we were quite shocked by the large slow—moving front will bring some very wet conditions through central numbers of people in these asian portions of the uk. early on thursday, that rain band megacities on land that will be slowly spreading its way is vulnerable so soon. northwards so some places quite wet. blustery showers across in fact, we discovered the southwest and some showers that many millions are living across scotland which will be wintry on land below high tide line today. over the high ground. a little bit of sunshine around so one of the perhaps more and not quite as cold a start optimistic sides of our study i'm kasia madera in london. is the implication that many as what we have seen the last few the headlines: are defended by coastal defences nights because we have cloud around. already, and we may be able but through thursday morning, the uk's election campaign that rain band will almost grind gets formally under way, to increase them in the future. but prime minister borisjohnson‘s to a halt across parts big speech is overshadowed of north wales, the north midlands, by resignations from but clearly we have a serious northern england and the rain will problem, with so many important both main parties. cities so low next to the coast. be heavy and persistent at times. like i said, producing some president trump's impeachment inquiry goes public. after weeks of testimony behind closed doors, hearings are set to be localised flooding and travel be broadcast live. and which cities in particular have caught your attention, disruption in places and we'll also i'm rico hizon in singapore. the ones the most under threat? have quite a keen east—north—east also on the programme: wind, making it feel pretty raw you can name almost any so not very pleasant conditions throughout the day on thursday here. to the north of it, bright, city on a delta in asia, probably the best sunshine has hong kong become a city for western scotland. of permanent protest? we investigate a city polarised from ho chi minh city, to mumbai, to kolkata to shanghai, manila and jakarta. bangkok as well. by five months of unrest. the list goes on — dhaka. and levelling the playing field. australia's female football team strike a landmark deal to earn equal that weather front with the band of rain continues to ease down

pay to their male counterparts. you are talking about not and push towards the south and east preventing this situation. so it will be a dry and chilly night across many northern and southern it's inevitable, areas but where you have the cloud, it is now managing it. not quite as cold, ranging from 2—6d. so how do you manage something like this? the pressure chart, i do want to be clear that by the end as we head into friday, of the century, the amount shows this area of low of pollution we emit or control pressure slipping off will make a big difference. into the near continent. it is 9:00am in singapore we can prevent the worst—case a bit of a hand back and 1:00am here in the uk, scenarios, but continuing sea level across the eastern side where the election campaign rise for the next few of the country with this weather is officially under way. decades is inevitable, front which will continue to bring borisjohnson is calling on voters and there is not much we can do to deliver a majority about how much sea level rise a fair amount of cloud for the conservative party and one or two showers, so that he can get brexit done we will see by the middle but a ridge of high pressure builds of the century. by the end of januray. so governments need to look in across the north and west, the opposition labour party leader, at their three main strategies so here, after a chilly start, jeremy corbyn, is promising to sort for dealing with this problem, which include defence, it should be a fine day with plenty out brexit in six months, accommodation, or relocation. of sunshine around. in part through a second referendum. much of the country should see a bit our political editor laura kuenssberg has of sunshine apart from the eastern all the details. side of england where it's so defence means building things going to be another chilly day. like levees or protecting as we had through friday night, or restoring coastal wetlands eventually we'll see the cloud like mangroves or salt marshes that can help. and the rain in the south—east clear away, it's going to be a cold night under clear skies with a widespread frost. the next weather front he has been one of the best—known will arrive across the west, so not quite as cold accommodation means things politicians in the country for northern ireland as it will be like homes on stilts, across much of britain. or cities into saturday, a cold, for a decade, but fame and having frosty start for many but that rain and homes designed in ways

faith are not the same thing. where occasional flooding will spill in from the west to many isn't so destructive. areas and then on sunday, he may be the tory party's darling, and of course, relocation means finding it's a gradual improvement with some sunshine developing. but he wants you to trust him, a new place to go. as we see more protests in major and to stay in number ten. cities acros the world, i didn't want an election. this week on bbc news, we are asking why. is there a common thread? why are so many young people taking to the streets, and how are governments responding? events in hong kong have been gripping the headlines sincejune. opposition to a plan for extradition to mainland chinese courts and no prime minister, frankly — controlled by the communist party i love myjob, and no prime minister triggered the mass demonstrations, wants an election, which have now become a call particularly when i'm enjoying it for widespread reform, so much that we want to get including universal suffrage. on and do. most observers didn't expect the crisis there to last this long. but, my friends, we have no choice. 0ur china correspondent the whole brexit delay stephen mcdonell, who has been is holding us all back. covering the protests it's like a bendy bus — from the beginning, has been speaking to some i banned them in london — of the demonstrators. a bendy bus jackknifed they didn't want to be identified. on a yellow box junction. laughter and adoration in this room, but if clearing a crop of mps is the answer, why should the new ones be from his side? we get this deal through parliament and get on with the fantastic projects in which this you can't be in hong kong these government is engaged. days and not be exposed uniting and levelling up our country, giving people to political conflict. opportunity across our country, with better education, this clash of ideologies better infrastructure and new technology. that is what this is everywhere. government is all about. cheering. it is plastered on the walls. it's seen in the graffiti. it's about giving hope and a chance. freedom versus stability. get used to hearing this. upheaval versus the way things were.

this country is aching to move on. you are watching bbc world news. so let's make next year the year our top story: the election campaign of prosperity and growth. the authorities have tried to crush the movement, in the uk is formally under way. but 3,300 arrests later, the prime minister, borisjohnson, let's get brexit done, my friends, it hasn't gone away. and get on with our project five months into this campaign, called on voters to get him of sensible, moderate — why do you still come out every the majority to be able sensible, moderate but tax—cutting week and protest? to deliver brexit. one—nation conservatism, ithink... spreading hope and opportunity across the whole of the uk. he told supporters in birmingham teargas, teargas! that once brexit was done a tory government could get on with better education and infrastructure. opposition labour leaderjeremy corbyn said he would be a different kind of pm, seeking hang on — a loud, cheering crowd doesn't drown out tory woes. power to share power. i think it's a bit of — like a small clutch of protesters we need the justice to be felt. here tonight, there will be many we met an activist who works democrats in the us have announced people who just don't buy it. in the finance industry. they will begin public hearings and a minister had on impeaching mrtrump when he is not in the office, next wednesday. to quit this morning. so far, lawmakers have heard yesterday, the welsh secretary he is involved in the campaign. was nervously scratching his from witnesses behind closed doors. head in cabinet. of course, on the weekend, like today, most of the youngsters and video doing well on our wesbite is of at lunchtime today, he resigned, and even some old people, we all march police in california rescuing a bear after claims he knew about a former together to fight. after it got trapped in a bin. and what you think of member of staff's role the impact on your city? it got stuck after finding some in collapsing a rape trial. does it worry you? food, too large to climb out one of your colleagues had i think it's a 50—50 question. of the small openings in the lid. officers tried various i'm worried about the city future, ways to free it. to quit this morning. that's all, stay but i am still optimistic. with bbc world news. i think that boris has showed today

why he's the right person to be because i can see the youngsters, prime minister. they are the energy. he has got out there, he knows this mess defiance fantastic speech, great reception, and i think we're all ready. is hurting hong kong. but come monday morning, a glossy mall is one thing, heading to work, he hopes short—term pain but he is risking his all. will eventually deliver a freer, more sustainable economy. win, and he will get his brexit, he says he has many friends prepared and maybe five years for a long struggle. in at number ten. fail, and jeremy corbyn will be i believe most of the hong kong right behind instead. people, we already bring it i welcomejeremy corbyn. for four years, his ranks into our life. of supporters have dreamt of him the longer the crisis goes on, walking through the more people are being pressured downing street's door. into choosing a side. like his rival, he wants to move on from the mess. activists colour—code businesses like shops and restaurants in terms westminster hasn't exactly covered of their political allegiances, itself in glory recently. you're right to feel frustrated with the political system, because it's not working for you. and if an establishment is deemed politics should be about your life, your community, your job. to be pro—beijing, well, it is seen as a legitimate but on what to do instead, target for attack. their solutions are different — very different. if the british people elect a labour translation: yes, government on 12 december, we have been attacked. i'll be proud to be but the colour, how they categorise us, we can't control this. a labour prime minister. 0ur boss is actually neutral. but i have to warn you, it will be very different, because i was not born to rule. none of us in this room were born to rule.

this small chain of hong kong cafes the politics that i stand for is about sharing power has already to shut one of its outlets. and wealth with people who don't apart from a protest and boycott, have a lot of money, don't have friends in high places, there has been a 50% drop so they can take control of their own lives. in interest numbers, and an economy in technical recession. the two contenders for the top job translation: there are going can both pack a room. to be long—term effects. both prompt cheers and chants on their own side. this isn't a short—term thing. but they both divide, too. special outer—layer walls are going up all across hong kong, which will govern? to protect certain businesses from vandalism. mainland chinese banks laura kuenssberg, look like bunkers. bbc news, birmingham. let's take a look at some yet life goes on in of the day's other news: in the us, the protest city. house democrats have announced they will begin public hearings which appears to have in the impeachment inquiry against president trump next wednesday. a transcript of testimony made changed forever. by the top us envoy in ukraine, bill taylor, to the inquiry last month has also been released. it shows mr taylor told lawmakers growl rotest series, it was his clear understanding that the president had withheld you will see many more episodes nearly $400 million in us military of programmes like that across bbc aid because he wanted ukraine world news so to look out for them. to investigate his political rival joe biden. also on the programme: australia's women's football team, the matildas, strike a landmark deal which will see them earn equal pay to their male counterparts.

the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, with every witness, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish including bill taylor, we're getting a much clearer picture man has been arrested, of the attitude of the trump administration towards ukraine, and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility and specifically this issue for the killing. at polling booths throughout of the military aid and a possible the country, they voted quid pro quo scenario, on a historic day for australia. as the results came where the aid would be withheld until ukraine gave assistance in terms of an anticorruption investigation in, it was clear. that specifically named joe biden, a potential political rival of mr trump, and his son hunter, the monarchy would survive. who worked for a of the american hostages, ukrainian gas company. there was no sign. and bill taylor said they are being held somewhere he was completely astonished inside the compound, and student leaders have threatened to learn that this that should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. was the situation, essentially rolling back several years of protocol where aid had been supplied to ukraine, this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager1 is now the most distant that suddenly it was being withheld man—made object anywhere and this was the reason, in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going. seemingly with a political motive.

tonight, we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms, or the scale so tell us now, peter, of our wealth, but from the enduring how does the impeachment inquiry dynamics change now that the hearings power of our ideals. are going to be held in public? this is newsday on the bbc. well, this is going i'm rico hizon in singapore. to change everything. it is an entirely new stage i'm kasia madera in london. in this investigation. our top stories: the uk's election campaign it will be held in public, is formally under way with prime which means that the hearings minister, borisjohnson, will be televised, giving americans calling on voters to give him really a front—row seat the majority to deliver brexit at this investigation. they will be able to hear the questions, hear the answers, see the expressions on the faces of those witnesses, and perhaps get us congressional democrats announce they will begin public hearings on impeaching president an entirely new perspective on what's happening, because so far trump next wednesday. everything has been held behind closed doors. now let's see what's making the front pages of thursday's newspapers. the philippine star's front page says president duterte's vice—president and rival leni robredo has accepted the challenge of leading the war yes, there have been transcripts on drugs, even though her supporters of what the witnesses have said, but for many americans it hasn't warn it could be a trap. ms robredo says despite been the top of their agendas. they haven't been able to see for themselves what has been happening, and now they will. and why is this significant? well, of course, there is a political aspect to this, the suspicion she's being set up

just less than a year now to go to the next general election in the united states. and this will begin to colour people's opinions even more to fail, if it means she can towards the democrats, save just one innocent life, then she should try it. who are carrying out this investigation, but crucially, of course, about donald trump. the final hours of the life of the british backpacker grace millane, captured on security cameras in new zealand, have been shown at the trial the arab news reports of the man accused of her murder. on the stabbing of eight people, including four tourists, grace millane was killed in auckland last december. at the ancient roman heritage site the defendant, who can't be ofjerash in jordan. identified for legal reasons, a palestinian man from a nearby refugee camp has pleaded not guilty. was arrested for questioning. our correspondent a spokesperson for the camp said residents there phil mercer has more. denounced the attack. and singapore's straits times tells well, this is a compilation the story of two brothers, of security camera video shown to the jury, and it shows lin hanwei and lin dilun, who completed a ten kilometre charity run together. what's remarkable is that both have donated one of their organs to complete strangers. grace millane meeting the defendant they were running to raise money and to show that organ donation does not prevent an active lifestyle. inspirational guys. it lasts about four hours from when they meet. from the final bit of video, that last bit of footage shows grace millane leaving now as kasia was mentioning a fierce

a lift with the defendant critic of president rodrigo at his apartment block. it is the last time duterte's war on drugs in the philippines has accepted his offer to become that she has been seen alive. the country's new drugs czar. vice president leni robredo has been highly critical now, this trial here of the anti—narcotics campaign, at the high court in auckland which has seen thousands of people is expected to last killed by police. for about four or five weeks. chile's main doctors‘ association says more than 180 people have been treated for severe eye injuries caused mainly by rubber bullets fired by police during recent anti—government protests. president sebastian pinera has promised to prosecute members her office initially rejected of security forces accused the job offer as a stunt before she decided to accept. her stance on tackling illegal drugs is expected to favour of rights violations. prevention and treatment. china has announced new guidelines aimed at restricting the time young with me, teodoro locsin, people spend playing philippines foreign affairs online video games. secretary. players younger than 18 will be allowed to play the games for only 90 minutes on normal days with this appointment of vice and three hours on holidays. all users will need to verify their ages by registering president leni robredo, does he with a national database. believe he can solve the drug oblong oi’ believe he can solve the drug oblong or is resident duterte by setting up police in california have rescued to fail? she is the strongest only a bear after it got trapped credible critics ohio her to do it. ina bin. he means it, he wants it done. he

the bear got stuck after finding wa nts he means it, he wants it done. he wants it done... i can tell you some food, too large to climb out of the small openings in the lid. this. he has said no conditions 0fficers tried various ways to free it. eventually they showed the bear except, i do. how to flip the lid, this. he has said no conditions except, ido. but this. he has said no conditions except, i do. but who am i, i am and it escaped. just a member of the cabinet. and i don't think you should legalise drugs, i don't think he should invite the french woman who doesn't shower daily, she isjust going to have to do it with the information she gets. is resident duterte conceding he has lost the drug war. he said he would solve the drug war in six months. he said he would do we have been doing a lot of stories it in six months and it turns out the drug problem is bigger than this week on climate change, and this week on climate change, and this is yet another warning. that. part of the reason why he rising seas could affect three times more people by 2050 than previously hasn't been able to solve it in six thought, according to a new study, threatening to all but erase some of the world's great coastal cities. months is the people who advised swathes of asia and cities in north america and europe leni robredo, criticising when he are all vulnerable. according to the american nonprofit organisation climate central, kills drug dealers. what are you some 150 million people are now going to do? rehabilitate them? it's living on land projected to be below the high tide line by the mid—century. crucially, the group says a silly proposition proposed by ngos the conversation is no longer about prevention, but in the payroll of the drug trade. managing the inevitable.

19 million people are projected to live below high tide levels in bangladesh by 2050, the us has condemned chinese 12 million people in indonesia and around 7,600 people in thailand. intimidation of many of the benjamin strauss is co—author southeast asian countries. is the of the study, and climate central‘s ceo and chief scientist. 00:11:09,683 --> 2147483051:42:19,556 he spoke to me a little 2147483051:42:19,556 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 earlier about his research. philippines being bullied? we are not bullied, not any of are bullied. i have sat in asean conferences and no as bullied by every incursion they make is answered by strong diplomatic protest and the president never fails to confront xi jinping about complaints over the naval militia. but critics say this chinese naval ship has been basically harassing a philippine commercial ship in the west philippine sea and you are not reacting to this. every single one, i reacted to only after the army tells me it happens. i do not trust civilian sources in military affairs. i don't think we should. remember, the army can be trusted to tell the truth, civilians cannot because the army puts its life on the line. taking a look at your

personal twitter account, you are very aggressive and combative with your comments. why do you engage this way? that is the kind of response that those critics deserve. use profanity. well? i get the job done. no—one has been able to answer sing one of my critics. no—one has been able to debunk a single statement i make and certainly no—one has matched me in the wet i deliver it. name one. none. on that note, thank you so much forjoining us. it's been described as a landmark moment for women's sport. australia's female football team, the matildas, have struck a deal which will see them placed on the same pay scale as their male counterparts. the countryjoins new zealand and norway, who have already made the change. there's still a long way to go to achieve an even playing field, but the matildas midfielder elise kellond—knight has said this is a gamechanger. have a listen.

it's enormous. in my playing career, i never thought i would never see the moment where equality was reached in the way that it has been. i think it's an enormous sign of respect from the federation and the caltex socceroos to agree to want to move in this direction together, and then i think it presents a massive opportunity. now there's going to be no barriers, we're going to be presented and given the best opportunity, the best resources, the best support around the team to be as successful as we can. you have been watching newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. and i'm rico hizon in singapore.

coming up, blizzard receives an avalanche of criticism. the us gaming company has banned several players for their support of the hong kong protests. we'll see how the controversial decision affects activision blizzard as it prepares to reports its latest results. for the time being, i want to thank all our viewers on behalf of you, me and all the newsday team. we will see you very soon. bye for now. hello there. parts of england and wales look extremely wet on thursday with the risk of localised flooding in places and the risk of some travel disruption, all courtesy of this new area of low pressure 00:14:44,948 --> 2147483051:44:07,189 which is going to park itself 2147483051:44:07,189 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 across the uk and this very