welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm mariko oi. the headlines: german police carry out their largest—ever anti—terrorism operation against an alleged right—wing plot to overthrow the government. peru's left—wing president pedro castillo is held by police after trying and failing to suspend the country's congress. indonesia gives an early release from prison to one of the bali bombers — australia says it is disappointed and concerned. china abandons the toughest parts of its zero—covid rules — after waves of protests against lockdowns and isolation camps. harry and meghan�*s tell—all documentary goes to air in a few hours — we'll look at what secrets it might spill about the

british royal family. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. an aristocrat, an ex—paratrooper and a former politician are among 25 people who've been arrested in germany on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the government. the authorities say the far—right group were preparing an armed attack on the reichstag building. the police raids are being described as one of the biggest anti—extremism operations in modern german history. let's get more details from our berlin correspondent, jenny hill. before first light, a plot uncovered. officers interrupting what investigators believe

was a terror cell preparing to overthrow the german government. its members, they say, were prepared to kill to achieve their aim. translation: according to our findings, the association has - set itself the goal of eliminating the existing state order in germany. the free, democratic, basic order using force and military means. this german aristocrat is believed to be one of the ringleaders. it is thought heinrich viii, prince reuss, planned to install himself as head of a new german government, and had even chosen a cabinet of ministers. the plot was reportedly hatched here at his hunting lodge. it sounds extraordinary — fantastical. but prosecutors say the group were serious, and extremely dangerous. they had set up a military arm, attempting to recruit from the german police force and army. most of those arrested today are believed to be part of the so—called reichsburger movement. the citizens of

the reich is a loose grouping of conspiracy theorists who refuse to recognise the modern german state and reject the authority of its government. the authorities here believe there are 21,000 of them scattered across the country, and estimate that 10% are potentially violent. the reichsburger have protested alongside covid—deniers, anti—vaxxers and followers of qanon. they were there two years ago when a mob tried to storm the german parliament. politicians here were already worried. conspiracy theories — including those espoused by the reichsburger — have proliferated here in recent years, particularly during the pandemic. that has already led to violence. today, driving home once againjust how potentially dangerous such disinformation can be. people here used to dismiss, deride the reichsburger. germany is learning they are far from harmless. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. peru has been plunged

into a new political crisis. the president, pedro castillo, was detained by security forces after congress voted to impeach him. earlier the left—wing president declared a state of emergency in an attempt to try to avoid getting impeached. he made a televised address to the nation, in which he announced that he was dissolving congress and would rule by decree. translation: i am temporarily dissolvin: translation: i am temporarily dissolving congress _ translation: i am temporarily dissolving congress and - dissolving congress and establishing an emergency government. i will call for new elections as soon as possible for a new congress with constitutional powers to draft a new constitution within a period of no more than nine months. meanwhile, president castillo's former vice president, dina boluarte has been sworn in as the country's new president. she is the first woman to lead peru. addressing congress, ms boluarte called for a political truce to form a government of national unity and she said she would govern untiljuly 2026,

which is when mr castillo's presidency would have come to an end. has the political disturbance in peru settled or will there be more unrest? here's localjournalist simeon tegel who has been following the story on the ground. what a dramatic day. but things have calmed down quite a bit and the constitutional order has been re—established after pedro castillo attempted to break it. with this completely unconstitutional attempt to dissolve congress, which he had no constitutional authority but also no political support. he is now in custody and has been arrested. i think he is going to be facing a very long list of charges. even before today, he was facing the possibility of being impeached for corruption. he is alleged to have taken bribes and schooljobs in the public bureaucracy. and we now have a

constitutional president once again, dina boluarte, the vice president, who has been sworn in by congress. as you say, this was the third impeachment since he came to office injuly 2020. but it is fair to say that it is been going through a rocky political period. yes, that's right. peru has been going through some severe political turbulence, really going back to 2016 but climaxed in 2020 and again now, there's a real problem, a structural problem with peruvian politics that the system that we have here and the parties are not representing ordinary peruvians and their needs. peru has the highest covid—i9 mortality rate in the world, for example. the politicians are not addressing they are not fixing the health care

system and peru's vaccination rate is declined in the top peruvians are suffering from food and security event this constant political bickering between congress and the president and most critics or commentators, independent commentators consider both congress and pedro castillo as being quite corrupt and really not addressing the basic needs that many peruvians have. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. vladimir putin has admitted that russia's involvement in ukraine will be a "long process", while speaking at russia's human rights council on wednesday. mr putin said he would use all means necessary to protect russia's interests. the mayor of kyiv has warned that ukraine's capital could face what he called an "apocalyptic" scenario, if russian air strikes continue. the city is already facing severe power cuts because of the attacks on energy infrastructure, but vitali klitschko said it could reach the point where no heating at all was available. the british mp julian knight has been suspended as a conservative member of parliament after a complaint was made

to the metropolitan police. he represents the solihull constituency in the west midlands, but will now sit as an independent. a party spokeswoman did not comment on the nature of the complaint as it under investigation. ajudge in california has sentenced the former president of a failed medical technology firm to nearly thirteen years in prison. ramesh balwani was convicted injuly of defrauding investors and patients by claiming the company, theranos, had developed a kit to diagnose multiple health conditions from just a few drops of blood. a new zealand court has temporarily taken custody of a baby after his anti—vax parents prevented him from undergoing life—saving surgery. the mother and father had sought a ruling that their child should only receive blood transfusions from donors who were unvaccinated against covid. the indonesian government says

it has released on parole one in a major policy shift, china is loosening some of its toughest covid controls. after years of trying to eliminate infections with its zero covid policy, people with mild symptoms will now be able to isolate at home if they test positive, rather than at state facilities. the changes come after widespread protests against covid lockdowns. i've been talking to professor huang yanzhong from seton hall university. i asked him how much of a climb down this is for xi jinping? the, i think this is indeed a dramatic change. remember that just last month, the official media, they are talking about optimising zero covid and even ways that would lead to the new guidelines. they were saying there was no policy relaxation and now we saw

these ten new measures. the most radical policy change since zero covid was in place in the spring of 2020 and essentially this measure dismantles the entire zero covid regime. would you describe this as a win for the protesters 7 obviously, beijing would like to have different reasons for the changes. well, of course, but the way they are justifying this policy shift, they say because the virus has changed and it is no longer that serious, but we know, right, that the virus has not changed its nature in such a short period of time. the real reason for that dramatic policy shift should be attributed to the social protest that we witnessed ten days ago. the indonesian government says it has released on parole one of the people responsible for the bali bombing

twenty years ago. the law ministry said umar patek had been released early from prison in east java for what it called good behaviour. umar patek was given a twenty yearjail sentence in 2012 for his role in the bali bombing, which killed 200 and two people. —— 202 people. australia's deputy prime minister said the early release would bring a difficult day for australians and families who lost loved ones in the attacks. for more on this i am joined now by our reporter phil mercer who is in sydney. this was announced several months ago but despite the criticism he was still released.— criticism he was still released. ~ . , released. what has been the reaction in — released. what has been the reaction in australia? - released. what has been the reaction in australia? back. released. what has been the | reaction in australia? back in 2000 and 288 australians were among 202 victims of the bali bombings in the tourist resort of kuta on the indonesian island. the largest loss of australian life due to an act

of terror and we have been hearing from various government ministers today. the energy ministers today. the energy minister chris bowen said that australians would have every right to be disappointed and concerned at the early release of umar patek. mr bowen did stress however that australians had to understand and respect differences in the indonesian justice system. survivors of the bali bombing have been giving a reaction to. one man saying it was fanciful to think that this man, umar patek, who was a leading figure in theji militant organisation linked to al qaeda had been reformed in prison. so the consequences, the trauma and the grief of these attacks more than 20 years ago still linger here in australia and the release of this man will be felt very keenly by many people whose lives were affected by it.

obviously the indonesian government has different reasons for deciding to release him. can you talk us through the reason behind this? he is bein: the reason behind this? he is being released early - the reason behind this? he is being released early on - the reason behind this? he is| being released early on parole because of good behaviour. indonesian prison authorities say that umar patek, who is in his mid— 50s, has participated in various the radicalisation activities and they are hoping that he will help to steer other younger people away from a life of extremism. as far as the indonesians are concerned he has been given remission for good behaviour and also the system of giving prisoners time off from the sentence is to do with independence day, another public event. so indonesia believes that this man has been reformed and is ready for the outside world. but australia was lobbying hard to have the man kept behind bars, given

that he has been released after just serving around half of his original 20 year sentence. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: they've promised an unprecedented look into the way the british royal family works. we'll ask what we can expect from harry and meghan�*s tell—all documentary. cheering and singing. saddam hussein is finished because he killed a lot of people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict, a conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to

the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world, in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteeing bill clinton his place in history, as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi, in singapore. our headlines: a german aristocrat is among 25 people arrested over an alleged plot to storm the reichstag parliament and overthrow the government. peru's president pedro castillo has been arrested after trying — and failing — to suspend

the country's congress. greenland has been rocked by a scandal revealing a danish campaign to curb its growing inuit population from the mid 1960s to late 1970s. now being officially investigated, about 11,500 women had an intrauterine device, commonly known as coil, inserted often against their will. bbc 100 women goes to the heart of the scandal, meeting women who've begun piecing together reasons behind physical and mental trauma that they'd endured for decades in silence. awarning, you may find details in elaine jung's report distressing. thousands jung's report distressing. of women in greenland are thousands of women in greenland are looking for answers. translation:— are looking for answers. translation: , ., translation: every time i would aet m translation: every time i would get my parent _ translation: every time i would get my parent and _ translation: every time i would get my parent and i _ translation: every time i would

get my parent and i did _ translation: every time i would get my parent and i did not - get my parent and i did not conceive, i would cry every time. , conceive, iwould cry every time. , ., . conceive, i would cry every time. , ., ., time. this woman recalls her stru: ale time. this woman recalls her struggle to — time. this woman recalls her struggle to conceive. - time. this woman recalls her. struggle to conceive. desperate for a baby, struggle to conceive. desperate fora baby, but struggle to conceive. desperate for a baby, but needing a break, she went to a doctor in 2009 to get a coil fitted ultimately hoping to boost her fertility. she was not expecting what happened next. translation:— expecting what happened next. translation: ~ ., translation: when i went to the doctor's room _ translation: when i went to the doctor's room there _ translation: when i went to the doctor's room there were - translation: when i went to the doctor's room there were two - doctor's room there were two doctors and when they were about to put it into began whispering to each other and from that i could feel something was wrong. to a complete — something was wrong. to a complete disbelief, - something was wrong. to a complete disbelief, she - something was wrong. to a complete disbelief, she was told she already had a coil and removed it to show her. translation: i removed it to show her. translation: , translation: i remember the tears 'ust translation: i remember the tearsjust rolling _ translation: i remember the tearsjust rolling down - translation: i remember the tearsjust rolling down my - tears just rolling down my cheek and i told them i could not understand how i had already a coil in me. not understand howl had already a coil in me.- already a coil in me. she believes _ already a coil in me. she believes and _ already a coil in me. she believes and she - already a coil in me. she believes and she had - already a coil in me. she believes and she had an| believes and she had an abortion at the age of 16 in 2004, those involved in the procedure must have inserted the coil without her consent. the government launched an independent investigation into

a danish birth—control scandal. unless 4500 women had an iud fitted between the mid— 60s and early 70s, often as a young girls without consent from them or their parents. this woman was one of them. translation: l was one of them. translation: i was one of them. translation: i was maybe 13 years old when they gave me the coil. when it was put inside me, it felt like i was dead, with knives. ifelt that my body was colonised and they violated my rights. its, they violated my rights. a country within the kingdom of denmark, details only emerged this year. after the photo population at the time were potentially affect the families went quickly from having an average of seven children to 2.3. ,., ., , average of seven children to 2.3. ., , average of seven children to 2.3. the both rates in some of those small— 2.3. the both rates in some of those small places _ 2.3. the both rates in some of those small places almost - those small places almost disappeared. no child was born

in those years. it is on is impossible to imagine. she left the hesnital_ impossible to imagine. she left the hospital without _ impossible to imagine. she left the hospital without a - impossible to imagine. she left the hospital without a call - impossible to imagine. she left the hospital without a call and l the hospital without a call and fell pregnant within months but for her an increasing number of women, the independent enquiry does not go far enough. translation: i does not go far enough. tuna/mom- does not go far enough. translation: ., ~ ., translation: i would like that it does not _ translation: i would like that it does not stop _ translation: i would like that it does not stop in _ translation: i would like that it does not stop in 2091 - translation: i would like that it does not stop in 2091 but - it does not stop in 2091 but continues until today. women across greenland _ continues until today. women across greenland have - continues until today. women j across greenland have spoken continues until today. women i across greenland have spoken of receiving various forms of contraception without their permission. an investigation looking at whether it is tied to older practices. at a visual visual women are now speaking up visual women are now speaking up but they are waiting for justice and open for answers. elaine jung, bbc news. you can watch the full film greenland's lost generation on bbc world this weekend and find out more about the bbc 100 women season at bbc.co.uk/100women

the first three episodes of a new netflix documentary about harry and meghan will be released later. the royal couple say it will give them a chance to tell their story. in the trailer, they've already raised allegations about the leaking and planting of stories to the press. a warning this report from our royal correspondent sarah campbell has flash photography. arriving at this glitzy awards ceremony in new york... "do you have a message for yourfamily?" harry was asked. not last night. on stage, the chat was light—hearted. i actually thought we were going on date night so i found it quite weird that we're sharing the room with 1500 people! we don't get out much because our kids are so small and young... with them, kerry kennedy, who presented them with a human rights award named after her father, robert f kennedy. you know, we're so proud of their work on racialjustice and on mental health

parity and awareness, and the multitude of things that they have done. what they have done, since meeting six years ago, is now the subject of a netflix series. i realised they're never going to protect you. it is hotly anticipated, and most people will have an opinion. ididn't ididn�*t want i didn't want history to repeat itself. the series will be pored over, dissected and commented on, just as these trailers have been, with the context in which some of these images have been used open to question. from a pr perspective, there are risks. as much as someone might want to go and tell their story and their truth, someone else might have a different recollection and a different perspective on what happened. and people will then start questioning your truth, picking holes in it, and if there is evidence to the contrary, suddenly the narrative can switch. there is a hierarchy of the family. this producer likens the series to the reality tv she has won numerous

awards for. a bit like big brother, it's sort of, who wins? you decide. you will watch that series and think, "the royal family need looking after, "they've come out of it better." or you will be on the side of harry and meghan and think, "wow, they had to put up with a lot "and i'm on their side." but this isn't reality tv — it's real life. today, the king celebrated best business practice in westminster. tomorrow, he knows his family may well be a global story once again. at what point, if at all, do they decide to answer back? sarah campbell, bbc news. following the death of elizabeth, the first mass produced coins have gone into circulation. they will be given out in change to customers. an estimated 4.9 million of the new kinds are being distributed to post offices. the sculptor veronica ryan,

who made the uk's first permanent public artwork to honour the windrush generation, has been awarded this year's turner prize. they are people who arrived in the uk between 1948 and 1971 from caribbean countries. thejudges praised veronica ryan's �*poetic and evocative' work. our arts editor katy razzle was at the awards ceremony. the winner... ..veronica ryan. cheering and applause. veronica ryan is the oldest ever turner winner. power! visibility! the prize for innovation in british contemporary art, awarded to a sculptor born in 1956 in montserrat in the caribbean who moved to the uk as a toddler. it is tremendous as an older artist to win a turner prize

and to be visible, and to send a message to young artists. you have to make your work because it is important to you. her sculptures often make reference to her caribbean childhood — mysterious works focused on seeds, fruit pits, pods, sometimes held in thread pouches crocheted by the artist. thejudges praised her for poetic works, transforming items that are often lost or thrown away. has it been a struggle to get to 66 before the proper recognition started to come? yeah, i mean, it has been an incredible struggle. there were 20 years almost where no one was paying attention to my work. but i think because i grew up in a family where recycled and you made use of things around you, i have always been, i think — you just use what you have. before this prize, ryan was best known for the first permanent work in the uk honouring the windrush generation — her sculptures of caribbean fruit unveiled

in east london last year. she beat three other artists to this year's prize. heather phillipson explored our relationship with nature in an eerie, apocalyptic world. nonbinary artist sin wai kin looked at issues of identity through a boy band in which the artist played all four members. and ingrid pollard examined racism in the uk, in part by looking at pubs named the black boy. artists are undervalued, i think, so this is a chance to get out there, to have a look at what artists are doing now, to bring it to public attention and to really try to engage the public in debate about their response to the work. liverpool played host to the turner prize tonight for the first time in 15 years, a celebration of contemporary art in a city at the of british cultural life. katie razzall, bbc news, liverpool.

that is all for now. thank you for watching newsday. hello. we're already seeing the snow piling up across some parts of northern scotland here, for example, aberdeenshire. so no wonder there are snow warnings out, notjust for northern scotland, but snow showers elsewhere. but with the widespread frost, of course, ice is a real concern, particularly where the showers have been, but not exclusively. and this cold air sitting upon us at the moment is here to stay. you can trace its origin right the way back up to the arctic, and it will, in fact, engulf many parts of northern europe. so although the chance of snow is low inland, it's certainly not without the realms of possibility, because most of the showers that fall — as we head through the rest of the week — could fall as snow, most likely

in western and eastern areas, and particularly across northern and northern scotland, where that snow will continue to blow around in the strong wind, as much as ten centimetres forecast here. but perhaps a few more of those showers drifting southwards during the day on thursday. a few more showers as well for wales, the southwest, northern ireland. and it will be a cold start this thursday morning. widely frosty, which means that where we have got some dampness around and particularly the showers, it is going to be icy. that's one of the main hazards this morning as well as some locally freezing fog around. but we've got that snow risk as well for the north continuing, perhaps a few more wintry flurries coming down across scotland to the north eastern areas through the day. as i've already mentioned, a few more showers for northern ireland, wales and the southwest and sunshine in between. a lot of dry weather elsewhere, but it's cold — colder than it was yesterday and feeling colder still when you add on the strength of that wind. and that wind will continue to blow those showers further south through this evening and overnight. so perhaps a few wintry flurries notjust in the southwest, but also pushing across the midlands, east anglia towards the south and east, not amounting to a great deal, but potentially our first wintry

flurries, sleet and snow flurries of the season. and certainly another cold night on the cards this coming night as well as this morning. so scraping the ice off the cars, once again at real risk of ice again on friday. and wintry showers around, temperatures about 2—5 celsius, perhaps not quite as cold as those during the day ahead, but it gets colder still over the weekend because we start to see patchy, freezing fog lingering. so in that case, temperatures won't get above freezing for much of the day and over the snowfields. now, if you do want to stay across what's happening regionally and temperature by day and night, the apps a great place to get that info — the warnings online.

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