i'm karishma vaswani in singapore, the headlines: more than a0 dead, after a russian plane makes a forced landing in flames. survivors say the aircraft was struck by lightning. israel's prime minister threatens "massive" strikes on gaza, after two days of violence and nearly 20 deaths. —— more than 20 deaths. hello, i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: the plight of migrant workers in japan. many are victims of abuse and exploitation. translation: after the first week, my translation: after the first week, d translation: after the first week, my body could not take it. i was getting sick. i said to the boss i

don't want to work in, but he wouldn't let me go. thousands throng the streets in thailand, as the king's three day coronation continues. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 2am in moscow, where a russian aircraft with 78 passengers on board made an emergency landing at moscow's sheremetyevo international airport. a fire broke out on the sukhoi superjet just after takeoff. more than a0 people are believed to have died. the bbc‘s steve rosenberg reports. caught on camera, the final dramatic

moments of flight m92. the aeroflot jet exploded in a fireball, during an emergency landing at moscow's sheremetyevo airport. by the time it had come to a standstill, the plane was engulfed in flames. onboard the burning aircraft, 78 passengers and crew. there was a desperate rush to escape from the inferno. at the front of the plane, the inflatable slide saved some. people leapt onto the chute and ran to safety. but not everyone got out of this alive. it's feared that more than a0 people may have been killed. dimitri survived the crash. asked whether he thought the plane had been hit by lightning, he replied, "yes, maybe. i saw a white flash." emergency teams fought the blaze

and helped the injured. the plane, a sukhoi superjet, had taken off from moscow airport bound for murmansk, but very quickly, it developed technical problems. the crew had issued a distress signal. the pilots had decided they had no choice but to bring the aircraft down. president putin offered his condolences to the families of the dead. and the kremlin leader ordered a full investigation to find out why this flight had ended in disaster. let's stay with that story. i've been speaking to aviation expert seth kaplan in washington. well, it is unusual at least in recent yea rs well, it is unusual at least in recent years to have something so catastrophic happen and get the plane still be able to land. decades ago, it was more common to have a plane land and multiple fatalities but some people survived. nowadays, the industry is safer than ever in most regards but then you have this

catastrophic incidents like in recent months. it does sound clearly like something happens aboard, officially something technical, although of course too early to say whether somebody might not have tried to sabotage the plane, disabled in some way, no indication yet of anything like that. and what we know about this particular of plane, the sukhoi superjet? this is a regionaljet, plane, the sukhoi superjet? this is a regional jet, designed plane, the sukhoi superjet? this is a regionaljet, designed to compete, not against the biggest jets a regionaljet, designed to compete, not against the biggestjets made by airbus and boeing but against claims made by bombardier for example, airbus and boeing but against claims made by bombardierfor example, from canada, embraer from brazil, made by bombardierfor example, from canada, embraerfrom brazil, anyone who has ever flown on planes that have 70, 90 seats, this is designed to compete against those. this is not gotten much traction outside of russia, if you look at the airlines have ordered it. aeroflot has the

majority of them in the world, there is one mexican airline that took a dozen of them and it has already been phasing them out of its fleet because of the liability issues and it sort of felt up until now anyway that they were safe but not as reliable as other aircraft, just too much time on the ground, too hard to get parts for the aeroplane. so as you look at the world right now, there has been questions over whether manufacturers from places like russia and china could get some traction because of what has happened to boeing recently. an issue like this, if it is ultimately due to technical issues, something mechanical, won't help with that issue. also making news today... cyclone fani, which battered southern asia, is now known to have killed 42 people. of those, 29 were in eastern india and 13 in neighbouring bangladesh. un experts say early warning systems in india and the rapid evacuation of more thani million people have helped minimise the loss of life.

president trump plans to sharply increase tarriffs on a wide range of imports from china. in a tweet, he said that negotiations with beijing had been moving too slowly. mr trump said the higher tariffs would apply from friday. it would mark a sudden intensification of the trade dispute between the world's two biggest economies. more on that in asia business report later. the british prime minister has been accused of acting in bad faith by a senior opposition figure, after details from cross—party talks on brexit were leaked to the press. john mcdonnell said theresa may had "blown the confidentiality" of the talks and "jeopardised the negotiations". but government minister rory stewart said a cross party deal would offer the country greater security, and that now depends on jeremy corbyn. we are dealing with a very unstable government, let mejust we are dealing with a very unstable government, let me just use this analogy, it is trying to enter into analogy, it is trying to enter into a contract with a company that is going into administration and the people are going to take over are not willing to fulfil that contract.

we can't negotiate like that. not willing to fulfil that contract. we can't negotiate like thatm not willing to fulfil that contract. we can't negotiate like that. if we can get the cost party deal, then there is a possibility that it will mean, it will be more sustainable. in other words, when a government changes, the party changes, we're not going to have sex suddenly turned on its head. we need investors to feel this will be there for 30 years, notjust investors to feel this will be there for 30 years, not just what your ears and a cross—party deal is a way to do that. brunei will reverse a ruling to impose the death penalty for sodomy, rape and adultery, after a worldwide outcry. now the sultan of brunei, hassanal bolkiah, has extended a suspension on the death penalty to the new laws. at least seven people have been killed and dozens wounded, after taliban fighters attacked a police headquarters in northern afghanistan. a suicide bomber driving a humvee loaded with explosives started the assault in the city of pul—e—khumri. clashes between gunmen and security services then followed. let's bring you some sport now,

and manchester united's hopes for a top four finish came to an end as they were held to a 1—1 draw at relegated huddersfield. the result means 0le gunnar solskjaer‘s side cannot catch either chelsea or tottenham. the united manager told reporters they aren't good enough to finish in the top four this season. more on that on sport today. israel has targeted and killed a senior palestinian militant in the gaza strip. the killing came after hundreds of rockets were fired from gaza into israel — prompting a series of retaliatory air strikes from israeli forces. the violence has resulted in the deaths of 23 palestinians and four israelis. it's the most serious escalation in fighting for years — as our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. singled out in a packed gaza city street, this was a targeted strike, killing a palestinian, israel said was

a money—launderer for militants. air raid sirens have hardly stopped in southern israel. more than 500 rockets have been fired from gaza since yesterday, one of the deadliest flare—ups in years between old enemies. —— one of the deadliest flare—ups between old enemies since they last fought a war in 2014. as the rockets claimed israeli lives, there was talk of fierce response from the country's prime minister. translation: i have instructed our forces to continue with massive strikes against terrorists in the gaza strip and the forces around the gaza strip will be stepped up with tanks, artillery and infantry. powerful explosions hit gaza, as the warplanes struck. israel said it hit hundreds of militant sites. people's homes and lives were lost too. a tower block was hit. israel said a militant commander was based there. translation: this was a direct hit on a civilian building, nothing to do with militants orfactions. this is what we get

from the israeli occupation. this local man said. tonight officials in gaza said residents were among the dead. israel and hamas were last in a full—scale conflict five years ago. militants have been trying to get concessions from israel, which blockades the strip and demands calm on its boundary. but there are signs hamas has been losing its grip on some smaller militant groups, partly what triggered the latest flare—up. it also what makes what happens next hard to control. tom bateman, bbc news, jerusalem. japan has traditionally been reluctant to bring in foreign workers. faced with a dramatically ageing and shrinking population, the country is being forced to change its attitude to immigration. now, a new law has come into effect that will allow hundreds of thousands of foreigners to apply forjapanese work permits each year.

but labour rights activists say japan needs to address the risk of exploitation. from tokyo, rupert wingfield—hayes reports. at this buddhist temple in tokyo, the names on the funeral tablets in vietnamese. look at the ages, none is over 35. each tablet represents the life of a migrant worker. vietnamese non— collected these names injapan. vietnamese non— collected these names in japan. each vietnamese non— collected these names injapan. each month, she clicks new names. translation: to come to japan, they borrow a lot of money, then they can't pay it back, evenif money, then they can't pay it back, even if they work very hard. i get stressed and sick. they die from things like heart failure and some kill themselves. there are hundreds of thousands of so—called foreign

interns working in cities and towns this one all overjapan. many of them are treated terribly, almost like indentured labour. because of that comment more and more of them are running away. 7000 run away last year alone and when they do, they end up in places like this. the people in this safe house are mostly from china. they have fled abuse and exploitation in japanese factories and farms. this woman says she endured daily bullying and then lost a finger endured daily bullying and then lost afinger in endured daily bullying and then lost a finger in an accident in a dairy farm. translation: leaving home and coming here is not easy. i am only doing it to save money. if i don't earn money, how can i go home? upstairs, this 52—year—old woman is

waiting to go back to china and meet her newborn granddaughter. two yea rs, her newborn granddaughter. two years, she worked in a textile factory i6 years, she worked in a textile factory 16 hours a day, seven days a week. translation: after the first week, my body couldn't take it. i was very sick. i said to the boss i don't want to work in, but he wouldn't let me go. she says her ex—boss now still owes her two years of overtime pay, nearly $a0,000. ex—boss now still owes her two years of overtime pay, nearly $40,000m course i regret it. i can't pay back my loans. i can't get the money i am owed. on the strawberry farm north of tokyo, a farmer employs six trainees from cambodia and thailand. he is clear, without them, these strawberries would never make it to the fancy supermarkets in tokyo. translation: they are notjust, they

are both hands. we depend entirely on our trainees. these workers of the lucky ones, they are well paid and well looked after, but far too many foreign workers are finding their dream of working injapan turning into a nightmare. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... the final part of the elaborate coronation ceremony for thailand's king — a grand procession through bangkok. also on the programme... we hear from the australian farmer who believes he's found a new way to reduce carbon in the atmosphere. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa.

after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. but the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in the future of peace and freedom.

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. i'm ben bland in london. our top stories: more than a0 people are dead after a russian plane makes an emergency landing in moscow. israel targets and kills a senior palestinian militant in gaza, as hostilities between the two sides escalate. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post looks at the rise of blood smuggling into hong kong, which officials attribute to parents wanting to know the gender of their baby. all forms of testing to determine the gender of a fetus have been illegal in mainland china since 2003 unless it is for health reasons. the japan times reports on the us reaction to a possible weapons test by north korea. taking to twitter, the us president dismissed the test, vowing that a denuclearisation deal will happen. and the philippine daily inquirer

has details on one zoo's successful attempt to breed a rare hornbill. the bird is considered a wildlife treasure in the philippines, but is in danger from man—made threats. now, ben, what stories are sparking discussions online? yes, karishma, let's looks at what is trending right now. this is one of the most watched videos on the bbc website at the moment, and of course, cat videos are always popular online. an unlikely model made an appearance at a fashion event in marrakesh this week. a grey—and—white cat managed to gatecrash the show, so literally a cat on the catwalk. it isa it is a good thing we keep our studio doors locked so we don't have such very friends visiting us. ——

furry friends. a polish man who was jailed in indonesia on friday forfive years will appeal against the decision, according to his lawyer. jakub skrzypski was arrested in indonesia's papua province last august and accused of treason, after allegedly making contact with separatists there. he is the first foreigner to be found guilty of treason in the country. mr skrzypski has denied plotting against the state and insists he is a tourist. febriana firdaus is an investigative journalist who has been in touch with mr skrzypski, and she joins me now from jakarta. thank you forjoining us. what has jakub skrzypski been arrested for, exactly? yes, at this time the police accused him of being an arms dealer, but then they dropped that accusation, and then they claim that he is charged with treason for his

contact with pro— independence groups, for example the west papua national committee, and also his contact with a spokesperson of the west papua liberation army, so he travelled across west papua, and elsewhere as well. you have spoken to him. how is he feeling right now? what has he said to you? the first time, before i met him, i actually contacted him via letter and then via phone, because i have this access with his lawyer. and then i met him, and he was so depressed, and he has no idea what he is going to do with his life in five years from now, and he also says he is finding it difficult to contact his embassy. he is the first foreigner

to be arrested and charged on treason in indonesia. what does this tell you about the state of affairs under presidentjoko widodo's administration when it comes to human rights? yes, this is actually a big case that has unfortunately happened under the jokowi administration, it has never happened before. in cases in west papua, this has become a problem this last 20 years. i am afraid that ja ka rta this last 20 years. i am afraid that jakarta is not under — they cannot control what happens in the west papua region, so i'm afraid this has happened because the military is actually the one who controlled the region. that's why some west papuans, they are charged with some treason and even face the death penalty just because treason and even face the death penaltyjust because they express

their sympathy. and there are some cases of authorities killing. none of the cases are brought to the court. thank you forjoining us. the bbc is also in contact with the indonesian government for comments from them. thousands of people have lined the streets of bangkok's historic royal quarter to catch a glimpse of their newly crowned king. during the ceremonial procession, king vajiralongkorn was carried along the 7 km route on a gilded palanquin. james landale has more. dawn in bangkok, and the streets brightened by a stream of royal yellow, thousands up early to get a good vantage point, all keen to catch a rare glimpse of their new king, theirfirst for almost catch a rare glimpse of their new king, their first for almost 70 yea rs. king, their first for almost 70 years. king vajiralongkorn was crowned yesterday, so now it was

time to show himself to his people. carried by 16 soldiers on a gilded palanquin, a cavalcade involving more than 1000 people, stretching some 500m long, slowly processing around the heart of the city. a chance for his people to pay homage and celebrate his ascension to the throne, but also a chance for many ties to see their monarch in person for the first time —— thais. a much more beloved figure than his late father, spending much of his time abroad. this elaborate three—day celebration is as much religious as it is ceremonial, and as the king processed he visited sacred temples where he could offer up prayers before golden images of border. in thailand, the moniker is revered as an almost godlike figure, the official protector of the buddhist faith, and even members of his family prostrate themselves before

him as they receive their royal titles. but he is more than a spiritual leader. many thais wonder how the king will use his huge political influence, as his divided country emerges from military rule. they turned out in their thousands today as the procession stretched into the evening. the question is whether their reverence for monarchy will turn into real affection for their new king. a group of australian farmers and scientists say they have made an exciting breakthrough in the fight against climate change. the non—profit organisation soilcquest believes it has found a new way to reduce carbon in the atmosphere, and they are showcasing their research in the us. mick wettenhall is the director of soilcquest. it wants farmers everywhere to become carbon—capturing climate superheroes. yes, well, it's based on work that

was done in sydney uni back in 2013. what we believe they discovered was the actual working mechanism by which carbon is stored long—term in soils. and that in and of itself was a huge breakthrough. but for us, as farmers, where we saw the power is its adaptability for agriculture. so something like this, this technology, when it's developed, could be used by farmers all around the world, and that's what has us excited, by being such a potentially potent climate mitigation tool. well, you are being called climate superheroes in all of this, and it is some welcome news on what usually are grim mornings. and i have to ask, what is the endgame and all of this? yes, well, the endgame for us, it really is about how do we draw down as much carbon into the world's agricultural soils in the shortest amount of time that we can? i mean,

at the end of the day, we are really trying to create a movement here to do this. you know, the size and scale of a solution has to be proportionate to the size and scale of the problem, and we have a massive problem in climate change. we have to draw down carbon that is already in the atmosphere, to buy us time to basically slow down and stop emitting... stop emissions. so i don't think will be successful u nless we don't think will be successful unless we can really leverage agriculture to get it to do the heavy lifting on this front. i mean, the world's farmers are the conduit, you know, between the atmosphere, where there is too much carbon, and the soil, where not enough. literally, you know, can't put too much carbon in soils. it's what makes soils resilient. wejust much carbon in soils. it's what makes soils resilient. we just have to facilitate farmers in this. you have been watching newsday. i'm ben bland in london. and i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. stay with us.

good morning. two key elements to your bank holiday monday forecast. 0ne your bank holiday monday forecast. one is the continuing shell, the other is going to be the position of this weather front. this other is going to be the position of this weatherfront. this is other is going to be the position of this weather front. this is where the main focus of showers will be, and it will be drifting its way southwards through the day. it's around parts of southern scotland, northern ireland into the start of the morning. it means either side of it, good chance of a frost around, particularly to the far south of england and wales, and also across northern scotland. temperatures in rural areas below freezing. but here sunnyside to the day. quite a bit of cloud in between, showers decide within southern scotland but brightening up quite quickly into the afternoon. a scattering showers developing for northern ireland, north wales, the north midlands was east anglia, particularly during the afternoon, and some of those during the afternoon across the pennines and peak district could be a little

bit on the heavy side. now, the winds will be many light tomorrow so if you do get some sunshine it will feel quite pleasant but temperate is still down and where they should be this time of year. potentially one of the coldest may bank holiday since we started in 1978. temperatures just about 12 or 13 in the south, still in single figures for many in the north. glasgow could head around 12 celsius. at wettest rain will be sitting there or thereabouts as we go through into thereabouts as we go through into the night and into tuesday morning, just because there's not much in the way of wind around. it's not going to move a great deal. to the south of it, a greater chance of avoiding frost at this time, with a greater chance of cloud. a widespread frost ‘s start tuesday morning. so there isa ‘s start tuesday morning. so there is a weather front to begin, this is where we are most likely to see showers first thing on tuesday morning. but as temperatures start to live through the day, a little bit of sunshine, notice there will be showers breaking out here and there. can't promise you will get one, can't promise you will stay dry, but what we will see is potentially a bit of sunshine, and slightly less chilly conditions across the south later. still cold, though, for many. but as we go through the night and into wednesday, this weather system will

be working its way in, bringing some mild air across france and strong, windy conditions, which could just hit the south coast. to the northern side of our low, cold winds, and it is here we are likely to see the rain. so actually more widespread and significant rain across england and significant rain across england and wales. they are will be welcome to simon england and wales, where it has been very dry over the past month in particular. we could see 10-15 month in particular. we could see 10—15 millimetres quite widely, especially on the hills, a bit more may be, and later on as things brighten across the south, some slow—moving, heavy and thundery downpours. for many, though, easterly winds will dominate the northern half of the country, especially where we have the rain in south—east scotland in the afternoon, temperatures at best around seven or eight degrees. that whole weather system will slowly start to pull away nor northwards and eastwards as we go through the week. they will still be some rain at times, wettest, though, mid week, and throughout, likely start, it is going to be fairly chilly in the morning, and still fairly cool by day. goodbye for now.

hello, i'm ben bland with bbc news. our top story: more than a0 people are feared dead, after a russian plane made an emergency landing in moscow. a fire broke out on the sukhoi superjet just after takeoff. a video on social media shows the plane bouncing as it came in to land. 78 passengers were on board. more than 20 palestinians and four israelis have been killed, after escalating cross—border violence on the gaza strip. the israeli army says more than 600 rockets have been fired into israeli territory since saturday, while it's hit 320 targets in response. and this video is trending on bbc.com. an unlikely model made an appearance at a fashion event in marrakesh this week. a grey and white cat managed to gatecrash the show. it quickly went viral on social media, entertaining cat lovers from around the world. that's it. stay with us.