welcome to newsday, i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: a 70—year—old german tourist is beheaded in the philippines four months after being kidnapped by islamist militants, the third westerner to be killed in a year. president trump calls for a 10% rise in american military spending, and cuts elsewhere to pay for it. i'm karin giannone in london. deported to singapore with just £12 in her pocket. we hear from the woman thrown out of the uk despite three decades of marriage and two children. all they say is i can't be in the country and i have to kids and a husband and that's no grounds, i don't know what kind of grounds you want. and the prime minister of singapore tells us what he thinks of press freedom, the tpp deal and the rising tensions between washington and beijing. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning.

it's 9am in singapore, iam in london, and 9am in the philippines, where anti—terror forces are searching for the militant group which first kidnapped, and then killed a german tourist. juergen kantner‘s death was apparently filmed by members of the abu sayyaf group. it's thought he was killed after their ransom demands were not met. mr kantner had been abducted from a yacht last november. the philippines government says it lost some of its best men trying to rescue him. our asia editor, michael bristow, reports. it's thoughtjurgen kantner was beheaded. abu sayyaf militants wanted $600,000 for his release, but the deadline for payment passed on sunday. the german yachtsman was kidnapped in november.

his boat was found drifting in the sea in the southern philippines. his partner was killed in the abduction. the philippine army had spent the last few days looking for mr kantner. the insurgents could have killed him because he was too ill to move around. the german government wondered what kind of people could commit such a barbaric crime. from geneva, manila's foreign minister perfecto yasay said the killers would be hunted down. we have to be tough and exterminate them and we have to make sure that the hostages will be kept from harm's way, we will undertake operations to make sure we give a premium to saving the lives of the hostages and because of this our task has not been easy but we are prepared to crush them. abu sayyaf are a muslim group fighting a religious war, but they have become as feared for their habit of kidnapping for ransom. those who don't pay are sometimes killed, just like this canadian,

shown here in the middle, who was murdered last year. the militants hide injungle—clad mountains, which means they're difficult to find. there were more than 20 other hostages out there. incredibly, jurgen kantner and his partner were taken hostage before in 2008 by somali pirates. they were freed after 52 days. afterwards the yachtsman said he didn't deliberately seek danger, but he prayed he would never be kidnapped again. michael bristow, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. donald trump's first budget will include a proposal to increase us military spending by $54 billion. that would be a 10% jump on the current amount. here's how the president plans to fund the increase. this defence spending increase will be offset and paid for by a finding greater savings and efficiencies across the federal government.

we're going to do more with less. we're going to do more with less and make the government lean and accountable to the people, we can do so much more with the money we spend. also making news today: prosecutors in south korea say they will make their final indictments in their investigation into president park guen—hye on tuesday. they had asked for the inquiry to be extended by 30 days, but the prime minister's 0ffice refused. the special prosecutor says they were not able to question president park, something they described as "deeply disappointing." south korea's intelligence agency says it believes that four of the north korean men suspected of involvement in the death of kimjong—nam are government spies. mr kim, who's the half—brother of north korea's leader kim jong—un, died after being poisoned at kuala lumpur airport. south korea says it is now treating his death as a "state—led terrorist incident." malaysia says that saudi arabia is to invest $7 billion

in an oil processing plant. the deal was announced on monday, on the second day of a visit by the saudi king, salman. the refinery, which is being built near malaysia's border with singapore, is due to begin operations in 2019. the world health organisation says there is an urgent need for new antibiotics to treat diseases caused by bacteria. they've identified 12 strains which are system to current antibiotics. they say unless something is done to tackle them, around 10 million will die every year from drug—resista nt disease by 2050. leicester have beaten liverpool 3—1, ending a losing streak that ended with the sacking of claudio ranieri last week. it is the first time they have won this year after storming to

victory in the premier league in 2016. it's 70 years since one of the darkest chapters in taiwan's history. and for relatives of those who died in what's become known as the "white terror," the search for justice continues. commemorations are being held for the victims of the so—called "228 massacre," which took place on february 28th in 1947. troops belonging to the nationalist leader chiang kai shek, whose kuomintang party governed taiwan at the time, cracked—down on anti—government riots on the island, killing up to 28,000 people. there followed years of political purges that led to the executions of thousands of more people. the current government under president tsai ing—wen has promised to investigate the purges but the first report is not due for three years. cindy sue joins me now from taiwan where commemorations are taking place. why investigate this 70 years later? 70 years later, there are still many

u na nswered 70 years later, there are still many unanswered questions. previous government investigations have shown around 28,000 people died. scholars believe a higher number, 30,000 people, have died. to this day, no one knows exactly what happened, who carried out and ordered the massacre. and how many people have actually died? the church behind me used to be the apartment of a pro—democracy lawyer. his mother and twin daughters were killed years after the massacre in the right terror period, when many more people we re terror period, when many more people were murdered. to this day, no one knows who carried out the murders. and the perpetrators have not been brought tojustice. and the perpetrators have not been

brought to justice. many of the people who carried out the 288 massacre have not been brought to justice and that is causing resentment in society. it is still an unhealed wound. yes. we can see people behind you. this has impacted taiwanese society and culture. many activities are happening today, including the prayer service behind me in the church. the prime minister just went in and joined in. it is now a public holiday. it is also a commemoratives... now a public holiday. it is also a commemoratives. . . some now a public holiday. it is also a commemoratives. .. some of now a public holiday. it is also a commemoratives... some of the victims have been compensated. it is a source of key divisions in society. some believe the massacre was necessary to quell the unrest at the time and the killings of the new immigrants from china at the time.

but there was brutal oppression of the desire of the people for a less corrupt government. unusually, china seems to be backing this commemoration. why is that? seems to be backing this commemoration. why is thanm seems to be backing this commemoration. why is that? it is interesting, for the first time beijing has announced it will commemorate the anniversary. it is very surprising. as we know, beijing does not commemorate anti—government uprisings on mainland china. we think it is doing that because it is trying to use these to criticise the current government, tried to criticise her for using the anniversary to revive resentment and divide society. but the response of the government has been that if china really wants to commemorate this anniversary, it should understand the people are the masters of the country, and any government should be founded on the foundations of democracy. and if it

understands the true facts of this massacre, it will not use violence against the people and will try to understand the people. thank you very much. cindy in taipei. a singaporean women who was deported from the uk despite being married to a british nationalfor 27 years has told the bbc she is going to challenge her deportation to the european court of human rights. irene clennell was deported on sunday, despite insisting she was needed to care for her british husband. according to the uk's rules, if someone has been given indefinite leave to stay, they still need to apply for a visa to live in britain if they've been away for more than two years. and they have to demonstrate strong family ties, as well as explaining why they lived abroad. that would mean irene clennell had no legal right to remain in the uk. but she's not satisfied with that ruling, as she told tim mcdonald. people just walked out from behind the door. there was about 12 of them, they surrounded me and one with a camcorder was recording everything. there was four officers from outside who came and they checked and i said, "i can't go

because i haven't got my clothes and stuff like that." they said, "don't worry about it." i asked if i could at least go and change, they said i couldn't, "could i take my phone?" i couldn't. i couldn't do anything so they went upstairs and got my belongings, put it in a bag and brought it down and i went in the van. i said i didn't want to go. they didn't give me any notice to say that i'm leaving and i didn't have the opportunity to say i'm not leaving. theyjust came down and asked me to leave. they said we can't do anything, the home office want you to be removed so they took me to the airport. do you feel like you've been treated unfairly? the way they escorted me was like as though i'm a terrorist. they got both my arms locked in.

these girls are quite big and i'm walking in the middle and everybody‘s looking. i was thinking, "why?" can you just let go? can one person hold me, one is strong enough. they said they have to do their duty so both were holding my hands. the only mistake i've done is getting married in that country. nothing else. i feel like a terrorist. it's quite embarrassing as well. and then they told me that i would... when they bring me to singapore someone would be meeting me down here to give me accommodation and look after me and stuff like that. and the lawyers would assist me and all that. but when i came here there was no one there and the office in thailand was shut and when i asked them for the phone, as soon as i landed in singapore, the officer didn't

even look at my face to say you can't have it or nothing, she just blanked me. can you understand how somebody might look at your immigration history with so many rejections from the home office and think it's a little unusual? every time they say there's something wrong somewhere and i tried to get that evidence and send them back, all with payment, and they keep rejecting and rejecting and rejecting. all they say is i have no grounds to be in the country. if two kids and a husband isn't grounds then i don't know what kind of grounds you want. britain's home office has released the following statement. it said people with no legal right to remain in the uk were expected to leave. it also said that all applications for leave to remain in the country are considered on their individual

merits and in line with the immigration rules. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: there is a mistake. moonlight, you quys there is a mistake. moonlight, you guys won best picture. it wasn't all right on the night. how an 0scars mix—up awarded the prize for best film to the wrong production. this is not a joke. 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. every vehicle is greeted as if it was the first in the relief of kuwait and in the city once amongst the richest in the world,

kuwaitis can gather freely again. not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long. this is the last time the public will see this pope. very soon, for the sake of the credibility and authority 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 sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm karin giannone in london. our top stories: a 70—year—old german sailor has been beheaded by self—proclaimed islamist militants in the southern philippines. president donald trump has declared that he wants to increase defence spending by 10%, but it is not clear whether congress will agree. let's take a look at some stories making newspapers around the world.

we will start with the front page of the south china morning post. it reports a top chinese diplomat has gone to the us to lay the groundwork for xi jinping to meet with donald trump. it says the meeting could come as early as may. the front page of the japan times picks up on reports north korea is violating sanctions and selling military equipment through malaysia. it quotes a un report that says the country's spy agency has set up a fake business in kuala lumpur, and has made sales to countries like eritrea. and the front page of the international new york times is dominated by a photograph of im chaem. she was accused of overseeing the slaughter of thousands under cambodia's khmer rouge. it says her case has been dismissed, raising questions over whether the inquiry gave in to pressure from cambodia's government. now, karin, what stories

are sparking discussions online? yes, let's looks at what is trending right now, and water supplies have been cut to some five million people in chile, because of heavy rains. that may sound like a contradiction, but the floodwaters have risen, and the rocks, mud and other debris they carried with them have blocked the freshwater intakes. supplies are slowing being restored, but it could be several days before all of the taps in chile are working properly again. in the constantly changing world of asian politics, singapore's prime minister, lee hsien loong, has established a long—term presence. since taking power in 2004, he has won three elections, and ensured that his country remains a stable democracy. but recent events have left him and many other regional leaders having to reconsider some policies, particularly in the light of donald trump scrapping the tra ns—pacific partnership, and the growing tensions between china and the us. mr lee has been speaking to stephen sackur from the bbc

hardtalk programme, and here is a little of what he had to say. we are completely open. we have one of the fastest internet accesses in the world. we have no great wall of the internet. you can get any site in the world. so where is the restriction? so if the government of britain were to make a link between a trade deal and seeking guarantees about human rights, press freedoms, workers' rights, demonstrators' rights in this country, your reaction would be... i would wait to react until i see it. if america—china relations become very difficult, our position becomes tougher, because then we would be coerced to choose between being friends with america and friends with china. that is a real worry for you?

and that's a real worry. right now, we are friends with both. it's not that we don't have issues with either, but we are friends with both, and the relationships are in good order. reading the signs, do you believe that beijing—washington relations are in danger of deteriorating? i think that relationships always require close and sustained attention, on both sides. some other signatories, thinking of australia, new zealand, have said that they would not rule out a tpp minus — without the united states. injapan, that is seen to be a non—starter. how would that be seen in singapore? if there was a consensus, and 11 countries signed the thing, just without the us, singapore would sign. whether that happens, i'm not sure, because the japanese in particular made very painful concessions in exchange for american concessions. and if you have a deal

in which the japanese have these concessions, without america being a party, i think the political balance and economic balance shifted. so i wouldn't rule it out, but i think it would not be so easy to achieve. i think that it's a law which is there. if i remove it, i will not remove the problem. because, if you look at what has happened in the west, in europe, and in britain, when you decriminalised it in the 1960s, your attitudes have changed a long way. but even now, gay marriage is contentious. in america, it is very contentious. even in france, in paris, they've had demonstrations in the streets against gay marriage. but what is your personal view? would you like, all things being equal, to get rid of 377a? my personal view is that, if i don't have a problem, this is an uneasy compromise,

i'm prepared to live with it. and you can see the full interview later on hardtalk. of all the places to make a mistake, surely the highest—profile awards ceremony in the world is one to avoid. but that is exactly what happened at the oscars in los angeles on sunday evening, when confusion over envelopes led to the wrong film being named as best picture. 0ur arts editor will gompertz has the story of the show that went a bit wrong. it was supposed to be the grand finale of a wonderful 0scars night. warren beatty and faye dunaway, bonnie and clyde 50 years ago, came on to present the prestigious best picture academy award. the veteran actor opens the all—importa nt envelope, and pulls out the card on which a winner's name is written.

he seems a little unsure. the academy award... ..and then a bit perplexed. the drums are rolling. ..for best picture. faye dunaway thinks he is playing for laughs... la la land. ..and reads the name on the card. so it is hugs all round from the la la land crew, as the team behind the feel—good musical homage to hollywood make their way to the stage. thank you to the adademy... an emotionaljordan horowitz, the film's producer, effusively thanks friends and family. thank you to my parents... as the acceptance speeches continue, a small commotion develops. no, there's a mistake. moonlight, you guys won best picture. what?! this is not a joke. moonlight has won best picture. moonlight, best picture. the team from moonlight, a coming—of—age drama set in the mean streets of miami, are delighted and bemused. i want to tell you what happened.

i opened the envelope, and it said, "emma stone, la la land". that's why i took such a long look at faye and at you. i wasn't trying to be funny. he had been given the wrong envelope. you see, there are duplicate sets of winners' envelopes produced by the two 0scar auditors from accountancy practice pwc, a firm that has been overseeing the academy awards for more than 80 years. within hours, pwc released a statement apologising for the mistake. things happen, you know, you make a movie, a boom dips into the shot, it's a human error. so whatever happened, i still don't know what happened, it happened. but the result was the same. we've all hugged it out, the two camps, and we're good, we'll wake up tomorrow... well, we won't go to sleep,

but tomorrow we'll figure out what happened. and the oscar goes to... the night was memorable for other, less—calamitous reasons. moonlight‘s success wasn't limited to best picture. mahershala ali was recognised for his supporting role, and duly became the first muslim actor to win an oscar. la la land might have rather publically missed out on the big prize, but damien chazelle won best director, becoming the youngest person to win that category. and emma stone won leading actress. casey affleck picked up the best actor 0scarfor playing a broken man in the film manchester by the sea. he was thrilled. denzel washington, who had also been nominated, didn't seem quite so pleased. one of the first people who taught me how to act was denzel washington, and ijust met him tonight for the first time. thank you. viola davis. viola davis's supporting actress triumph for her role in 1950s drama fences was another win that helped the oscars feel a little less white this year.

it certainly was an unforgettable night, whatever the reason. the much—loved and only hippo in el salvador‘s national zoo has died, after being attacked. as you can see here, zoo officials tried to help the 15—year—old hippo, named gustavito, after he was beaten and stabbed over the weekend by unknown assailants. police are trying to establish how the attackers got into the zoo, and why they did it. many salvadora ns have taken to social media to express their sadness and horror. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. coming up, we have an exclusive interview with arun jaitley, india's finance minister, on the country's cash clampdown. and before we go, let's take a look at these pictures from peru, which showjust how treacherous it can be trying to cross a river ina bus. the vehicle had been using this crossing point over the rio seco, when the current pulled it over. but fortunately the bus stayed put, and didn't drift into deeper waters downstream, and you will be glad to know no—one was hurt. stay with bbc world news.

hello. if the truth were known, i could have put up any variety of globes you might have liked to try to describe just how varied the weather has been, as we start the new weather week. but, as ever, our weather watchers have captured it for us. and you'll notice here that monday ended on quite a wintry note across parts of scotland. when you see the big picture, you will understand, i hope, just why we have the variety of weather on offer at the moment — low pressure never very far away. but, even in the midst of that cloud and rain, well, the skies are a wee bit clearerfor some, and that is why the temperatures will dribble away to the first part of tuesday, to the extent that ice will be quite a problem. if the surface that you happen to be travelling on has not been treated, just bear that one in mind. there could be some patches of fog around, as well. even this stage, we have got another little area of low pressure just dragging some bands of cloud and rain

into the western side of scotland, and into parts of northern ireland as well. do bear in mind what i say about the ice risk. really quite extensive — save, perhaps, for this far south—eastern corner. but even then, one or two showers, that mayjust have some winteriness about them. but for the most part, a lot of decent, fine, settled weather here to start your day. but don't bank on it lasting, because that area of cloud and rain, with some winteriness across the high ground, just slumps its way east, and leaves behind a legacy of wet and dull weather across the north—west and through the north of wales. so a pretty miserable day here, never warmer than about five or six degrees. through the evening and overnight, it will take that band of weather ever—further towards the south and east. the skies clear again, for a time, for many. the winds will begin to die off of it. good conditions for a wee touch of frost, again, on the first part of wednesday. wednesday marked by another dry start across the heart of the british isles, but notice this — another area of cloud and rain moving into the southern parts of england and wales.

and it may have just a wee bit of wintriness on the high ground of wales and as we move into the midlands. on thursday, the isobars have a little bit of a ridge in them, trying to kill some of those showers, for some, at least. but you will notice we have also got a bit of a finger of rain there, as well, right through the heart of the british isles. so, again, something of a mixture. many will view thursday as perhaps one of the better days of the week. but by friday, and indeed on into the weekend, we will start clouding things up again, and there will be more bouts of rain. that is how we play it for the rest of the week. day—to—day changes, a little bit of rain and some sunshine, and for some in the north, just a risk of some snow. i'm karin giannone with bbc world news. our top story: it's been confirmed that a german tourist has been killed by rebel fighters in the southern philippines. jurgen kantner, who was 70, had been kidnapped the abu sayyaf group, which has claimed loyalty

to the islamic state group. the philippines government says several troops died while trying to rescue him. president trump has said us defence spending should increase by nearly 10%, and called for big cuts in other budgets to pay for it. and this video is trending on bbc.com. it shows eight hours of snow in eight seconds, thanks to timelapse pictures from the icelandic capital reykjavic. more than 50 centimetres of snow fell in just one night, the city's biggest snowfall for 70 years. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. and the top story here in the uk: the former prime minister sirjohn major has warned that there's little chance any trade deal britain secures with the eu after brexit