the headlines: the wreckage of the plane carrying premier league footballer emiliano sala is found by search teams. warnings of unprecedented flooding for northern australia, where more than a metre of rain has fallen in just one week. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: the car maker nissan reverses its plan to build its latest model in england. it'll keep production injapan instead. and we're hoping we're not being a little rash — but with the lunar new year just around the corner, we'll have the latest predictions on what the year of the pig may hold in 2019. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore and midnight in london where in the last couple of hours it's been announced that

an underwater search off the coast of the island of guernsey has located wreckage from a plane that disappeared over the english channel two weeks ago. the footballer emiliano sala — who had just signed for cardiff city — was on board, along with a pilot, david ibbotson. sarah campbell reports. the search to find the plane was expected to take three days but on the first morning, it appears to have been located. this vessel was commissioned by the air accident unvestigation branch to carry out a survey of the seabed over 4 square nautical miles and working nearby was this boat, the morven, paid for by the family of emiliano sala after a campaign raised more than £300,000 to fund it. these pictures were taken yesterday as the morven, with the latest sonar technology, prepared to leave harbour, its crew hopeful of finding

a trace of the craft. sala and the plane's pilot, david ibbotson, went missing after their aircraft disappeared onjanuary 21 en route from nantes in france to cardiff. the official search was called off but almost a week ago, some seat cushions were recovered from a beach in northern france, with the sala family desperate for the search to resume and this evening, the marine scientist, david mearns, who directed the privately funded search operation tweeted that the wreckage of the plane carrying the footballer had been located early this morning. emiliano sala's club, cardiff city, played their first home game since his disappearance yesterday. they won, in a ground filled with tributes to the footballer, with tears from the manager who said his new star signing had been with them. sarah campbell, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. thousands of residents in the australian city of townsville have been warned of unprecedented

flooding as monsoon rains continue. townsville, which is in tropical northern queensland, has received more than a metre of rain injust a week — more than 20 times the average for the time of year. briony sowden reports. 0fficials officials were forced to open the dam gates, flooding neighbourhoods. at one point, about 2000 cubic metres of water were spilling out every second, and a volume to fill about 48 olympic sized swimming pools every minute. residents have been told to move to higher ground as officials warned of dangerous levels of floodwaters threatening

property and lives. but these streets are already rivers, homes are already underwater. record levels of rain in the past week have dumped more than a metre of water on this coastal town, 20 times the average for this time of year. the waters rose with little warning. these residents were stranded as they waited for firefighters on boats to rescue them. livestock and ca i’s boats to rescue them. livestock and ca rs have boats to rescue them. livestock and cars have been swept away while even dangerous predators have washed onto the streets. we have seen about a couple of hundred homes now that have been inundated. we have nearly 10,000 residents without power, we've got about 200 people in our evacuation centres. townsville is in tropical north queensland and often experiences monsoon during the summer experiences monsoon during the summer months but not to this level. local authorities are calling it a once ina local authorities are calling it a once in a century flooding event and are urging residents still in our

homes to be prepared to leave, with more heavy rain expected to fall over the next few days. also making news today. a us negotiator has arrived in seoul for meetings with north and south koreans ahead of a much—anticipated second summit between president trump and north korea's kimjong—un, later this month. it's expected that during the president's state of the union address on tuesday, he'll announce the date and location of his second summit with north korea. a fake university advertised online in the united states has to the arrests of 129 indian students. these pictures are from a website created for the university of farmington, a fake university promoted as part of a us government operation to expose pay—to—stay immigration. undercover agents claim those who enrolled knew the facility would be illegal, but india has made a diplomatic protest to the us and demanded consular access to those detained. the final four asylum seeker children living in australia's

offshore processing camp on the pacific island nauru — are preparing to leave. the children will be flown with their families as part of a resettlement deal between canberra and washington. australia's prime minister scott morrison has heralded the move as part of the government's hardline immigration policy. but a coalition of lawyers and human rights advocates have hit back — saying the transfers are long overdue. a man has been arrested and charged with insurance fraud in the us state of newjersey after allegedly pretending to slip and fall on ice cubes. let's see that cctv footage again. prosecutors say this is alexander goldinsky, deliberately throwing ice on the floor before faking a fall. he's accused of filing a false insurance claim for hospital treatment. and this might look like the president of the philippines rodrigo duterte and north korea's kimjong—un

walking together, but, on closer inspection, it turns out the pair are in fact a couple of impersonators, who were out on the streets of hong kong posing with people for selfies and having a chicken dinner together. the car maker nissan has confirmed that its scrapping plans to manufacture its x—trail 4x4 in the north—east of england — reversing a decision announced two years ago. the x—trail will now continue to be made in japan instead. in a letter to staff, nissan said a number of business reasons were involved but that uncertainty about brexit was not helping. the news comes as angela merkel arrives in japan for a meeting with the prime minister shinzo abe. amongst the subjects up for discussion preserving free trade. rupert wingfield—hayes

is in tokyo for us. let's start with this new sun announcement. how damaging is that for the announcement. how damaging is that forthe uk? announcement. how damaging is that for the uk? it's not immediately damaging because this was going to be new investment and a new model being made in the uk to the first time so currently nissan makes three models in the uk accounting for about 500,000 units a year since the second biggest car producer in the uk, a major operation and in 2016, nissan said it would add a new production line to produce this x—trailfor production line to produce this x—trail for the first time in your up x—trail for the first time in your upfor x—trail for the first time in your up for the european market. after the uk voted to leave in 2016, the company said it was still committed to building that new model in the uk. there is much excitement about this and that means expansion of the plant in the north—east of england. morejobs, more investment, and that

has now been reversed and nissan says it is not going to make that new model any more although it is still committed to the current model lines and committed to the uk but it's a huge disappointment. as i say, the reasons it's given. the reasons are numerous and included big downturn in the european car market over the last six months, problems with a drop—off in sales of diesel cars on your but it's also said brexit is a factor in its decision and that will be worrying because if they pull out one model, there is potential they can pull out more in the future. one of the things they also blamed was eu car regulation emissions as well but angela merkel is injapan, this was days after the eu signed a free—trade deal. how significant is that? it's hugely significant. a

free—trade deal. angela merkel is here to talk to prime minister shinzo abe about free—trade commitment of the european union, big countries like germany with big economies and export economies, very much like japan, to the need to keep free—trade open and of course, that comes at a time when the united states and other countries, the united kingdom, appear to be going in the opposite direction, pulling out of free—trade deals, talking about economic nationalism and more protectionism and closing our borders. these two leaders are, if you like, leading the argument if you like, leading the argument if you can keep it open for business. —— leading. you can keep it open for business. -- leading. thank you, rupert. pope francis has landed in the united arab emirates, becoming the first pontiff to visit the arabian peninsula. he was greeted on arrival by abu dhabi's crown prince, who escorted him to meet the grand imam of egypt's al—azhar mosque, one of islam's most prestigious centres of learning.

ahead of the visit the pope made an impassioned plea to the warring parties in yemen, urging them to ease the plight of millions of people threatened by starvation. said shehata is from bbc arabic. there are no native christians in the uae. i think it is the uae because it is the centre of tolerance, there is a minister of tolerance, there is a minister of tolerance, there is improvement in the presence of christian relations, there are native christians in kuwait and bahrain and the mind but not the uae. lands were donated for churches to be built in dubai. the

presence of christians in the uae —— uae is not cold —— not old, compared toa nine, uae is not cold —— not old, compared to a nine, who were there in the 15 90s. but there are 3 million christians in the persian gulf, half a million in kuwait and saudi arabia. the presence of the first visit will have implications. strength in the position. freedom of religion. it might condense saudi arabia into other churches. the gulf doesn't allow. it might help. they have their worship, especially among ex pats have their worship, especially among expats in the compound. so the freedom of religion is, to a certain extent, respected. it means more

support. before he went, he talked about yemen, the uae is involved in that aspect, we don't know whether he's going to mention anything publicly. i think there is a debate, publicly. i think there is a debate, public or private, but he delivered his message before he went. the media highlighted that. if he talked in private or public, it would not make a difference. it comes from a humanitarian aspect. expecting people, helping people, making people, helping people, making people closer. making friendship together. the uae, because they have a minister of tolerance, they would accept their message and it might help to open the door. yemenis who suffer from this war help to open the door. yemenis who sufferfrom this warfor help to open the door. yemenis who suffer from this war for years.

thank you very much. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: when holiday visitors become too much of a good thing. a new organisation to fight the dangers of over—tourism. also on the programme: no, it's not the arsenal team's new away kit. the premier league squad don traditional dress to wish fans in asia a happy lunar new year. this is the moment that millions in iran had been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid. and the anc leader, nelson mandela, is to be set free unconditionally. four, three, two, one...

a countdown to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it a piece of cake. thousands of people have given the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record for sailing solo around the world non—stop. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. and i'm kasha madeira in london. underwater search teams say they have found the wreckage

of the plane carrying premier league footballer emiliano sala to the uk. pope francis has arrived in abu dhabi for the first ever papal visit to the arabian peninsula. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with the japan times, which is leading with the fallout over the us—russia nuclear arms treaty. moscow says it too will abandon the treaty, after washington accused russia of violating its terms and pulled out. 0n the front page of the south china morning post, the presidents of china and the us are considering meeting in vietnam later this month. xijinping and donald trump are expected to continue pushing to resolve their countries' trade dispute. and the straits times is reporting on the launch of this year's river hongbao festival. look at these fireworks over marina bay, marking one of the first major events of singapore's bicentennial commemorations. the uk and other european

governments have given president maduro until midnight venezuelan time to call fresh elections. otherwise, they say they will recognise his rival, juan guaido, as the country's leader. the political protests of the last few weeks come amid an ongoing economic crisis, with many people struggling to survive, as our correspondent james reynolds has been finding out in caracas. at the sunday market in this district of caracas, there is food, but not everyone can afford it. miriam has only managed to get a few vegetables for her mother and her son. translation: i'm trying to see what i can get a hold of. you have to work around so much to find affordable prices.

hyperinflation raises prices here every day. venezuelan money is useless, sastesus enrique, who runs a banana stall. what do you do when someone begs forfood, i ask him. translation: i can give out one or two bananas. there's not much more i can do. i can't give out my goods for free. a crowd gathers. this woman is desperate to tell us that she has lost almost 20 kilos. a commotion then begins. a man shouts praise for president maduro. "maduro, get lost," shoppers yell back at him. a few years ago, this would have been unthinkable. this was a pro—government district. but years of shortages have had their effect. access to food has become a vital part of this country's conflict. the government controls what comes

in and out of venezuela, and so the opposition is now planning to set up food centres outside this country's borders. the day—to—day fight to get food and medicine has worn down much of this country. it has sent millions into exile. for those who remain, there is little else to think about. tourism can provide an incredible cash injection to local economies, but it can also be harmful to the environment and put pressure on local populations. the un's world travel 0rganisation reports that international tourism arrivals reached 1.4 billion in 2018, two years ahead of the un's foreceast. in cambodia, angkor wat has become a magnet for mass tourism. more than 2 million visit the temples there each year. bali is choked with tourism too. but then we've seen pictures like these ones, of popular diving spots becoming littered with plastic as they are overrun by people. mt everest is so popular that climbers are finding themselves stuck in queues as they ascend the mountain.

but a new organisation has been set up to battle overtourism. well, earlier i spoke with chris flynn, ceo of the the world tourism association for culture and heritage, a self—funded charity which aims to combat overtourism. what i've been watching over the last, you know, two to three years, as we've seen growing middle class, affordable air services and great expansion of air services around the world is the way this is starting to erode some of the cultural and heritage sites around the world. and what we are actually finding is that

certain areas, some of small areas that you wouldn't even consider normally, i now starting to be impacted negatively by this in tourism. i'll give you some idea. if you look at ravanelli, which is easter island, as we know it, i am sure a picture that we are all familiar with, this is a small island in the pacific ocean, it has a population of 5800 people. last year it welcomed about 100,000 tourists to its island —— rapanui. now, they are having to manage 20 tons of garbage every day, something they never factored in, tons of garbage every day, something they neverfactored in, and tons of garbage every day, something they never factored in, and this whole volume of tourism arriving in certain places that are emerging destinations is now starting to encroach on the very culture is that people are actually going to see. now, the problem here is that people will continue to want to go and see these places. we can't stop them, so what do you do? well, this is it. what were actually found is that ——

what we've actually found in the studies that we've done is that a lot of this unsustainable growth comes from a lack of policy, a lack of regulation, and really a lack of understanding that unrestricted growth at any cost can have these negative impact. now, tourism is a whole has huge benefits, economically and otherwise, for destinations. but if it's allowed to grow and fester the way it is doing in certain regions, it is very, very ha rd to in certain regions, it is very, very hard to pull back. so to a large degree this is a lack of management and a lack of understanding, and a lack of a whole of government approach. the lunar new year will kick off this week, and this year, millions of people from around the world will be celebrating the year of the pig. so what does this 2019 have in store? joey yap is an expert on chinese feng shui, or geomancy, and gave me his political and economic predictions for the year of the pig. the energies of the year shows that

it isa the energies of the year shows that it is a slow start in the start of the year, and in the changes, the positive things happen after the mid—year. it was this two elements, earth and water. earth is slow, water is fast. ok, so things get better later on in the year. i, yes. but of course we know it is a big yearfor president but of course we know it is a big year for president trump, who delivers the state of the union address. what's in store for him this year? well, i have his chart. his chart looks like he's going to face a lot of challenges and difficulties in 2019. because one of the most important elements this year ‘s water. his chart is missing water, all right, so you're missing the most important element. now, while the mission and the goal is a noble, but that way, however, without this very important element, it's very hard to achieve the goal that he wants to achieve. all right, he's got a lot of goals, though, and a lot of challenges ahead, chief among them the trade row with china. of course, here in the region, xi jinping plays a pivotal role.|j

of course, here in the region, xi jinping plays a pivotal role. i look at xijinping's shuffles jinping plays a pivotal role. i look at xi jinping's shuffles up in jinping plays a pivotal role. i look at xijinping's shuffles up in his chart is a clash between the snake and the pig, what we call the grand clash, in western it is called the major opposition element. so for him it is big changes. but because the year as water element, it pacifiers that two clash, so between this trade war thing, well, it will be getting a little bit heated up in february and march because the fire element is strong. and do you see at resolving? i think it will probably result, the situation, towards the middle quarter of the year. and reports suggesting that later this month we will see another meeting between kim of north korea and president trump. what can we expect out of that relationship? now, according to kim jong—un's chart, out of that relationship? now, according to kimjong—un's chart, he is the most helpful person, in some ways there is some form of compatibility between these two elements, so i think it is going to bea elements, so i think it is going to be a positive meeting. all right, we saw a picture, of course, that historic handshake. so let's take a

look at surprises, because there are a lot of surprises out there, i'm predicable thing to happen, can you forecast that? well, so many things. i think russia's chart, putin's chart is pretty strong and 2019. so since he had a strong chart it will bea since he had a strong chart it will be a good idea to do that, in, surprises that could come from russia. and very quickly, are actually dressed more like a banking a nalyst actually dressed more like a banking analyst rather than somebody who predicts this sort of stuff. is your industry really picking up? yes, it is. i think people are really looking at this as a form of energy, our emotions are energy, and since we study energy, why not have a look at metaphysics as a form of understanding human behaviours. so those are the predictions. we've been talking about chinese new year approaching, so let's end the programme with these pictures of the arsenal football team wishing all their chinese fans around the world a very special celebration. hello. after the coldest, snowiest

week of the winter so far there was only at gradual thaw over the weekend. but that is going to pick up weekend. but that is going to pick up pace in the coming days. but this is going to be disappearing away from the high hills and mountains, as temperatures are heading up across the uk. but monday still starting on a chilly note across northern scotland, where there is some snow around. several centimetres into the hills here above 150 metres or so, but a bit to even lower levels than that, and it could be icy in places around this area of low pressure, which is also pushed this band of rain eased across the uk through the night. the lingering for a time in the morning, particularly across east anglia and south—east england. so the snowfall in northern scotland could be causing a few problems as the day begins. that's slowly going to fizzle during the day. it's quite windy for a time in scotland as well. rain pulls away from the south—east. it's going to drag its heels, certainly in kent. a lot of cloud behind this weather system, so we're not going to see much in the way of sunshine per east anglia and

south—east england. elsewhere, there are some sunny spells, one or two showers around, and already temperatures are going up into parts of wales in south—west england in particular, as high as 12 celsius. but, with the wind easing further under clear skies, there's another frost on the way on monday night and into tuesday morning. and there could be some for developing particularly through parts of sunday evening which could be quite dense as tuesday begins. so here the tempra n'djamena fall too far, but elsewhere, yes, there is that widespread frost, and we haven't had one of those for a while. so frosty and in places before the start to tuesday, but some sunshine around before the next atlantic system start to feed in the cloud and outbreaks of rain moving north—east during the day, whether freshening south—westerly wind. it will be the further north—east you are, you will hold on to the drier, sunny conditions for longest on tuesday. so we will see outbreaks of rain spreading further east on tuesday night, and into wednesday, most of that clears. but this weather front may just that clears. but this weather front mayjust linger that clears. but this weather front may just linger close to

that clears. but this weather front mayjust linger close to parts of east anglia and south—east england. it is still something to play for in the detail, but if it does, look out for outbreaks of rain. a few days to come of sunshine and showers on a brisk breeze, but you will notice that temperatures. they are at or even above normal for the time of year. and that is the big weather change for this week. it is the feel of the weather, as temperatures recover, it will be much milder. still unsettled, with low pressure close by, so some rain at times. not all the time. there'll be some sunshine occasionally, as well. 0ften windy, but mild south—westerlies. i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story. underwater search teams have found the wreckage of the plane which was lost 13 days ago carrying premier league footballer emiliano sala to the uk. his family have been informed. the plane carrying the 28—year—old and his pilot disappeared over the english channel. the privately—funded search of the seabed was launched after the official operation was called off. thousands of residents

in the australian city of townsville have been warned of unprecedented flooding as monsoon rains continue. and this video is trending on bbc.com. these two figures on the streets of hong kong had people stopping for photos. it may look like president duterte of the philippines and north korea's kim jong—un walking together, but, on closer inspection, the pair are in fact a couple of impersonators. that's all. stay with bbc world news.