this is bbc news. welcome if you are watching here in the uk, on pbs in america, or around the globe. 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 is nowjust one short of michael shumacher‘s record. mcdonald's fires its chief executive after he had a relationship with an employee. the video game that is looking to build bridges, not blow them up. we have an exclusive

preview of death stranding. a traffic restriction scheme has come into effect in the indian capital, delhi, in a bit to reduce the worst air pollution the city has experienced for three years. for the next 12 days, car owners will only be allowed to use their vehicles on odd or even dates, according to the final digit of their number plate. many schools have been closed, and people are being urged to stay indoors. pratiksha gildial reports on the smog crisis affecting millions of people 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, like, 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 higher levels of lung cancer and premature deaths. pratiksha ghildial, bbc news, delhi. kavita prakash—mani is the global conservation director at the world wide fund for nature. she joins us from singapore. why is the pollution so bad year in delhi? i think the pollution is

particularly bad this year because ofa number of particularly bad this year because of a number of reasons coming together. we have specific weather conditions, the meteorological conditions, the meteorological conditions there, the monsoon, which means the crop has been delayed, which is coming together with the valley, greater traffic on the street, greater pollution, so it is all come together at a time. we should say that with changing weather patterns, with climate change, this is likely to be getting worse and worse over the years. but we do need to address all of these different issues to come to a systemic solution. india, as you might have seen in that report, is taking a lot of measures. it is keeping some cars off the street, it is sending people home from school. is that enough? no, it is definitely not enough. because these are very short—term measures which tend to come into place when the crisis is happening. so right now we have very bad pollution, so we're stopping the traffic, we are closing schools. but this is just about this week, this month. but what we need as much longer term, systemic solutions to

it, to really address what are the causes of this pollution, whether the crop burning, as the reporter was saying, or it be traffic or construction or our festivals. but we're not construction or our festivals. but we' re not really construction or our festivals. but we're not really seeing thatjoined up we're not really seeing thatjoined up thinking at the state level, the central level, across industries, across the system. so definitely not enough to take these measures in the short term. what kind of long-term measures, then, would you like to india implement? a number of factors need to be considered. so let's start with agriculture, which as you have seen is one of the biggest reasons why we have this. the farmers are burning the crops because they want to get rid of the stubble from the rice that was produced in the summer, to move to the winter planting of wheat. but what we are seeing is that, due to various incentives and shifts that we re various incentives and shifts that were put in place to address overuse of water or soil quality, the farming system has shifted, so that we are planting our rice later in the season, it means that the

farmers have less time between the ricin the wheat to actually clear their field. ricin the wheat to actually clear theirfield. we also have ricin the wheat to actually clear their field. we also have a ricin the wheat to actually clear theirfield. we also have a lack ricin the wheat to actually clear their field. we also have a lack of incentives to get better machinery, we have a lack of incentives that actually get the farmers to find a value from that stubble. so a lot of the solutions actually exist in how we look at the farming system holistically. what crops do we need to produce rice? we have sufficient ricin india, so we may be need to look at less thirsty rice like millet, or crops that have a value that don't have the same kind of conditions of overuse of water and land and burning of stubble. we could also be looking at the incentives from the transport and the industry sector of saying are we looking at pollution levels? what kind of emissions do we have coming from these, how do we actually curtail that? what are the public policy measures around it? so we definitely need to look at farmers, we need to look at public policy, we need to look at industrial solutions, and the market. what is the market actually demanding in terms of food security, crops,

nutrition, that can then be provided to have an incentive for the farmers. so i think we are not tying these different dots together to look at it holistically. that is a very, very long list. can ijust asked, briefly, how damaging his air pollution to human health? extremely damaging, and it is notjust india that are seeing this. we are seeing this across the world. so farmers do burn their crop fields in many parts of the world, but are also seeing fires across our forests, so anything from the amazon to sumatra, where we are seeing lots of fires coming up, the california fires, all of these have a huge impact on health. in fact, of these have a huge impact on health. infact, one of these have a huge impact on health. in fact, one of the recent report that came out in india from ifre put a number of $30 billion of health costs due to acute respiratory infection due to the burning and the pollution that we have right now. in fact, another statistic is that 500 million people in india having less life

expectancy, going down by seven yea rs. expectancy, going down by seven years. so we are seeing huge cost on health, and that is, of course, not just for our people, but also for all the environmental issues that come from that. so this is also then accumulating into climate change, greenhouse gas emissions, that have much longer term impacts, that we are not even measuring yet. we are looking very much at the short term health costs, but this is contributing to much longer term, catastrophic events, that will impact our health and resilience. thank you very much. if you are looking for more in—depth analysis and how people have been reacting to the story, please do visit our website at bbc.com/news, or you can download the bbc news app. 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 fi standings, one behind motorsport legend michael schumacher.

many in the world of formula one 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, —— twitter: chris medland is a freelance motorsport journalist writing for racer magazine. i asked him where hamilton ranks in the all—time fi standings. he's got to be very near the top, it's hard. it seems like a copout to say you cannot definitively rank them

because of the way formula i has changed over the time and in different eras. but certainly hamilton has not done anything wrong because he has taken every opportunity that has come his way and now to stand only one title short of what michael schumacher achieved. 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 i, as well. what is so good about him as a driver? i think with hamilton it's his adaptability. when a car is not perfect, he's very good at driving around a problem. today he tried to do an unorthodox strategy, something different for a shot at winning. it very nearly worked today, it did worked last weekend in mexico. also during the time he has been in formula i there have been changes to the regulations and he has won a different types of cars, with different types of tyres, different engines. 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. you mention his teammate, nico rosberg. rosberg beat him to the title in 2016, which some people use that as a swipe on him, 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. i mean, if you've got the best car, than you've got a better chance of winning a championship. formula i 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 helping 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 lewis hamilton's achievement, you can go to our website at bbc.com/sport 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. 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 victims. 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's a community in mourning, as it's 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's passed that on to the police.

so far, i've got eight people, and i have given six of them, and two more — maybe, you know, tomorrow, i will see the police and give 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, and have — 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. 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 world news, the latest headlines: delhi has imposed new traffic restritions in its latest attempt to cope with the dangerous smog. lewis hamilton has won his sixth formula i world title. he's nowjust one short of michael shumacher‘s record. 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 poorjudgment. mcdonald's forbids managers from having romantic relationships with direct or indirect employees.

chris kem—chinski, who recently served as president of mcdonald's usa, is the company's new president and ceo. earlier i spoke to our reporter charlotte gallagher about what mr easterbrook himself said about the decision. 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. but 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 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 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 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.

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. 0ur 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 of molteno, 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 — it's an 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 of this, like, 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?

do stay with bbc world news. 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 eastern 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 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 will aim 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 was a mistake.