hello, everyone. i'm rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: donald trump's supreme court choice, brett kava naugh, says he won't step aside after another allegation of sexual misconduct. i'm not going to let false accusations drive us out of this process, and we're looking for a fair process, where i can be heard defending my integrity and my lifelong record. hopes for a second summit between north korea's leader kim jong—un and the us. the white house says details to be announced "pretty soon". i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the threatened tigers of nepal. the country says it's increased its tiger population by nearly a fifth. and a lucky rescue. the indian yachtsman picked up over 3000 kilometres off the australian coast during the golden globe race. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news.

it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in the morning in london and 8pm in washington dc, where the us supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh has said he will not be stepping aside, after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct decades ago. the allegations have threatened mr kavanaugh‘s chances of winning confirmation for the post in the senate. earlier, president trump pledged his support forjudge kavanaugh, describing him as an "outstanding person." mr kavanaugh and his wife sat down with fox news to issue a denial of sexual misconduct. here's a little of what he had to say. did you guys ever look at each other and say "i'm out, this is enough, this just isn't worth it"?

i'm not going to let false accusations drive us out of this process, and we're looking for a fair process, where i can be heard defending my integrity and my lifelong record, my lifelong record of promoting unity and equality for women, starting with the women who knew me when i was 14 years old. i'm not going anywhere. chris buckler has been following events in washington. christine blasey ford is expected to give evidence to the judiciary on thursday, brett kava naugh give evidence to the judiciary on thursday, brett kavanaugh is also expected to give his side of the story then as well. but the problem is beyond doubt, they continue to be other allegations as well. we have a second woman coming forward in new yorker in which he says very clearly

that she accuses brett kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, something that he very firmly denies. there is even suggestion of another woman coming some suggestion from michael avenatti, who is the lawyer representing stormy daniels, whom you may remember was paid by donald trump not to talk about her alleged affair with trump not to talk about her alleged affairwith him. so trump not to talk about her alleged affair with him. so you have this very difficult position for brett kavanaugh were at the same time he is trying to prepare for this hearing, to talk about this and said his side of the story straight, at the same time there continues to be all of this newsprint published about him and allegations that date back many decades. and another issue in the white house involving the us deputy secretary general rod rosenstein, he will be hell holding talks at the white house after reports that he had held talks about opposing the president and secretly taping him. will this affect is

work? yeah, if you take a look at this new york times article which suggested that rod rosenstein had come up with an idea of secretly taping president trump to show that he was not fit to be president is something that has damaged his already fragile relationship with donald trump. rod rosenstein himself seem to say that the article was factually inaccurate and that his friends say it that he was making a joke and it was always intended in jest, however i think it is likely president trump will not find it very funny, in part because he is already frustrated with the deputy attorney general because he oversees the investigation into the allegations of russian interference in the presidential election. president trump wants an investigation to end, he has called a witch—hunt, he has tried to put pressure on rod rosenstein, and with all of the circulating there is a

big question about his future. he did go to the white house, he did have a meeting with his chief of staff, and there were reports that he would either resign or be fired. in the end, nothing happened in the last 2a hours that there is now said to bea last 2a hours that there is now said to be a showdown between president trump and his deputy attorney general on thursday, that is the same day that brett kavanaugh and his accuser are to give evidence to the senate. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. president trump has said he expects a second summit with north korean leader kim jong—un to be announced "pretty soon", but that the location has yet to be determined. he was speaking during a meeting with south korean president moonjae—in at the united nations, mr trump said mr kim "wants to see something happen." it will be similar to the format that we had before, most likely a different location. again, it will be announced soon. i think a lot of progress is being made. i see tremendous enthusiasm on behalf of kim toward

making a deal. i think that is something that is very good. we are in no rush. also making news today... the hong kong government has banned a political party that advocated independence from mainland china on the grounds of national security. it's now illegal to be a member of the hong kong national party, and anyone who associates with it could face up to three years in prison and fines of up to $12,000. the united states says it has found evidence of systematic violence against myanmar‘s rohingya minority. the report says that the scope and scale of the military‘s operations indicates that they were planned. the events in rakhine state last year saw more than 700,000 people driven across the border into bangladesh. at some point, the

international community really has to stop tap dancing around this and they have the whole burma to account. terrible things happen to the rohingya, the military at to be held to account. these are not terrorists, this was the military that did this to them. these people just want a place to live, that is all that they want, and that is not happening right now. the italian fashion house founded by gianni versace a0 years ago is set to be sold. it's reported that the us fashion group michael kors has agreed to buy the firm, in a deal worth about $2 billion. some reports say donatella versace, the brand's iconic leader, would continue to have a role with the company after the deal. have a look at this. a huge chunk of a popular queensland beach in australia has collapsed and sunk into the sea. it's not far from where another sink hole appeared a few years ago, that swallowed up a caravan, car and tents. this time the large hole,

at inskip point, near rainbow beach, hasn't injured or damaged any property. we're used to hearing worrying stories about the decline of wildlife populations, but conservationists in nepal have some good news for once. they've announced an increase of almost a fifth in the country's tiger population over a four year period. bear in mind that fewer than 3,900 tigers remain in the wild across the globe. drjohn goodrich is tiger program senior director from panthera, the global wild cat conservation organisation. speaking to me from fort collins, in colorado, he explained the reasons for the good news. there's been an increase tigers in nepal because the government of nepal is doing some really good work there. they've ensured tigers had three things that they need —

inviolate habitat, prey, and protection from persecution. they've set up areas to ensure the tigers are not in direct competition with people and they have thousands of soldiers patrolling those areas to make sure that tigers and their prey are not approached. this is really important because the black market value for tigers is greater than any other species. so you can think of tigers as maybe bags of diamonds walking around in the forest and they need staunch protection because they are worth so much. so they have already increased the number of soldiers patrolling the areas to 8000, but do you think that this can be sustained? well, they use the military to protect the protected areas and as i understand it, that is sort of a training operation for the military, so hopefully that is sustainable over the long—term...

because there also needs a lot of funding to be able to sustain this number of soldiers in the protected areas. absolutely, absolutely. but if they're using it as training operations for the military, as long as they plan to keep a military in operation, hopefully that will keep going. but the other part of the equation is that conservation doesn't work if you don't have the support of local communities, and nepal has done a really good job of creating strong community programmes to help people better live with tigers and to ensure that they're getting some kind of benefit from the tigers and the parks where the tigers live. could there be a problem going forward of complacency between the government and the local community? absolutely, and that's one of the roles that ngos can play, ngos like the national trust for nature conservation, panthera, the zoological society of london are all working on community programmes to ensure that that doesn't happen. the uk government has released the latest documents on what's likely to happen if the uk

leaves the eu without a formal brexit deal. one of the subjects covered is aviation, and what would happen to flights going to and departing from the eu. 0ur transport correspondent tom burridge is at heathrow airport, and gave us more details about the report. the government's saying that it will probably get harder to take your pet to the eu, that coach and bus services to the eu could be suspended in the short term if uk—issued licences are not recognised by the eu, and if you're travelling from the uk to another destination outside the eu but via the eu, your luggage could be scanned for a second time. but beyond those headlines, there are a whole raft of issues for the airline industry in a no brexit deal scenario, from pilots's licenses to whether or not a british certified engineer is recognised in the eyes of the eu to service a plane. what the government is saying

with these papers is we will we recognise eu standards across the board in the industry. the problem is the eu has not yet done the same. will we see that doomsday scenario the day after brexit whereby every single flight from the eu to britain is grounded? it is highly unlikely because the eu has already said that in that scenario of a no brexit deal, it will put contingency measures in place to keep the airlines going. it's hard to imagine that there would not be extra costs for and therefore, more expensive flights for you and me. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... a custom with painful memories. we meet the last living tribesperson in taiwan with a traditional full face tattoo. also on the programme... the indian yachtsman rescued 3000 kilometres off the australian coast is on his way home. we found out how it all happened.

ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes.

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: donald trump's supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh says he won't step aside, after another allegation of sexual misconduct. hopes inrease for a second summit between north korea's leader kim jong—un and the us. the white house says further details wil be announced "pretty soon. " let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the financial times reports on american companies ignoring a pending trade war with china. the paper says instead they have gone on a $50 billion spending spree, swallowing up european rivals in a series of deals.

mumbai's business standard reports on india's stock market, that has closed in the red for five consecutive sessions due to credit issues made worse by trade warfears. the bangkok post online edition looks at donald trump's asian diplomacy. it has a photo of the us president at his last meeting with north korea's kimjong—un, saying they will have another summ' the japan times covers many of these stories. it reports on the start of shinzo abe's five day visit to the us, which touched on both trade and north korea. it quotes the japanese prime minister as saying

they were "very constructive". now, what stories are sparking discussions online? here's how to cope with hold—ups at the airport. have a listen. an easyjet flight to venice was delayed by an hour, so the camerata of leman orchestra chose to play a spontaneous concert for other passengers stuck in geneva airport. with a suitcase and a person to hold the musical score, the group, led by virtuoso fabrizio von arx, kept the public entertained. bravo! the disgraced american comedian, bill cosby, has been in a sentencing hearing in pennsylvania for drugging and molesting a woman in 200a. he was found guilty in april of three counts of sexual assault

against the former basketball player, andrea constand. nada tawfik has the latest. andrea constand made a very brief statement in court. she said, all i ask is forjustice as the court sees fit. but we also get to hear from her mother, herfather and her sister, who spoke about how their lives have been altered by her attack. her father says that they have been living and breathing her discomfort, and her mother questioned whether bill cosby has ever considered the pain that he has caused them. now, the judge will decide on tuesday morning what sentence he will impose. he said the prosecution and defence have agreed to seek a maximum of ten years in prison. he of course could get much less. but certainly this will be a big moment not just for andrea constand, but for the other accusers, the more than 60 women who also say they were sexually assaulted by bill cosby. this is of course a stunning

downfall for a man who was once affectionately regarded as america's dad. a seriously injured indian sailor stranded in the middle of the indian ocean has been rescued. solo yachtsman abhilash tomy was stranded more than 3,000 kilometres off the coast of west australia, after his boat was badly damaged during a storm on friday. he was taking part in the golden globe round—the—world race. earlier i spoke to australian sailor lisa blair, who was the first woman to sail solo around antarctica. i asked her how difficult it would have been to rescue abhilash. yes, look, you're so far from land out there, and you're well outside of helicopter range. it would have taken days to get to him in any condition, so it's just fantastic that the government have been able to band together like they have done to get him back. how difficult is the golden globe? the golden globe yacht race

is a race basically re—enacting the first circumnavigation around the world in a sailboat. so they strip back your technology to the very basics required to keep the trip safe, so the whole journey around the world is in a very small boat. it's sailing by traditional means, without using electric autopilot or electric gpses, and just using the stars to navigate. so it's quite huge feat for any of the sailors who have competed in this race to just got as far as they have, and to be staying safe out there. i should say congratulations to you on your huge achievement, as well — first solo woman to go through antarctica, circumnavigation of that area. you know, when things go wrong, what that does to the state of mind. can you describe to us what you and abhilash might be thinking then? yes, you can prepare so much with this trip, and you put your heart and your soul into anyjourney like this,

and to have it sort of stripped away injust one moment in time — i remember when my mast broke in the southern ocean, and it was the most horrendous sound ofjust metal—on—metal grinding and shrieking, and the whole boat shuddering, and you're completely and utterly on your own. i was extremely fortunate in my situation that i didn't suffer any major injuries, but i can only imagine how much more terrifying that situation would have been having been injured, and unknowing how much of an injury he must have sustained at that time. but yes, to get tossed around your cabin like that, you feel so insignificant against mother nature. how do you keep the faith? i think for me it was a lot about the preparation, and understanding that i had the right skill set to survive, and i'm sure the other sailor went through that same mental process. and, even though you're isolated, and you're thousands of files from land, you're never completely alone, because we do make sure that we surround ourselves

with a support network on shore that can back us up in situations like this, when things do go wrong. so for me, that was what drove me through it. and you're fighting for your life out there, so you just have to keep pushing forward. we usually think of cultural traditions as something that enhance people's lives, but sometimes they bring suffering too. yayut ciswas is the last living tribesperson in taiwan with a traditional full face tattoo. she still remembers the painful experience and has been telling the bbc why she's glad the practice has died out, but thinks it's important that people remember this part of their culture. an incredibly moving report. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us.

we will be looking at the new trade agreement signed between the united states and south korea just a few hours ago. and before we go, traditional celebrations have been held to mark the mid—autumn festival in hong kong. an ornate dragon stuck with hundreds of incense sticks was carried by volunteers, shaking its head in front of doorways. it's meant to bring good luck and health to residents. lovely. lovely celebrations. happy autumn festival to everybody. hello. for a time this week, temperatures will be on the rise. not just yet. it's a cold night for much of england and wales, under clear skies. meanwhile, this stream of cloud in the atlantic continuing to extend across parts of northern ireland, northern and western scotland, strengthening the winds through tuesday and also bringing outbreaks of rain.

but away from the far north and west, after a cold start, there'll be plenty of sunshine. some early—morning mist and fog to clear. that will soon lift, and then for much of england and wales, plenty of sunshine to be found. just light winds, and very little cloud, even into the afternoon. somewhat different further north and west. more on that in just a moment. here's a closer look at ii:00pm on tuesday afternoon. as you can see, lots of sunshine, very little cloud, temperatures generally across england and wales between 15 and i7 celsius. but notice our wind symbols are turning to black. this is indicating the strength of the gusts across northern ireland, western and northern scotland through the afternoon. quite widely a0 to 50 mph, with outbreaks of rain pushing their way eastwards. perhaps dryer across the far east of scotland, with some sunshine, but still a windy day here, and temperatures not much higher than 13 or 14 celsius. and it's this area, really,

from northern ireland, northern and western scotland, which will keep further outbreaks of rain and some strong winds into tuesday night and through into wednesday morning. eventually, some of that rain is inching its way further southwards and eastwards into the far north of england. ahead of this, not quite as cold at night, but some rural parts of southern england perhaps getting down to two or three celsius. through the middle part of the week, we've still got high pressure across much of england and wales, those fronts still to the north and the west bringing strong winds and outbreaks of rain, again slowly starting to sink its way south and eastwards. so a bit more cloud, with the odd spot of rain across northern england, maybe the far north of wales. still quite cloudy for northern ireland, the lion's share of the rain across scotland. these are the averages, gusts will be higher. holding onto the dry, sunny weather across southern and eastern parts of england and wales, where temperatures on wednesday could get up to around 20 or 21 celsius. and that front continues to make its progress south and eastwards through wednesday and into thursday.

as it runs into our area of high pressure, all it has left on it isjust a band of cloud. but what it will do later in the week is slowly start to replace the one that we find across england and wales with something much cooler further north and west, so some changes to come through this week. some warmth for a time through wednesday and thursday, slowly being replaced by something cooler and fresher, but mainly dry by the weekend. goodbye. you are watching bbc news. our top story: president trump defends his candidate for the supreme court, saying that allegations of sexual assault are totally political. judge kavanaugh has said he will not be stepping aside after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct decades ago. he says he has never sexually assaulted anyone. hopes of a second summit between north korea's leader, kimjong—un, and the us have increased, after the white house anounced futher details will be revealed pretty soon. and this story is trending on bbc.com: the orchestra that chose to play a spontaneous concert for other passengers stuck in geneva airport. their flight to venice was delayed by an hour, so they unpacked their instruments and away they went. that's all.

stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: the cabinet has agreed in principle that people from inside and outside the eu should face the same immigration rules if they want