welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the secret wealth of dozens of world leaders has been exposed in one of the biggest ever leaks of financial documents, dubbed the pandora papers. the files link russia's president to secret assets on monaco. russia's president to secret assets on menace-— on monaco. when a political elite and itself in _ on monaco. when a political elite and itself in power, _ on monaco. when a political elite and itself in power, it's— on monaco. when a political elite and itself in power, it's the - and itself in power, it's the ordinary man who are suffering. bb“: ordinary man who are suffering. bbc panorama involving more than 650

journalists had access to 12 million documents parking allegations of corruption and global tax avoidance. also on our programme, the us says it's very concerned about the rising tensions between china and taiwan with chinese militaryjet flying into taiwanese air space over the past three days. and these are live pictures from the palme, on spain's canary islands. — la palma. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's six in the morning in singapore and 11pm in london. the secret

wealth and dealings of hundreds of leaders, politicians and billionaires has been exposed in one of the biggest leaks of financial documents, dubbed her the pandora papers. some 35 leaders are featured in the leak of 12 million files around the world and are revealed in around the world and are revealed in a year—long investigation. the data was obtained by the... the investigation has been led by bbc panorama and the guardian. it's one of the world's most glamorous addresses. so this is david beckham's place, up on our right. but even the guides don't know who owns one imposing villa on malibu's cliffs. who lives here, on this house

on the left, just here? who lives here? i have no idea. extremely impressive. the secret owner has bought the properties on either side, too. we know his identity because of a huge leak of offshore documents. they were obtained by the international consortium of investigativejournalists and shared with more than 600 reporters, including the guardian in the uk. the documents show the malibu property was held through a company called nabisco holdings. but the real owner is abdullah bin al—hussein, the king ofjordan. king abdullah's country isn't rich. jordan is getting over five years £650 million of uk aid. but we found the king owned properties in washington and london as well, 15 in total. he spent £70 million.

it's just very, very difficult for the averagejordanian to achieve just a home and family and a good job. to have it really thrown injordanians' faces that he's just been funnelling money abroad all this time... that would look really bad. the king ofjordan�*s lawyers said there is nothing improper about his ownership of properties and the source of funds is personal wealth, which he also uses to fund projects forjordan�*s citizens. closer to home, the files show a property deal involving a former uk prime minister. this isn't about hiding wealth offshore, but tony blair did benefit from a loophole. offshore trusts get tax relief while homeowners pay vat on insurance premiums. we will create a tax system that is fair, which is related to ability to pay.

on his way to power, tony blair promised tax reform, but he and his wife saved money when they bought this place in central london in 2017. it cost them £6.5 million. the stamp duty on a property like this would be more than £300,000. that's what you or i would pay if we bought this property direct from somebody else. but the blairs didn't pay it. that's because the property was owned by an offshore company and the blairs bought that company rather than the property itself. no rules were broken, no stamp duty to pay. that doesn't look great, and so, even if what the blairs did - was perfectly legal, perfectly legitimate in the business world, - it feels instinctively unfair, because they got access - to an advantage, a potential advantage that the rest of us don't have. - cherie blair told the bbc

they didn't request to structure the transaction this way and that, after purchase, they had brought the property under uk tax and regulatory rules. a spokesman added, the couple will be liable for capital gains tax on resale. richard bilton, bbc news. here are some of the other revelations in the pandora papers. the investigation found it la palma. the investigation found it la palma. the files also found the president of — documents show the czech prime minister who is facing an election next week failed to declare an investment company used to purchase two village for $16 million.

earlier, my colleague spoke to richard bilton for more background. is a glimpse into this offshore world where the wealthy can hide their wealth or deals. in this particular leak, i've been involved in a few, but this one has a lot of important people. there are 35 current world leaders and 300 state officials, so there's a lot of people in there. as we said in that report, it came from the international consortium of investigative journalist. it's emails, its data and allows us to see into this world. 600 journalists all around the world are involved. there will be a partner in each country. there will be a partner in each count . �* ., , , country. and who else is in the files? you _ country. and who else is in the files? you mentioned - country. and who else is in the files? you mentioned the - country. and who else is in the - files? you mentioned the president of azerbaijan- _ files? you mentioned the president of azerbaijan. one _ files? you mentioned the president of azerbaijan. one thing _ files? you mentioned the president of azerbaijan. one thing that - files? you mentioned the president| of azerbaijan. one thing that comes out of the files is the way things

are used to hide money. you azerbaijan, the president had 17 cedric properties. — ask secret properties. worth more than £400 million. one was an office block owned by the president's11—year—old son. one of the deals is a bit awkward for the crown estates, which is the public body here in the uk that manages the queen's properties because they bought a property owned by the alley ebbs for £66 million. so they were laundering money for one of the world most correct founders — — most corrupt. the crown estates said it conducted checks required by uk law and did not establish any reason why the transaction should not proceed, but it is now looking into the matter. richard bilton speaking to my colleague. duncan haynes is the

director of policy of transparency international.— international. when a political elite enriches _ international. when a political elite enriches itself, _ international. when a political elite enriches itself, it's - international. when a political elite enriches itself, it's the l elite enriches itself, it's the ordinary— elite enriches itself, it's the ordinary man and woman who are suffering — ordinary man and woman who are suffering and whose country is the poorer _ suffering and whose country is the poorer for — suffering and whose country is the poorer for it. sometimes it's not 'ust poorer for it. sometimes it's not just about — poorer for it. sometimes it's not just about avoiding tax. if you're a public— just about avoiding tax. if you're a public official and you receive a bribe _ public official and you receive a bribe to — public official and you receive a bribe to a — public official and you receive a bribe to a crony of yours and that isn't _ bribe to a crony of yours and that isn't the — bribe to a crony of yours and that isn't the best deal for your country. _ isn't the best deal for your country, then your country is suffering _ country, then your country is suffering. so, corruption is not a viciiru's— suffering. so, corruption is not a victim's crime — — victimless crime. are the _ victim's crime — — victimless crime. are the ones — victim's crime — — victimless crime. are the ones who lose out. and politicians — are the ones who lose out. and politicians are in their own interests _ politicians are in their own interests and of putting the people first. interests and of putting the people first |_ interests and of putting the people first. ., ., , , ., interests and of putting the people first. ., ., , i. first. i want to bring you some reaction that _

first. i want to bring you some reaction that we've _ first. i want to bring you some reaction that we've got - first. i want to bring you some reaction that we've got from l first. i want to bring you some l reaction that we've got from the czech prime minister. this is according to our europe regional editor of the bbc world service. we understand the czech prime minister has responded to the pandora paper allegations on social media. he said on twitter he had never done anything illegal or wrong, calling the claimant effort to denigrate him and influence the czech parliamentary elections. you can read much more about today's expose app. over the coming days, we will be bringing you more revolutions from the pandora papers, including the financial dealings of three major donors to the uk governing conservative party. in other news, the united states says it's very concerned about what it called provocative military

activity by china. it follows flights by chinese militaryjets into taiwanese air space, raising tensions between the island and beijing. peter both tells us more. this is an expression of serious concern by the united states, related to the military activity of taiwan with almost 100 flights now entering what's known as the defence identification zone, which is airspace off taiwan. it's outside of the national airspace, but it can be monitored and has been monitored by the taiwanese defense department, and these flights have been going on for many months. the taiwanese people have been complaining about this for some time. the united states expressing concern, calling for china to cease what it calls the provocative military activity. for the united states, this poses a key

issue in terms of its long—term support of taiwan and their right to defend themselves. there are clearly issues with taiwan and the united states in terms of experts and imports. running to the tune of billions of dollars, so it's an important strategic area for the united states. but this issue of china flexing its military muscle poses a potential problem forjoe biden, who has already difficult relations with china, with the us hoping for cooperation of china on climate change issues. acknowledging they have major differences elsewhere, so a major escalation in terms of taiwan. could be quite a headache for the us president. let’s headache for the us president. let's take a look now _ headache for the us president. let's take a look now and _ headache for the us president. let's take a look now and some of the stories in the headlines. the british prime minister has defended

his migration policies despite the growing shortage of fieldworkers. he said there could be no return to what he called the uncontrolled migration. fuel retailers essay the petrol crisis is virtually at an end in scotland, the north and midlands. however, significant problems remain in other parts. the petrol retailers association said it hope the army would help increase fuel. ethiopian... while the women's race was won by a kenyan athlete. more than 40,000 runners took part in the marathon after last year's massive dent was replaced with a virtual run.

still to come — we will have it update on the volcanic eruption on la palma, where eight to new earthquakes have been recorded in 24 hours. you're looking at life pictures right now. but first, let me tell you about this story. eight months after the myanmar military seized power in a coup, the country has descended further into a civil war. last night, the... to restore democracy. in august, four policemen were shot dead. dozens of local administrators have also been killed. attacks like

these are not happening — — now happening almost daily. the network of civilians fighting to restore democracy. they call themselves the people's defence forces. the pdf is made of protesters, police and ordinary citizens. they say they have no other choice but to take up arms. translation: i have never touched... but the military is bullying us. my family is now scattered like people of — — pieces of broken glass. they rated my home. i came to thejungle pieces of broken glass. they rated my home. i came to the jungle to take up arms. but my home. i came to the 'ungle to take up amt my home. i came to the 'ungle to take up arms. but they are not well armed. take up arms. but they are not well armed- they _ take up arms. but they are not well armed. they are _ take up arms. but they are not well armed. they are using _ take up arms. but they are not well armed. they are using these - take up arms. but they are not well armed. they are using these guns, | armed. they are using these guns, alongside improvised forms to fight against a well armed military. in

some cases, armed groups who have been fighting the military for decades have been providing some training and shelter to pdf members. now, the fighting is taking place on the central plains. in areas like here, they have never seen fighting. the military�*s response is at times collective punishment. this is what happened after an attack by the people's defence force. the military, banning houses and forcing the population of 8000 to flee. in the population of 8000 to flee. in the region's capital, these homes were destroyed by the military. translation: on state tv, processed on some of

the faces— on state tv, processed on some of the faces of— on state tv, processed on some of the faces 0— the faces of and others don't survived- — the faces of and others don't survived. this _ the faces of and others don't survived. this man - the faces of and others don't survived. this man was - the faces of and others don't - survived. this man was arrested on september the 25th. the next day, his family was told he was dead. the military cremated his body. merely one house into the people have now been killed since the military goal — — nearly 1000 people. despite the ongoing brutal cut down, people have to... you're watching newsday. still to come on the programme. if an afghanistan, fighters launch attacks targeting militants hours after a blast killed eight people outside of kabul.

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this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani. the secret wealth and business dealings of hundreds of world leaders, politicians and billionaires have been exposed in one of the biggest leaks of financial documents dubbed the pandora papers. let's turn to afghanistan. reports from kabul say taliban fighters have launched attacks on suspected islamic state militant hideouts hours after a blast outside killed eight people. some residents said they heard and exploded. our south agent editor has been watching this story. — — south asia. great to have you on newsday.

ijust asia. great to have you on newsday. i just want to ask, this is the first major attack in the city since the final withdrawal of international troops in august as we understand, but we still don't know who's behind this. ihla understand, but we still don't know who's behind this.— who's behind this. no group has admitted responsibility - who's behind this. no group has admitted responsibility so - who's behind this. no group has admitted responsibility so far i who's behind this. no group has| admitted responsibility so far for this blast in kabul, one of the biggest in the eastern part of the city. earlier, the taliban announced there would be in a memorial service for the late mother of the taliban spokesperson. what is striking is it came only yesterday, the announcement, and today, there was a bomb attack on this gathering. many taliban members would have been dead and several people injured and the casualties are likely to go up, according to taliban officials. this is happening almost six weeks after the taliban sees powers, and one of

the taliban sees powers, and one of the biggest point they were arguing is they would bring the law and order situation under control, and they said they would bring down the number of crimes. there have been attacks on taliban fighters, but this is the first major attack and it is also a reminder of the challenges the taliban face and the risks the armed groups can pose to the taliban rulers there.— the taliban rulers there. yeah, the risks that they _ the taliban rulers there. yeah, the risks that they can _ the taliban rulers there. yeah, the risks that they can pose _ the taliban rulers there. yeah, the risks that they can pose and - the taliban rulers there. yeah, the risks that they can pose and the i risks that they can pose and the challenges that the taliban are facing, very apparent as a result of this. how much is this incident raising fears of increased hostility between islamic state militants and the taliban? ., �* , between islamic state militants and the taliban?— the taliban? that's going to be a challenae the taliban? that's going to be a challenge fer _ the taliban? that's going to be a challenge for the _ the taliban? that's going to be a challenge for the taliban, - the taliban? that's going to be a l challenge for the taliban, because in the last few weeks, there have been a number of attacks on taliban fighters. a few of the provinces in afghanistan. now, if they are going to raise the game by targeting

kabul, that will cause concern because taliban is already struggling with the banking crisis. the food crisis has doubled in recent weeks, and when they are waiting for recognition now. if they are going to have another armed group, that's going to be a big challenge for the taliban rulers. also, people are tired of working for years and years and now that, there is no violence. for civilians, it will be a concern. even though they will not be challenging the taliban, these kind of attacks can create instability.— create instability. thank you for 'oinin: us create instability. thank you for jeining us en — create instability. thank you for joining us on the _ create instability. thank you for joining us on the latest - create instability. thank you for joining us on the latest updates about that blast in kabul and the situation there. thank you for joining us on newsday. let's take a look at some of the other stories in the headlines. nine people have died in a tropical cyclone that's battered parts of the close of oman

and iran. six people were killed in the southeast of the country while thousands have been evacuated from coastal areas in oman. hundreds of people in mexico city have taken part in marches in protest against the recent court ruling that decriminalised abortion. many of the protesters carried placards. supreme court rules that criminal penalties for abortion was unconstitutional. a plan if by one of romania's which is men crashed, killing the billionaire and seven others. witnesses said the plane were already on fire before it an empty building in a nearby town. 's main's prime minister says the government will superbright more than 300 million in aid — — spain's

prime minister. scientists have recorded eight new earthquakes and say the activity remains intense almost two weeks after the resurrection. danjohnson is in la palma with this update. this volcano has got even more active. exposing even more of a risk than it was two weeks ago or any time in the last fortnight. there is potentialfor more areas to be evacuated and more people to have to move to safety. potentially this area, which has been safe throughout. there's been an amazing response from local people in the authorities here over the last fortnight in managing this really complicated situation. and making sure that everyone is safe. incredibly, no one has been injured,

but thousands of properties have been damaged by this. there will be a huge long—lasting effect. i was talking to the head of the canary islands volcano into dude, who said he expected that eruption would go on for another ten days, perhaps another two months, and even when the lava has stopped flowing, he said dealing with all the problems it has caused, the scar it has left, would take years to recover from. there are some really big questions here about how long that continues and what the longer lasting impact is for this island. i'd like to show you some live pictures of that volcanic eruption that dan was talking aboutjust now. it's just before 11.30 in that dan was talking aboutjust now. it'sjust before 11.30 in la palma, and you can see the volcano continues to spew lava. it's a spectacular site. thousands of people have been evacuated and

hundreds of homes destroyed it since i volcano started erupting two weeks ago. a powerfulforce of nature but so devastating for so many people. that's it for newsday. hello. we're eyeing up another area of low pressure, another spell of wind and rain heading into parts of the uk overnight monday into tuesday, until then, it is showers, not quite as windy for monday. it will still be breezy out there, especially in wales and england. so, on this brisk flow of air coming in from the west, the showers mostly across western areas developing low pressure, though, to the southwest will bring that rain — later in the day — that next area of low pressure. starting numbers for monday, showers, some heavy, just running through southeast england and east anglia early on before they're clearing away. then many eastern areas will be largely dry for the rest of the day, just the odd hit and miss shower. a scattering of showers to the west, any where you catch a shower could be heavy, could be some hail mixed in and perhaps the rumble of thunder.

and as for temperatures, we are topping out at around 13—17 celsius, some decent styles of sunshine around. celsius, some decent spells of sunshine around. rain gathering, though, to the southwest, that next area of low pressure pushing the rain into southwest england and wales. some of this will be heavy on monday evening. then it feeds across the rest of england, and then going into tuesday, it's a question ofjust how far north that rain is going to get. quite a chilly night, though, in scotland and northern ireland, where it stays clear with lighter winds on tuesday morning. so, something to play for in the detail of where this band of rain is going to come to a halt on tuesday, maybe affecting parts of northern england, but also toward southern and eastern scotland, so we will keep you updated on that. there will be showers elsewhere though much of northwest scotland and northern ireland will avoid the rain from this weather system, it will be a cool day on tuesday and near that rain, there is a chance of gales as well. the area of low pressure will slowly move away into the north sea as we go on into wednesday with high pressure building in behind.

still breezy across eastern areas with early showers or some spells of rain slowly easing. lighter winds elsewhere with some sunshine around, clouding up again towards northern ireland and parts of scotland later in the day as outbreaks of rain move in on wednesday. now, later in the week, there is a change of weather pattern, if you like, low pressure, this is ex—hurricane pattern, if you like, low pressure. this is ex—hurricane sam in the northwest. a trailing weather front, though, will be sitting across parts of scotland and northern ireland thursday into friday with a chance of rain, whereas elsewhere, high pressure is building in. now, all parts will turn milder, but drier for wales and england, quite a bit of cloud, though, and some mist and fog around.

hello, this is bbc news. we are going to be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a minute, first, a reminder of the headlines... further tax rises are

not ruled out by borisjohnson, but he insists britain will not rely on immigration to boost the numbers of truck drivers to deal with the fuel crisis. one in five petro four courts are still dry in london and the southeast. that's according to the southeast. that's according to the petro restatement association. it says that the crisis is at an end in scotland, the north and the midlands. the pandora papers, a massive leak of documents reveals the secret offshore dealings of prominent world leaders. the serving metropolitan police officer has been charged with rape. 46 drug man has been suspended from his role in the parliamentary and diplomatic contraction command. at least eight people have been killed in an explosion outside kabul in the first major blast from — since the withdrawal of international trips. two new streams of lava a from the lipoma volcano, as activity

intensifies.