welcome to bbc news — i'm james reynolds. our top stories: india's capital, delhi, imposes new traffic restrictions as millions are told to stay indoors to avoid the toxic smog. lewis hamilton wins his sixth formula 1 world title. he's nowjust one short of michael shumacher‘s record. mcdonald's fires its chief executive after he had a relationship with an employee. more angry confrontations in hong kong and the violence escalates — a knife attack leaves four people injured. the video game that's looking to build bridges — not blow them up. we have an exclusive preview of ‘death stranding'.

it's 8.30 in the morning in the indian capital delhi, where as of now a traffic restriction scheme has just come into effect. the authorities are trying to grapple with the worst air pollution the city has experienced for three years. millions of people have been told to stay indoors, to avoid the toxic blanket of smog that's covered the city. pratiksha ghildial reports from delhi. delhi is choking. people here are breathing the city's most toxic air in years, with pollution levels more than 20 times their safe limit. the problem returns here every winter, but many are saying that this is the worst they have experienced. protesters gathered outside the prime minister's house demanding a basic right — clean air.

they believe there isn't the political will to find a solution. you can obviously see how terrible it is, and it's actually scary. you can't see things in front of you. patients are coming with more lung respiratory diseases, more affected by asthma. one major source of the solution is stubble burning. farmers in delhi's neighbouring states say they don't have the modern machinery they need to clear their fields without setting them alight, so the smoke from their fires drifts over the city, where it stays for days on end. but the worst sufferers are people who work on the streets, like traffic police, tuktuk drivers, and the homeless. india's government says it is doing what it can. it has banned construction activities, is limiting the number of cars on the road, and has asked for schools to remain shut for a few days. but, despite the public health

emergency, no long—term solution seems to be in sight. there was virtually no sunlight in delhi today, due to the thick layer of smog hanging over the city. here on the streets, it is particularly difficult to breathe, and i can feel an itch in my throat. it is a huge concern for residents, with studies showing that the pollution is causing high levels of lung cancer and premature deaths. pratiksha ghildial, bbc news, delhi. the british racing driver, lewis hamilton, has secured his sixth formula one world title. the 34—year—old took second place at the us grand prix in texas, guaranteeing this year's championship. hamilton's title puts him in second place in the all—time f1 standings — one behind motorsport legend michael schumacher. many in the world of formula 1 are now putting hamilton in contention for the title of ‘greatest of all time‘ — informally known as the goat. amongst those congratulating

the brit were hamilton's former teammate nico rosberg who wrote on twitter "karting together who would have thought that we'd both be f1 world champion one day. and you? you've achieved it for the sixth time — on your way to becoming the goat." chris medland is a freelance motorsport journalist writing for racer magazine. i asked him where hamilton ranks in the all—time f1 standings. it is hard. it seems like a copout to say you cannot definitively rank them because of the way formula 1 has changed over the time but certainly hamilton has not done anything wrong because he has taken every opportunity that has come his way and now stands only one title short of michael schumacher achievement. he it is hard. it seems like a copout to say you cannot definitively rank them because of the way formula 1 has changed over the time but certainly hamilton has not done anything wrong because he has taken every opportunity that has come his way and now stands only one title short of michael schumacher achievement. i don't think anyone thought we would see that record threatened. when he got seven it

seemed unbeatable. and now hamilton is so close to doing it and still looks like he has plenty of life left in him in formula 1. what is so good about him as a driver? his adaptability. when a car is not perfect he is good at driving around a problem. today he tried to do an unorthodox strategy, something different for a shot at winning. it worked last weekend in mexico. also during the time he has been in formula 1 there have been changes to the regulations and he has won a different types of cars and engines and tyres. most of his success has come with mercedes but even mercedes has had to deal with a lot thrown at it in terms of regulation changes to try and knock them off the perch. they have been so relentless and in hamilton is consistent. imagine his teammate, nico rosberg. he beat him to the title in 2016 and some people use that as a swipe, but others look at that and go no, that shows that it was a free opportunity for both. some sceptics and there are many i have spoken to, say it is the car that wins the championship, not the driver.

is that true? in a sense, yes. if you've got a better car than you have a better chance of winning a championship stop formula 1 is a team sport and you need the machinery underneath you. you do not have to be the best driver to get into that car. the best driver is a pig are the best teams because they do thejob. so it is no surprise when you get best drivers winning consistently because they are in the best machinery. what makes the very best stand out is when they win races not the best machinery. he has won races every single season he has competed and that is a impressive achievement and that is what makes him stand out. for more on this story, including the stats behing —— behind lewis hamilton's achievement you can go to our website at bbc.com/sport mcdonald's has fired its chief executive officer after he violated

company policy by engaging in a consensual relationship with an employee. the fast food giant said former president and ceo steve easterbrook demonstrated poorjudgement. mcdonald's forbids managers from having romantic relationships with direct or indirect employees. chris kempczinski, who recently served as president of mcdonald's usa, is the company's new president and ceo. with me is our reporter charlotte gallagher. festival, charlotte, has easterbrook said anything? he admitted he had this relationship and he sent an e—mail to staff saying it was a mistake but he does agree with the board that it is time to move on. it is vague. we don't know who the employee is that you know, given that he is the president and ceo it has to be someone beneath him. everyone is beneath him. yes. we don't know who the person is and

we imagine their identity, mcdonald's will try to keep it private. inevitably some people might say is this really about his personal life or is it about esna's performance quest to mark especially because it was as consensual relationship between two adults.- mcdonald's say no, this is only about the relationship. it violated company policy and this is nothing to do with the financial performance of the business. quarterly profits however from mcdonald are of the business. quarterly profits howeverfrom mcdonald are being published on tuesday and i think many people will be looking at them with interest to see how they have done this quarter. according to the company he was fired because of the relationship. has this happened in any other big us companies? yes. and the rise of me to, this social media movement, has led to a real scrutiny of corporate america and the executives within it did it the former chief executive of intel found himself in exactly the same position as steve easterbrook. consensual relationship with an employee and he resigned because of

it sitting we could see more people happening —— this happen to in the future. how important was steve easterbrook to mcdonald's? he was seen as easterbrook to mcdonald's? he was seen as a easterbrook to mcdonald's? he was seen as a visionary within the fast food and restaurant industry. he transformed mcdonald's. when he came in as chief executive it was doing badly and within his tenure he doubled the share price and took a lead on embracing technology. it struck at deal with overeats for delivery and they became incredibly important to the business. also now when you went to mcdonald's you may see digital kiosks that you can orderfrom, you don't have to see digital kiosks that you can order from, you don't have to go to the counter. he introduced those. he also brought some tech start—up companies involving artificial intelligence so he was looking to the future to see how this would progress within mcdonald's and what kind of money it could bring for them. his replacement, kempczinski, what we know about him? he was the

former president of mcdonald's usa and was brought into the company by steve easterbrook. he was his mental and now he is replacing him. he did work with mr easterbrook on several of the developments so we probably will not see that much difference in his leadership. but they do have to tackle a few pr issues at the moment. they have a thing about pay. many people in britain and america are particularly are unhappy with how they are being paid. let's get some of the day's other news. the governor of the us state of california, gavin newsom, has reacted angrily to tweets by president trump blaming him for the recent wildfires and threatening to withhold federal aid. mr trump blames the governor for not doing enough to prevent the fires that have caused widespread damage. in the last two weeks blazes have spread across close to 100,000 acres of land in california. demonstrators in iraq have been blocking roads in the capital, baghdad, and other cities as they continue a wave

of anti—government protests. students have been staging sit—ins, and in many places government offices have stayed closed. the unrest has been fuelled by anger at corruption, unemployment and poor public services. islamists demanding the resignation of the pakistani prime minister, imran khan, have maintained their protest in islamabad, despite the passing of the deadline they had set for his departure. the protests were organised by the leader of a religious party who accuses the government of rigging last year's election. imran khan has dismissed the calls to step down, describing them as unconstitutional. in hong kong, two people are fighting for their lives in hospital after one of the worst nights of violence in the territory since protests began 22 weeks ago. five people were injured when a man launched a knife attack at a shopping centre. local reports say the attacker had been arguing over politics before taking out a knife. richard lister reports.

sunday's protests began peacefully enough, with demonstrators forming human chains in shopping centres, but here, in city plaza, things soon turned violent. a man set upon protesters with a knife, injuring several, and when a pro—democracy councillor intervened, he too was attacked, and part of his ear was bitten off. the man with the knife was then beaten up by some of the protesters, but police have not confirmed whether he was among those arrested. elsewhere, demonstrators smashed up restaurants and riot police were brought in. at the new town plaza, there was a tense stand—off as police searched the complex and removed some of the protesters. they in turn harassed the police, shining laser pointers at them and throwing objects. this was the 22nd consecutive

weekend of protests in hong kong and after widespread and intense clashes on saturday, it was one of the most violent for some time. beijing has signalled it intends to toughen its stance against the protests. as yet it is unclear when that might happen or how, but as the injured were taken to hospital, the people of hong kong were left wondering how much longer this can continue. large crowds of anti—government protesters have once again gathered in several cities in lebanon, despite the prime minister, saad hariri, resigning last week. the demonstrators want the entire political establishment to be removed and replaced with non political technocrats. earlier on sunday, there was a large counter—demonstration in support of the government. gareth barlow has more details. the demonstrations began in october as a protest against planned taxes on mobile phone apps. the plans were scrapped and the prime minister resigned. these protesters want more.

translation: we achieved part of our demands which was ousting the government did now we demand a neutral technocrat government, not a political one. translation: how am i supposed to get married and teach the children i've not had yet? my entire salary goes on electricity and mobile phone bill. they take all our money and leave us in there. nothing is changing. it has been 30 years and they have not done a thing. these demonstrators disagree. supporters of the president filled central beirut on sunday morning, adamant the head of state remains in power to guide the country through the crisis. lebanon's foreign minister, the son—in—law of the president, vows to bring about change. translation: we have long and difficult days ahead. we are racing against time to prevent collapse. but corruption and public debt beat

us. this revolution is feminist was the chant. angry the country's worst economic crisis for decades and animated in their demands for women's rights. their list of demands is growing longer. behind the party atmosphere are serious problems. more than 25% of lebanese citizens live in poverty according to the world bank. by the protests may be smaller, the prime minister might have resigned, the issues most certainly have not gone away. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: with south africa celebrating victory in the rugby world cup, we travel to the hometown of captain siya kolisi. proud of its local son. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect

of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested, and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear. the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign. they are being held somewhere inside the compound, and student leaders have threatened that should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyageri is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms, or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals.

this is bbc news, the latest headlines: delhi will impose new traffic restritions in its latest attempt to cope with the dangerous smog. lewis hamilton has won his sixth formula one world title. he's nowjust one short of michael shumacher‘s record. two church services have been held in london in memory of the 39 vietnamese victims found dead in a lorry container nearly two weeks ago. police have not confirmed the individual identities of the victim. chi chi izundu was at one of the services. they gathered to remember. this mass started with a short video of the removal of the trailer with the 39 bodies inside. a minute's silence followed. the service was led by the bishop of westminster, who offered prayers for the victims, their relatives, and the emergency services.

i suggested that we pray as well for the traffickers themselves. they might have a change of heart. and i did say that i do think human trafficking is an abominable crime, which needs to be eradicated. this community is following news of this investigation closely. it is a community in mourning, as it is believed some members possibly related to those victims found in that trailer two weeks ago may have attended today's mass. the parish priest, father simon, confirmed some families in the uk and vietnam have contacted him with information to help identify their loved ones, and he has passed that on to the police. so far, i've got eight people, and i have given six of them, and two more maybe tomorrow, i will see the police and get more information about these people. there is a reluctance in this community to speak out. an escape from vietnam by boat meant

witnessing the deaths of those trying to make the same journey, according to this woman. why we have left vietnam? because we wanted to have freedom. many things, yes. essex police believe they may have identified families for some of the victims, and have been in contact with relatives both in the uk and vietnam. they say they are still conducting their investigation, which is spanning many jurisdictions across the world. chi chi izundu, bbc news. it's been a weekend of celebrations in south africa after the country's rugby team thrashed england to win the world cup injapan. the man who led the springboks to glory was siya kolisi, the national side's first ever black captain in a country where rugby was once the preserve of the white minority. born and raised in poverty, his success is now an inspiration to millions. africa correspondent andrew harding has been to the city in the eastern cape, where kolisi grew up. the celebrations are continuing.

here on the street where south africa's first black rugby captain grew up. it's still a poor neighbourhood, but a proud one today. it's inspiring these dirty streets, it's inspiring the country as a whole. it's inspiring the continent. siya kolisi's younger brother still lives here, in the family's humble home. he shows me pictures of the boy who won a scholarship that transformed his life. when he came home for the weekend from school? yeah, he used to sleep here. so it was a poor family? yeah, poor, poor. very poor. at a local bar and butcher's shop, an older generation of rugby players remembers the dark days of racial apartheid, when black players such as zola yeye were barred from the national side. so much has changed here. he later became the springboks' first black manager but there's still much be done.

if sport is a unifying ingredient, so be it. south africa is a beautiful country. it's got beautiful people but it needs healing and that healing must be sustainable. so this is about nation—building? it is about nation—building. because this is an unfinished project. social cohesion is unfinished business. on these streets, more than half of all young people are jobless. democracy has failed to deliver for many poor, black south africans. and at siya kolisi's old rugby club, children dream of following in his footsteps, but many still turn up hungry. it's still a challenge when it comes to equality. for black players? for black players, of course. we struggle first with facilities. we lack with nutrition. it is tempting to exaggerate the impact of sport on any society,

but south africa is a young democracy still finding its feet and badly in need of the sort of inspiration that nelson mandela once provided. so this victory really does matter here. it's given an increasingly disillusioned nation a taste of the old mandela magic. andrew harding, bbc news, port elizabeth. a video game which aims to build bridges between people and communities in the populist era of donald trump and brexit. that's how acclaimed creator hideo kojima describes his latest venture in an exclusive bbc interview. steffan powell has been in tokyo behind the scenes to meet the maverick creator of death stranding. we're in tokyo, where there's just hours left for these developers to finish a title that's had the games industry talking since it was first

announced in 2016. and we're the only camera crew in the world allowed in, to witness acclaimed creator hideo kojima's unique approach to making games. famed for popularising stealth games in the ‘90s — where sneaking, not shooting, was the way to play — he's always been considered a visionary. what's soon clear is he's in complete control of that vision. here, he's personally editing the trailer for death stranding. his first game release since setting up his own independent studio is a mysterious tale of a post—apocalyptic america. for three years, the advertising

and marketing has teased and confused people, leaving many scratching their heads. what's it all about? while this approach is exciting some, others are nervous, left wondering if anyone is challenging this vision, and wondering if the game will live up to expectations. with gaming worth more than the movie and music industries combined, titles like death stranding require huge investments, costing millions to develop. it's employing stars like hollywood actors norman reedus and lea seydoux. it also has some of music's biggest names contributing to the soundtrack. this is a new ip. and in this day and age,

when there's so much money at stake, and so much risk, it's unusual to see a new ip like this gratis. even that in itself in 2019 should be applauded. the people around me here are working on gaming's biggest secret. we've got artists, coders, level designers, producers, technical staff, all here and working their socks off, to be fair, to finish the game and make sure it is up to the standards that the gaming world expects. as the team celebrated getting the game ready for its release, the questions turned to the future. will they still be celebrating when people outside this room get a chance to see what they've been working on? a very intriguing game. more on our website.

you can reach me on twitter, i'm @jamesbbcnews. hello. not too many weather changes on the way this week, with low pressure staying in charge. it was somewhat quieter on sunday, but plenty of evidence out there as to how wet it's been recently. and this week will deliver more rain at times, so that part of the forecast isn't changing. but there's something new — it will be turning colder as we go through the week. now, why is it unsettled? low pressure in charge. one area of low pressure with us as we start the week. now, by mid—week, there will be a brief lull, allowing colder air to move down from the north. but that lull is all too brief, as more weather fronts come in later in the week, and that means more rain coming in later in the week. let's see how monday is shaping up. this is how we're starting off. there could be a few mist and fog patches around parts of northern ireland, northern england, southern

scotland, for example. this area of rain is slowly feeding its way northwards. as it clears away from the midlands and into east anglia, probably a lot of fine weather to come during monday. southern england into wales with showers. some of those could be heavy and thundery. no doubt about the wettest weather, that is into eastern scotland. persistent and heavy rain here. a strong, gusty easterly wind, with gusts up to 50mph along the coast. these are average speeds. elsewhere, certainly not as blustery as it will be in scotland. i think north—west scotland, western isles, northern isles, staying mainly dry. temperatures around 10—13 degrees celsius. out and about on monday evening, there will still be that rain in eastern scotland. so there's a chance of seeing some flooding there as those totals start to mount. but overnight, it's the south—east of scotland keeping hold of the rain here. it will turn a bit drier at least across north—east scotland. there'll be some areas of rain and showers around elsewhere in the uk, the chance of seeing some fog patches this time, especially the further south you are.

then on into tuesday, well, north—north—easterly wind taking that colder air south across the uk. west is best for drier, brighter weather. still either some outbreaks of rain or showers, mostly across the eastern sides of the uk. and more of us across the northern half of the uk topping out in single figures. here's the big picture, then, as we go from tuesday into wednesday. this is the brief lull in the weather. it'll mean frost in places as wednesday begins. some fog patches too, but here comes the next set of weather fronts. after the chilly start, increasing cloud, some outbreaks of rain starting to feed in from the west on wednesday. a bit of uncertainty about the timing. as that bumps into colder air, we could well see a bit of snow falling on the higher ground across parts of northern england and scotland. it's apparently the time of year. that's your weather.

this is bbc news. the headlines: new trafffic restrictions have been imposed in delhi, as millions of people in india's capital are told to stay indoors to avoid the toxic smog. drivers will only be admitted on alternate dates based on their number plates. schools have been closed and flights to the city have been diverted. lewis hamilton, racing in the us, has won his sixth world championship title. he is now the second most successful formula one driver in history, and aims next season to equal the record seven titles held by michael schumacher. mcdonald's has fired its chief executive, steve easterbrook, after he had a relationship with an employee. the company said it had been consensual, but mr easterbrook had violated company policy and shown poor judgement. in an e—mail to staff, he said the relationship