welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. buckingham palace announces queen elizabeth won't be travelling to glasgow next week for a major climate summit on the advice of her doctors. a vote in brazil on president bolsonaro s handling of covid — a report recommends he be tried for crimes against humanity. a stark warning from the un, it says the current plans of governments around the world to cut carbon fall well short of what's needed to avoid dangerous climate change. and can lego save the world's endangered coral reefs? scientists use the famous plastic blocks to try to repair undersea damage.

hello and welceome to the programme. it's been announced within the past few hours that queen elizabeth will not be attending the global climate summit hosted by britain, which will begin this weekend. the queen, who's 95, had been expected to play a key role in welcoming world leaders to the gathering in glasgow. instead, she'll record a special video message for delegates. our royal correspondent jonny dymond has the latest. this time last week, a reception for business leaders at windsor castle, and then a trip to northern ireland was cancelled and a visit to hospital substituted. today, it was back to official

engagements where a beaming queen gave a virtual audience to the new korean ambassador but this evening a palace statement, came out... i'm quite sure at the back of her mind is that she wants to be absolutely fine and fighting fit on the 14th of november for remembrance sunday, the most sacred day in her calendar. to go to glasgow and to stand in a room full of coughing delegates from all over the world is probably an engagement too far. the message from the palace, remain calm, the queen is still carrying out official engagements, and she spoke to the chancellor about his budget

just a few hours ago and she will address the delegates to the conference, albeit by video, and the journey to glasgow, however, was just too long for her doctors liking. the climate change conference is close to the heart of the queen, and when opening the welsh parliament a few weeks ago she was overheard complaining about those who had not said whether they would turn up. and at the queen's absence is a blow for the conference and its organiser, the government will stop beating the queen is an experience if you turn down, even if you forget 7 meeting the queen is an experience that very few turned down, and even fewer forget. jonny dymond, bbc news. senators in brazil are expected to vote on a report into president bolsonaro s handling of covid—19 within the coming hours. the report recommends that the president be tried for a list of crimes including misuse of public funds and crimes against humanity.

we can hear from we can hearfrom our correspondent. i'm joined now by our correspondent in brasilia — katy watson today marks the end of a long process. six months of hearings, scandals and covered. a light shown on the government accused of recklessness. no overt recommend at the top with a very long list of crimes. but this has splits and addresses of those in favour of him clean the acquiree to make inquiries political witchhunt. fix, clean the acquiree to make inquiries political witchhunt.— political witchhunt. a vote for the re'ection political witchhunt. a vote for the rejection of _ political witchhunt. a vote for the rejection of the _ political witchhunt. a vote for the rejection of the report. _ political witchhunt. a vote for the rejection of the report. no - political witchhunt. a vote for the l rejection of the report. no concrete evidence was found of illegal acts and in practice of the employees of the administration and the handling of the pandemic. the the administration and the handling of the pandemic.— of the pandemic. the commotion in the senate today _ of the pandemic. the commotion in

the senate today is _ of the pandemic. the commotion in the senate today is far _ of the pandemic. the commotion in the senate today is far removed - of the pandemic. the commotion in i the senate today is far removed from the senate today is far removed from the city's poorer neighbourhoods. but here, they're wanting to make a noise too. max is a community leader and aspiring politician. humans music and dance workshops for young people. culture that gives them the chance to talk politics and change their futures.— their futures. this congress is debatina their futures. this congress is debating with _ their futures. this congress is debating with the _ their futures. this congress is debating with the the - their futures. this congress is l debating with the the language their futures. this congress is - debating with the the language that does not _ debating with the the language that does not reflect the real brazil. the real— does not reflect the real brazil. the real resilience, the working people — the real resilience, the working people who wake up early, get on the crowded _ people who wake up early, get on the crowded bus, in the bakery struggle to pay— crowded bus, in the bakery struggle to pay the _ crowded bus, in the bakery struggle to pay the bills and live in difficult _ to pay the bills and live in difficult neighbourhoods. they save the worksh0ps _ difficult neighbourhoods. they save the workshops have _ difficult neighbourhoods. they save the workshops have given - difficult neighbourhoods. they save the workshops have given her- the workshops have given her opportunities and a voice. the government on the other hand, tries to silence people like her. he government on the other hand, tries to silence people like her.— to silence people like her. he has made life more _ to silence people like her. he has made life more difficult _ to silence people like her. he has made life more difficult than - to silence people like her. he has made life more difficult than you | made life more difficult than you could _ made life more difficult than you could ever— made life more difficult than you could ever imagine. _ made life more difficult than you could ever imagine. i— made life more difficult than you could ever imagine. i think- made life more difficult than you could ever imagine. i think he i made life more difficult than you could ever imagine. i think he is| could ever imagine. i think he is inhumane —

could ever imagine. i think he is inhumane. but— could ever imagine. i think he is inhumane. but he _ could ever imagine. i think he is inhumane. but he is— could ever imagine. i think he is inhumane. but he is doing - could ever imagine. i think he is inhumane. but he is doing is - inhumane. but he is doing is inhumane _ inhumane. but he is doing is inhumane. lots _ inhumane. but he is doing is inhumane. lots of— inhumane. but he is doing is inhumane. lots of things - inhumane. but he is doing is inhumane. lots of things he| inhumane. but he is doing is - inhumane. lots of things he doesn't amount_ inhumane. lots of things he doesn't amount to _ inhumane. lots of things he doesn't amount to crimes. _ inhumane. lots of things he doesn't amount to crimes. there _ inhumane. lots of things he doesn't amount to crimes. there are - inhumane. lots of things he doesn't amount to crimes. there are people in the _ amount to crimes. there are people in the suburbs— amount to crimes. there are people in the suburbs going _ amount to crimes. there are people in the suburbs going hungry, - amount to crimes. there are people in the suburbs going hungry, havingj in the suburbs going hungry, having to rob— in the suburbs going hungry, having to rob food — in the suburbs going hungry, having to rob food and _ in the suburbs going hungry, having to rob food and this _ in the suburbs going hungry, having to rob food and this manjust - to rob food and this manjust spreads— to rob food and this manjust spreads for— to rob food and this manjust spreads for canoes— to rob food and this manjust spreads for canoes and - to rob food and this manjust - spreads for canoes and campaigns against _ spreads for canoes and campaigns against the — spreads for canoes and campaigns against the vaccine. _ spreads for canoes and campaigns against the vaccine. it _ spreads for canoes and campaigns against the vaccine. it is— spreads for canoes and campaigns against the vaccine. it is absurd. i against the vaccine. it is absurd. for canoes, _ against the vaccine. it is absurd. for canoes, did _ against the vaccine. it is absurd. for canoes, did nihilism, - against the vaccine. it is absurd. i for canoes, did nihilism, corruption and more. these are the accusations that bolsonaro faces. will he have to stand up in court to defend his actions, few people thinkjustice will be done. both great to have you on this day. still waiting for that vote. any indication of when that might come through? it’s indication of when that might come throu~h? �* , , indication of when that might come throu~h? �*, , ., indication of when that might come throu~h? h , ., , indication of when that might come throu~h? v , ., , .,

through? it's been a very long day care in brazil. _ through? it's been a very long day care in brazil. senators— through? it's been a very long day care in brazil. senators have - through? it's been a very long day| care in brazil. senators have taken their turns to talk about a report that's more than a thousand pages long. some criticising the government once again, others criticising the report but we are expecting to get a vote probably in the next hour or two, is not much of the working day left in brazil we are looking as though it is coming to a close for the next hour or so. a very long day for everyone and i do thank you for staying to talk to us about this on the programme. could president bolsonaro faces federal charges from this? this is an inuui federal charges from this? this is an inquiry that — federal charges from this? this is an inquiry that is _ federal charges from this? this is an inquiry that is more _ federal charges from this? this is an inquiry that is more political in its nature. it's not going to pinpoint the crimes, it's not a criminal inquiry. but what i think will happen now is that it will go to the prosecutors and a goal of knights of the prosecutors at that point, be up to the prosecutor to

decide whether or not they will be enough evidence to trade the president and at the moment, that is very unclear what the prosecutor will say they're committed left to the supreme court and so, it is a long road and was are his students job and once we get to the presidential elections, people talk about impeachment as well, these cuts several processes against him and he doesn't look like they have the support for that either. so president bolsonaro remains in the job. president bolsonaro remains in the 'ob. ., ., ., . job. looking ahead to the elections next ear, job. looking ahead to the elections next year. what — job. looking ahead to the elections next year, what is _ job. looking ahead to the elections next year, what is the _ job. looking ahead to the elections next year, what is the sentiment i job. looking ahead to the elections| next year, what is the sentiment on the ground in terms of support for him? ., ., , ., .., him? the one thing that everyone can auree on him? the one thing that everyone can aaree on is him? the one thing that everyone can agree on is that _ him? the one thing that everyone can agree on is that this _ him? the one thing that everyone can agree on is that this inquiry _ him? the one thing that everyone can agree on is that this inquiry has - agree on is that this inquiry has dented his popularity. every evidence points to that. for long—time brazilian politics, who knows what's going to happen was mike but it's going to be much harder road for him if he decides to run for reelection and who he

decides to run against. the former president is out of prison and he may be able to run again, he has not said whether he will run again either. but they could set up a very interesting year and depending on who puts himself forward for the presidential race.— presidential race. thank you for “oininr presidential race. thank you for joining us- _ some news on covid vaccines out of the us. a group of advisors to the food and drug administration have recommended the use of the pfizer vaccine in children ages 5 to ii, saying the benefits outweigh the risks. while this verdict is not yet full approval for vaccinating younger children — their guidance is the first major step in a process that ultimately ends with a decision by the centers for disease control, which is set to discuss the issue next week. countries still have a long way to go if they hope to meet their targets on limiting

globalwarming, a un report has warned. ahead of the cop26 climate change summit which begins next week, the un environment programme warns that the world still needs to make drastic changes to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas in the atmosphere. in 2015 world leaders set a target to limit the average global temperature rise to i.5c. the latest emissions gap report says there needs to be a 55% reduction in emissions by 2030, if that target is to be met. but the report suggests that current plans and policies will still only reduce global emissions by 7.5% by the end of this decade. our enviromnent correspondent matt mcgrath says there's a yawning gap between where we are, and where environmentalists would like the world to be:

this is the admission scalp report and its 12 year and every year it is highlighted the gap between the good intentions of countries to bring down admissions and the reality of their plans and once again, it highlights this yawning gap, the scientists say that to keep this 1.5 threshold alive the century, the missions of the go down by roughly half in 2030. the reports of the plans say that we will cut emissions by seven and a half % by then. that includes some of the things perform lead to the un. it is the latest snapshot as this underlines the challenge that the world leaders will face when they arrive in glasgow and five days. there's always hope there's some hopein there's always hope there's some hope in this report pointing to the fact that long—term strategies, and had zero goals that we heard about from australia just a short while ago, the thesetwo give hope in the report says that if countries live

up report says that if countries live up to the promises of mid zero, then we will have warming, but not nearly as bad as what we have been facing. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. chancellor said he was going to release the budget on wednesday. commons speaker lindsay hoyle is furious at the government for releasing funding announcements to the media before the budget. he told mps that ministers used to resign if they were found to be briefing journalists on items in the budget. chancelor rishi sunak is set to release the uk budget on wednesday. water companies will be obligated to reduce the flow of untreated sewage into rivers and beaches during wet weather, after the government bowed to growing pressure from campaigners and the house of lords. the government says it will force water companies to make a "progressive reduction" in the sewage it dumps in rivers authorities in the houses of parliament have made it

compulsory for all staff, contractors and journalists to wear face masks while on the parliamentary estate. those with legitimate exemptions will be allowed on site without masks. the rule will not apply to mps, although they will be encouraged to wear face coverings. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. rebuilding the world's endangered coral reefs, with the help of toy bricks. we'll find out how lego blocks are being used to preserve coral off the coast of singapore. ruler of the worlds largest democracy died today. 0nly yesterday she spoke of dying in the service of her country and said i would be proud of it. every drop of my blood will contribute to the growth of this nation.— this nation. after 46 years of unhappiness. _ this nation. after 46 years of unhappiness, these - this nation. after 46 years of unhappiness, these two - this nation. after 46 years of - unhappiness, these two countries have concluded a chapter of history.

no more suspicion, no more fear, no more _ no more suspicion, no more fear, no more certainty of which each day may bring _ more certainty of which each day may bring lift— more certainty of which each day may brina. ., , , bring. lift of discovery with six astronaut _ bring. lift of discovery with six astronaut heroes _ bring. lift of discovery with six astronaut heroes when - bring. lift of discovery with six l astronaut heroes when american legend — a milestone in human history. 0ne today, this girl is the 7,000,000,000 person on the planet. this is newsday on the bbc. in singapore. 0ur headlines buckingham palace announces

queen elizabeth won't be travelling to glasgow next week for a major climate summit on the advice of her doctors. a vote in brazil on president bolsonaro s handling of covid — a report recommends he be tried for crimes against humanity. earlier this year, kuwait recorded this year's highest global temperature, when it reached 53.5 degrees celsius in july. residents say climate change is already making their lives increasingly difficult. and things could be getting worse. hanan razek sent this report as part of the bbc s life at 50 degrees season. with us always been hot but never this hard. this is becoming increasingly common here. it has become a daily battle. the increasingly common here. it has become a daily battle.— become a daily battle. the hours between it _ become a daily battle. the hours between it in _ become a daily battle. the hours between 11 in the _ become a daily battle. the hours between 11 in the morning - become a daily battle. the hours between 11 in the morning until. between 11 in the morning until around four o'clock in the afternoon are no go times from being outdoors. the only life that my children have

has been in scorching heat. they will beg to go to the playground and will beg to go to the playground and will finally break and take them but the weather so unbearable that the back to go back. lihe the weather so unbearable that the back to go back.— back to go back. line of fossil fuels to promote _ back to go back. line of fossil fuels to promote energy, - back to go back. line of fossil. fuels to promote energy, making kuwait the second largest emitter per person in the world. and almost 90% is hydrocarbon. a household name from decades of presenting the weather news. he says there has been a huge difference in recent years. to make the

more and more of kuwait is becoming desert. without this, they are entering a vicious circle of overheating. 0ne one woman is trying to do her small part to fight back. she began planting trees in 2015. they believe the planting more trees is needed to stop them from the north to reaching kuwait possible cities. but that mister not be enough. to cope with the heat most people are using ac. this is absolutely no way it is right here

the ac and which truly disturbing about that is including your section, but dreaming about side to make it for looking into the future, i don't see how much longer we can consider this. the middle east is heating up the global average some experts say that by 2050 it will be a full 4 experts say that by 2050 it will be a full4 warmerthan experts say that by 2050 it will be a full 4 warmer than preindustrial levels. the drastic change right now, the region could simply become too hard to survive. ? two hot. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.... protests have continued for a second day in the sudanese capital, khartoum, after the army took control of the country in a military coup yesterday. many roads, bridges

and shops are closed — and phone and internet links have been severely disrupted. at least ten people are reported to have been killed since the unrest began. criminal charges have not been ruled out in the fatal accidental shooting of cinematographer haylna hutchins by actor alec baldwin, the santa fe county district attorney has told the new york times. he also said it was incorrect to refer to the firearm used in the incident as a "prop gun," stating it was actually a �*legit antique weapon and that there was an �*enormous' amount of bullets found on the set. the sicilian city of catania, killing at least two people. fierce storms battered southern italy for a third day on tuesday, leaving roads completely submerged in parts of the island of sicily. a blackout has left homes and businesses without electricity, while schools have been closed in the city and nearby towns.

princess mako — the niece of the japanese emperor — has married her non—royalfiance. the proceedings were low key, after years of public controversy. there was no ceremony and no reception banquet. (tx vt) rupert wingfield hayes reports from tokyo. no grand wedding ceremony, no cheering crowds, just a very formal goodbye from princess mako to her parents. at first, her sister does the same, but then she steps forward for a very un—japanese hug. it was the most touching moment in what has been a strange day. a few minutes later the now former princess was sitting before the media with her new husband, kei komuro. ever since their engagement, mr komuro's humble origins have been the target of japanese tabloids. in tokyo, around 100 protesters gathered today, still demanding the marriage be called off. "we're marching today, because we don't want the imperial family to be involved in crimes," this woman says. the main accusation is that mr komuro's widowed mother owes

£25,000 to a former lover. but the media frenzy has even extending to him daring to wear his hair in a pony tail. in britain, the fact that princess catherine is descended from coal miners is no longer a barrier to her one day becoming queen, but when it comes to the family that live in the palace behind my here, attitudes are still incredibly conservative, and a surprisingly large number ofjapanese people appear to have looked at mr komuro and his family background and decide he is just not suitable to marry a princess. but such attitudes could be driving the japanese imperial family towards extinction. princess mako's departure today leaves the family withjust 17 members, only four of whom are male. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo.

now, can lego save the world's endangered coral reefs? singapore is home to a third of the world's coral species although the area the reefs occupy has been decimated in recent years. a team of marine biologists at the national university of singapore are now using the plastic blocks to regrow coral in their lab before transporting it back into the sea. well, drjani tanzil from the tropical marine science institute at the national university of singapore, is leading the team. she is usually based in the country butjoins us tonight from the uk. what an interesting project that you're working on and nafta asking i'm sure lots of people you're working on and nafta asking i'm sure lots of people are wondering, why are you using lego? lego is not something new that marine scientists of use, we have for crafting, experimental set—ups

and it's modular, it's scalable, it's inert it's long—lasting and can be used many times and the more and third thing is you can actually attest the corals so then, it is easily taken apart because they safely transport the coral that is grown under legal block to another tank or a different set up quite easily. tank or a different set up quite easil . g , tank or a different set up quite easil ., , ., ., ~' tank or a different set up quite easil ., , ., ., ~ ., tank or a different set up quite easil ., , ., .,, easily. just looking at those pictures. — easily. just looking at those pictures. it _ easily. just looking at those pictures, it is _ easily. just looking at those pictures, it is remarkable i easily. just looking at those i pictures, it is remarkable what easily. just looking at those - pictures, it is remarkable what you have been able to do so far you know, how big a scale as this project at at this point in time. the growth is really a large number of corals but

the growth is really a large number of cora , ., of corals but also outdoor conservation _ of corals but also outdoor conservation efforts - of corals but also outdoor. conservation efforts online. of corals but also outdoor- conservation efforts online. we actually do have 1,000 fragments accounted forfrom a actually do have 1,000 fragments accounted for from a curled and on st. john's island marine laboratory aquariums. in the tv is really working very hard to grow more. and we really need to work closely with people who have programme called this and community network like this. and after growing more corals and growing them out, we were trying to make plans to transplant these to the greater sites down the line. tell us a little more about singapore's coral reefs people wouldn't seem to expect that with singapore being the metropolis having so many different types of

plant life around. we having so many different types of plant life around.— plant life around. we are left of the coral triangle. _ plant life around. we are left of the coral triangle. the - plant life around. we are left of the coral triangle. the richest l plant life around. we are left of. the coral triangle. the richest and marine biodiversity. and we used to have some of the work lumber of coral reefs and land reclamation, coastal development and we have about 13 to 14 km2 but in the small area, was still a very diverse marine life for hard corals on record and we have over 250 species so far but we have about hundred 40, 245 and yes, we are not unknown for, you don't reassociate this.—

you don't reassociate this. thank ou so you don't reassociate this. thank you so much- — you don't reassociate this. thank you so much. sadly, _ you don't reassociate this. thank you so much. sadly, that - you don't reassociate this. thank you so much. sadly, that is - you don't reassociate this. thank you so much. sadly, that is all. you don't reassociate this. thank. you so much. sadly, that is all the time we have for that segment. thank you for watching and to stay with bbc news. hello there. it is going to stay very mild over the next few days. but there is more rain in the forecast, and the rain is moving southwards at the moment. so, the wetter weather in the next few days more likely to be in the southern uplands of scotland, cumbria in northwest england, and by thursday, for western parts of wales, and some flooding is likely as well. the main focus of the rain is on the weather front there, and ahead it, we are drawing up the winds all the way from the tropics over the azores and into the uk, which is why it is so unusually mild. in northern ireland on tuesday, temperatures reach 17 celsius ahead of the rain. it is normally around 11 or 12 celsius at best at this time of the year. these are the temperatures we're starting with on wednesday morning — a very mild 15 or 16 celsius. but this is where the rain is, and it's not going to shift

position through much of the day. we've got the rain threatening to come back into eastern parts of northern ireland up towards the central belt of scotland. most of the rain in southern scotland, northwest england, especially cumbria and into northwest wales. north of that rain band, some sunshine, a few sharp showers. south of the rain band, like tuesday, a lot of cloud around, a bit of sunshine from time to time, those temperatures could be even higher around 18 celsius. but that rain is going to be continuing throughout the day across southern scotland, northwest england. by the end of the day, 90mm possible in the southern uplands, maybe double that over the high ground in cumbria, which is why we are going to see some impact, and that wet weather continues overnight as well. that stream of warm wet weather coming in on that weather front, the position of that rain will fluctuate a little bit. we may start to see a few changes on thursday. scotland and northern ireland brightening up a bit more with some showers. these could be quite heavy, mind you. still got that ran across parts of southern scotland, northern england, wales, and the southwest of england this time. but ahead through the midlands, east anglia, the southeast, it's still dry and bright, and those

temperatures hitting 17 celisus. but the wetter weather continues overnight, those weather fronts are still in the scene, perhaps forming an area of low pressure. now, i think the details may change as we head into friday, getting rather more messy. looks on the whole like it's going to be a day of sunshine or longer spells of rain. it may start to brighten up across more of the country, western areas turning a bit drier. but some of that rain pushing into the eastern side of england this time, and temperatures won't be quite as high. they will begin to fall away from the northwest. (tx weather)

this is bbc news. the headlines... queen elizabeth will not be attending the climate conference cop 26. she had been due to attend the evening reception on monday. she will still deliver an address to the assembled delegates via a recorded video message. senators in brazil are set to give their verdict on president bolsonaro s handling of covid. they're about to vote on a report that recommends he be tried for crimes against humanity. this as the un warns about the need for another wake—up call on climate action. un officials say the current plans of governments around the world, to cut carbon, fall well short of what's needed. and after years of controversy — japan s princess mako has given—up her royal status, to marry her college boyfriend. the proceedings were low key with no ceremony. more on all of those stories on the bbc news website.