i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: xijinping is confirmed as china's most powerful leader in decades, as delegates sit in on the final day of congress. rebuilding marawi — the philippines government say the the battle with rebels from the so—called islamic state group is over. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: a un appeal to help rohingya children raises over $300 million, but aid workers say they need more. drivers of older, dirtier cars in london face increase travel costs, and singapore plans to ban the sale of new cars. we investigate if we're stepping into a world without cars. life from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news.

it's 8.00am in singapore and 9.00am in beijing, where the final day of the 19th party congress is just about to get underway. president xi jinping looks set to be confirmed as the most powerful man of his generation and elevated to a similar status as mao zedong and deng xiaoping. his personal political ideology, ‘xijinping thought‘, is to be written into the party's constitution and will be taught in schools. in xi jinping's new era, people who think differently learn to hide. hi! leilei is careful who she opens the door to. police harassment is a constant fear and she has been forced to move many times. hejust pulls her out

of the door and he says, "if you don't do what i said, i will arrest you". she and her partner are targets because they belong to a women's group, a threat in the eyes of the one—party state. whatever i do, they will come to me. they will harass me. they will harass my landlords, because they are afraid. so how does the party see you? does it see you as trouble? definitely, they saw me, they see me as a rebel, maybe someone who will cause a lot of trouble, who doesn't stop, who doesn't behave. and here's the rebel at work, campaigning against sexual harassment on public transport. in xijinping's china, enough to get some women detained. his preferred politics on display at the party congress in beijing,

a men's club where conformity is the code and power is top—down, not bottom—up. the party says it encourages women but there's only one who stands alongside him, a first lady who once had her own career but now embodies traditional wifely virtues. for leilei, the pink hair and protest days are over. elsewhere, the world's becoming more aware of the scale of sexual harassment but here in china, it has been dismissed by some as a western problem. the communist party's new era gives them nothing to cheer. before xi jinping, guangzhou was a magnet notjust for feminists but lawyers, labour activists and brave reporters. like so many of them, leilei now plans to leave china. it's really often for me to feel

frustrated, maybe devastated. maybe sometimes i just thought that i could take a break but feminism is the cause of my life. i have to do this. the only safe place to raise their voice in public. but not to sing their own tune. their stark choice, leave china, shut up or go to jail. carrie gracie, bbc news, guangzhou. our other top story: singapore's prime minister lee hsien loong has met president trump at the white house, where the leaders witnessed the signing of a deal between boeing and singapore airlines. the nuclear threat posed by north korea was also on the agenda. speaking to the media, prime minister lee said the us had to do more diplomatically to resolve the situation on the korean peninsula. i shared with president trump what singapore has done to pressure

and isolate the dprk, going beyond un security council resolutions. but there's no quick and easy solution. pressure is necessary, but so is dialogue. the us will need to work with others, including china, south korea and japan and russia to resolve the issue. well, earlier the white house said president trump will urge chinese leaders to put more pressure on north korea during his visit to china next month. a us official said beijing needs to do more to comply with un security council resolutions on limiting economic ties with pyongyang, adding that it was unlikely that the president would visit the demilitarised zone between north and south korea during the trip. catalonia's leaders are warning they will defy any attempt by the government in madrid to impose direct control. the spanish prime minister, mariano rajoy, has announced plans to sack the region's government and take away some of the powers of its parliament. the catalan parliament will meet on thursday to decide on its response.

prosecutors in new york have launched an investigation into possible sexual harassment at the weinstein company, the studio founded by the disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein. documents relating to complaints about sexual harassment and how they were handled will be seized. new york's attorney—general said no place of work should be ruled by sexual intimidation. now let's take you to brazil and a potential record—breaking stunt. 216 people jumped off a 30—metre tall bridge in sao paulo at the same time. their effort is yet to be recognised by guinness world records but organisers are confident they broke the previous record set last year involving just 149 participants. the process of rebuilding the city of marawi in the southern philippines has started after the military said it had defeated rebels supporting

the so—called islamic state group. president duterte placed the island of mindanao under martial law after the insurgents took over parts of marawi, capital of the mainly muslim province of lanao del sur. the sound of gunfire could still be heard across the city on monday, but the battle for marawi is not over. it was a time for celebration for filipino soldiers. the end of this context also ends immediate fears that islamic state has started a base in marawi. we have suffered so much, troops as well as civilians.

marawi is a predominantly muslim city in an overwhelmingly catholic nation. the fighting started in may when hundreds of militants within black flags of the so—called islamic state group stormed the city. president duterte declared martial law across the southern philippines. more than a thousand people have been killed in the conflict. as the us defence secretary arrived in the philippines for talks with asian leaders, he praised the military effort. it was a very tough fight, as you know. i think the philippine military has done and sent a very necessary m essa g e military has done and sent a very necessary message to the terrorists everywhere. it is estimated that rebuilding marawi will cost $917 million, and the conflict has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. while the fighting is over,

concerns remain about islamic state's longer term intentions in the region. bangladesh is now housing one million rohingya refugees who have fled the violence in myanmar. that was the admission of bangladesh to a un conference in geneva, with the aim to raise money to help the fastest—growing refugee crisis in the world. but the future of the rohingya people is unclear. our correspondent clive myrie has travelled to the bangladesh—myanmar border, and sent this report from the kutu—palong refugee camp. for rohingya muslims who have escaped myanmar, neighbouring bangladesh is a land of second chances. these refugees, part of a huge influx we saw cross the border, are queueing for their first food supplies. with their pink ration cards, they are now dependent on the kindness of strangers. it can be a long, tiring wait in the clammy, humid air. best to do what you can to make things a little bearable. these rohingyas are the latest in a long line of victims of a sectarian and religious

conflict that stretches back many decades. this is a crisis that's been going on a long, long time. you guys must be feeding people who have probably sort of been through this, crossed the border, many years ago. that's true. we've been feeding for 25 years. you can see it in the camps. at the bottom of the camp, there's refugees from 25 years ago. you move upwards, ten years ago. one year ago, and now you can see who's arrived yesterday. these guys have arrived this week? it's incredible. for the refugees, this might be the land of second chances but it seemed one rohingya muslim's luck had run out. a few days ago we found abu in the arms of his big sister by the side of the road. limp and lifeless, acutely malnourished, we alerted unicef. after several days in the clinic, abu's back from the brink. you 0k?

he was terribly sick, with fever and diarrhoea. it was a close call. so, the doctors say he was malnourished, still is malnourished but he is taking in food, which means that, hopefully, in a few days, maybe a couple of weeks, he should be eating normally. and, fingers crossed, gaining weight. but will abu and his big sister ever see the land of their birth again? just how long is this period of exile for the hundreds of thousands here? the future of the refugees is being discussed at the highest levels between the bangladesh and myanmar governments. could the rohingyas one day return home and these camps close? well, no one's holding their breath. at the un general assembly, bangladeshi's prime minister made it clear where she thinks the blame for the crisis lies. this forcibly displaced people of myanmar are fleeing an ethnic

cleansing in their own country, where they have been living for centuries. it's a charge myanmar strongly denies blaming rohingya insurgents for attacks on civilians. the funeral procession of rashida mohammed makes its way through the rohingya refugee camp. he was 75 and never saw muslim and buddhist reconciled in his homeland. the younger generation may one day see this happen but, for now, the many rohingya will live and die on foreign soil. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we have the latest from washington on those conflicting accounts of a phone call between president trump and the widow of a fallen soldier. also on the programme: are we stepping into

a world without cars? we discuss the countries who are taking on drivers and the car industry. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: the final day of china's 19th party congress is just about to get underway in beijing, with president xijinping looking set to be confirmed as china's most powerful man in decades. singapore's prime minister lee tells president trump the us must use dialogue, notjust pressure, to ease tensions with north korea. looking online, the portuguese footballer cristiano ronaldo has won the fifa men's player of the year award for the second year in a row. ronaldo scored forty—four goals for his country, as well as for real madrid, which he helped win the la liga title and the champions league. more on that story at bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the china daily is leading

the with the communist party's 19th congress — the headline proudly claims that the benefits of the country's wisdom will be felt around the world. next up, the straits times, which shows prime minister lee hsien loong of singapore in the white house with president trump. the paper says prime minister lee has been urging the us not to turn away from trade with asia. the japan times is still digesting shinzo abe's election victory, pointing out that abe's victory was not due to his party gaining more seats, but by losing far fewer than his opponents. and the international new york times reports that republican senator ted cruz has some advice for president trump on north korea. he says declaring the country a state sponsor of terrorism would strengthen america's hand. the widow of an american soldier

who was killed in action earlier this month in the african country of niger says president trump upset her during a phone call. myeshia johnson said the president "couldn't remember" her husband's name — something mr trump has forcefully denied. our north america editor, jon sopel, has the story. sergeant la david johnson was laid to rest at the weekend but there's no resting in peace. instead, there is sound and fury. his widow has spoken for the first time about the now infamous call from president trump. the president said he knew what he signed up for but it hurts anyways. and i was, it made me cry because i was very angry at the tone of his voice and how he said it. he couldn't remember my husband's name.

she also revealed the us military refused to let her see her husband's body. i don't know nothing. they won't show me a finger, a hand. i know my husband's body from head to toe and they won't let me see anything. i don't know what's in that box. it could be empty for all i know but i need, i need to see my husband. the phone call from donald trump came last week as thejohnson family waited at miami airport to receive his body but after myeshia johnson's interview today, the president tweeted within an hour to challenge her account. "i had a very respectful conversation with the widow of sergeant la david johnson and spoke his name from beginning without hesitation". but from a former defence secretary, a warning. the president diminishes the office of the presidency if he now goes into an attack on the congresswoman or on the widow and vice versa. it isjust, this is not good,

particularly at a time when there are so many other issues. the white house had been hoping the focus relentlessly this week would be on tax reform and no other distractions. but the president felt he had to respond to the fallen soldier's widow. it seems this is a president who prefers a eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth than he does turning the other cheek. the president this evening has been presiding over a ceremony giving a vietnam war veteran his medal of honour, even though donald trump, like many other wealthy young men, managed to avoid the draft himself. america's wars and how it treats its military families, a source of conflict then, a source of conflict today. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. china's communist party congress is moving into its final stages in beijing.

there are more than 2,000 delegates but very few of them are what you would describe as ‘young'. xu chuan is the exception and as he told the bbc‘s stephen mcdonell, he is optimistic more young people will get involved in chinese politics. two cities have taken decisive steps that will affect the car industry. from february next year, people in singapore will not be able to buy a new car until 2021. and in london, the mayor announced a new levy, the t—charge, on the oldest and most polluting cars entering the city centre. earlier, i spoke tojemilah magnusson from the institute for transportation and development policy in new york about the moves taken by london and singapore. i think london and singapore arejoining a big group of cities around the world that are finding the limits of the road network are at a tipping point when it comes to air pollution and traffic congestion and quality of life in cities and are taking drastic action.

with cities like london and singapore, it makes sense to drive people to transit and to use these networks that already exist. both cities are well covered by transit. it is a good step in the right direction in a lot of ways. at the same time, the transit that exists in cities everywhere, including london, is not as extensive as it should be, particularly for people that live in the suburbs and outside of the city centre. it is essential while we are doing these things to limit cars and drive people to transit to ensure that we are building transit to accommodate people as cities are growing and expanding rapidly everywhere in the world. do you know of an example of a place in the world at the moment that has coped well without cars? i think the best examples of cities that are completely without cars are really in europe. there are good examples in oslo in norway.

northern europe has some good examples. where we are really seeing the best progress is cities in the developing world. we are seeing a lot of big action in places like mexico city, real action in delhi. they are not where they need to be, but the scale is so large and the need is so great that we are seeing a lot of really good examples of things like parking reform. mexico cityjust passed a great example of parking reform, mandating that there are maximums rather than minimums of parking spaces. delhi tried an odd—even scheme. they are no longer doing it, but they are willing to bring it back if the situation dictates. that showed everyone immediately what a difference it can make when cars are suddenly cut in half. i don't think there aren't that many places in the world, or any place that has perfectly covered everything, even in cities

like london were 91% of people in central london have very close access to mass transit. when you go to greater london, that number goes down to 60%. even in cities that are doing a good job, it is still not as extensive as it should be, the transit there for the people living there. the world is growing, bursting at the seams. cities are overpopulated. the argument is that people need cars. what is your argument to that? there is no possible way for us to move as many people as need to be if everybody is in a car. doesn't matter if the car is electric or diesel or automated or automated or if it is driven by an uber driver. if we are talking about a real solution long—term, we need to look beyond policies thatjust move cars faster. we need to look at real mass transit and all of the solutions available to us. automated vehicles may provide a great solution for the last mile,

but if they are not tied to transit and used efficiently, we are just adding more cars to the streets. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. we'll be looking at the science of shopping and how this regular—looking store is actually a laboratory for our spending habits. that's all for now. hello, there. it is a messy weather story for this week, but if you are afan of story for this week, but if you are a fan of mild weather, you will be glad of this week because we will have a run of south—westerly winds, feeding ina

have a run of south—westerly winds, feeding in a lot of moisture of sea. this trail of cloud is heading into towards our shores. we will see weather funds continuing to wax and wane across the country, bringing outbreaks of rain. starting tuesday, we can see this weather front bringing into southern and western areas, bringing in rain. tuesday will be mild with outbreaks of rain. the brain will be across many western areas to begin —— the day. a bit of light rain and drizzle, some missed the mess. 15 or 16 degrees to start the day. further north, this weather front will bring outbreaks of rain. i wet commute for wheels, the midlands and north west england. in scotland the rain will be quite heavy, and that will be breezy. through the day, that rain moves northwards and eastwards. it remains quite breezy across northern ireland and scotland. it looks like

conditions may improve here. a bit of sun chang getting in towards scotla nd of sun chang getting in towards scotland as well. it stays damp through the central slice of the uk. to the south of the weather front it should be fairly dry but mild. 19 degrees in the south—east, 1a degrees in the south—east, 1a degrees further north. the weather front is waxing and waning across the uk. in southern parts, that will have the lion's share of the damp weather, further north that will be brighter, but breezy and scotland and northern ireland and showers and west of scotland. temperatures you in the mid—teen celsius. south of the weather front it will be very mild, at 17 or18 the weather front it will be very mild, at 17 or 18 celsius. 0n thursday the weather front will move further northwards. it will be very mild in the south. 18 degrees in the cloud, but in the sun chang we could see 21 celsius. we start to see a change going into friday as this area of high pressure nudges in,

bringing in coolerair area of high pressure nudges in, bringing in cooler air which will topple him around it. it will push the weather front southwards, introducing brighter conditions, but also introducing some cool and fresh air, particularly in northern areas. soa air, particularly in northern areas. so a change towards the weekend, brighterfor so a change towards the weekend, brighter for many, but it will turn noticeably cooler. this is bbc world news. our top story. china's communist party congress comes to an end with president xijingping exerting a tighter control on power. the president is expected to consolidate his position for another five year term and is set to become the most powerful leader of the country in decades. new york prosecutors are investigating the company co—founded by harvey weinstein following multiple allegations of sexual assault against the hollywood producer. and this story is popular on bbc.com... the portuguese footballer cristiano ronaldo has won the fifa men's player of the year award for the second year in a row. and lieke martens claimed the women's player award after inspiring holland to victory

on home soil at euro 2017. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk: theresa may has told mps that there is a "new momentum" in the brexit negotiations and what she called a "willingness