this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: a major side effect of the philippines‘ war on drugs, the severe overcrowding in prisons. we have a rare insight into manila's city jail. just to give you an idea of the conditions, have a look through the. hundreds of people sleeping side—by—side, with hardly any room to move through the night. armenia's protest leader says a decision by parliament to block his bid for prime minister is a declaration of war on the people and called for action. we'll have the latest. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: mark zuckerberg admits it's been an intense year for facebook but insists he's dealing with the privacy scandal. and scotland becomes the first country in the world to enforce a minimum unit price for alcohol, the government says it could save lives. live from our studios in singapore

and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. iam glad i am glad you could join us. it's midnight in london and 7am in the morning here in singapore, and in manila, where the city jail is full to bursting and disease is spreading. the severe overcrowding is a result of long delays in the legal system but also a large influx of people arrested as part of the philippine president's war on drugs. our correspondent in manila, howard johnson, has been to investigate. minnillo cityjail was minnillo city jail was built minnillo cityjail was built in the time of spanish rule in the 1800s. —— manila. it was designed to hold 800 inmates, but there are currently

more than 5500 people inside. it is 4:45 more than 5500 people inside. it is 4:16 here at the cityjail. just to give you an idea of the conditions, have a look through here. hundreds of people standing side—by—side, with hardly any room to move in the night. cramped and humid cells have triggered a tuberculosis outbreak. the overcrowding is the product of a struggling legal system, with proceedings proceeding at a snails pace. this is the longest serving inmate, dennis gussie us. he has been inside 60 years on two counts of robbery. —— garcia. translation: i have attended 20 hearings for my

cases. it is like a dream i cannot canberra henned. so much time has been wasted to be i do not know if i will die here. according to the management of the jail, the number of inmates has increased more than 30% since the government launched war on drugs 30% since the government launched waron drugs in 30% since the government launched war on drugs in 2013. despite this, the budget has only increased marginally. we need 12 billionjust to lessen congestion on a national level. we have been given 1.5 billion only for infrastructure for this year. and it is only dedicated to the otherjails, not ours. the city jail reflects a justice to the otherjails, not ours. the cityjail reflects a justice system with countless people falling through the cracks. the irony is given the alternative, being caught up given the alternative, being caught up in the punitive war on drugs, many in thejail up in the punitive war on drugs, many in the jail say they feel safe inside. howjohnson, bbc news,

manila, in the philippines. —— howard. let's ta ke let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the armenian opposition leader, nikol pashinyan, has called for a general strike after the governing republican party voted against his election as prime minister. addressing crowds in the main square of the capital yerevan, mr pashinyan said his supporters should block roads, railway stations and airports. rayhan demytrie is there. after losing 55 votes in parliament, nikol pashinyan headed straight to public square. here, he has the support of tens of thousands of armenians waiting for the results of this vote ongoing in parliament. the governing republican party voted against him, 55 votes against him, and now nikol pashinyan has come out here and says a velvet revolution will continue and called for more

actions on wednesday. and this is what is also making the news today. in a few hours‘ time, the vatican's treasurer, cardinal george pell, is due back in court in australia to hear the details of his forthcoming trial for historic sex offences. he's one of the highest ranked vatican officials. he has vowed to fight the charges. the war of words continues after the israeli prime minister's presentation on monday. benjamin netanyahu presentation on monday. benjamin neta nyahu claimed to presentation on monday. benjamin netanyahu claimed to have documents proving that iran had a secret nuclear weapons programme. iran has dismissed the claims. the european union, one of the signatories to the iran nuclear deal, says suspicion about a weapons programme was what led to the agreement in the first place. i have not seen from prime minister benjamin netanyahu arguments at the moment about violation of the nuclear commitments under the nuclear commitments under the nuclear deal. and it was put in place because there was no trust

among the parties because there would not have been a need for it. at least eight people have been killed as militants opened fire on unarmed civilians in iraq. the attack took place in the town of tarmiya, 25km north of the capital, baghdad. it is still unclear who is behind the shooting. the iraqi government declared victory over islamic state in december but the group still carries out attacks across the country. police in paris have arrested nearly 200 demonstrators who smashed windows and torched cars on may day. far—left anarchist groups hijacked a peaceful rally against president emmanuel macron‘s public sector labour reforms. police fired tear gas and used a water cannon to disperse the crowd. four people, including a police officer, were lightly wounded in the clashes. firefighters in the brazilian city of sao paolo have been searching for survivors after a this 26—storey building collapsed following a gas explosion. it's thought most of the fifty families who lived there escaped before the building collapsed. one person is known to have died. all this week we've been covering how ding jun—hui is getting closer

to winning the world snooker championship, taking place here in the uk. well, china's world number three faces an uphill task. he trails barry hawkins 11 frames to 5 in his quarter final match. ding needs to win 8 of the planned nine frames to overhaul his opponent, when play resumes on wednesday morning. facebook is going to launch a dating service. ceo, mark zuckerberg, announced the plan at the annual f8 developers‘ conference in california. he also said the firm is working on a new privacy control that will allow users to delete their browsing history. it comes after the data of millions of facebook users were improperly accessed by a political consultancy group. what happened with cambridge analytica was a major breach of

trust. an app developer took data and sold it. we need to make sure that this never happens again. we are taking a number of steps here. first, as you all know, we are restricting the data developers will be able to request from you. second, we need to make sure we find any bad apps out there. we are in the process of investigating every single app that had access to a large amount of information before 2014. if we find anything suspicious will bring in independent auditors to do will bring in independent auditors todoa will bring in independent auditors to do a full audit and we will ban that developer and tell anyone that was affected. i asked jules polonetsky, ceo of the future of privacy forum, in washington, if he was happy with the steps facebook is taking to protect users‘ privacy. i think they have gotten the message. the beating they gotjust

recently in front of us congress, the intense criticism they are continuing to get in the weekly grilling that mark zuckerberg and other senior executives will face in europe and likely in many other jurisdictions around the world, i think it has the company recognising that this is a do or die opportunity. they have one real chance to, i think, showed the world that they got the message, that there are so many issues that have challenged the trust of policymakers and of consumers. —— show. i think we have started to see positive steps. just today, some announcements about letting people understand what sort of tracking facebook does. it is something new. . . facebook does. it is something new... but jules, some critics are saying not enough pressure is being

put on mark zuckerberg and he is getting away with it because no one really knows how our data is used. there is a tremendous amount of pressure. no one there is a tremendous amount of pressure. no one can there is a tremendous amount of pressure. no one can really withstand the sort of criticism and anger that is going on around the world. you can see how uncomfortable it is to be dragged before regulators. and look, it is not the regulators. and look, it is not the regulators. at the end of the day, it is the users. and the polls to show that people are using facebook, but these still have a big degree of mistrust. and so although the regulatory pressure is very important, at the end of the day, power is in all of us who either decide that we trust facebook with our information... we have a lot of other options today. we can go to snapchat, we can use many other... butjules, it is all about protecting our data us. so why does mark zuckerberg and facebook have to

launch a dating app? you would not wa nt to launch a dating app? you would not want to share information with people you do not even know. we will see whether people appreciate a dating app or not. i would probably not turn to facebook first for a dating app. but there are people on facebook every single day connecting with family and friends. we can hate it, but facebook has become part of the fabric of human existence and we are dependent on it. that is why many people would like to see it fixed. officials from the united nations have met myanmar‘s de facto leader aung san suu kyi, to discuss the rohingya crisis. they‘ve called for an investigation into the alleged crimes committed against the muslim minority group in rakhine state. and they‘ve expressed concern about the conditions in the refugee camps in neighbouring bangladesh, ahead of the rainy season. nick beake has more from myanmar‘s capital, naypyidaw. with monsoon season fast

approaching, the number one priority for this trip was always going to be the welfare of those rohingya refugees in the makeshift camps across the border in bangladesh. there was no sense of togetherness among the members of the un security council. they want to bring home as soon council. they want to bring home as soon as council. they want to bring home as soon as possible as many refugees as possible. when they get back in new york city they will discuss the details of what they see on this trip. division may emerge. it is likely to be over the crucial issue of in the future how do you bring to justice those responsible for the crimes against the rohingya people? the british ambassador to the un said that aung san suu kyi had made this guarantee that she would fully investigate what had happened. crucially, though, only if she was given the evidence. well, i think the best investigations in the

circumstances are not... it doesn‘t matter if it is international or domestic as long as it is credible. i think that is the point. we would be ready to offer the burmese authorities independent investigators to help them if that is the road they choose to go down. but all of this now needs to be discussed with the burmese and council security colleagues. we also heard from the same ambassador that it could be the case in the future that the un security council discusses referring this to the international criminal court if there is not a proper investigation from the burmese themselves. and if that happens, they will then consider whether crimes against humanity have ta ken consider whether crimes against humanity have taken place. nick beake in myanmar. you‘re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: who says you need to see the pitch in order to play football? we will tell you why children

injapan have not let a bit of water stop them from playing the beautiful game. nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactive levels started to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great celebration. this is the end of a 12—year war for them. they've taken the capital, which they have fighting for for so long. it was 7:00am in the morning, the day when power began to pass

from the minority to the majority, when africa, after 300 years, reclaimed its last white colony. this is newsday on the bbc. i‘m rico hizon in singapore. i‘m kasia madera in london. our top stories: the philippines‘ war on drugs has led to severe overcrowding in manila‘s city jail. the prison meant for 800 people now houses more than 5,000. armenia‘s protest leader says a decision by parliament to block his bid for prime minister is a declaration of war on the people. he has called for his supporters to begin a general strike. india‘s supreme court says the taj mahal is changing colour. it says the white marble building first became yellow, and is now turning brown and green. environmentalists say it has been damaged by industrial pollution and construction. the court now wants the government to seek help from experts from india and abroad to restore the building. to seek help from experts from india

that story is popular on bbc.com. to seek help from experts from india let‘s take a look at some front pages from around the world. the straits times looks at the singaporean prime minister‘s address at the annual may day rally. speaking to a crowd of 1,600 people, he outlined his vision for the future of singapore‘s economy. the china daily also leads on international workers‘ day, featuring a letter penned by chinese president xi jinping, where he argues that happiness is achieved through hard work. and a rather different story on the front page of the japan times, which looks at the fugitive who evaded japanese police for three weeks. he managed to elude the authorities by hiding in an attic. 15,500 personnel were involved in the search.

now, kasia, what stories are sparking discussions online? rico, this picture from inside a football stadium in the iranian capital, tehran, has caught people‘s attention online. it shows women who have disguised themselves with beards in order to be able to watch their favourite team. although there is no official ban on women going to sporting events in iran, it is rare for them to attend as they are often refused entry. scotland has become the first country in the world to introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol. the scottish government says it will lead to lower consumption, and will save lives. the price of some cheap, high—strength alcohol has tripled,

as retailers must now ensure a unit doesn‘t cost less than 50p. that is about 70 cents. but some critics say it will affect lower—income households disproportionately. catreena renton has more. prices are being changed as scotland is now the first country in the world to have a minimum unit price alcohol. at edinburgh royal infirmary, the first minister has been meeting people with alcohol—related liver illnesses. been meeting people with alcohol-related liver illnesses. all of the evidence says that, while it is not going to solve the problem on its own, without action that targets the affordability of alcohol, then we won‘t make the progress that we need to see. audrey duncan is recovering now, but last year was taken into hospital recovering now, but last year was ta ken into hospital with recovering now, but last year was taken into hospital with the first stages of alcohol—related rain damage. now 37—years—old, she started drinking heavily in her 20s. it started off about four cans of beer a day.

then that started to progress to crates of beer, then vodka and gin, and anything i could get my hand on. research for the scottish government says the policy could save about 400 lives in the first five years. when alcohol prices rise, deaths from alcohol fall. so people think they are not going to affect behaviour, but they definitely are. it is the strongest alcoholic drinks that are affected, like this strong side. now, the shop that we are in use to sell three litre bottles of the strength or £3.49. now, under the litre bottles of the strength or £3.49. now, underthe new litre bottles of the strength or £3.49. now, under the new pricing, it cost £11.25, so the shop has decided to stop selling it. it has been a long time coming. while the legislation was passed almost six yea rs legislation was passed almost six years ago, it faced legal

challenges. but this shop keeper still feels it may come as a shock to some. most people have absolutely no idea, and as usual it is down to shopkeepers to do the educating these things. there are already plans to introduce minimum pricing in wales, while in england the home office says the policy will continue to remain under review while it sees how it works in scotland. high doses of vitamin d could help promote health in children. the research was led by two universities, and the findings could benefit 20 million children all around the world. earlier i spoke to professor adrian martineau, one of the lead authors of the study, and he explained in more detail how vitamin d, which we already know benefits our bones, could be used to fight child malnutrition. as you say, vitamin d is well—known

its ability to prevent rickets, but its ability to prevent rickets, but it is also known for its effect on the immune system. children who have compromises immune system have a high degree of information, but also their immune system is in they are susceptible to infections. from our work we know it can suppress inflammation and fight infection so we thought giving a high supplement might benefit these children. this isa might benefit these children. this is a very, very high supplement. absolutely, we are talking about a dose 1000 times higher than that recommended by the department of health were healthy children. so we are talking about using vitamin d as are talking about using vitamin d as a medicine for children who are severely unwell. and what impact does it have on brain development? you found something there as well? we did, we render most children, half received vitamin d and the other received placebo in addition to standard treatment. and we saw that at the end of two months, 20% of the children in the intervention arm had delayed development, compared to 40% in the control arm. so the rate of impaired development

was about halved by vitamin d treatment. it is importantjust to stress that these are children with severe acute malnutrition. this is not something that you would give to children who are maybe a little bit undernourished. no. the department of health here in the uk would recommend 400 units a day or ten micrograms of vitamin d for a healthy child to stop them becoming deficient. we are giving 4000 units, 1000 times higher, to children to help them recover from 1000 times higher, to children to help them recoverfrom illness 1000 times higher, to children to help them recover from illness so 1000 times higher, to children to help them recoverfrom illness so it isa help them recoverfrom illness so it is a completely different situation. in practical terms, then, with 20 million children worldwide affected by severe acute malnutrition, how practically can your findings have an impact on benefit those 20 million children? well, vitamin d is very inexpensive and easy to give. we gave a dose of two mills of solution in olive oil. however, before this is rolled out worldwide, one would need to reproduce the results in another clinical trial, particularly in another setting. so for example, studies are needed in

asia and africa. also research is needed with longer follow—up to see whether vitamin d might reduce the risk of dying and whether it might improve development long—term. risk of dying and whether it might improve development long—termlj see, so you will continue to do those researchers in other parts of the world, because at the moment you are looking at pakistan, predominantly. absolutely, these are promising results but they are the first results of their kind and before they can be rolled out worldwide one would need to do further trials to confirm them. how about this for a truly waterlogged pitch? children in the city of nara, in western japan, have played a football match in a rice paddy. the aim was to encourage them to play outdoors. let‘s take a look. playing the beautiful game under all types of conditions. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. apple reports its best ever financial results for the first quarter of this year. we will have all the analysis next. and let‘s leave you with images

from poland, where thousands of guitarists have been attempting to break the world record for the most people playing along to heyjoe byjimi hendrix. and, awaiting official confirmation, it looks like they may have done it, with 7,411 people playing along. if they do get the record they will be updating their own record, set in the same spot last year. good morning. the day ahead is

getting better kind of day, after a pretty particularly wet start for some, some heavy rain around first thing. rain will clear most areas at least through the day and then we are intoa least through the day and then we are into a story of sunshine and one or two showers. this is the weather system bringing in the wet weather overnight into the morning. clearing away from western scotland, northern ireland as we start the day, so temperatures will take a little bit ofa dip temperatures will take a little bit of a dip late in the night here. but elsewhere not quite as cold as up—to—date as we saw yesterday morning, but for the commute it will bea morning, but for the commute it will be a thoroughly wet one. eastern scotland, a good part of central england and eastern wales, a few showers in the east, but a not too

much wet weather early on but it does turn weightier through the middle part of the day. as the rain clears from central and western parts we see sunshine in just one or two showers. some of those showers could be wintry over the tops of scottish mountains, the rain makes in as well. and temperatures down on what we saw tuesday, but pleasant enoughin what we saw tuesday, but pleasant enough in the south where you have the sunshine. the rain will be last clear the south—eastern late afternoon and an early evening, and clear skies to take it into wednesday night. most will be dry. what does happen through wednesday night into thursday is that, with the jet stream dipping southwards just temporarily, we will see some slightly cooler air push its way in. so it will be a chilly start once again on thursday morning. don‘t be surprised in eastern scotland and central and eastern england if there isa central and eastern england if there is a touch of frost in one or two areas. cloud increases from the west. in the west we will see sunny spells but always a bit more cloud

and the cloud will thicken up in northern ireland and western scotland, producing some spots of drizzle, some heavy bursts of rainfall evan orkney and shetland through the afternoon. temperatures will be on the rise once again. so finishing thursday and going into friday, we will see winds falling lighter across the south. there could be quite a bit of cloud to begin with, a bit misty and places, what the cloud will break up. some sunny spells coming through. the chance of western parts of england and wales of a little bit of drizzle here and there and that will be the case in scotland and northern ireland. but most will be dry and when the cloud does break, milder air is working its way in. temperatures mid to high teens. and with the jet stream pushing its way into the weekend, we bring milder airtojust into the weekend, we bring milder air tojust about into the weekend, we bring milder air to just about all. so temperatures will be a bit of a shockerfor bank temperatures will be a bit of a shocker for bank holiday weekend and high—pressure dominates. many across

southern areas have to watch these weather fronts bringing some occasional rain to scotland and northern ireland, particularly through saturday night into sunday. but for the bank holiday weekend, as things warm up, temperatures high teens and low 20s most places will stay dry. i‘m kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story: the disturbing effect of philippines‘ war on drugs. severe overcrowding in prisons has been worsened by delays in the legal system and the war on drugs initiated by president rodrigo duterte. manila‘s city jail was built to accommodate 800 inmates. it‘s now housing more than 5,000 leading to a tuberculosis outbreak. the armenian opposition leader, nikol pashinyan, has called for a general strike after the governing republican party voted against his election as prime minister. and this video is trending on bbc.com. it‘s the moment a 26—storey building in sao paolo collapsed after being engulfed in flames. firefighters say they managed to evacuate most of the fifty families who lived there

before the collapse, but they‘re still searching for survivors. that‘s all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it‘s time for hardtalk.