooms matching their chosen identity .we rooms matching their chosen identity . we were talking about this earlier. this decision is a reversal of anti— earlier. this decision is a reversal ofanti— 0bama earlier. this decision is a reversal of anti— 0bama directive issued in may. it will be issued to schools nationwide that it will be up to individual schools on how they will interpret this law and whether federal sextus, nation laws apply to gender identity. some other breaking news. donald trump signed another executive order, this time to do with authorising the dakota access pipeline. he has put a green light for that to go ahead. protesters opposed to the building are being investigated in the state of north

da kota investigated in the state of north dakota by police. many demonstrators ignored an official deadline to leave their protesting camp before the executive order was issued. they say the pipeline causes a risk of water pollution and the site is sacred by native americans. as far as the donald trump administration is saying this hour, that is going ahead. you have been watching newsday on the bbc. i am rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. we will be taking a look at why hong kong's food truck phenomenon could be hitting some obstacles. and before we go, they are getting ready for all the glitz and glamour of the 0scars this la. they oscar's this’weefiend at'la’.’ they are i rolling out the red carpet for the celebrities that will be there in a few days' time. and the oscar statues a re few days' time. and the oscar statues are getting a bit of a clean and polish. we will see you soon. check before you travel. storm doris

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