i'm rico hizon in singapore, the headlines: a group of latin american countries and canada call for a change of government in venezuela as its crippled economy teeters on the brink. if you buy just this if you buyjust this much, you have spent a third of the average monthly wage and prices are skyrocketing, they have doubled in a month. search teams confirm they've sighted a body in the wreckage of the plane carrying the missing footballer emiliano sala, and his pilot. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: talking trade in uncertain times — angela merkel meets shinzo abe as global economic tensions rise. meet the tnt boys — the philippine sensation who've exploded onto the international stage with their drag and pop music. good morning.

it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 8pm in venezuela where the opposition leaderjuan guaido has dismissed warnings from president nicolas maduro that the country's political crisis could spark civil war. pressure is growing on mr maduro — as more than half of the countries which make up the european union said they recognised mr guaido as interim leader. orla guerin reports from caracas. all eyes now on venezuela, where it's not hard to find scenes like this.

the embattled president, nicolas maduro, insists his people are not paupers. 19—year—old anders would beg to differ. he only eats what he can find. translation: people don't throw things away anymore. before, they threw out everything — food, clothes, shoes. sometimes i don't find a thing. so i don't eat. right across the street, at the neighbourhood fruit and veg stall, plenty on display, but few customers. they talk here about the maduro diet, enforced weight loss due to hyperinflation. what can you not afford to buy any more, what things did you eat before that you can't eat now? "meat, chicken, milk," says irene. "thank god there are no toddlers in my house. anyone who can is

leaving the country. " i've got a handful of potatoes here. if you buyjust this much, you've spent a third of the average monthly wage. and prices are skyrocketing — they've doubled in a month. food is a key battleground here for president maduro and for the opposition. it's a top priority for the opposition leader, juan guiaido, swarmed by cameras and looking like a head of state. the european union, the latest to recognise him as such. he is promising to bring in food aid if the venezuelan military will allow it through the border. "lives are at stake," he says. this would be the gateway, the border with colombia. today, as every day, venezuela ns streaming out. more than three million have fled.

but president maduro is refusing all offers of aid, angering some of his countryman. translation: i think it's really bad that the government won't accept help. they are scared that people will realise the hospitals aren't working, that nothing is working in venezuela. thank god the border is open so that we can buy food. but on venezuelan state tv, no hunger in sight, just military theatrics. president maduro making almost daily appearances now with his troops. front and centre, as commander—in—chief. he needs to keep them onside. so far, it seems he has. he is sending a none too subtle message to opponents at home and abroad — i've got the big guns, remember that. orla guerin, bbc news, caracas. our other top stories — with the clock

ticking on brexit — a working group of leave and remain supporting conservative mps have got together to come up with a solution. their compromise plan would extend the transition period until 2021 — allowing more time to work out how to avoid a hard border with ireland and plan more thoroughly for a no—deal. but the eu is currently standing firm — not wanting to re—open the negotiations. here's ireland's foreign minister. we spent 18 months negotiating the complexity of a withdrawal agreement. that withdrawal agreement is going through the ratification process on the eu side and of course we wa nt process on the eu side and of course we want to provide some assurances and clarity to the uk to assist the ratification process on the uk site. but certainly, from our perspective, and some of the core issues, particularly on the irish protocol and the backstop, it is already a series of compromises that is

actually designed around british red lines. actually designed around british red lines. and speaking in washington, scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon backs the idea of buying more time for the brexit negotiations — but for different reasons. uk simply not remotely prepared to leave the eu in 53 days time. that has been obvious for a while now so the uk government should ask that eu to agree to put back the planned date for brexit. also making news today: brazil's president jair bolsonaro is in semi—intensive care following surgery last week to reverse a colostomy operation after he was stabbed during the campaign trail last year. mr bolsonaro is said to have no fever or pain but will not leave hospital before next week. pope francis has delivered a speech on the arabian peninsula calling for a halt to wars in the middle east. he was addressing leaders of different faiths at a gathering in the united arab emirates. he said the harmful consequences of violence could be seen in yemen, syria, iraq and libya. a new study has warned that climate change could

cause two—thirds of himalayan glaciers to melt by the end of the century if greenhouse gas emissions aren't reduced. scientists say this would disrupt the lives of nearly two—billon people who live in the himalayas or along major rivers in india and china. police in belgium are hunting thieves who tunnelled from sewers into a bank vault in antwerp, close to the city's diamond trading district. it's thought the gang dug into a network of pipes before digging a second tunnel into the bank. over 20 deposit boxes were emptied. police have not said how much was stolen. the painting by banksy that famously began to self shred while at auction has gone on display in germany. the frieda burda museum paid over a million dollars for the artwork "love is in the bin" before a shredder built into the paintings frame went to work. the gallery made sure the shredder was deactivated before the public opening. angela merkel has held

meetings in tokyo with prime minister shinzo abe, where the two discussed politics and business, including brexit and the ongoing us—china trade war. the german chancellor is also meeting emperor akihito and crown prince naruhito on her two day—trip. earlier, i spoke to seijiro ta keshita, a professor at the university of shizuoka injapan, who said the two countries need each other. germany has been approaching china quite ardently that you can clearly see they are starting to see some of the country risk involved especially in regards to data security etc and also due to the fact that external environment, as we see it, is crumbling down. mr trump is basically tarnishing or breaking

down the western allies and cohesion that has built over the years and that has built over the years and that hurts both japan and germany quite severely. but the germans also have to balance their attention in asia to both japan and the chinese. that is true that what you can see from the visits that angela merkel has been making, it is very clear they have been trained to strengthen they have been trained to strengthen the ties with china that excessive inclination is not very good. obviously, as you say, balancing is important, especially at times like this when we are seeing a question on the military side by china and possibly russia. at the same time, we are seeing the other wall which is the trade war, that is occurring from the us with the rest of the world. certainly the regression back to the conservatism and protectionism is something that japan and germany wants to avoid the

most. what about the geopolitical threats? with both brexit and donald trump's stands on the current international order? absolutely and if we talk about the geopolitical side, absolutely, germany and europe itself is constantly filling the threat from russia especially after 2014 and japan is constantly getting the military pressure from china. from that point of view as well, there needs to be a lot more coalition to reaffirm between germany and japan in regards to security updater and a eye. —— data and ai. underwater search teams who've discovered the wreckage of the light aircraft carrying the cardiff city footballer, emiliano sala say they've seen a body. the plane was found on the seabed in the english channel on sunday, from where sian lloyd reports. the wreckage of the light aircraft which was carrying emiliano sala and piloted by david ibbotson. resting on the sea bed, in more than 60 metres of water.

it was discovered yesterday by a vessel commissioned by the footballer‘s family, following a crowdfunding appeal. we wanted to go out there and find the plane. we're pleased that that happened. it's going to be, you know, people use the word closure, this is just the first step. it's a long, long way, but at least this is the route for people — for them to have answers. the cardiff city striker was being flown to south wales from nantes in france by 59—year—old david ibbotson when the plane lost radar contact. two weeks later, underwater cameras have identified that a body is onboard. the wreckage was found 30 miles north of guernsey, following a search which covered an area of four square nautical miles. two ships, the fpv morven, the vessel paid for by the sala family, and the geo ocean iii, hired by the air accidents investigation branch,

both combed this position. sonar underwater detection equipment carried onboard the fpv morven located the aircraft in 63 metres of water. the morven has now completed its part in the operation and will soon be returning to southampton. ross taylor was one of the team onboard during the search. the weather is very challenging, it's — to identify something on the sea bed is not as straightforward as perhaps you might understand, so you do need experienced personnel to interpret that data, to develop a strategy to know what to do next. so even though we are obviously very pleased the plane's been found, but we're also very surprised we were able to do so quickly. much of the plane is still intact, with part of its registration number visible. it will now be for those leading the official investigation to decide whether the wreckage is recovered, once the families of the two men have been consulted.

sian lloyd, bbc news, guernsey. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: they've conquered the philippines — now they're taking on the world. the tnt boys mixing drag and pop. 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 babita sharma, in london. our top stories: a group of latin american countries and canada have called for a change of government in venezuela without force and have urged the army to end its backing for president maduro. and angela merkel meets shinzo abe in japan to talk about trade as global

economic tensions rise. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: the japan times leads on the meeting between shinzo abe and angela merkel with both leaders pledging to strengthen their bilateral relationship in the face of growing protectionism. staying in japan, and the new york times reports that women in the country are disadvantaged in the workplace because men do fewer hours of household chores and childcare than any other of the wealthiest nations in the world. and the philippine star reports on calls for china to cut its meat consumption, saying that china could reduce it's emissions by 10% if people ate half the amount of meat. now, what stories are sparking discussions online?

one of the biggest names in american hip—hop, the grammy—nominated rapper 21 savage, has been arrested by us immigration officials. us authorities say the rapper is actually from the uk and he only came to the us in 2005 at the age of 12 and failed to leave the following year when his visa expired. more on that story at bbc.com today marks the beginning of the lunar new year and it's the year of the pig. as well as big celebrations, retail companies are cashing in but not everyone gets it right. thank you forjoining us. one of the

big successes is peppered pig? absolutely. it is 340 million views of the promo film on the first date it was released. brands tried to align themselves with too many holidays and the chinese new year is about family, farm, children and peppa pig the movie is about that. which other western brands have jumped into the band wagon? with the lego chinese movie was fantastic. again it was about all those things. some of the big brands do a great

job, coke, pepsi, budweiser. but it is not always a home run. peppa pig and other western brands have been successful but which have failed? $146 billion spending spree so a lot of desire for the brands to get onboard but fear they could get it wrong. a lot of sophisticated and su btle wrong. a lot of sophisticated and subtle etiquette around the use of chinese new year. the peppa pig is a very old room. there are muslims here so it is a little problematic using pigs but who has made a big clunk? burberrys campaign where they tried to modernise the family get—together with some very unhappy people, the addams family of chinese

new year it has been described as. do not try to think too much out of the box? think of lunar new year white and chinese new year is about, it is about harmony and family. the arsenal add, players it is hard to understand why they even did it. it is just cringeworthy. understand why they even did it. it isjust cringeworthy. if you failed this year, try again next year. thank you forjoining us. pets can bring great comfort and joy so it's no surprise that around half of owners will sleep alongside their animals at some point. cats are the most popular bed—mates closely followed by dogs. now we've found out that in the team we have many pet lovers. take a look. here is our director nathan with luca and fleur, the dogs regularly pass out on his bed. and our editor della loves cuddling up to her cat called fluffy.

but is it safe or hygienic to allow them to share your duvet? i asked professorjane heller if our team were taking the right approach. they are not doing the wrong thing. i definitely would not say that but it is important to be aware of any potential risks and to make an informed decision. if you are deciding to sleep in close proximity with your pets. what are the risks? there are a number. the main ones is the risk of disease, the transmission of disease because we can transmit disease from animals to people and vice—versa. these risks are very low, very minimal but we need to consider whether we are at greater risks at a particular point in our lives and maybe a just

arrangements. if people are potentially immune compromised, so they do not have as good a functioning immune system as they otherwise might have, they could try to reduce the probability of getting disease so reducing the extent of close contact with our pets. what kind of disease is we talking about? we will talk about the positive aspects at what should we be alarmed by? there are a few things, bacteria, different types of bacteria, different types of bacteria, can be shared between humans and animals. other different bacteria is as well, salman kneller for example —— salmonella and also

parasites. we can have some viruses as well, probably slightly less common. these are not commonly spread by animals and particularly by those animals that are well cared for and regularly de— wormed. this next act, the tnt boys, needs little introduction in my home country, the philippines, where they're massive. now the teenage tribute band, with their explosive blend of drag and incredible vocal skills, are taking on the world. and celebrities like ellen degeneres and jessiej are huge fans. take a look! hgppy happy lunar new year, singing like the tnt boys. i was transported to a global stadium with your name in lights. you should think about a new

career! babita sharma in london! i loved it. thank you for singing my name. i think we should do that. all the time. and i'm rico hizon, in singapore. we'll be seeing what the year of the earth boar holds in store for the world's second largest continent. we will send you out of the programme, over to you... we will send you out of the programme, overto you... bye we will send you out of the programme, over to you... bye for now. take care. i thought you were going to sing, rico! . monday it sought the transition to milder weather. it is they will

start off on a chilly note, at least first thing. this picture was taken on monday evening, showing the fog forming already. we are likely to start with a bit of mist and fog around and also some frost first thing tuesday morning. rain moving in from the west. sky is clouding over. the clear start for many of us. over. the clear start for many of us. the blue colours indicating where the lowest of the temperatures and frost will be. fast through the bail of york and southern england and south east wales as well. we start with the sunshine for much of scotland, northern england and eastern england. the cloud rolling in from the west ahead of the arrival of wet weather. rainfall in northern ireland, the south—west of england. pushing eastwards through the day. east of scotland and eastern england staying mostly dry. sky is clouding over. we will keep

all the cloud and the out ranks of patchy rain overnight tuesday into wednesday. still quite a breeze as well. a reasonably mild night but when we do see those skies are clear, they could be a touch of frost but generally frost free and i'll start to wednesday. showers from the word go on wednesday for the west of the country. some rain in the south—east to eventually. clearing its way off towards the south—east and then we are left with a westerly flow of air. a showery thing for northern ireland, western scotla nd thing for northern ireland, western scotland and through the day some of the rain in the south pushing back soa the rain in the south pushing back so a little bit of a soggy afternoon for south—east england, east anglia. some sunny spells coming through and temperatures are not far off what we would expect for this time of year. looking ahead towards the end of the week and things will turn increasingly unsettled. we could see

a spell of rain and perhaps snow over the hills moving through into thursday morning. a chance of seeing a little bit of hills note here and they. the rest of rain and hill snow should clear. a westerly flow with a mix of sunny spells and scattered showers but could turn unsettled towards the end of the week. i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story: a group of latin american countries and canada has urged the venezuelan military to support the opposition leaderjuan guaido as interim president. the 14—nation lima group called for a change of government without the use of force, and the immediate delivery of humanitarian aid. german chancellor angela merkel has been meeting the japanese leader shinzo abe injapan to talk about trade as global economic tensions rise. among the topics are the us—china trade war and brexit. and this story is

popular on bbc.com: the american hip—hop rapper 21 savage has been arrested by us immigration officials. they say he's from the uk and overstayed a visa when he came to america at the age of 12. that's all. stay with bbc world news.