welcome to newsday. i'm kasia madera, in london. the headlines: queen elizabeth agrees to harry and meghan's plans, to step back from being senior royals. but there's still a lot to work out. the bbc is given access to al asad in iraq, one of the american airbases ta rgetted by iranian missiles last week. this is the crater from one of five missile barrages. look at the enormous blast, enough to force over these concrete barriers. i'm mariko oi, in singapore. also on the programme. more people flee the philippines volcano, amid fears of an imminent explosion. this is the scene live there,

this morning. and the nominations for this year's academy awards are in — joker, is leading the pack but could a film from south korea also capture the limelight? live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore and midnight in the uk where what's been dubbed as the sandringham summit has taken place, during which queen elizabeth met with her grandson, prince harry, to try to figure out how he and his wife, meghan, will step back from royal life. her majesty had the final word, saying that, while she respects the couples wishes, she would have preferred they remain full—time working royals. the duke and duchess of sussex will divide their time between britain and canada, as they transition

to their new life. from sandringham, our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell reports. within the seclusion of sandringham house, a family meeting, chaired by the queen, and attended by the prince of wales and his two sons, prince william, duke of cambridge, and prince harry, duke of sussex, to discuss how to accommodate the sussexes‘ wish to step away from the royal family. after the talks, the queen issued a statement in which she said: she went on to say that: whatever the precise reasons for the sussexes‘ disenchantment, it's clear from the statement that the royal family is determined to find practical solutions.

many details are still to be worked out. on finance, the statement simply says the sussexes don't wish to rely on public funds. and security is one of the complex matters still to be resolved. before today's talks began, william and harry had come together to denounce a newspaper story which suggested the sussexes felt they had been pushed away by the "bullying attitude of william." the story was false, offensive and potentially harmful, the brothers said. today's talks and tonight's statement from the queen have emphasised the family's understanding and sympathy for harry. people who know him believe his loyalties must be in turmoil. i think harry will be hugely conflicted at the moment. he loves his wife. he wants to protect his wife, and she, it would seem, is very unhappy living here in our royal family. on the other hand, he was born into the royal family.

he has served it. he has served the queen and country in a military setting. he expected to spend his whole life working for the royal firm. and while harry may be conflicted, it appears meghan feels wounded by criticism which, in some cases she believes, has been racially motivated. however, the home secretary believes this is mistaken. i'm not in that category at all where i believe there is racism, at all. you know, i think we live in a great country, a great society, full of opportunity, where people of any background can get on in life. as the talks ended and members of the royal family left sandringham tonight, it is clear that there is more work to be done, but the queen says in her statement that she wants final decisions about the sussexes to be reached in the coming days. nicholas witchell, bbc news, sandringham. let's take a look at some of the day's other news: after three days of protests in iran,

against the shooting of the ukranian airliner in which 176 people died, police are denying they've used live ammunition against demonstrators. videos posted online though, which the bbc has verified as far as possible, appear to show gunshots during a protest on sunday in central tehran. meanwhile, the american—led coalition has given the bbc‘s quentin sommerville access to the us air base in iraq that was targeted by the iranians last week. the the iranians last week. reason the american led coalition the reason the american led coalition has brought us here today is because it wants to show that iran was not messing around. this is the crater from one of five missile marriages lodged over a space of two hours. the attack began at 1:35am in the morning and you get a sense, if we walk over here, you can see how

everything is bombed out. look at the enormous blast that must‘ve come from here. enough to force over these concrete barriers. on the other side is a tiny concrete bunker and inside a us contractor who was there throughout this attack. these blast walls probably saved his life. the run‘s attempt was to kill but they failed in that mission because they failed in that mission because they knew the attack was coming. —— iran. the trips inside these quarters were saved because they had notice and were bunker down. —— troops. all this was incinerated. this was a run‘s response to the assassination of qasem soleimani. iraq has emerged unscathed stop it now says it wants foreign guests to

now says it wants foreign guests to now leave the country. also making news today: the french president has been hosting leaders from chad, niger, mali, burkina faso and mauritania, to discuss the military campaign againstjihadist militants in the sahel region. emmanuel macron said the french peacekeeping operation would now operate under the same umbrella as the regional g—five military mission. he also promised additional french peacekeepers, and said he would try to convince president trump to increase america's logistical support for their forces. the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, says there's been progress but no breakthrough at talks in moscow aimed at consolidating a truce in libya. he said both sides have asked for more time before signing a ceasefire agreement between the benghazi—based warlord, khalifa haftar, and the un—backed government

led by fayez al—sarraj. a man has been rescued after surviving more than three weeks in the alaskan wilderness, with little food or shelter. tyson steele was stranded after his remote cabin was destroyed by fire. he lived on canned food and used debris, he lived on canned food and used debris to make a tent in sub zero temperatures. after being alerted by family members, alaska state troopers spotted his sos message in the snow. scientists in the uk say the wildfires currently causing havoc in australia are a sign of things to come as temperatures across the globe continue to rise. their report comes as australian firefighters managed to improve their control of most of the bush fires allowing individuals to assess the damage. our correspondentjonathan head has been to one small rural community in southern new south wales

which lost forty houses. in much of south—eastern australia, the fires have moved on, leaving behind a weathered landscape and wounded communities, now counting the cost of this disaster. we came across an army ambulance here to offer help but they found that few residents had come back yet. there is no power and so many houses have been destroyed. this is, was a small ha mlet been destroyed. this is, was a small ha m let sto p been destroyed. this is, was a small hamlet stop it is typical of the places australians come to be close to nature but this exceptional hot season,in to nature but this exceptional hot season, in outcomes with a very high price. once the immediate threat of the fire eased, the challenges of rebuilding and whether they can defend themselves more effectively

against future fires. graeme maclachlan is a retired civil servant who moved here 20 years ago for the tranquillity, he says, and for the tranquillity, he says, and for the tranquillity, he says, and for the views. his house was consumed by a bushfire so intense, it melted machinery into puddles. he has had enough. we will drift off north queensland and move the children and grandchildren. you decided there is no more future for you here? i am getting a bit too long in the tooth to put in years necessarily to try and rebuild this. i will pick up my bag and drift off into the sunset. the weather has now called but smoke hangs ominously over the hills. hundreds of fires are still smouldering. this is not over yet. they are hoping that there is not much left to burn here but

this is the end of their losses but what about next year and beyond? a volcano in the philippines continues to spew smoke, ash and lava, with authorities warning that an explosive eruption could happen within hours or days. the taal volcano is 70 kilometres south of the capital city, manila. this is a live shot. more than 8,000 people have been evacuated from the area surrounding the volcano, which is the second most active in the philippines. taal is situated on an island in the middle of a lake, and officials have declared a state of calamity there. i'm joined now by the bbc‘s howard johnson who is in cavite. thank you forjoining us. i

understand you have been speaking to authorities in the philippines. tell us authorities in the philippines. tell us the latest. this morning we were speaking with the director of the philippine institute of volcanology and seismology and he told us of the volcano is still active stop as we can see into the background, it is still at level four of the maximum ofa still at level four of the maximum of a fire and that could be a big explosion in the coming days. that isa explosion in the coming days. that is a possibility. in 2018, a similarly active volcano hit level for but did not have a catastrophic event. the steam, smoke and ash coming up, a few vents have opened up coming up, a few vents have opened up in the northern flank and a lot of activity in there. the director told me he could see flashes, explosions within those vans. lots of volcanic activity overnight which means the plates are shifting and

causing tremors. more than 150 tremors since this volcano erupted on sunday afternoon. how are people coping. it is the second most active volcano in the country. it seems people and the government were relatively well—prepa red ? people and the government were relatively well-prepared? this is a country that has a lot of activities as far as volcano and earthquakes. it is well versed with the sort of activity. the government has put out activity. the government has put out a lot of information through its channels to warn people. the more up—to—date figures, more than 28,000 people have evacuated the area and yesterday we visited resident who told us of the night they heard the tremors, saw the lightning flashes from the volcano as it was erupting. some people drove an hour or two to the capital manila. president toto

said he was going to visit the people. —— duterte. we are expecting more people to come here today to have a look at the volcano. as you can see, this guy is a little bit clearer today, not quite as thick with the ash as yesterday but nonetheless the volcano is still spewing ash, as you can see in the background. thank you so much for the update and stay safe. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: find out about the first south korean film ever to be nominated for best picture and best international film at the oscars. day one of operation desert storm to force the iraqis out of kuwait has seen the most intense air attack since the second world war. tobacco is america's oldest industry and one of its biggest,

but the industry is nervous of this report. this may tend to make people want to stop smoking cigarettes. there is not a street that is unaffected. huge parts of kobe were simply demolished, as buildings crashed into one another. this woman said she had been given no help and no advice by the authorities. she stood outside the ruins of her business. tens of thousands of black children in south africa have taken advantage of laws passed by the country's new multiracial government and enrolled at formerly white schools. tonight sees the 9610th performance of the long—running play, the mousetrap. when they heard about her death today, the management considered whether to cancel tonight's performance, but agatha christie would have been the last person to want such a thing. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore.

i'm kasia madera in london. our top stories: after what's been called a "royal summit", queen elizabeth says she entirely supports her grandson prince harry's desire to create a new life with his wife meghan. thousands of people in the philippines have been evacuated as a volcano continues spewing ash and lava. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the philippines star is leading on the eruption of the taal volcano. the ash is spewing out which is situated around 70 kilometres south of the capital, manila, it could cause up of the capital, manila, it could cause up to of the capital, manila, it could cause up to seven of the capital, manila, it could cause up to seven months of unrest and disrupt the lives of tens of thousands of people. a lot of concern there. the japan times is covering tsai ing—wen‘s re—election as taiwan's president. china's response signals it would maintain a hard line during tsai's second term.

and the new york times looks at the ongoing crisis between the us and iran. it examines how the operation that killed general soleimani has propelled the us to the brink of war with iran. thejoker has a reason to smile, one of the two popes has been blessed, and director sam mendes is hoping 2020 will be the yearfor 1917. we're talking of course about the oscar nominations. they were announced in los angeles earlier, with the comic book film joker leading the pack with 11 nods. but yet again, this year's batch of would—be winners is not without controversy, as the bbc‘s arts editor will gompertz reports. taking laughter and joy to the world, the oscar nominations are in

and unsurprisingly what isn't being criticised for lack of diversity, the four leading contenders or tell white male stories. thejoker, but man's orange and story is out in front of the liver nominations. there are three films with ten nodes each. the world war i epic, 1917, the mafia cycle, back the irishman, and quentin tarantino's once upon a time in hollywood. so, he was going to end what was back let's get down to end what was back let's get down to it and deal with best actress, who is going to win? the black -- the black british actress, she was shut out of all the nominations last week. pursuant? idon‘t shut out of all the nominations last week. pursuant? i don't think she will. it is sown up for duty when she has is transformed just like transformative she has is transformed just like tra nsformative performance. she has is transformed just like transformative performance. next up, best actor. has to bejoaquin phoenix for thejoker. best actor. has to bejoaquin phoenix for the joker.|j best actor. has to bejoaquin phoenix for the joker. i think right. ever doctor c ——it will be

great to see donovan price be in there. the fact that he was a pot and die in the job... there. the fact that he was a pot and die in the job. .. best supporting actress, who would like to in? florence pugh. not enough to earn a living or supportive family. the rising young star, i love her little women. i'm with that but he was going to win? liver is having a fantastic season. call, text, communicate. and best supporting actor which is a dogfight between big hitters. the fighting it out over the same film, the irishman. then tom hanks, but i think brad pitt is going to involve once upon a time in hollywood. are you an actor? no, i'm a stuntman. that's move behind the camera to best director which once again like the golden globes, it's an all—male lineup. which once again like the golden globes, it's an all—male lineuplj was very disappointed about that. if i were to see a korean film and the other director, his film, parasite,

it's going to be 1917, salmon does. —— sam mendez. she does get a mention, not among the best directors who do you think should when and who to think will win?|j would love little moment to win but i think tarantino's once upon a time in hollywood just because hollywood loves movies about itself. but if the nominations went to visual suspects. —— so, most of this year's nominations went to the usual suspects. but there is one film, parasite, that has made history by becoming the first south korean film ever to be nominated for best picture and best international film. if it were to win the best picture awared it would be the first time ever for a foreign languague movie to achieve that. hyun jin cho director of the london korean film festival, gave me her reaction to the nomination. it is amazing, everyone is really

astonished and happily surprised by the news. and of course korean film has been going from strength to strength regardless, this would be a great addition to that. the director who, these are also nominated in the director category, he has been quite rude about the oscars. he had described them being not in its national competition but being a local competition. what does it mean? ithink local competition. what does it mean? i think is being polemic as he sat in his golden globes ——as he said in his golden globes speech, as you said in his golden globes speech, as you overcome said in his golden globes speech, as you overcome the 1—inch barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to many more amazing films. he wanted to kind of make this a case that you shouldn't be biased towards english luggage films that i think that is a great move. what is it about this film... it's got a lot of twists and turns, it's not been released in the uk yet but what is it about the contacts uk yet but what is it about the co nta cts in uk yet but what is it about the contacts in the field that has made it so appealing? there are so many great things about this film, this

film does deal with the contemporary issue of the polarised society we live in. under capitalism. so spectacularly, and which many people can relate to that. also this film is very interesting cinematically, and many things, i can say but one particular it mixes different genres. it is a black comedy, it is a drama, it is action, and it is some kind of thriller as well. and also it's an unsung broadcast which is very interesting. there is no by leading character, it shows a mix of characters and he called a tragicomedy. tragedy without villains, and also a comedy without clouds. i think that all these aspects make this film very special. it's really gripping, isn't it? briefly a few words, it is nominated both six categories, best picture,

best director, very difficult, strong contenders there. best international film, strong contenders there. best internationalfilm, do you strong contenders there. best international film, do you think it will win that one? it's up against some incredible things. do you think it's going to end? we really hope so but it's up against a strong film, it will be an amazing honour if he wins against all this amazing directors. but let's see. elisa lim was a design student in singapore trying to break into the fashion industry barely two years ago. now, she's looking to transform it. the 25—year—old designer is the founder of will and well — an inclusive fashion label that makes clothes specifically for people with disabilities. take a look. everyone, we still put on coats, every single day. —— clothes. so much so that we take for granted and we don't pay enough attention to the kind of innovation that can be incorporated and something as simple

but report on everyday. almost every fashion emergency. we designed this with two zips across your legs and it opens through on both sides like that. and the reason why resided like that is because it makes dressing a lot easier for people who are bedbound or which —— other users. one day, the doctor had come and approach may and asked me to make clothes for his patients and i said, ok this is something else that i haven't heard before. but i see that the craft could fit and meet and solve problems. it gets intimate when you start having to take a body

measurement, when you start having to learn about the addressing of challenges and the addressing of processes , eve n challenges and the addressing of processes, even toileting processes, et cetera. you've got to always be building relationships. that is the best way i can try to put myself in the shoes of the people i'm designing for. society find things that we don't have —— society thinks we don't have fashion sense. i don't think anybody thinks less of us, because most brands, they don't think of a disabled person as the first client. as much as i have one brand here, this is my impact. they have their own clientele that they can further expand impact and that is where the grade and if everyone else can also tap into their own market, and their own demographics, that would be the most ideal. from

the new stadium, thank you for watching. goodbye. —— used a team. —— tape on my team. —— newsday team. you can see the system running herself up across the atlantic, lots of isobars, have scales with gusts up of isobars, have scales with gusts up to 80—90 miles an hour. across the north—west corner of the uk. these are severe gale storm force winds and also having rentals of the rain has worked its way northwards and eastwards, eventually clearing away from the south—east early on tuesday, lots of showers packing in behind the north and west, some are follow the high ground, wash up icy patches across the north of the uk to start tuesday morning. less cold further south that you are. we look

to the south—west, the list —— the next area of low pressure, bringing rain and gales as we had reduced tuesday. estes, bus trip in all of the uk, as the storm continues to retreat northwards. sunshine through the morning but the cloud builds and the morning but the cloud builds and the rain stops you back into the south and the best bushes northwards, could be windy across the eastern side of england as well on tuesday. strong winds perhaps than what we saw a mentor. 65 plus across the headlands in the south—west. and the north it's going to remain do with the wintry showers, four or five degrees to remain do with the wintry showers, four orfive degrees but to remain do with the wintry showers, four or five degrees but in the south, 10—13 tells us will be quite mild despite wind and rain. the system pushes off into the north sea is, we head into wednesday, we are ina sea is, we head into wednesday, we are in a run of south—westerly winds, sunshine and shells. time for the sharp —— time for the weatherford to clear away the ransom money but eventually develop many of

us money but eventually develop many of us will see sunshine but it will be quite the story in the north and west where there will be wintry showers as well. a few showers around the irish sea coast. the temperatures down the bed, it will feel a bit cooler on wednesday but at least many of us will have a sunshine to compensate. it is a short lived wind of fine weather because the next frontal system will move through the south—west to bring more weight and whether —— windy weather on thursday, so the heaviest rain in the north and west of the country, such an further east and the clouds or build up as we move through the day. the rental be quite heavyin through the day. the rental be quite heavy in the south—west towards wales. a bit mild in the south, double—figure values, 7—9d further north. and that is all changed. high pressure will begin to move in as a low pressure quiz away so it will settle down. it will turn colder as we had to that we can.

i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top story: after a summit of the top royals in britain, the queen agrees to harry and meghan's plans to step back from being senior royals and to split their time between the uk and canada. the queen admitted she would have preferred the couple to stay on as full—time working royals, but was entirely supportive of their plans. fears of an imminent explosion continue over the taal volcano in the philippines, which continues to spew ash and lava. thousands of people have had to leave their homes. generating a lot of excitement on our website are the oscar nominations. the story of the comic book villianjoker leads with 11 nods. the internet streaming service netflix also received 2a nominations. that's all.

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