welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm monica miller. the headlines: official documents about the assassination ofjohn f. kennedy are finally released. but will they silence the conspiracy theorists? tens of thousands of nurses in england, wales and northern ireland walk off the job over pay and conditions. the daughter of the king of thailand is hospitalised with a heart condition. the royal palace says she's "stable to a certain extent." and the monarchy according to harry and meghan: the latest revelations from their netflix series.

welcome to the programme. it's now almost 60 years since presidentjohn f kennedy was assassinated. in that time, countless words have been written, claiming to tell the real story behind what happened that day. now president biden has ordered the release of some 16,000 official documents relating to the killing, the white house said it would provide the public with a greater understanding of a tragic event in american history. 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes, has more on the significance of this release. there is a lot of information, clearly more than 13,000 pages, of these documents, so many people in this country have wanted to see for a very long

time, it is ti, the detail, the movement of lee harvey oswald in the weeks before the assassination, and an account of him in mexico city, however phone call he made to the soviet embassy was intercepted by the cia, how he had been speaking in that call in broken russian. there is a lot of detail like that but no doubt historians will be looking at now, analysing, trying to determine its significance. i think perhaps more generally the headliners there is no bombshell, there is no smoking gun, and any of these documents, that would suggest perhaps there was another person involved, there was another assessment, the authorities have always said 0swald was the only person responsible for the death of president kennedy. it is not the full story and that's what so many have been clamouring for, it is not the full story

because president biden believes there are national security implications if every single document were to be released unredacted. it is single document were to be released unredacted.- released unredacted. it is a really long _ released unredacted. it is a really long time _ released unredacted. it is a really long time that - released unredacted. it is a really long time that these | really long time that these documents have been under —— under wraps, the cia came out with a statement, what they have to say? fix, with a statement, what they have to say?— with a statement, what they have to say? a long statement from the sea — have to say? a long statement from the sea ia _ have to say? a long statement from the sea ia saying - have to say? a long statement from the sea ia saying as - have to say? a long statement from the sea ia saying as far i from the sea ia saying as far as they are considered all the information they have relating to the fascination directly relating to the assassination has been released to the public now, and they defend the fact there is still some of these documents that are redacted, that we still cannot see, that are redacted because if with we to be made public they would cause harm to intelligence operations, and that has long been the argument, that perhaps some of the individuals and personalities involved or methods involved in the

investigations, 59 years ago, those sources still have to be protected for the safety and security of those involved. larry sabato is director of the university of virginia center for politics and author of �*the kennedy half—century�*. he's already begun combing through the files. we are not looking for the name of another assessment, that's the first thing i am always asked, if there was a conspiracy and i am not a conspiracy and i am not a conspiracy believer, but if there was one you won't find it with these documents. we just got 13,000 to 52 document that in whole or in part had not been released before, this is north of half a million pages, and anybody who tells you they have the answers from this new piece of the puzzle as your correspondent put it is not been truthful, going to take a long time to go through them.

look, there are bits and pieces that are fascinating, we just came just one a few minutes ago, that shows us something we have never seen before, lee harvey oswald went to mexico city, just a few weeks before he assassinated president kennedy, and it wasn't a travel visit, he was seeing the cuban embassy and the russian embassy and he was trying to get a visa to cuba and/or russia, he wanted to read effect apparently, and we wondered exactly how he had obtained —— we had obtained a transcript of the call from 0swald to the russian embassy, and in broken russian, i should add. wejust discovered is because there was a secret telephone tapping centre, that the us ranjointly with the president of mexico, and the president of mexico never told his own secret service, industry and the

government, no—one who was in a position of authority knew about this except the president of mexico. so, i can see how there are little bits like this that could still cause controversy, and that may explain some of the remaining rejections, but the 3% left to be released, i guarantee is more sensitive information in it but it will not contain the name of another assessment. you are talking — name of another assessment. you are talking about, _ name of another assessment. you are talking about, mexico, russia and the cuban missile crisis on the minds of, you were a teenager when the president was assassinated, can you describe exactly what it was like to be in america over those years?— was like to be in america over those years? actually i was 11, - lease those years? actually i was 11, please don't — those years? actually i was 11, please don't make _ those years? actually i was 11, please don't make me - those years? actually i was 11, please don't make me older. those years? actually i was 11, i please don't make me older than i am. i'm just kidding. please don't make me older than iam. i'mjust kidding. like everyone living through this in america, regardless of your political affiliation, we were

totally shocked, overwhelmed with grief, we are more used to disasters today than we were backin disasters today than we were back in a more innocent time, we couldn't believe that anyone had been able to assassinate the president, the perth —— the first question people asked was not who did it but how could he possibly do it, how could this be arranged, that was the arrived origin of most of the conspiracy theories we have heard since then, that and the fact the government and the cia and the el did not want to reveal what they knew, they didn't even tell the warren commission which officially investigated the assassination of president kennedy. so when you look back you can understand why this stuck for so long, it was part of our psyche and changed our approach to life and politics and not in a constructive way.— a constructive way. larry, briefly before _

a constructive way. larry, briefly before we - a constructive way. larry, briefly before we go - a constructive way. larry, briefly before we go to i a constructive way. larry, i briefly before we go to think that little inkling left hidden at the national archives is going to questions than answers, more conspiracies and transparency? answers, more conspiracies and transaarency?— transparency? inevitably. what we 'ust transparency? inevitably. what we just found _ transparency? inevitably. what we just found a _ transparency? inevitably. what we just found a letter - transparency? inevitably. what we just found a letter that - we just found a letter that hasn't been released, december eight of this year, noting that the national archives which supplies these documents has been unable to find 28 documents that in 2018 it's certified are pending approval to be released. right there, there is another conspiracy theory, i guarantee you, that's a book! larry sabato. just want to bring you a bit of breaking news because rescue teams in malaysia say as many as a hundred people may have been trapped following a landslide at a campsite.

at least two people have died. it happened about a0 miles from kuala lumpur, at batang kali. rescue efforts are still ongoing, and we'll bring you more details when we have them. let's take a look at some other stories in brief now. the ukrainian city of kherson has been left without electricity after russian shells struck its energy facilities. two people were killed in the attack, which happened just a month after kherson was retaken from its russian occupiers. millions of ukrainians have been left without heating or power at a time when temperatures have fallen below freezing. the polish police chief has been admitted to hospital after a gift he received from a senior ukrainian official exploded at his headquarters in warsaw. the interior ministry said he'd suffered minor injuries. it's not clear what the object was, but local reports suggested it was a grenade launcher. poland has asked ukraine for an explanation.

north korea says it's tested a high—thrust solid—fuel motor to develop a new strategic weapon, under kimjong un's guidance. the test comes as the head of the international atomic energy agency visits seoul for talks with officials. he's vowed to stop north korea's nuclear programme. the german former tennis star, boris becker, has been deported from britain following his release from prison. the three—times wimbledon champion was jailed for hiding over $3 million of assets and loans to avoid paying debts after he was declared bankrupt. he'd served eight months of a 2.5—year sentence. the united states has officially requested the extradition of daniel duggan, a former us marine accused of training chinese military pilots to land on aircraft carriers. he was arrested by australian police in october at the request of the fbi, and has been accused of breaking american

arms control laws. mr duggan's lawyer says he denies breaching any law, and is an australian citizen who has renounced his american citizenship. let's go live to sydney now and speak to our correspondent phil mercer. thank you forjoining us, exactly what is mr dougan accused of? he exactly what is mr dougan accused of?— exactly what is mr dougan accused of? he is accused of four fences _ accused of? he is accused of four fences by _ accused of? he is accused of four fences by the _ accused of? he is accused of four fences by the united - four fences by the united states, including conspiracy to unlawfully sell defence services to china, and also breaching arms export control laws, muster dougan according to the us indictment help to chinese military pilots at a test flying academy in south africa, more than ten years ago stop and he was arrested here in australia was the end of

october in the new south wales town of orange to the west of sydney at the request of the united states, and we now hereafter today's court hearings the authorities in washington are formally applied to have mr duggan extradited back to the united states to face these charges.- back to the united states to face these charges. what other chances he _ face these charges. what other chances he actually _ face these charges. what other chances he actually be - chances he actually be extradited, what can we expect next? �* �* ., , extradited, what can we expect next? “ ,, ., extradited, what can we expect next? .,~ next? bbc was speaking to mr du can's next? bbc was speaking to mr duggan's lawyer _ next? bbc was speaking to mr duggan's lawyer outside - next? bbc was speaking to mr duggan's lawyer outside the l duggan's lawyer outside the court in sydney a couple of hours ago, and the lawyer was saying that should mr duggan be sent back to the united states, it would be a miscarriage of justice. mr duggan's legal team is insisting the indictment against him from the united states is politically motivated and without foundation, so in terms of what happens next, hearing today was adjourned until tuesday, ultimately,

hearing today was adjourned untiltuesday, ultimately, it until tuesday, ultimately, it will untiltuesday, ultimately, it will be up to a magistrate here in australia to decide if mr duggan is eligible for extradition in the final decision is then expected to rest with the attorney general, who is australia's chief law officer. ~ ~ , ., ~ officer. we will keep a keen e e on officer. we will keep a keen eye on that _ officer. we will keep a keen eye on that story _ officer. we will keep a keen eye on that story as - officer. we will keep a keen eye on that story as it - eye on that story as it develops. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: more revelations on their rift with the royals in the latest instalment of harry and meghan's netflix series. cheering and singing. saddam hussein is finished, because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict — 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 monica miller in singapore. 0ur headlines: official documents about the assassination ofjohn f kennedy have been released — but will they silence

the conspiracy theorists? it's been called the new "winter of discontent" in the uk. workers have been going on strike across multiple industries in the run up to christmas and the new year. in recent weeks, rail workers, airport staff and postal employees — have all walked off the job. they're angry about pay and working conditions. and delayed deliveries. and on thursday — tens of thousands of nurses took part in the biggest strike in the history of britain's public health service. our health editor hugh pym reports cheering a moment of history. nurses on a picket line in liverpool. part of the biggest strike ever staged by the royal college of nursing. what do we want? fair pay!

and in leeds, nurses made plain their anger at the pay settlement they've been given. in sub—zero temperatures, they gathered early in reading. nurses here argued that the strike was about stressful working conditions, as well as pay. nothing changes. thingsjust get tighter and tighter. and we're expected to just keep putting up with things, keep finding... i'm getting emotional now. keep finding reserves. and enough is enough. we have to make a stand to get the government to at least enter into some discussion. entertaining that. and it is for the l future of nursing. and the future of the nhs. it's notjust nurses. there aren't enough doctors, there aren't enough physios.| and it's for patient safety. it'sjust after 10:00 in the morning, and the head of the royal college of nursing has just arrived at royal berkshire hospital, as part of a tour of different hospitals in england and wales,

to encourage and show support for striking nurses. nurses in emergency care continued working. the union responded to accusations it was putting some other urgent treatment at risk. these nurses will do nothing reckless. they will make sure that patients are looked after. and, indeed, if there were any emergencies to arrive today in relation to cancer services or any other services, the clinicians that are working with us at local level will make sure that we work with them to ensure that those patients are looked after, and their care is delivered. average nurses' pay is around £35,000. the rcn say wages have fallen after taking account of inflation. ministers said they recognised the contribution of nurses, but there were other factors to consider. we've got to balance that against what is affordable to the wider economy. and asking for a 19% pay rise, way above what most viewers themselves are receiving, is not affordable, given the many other economic pressures that we face. nonurgent nhs work

was postponed because of the strikes. ruth has a lung condition and her appointment today didn't go ahead. i knew as soon as i heard about the nurses' strike, i was surprised not to receive a cancellation. i did then get a text message saying my appointment has, understandably, been cancelled. i knew as soon as i heard about the nurses' strike, i was surprised not to receive a cancellation. i did then get a text message saying my appointment has, understandably, been cancelled. because without the nurses the nhs just doesn't work. oi, oi, oi! striking nurses were making their voices heard in cardiff, and in belfast too, picket lines were busy. in england, there were strikes at about a quarter of trusts. but several more voted in favour and the union says the walk—outs could be extended in the new year if the dispute isn't resolved. hugh pym, bbc news, reading. the royal palace in thailand has confirmed that the king's eldest daughter has collapsed with what it described as a �*heart condition'. the princess is 44 and is being treated in hospital in bangkok. the palace has given few

details about her health. 0ur correspondentjonathan head has more from bangkok. the only bulletin issued by the royal palace and tyler does not telling us much of the state of health of the princess. 0nly stating she collapsed from a heart condition, but at the time of her collapse, her condition was described by this statement as stable to a certain extent and no description of her state of health right now where she is being treated in hospital in bangkok. we can assume the situation is serious because they are putting no positive news of this official statement, there is no suggestion she is doing well, that she is recovering so there is a great deal of concern here in thailand,. because the princesses seed is the most plausible edge to the throne. and it's the king �*s prerogative to name an air in thailand it is not done that.

the other children just don't match. she is a qualified lawyer, she's got to postgraduate law degrees of the united states, she worked as thailand's ambassador to austria for two or three years, about a decade ago, she's worked quite a lot with un agencies and campaigned very openly in thailand for penal reform and particularly the better treatment of women visitors. so by royal standards, she's a bit of a standout, known to be smart, articulate, strong—willed and i think many people saw her as the best choice isn't out the throne. a lot for the future of the monarchy hangs on the outcome of whatever medical emergency it is that the princesses suffered from. we'll simply have to wait and see what the outcome of this is but those questions about the future of the royal family will always hang over it. the king

has had quite a number of children but some, he is exist ——is strange from, they live in the united states. his youngest son appears to have some kind of developmental challenges, it would not be able to read do thejob of king. this news about the king's eldest daughter, part of his inner circle, king �*s inner circle of the palace is very bad news for the palace is very bad news for the monarchy. staying with royal news and the first episodes of prince harry and meghan's netflix series gained worldwide attention, after claims about the royal family and the british media. now, in the second batch of episodes — the prince and his wife have made some new revelations. among them is the claim that prince william shouted at prince harry, while the queen looked on. here's our royal correspondent, sarah campbell. (tx vt)

westminster abbey, ten days to christmas, the king and queen consort arriving for a festive celebration with community groups. also there, the prince and princess of wales with george and charlotte. the british royal family doing what it does, on a day of further family turbulence. from netflix, the latest episodes of the harry and meghan story, their account of why they left royal life. a tale of rivalry and intrigue which came to a head at sandringham injanuary 2020, when harry tried to discuss his and meghan's exit with his father and brother. the it was terrifying to have my brother scream and shout at me, and my father say things we simply weren't true. and my grandmother quietly sit there and take it all in. but you have

to understand that, from the family's perspective, especially from hers, there are ways of doing things and her ultimate mission, goal slash responsibility, is institution. according to harry, protecting the institution meant doing down him and his wife. an example, as he left the sandringham meeting, the palace issued a statement in william and harry's name to deny a story that william had bullied the sussexes to leave. i couldn't believe it. no—one had asked me. nobody had asked my permission to put a name to a statement like that. within four hours, they were happy to lie to protect my brother. and yet for three years, they were never willing to tell the truth to protect us. according to harry and meghan, the root of the problem was jealousy. the issue is when someone who is marrying in and should

be a supporting act, is then stealing the limelight or doing thejob better than the person who is born to do this, that upsets people. it shifts the balance. in their version of events, meghan had become too popular so stories were planted in the media to damage her. meghan felt completely overwhelmed. it's like, all of this if i'm not here. and that was the scariest thing about it. it was such clear thinking. i remember hertelling me that she had wanted to take her own life. and that really broke my heart. the programmes present troubling insights into what the couple, and meghan in particular, went through, though without any attempt to examine whether their own behaviour may, on occasions, have anticipated matters. at one point, harry says, it never needed to be this way.

that may be one of the few points on which all members of the family can agree. nicholas witchell, bbc news. actor henry cavill has been dropped as superman. the news comes less than two months after he said he would be coming back to play the role. but in october, just after the first announcement, new bosses took over the film studio in charge, dc studios. they had other plans and decided cavill won't be returning after all. he first played superman back in 2013 and made two further appearances as the super hero you have been watching newsday. a reminder of our main news this hour. president biden has ordered the release of thousands of official us documents about the assassination of president kennedy in 1963. the white house said that they would provide the public with a better understanding of a tragic event in american history.

but nearly six decades after the killing. some material will remain secret. stay with us. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. i'm monica miller. an end to this cold spell is on the horizon, but not just yet. friday morning once again getting off to a very cold start with a widespread frost and more snow in the forecast for some, particularly, in scotland with this weather system working in from the west. some rain and sleet around the coasts and at low levels at times, but snow over the hills. and some of that snow will come down to low levels at times, particularly where it turns heavier. across high ground, say in the grampians, could see 20 cm of snow. but even at lower levels, maybe through the central

lowlands, we could be looking at 5—10 cm of snow with some ice as well. that could cause some real disruptions. some rain, sleet and snow showers getting into parts of northern ireland. particularly in the north. elsewhere, some spells of sunshine once any early freezing fog is cleared from the southeast corner. but it will be in another cold day. just —2 degrees there in aberdeen for the afternoon high. now, through friday night we will see this band of patchy rain, sleet and hill snow continuing to push southward, getting into northern england, parts of north wales. some wintery showers elsewhere. while it will be another frosty night, it's not going to be quite as cold as the nights we have become used to lately. and as we go through saturday, it will feel just a little less cold. this band of rain still with some hill snow across the parts of northern england, north wales. some wintery showers elsewhere. we start to develop south or south—westerly wind and that will bring something a little less chilly. temperatures certainly should get above freezing in the vast

majority of locations. maybe 9 degrees in the southwest of england. into sunday, a bigger change, this frontal system pushing in from the atlantic. that would bring some wind and some rain and some milder air. but it's not going to be a clean transition. because things have been just so cold lately that as this wet and mild weather bumps into the cold air, we are likely to see some snow, at least for a time. some places could see quite a lot before it turns back to rain. ice will also be a concern with this wet and wintery weather falling on very cold surfaces. but by the end of the day on sunday, we'll be looking at highs into double digits for south wales and southwest england. those temperatures could rise further on monday. see what the temperatures are going to do where you are on the bbc weather app.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the other main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. chris, put your foot down and stop. what's happening with rishi sunak or whoever it is? no, i wasjust... because... oh, yeah. yeah, good point. just on self—promotion? yeah, it was actually. guilty as charged. so, in this episode of newscast, we have got the world premiere of the newscast christmas advert. so the words were crowd—sourced from newscast listeners. yes. the music has been provided by the grammy award—winning king's singers, who sent us this from their tour injapan. here's a little snippet... # 0n the first day of christmas. # newscast explained to me. # on a podcast on bbc sounds. # 0n the second day of christmas.

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