this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: one of the most powerful drug cartel leaders in history, joaquin "el chapo" guzman, is found guilty on all counts at his trafficking trial in the us. australia announces the reopening of a controversial immigration detention centre on christmas island. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: opposition protesters take to the streets of venezuela, but president maduro tells the bbc there's no humanitarian crisis in his country, and takes aim at america. translation: i believe that the extremist sector of the white supremacists of the ku klux klan is in charge of the united states. i believe it's a gang of extremists. and urging the chinese to chop out the pork. the un says the world's largest consumer of meat is causing the biggest emission of climate—change gases. good morning.

it's 9am in singapore, one in the morning in london, and eight in the evening in new york, where the notorious drug lord, joaquin guzman, better known as el chapo, is facing life in prison. it took a jury more than a week to reach a verdict, but when it did he was guilty on all counts. among his crimes, murder, kidnap, and flooding america with billions of dollars in illegal drugs. our correspondent neda tawfik reports. well, for months, this courthouse heard hollywood—like stories, and gave an unprecedented look into the life of the feared cartel boss.

el chapo was once regarded as a legendary figure for being able to evade law enforcement for decades. his conviction now is one of the greatest prizes yet for us authorities in this decades—long war on drugs. gunshots. this raid by mexican marines finally put an end tojoaquin "el chapo" guzman‘s brutal reign as the world's most powerful drug lord. but it was the work of us authorities who secured his extradition to new york, and ultimately his conviction, that sealed his fate. his conviction, we expect, will bring a sentence of life without the possibility of parole. it is a sentence from which there is no escape and no return. in a major victory for us law enforcement, the anonymous jury found el chapo guilty on all ten of the criminal charges against him, including drug trafficking and murder conspiracy. when the verdict was read in court, el chapo sat stunned.

he and his teary eyed wife emma coronel gave each other a thumbs—up. for months, she was present to hear the overwhelming evidence against her husband. but on tuesday, she left the court for the final time without giving any reaction. el chapo‘s lawyers say they plan to appeal. he was very clear to us. he's a very upbeat guy, and he was bringing our spirits up, which is surprising. usually, it's the other way round, we are consoling a client who has just been convicted of counts that will ensure he was then the rest of his life in prison. this is a positive guy. prosecutors argued that el chapo‘s many escapes proved his guilt. jurors were shown this muted video of mexican marines trying to ram the door of one of his secret hideouts. the drug lord was in bed with his mistress at the time and together they escaped naked through a hydraulic hatch installed in a bathtub and down into a sewer tunnel. and when he was captured,

it wasn't for long. the jury was shown one of his brazen escapes from prison in mexico through a tunnel from a shower in the cell where a motorcycle waited to speed him off. the trial allowed american prosecutors to detail the inner workings of the powerful sinaloa cartel and el chapo‘s rise from a humble farmer in the sierra madre mountains to the world's most powerful drug lord. jurors were told that in just four drug shipments, the cartel smuggled more than a line of cocaine for every person in the united states, using various decoys such as plastic bananas. the trial featured testimony from many of el chapo‘s closest associates. together, they painted a vivid picture of how he consolidated power by paying enormous bribes and by being brutally violent. he once ordered the murder of his own cousin and was known to personally torture and kill his enemies. security has been a major feature of this trial and now that prosecutors have won the conviction of the infamous drug lord, he is expected to spend the rest

of his life in prison under heavy guard. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. now to moving story in australia. in the last couple of hours, the australian prime minister, scott morrison, has announced the re—opening of a controversial offshore migrant detention centre on christmas island. it comes a day after his government lost a vote on a key piece of legislation, making it easier for sick refugees who are being held offshore, to be brought to australia for treatment. i asked our sydney correspondent hywel griffiths to explain this new move. yeah, it's all in the light of the government losing the bill, the historic vote for the first time in 90 years, losing the vote on government legislation. now, scott morrison says the impact of it will be twofold. first of all, his government has talked about the ability of now rapists and murderers, paedophiles even, who are refugees or asylum seekers, being allowed into australia for medical treatment.

that's what they claim is a risk for the passing of this vote. but a second risk they say is that people smuggling operations may now resume from outside of australia. he says it has sent a signal to people who want to come into australia to come, and therefore he's sanctioned the reopening of the christmas island detention centre in preparation for potentially more people trying to get in and land on australian soil. that said, there's of course no evidence yet that this suddenly is...thousands people suddenly trying to land here given that vote happened in only the last 2a hours. now, this vote, there has been a controversial lead up. there has been so much discussion on it. we are coming up to an election of course, so there is really going to be a lot of debate over this. yes, and in one way it actually benefits the government, which is behind in the polls,

for this to become a forefront issue. border security is something that the current coalition government prides itself on. scott morrison the prime minister used to be the immigration minister. he's very proud to say he turned back the boats in his time, that he fought against people smuggling. and he was to ensure that refugees or asylum seekers who don't have a rightful claim to be in australia aren't held here. now the opposition party, labor, said it too wants strong borders, but it also wants compassion for people, particularly people who desperate need medical attention which may not be available on either manus or nauru, they have the right to come to australia for medical treatment. they will still be detained, they maybe return to those offshore centres. so i think this is a debate we are going to see run over and over and over again in the lead up to may's election. yes, hywell griffith, ithink yes, hywell griffith, i think he is spot on on that, hywell griffith in sydney. also making news today: theresa may

has told british mps to hold their nerve over brexit, and give her more time to negotiate a deal acceptable to both the european union and the uk. the prime minister said she was discussing a number of options to secure legally—binding changes to the backstop, and prevent a hard border in ireland. football greats have been paying tribute to england's world cup winning goalkeeper gordon banks, who's died at the age of 81. the brazilian superstar, pele, who he famously denied during the tournament in 1970, said he was a fine human being. during his career he was named fifa goalkeeper of the year no fewer than six times. the us secretary of state mike pompeo is in warsaw to attend an international summit focused on promoting peace and security in the middle east. the event is seen as part of washington's strategy to reduce iran's influence in the region. the british born rapper, 21 savage, who's being held on immigration charges in the us state of georgia, is expected to be released from custody on wednesday pending further investigation.

he was arrested earlier this month accused of overstaying his visa by more than a decade. his lawyers say he's been granted a hearing to clarify his legal standing. in an exclusive interview with the bbc, president of venezuela nicolas maduro dismissed claims made by the opposition leader, juan guaido, that venezuelans were going hungry, and accused the us of trying to create a humanitarian crisis to justify military intervention. maduro also described the government of president trump as a gang of extemists. he was speaking to our international correspondent orla guerin. hola. president maduro, very nice to see you. thank you for having us. an opulent setting for an embattled leader. nicolas maduro still occupies venezuela's presidential palace. a short drive away, many of his people are going hungry,

but he's still refusing us aid, sitting just across the border in colombia. translation: venezuela is a dignified country, and the united states intends to create a humanitarian crisis to justify a military intervention. that's part of this show. you say the humanitarian aid is a show, president, but are you actually saying that the hunger is a show? because we have seen it with our own eyes. we have actually seen people reaching into the garbage with their hands to find food to eat. are you honestly saying there is no hunger in venezuela? the bbc in london has created a stereotype, and the american media also, of venezuela that doesn't exist. do we have problems? yes, but venezuela is not a country with hunger. but this is what we have seen here — an economy in ruins, a country in crisis.

hospitals without insulin and basic drugs, desperately ill patients without treatment. and today, opposition supporters out on the streets again. more than 50 countries now recognise opposition leaderjuan guaido as venezuela's interim president. nicolas maduro claims it's only ten, and blames the white house, which he says is ruled by the kkk. do you really think the ku klux klan are ruling america? i believe that the white supremacists of the ku klux klan lead the united states. so is president trump a white supremacist? he is, publicly and openly, and he has stimulated the neofascists and the neo—nazis in the united states, in europe, and in latin america.

far from the comfort of the presidential palace, trucks of desperately needed aid are stuck across the border in colombia, blocked by venezuelan troops. nicolas maduro says if washington makes any attempt to bring it across, he'll have no option but to fight. orla guerin, bbc news, caracas. let's bring you some live pictures now from caracas. this is an overnight vigil calling for president maduro to allow aid into venezuela. juan guaido, the opposition leader, had called for protesters to mobilise in caracas and in states around the nation to demand that mr maduro‘s government allow the entry of humanitarian supplies being positioned in colombia and brazil on venezuela's borders. of course for years now venezuela

has faced severe shortages of basic items, medicine, food, and inflation has seen prices doubling every 19 days, so this is a live image of an overnight vigil taking place in caracas. indian police say 17 people have been killed in a fire at a hotel in delhi. flames ripped through the entire top floor of the five—storey arpit palace. reports say two of the victims were a woman and a child who died when they fell from the building. firefighters rescued 35 people. sangita myska has more from delhi. engulfed in flames, the central dehli hotel where fire ripped through the top two floors, burning for several hours. emergency services were quick to respond. even so, over a dozen people have died, and several more were injured. eyewitnesses say that at the height of the blaze a mother and child

attempted to escape byjumping from a window. neither survived. several hours after the fire was put out, the cleanup operation is now under way. yet the plight of the missing is still unknown. those searching for relatives say they've received little help from the authorities, and are turning to the media. translation: he's my little brother—in—law. he's been working here for 25 years. and since the fire, we have not been able to find him. we have looked for him in several hospitals, but we can't find him. as investigators begin to sift through evidence, reports suggest the hotel's corridors were lined with wood panels, accelerating the spread of the fire. police say it will be several days before the exact cause of what happened here is known. but fires similar to this one are becoming an increasingly common sight across india. activists claim that the problem is a lax attitude to even the most basic fire safety regulations.

and they say that's putting lives at risk every single day. tonight, at least 35 people are continuing to be treated for their injuries in hospital. in the meantime, delhi authorities have announced that an independent magistrate—led inquiry is now under way. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: dealing with malaysia's mountains of rubbish. we meet the villagers who've decided to take the matter into their own hands. also on the programme: why the united nations is urging china's consumers to go green and chop out the pork. there's mr mandela. mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader ayatollah khomeini has said he's

passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'baby doc' duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning. elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm kasia madera in london.

our top stories. one of the most powerful cartel leaders in history, joaquin ‘el chapo' guzman, has been found guilty at his drug trafficking trial in the us. australia has announced the reopening of a controversial immigration detention centre — on the christmas islands. and a mayor in france has been accused of hounding residents after banning dogs from barking too much. dog owners will face a $77 fine for prolonged or repeated barking. animal rights groups have asked whether it's ‘fur‘ real. more on bbc.com/news. let's take a look at some of the front pages from around the world. the japan times leads with prime minister shinzo abe demanding an apology from south korea over comments about the emperor.

last week the national assembly speaker moon hee—sang described emperor akihito as "the son of the main culprit of war crimes." the south china morning post reports that the chief executive of the bridge linking hong kong to macau has ordered a review of its monitoring system. this after the company, which built the bridge, was found to have failed to submit 10,000 safety documents on time. and gulf news has this story from india — a rare punishment for the former chief of federal police after he was found guilty of disobeying the court. he was ordered to "sit in one corner" until the rising of the court — a witness says he sat in the corner not making eye contact with anyone. now kasia, an uninvited tiger has been making waves online.

yes rico, it's the tiger who came to tea.. imagine walking into a house and being faced with this tiger. it was found in an empty house in houston, texas and is now being moved to an animal sanctuary. there's an investigation into who owns the house and how the tiger got in. initially the police didn't believe the person who came across it because they though he was hallucinating after smoking drugs. as people across the world continue to celebrate the new lunar year of the pig, environmental campaigners are urging people in china to eat less pork. but why? china consumes more meat than any other country and according to the un food and agriculture organisation, that has helped make it the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. i've been speaking tojen leung who is climate programme director of wildaid. she says eating less meat will help the envirnoment. most people consider greenhouse gas emissions and think about transport, cars and planes and that counts

for 15% but meat production accounts for 15—20% of emissions, not to mention deforestation, land use and other resources so by cutting meat consumption down we could really have an impact on the climate. what happens to the animal agricultural industry? is it a problem? it is a huge problem. i think people will continue producing meat but one of the challenges we have working on climate issue is how to get people to think mindedly about how much meat they choose to consume and the consequences of their actions. to encourage more healthy and mindful decisions, a personal choice you can make to help the environment. how much less meat

should i be eating? it is a decision that everyone makes personally. just the impact of your eating but without thinking of why it is you are doing it, consuming more than you want to. consider the impact each dish you order has. what about china ? it seems it is the crux of the issue in this report. does it make a difference if china cuts down? very much. china consumes half of pork consumption. 1.5 billion consumers, that adds up and so by asking and talking to chinese consumers about not increasing their meat production and meat consumption, you can have a tremendous global impact. we all need to eat less meat but china now is on a meat increase. way back in 2016, china issued dietary guidelines that recommended people cut by half their meat consumption. way back in 2016, china issued dietary guidelines that recommended lots of good advice.

malaysia ends up with much of the world's plastic waste. now a group of villagers, in a small town drowning in tons of rubbish, have decided to take the matter into their own hands. this is the story of how they fought against a giant pile of plastic. it isa it is a great initiative because there are a lot of trash problems. philippines, indonesia, thailand. this is a very good programme to start off with. we really need to touch base with it again to see how they are getting on. that was an awful, awful lot of plastic. you have been watching newsday. i'm kasia madera in london and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us. the battle facing the global gaming industry, as shares ricochet in activision blizzard. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures.

how about this for a wedding crasher, of the four—legged variety? this stray dog got so excited by this wedding parade in oaxaca city in mexico that itjoined in, spinning and jumping around. it was particularly keen on the woman carrying the basket of flowers on her head, who didn't seem to mind his presence at all. that is a new dance move that the dog has created. the spinning dog move. the spinning dog move. don't, forget about downward dog year ago, we expect to see the spinning dog move in the next edition of newsday. hello there. on tuesday the temperature reached 1a degrees in northern ireland, actually at giant's causeway.

and over the next few days, the rest of this week it is going to stay very mild everywhere. with high—pressure essentially in charge, there will not be much rain around at all. the high is centred towards the south—east of the uk. so this is where our air is coming from around the high, from a long way south, which is why it is so mild. those winds are tending to push away most of the rain although, having said that, we do have more cloud around at the moment so it is not as cold. the cloud continues to be thick enough to bring some rain and drizzle across scotland, pushing its way northwards. these are the temperatures we're looking at towards the end of the night, so typically 6 or 7 degrees. on wednesday, most places will start rather cloudy. there'll be some further rain and drizzle, mainly for scotland, heading away from the northern isles. still a bit damp for a while in the north—west of scotland. with the cloud breaking

and some sunshine arriving in the moray firth, aberdeenshire and more widely across east wales, the midlands, southern england and east anglia. here the winds are lighter. towards the north—west of the uk where we've got more cloud, the winds are stronger. for all of us it is a south or south—westerly wind so for all of us it's mild. temperatures very similar to what we had on tuesday. overnight, we probably see some stronger winds for the northern half of the uk and a bit more cloud around too. another weak weather front topples into the north—west of scotland. more breaks in the cloud, widely across england and wales. a little cooler, temperatures around 3—4 degrees. into thursday, we are going to find those strong south, south—west winds pushing away that weather front. we're actually going to draw in our airfrom the near continent, and this is drier air as well so that means more sunshine, more widely on thursday. still some cloud to greet the day across northern scotland. any rain soon gets pushed away. then the cloud breaks up. some pockets of cloud through the irish sea, but a lot of sunshine around on thursday. still quite breezy, very mild. temperatures could get 15 degrees around the moray firth. easily 13 or 1a in many other areas as well. so an exceptionally mild day —

it should be around 7 or 8 degrees at this time of the year. towards the end of the week, we've still got high—pressure close by. these weather fronts are trying to move in to that but, as they arrive, they are weakening and they're slowing down as well. so it's really the far north—west of scotland, perhaps northern ireland, that could see some rain later on in the day, but otherwise there's going to be plenty of sunshine around. we've still got those south to south—west winds so another very mild day with temperatures of 11 or 12 celsius. goodbye. i'm kasia madera with bbc news. our top story: one of the most powerful cartel leaders in history, joaquin "el chapo" guzman, has been found guilty at his drug trafficking trial in the us and faces a mandatory life sentence. once among the world's richest men, he was arrested in january 2016 after escaping from prison through a tunnel, then was extradited to the us. australia has announced the reopening of a controversial immigration detention centre on christmas island. it comes after the government lost a vote allowing sick refugees to be treated in australia.

and this video is trending on bbc.com: police in houston, texas were called when a group of men who broke into an empty house found a fully grown tiger. it's still not clear how it got there. it's now at an animal sanctuary. that's all. and the top story in the uk: the government is being warned by the police federation that the public is being exposed to increased risk