i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: the grim search continues after an indonesian passenger jet crashes into the sea. all 189 people on board are feared dead. search and rescue teams say they will work through the night to recover the degree as well as search for survivors. as relatives wait for news, the bbc obtains a technical log — showing the air jet had instrument problems the day before the disaster. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: sri lanka's unfolding political crisis — as the president sacks his cabinet and suspends parliament. and how football diplomacy has helped with the thaw in relations between north and south korea. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news.

it's newsday. good morning. it's 8 am in singapore, midnight in london and 7 am in indonesia where it's now thought a technical problem may have been responsible for the crash of a passenger plane with 189 people on board. a log obtained by the bbc says the lion airjet suffered instrument error the day before the disaster. the authorities say it's unlikely any of the passengers survived. indonesian teams have begun recovering bodies and plane debris as search operations continuing through the night. rebecca henschke reports from jakarta. there were over 180 people on board when the plane crashed into the sea just 13 minutes after take—off. theirfamilies now desperately waiting. "are there any survivors," this woman asks.

"we can't tell you that," replies the airline official. out at sea a debris field marks the site of the crash. and, along with the wreckage of the plane, search and rescue teams are recovering bodies. they are being taken to a police hospital. the families have been asked to try and identify them. the plane crashed in daylight and in good weather. real—time tracking showed that it was struggling to retain height. and that the crew had asked to return to the airport. the director of the budget airline admitting that there had been a problem on the previous flight. the airline, one of indonesia's youngest and biggest, has a chequered safety record. a ten—year ban on its planes entering the european union due to safety concerns was

only lifted in 2016. search and rescue teams say they will work through the night to recover the debris as well as search for survivors. but hopes of finding anyone still alive are fading. rebecca henschke, bbc news, jakarta. a short time ago i spoke to greg waldron, asia managing editor at flightglobal, the aviation news website, and asked him what he thought might have gone wrong with that plane. it is very hard to say what exactly happened. there will be a detailed investigation that will probably ta ke investigation that will probably take a year investigation that will probably takea yearor investigation that will probably take a year or more. the flight took off, everything seemed normal but then as it progressed they had a sharp descent and then a sharp climb and then there was a sharp change in speed before the plunge into the sea

about 30 minutes in. a tragic and unusual profile. investigators will be looking for the flight data recorder in the cockpit recorder and these will be crucial for a better understanding. we know the plane was a boeing 7117 max eight. this plane only went into service for lion air in august and we have obtained a technical log showing that there we re technical log showing that there were instrument problems one day before the disaster. should this plane have been grounded? should it have been allowed to fly? too soon to say if there was an issue with the aircraft and when they do the investigation they will want to look at the previous day ‘s flight but the entire record of that aircraft service. what i might add about the aircraft is that it is the flagship of the boeing fleet. the 737 is an older design but with brand—new engines and cockpit so it is a

modern flagship plane. the whole world will be interested to see what caused this. there is also the scrutiny over indonesia. many carriers from indonesia, notjust lion air but many others including the national carrier were banned from travelling to the european union and other places. the last major incident in this region also involved and —— and indonesian plane. should the indonesian government and international authorities be looking at the regulations and procedures there? this is an ongoing process. we have these high—profile incidents like these high—profile incidents like the airasia crash and this terrible incident but it is an ongoing process. everytime there is a minor issue with a flight digressing from flight issue with a flight digressing from flight path or an aberration or anything that happens that is incorrect, authorities will do a comprehensive and detailed report about that and they are quite good

at that. it is trying to develop a powerful safety culture which is a challenge given the speed at which the industry has grown down the. our other top story: the man accused of shooting dead eleven worshippers at a synagogue in pittsburgh, has appeared in a us federal court to hear the twenty—nine charges against him. robert bowers will appear in court on thursday. the white house press secretary sarah sanders gave this statement about the shooting. we thank god for these officers and for every member of law enforcement who responded swiftly and bravely. in the wake of the attack we have witnessed americans of every faith and tradition coming together to mourn with their fellow citizens, to support one another and to stand in solidarity with america's jewish community. the president cherishes

the jewish community for everything it stands for and contributes to our country. he adoresjewish americans as part of his own family. the president is the grandfather of severaljewish grandchildren. his son—in—law is the descendant of holocaust survivors. tomorrow the president and first lady will travel to pennsylvania to grieve with the pittsburgh community. also making news today, cesar sayoc, the man accused of mailing fourteen pipe bombs to prominent critics of donald trump has been held without bail. the fbi confirmed monday another similar suspicious package addressed to cnn had been intercepted. the suspect will appear in court again on friday. angela merkel says she'll stand down as german chancellor at the next election in three years' time. ms merkel said it was time to open a new chapter. she has led germany for thirteen years and will stand down as the christian democrat party leader in december. international conservationists have

expressed alarm at china's announcement that it is partially reversing a 25—year ban on the trade in rhino horn and tiger bones. china is re—authorising their use for scientific, medical and cultural purposes. its growing affluence is contributing to the illicit trade in animal parts for use in traditional medicine. researchers in britain and the gambia say they have the first evidence that dogs can sniff out malaria — a skill that they say could lead to much quicker diagnosis of the disease. malaria kills some 445,000 people worldwide each year. the duke and duchess of sussex will take part in a welly—wanging contest on the penultimate day of their overseas tour. harry and meghan are on a 16—day

trip which has seen them travel to australia, fiji and tonga, and they are now in new zealand. there's now a week to go until america's mid term elections and both democrats and republicans have been accused of using scare tactics to try to sway voters. minnesota has become one of the most hotly—contested states. we've sent chris buckler to anoka — the minnesota town which calls itself the halloween capital of the world. a warning — there are some flashing lights at the beginning of chris' report. scare tactics are nothing new in politics. but given how of an american voters are being warned about what could be just around the corner, it seems rather appropriate that these elections are being held within days of halloween. that's an

occasion that is taken quite seriously in anoka. for almost a century, a trick or treat parade has been held here. and miss mississippi town is now known as the halloween capital of the world. yet what some of those lining the streets here find frightful our politicians. i am sick of them. why? i am sick of the division that is coming across our country. they need to be positive rather than saying that this is what he does and he is going to take away insurerand send he does and he is going to take away insurer and send how aboutjust saying what you are going to do and what you are for rather than saying what you are for rather than saying what he will not do? anoka's burst run may be a friendly race but the mid—term elections are anything but that. congressional seats are up for grabs and polls suggest around half of them are likely to be keenly contested. polling shows that it is

closer than people may have guessed. was a sense that there may have been a blue wave coming in the election, that the democrats would sweep widely across the country. that often happens in mid—term elections and with the controversy that surrounds president trump at all times, that was the feeling. the polling shows that closer than people would have guessed. most democrats and republicans know how powerful it can be. they have used issues such as immigration, healthcare and the economy to try and scare voters into supporting them. do the issues matter to you? not really common only border policy. whether the people much in this way right now, though, ? policy. whether the people much in this way right now, though,? so you are genuinely worried and scared? this way right now, though,? so you are genuinely worried and scared7m does. they will ship them up to cities here in minneapolis. while the democrats have accused donald trump of scaremongering, republicans

claim they are unfairly betraying the president as some sort of devious bogeyman. with donald trump eve ryo ne devious bogeyman. with donald trump everyone is scared. nobody wants to say anything. and certainly during this campaign it is felt that politicians have spent more time cursing each other rather than trying to cast a spell over voters. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: tributes continue as leicester city mourns the loss of the club's owner and those on board in a helicopter crash. also on the programme: as the president suspends parliament, we take a look at sri lanka's deepening political crisis. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. 0nly yesterday, she'd spoken of dying in the service of her country and said,

"i would be proud of it. every drop of my blood would contribute to the growth of this nation." after 46 years of unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, no more uncertainty of what each day might bring. booster ignition and liftoff of discovery, with a crew of six astronaut heroes and one american legend. well, enjoying the show is right. this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the seven billionth person on the planet. this is newsday on the bbc.

thanks for staying with us. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: search operations are continuing after an indonesian jet crashes into the sea with 189 people on board. the bbc has obtained a technical log showing the airjet had instrument problems the day before the disaster. president trump is to travel to pennsylvania tuesday in the wake of a mass shooting at a synagogue in which 11 people were killed. our top story is also dominating the front pages in the region. the straits times reports on the desperate rescue attempts made by emergency teams, who rushed to the scene of the crash. in spite of the rescue efforts, there so far appears to be no sign of any survivors. the international edition of the new york times examines the significance of brazil's presidential election result. president—elect jair bolsonaro is seen as a strident populist, and the paper says his victory

is symbolic of a global trend towards the right. the japan times carries the story of princess ayako, the daughter of the emperor's cousin, who married a commoner on monday. in doing so, the princess loses her royal status injapan, and joins her husband asjust an ordinary japanese citizen. we have more on that, and pictures of the wedding, what they wore, what they did, coming up later in the programme, so stay with us. so that is it for the main stories in the papers. now, babita, what stories are sparking discussions online? that wedding actually, it truly was a beautiful, traditional ceremony, we have more on that to come. also,

football. spanish football team real madrid have sacked managerjulen lopetegui after just four—and—a—half months in charge. the spaniard oversaw five losses in madrid's last six games, including a crushing defeat to their great rivals barcelona. there will be more on this coming up this hour in sport today. leicester city's footballers have been paying their tributes following the death of the club's thai owner vichai srivaddhanaprabha and four others in a helicopter crash on saturday. air accident investigators are examining the flight recorder of the helicopter, which crashed next to the stadium. here's our sports editor dan roan. the people of leicester had paid their respects to their clubs owner. today it was the turn of those closest to him. a poignant moment when vichai srivaddhanaprabha's wife and son walked among the sea of tributes to lay their own wreath. shortly afterwards — and with the crowds growing — came the players, led by goalkeeper kasper schmeichel and followed by strikerjamie vardy, a very public display of reflection. he was not your archetypal owner.

this guy seemingly was one of those people who gave so much to the football club. he also gave so much to the city. invested huge amounts of money into hospitals. he treated fans like he cared. srivaddhanaprabha's helicopter left the stadium an hour after leicester's game against west ham. but, seconds later, it crashed into a car park at the south of the ground, bursting into flames. the air accident investigations branch has recovered the digital flight data recorder from the aircraft and said it would begin analysis immediately. the tragedy was witnessed by one of the club's former greats. all of a sudden it seemed to drop a little bit and then obviously crash. it all happened so quickly. then there was sort of sparks coming out of the back and then some small flames and then larger flames and then it suddenlyjust blew up. it's just something i think will live with us for ever really.

it was one of the most horrendous things i think anybody could ever see. srivaddhanaprabha was one of five people killed when the helicopter crashed. also on board, two staff members — nursara suknamai and kaveporn punpare. the pilot, eric swaffer, considered to be a veteran airman, and his partner, also seen here, izabela lechowicz, herself an experienced pilot. there is nobody i know that's better skilled at what he does than eric. eric flew that helicopter like it was a limb. he really knew helicopters and aeroplanes and his knowledge did not go just in flying, his knowledge was very technical as well. he was very technical. he knew the systems of all the aircraft he was operating in as well. two seasons ago, the stadium witnessed one of sport's greatest fairy tales when leicester city won the premier league. this afternoon, the current squad spent solemn time with the late chairman's family — a club united in grief. dan roan, bbc news, leicester. sri lanka's unfolding political crisis threatens to turn

into a bloodbath unless order is restored. that's the warning from the speaker of parliament after the president sacked the cabinet, appointed a former president as prime minister and suspended parliament last week. yogita limaye has the story. he is back, mahinda rajapaksa, who suffered a shock defeat in presidential elections in 2015, took charge as sri lanka's prime minister on monday. for the past few years the influential and controversial politician has been looking for a way back into power. and now he has been put there by none other than the man who defeated him in the last election, maithripala sirisena. sri lanka's president, who sacked the country's cabinet last week. translation: i categorically state

that the appointment or make in accordance with the constitution and on the advice of legal experts. with all respect are completely reject the charge that what was done was a violation of the constitution. the sudden move has triggered an rest. 0n sudden move has triggered an rest. on sunday, armed guards of the sacked minister fired at the crowd. 0ne sacked minister fired at the crowd. one person was killed and the minister has now been arrested. 0utside his official residence, supporters of the ousted prime minister are continuing to gather. he is refusing to budge from his house and his position. we are the majority in parliament. it is not necessary for us majority in parliament. it is not necessary for us to create a crisis. let the parliament decide who has the majority. mahinda rajapaksa is a man credited by many in sri lanka for ending the country's decade—long civil war, but when in power his

government was accused of human rights abuses and corruption. in sri lanka's political boiler it is hard to predict what will happen next. the current breakthrough in the struggle for peace on the korean peninsula began at an under—15s football tournament in december last year, when a south korean governor met his north korean counterpart. the football tournament is being held again this week in the south korean province which borders the north. 0ur correspondent laura bicker was there as north played south. cheering and applause. every touch of the ball is fought for. every run at goal rings eager screens. the rivalry on this pitch is fierce. but this hardfought match has also helped push two countries, technically still at war, to the brink of peace. this time last year

the tournament was being held in china, just as donald trump was tweeting a bout raining down fire and fury in pyongyang. the governor of this province in south korea, however, took a chance. he travelled to china and, on the sidelines of this match, tried to persuade the north korean is to come to the pyeongchang winter olympics, and, well, he succeeded. translation: even when north and south relations we re even when north and south relations were at their worst, this was the only method of exchange that went on. by half-time it was already 2-0 to north korea. they looked stronger, they looked fitter. diplomatic channels continue between the two sides and although many theatres arming the north will prove impossible, just seeing both sides on one pitch feels like progress.

translation: now that i've come here it's not even that far. i hope in the future we can come and go more often and build friendships. translation: it was very emotional at the end when we were running together and i hoped we could unify soon so together and i hoped we could unify soon so that we can be won again to play football together. organisers now hoped to invite us teams to take pa rt now hoped to invite us teams to take part ina now hoped to invite us teams to take part in a tournament in north korea. these might be small gestures of sports diplomacy, but each moment of friendship between these young players helps to remove the tension between two countries and two people who have been apart for generations. let's see one another in pyongyang, is the parting gesture. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us. we will be look at a children's book aimed at teaching kids coding. and before we go, take a look at this happy couple —

it's the wedding of japan's princess ayako to commoner kei moriya. the 28—year—old princess was married in a traditional ceremony at tokyo's famed meiji shrine. the shrine is dedicated to the princess's great—grandfather, emperor meiji. hundreds of guests and well—wishers queued up outside hoping to catch a glimpse of the couple. they were arriving at the shrine in traditional court clothing, with the kimono road at her hair is tied in the ancient style of noble women. she smiled at moria, who was waiting for her in a suit. and the princess has lost her royal status after the marriage of the 32—year—old employee ofa marriage of the 32—year—old employee

of a shipping company, but we understand that members of the imperial household agency will retain honorary positions at two organisations even after leaving the imperialfamily, organisations even after leaving the imperial family, in what would be the first such instance over fears of the legacy of the imperial royal family. and we also understand that, based on law, on imperial household finance, the princess will receive around 107 million yen, $950,000, from the state, with the happy couple finally saving "i do" in a traditional ceremony in tokyo, beautiful pictures there. stay with us, we will be back with asia business report and the headlines next. we will see you soon. well, it looks like we are going to

hold onto the cold weather for a little while yet, for some of us, tuesdayis little while yet, for some of us, tuesday is going to start pretty frosty, particularly across western parts of the uk. closer to the north sea, it probably won't be quite so cold, but i think chilly and off. so this is what it looks like very early on tuesday morning. you can see where the frost is from south—western england, plymouth, through wales, towards western scotla nd through wales, towards western scotland and northern ireland. here temperatures will be below freezing, they are already below freezing in some areas. closer to the north sea, east anglia, lincolnshire, temperatures should be above freezing. and we are just getting away with the weather because of the wind and rain in the north sea. it is just skirting with norfolk, suffolk, possibly kent, much of the country through the day on tuesday actually not too bad. there will be quite a lot of cloud around i think across eastern areas. but further west, and the south—west you are on

tuesday, the better the weather will be, so cornwall, devon, somerset, western wales should have a fine day on tuesday. have a look at wednesday now and we are kind of in between weather systems, lots of weather fronts spinning around here, you can see one or the front of protein western areas of the uk, so there could be some spots of rain early in the day on wednesday. so this is halloween, approaching the middle of the day here. notice the southerly winds here across central and southern areas. that means that temperatures are expected to pick up a little bit. so not quite so cold. we could even get to around 13 degrees in london. but in the north on wednesday, still pretty chilly, temperatures into single figures. but once again, there will be a little bit of rain around across some western areas on wednesday. not an awful lot, but some of us will catch it. now let's have a look at thursday's weather forecast and actually some big contrasts across europe, some bad weather affecting

the mediterranean and the alps, a lot of snow in the alps by the time we get to thursday. look at the southerly winds pushing warm air all the way into scandinavia. so there will be huge contrasts across europe on thursday, some particularly mild weather across central and eastern parts of europe. but here you can see the wind coming off the atlantic from the north—west. slightly cold weather here in the uk. so that temperatures, after a brief riser think in london, probably levelling back down to around 11 degrees, maybe some rain around on thursday. but i think on the whole it stays quite unsettled and on the chilly side. that's it. goodbye. i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story. the search continues in indonesia after a passengerjet crashes. the boeing 737 airliner came down with 189 people on board. the bbc has obtained a technical log showing the plane had instrument problems the day before the disaster. president trump is to travel to pennsylvania later on tuesday

in the wake of a mass shooting at a synagogue in which 11 people were killed. and this story is popular on bbc.com: tributes are continuing to pour in as leicester city mourns the loss of the club's owner and others on board a helicopter when it crashed outside king power stadium. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, stephen sackur speaks to labour mp david lammy on hardtalk.