she i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. 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 9am in singapore and one o'clock in the morning 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 monsoon rains have been unrelenting

and filled this dam beyond capacity. as water levels quickly rose on sunday, officials were forced to open the dam gates, deliberately flooding several neighbourhoods. at one point, about 2,000 cubic metres of water were spilling out every second, enough volume to fill about 48 olympic—sized swimming pools every minute. residents had 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 under water. record levels of rain in the past week have dumped more than a metre of water in 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 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 months, but not to this level. local authorities are calling it a once—in—a—century flooding event and they are urging residents still in their homes to be prepared to leave, with more heavy rain expected to fall over the next few days. briony sowden, bbc news. 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 led 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. and here's an extremely rare weather phenomenon — a snow roller, created entirely by nature. scientists say that a combination of wind and the right sort of snow led to it rolling across a field in wiltshire here in the uk, gathering size as it went. the key thing here is that there are no footsteps or any other sign of human involvement in making it. 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 4 by 4 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. the news comes as angela merkel arrives injapan for a meeting with the prime minister shimnzo abe. amongst the subjects up for discussion preserving free trade. a short time ago i spoke to our tokyo correspondent, rupert wingfield—hayes, and began by asking him how damaging the nissan decision is 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 for about 500,000 units a year

so it is 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 the first time in europe 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. so 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 include 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 in the long term 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 emissions regulation as well, but angela merkel is injapan, this was days afterjapan and the eu signed a free—trade deal. how significant is that? it's hugely significant. the free—trade deal. angela merkel is here to talk to prime minister 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 can keep it open for business. 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. a short time agom i spoke to said shehata from bbc arabic about the significance of this visit. i think it is the uae because it is the centre of tolerance, there is a minister

of tolerance, there is improvement in the presence of christian freedom of religion. there are native christians in 0man and kuwait and bahrain but not the uae. the leader of dubai donated lands for churches to be built in dubai. the presence of christians in the uae is not old, compared to a 0man, who were there in the 1590s. but there are 3 million christians in the gulf, 1 million in uae, half a million in kuwait and saudi arabia. so the presence of the first visit of the pope will have implications. strengthening relations in the position of christians.

strengthen freedom of religion. it might convince saudi arabia to open its churches. the only gulf country that doesn't allow. it might help. christians there, they have their worship, especially among expats in the compound. but no church. so the freedom of religion is, to a certain extent, respected in the gulf countries such as uea. it means more support from the presence of the pope. 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, will he talk public or private, but he delivered his message before he went. the media highlighted that. so if he talked in private or public, it would not make a difference. it comes from a humanitarian aspect. he's the pope.

respecting people, helping people, making people closer with fait. make hostility away, making friendship together. the uae, because they have a minister of tolerance, they will accept and honour his message and it might help to open the door for helping yemenis who suffer from this war for years. you're 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 overtourism. 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 sharajit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: underwater search teams say they have found the wreckage of the plane carrying premier league footballer emiliano sala to the uk. warnings of unprecedented flooding for northern australia, where more than a metre of rain has fallen in just one week. 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 hongboa festival. look at these fireworks over marina bay, marking one of the first major events of singapore's bicentennial commemorations. u nfortu nately i unfortunately i was not there, i missed it. looks sensational. the uk and other european governments have given president maduro until midnight venezuelan time to call fresh elections, otherwise they say they'll 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 the catia 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 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.

maritza 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 two 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're 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, 2—3 years, as we've seen a 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're actually finding is that certain areas, some of small areas that you wouldn't even consider normally, are now starting to be impacted negatively by this growth in tourism. i'll give you some idea. if you look at rapa nui, which is easter island, as we know it, i'm sure a picture that we're all familiar with, this is a small island in the pacific ocean. it has a population of 5,800 people. last year, it welcomed about 100,000 tourists to its island. now, they're having to manage 20 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 cultures 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 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 impacts. 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's doing in certain regions, it's 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. it isa

it is a big week here in asia. 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's a slow start in the start of the year, and it then changes. the positive things happen after the mid—year, because these two elements, earth and water — earth is slow, water is fast. ok, so things get better later on in the year. later in the year, yes. but of course, we know it's 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 is water. his chart is missing water, all right, so you're missing the most important element.

now, while the mission and the goal is 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, xijinping plays a pivotal role. i looked at xi jinping's chart. in his chart is a clash between the snake and the pig, what we call the grand clash, in western it's called the major opposition element. so for him, it's big changes. but, because the year is water element, it pacifies 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 it resolving? i think it will probably resolve, the situation, towards the middle quarter of the year. and reports suggesting that later this month we will see another meeting between kim jong—un of north korea and president trump. what can we expect out

of that relationship? now, according to kimjong—un's chart, trump is the most helpful person. in some ways, there's some form of compatibility between these two elements, so i think it's 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. unpredicable things do happen. can you forecast that? well, so many things. i think russia's chart, putin's chart is pretty strong in 2019. so, since he had a strong chart, it will be a good idea to look at, you know, surprises that could come from russia. and very quickly, you are 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. 0ur emotions are energy, and since we study energy, why not have a look at metaphysics as a form of understanding human behaviours. you've been watching newsday.

have a look at this video, it is my favourite of the whole day. these are arsenal football players thinking and wishing their fans a very happy new year. listen to this. hello. after the coldest, snowiest week of the winter so far, there was only a gradual thaw over the weekend, but that is going to pick up pace in the coming days. but this is going to be disappearing away from the higher hills and mountains, as temperatures are heading up across the uk. but monday still starting on a chilly note across northern scotland, where there's some snow around. several centimetres into the hills here, above 150 metres or so, but a bit to even lower levels than that. it could be icy in places around this area of low pressure, which has also pushed this band of rain east across the uk through the night, though 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. the 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 for east anglia and south—east england. elsewhere, though, some sunny spells, one or two showers around, and already temperatures are going up, and towards parts of wales and 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. now, there could well be some fog developing, particularly through parts of monday evening, which could be quite dense as tuesday begins. so here the temperature may not fall too far.

but elsewhere, yes, there is that widespread frost, and we haven't had one of those for a while. so a frosty and in places foggy 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, with a freshening south—westerly wind. it will be, the further north—east you are, you'll hold onto 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 mayjust linger close to parts of east anglia and south—east england. still something to play for in the detail, but if it does, expect further outbreaks of rain. a few days to come of sunshine and showers on a brisk breeze, but you'll notice the temperatures. they are at or even above normal for the time of year. and that is the big weather change for this week. it's the feel of the weather. as temperatures recover, it'll 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, too. 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.