i'm kasia madera in london. the headlines: theresa may says britain and the eu have agreed how they want their post—brexit relationship to work in principle. the british people want this to be settled. they want a good deal that sets us on course for a brighter future. that deal is within our grasp. nissan fires its boss, carlos ghosn, after claims of financial misconduct. what will that mean for its relationship with french partner renault? i'm rico hizon in singapore, also in the programme: ten referenda and a mid—term election. what choices lie ahead for the people of taiwan this weekend? record high. scientists say the window of opportunity to tackle climate change is closing. live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news.

it's newsday. hello, good morning. it's 8am in singapore and midnight here in london, where the british prime minister, theresa may, has defended her draft agreement on post—brexit relations with the eu. in britain, the proposed deal has been criticised by mps from across the political spectrum. european leaders are due to meet on sunday with the aim of approving the package. it will then be put to the uk parliament. it's thought that could happen next month. katya adler has this report from brussels. this is the right deal for the this is the right dealfor the uk. it delivers on the vote of the referendum. it brings back control of our borders, our money and our laws, and it does so while protecting jobs, protecting our security and protecting our security and protecting the integrity of the

united kingdom. theresa may says this deal is the right one for the uk, but does it live up to her brexit promises? and evenif live up to her brexit promises? and even if it's right for the uk, what about the rest of the eu? this text has been studied now in all 27 eu capitals. one of the key issues at the heart of the eu referendum was taking back control. now, you have frequent mention in this document of uk's sovereignty, and also of an independent uk trading policy. it's also made very clear here that after brexit, the freedom of movement of eu citizens to come and live and work in the uk is over. theresa may said after brexit, the uk would leave the single market but could still enjoy frictionless trade with the eu. well, that's not in here because the eu wants to drive home the point that if you leave the single market, you can't have the same benefits. but this is ambitious on trade. it calls for the ease of trade between the eu and uk, and to

have as close a trade relationship as possible. for those who dislike the wording of the irish border guaranty in the other brexit document, the withdrawal agreement, they'll be relieved to see here that the eu and the uk say they're going to work ha rd to the uk say they're going to work hard to find alternatives, such as using technologies when they're up and running. and four others who worry that they're going to be staying in a customs union with the eu for ever, there's no mention here ofa eu for ever, there's no mention here of a union but for ambitious customs arrangements, that clearly is open to interpretation. there's no mention of gibraltar in this document, despite the recent political spat. the eu sees the issue as bilateral between the uk and spain, and expects it will be resolved by the brexit summit on sunday. france's commands to fish in uk waters isn't addressed in the text either, which vaguely says fishing rights will have to be sorted out by july, fishing rights will have to be sorted out byjuly, 2020. this is

where the prime minister comes on sunday, to meet eu leaders, and the expectation is they'll sign off on these brexit texts. don't forget, these brexit texts. don't forget, the political declaration is not a final trade deal. it's not legally binding, so it's sort of designed to be all things to all people in the hope too this will help theresa may sell her brexit deal to the house of commons. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. let's take a look at some of the day's other news: iran's foreign minister has said his country has no intention of renegotiating the 2015 nuclear deal, something president trump has demanded. mohammad javad zarif said said the iranian people have survived, prospered and thrived despite the united sates, and will endure sanctions the us has re—imposed. also making news today: president trump says he's very prepared for a meeting with chinese leader xi jinping next week at the g20 summit in argentina. the two countries have imposed tariffs on each other‘s imports since the summer. speaking on the thanksgiving holiday

in the us, the president also threatened to close the border with mexico in response to a group of migrants who've travelled up from central america. they have to. they're going to use lethal force. i've given the ok. if they have do, i hope they don't have to. you're dealing with a minimum of 500 serious criminals, so i'm not going to let the military be taken advantage of. i have no choice. do i wa nt advantage of. i have no choice. do i want that to happen? absolutely not, but you're dealing with rough people. north and south korea have connected a new road across their border for the first time in 14 years. seoul's defence ministry said the dirt road, which extends across the demilitarised zone, will be used forjoint operations to recover human remains dating from the korean war. south korea has been pursuing incremental gains in its attepts to improve relations with the north, south korean officials have started to dismantle the country's largest dog slaughterhouse complex.

about one million dogs are eaten a year in south korea, but there's a push to end the practice. and a 23—year—old designer in the philippines has come up with an innovative solution to the country's slum crisis — a low—cost housing unit made from bamboo which takes just four hours to construct. earl patrick forlales, who has won a top $64,000 prize for his design, will start work on the first of his homes next year. let's return to our top story now, that agreement that the uk has reached with the eu on the nature of a future relationship. whilst it's far from certain that the agreement will be endorsed at a meeting of eu leaders this sunday, its prospects of passing through the uk parliament appear even dimmer. so what stage are we at? a question i put to the bbc‘s political correspondent, chris mason.

an awful lot we don't know, kasia, that's a perfectly reasonable summary. that's a perfectly reasonable summary. the best guess, and it is that at this stage, is that the european union at this summit taking place in brussels, the belgian capital and eu headquarters on sunday, will sign this off. yes, there is some concern from spain about references to gibraltar. that island in the mike on the southern coast of spain that regards itself are very passionately as british. ultimately agreement at the weekend in brussels doesn't hand anyone, any member state of the european union, a veto, so spain can be take it but they can't stop the process in its tracks. what's interesting is if, and it's a big if, the idea of this withdrawal agreement, the divorce settlement, was passed by the british parliament in a few weeks'

time, at the moment that seems very unlikely, and then there were future trading relationship talks to follow after brexit in the late winter, early spring of next year, that's where you could see spain and others make much more of a noise around things they have a particular concern about, because any final arrangement that is signed off in the months and years to come does require the unanimous agreement of all of the eu's members. one concern in particular is, of course, freedom of movement. that does seem a little more concrete in terms of this political declaration? absolutely central to the british government's driving motivation for what they wanted to be able to present as what they'd achieved in these brexit negotiations was addressing this concern about immigration, which was a huge factorfor concern about immigration, which was a huge factor for many people who voted to leave the european union here in the uk a couple of years ago. and, yes, the british government mentions again and again that freedom of movement, that central eu

right for people to live and work across the 28th and soon to be 27 member bloc will stop as a result of brexit. what we don't yet know, kasia, and this is crucial, is exactly what policy around immigration this british government, oi’ immigration this british government, or indeed any future one, will set. and crucially, the extent to which in conversations about the future trading relationship between the uk and the eu go about, how much of a question immigration will be in that? in other words, will there be a trade—off between the immigration that britain will allow from people from the european union, and how close a trading relationship it secures with the eu? and that will bea secures with the eu? and that will be a very, very keenly fought political area, political turf in the coming months and years. political area, political turf in the coming months and years. chris mason speaking earlier to kasia. the french and japanese governments have expressed support for the continued alliance between renault, nissan

and mitsubishi just hours after nissan's chairman was sacked by the company's executive board. carlos ghosn was arrested in tokyo on monday following accusations he had been involved in financial misconduct. a short time ago, i spoke to our business correspondent, mariko oi, and asked her whether he was now definitely sacked. is it official he is fired? it is, rico. the board meeting took longer than expected, went into the late evening in yokohama, where the nissan headquarters is. apparently because there was a request from france's renault, which nissan has an alliance with, asking the nissan board not to fire him, but that request was withdrawn and anonymously they've agreed to fire carlos ghosn, ending his 19 years at nissan, the company he saved from bankruptcy. from monday, up until

yesterday, everybody had been waiting for a statement from mr ghosn and finally he has a lawyer. did he say anything about the sentiments of mr ghosn? interesting to emphasise we haven't heard from mr ghosn, who is in police custody. his detention was increased to ten days. injapan you can be detained without charge for up can be detained without charge for up to 23 days, so it could be a while before we hearfrom him. as you say, the lawyer has been decided, he's a former prosecutor who went after a lot of ceos as a prosecutor. as you can imagine, a lot of speculation on social media about what this appointment says about what this appointment says about this case. but the lawyer went to speak with mr ghosn for several hours yesterday afternoon, but when he came out he didn't make any comments while reporters were waiting outside. that is what everyone is waiting for, what mr ghosn will save. thank you very much, my colleague and business reporter, mariko oi —— mr ghosn will say.

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the olympic ambitions of a 90—year—old grandmother and why she couldn't achieve it in 1964. also coming up on the program: the new power stations of europe being built by the chinese and powered by coal. benazir bhutto has claimed victory in pakistan's general election, president kennedy was shot down and died almost immediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disasterfor the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world. the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number 10 to see the queen, she told her cabinet, it's a funny old world. angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed.

attempts to fly a hot air balloon had to be a band and after a few minutes, but nobody seemed to mind. as one local comic put it, it's not hot airwe need, as one local comic put it, it's not hot air we need, it as one local comic put it, it's not hot airwe need, it is as one local comic put it, it's not hot air we need, it is hard cash. cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the nineteen sixties. it was an alliance that brought the to the brink of nuclear war with the cu ban brought the to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. you're watching newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: britain's prime minister theresa may says a brexit deal is now within everyone's grasp, after agreeing the blueprint for the post—brexit relationship with the eu. the board of the japanese car maker nissan has fired its boss carlos ghosn, after claims of financial misconduct.

let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. singapore's the straits times hints at the country's future leader. it reports that finance minister, heng swee ket, is on course to become singapore's fourth prime minister. the business page of the financial times has good news for fans of electric cars in china. american carmaker, tesla, is cutting prices of some of its models to boost sales there. mainland china is the world's largest car market. and in the japan times a tweet by a government department has gone viral — but for the wrong reason. the tokyo immigration bureau has been criticised for telling off those who grafittied a public pathway. but ignoring the message, which is highlighting how long refugees are being kept in detention centres. you up—to—date with the papers. rico

hizon, a heart stopping story is catching attention online? that is right. dramatic footage of people escaping from a building in the american city of dallas has been getting many views. six people — including a toddler — had to jump from the top floor of their apartment block, after a fire broke out. fellow residents and bystanders used mattresses to break their falls. all escaped safely and only two needed minor treatement in hospital. taiwan's ruling party is looking to retain control of the island nation as it prepares for crucial midterm elections on saturday. as well as casting votes for candidates in 22 cities and counties, citizens will also cast their ballots on 10 referendums on issues including gay rights and whether to change the olympic team's name. joining me from

the capital, taipeil, is our correspondent cindy sui. one isa one is a selection so important? is this a referendum on the stand on china? this is a very important period for taiwan. it is very important election. some 20,000 candidates are going for more than 10,000 positions. many of these candidates have party affiliations. so these elections will be a good indicator on how the chinese public see how the president and her pro— independence ruling party is doing. especially on the way someone deals

with china. already we have seen that relationship having seriously deteriorated last 2.5 years. china has stepped up not only military exercises around the island and prevented taiwan from the displayed in international positions, has also reduced the number of work, it is coming here by as much is 30%. notice that in the pocketbooks of many people, and the economy, as well. we seen that in at least some of the races, including in southern taiwan, a dpp stronghold. this could be hotly—contested and it could be very close. cindy, why so many referendum initiatives? it looks very unusual. the interesting, because as an area chain is interested in. in the first time of taiwan being a democracy, there are so taiwan being a democracy, there are so many referendum initiatives being floated on the ballots. that is because a referendum was amended last year to allow people an easier

way to put their concerns on leisure ballots. this is considered an improvement in taiwanese democracy. it isa improvement in taiwanese democracy. it is a that was direct democracy whether people have the power to put their on the election ballots. there are worrying to beijing because beijing knows that they will eventually put the issue of independence on the ballot and vote on whether or not to become officially independent. but at this point, the referendum act is not allow that to be floated. thank you for joining allow that to be floated. thank you forjoining us from taipei. new research shows that the gases that are driving up global temperatures have reached a record high in the past year and scientists are warning that the window of opportunity to tackle climate change is closing. a major source of carbon dioxide is power stations that burn coal — they account for one—third of all greenhouse gases produced worldwide. china is a major sponsor of such plants around the world — including in serbia, from where our science editor david shukman reports. a dark winter afternoon in serbia,

and one of the country's largest power stations is working at full stretch. above it, a column of pollution twists into the air. this place generates electricity by burning coal. serbia depends on it but coal is the dirtiest kind of fuel and there is now a plan to use even more of it. for years, climate scientists have been saying the world needs to move away from coal because, when you burn it, it gives off carbon dioxide — a gas that hangs around in the air and adds to global warming. but right now, here in serbia and in dozens of other countries around the world, china is behind a boom in the construction of the power stations that use this stuff. here, a chinese company has started a project to expand the power station.

a chinese bank is providing a cheap loan to pay for it. we caught one brief glimpse of the workers themselves. having them here is a new experience for the serbian engineer in charge. the chinese workers, serbian workers fear this will be a really big challenge but for this moment we have very good cooperation of chinese. we have some problem at the beginning about cultural differences but we over pass this. rooms are ready for more than a thousand chinese staff. until now china has only built power stations for itself. now it's pushing them from africa to asia, which could undermine the fight against global warming. you cannot be a world leader in curbing air pollution and, at the same time, the world's biggest financier of overseas coal power plants. for local people, coal does provide jobs but many are worried about the pollution. from everywhere, it's coming. this is the ash? this is the ash. this woman told me how waste

from the power station blows into her house. a lot of women in the village, we're crying. we're talking between each other and crying. we don't know what to do. nearby, a vast mine that supplies the power station. it's raining, which has the strange effect of making the coal burn. the chinese will expand operations here, so the coal should last at least another 30 years. david shukman, bbc news, in serbia. she's one of the oldest nominees of the bbc‘s 100 women series this year. setsuko takamizawa is 90 and yet, she's decided to learn a language which was banned when she was at school because of the wwii. mariko oi caught up with her and her teacher in tokyo and asked why she decided to learn english now. what is your favourite colour?

what did you have a breakfast? what a lovely lady kasia madera. so happy and positive at 90 years old. you know what? lesson learnt. you're never too old to learn anything new. spot on. she is one of our oldest nominees of the bbc‘s 100 women series, sure across the bbc at the moment. i suggest that she is the youngest at heart. what a fantastic lady absolutely true. you have been watching kasia madera in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. we will have more on nissan and the firing of carlos ghosn on asia business report. and before we go we'd like to leave

you with these pictures. nothing says thanksgiving like the annual macy's parade in new york. what says thanksgiving better than that? it's been over a century since the department store first organised the event — but the balloons and the bands never get old. some three and half million people gathered along the parade route in manhattan. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. hello there. many, there is a sudden cold note. some spots got down to minus seven degrees. but the friday morning, not as cold, because there

isa morning, not as cold, because there is a lot of cloud around. it will be often cloudy throughout the day. showers for some, but not all. the satellite picture showers quite a lot of cloud. this cloud across the north—east is thick and low, producing the odd spot of rain and drizzle. this brighter more speckled cloud to the south—west is capable of producing some showers. throughout friday, we have the potential of heavy thundery showers to the south—west. some dripping into east wales, baby the north—west england. patchy rain across the north—west of scotland. elsewhere a lot of dry weather, but equally a lot of dry weather, but equally a lot of dry weather, but equally a lot of cloud. if you're across the midlands, is doing there, and the south—east i am hopeful that this will break up a little to reveal some of sunshine. the others are sunshine elsewhere, but hefty showers never too far from the south—west. for north—west england, peterlee cumbria, not violent, and england, the best chance of sunshine for the day. the eastern and northern scotland, a lot of cloud. murky and drizzly and damp conditions for a lot of time.

averages gently between six and 10 degrees larger isn't cloud through the night stopping the temperatures from dropping too far. the showers rumble into the far south—west, these could be heavy and thundery and even cause if you travel issues. those overnight lows between three and seven degrees in most places. sta rt and seven degrees in most places. start the week. i pressured to the to the north the pressure to the south. the printer is an easterly wind which at this time of year will never be particularly warm. one in the system perilously close to southern england bid to here. uncertainty about just how far north it will get. really only spots to the south of the m4 a likely to be effective. otherwise mostly dry. the best of any brightness of sunshine to be found in the west. those temperatures 7— 10 degrees, not feeling too bad. on sunday we are likely to bring some slightly colder air backing from the north—east. those temperatures are taking a bit ofa those temperatures are taking a bit of a tumble. so a lot of cloud and the odd spot of rain and drizzle. not as much rain at this stage to

the south. temperatures into single digits for most of us. into the start of next week, a bit of a battleground for sometime. high—pressure tried to hold firm. this area of low pressure pushing in from the atlantic. it is that most of us will have one more fine day on monday. it will still be pretty cloudy. tuesday, the potentialfor weight and increasingly windy weather to push on from the west. i'm kasia madera, with bbc news. our top story: britain's prime minister theresa may says a brexit deal is now within everyone's grasp. a blueprint for the future relationship with the eu has been drawn up in brussels, but it still needs to be approved by other member states and the british parliament. the japanese car maker nissan has fired its french chairman, carlos ghosn, over claims of financial misconduct. nissan has close links with the french company, renault. both the japanese and french

governments say they strongly support the alliance. and this video is trending on bbc.com. this is gymnast ashley watson setting a new world record for jumping between horizontal bars. he made it across a 5.87m gap. it took him eight goes to perfect the move. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, hardtalk with stephen sackur.