welcome to newsday reporting live from singapore. the headlines. facebook hits back after a whistle—blower tells congress the profits come before users welfare. the amount of thought and resources that this company has put them to safety, including doing research to understand these issues just underscores how much we care about getting these. underscores how much we care about getting these-— getting these. accusing them of provocation _ getting these. accusing them of provocation near _ getting these. accusing them of provocation near taiwan - getting these. accusing them of provocation near taiwan and - getting these. accusing them of - provocation near taiwan and promises to help its allies maintain its self—defense capability. boris johnson does the uk he is not worried by disruption to supplies of

food and fuel because the economy is rebalancing after the pandemic. same rebalancing after the pandemic. some ofthe rebalancing after the pandemic. some of the people — rebalancing after the pandemic. some of the people who _ rebalancing after the pandemic. some of the people who have _ rebalancing after the pandemic. fine of the people who have been writing to me may be worried about this but i'm not worried about this because actually, i think you'll be good for their businesses. find actually, i think you'll be good for their businesses.— actually, i think you'll be good for their businesses. and how pop stars are helinu their businesses. and how pop stars are helping korean _ their businesses. and how pop stars are helping korean words _ their businesses. and how pop stars are helping korean words enter- their businesses. and how pop stars are helping korean words enter the | are helping korean words enter the english language. it six in the morning in singapore and six in the evening in washington where a senate committee has heard the social media giant facebook is being accused of putting profits ahead of the welfare of its users. an answering to no one but itself. that was the message from former

executive francis who has now turned whistle—blower. she says only tighter regulation can help protect children from social media but the take giant sets security measures were already in place. it's ringing. eleanor and freya are both ia, and like many teenagers, they're both on instagram. as a teenager, you're looking at these people, all these models, and, you know, influencers, they all are very skinny and they have, like, a perfect body. and when you're looking at that and then kind of comparing yourself to it, it's very...i think it could be really damaging. when you're feeling at your worst and then you go on instagram and you see things that are, like, targeted at you because you have looked at these kinds of things before, you see them, like, models, influencers, celebrities, things like that, and you are just like, "oh, i will never be like that." eleanor and freya's concerns are in fact shared by one rather important company — facebook, which owns instagram. in fact, leaked internal research

found that teens who struggle with mental health say that instagram makes it worse. the woman who leaked that report is called frances haugen, and today she gave evidence in washington. the documents that i have provided to congress prove that facebook has repeatedly misled the public about what its own research reveals about the safety of children. she concluded with a devastating message that facebook will continue to cause harm around the world. my fear is that without action, divisive and extremist behaviours here in silicon valley, facebook has pushed back, saying that some of the research presented is misleading, and despite the fact that instagram concluded that it could be damaging for children's mental health, it also says that it can have a positive impact.

one thing that shows that we are prioritising safety above profit is the very— prioritising safety above profit is the very fact that we are asking these _ the very fact that we are asking these hard questions. facebook has said it has postponed a controversial project to create instagram for kids. but we now know that people within the company and some very important politicians in washington believe the company has put profit over the mental health of teenage girls. james clayton, bbc news, san francisco. much more about the center website, including how that senate hearing went and how facebook have responded. look on the bbc dot—coms slash news. meanwhile, a big flare—up between china and taiwan with both sides accusing the other

of provocations. in the background, taiwan's insistence that it is an independent nation while beijing considers it a rebel province. for more than a year now, china's air force has reportedly been flying missions a little too close for taiwan possible discomfort. but for the last four days, near the 50 chinese were plentiful and london to taiwan's air defence zone over an area close to the taiwan controlled islands. it is not the same as taiwan's territorial airspace, but it is causing alarm in taipei. for its part, beijing has blamed rising tension on the presence of us and allied warships in the region and here is what america makes of the latest developments.— latest developments. remain concerned — latest developments. remain concerned by _ latest developments. remain concerned by the _ latest developments. remain concerned by the provocative| concerned by the provocative military activity which is destabilising and risking miss

populations tend calculations. and we have many things across the taiwan strait and will continue to assist taiwan and its defence capabilities. — miscalculations. lots of experience with these sorts of situations. i want to start by asking, how seriously should we be taking this in terms of the usual descriptions that we see between china and taiwan orders the timing more now? = china and taiwan orders the timing more now? ., , china and taiwan orders the timing more now?— china and taiwan orders the timing more now? ., , more now? - or is the timing. over the last year. _ more now? - or is the timing. over the last year. it _ more now? - or is the timing. over the last year, it is _ more now? - or is the timing. over the last year, it is certainly - the last year, it is certainly noteworthy and what has really changed is the temper of these incursions. china has been sending

its planes into this area for a couple of years now but the number is really quite significant and does show an escalation on their part. the timing is really interesting because it does showjust after the national day, to stay ahead of the national day, to stay ahead of the national day, to stay ahead of the national day which is in a couple of days and i think it really does send a strong domestic signal back home that it still holds the upper hand and it is not going to bow to what it sees as pressure from washington to leave taiwan alone and it's important message but the important dates in the communist party political calendar. it's almost like an election season for them. of the political campaign leading up to the congress next year. hope political campaign leading up to the congress next year.— political campaign leading up to the congress next year. how much further do ou see congress next year. how much further do you see this _ congress next year. how much further do you see this escalating. _ congress next year. how much further do you see this escalating. do - congress next year. how much further do you see this escalating. do you -

do you see this escalating. do you expect more sorts of flight passes into the arizona taiwan?— into the arizona taiwan? where re . ulari into the arizona taiwan? where regularity and — into the arizona taiwan? where regularity and the _ into the arizona taiwan? where regularity and the manoeuvres l into the arizona taiwan? where l regularity and the manoeuvres is people stop taking them seriously and continuing numbers in the continue to force the taiwanese side to scramble their jets continue to force the taiwanese side to scramble theirjets and respond in they can try to coerce the taiwanese people but ultimately, china is not looking to pick a fight right this moment. i don't think thatis right this moment. i don't think that is the best interest. i think they know because they're not ready for such a conflict if they really to go down that path and so, i think one of the problems that you end up in a bit of a credible situation. are all talking about it now, as we should be, by thejust are all talking about it now, as we should be, by the just going to are all talking about it now, as we should be, by thejust going to keep going up in numbers. i think the next step is really hard to understand. the problem is, as we have so many of these incursions, the risk of an accident goes up and thatis the risk of an accident goes up and

that is where miscommunication or some kind of military accident between taiwanese and chinese is entirely possible and could really lead to an escalation that no one is looking for. lead to an escalation that no one is looking for-— looking for. thank you for “oining us on newsday. �* looking for. thank you for “oining us on newsday. let's h looking for. thank you forjoining us on newsday. let's take - looking for. thank you forjoining us on newsday. let's take a - looking for. thank you forjoining i us on newsday. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. the secretary has announced an independent inquiry into what she says was the systematic failure which allowed the serving police officer to kidnap, rape and murder sarah. he was sentenced to a whole life term in prison and they set the public need reassurance that it can never happen again. reassurance that it can never happen a . ain. reassurance that it can never happen aaain. , , . reassurance that it can never happen a.ain_ , , . ., reassurance that it can never happen aaain. , , . ., ., reassurance that it can never happen aain. , , . . . ., again. the public have a right to know what _ again. the public have a right to know what systematic _ again. the public have a right to know what systematic failures i again. the public have a right to l know what systematic failures and enabled his continued employment as a police officer. we need answers as to why this was allowed to happen. the number of people absent from state schools in england because of

covid—i9 related reasons rose by two thirds of the end of september. more than 200,000 children were not in class and the last day of the month. a representative of the british government has held a face—to—face meeting with the taliban active foreign minister. these pictures were released and sitting down with and shaking the hand of him. the british forces fight against the taliban and afghanistan for nearly two decades. later in the programme. filming a movie in space and how korean words are making their mark in the english language. at first, the uk prime minister borisjohnson has said he is not worried by raising prices and the disruption of fuel in some foods. some problems were unavoidable as the economy rebalanced itself after the

pandemic. but he added that while no government could magic up a solution, the supply chains would sort themselves out. this is fantastic. he doesn't hide how much he's enjoying himself. ahead in the polls with a plump cushion of a huge majority back at parliament. but carefree? the country is not, with rising prices, some empty shelves. prime minister, why wasn't the government prepared for what you describe as very real stresses and strains on the country right now? this is a function of a global recovery. and you're seeing stresses and strains caused by the world economy sucking in demand for everything from gas to hgv drivers across the planet. rather than government stepping in to mend and patch and mend every bit of our supply chains, what you've got is, in this country, fantastic expertise, fantastic skill in logistics. you listen to some of the supermarkets, they will manage this.

but it's real—world problems that people are facing. you were warned back in april about the shortage of hgv drivers, you were warned about fuel costs back in july. there was a letter to you from the meat industry back injune. isn't the point that you were warned about every single one of these issues, and you're basically still sitting, saying, "well, the government might be able to help around the edges, but basically business has got to sort it out"? well, on all of those issues, and certainly there are issues in all of those sectors, but what you can't do and must not do, laura, is simply go back to the old, tired, failed model of the uk economy that has led to relative under—productivity by comparison with all our major competitors for decades and has held wages down. the government can't magic up changes to their systems overnight. british farmers... those farmers may have to cull healthy animals

they can't process and sell. and drivers haven't been able to fill up at the pump. yet the prime minister seems happy for the government to take a back—seat. people are experiencing real problems with all of these things, and it sounds like what you're basically saying is, "it's not my problem." in terms of the consumer, we're giving all the protections that we can. some of the people who have been writing to me may be worried about this, but i'm not worried about this, because, actually, i think it will be good for their businesses to invest in people and to invest in capital... so you're not worried about inflation? i believe that supply will match demand, and that is what we want to encourage. what you've got to do as a government is look at the long—term and look at how you can make the investments now that will bear down on costs. that's the way to deal with the cost of living, and the supply chains will start to sort themselves out very, very rapidly. for the prime minister, changing the economy is part of a deliberately different tory look.

afternoon, carrie. you looking forward to conference? very much so. tomorrow, a moment for his speech on the state she has made his own. time to explain what could be a turbulent next chapter to all of us. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come. docking with the international space station with an actor and producer on board to shoot the first film in space.

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this is newsday. 0ur this is newsday. our main story this hour. facebook is told the bbc it does protect its users welfare after being accused by a whistle—blower of putting its profits first. in other stories. pope francis said he felt pain when he heard of the findings of an independent report into abuse carried out by members of the catholic church in france. the scale of the abuse was staggering. dating back to 1950. the investigators find more than 20,000 children had become the victims and more than 3,000. 70 years of horrid, thousands of years of victims laid bare and one explosive report. it's language

start, itsjudgment grim. fora explosive report. it's language start, itsjudgment grim. for a very long time but since the french catholic church showed complete, even cruel indifference to those who suffered abuse. the report estimates the number of child victims of sexual abuse of the hands of priests, deacons, monks or nuns, at 216,000. if none clergy included, at the figure rises to 330,000. a third of a million children.— of a million children. there was, above all. _ of a million children. there was, above all. a _ of a million children. there was, above all, a catalogue _ of a million children. there was, above all, a catalogue of - above all, a catalogue of negligence, failure, silence and an institutional cover—up which appears systematic the church did not see, did not hear or did not know how to pick up the signals. the investigators _ pick up the signals. the investigators analyse i pick up the signals. the investigators analyse decades of church archives court records and testimony from victims. most abuses

happened in the 1950s and �*60s, too long ago for anyone to be prosecuted now. one of those who testified was this priest and he told the panel that in the year he turned 18, during clerical training he was repeatedly raped by a senior figure. it destroys people. there is a physical— it destroys people. there is a physical violence but there's also a whole _ physical violence but there's also a whole context of control which destroys — whole context of control which destroys not only the body, but the heart _ destroys not only the body, but the heart and _ destroys not only the body, but the heart and the mind. that is why dee's_ heart and the mind. that is why dee's sexual assaults are so serious _ dee's sexual assaults are so serious. , , , ., dee's sexual assaults are so serious. , ,, . , , . serious. this is shattered public perception _ serious. this is shattered public perception and _ serious. this is shattered public perception and public— serious. this is shattered public perception and public trust - serious. this is shattered public perception and public trust in i serious. this is shattered public| perception and public trust in an institution that still has a strong presence in france. the sheer number of victims estimated by the inquiry has two warped previous scandals and excluded the idea that they're just isolated events. at many services today, priests spoke about the challenges laid out by the inquiry.

this dark corner of church history makes painful reading but the report is also for many, a light at the end of a very long road. lucy williamson. the democrats say they will vote on wednesday for their proposals to suspend the debt ceiling. the borrowing limit will expand a fortnight which means parts of the government having to close down the beast and republicans who need to vote with the democrats for it to passin vote with the democrats for it to pass in so far, they indicated that they were not supported as long as they were not supported as long as the democrats plan huge increases in social spending. investigators in california say they're checking whether the oil spill which is polluted 16 miles of beaches near los angeles was caused by his ships anchor dragging up pipeline on the ocean floor. underwater footage shows a split in the pipe with one stretch run dutch feet away from

where it should be. six miles of shoreline have been cleaned so far. the son of the philippines former dictator has announced that he will run for president and next years election. his son has been a supporter of the outgoing president. he says that if elected, he would bring unifying leadership to the country. as acting roles go this one counts as being out of this world. they have flown to the international space station to start working on the first film to be shot in orbit. arriving at the international space station earlier today, a very unusual team of cosmonauts. and station earlier today, a very unusual team of cosmonauts. and her roducer unusual team of cosmonauts. and her producer director. _

unusual team of cosmonauts. and her producer director. they _ unusual team of cosmonauts. and her producer director. they blasted - unusual team of cosmonauts. and her producer director. they blasted off - producer director. they blasted off from the cosmodrome _ producer director. they blasted off from the cosmodrome and - producer director. they blasted off| from the cosmodrome and because extend earlier today on a unique mission. to become the first to make a feature film in space. the film is called the challenge. about an emergency inside the international space station. the actor director both had what was described as a crash course in space travel before heading off. irate crash course in space travel before heading off-— crash course in space travel before heading off. we have been working really hard- — heading off. we have been working really hard- of— heading off. we have been working really hard. of that _ heading off. we have been working really hard. of that we _ heading off. we have been working really hard. of that we look - heading off. we have been working really hard. of that we look all - really hard. of that we look all happy and smiles, we are very tired. it is been very difficult both mentally and physically. br; it is been very difficult both mentally and physically. by the russians have _ mentally and physically. by the russians have beaten - mentally and physically. by the russians have beaten the - mentally and physically. by the - russians have beaten the americans wanted to make a film and space with tom cruise. they're not spending 12 days flying above the earth, making their film.

days flying above the earth, making theirfilm. from cape pop artists to oscar—winning films. they have been making a name for themselves the past couple of years and that success has been recognised in the oxford english dictionary. widely seen as the accepted authority on the english language has added 26 new words of korean origin to its latest edition. they include and forgive me for the pronunciation.

meanwhile, to talk more about this, i'm joined by his senior lecturer and popular music and world cinema at liverpool university. great to have you on the programme. first, iwill university. great to have you on the programme. first, i will have to apologise for all the ways of mispronounce those korean words, i'm sure. and i must be one of the few people who has not watched squid game yet. what you think is behind the success of korean experts that these works have made it into the dictionary was ? the industry is really getting recognised _ ? the industry is really getting recognised and _ ? the industry is really getting recognised and enjoying - ? the industry is really getting recognised and enjoying it - ? the industry is really getting| recognised and enjoying it very much. these words came from everyday life but the food and the social

relationships, these words are also used quite a lot in the traumas and the films and so, for cape pop and drama and film our creative arts and it is known to be presented as dynamic, creative and fun and advanced in the whole nation. and so, korea, the period where they put so, korea, the period where they put so much emphasis on economic development, and now it is the culture. and this makes it, a very important deal. an economic as well

as the enhancement of korea's image and it may have been globally. {jut and it may have been globally. out ofthe and it may have been globally. out of the 26 korean words that have been added so far, do you think any have been left out? it is been added so far, do you think any have been left out?— have been left out? it is really hard to tell — have been left out? it is really hard to tell because _ have been left out? it is really hard to tell because i - have been left out? it is really hard to tell because i don't - have been left out? it is really i hard to tell because i don't think there's anything, 26 is quite a lot, so, there could be some more words about the other sentences but it is cover he prayed out loud. bob's surprised that certain words which, especially. there surprised that certain words which, there are some words that really really stop by that is all the time we have for the segment on the programme though i could talk about this all day and it is wonderful to

have you. this all day and it is wonderful to have ou. ., , this all day and it is wonderful to have ou. . , ., , have you. that is it for this hour of news day _ have you. that is it for this hour of news day and _ have you. that is it for this hour of news day and please - have you. that is it for this hour of news day and please send . have you. that is it for this hour| of news day and please send me have you. that is it for this hour - of news day and please send me your favourite korean words. thank you for watching. wednesday looks like a dryer bread today and a vast improvement of ropes on tuesday. the northeast of england was badly affected by the rain at about a month's worth of rain at about a month's worth of rain falling rain at about a month's worth of rainfalling in rain at about a month's worth of rain falling in 2a hours and throughout the day was pretty went too across eastern parts of scotland. the low pressure that brought the rain and the strong winds is moving out of the way we look at the next atlantic weather system coming in from the west and in between the two, a small window of prayer opportunity and sunshine. across large parts of northern island, pretty chilly out there but eastern parts of england has more rain and later by the morning and the rain should move away and those northerly winds will gradually ease in the cloud eventually breaks up in

the rear of the slight dry weather and such of the western areas are going to be clouding over and we've got some rain in the afternoon, particularly across northern ireland. but something a little bit warmer than today across much of england and wales. it could be quite chilly in the evening with the clear skies and eastern england and after the west, the cloud is coming in the thickening up to bring some rain at western scotland and all of the temperatures as well. and s are going to the end of the week, a complete different turnaround because there is much warmer weather on the way. and that is because the winds are going to be coming all the way from the tropics and bringing those higher temperatures, bringing in moisture in the form of cloud and still some otherfront in moisture in the form of cloud and still some other front across northwestern parts of the uk to bring some rain. that is mainly affecting northern and western scotland during thursday, some argyle and highland. and there could be some damp drizzling weather and brighter skies further east but despite the loss of cloud,

temperatures nine to 10 in belfast and 20 in newcastle, much more than it was on tuesday. and towards the midlands, lifting some sunny spells and northwestern parts of the uk and sunshine at times. in temperatures again widely 18 to sunshine at times. in temperatures again widely18 to 21 c. the next question is how long will it last? saturday looks quite warm and scotland and northern ireland. as it goes on, things will cool down from the north.

through the weekend. this is bbc news our top stories for you. this is bbc news our top stories for you. a facebook whistleblower has told us lawmakers that she believes the firm's products harm children, stoke division and weaken democracy. frances haugen has called for better regulation of the company. in the last four days nearly 150 chinese warplanes have flown into taiwan's air defence zone. taiwan's president warns of catastrophic consequences for peace and democracy, if the island comes under chinese rule. the staggering scale of child sexual abuse within the french roman catholic church has been revealed. an inquiry has identified more than two hundred thousand victims spanning the past 70 years. and a russian actor and her director have blasted off to film the first movie in space. the crew are hoping to beat a similar hollywood project planned by tom cruise and nasa. they'll spend twelve days in orbit, filming "the challenge" hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be