welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. —— i'm mariko oi. the headlines: deadly violence erupts in lebanon. six people are killed after gunmen attack a protest led by the shia group, hezbollah. we can hear regular bursts of automatic gunfire and the thump of weapons like that one. we saw someone shoot from the top of the building and the army are now trying to work out how to contain the situation which escalated so rapidly. it struck while they slept — 46 people, many of them elderly, are killed in a tower block fire — taiwan's deadliest in decades.

celebrating the arrival of a trickle of coronavirus vaccines — but most promised doses to africa go unfilled. we report from south sudan. it was meant to ensure that low income countries like salsa barn would not be left behind but now the reality on the ground is that only one in every 500 south sudanese have been fully vaccinated. and coldplay�*s environmentally friendly world tour — a tree planted for every ticket sold — but they're keeping their private jet. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday.

it's eight in the morning in singapore, and 3am in lebanon, where a national day of mourning has begun for six people shot dead in violent clashes in the centre of the capital beirut. there have been international calls for calm, with the united nations, the us and france all urging a de—escalation of the tensions. gunfire erupted during a demonstration by shia muslim groups against the judge investigating last year's devastating port blast. from beirut, anna foster has the latest. it started as a protest. but the tension quickly mounted. within minutes, it became a battlefield. nobody knows yet who started the shooting. rapid gunfire but the exchanges of gunfire between christian and shia armed groups stirs

ghosts of the country's civil war. for hours, shooting echoed through the streets of beirut. not everyone survived. translation: my wife was hiding downstairs, | but our neighbour was killed. she was shot in the head with a bullet. she had kids, her daughter got married just two days ago. it's a very confused picture right now, there are many, many soldiers out here on the streets trying to work out exactly where the firing is coming from. a lot of the exchange of fire is going onjust at this cross—section here. we can hear regular bursts of automatic gunfire, we can hear the thump of rpgs like that one. we've seen somebody shooting from the top of a building and the army are now trying to work out how to contain this situation, which escalated so rapidly. as the shooting faded, the clean—up started, but the scars and the divisions remain.

accountability for the port blast is vital for the lebanese people, but tonight, it feels further away than ever. anna foster, bbc news, beirut. hanin ghaddar is a fellow at the washington institute for near east policy, and focuses on shia politics in the levant. she explains how the violence erupted. hezbollah�*s supporters were marching towards the traditional palace but some of them diverted and went to a residential christian area. the main question is who shot first. it seems that they were shot at first but they have been provocative. if you look at the bigger context this is not the first time somebody has made this happen and it will not be the last time. there have been very similar incidents in druze and sunny

areas. similarthings incidents in druze and sunny areas. similar things happen where hezbollah and similar. that says a lot about the mounting discontent in lebanon with has buller as has below become more and more the authority responsible for smuggling items or hindering anything including this investigation into the port. this mounting aggressiveness against hats buller is becoming apparent and this is the third, not the first and it will not be the last. so who shot at who, we're still waiting for more from the lebanese army. we will know exactly what happened but there was some kind of provocation by hezbollah supporters when they entered this christian area with a lot of lebanese forces living there. �* , , ., ,

there. and the big question is where does — there. and the big question is where does this _ there. and the big question is where does this all— there. and the big question is where does this all had? - there. and the big question is where does this all had? is i where does this all had? is there a risk that the violence could escalate into possibly another civil war?— another civil war? that is a very good _ another civil war? that is a very good question. - another civil war? that is a very good question. this . another civil war? that is a very good question. this is another civil war? that is a - very good question. this is the main question asked today. i don't think there will be a civil war because of two reasons. one, no—one has the capability of entering into a war against hats buller who is stronger than the lebanese army today and all the other parties in lebanon combined. the second thing is that no—one is interested in another civil war. the civil war is still present in the memories of people in my generation and the older generation. however, i'm not saying that this is not going to develop into something else. this is the third incident of its kind and we will see something like this, it counts with other serious incidents that expresses

people's discontent and reaction to the crisis, reaction to the crisis, reaction to the political dominance of hats buller, reaction to everything happening in lebanon. you will see more expression of this discontent in the streets and sometimes in violence like this. for comprehensive coverage of the situation in lebanon, don't forget our website, which includes full analysis of the tensions surrounding the port blast investigation. that's at bbc.com/news or on the bbc news app. investigators are at the scene of a 13—storey tower block in southern taiwan where a fire killed at least 46 people. dozens more were seriously injured during the blaze in a residential and commercial building in the city of kaohsiung. it's the island's deadliest fire for decades and it's raised concerns about poor fire safety standards in taiwan. our asia—pacific editor michael bristow reports.

the fire broke out at night, when most residents were at home and in bed. it started on the lower floors, which once housed busy restaurants, karaoke bars and a cinema — businesses that had long since closed down, leaving much of the place derelict. it was known as kaohsiung's number one ghost building. the flames spread to the upper stories, where most people were living. many of them were old or disabled. most died from smoke inhalation. some residents, though, did manage to escape. translation: there were loud bangs everywhere - on the ground floor. i barely managed to escape. translation: | came down . because i heard some screams. i thought it was somebody quarrelling, but it turned out to be a fire. the rescue was hampered by piles of unused items in the empty lower floors which blocked doorways and exits, even though the building is supposed to have had four fire checks in the last two years. these details and taiwan's sometimes patchy safety record

will no doubt be scrutinised in the investigation into what led to such a devastating outcome. michael bristow, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. the husband of record—breaking kenyan runner agnes tirop — who was found stabbed to death at her home on wednesday — has been arrested. police say he was detained in the coastal city of mombasa as he tried to flee. 25—year—old agnes tirop was a two time medallist over i0,000 metres at the world athletics championship. last month, she set the world record for a women's only iokm road race in germany. ajapanese court has heard that north korea's leader kim jong—un should pay damages to five people who say they were lured to north korea under false pretences. the plaintiffs, who escaped back to japan, say they were persuaded to relocate after pyongyang launched a campaign to encourage native north koreans to return between 1959 and 1984. the five are each demanding almost $900,000. pakistan international airlines

has suspended flights to the afghan capital kabul, citing "heavy—handed" interference from the taliban. pia has been the only foreign carrier operating regular flights out of kabul. the decision came after the taliban ordered the airline to cut prices to levels seen before the fall of the western—backed government in august. south—east asian foreign ministers are to hold a virtual meeting later to decide whether to exclude myanmar�*s military chief from next week's asean summit. the association of southeast asian nations reached an agreement on a peace roadmap with min aung hlaing in april, but myanmarhas been criticised fo failing to implement the plan. myanmar�*s military rulers are being urged to end the violent suppression of protests and release political prisoners.

they want to send an envoy to help resolve the country's crisis, which began when the army seized power. lam iamjoined i am joined now byjonathan head — i am joined now byjonathan head joining us live from bangkok. head joining us live from bangkok-— bangkok. donaldson, i understand _ bangkok. donaldson, i understand that - bangkok. donaldson, i understand that this i bangkok. donaldson, i- understand that this meeting is unscheduled. talk us through what we expect them to discuss. according to the thai foreign ministry they are putting out the idea that this is just a general meeting to discuss the summit logistics, the biggest of the year. it is notjust all the sen heads of government but also major the united states, japan, the eu, australia, are also supposed to be coming for the summit. frankly it is hard to imagine presidentjoe biden showing up even virtually but he may do so, at a meeting where he has effectively has to

sit with min aung hlaing, the leader of thejunta in sit with min aung hlaing, the leader of the junta in myanmar. the bigger problem for sen is that it has been given the role or left with the role by every other power to try and resolve or find some diplomatic orfind some diplomatic solution to or find some diplomatic solution to what is orfind some diplomatic solution to what is happening in myanmar. all the other powers of said let's leave it to as the in and in many ways as the owner is almost uniquely weak to deal with this because myanmar is a member of the association and it makes all of its decisions by consent is it is likely this meeting will be focused entirely on what to do about min aung hlaing. back in april, as he was criticised for physically inviting him to attend a summit meeting to attend a summit meeting to attend the crisis. he promised to implement a 5—point plan that involved the escalating violence, dialogue with the opposition and allowing as intermediated and want to go back to bmi he said, well, i will do it when i feel ready when the time is right and nothing has happened. so as the owners embarrassed. some

members in malaysia, singapore and indonesia, we believe, argue that min aung hlaing should be excluded from the summit. that is almost a defect though suspension of a member which has never happened before. others like tylan did not want to risk destroying what relations they have with their military so it will be a difficult meeting and we don't know what sort of compromise they will come up with. jonathan head, thank you for joining us. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: chris martin tells the bbc how coldplay are making their new world tour carbon neutral but they're still opting to use private planes. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life, but in the marina area where most of the damage was done, they are more conscious than ever of how much

has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he has gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20—pound bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, . rapping a hole — in the front of the building. this government will not weaken. democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation held its breath - for the men they called the 33. and then, — bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue and chile let outi an almighty roar. this is newsday on the bbc.

i'm mariko oi, in singapore. our headlines: there have been calls for calm following an outbreak of fighting in the heart of the lebanese capital, beirut, which left six people dead and dozens injured. taiwan's deadliest blaze in decades — questions are being asked about safety standards after 46 people were killed in a highrise apartment block fire. more than 9 out of 10 people in africa are still unvaccinated, nearly two years after covid—i9 emerged. while wealthy nations have pledged to donate more than a billion vaccine doses worldwide, only a small proportion have been delivered. in south sudan, one of the world's poorest countries, only a tiny fraction of the population is protected. the problem is not just vaccine supply. poverty, insecurity and poor infrastructure are all adding to the challenge. from south sudan,

anne soy reports. a south sudanese welcome dance. this is a celebration to mark the arrival of vaccines, even if it's just a trickle. not many countries have vaccinated fewer people. here, just over 120,000 doses have been administered so far in a country of more than 11 million people. this is a donation from the us government through the global covax initiative. covax was meant to meant to ensure that low income countries like south sudan would not be left behind. by now, it was hoped that one in every ten people would have been vaccinated, but the reality on the ground is that only one in every 500 south sudanese have been fully vaccinated. but it's not as easy as just bringing vaccines to south sudan. this is a country roughly the size of france, but you can't reach people everywhere. the issue is deployment. you have to deploy to the states

and then to the counties. it's not an easy thing, given our country, given our health system, which is also not very strong. the health care workers are not well paid. they are sitting for long hours, there's a lot of people queueing up for the vaccine, so it is not an easy situation. in times of hunger, this is how food gets to people in remote parts of the country. some vaccine supplies have to be airdropped. insecurity and flooding render some airstrips unusable, making distribution a huge challenge. more than ten times expensive here in south sudan compared to some other neighbouring country where you have a reliable road network. and yet, the distribution often has to be done quickly when the vaccines arrive. the last batch of astrazeneca doses brought here was just a month away from expiry. this is not improving the confidence that people have in the vaccine,

when they know that they are receiving vaccines that are close to expiration. it's like dumping product in africa when other people have used the majority of them. i think having vaccines that are coming on time will increase the visibility in terms of planning. here, in the world's youngest country, beset by poverty, there were hopes that wealthy countries would ensure fair play when it came to sharing vaccines. many say it's in their interests to do so. instead, despite covax, south sudan's people remain largely unprotected. anne soy, bbc news, juba. if you're a keen runner, you might love to stick your trainers on and go for a run around the block. well, how about running around the block over 5,500 times, for 52 straight days between 6am and midnight? that's the challenge facing competitors

in the world's longest foot race, which is currently taking place in new york. to find out more about this unbelievable endurance event, we can cross live to the course and join race director sahishnu szczesiul. thank you so much forjoining us. firstly, can i ask you about the origins of these rays, who invented it and why did they select this particular block in new york?— did they select this particular block in new york? thank you so much. block in new york? thank you so much- the _ block in new york? thank you so much. the race _ block in new york? thank you so much. the race started - block in new york? thank you so much. the race started in - block in new york? thank you so much. the race started in 1997 l much. the race started in 1997 on a request by the marathon on team which had put on running races and multi— day rate is up to 1000 miles but he thought it was time for the athletes to reach for the stars so to speak. the new york times calls that the everest of

ultra—running so since that time, 49 people have completed the distance within the 52 days time frame and the fastest time is a0 days nine hours and six minutes and this year, because of covid, we have a limited field of only seven but five are close to finish. we are waiting on day a0 of 52 and the leader, from italy, is on pace to become the third fastest of all time in the history of the event and he has a 300 mile lead on second place, who happens to live in taiwan and he's here in new york and he is doing really well. it is incredible _ doing really well. it is incredible that - doing really well. it is incredible that they i doing really well. it is i incredible that they can doing really well. it is incredible that they can keep going. how many breaks do they

take? , . , ., , going. how many breaks do they take? , ., , i, take? usually the top guys will take? usually the top guys will take 2- three _ take? usually the top guys will take 2- three breaks, - take? usually the top guys will take 2- three breaks, the - take 2— three breaks, the seller people may take a few more but the main thing is to stay on the track which is open for 18 hours a day from 6am to 12 midnight. for 18 hours a day from 6am to 12 midnight-— for 18 hours a day from 6am to 12 midniuht. ~ . ., ., 12 midnight. meanwhile, what do those local— 12 midnight. meanwhile, what do those local residents _ 12 midnight. meanwhile, what do those local residents of - 12 midnight. meanwhile, what do those local residents of the - those local residents of the area make of these rays coming to their neighbourhood every year? —— race. to their neighbourhood every year? -- race-— to their neighbourhood every year? -- race. the people who have lived _ year? -- race. the people who have lived without _ year? -- race. the people who have lived without a _ year? -- race. the people who have lived without a long - year? -- race. the people who have lived without a long time | have lived without a long time really like the race. they feel it at stability to the neighbourhood and, by the way, the principal of the school which is right next and which the race circuit makes part of, he really loves the race and he allows us to use solar power from the solar power collectors that they have so we are grateful for that and he that they have so we are gratefulfor that and he really enjoys the race. grateful for that and he really enjoys the race.— grateful for that and he really enjoys the race. thank you so much for _ enjoys the race. thank you so much forjoining _ enjoys the race. thank you so much forjoining us. -

enjoys the race. thank you so much forjoining us. good - enjoys the race. thank you so | much forjoining us. good luck to all the competitors. sahishnu szczesiul, thank you forjoining us on newsday. thank you. the british band coldplay have announced they are to go on a world tour next year but will aim to offset their carbon emissions as they go. they're working to develop a kinetic floor which would convert their fans' dancing into electricity. the band's singer, chris martin, also said they would plant a tree for every ticket sold. but they have still opted to use private planes. here's our entertainment correspondent colin paterson. coldplay, back on stage in london this week, and today, they've announced a 2022 world tour. but one with a difference. two years ago, their lead singer, chris martin, told me they wouldn't tour again until they could do so in a carbon—neutral way.

we're taking time over the next year or two to work out how can not only our tour be sustainable, but how can it be actively beneficial? and it turns out that interview was a game changer for the band. well, last time we spoke, i sort of made that up when we were talking. really? because i was trying to think of something cool to say. and... and then it sort of became a headline. and then we thought, "well, that is actually what we really feel." within a couple of weeks, the band employed two people dedicated to working out how to tour in a cleaner way. today, coldplay have revealed their 12—point action plan, including working with bmw to develop the first—ever mobile rechargeable concert battery. the whole show is powered from renewable energy, which is amazing. and then in terms of offsetting people being there, we're able to plant a tree for every ticket sold.

and that's a lot of trees. their last tour was seen by 5.a million people. other ideas include a kinetic floor, allowing the audience to provide power by dancing along. you know when a front man says, "we need you to jump up and down"? when i say that, i literally really need you tojump up and down. when rock stars speak about the environment, there are always cries of hypocrisy, especially when private jets are being used. yeah. are you ready for the inevitable backlash? yeah, i don't mind any backlash at all. we're trying our best, and we haven't got it perfect. and the people that give us backlash for that kind of thing, forflying, they're right. how do you tally that with yourself, then? i don't know, i don't mind criticism at all. it's ok. because sometimes criticism leads to improvement. and it's clear chris martin believes coldplay concerts are now green enough that he can once again go around the globe singing yellow. we wouldn't be announcing a tour unless we felt like we're far enough along that it's ok

in our hearts. but we're definitely not finished. colin paterson, bbc news. and, before we go, the enigma of the art world, banksy, has shown his value. one of his works that self—destroyed at a previous auction sold for more than $25 million today — three times more than the estimate. love is in the bin is what remains of his piece girl with balloon, which shredded itself — live — after it sold for a mere $2 million back in 2018. after closing the bidding today, the auctioneerjoked he was relieved the artwork was still standing. performance art, indeed. you havebeen watching newsday. a reminder of our top story. a national day of mourning has

started for six people shot dead. thank you for watching. hello. a chilly start to friday across the north of the uk. we've had a cold front gradually working its way southwards through thursday. that's been bringing some outbreaks of rain. and as its name implies, behind it, we've got colder air, so likely to see a touch of frost through parts of northeast scotland and northeast england to start the day on friday. further south, still holding onto this milder air through parts of south wales and into southern england. and it's here we've still got that frontal zone through friday morning, so cloudier, maybe the odd patch of rain. most of that will have fizzled out. through the afternoon, the cloud should thin and break here. and for all of us, we should see some good spells of sunshine during friday. just more cloud pushing into northern and western scotland through the afternoon. temperatures lower here,

just nine or 10 celsius the top temperature. certainly a fresher feel compared to friday. 13 to 15 celsius further south, perhaps 16 across southwest england. but it's a fine end to the day for most, late spells of sunshine before cloud piles in across the north and west of scotland overnight, also into northern ireland and western parts of england and wales too. further east is where we'll have the clearer skies and once again a cold night, particularly for northeast scotland and northeast england, where we could see a few pockets of air frost. but this brief autumnal chill doesn't last for long. as we head into the weekend, we've got further frontal systems approaching from the west. and with those, we'll see a return of the milder air across much of england, wales and northern ireland on saturday and eventually back up into scotland on sunday. so let's take a closer look at saturday, which overall will be a cloudier day compared to friday. most will be dry, the odd patch of rain, but some rain will arrive into northern ireland as we head into the late afternoon. temperatures starting to recover on saturday,

but still a fairly cool feel across the far northeast of england and into scotland. and on sunday, this frontal system will slide its way across and begin to weaken — look what's happening out into the west. but on sunday, we're likely to see some showers, maybe some longer spells of rain. but come the afternoon, looks like the rain will begin to ease and we should see a few spells of sunshine developing. temperatures back up into the mid, if not high teens and starting to feel a little bit less chilly across scotland as well. but as we move into next week, it will be mild, yes, but we're also likely to see some frequent showers or longer spells of rain. goodbye. and chile let outi an almighty roar.

we will have the headlines and the main news stories for you at the top of the hour,

straight after this programme. hello, we've got a slightly different kind of newscast for you today. i'm at kensington palace to speak to the duke of cambridge. and we are going to talk about his earthshot prize, where he is going to give £1 million to the best ideas to fix climate change, boost nature, clean our air and our oceans and to reduce the amount of waste that we all use. he has also made a big, prime—time documentary series with sir david attenborough, which in a totally non—cringing way i'm going to make him watch. newscast from the bbc. hello, it's adam in kensington palace, which i can't still believe i'm actually saying. i'm william in a small room which is very well ventilated at kp. welcome to newscast. this is a significant upgrade to normally what we do on this podcast, so it is very good of you. it is good to see you, adam, nice of you to be here. i've explained the basis of what the prize is

to people already. but for you what was the eureka moment when you thought,