welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines. reports from california say police have found the body of the main suspect in saturday's mass shooting after they broke into a van. the los angeles county sheriff's department releases the first images of the suspect in the monte—ray park shooting, which left ten people dead and a further ten injured. this community had been celebrating the lunar new year full of hope and optimism for the future. like so many other american cities before them, there are now mourning the dead from a horrific act of

violence. we'll have the latest on the investigation. also on the programme: we meet the ukrainians returning to dangerous circumstances in towns close to the frontline, despite heavy fighting nearby. it is brought this time closer together, before the war, there is some people here and elsewhere who generally supported russia. that is not really the case any more. women's rights marches take place across the us, marking the 50th anniversary of the roe v wade case, which was overturned last year. a feast fit for a lunar new year celebration — we look at some of the traditional food, as more than a billion people around the world take part in festivities. and no wipe—out here! it looks like a french surfer has set a new record in california, for the biggest wave ever surfed by a woman.

hello and welcome to the programme. police in los angeles hunting a gunman who killed at least 10 people in a dance club, have discovered a body in a van — which is believed to be linked to the suspect. ten other people were wounded in the attack, shortly after thousands of people celebrated the lunar new year. the attack happened in monte—ray park — around 11 kilometres east of los angeles city centre. our correspondent peter bowes sent this report from la. the injured being taken to hospital at the scene of another mass shooting. a ballroom in this predominantly asian community, on the outskirts of los angeles. the police say when officers arrived, people were pouring out onto the street. many were screaming. ten were pronounced

dead at the scene, five men and five women. at least ten others were taken to hospital. this is the suspect, described by the police as an asian man, aged between 30 and 50. he fled the scene, but about 1k hours later was believed to be holed up in this white van, surrounded by heavily armed officers, some 20 miles away. we believe to be one of the counties most in cases. we believe to be one of the counties most heinous cases. were using we believe to be one of the counties most heinous cases. this community had been celebrating the lunar new year, full of hope and optimism for the future. but like so many other american cities before them, they are now mourning the dead from a horrific act of violence. investigators say it's too early to pinpoint a motive for the attack. the street party here was cancelled. it's one of the largest lunar new year celebrations in california, and had been due to continue all weekend.

everyone was having fun. and it's a really big festival for them. even though i'm not of asian descent, i've always been celebrating it. this is the deadliest mass shooting in the united states since last may, when 21 people, most of them children, were killed at a school in texas. now, the scourge of gun violence will haunt another community. peter bowes, bbc news, in monterey park. our correspondent david willis has the latest from los angeles. late last night but standoff thatis late last night but standoff that is now over to the two white vans, it is unclear what the police found inside one of those vans and it is thought to be reports that the suspect was found dead in one of those white bands, but official

confirmation is only at this very recent short statement from officials saying the standoff is over in the neighbourhood is safe and that was a standoff involving these two white vans in the city of torrance which is run 13 miles from monterey park where the incident happened. police issued these pictures of the suspect and they have not named him in the big question is what sort of motive could there have been at work here. but as peter was saying in that report, is the fifth mass shooting in the united states this year and ten people killed and five women, five men and ten other injured and some still in critical condition. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.

police in somalia say an islamist militant attack on the mayor's office in the capital mogadishu has left at least six civilians dead. a police spokesman said five al shabab gunmen were also killed during an exchange of fire with the security forces. the attack began when a suicide bomber targeted the building before thejihadist gunmen stormed in. the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has sacked a senior minister after a supreme court ruling ordering his removal. aryeh deri — the leader of the ultra—orthodox shas party — had taken charge of health and internal affairs, despite a conviction last year for tax evasion and an earlier one for bribery. thousands of people have protested on the streets of brussels against the jailing in iran of a belgian aid worker. oliver vande—casteele was sentenced last month to forty years in prison on spying and other charges. the belgian government has dismissed the charges as fake, saying his alleged crimes had been fabricated.

the german chancellor, olaf scholz, is facing growing domestic and international pressure to allow german— built leopard— two tanks to be sent to ukraine. during a visit to paris to meet president macron, mr scholz said his country would not slacken its support for ukraine as it fights off the russian invasion. despite heavy fighting continuing in eastern ukraine — some civilians continue to return to towns close to the frontline, against the advice of local authorities. lyman in the donbas region was occupied by russian forces last year. 13—thousand people are living there in dangerous circumstances. andrew harding reports. in the ruins of liberated territory here in the donbas, a small town called lyman. it's three months now since the russians

were pushed out of here. but they're still close. ukrainian fighterjets, on their way to bomb the front lines 20 kilometres away. only this morning, another russian missile crashed into this apartment block. 73—year—old alexander lives here all alone now, looking after eight abandoned cats. i live seven, the rocket hit five. so you live on seven, the rocket hit the fifth floor? yes. and you're ok? i'm 0k. that resilience is everywhere in lyman. it's mostly the elderly and poor who have come back, or who have clung on throughout, helped now by free meals driven in daily from safer towns. but amid the ruins, younger families are also getting by. valeriy has adopted a stray he's named princess diana. he's a railway worker now busy trying to keep his neighbourhood warm. there's no central heating in town — no gas

or piped water, either. valeriy�*s wife, era, an accountant, shows me the basement where they've lived for the past nine months. a warren of tiny storerooms. it's onlyjust now that power has finally been restored here. valeriy�*s wife, era, an accountant, shows me the basement where they've lived for the past nine months. a warren of tiny storerooms. it's onlyjust now that power has finally been restored here. new year's decorations, still in place. some of era's neighbours in the cellar were openly pro—russian. "there were quite a few russian supporters down here," she says, "but they all left with the russian troops when they retreated. "i guess they were scared of what would happen to them now." in a strange way, the horrors of the last few months have brought this town closer together. before the war, there were some people here, and elsewhere, who genuinely supported russia. that's not really the case any more.

meanwhile, the mayor of lyman is back and battling to restore basic services. but with russian rockets are still doing this kind of damage, he's not sure the town can cope with too many residents right now. "i am 100% sure that the russians won't capture this town again," says mayor oleksandr zhuravlyov. "our soldiers won't let that happen. "but still, the front lines are just too close." close, and getting louder, as both armies gear up for fresh offensives. andrew harding, bbc news, in lyman, ukraine. women's rights marches are taking place across the united states to mark the 50th anniversary of a case called roe v wade — which made access to abortion a constitutional right across the country. the ruling was overturned last year by the supreme court. today, a variety of different arrangements exist across individual states. the states you see

here marked in dark red are those where abortions are very restricted or completely banned. another 1a states marked in orange have some restrictions on access, and marked in green are the states which are the most protective of a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy. our north america editor, sarah smith, has the latest from washington. it is seems so many of these women's marches taking place today and also the president said that he wants to secure the right to choose for every woman in america. the vice president to give a speech in florida pledging that she and the president would do everything they can to try to make it easier for everything they can to try to make it easierfor women everything they can to try to make it easier for women texas abortions but the really isn't that much that they can do. they just are that much that they can do. theyjust are not have enough votes in congress to pass a nationwide federal law guaranteeing abortion rights. instead, as you say, this walls are being made very differently at every individual state in

the nation and see if some with completely banned the procedure while your father states like california and oregon declaring themselves to be sanctuary state saying women from elsewhere can come there to have an abortion if they need one. that is where if you're seeing the battle in march is taking place in state capitals and other cities, read across america, these are 50 individualfights america, these are 50 individual fights interested america, these are 50 individualfights interested is individual fights interested is curricular individualfights interested is curricular in washington, there was a huge anti—abortion march for life the participants their is something of a victory lap for them celebrating roe versus wade having been overturned but they too so that the fight goes on. they will not be satisfied into abortion has been banned into abortion has been banned in every single one of america's 50 states. hundreds of mourners gathered at graceland to pay their respects to singer lisa marie presley in a memorial service at the mansion in tennessee. she died earlier this month after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest. singers alanis morissette, billy corgan and axel rose performed. lisa marie presley was buried

alongside the grave of her son, benjamin keough, who died in 2020 at the age of 27. new zealand's outgoing prime minister, jacinda adern, has handed over the leadership of the governing labour party to her successor, chris hipkins. at an emotional meeting in the capital, wellington, the party's mps unanimously endorsed mr hipkins, avoiding the need for a party leadership contest. mr hipkins faces a general election in october which polls indicate labour could struggle to win. depite that — he's in an upbeat mood. this is the biggest privilege and the biggest responsibility of my life. i am energised and excited by the challenge that lies ahead. new zealand is the greatest little country in the world and i have dedicated my

working life to the service of our people into making it even better. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme. surfing into the record books — we'll tell you about the french woman who's set a new record in california. there are seven astronauts on board and one of them was a woman schoolteacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, the heart of the official cairo was that some of the demonstrators. they were using the word revolution.— they were using the word revolution. the earthquake sin . led revolution. the earthquake singled out _ revolution. the earthquake singled out buildings - revolution. the earthquake singled out buildings and l singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. tonight, — brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search are any survivors_ tonight, the search are any survivors as an increasing

desperation about it as the hours _ desperation about it as the hours passed.— hours passed. the new government _ hours passed. the new government is - hours passed. the new government is finally l hours passed. the new| government is finally in control_ government is finally in control of— government is finally in control of the _ government is finally in control of the entire - government is finally in - control of the entire republic of uganda _ control of the entire republic of uganda-— of uganda. survivors of the auschwitz _ of uganda. survivors of the auschwitz concentration . of uganda. survivors of the i auschwitz concentration camp of uganda. survivors of the - auschwitz concentration camp up in of the liberation. he toured the gas chambers in crematorium and relive their horrifying experiences. this is newsday on the bbc. our headlines. reports from california say police have found the body of the main suspect in saturday's mass shooting after they broke into a van. we meet the ukrainians returning to dangerous circumstances in towns close to the front line, despite heavy fighting nearby.

there are calls for a parliamentary inquiry into the bbc chairman's role in a loan guarantee — worth several hundred thousand pounds — for borisjohnson while he was uk prime minister. richard sharp was in the final stages of the appointment process — and has said his only involvement was to connect people at the time. the sunday times newspaper reports that the loan facility was being finalised as sharp was being announced as the government's choice. our media editor katie razzall has the details. for two years, richard sharp has been the public face of the bbc. the bbc itself has to be more competitive. he was appointed by then prime minister borisjohnson and the culture secretary. it is that relationship between borisjohnson and richard sharp which is now under scrutiny. the former goldman sachs banker is reported to have helped arrange an £800,000 loan to mrjohnson late in 2020. that loan was reportedly

guaranteed by the millionaire businessman sam blind. mr sharp discussed this _ businessman sam blind. mr sharp discussed this with _ businessman sam blind. mr sharp discussed this with the _ businessman sam blind. mr sharp discussed this with the head - businessman sam blind. mr sharp discussed this with the head of. discussed this with the head of the civil service. this man simon case who was appointed by borisjohnson and introduced him to sam blyth. weeks later mrjohnson recommended mr sharp as his preferred candidate for the 160,00 pounds a year role as bbc chairman. candidates must declare any conflict of interest. mr sharp says there wasn't one as he has just connected the two men. today, a cabinet office spokesperson said mr sharp had asked simon case on advice for it all. they agreed he could not take part in discussion involving the then prime minister and this was accepted by mr sharp to avoid any conflict or appearance of conflict of interest. i know he is an incredibly accomplished, successful individual, who brings a wealth of experience with him, that is why me was appointed to che man ship of the bbc, but i have not had a chance to discuss any of the issues brought up—to—date but i have no doubt he was appointed on merit.

as a long time conservative donor, mr sharp's appoint was questioned at the time by mps. i am asking if you think it is appropriate that you should end up as a massive tory donor, getting a job from a tory cabinet minister when you are friends with two members of the cabinet. i think that is a legitimate question to ask. thank you and then the answer is really on my merits am ian appropriate candidate? will i be able to do a good job? the bbc chairman is a political appointment over which the bbc has no say, but at a time when the bbc is making efforts to put impartiality and transparency at the heart of its's to earn people's trust, this could be damaging more widely, because whatever the truth of what happened, perceptions matter. labour is calling for an investigation, by the parliamentary standards watchdog. it is pretty extraordinary, if someone who is running to be the chairman ends up acting as a broker, to help

the prime minister of the day out of whatever financial difficulties he was in. on a surprise visit to ukraine today, borisjohnson greeted president zelensky like an old friend, closer to home his friendship with richard sharp is being called into question. its emerged that nadhim zahawi, the chairman of the british conservative party, did pay a penalty in a settlement reached with the tax authorities last year — while he was the chancellor and therefore the minister responsible for hmrc — the uk's tax authority. mr zahawi's tax affairs have continued to be in the spotlight after he admitted there had been a settlement — which is reported to have involved a payment of up to 5 million pounds — that's around 6.2 million us dollars. he says the error was �*careless not deliberate'. our political correspondent, helen catt reports from vaccines minister to chancellor, and now

the chair of the conservative party. just some of the role is a former businessman nadhim zahawi has held in government. he said he wants to address confusion about his finances, but his explanation of why he had to pay a settlement to the tax office had left key questions unanswered. some in his own party had suggested he should go further and make all of the details public. get it all out now, whatever you have to do, and clear it up. i genuinely don't believe this is a man who is deceitful in any shape or form. but this goes on and on and the media waits, so i think i would just clean it up. in a statement yesterday, mr zahawi said that hmrc had found he had made "a careless error" and not a deliberate one, and that it related to a disagreement about shares allocated to his father in return for helping him found the polling company yougov in 2000. tonight, his allies did acknowledge that he did have to pay a penalty to hmrc as well as a settlement figure. he has not, though, confirmed how much i though was. earlier, cabinet

colleagues said there was a need for openness. well, i don't know any more detail than the detail that he's put out in his statement. in the uk system, people's tax affairs are personal and private. i recognise as politicians there is, quite rightly, and enhanced duty for openness. nadhim zahawi became borisjohnson�*s chancellor following the resignation of rishi sunak lastjuly. mr zahawi's allies have acknowledged that the tax matter was resolved while he was in that job in charge of the country's finances. labour has said his position in the cabinet is untenable and criticised the government more widely. you've got a prime minister who is too weak to do anything about it, and it's going to take an incoming labour government to clean up this mess, drain the swamp, because frankly it stinks. mr zahawi, it is understood, has no intention of resigning from his job as party chair.

the pressure for him to reveal the full details of his tax settlement is unlikely to ease. helen catt, bbc news. sunday marked the beginning of one of the world's most important festivals — the lunar new year. it brings together friends and families in many countries around the world. kitty lu is from hungrypanda — she told me about the most popular dishes. dumplings, it's one of the most well—known and traditional dead well— known and traditional dead chinese — well—known and traditional dead chinese people need to eat and dumplings during chinese new yeah — dumplings during chinese new year. and very popular all throughout. | year. and very popular all throughout.— year. and very popular all throughout. i think you are very hungry _ throughout. i think you are very hungry here _ throughout. i think you are very hungry here but - throughout. i think you are very hungry here but do i throughout. i think you are l very hungry here but do you tell us more about this dish is, how they are eaten traditionally here but do you tell us more about those dishes, heather eaton traditionally in any interesting traditions around them? , , , , interesting traditions around them? , , , interesting traditions around them? , ., them? dumplings is one and havin: them? dumplings is one and having them _ them? dumplings is one and having them is _ them? dumplings is one and having them is because - them? dumplings is one and having them is because of i them? dumplings is one and l having them is because of the pronunciation is very similar

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festival designated for you and it's because it's shaped round and also _ it's because it's shaped round and also resembles the family -et and also resembles the family get together and it is a time for the — get together and it is a time for the family reunion and have a lot— for the family reunion and have a lot of— for the family reunion and have a lot of good meanings behind it. �* , , a lot of good meanings behind it. ~ , , , ., it. and briefly before we let ou no, it. and briefly before we let you go. any _ it. and briefly before we let you go. any new _ it. and briefly before we let you go, any new trends i it. and briefly before we let| you go, any new trends that it. and briefly before we let i you go, any new trends that you have noticed was blue i thinki have noticed was blue i think i think the new trend is having hot pot _ think the new trend is having hot pot. it is very easy to prepare _ hot pot. it is very easy to prepare and you can put pretty much _ prepare and you can put pretty much anything you can into the pot and — much anything you can into the pot and it— much anything you can into the pot and it is a great mixture combination of cultures because china _ combination of cultures because china is— combination of cultures because china is very big and the northern— china is very big and the northern part of china they all have — northern part of china they all have different cultures and when — have different cultures and when people and families, and the culture combines, people can respect each other and put

everything in their culture and the same _ everything in their culture and the same part that is been a very popular trend that i can see and _ very popular trend that i can see and it's very popular among all the _ see and it's very popular among all the more local people around _ all the more local people around the world too. happy lunar new— around the world too. happy lunar new year _ around the world too. happy lunar new year to _ around the world too. happy lunar new year to all - around the world too. happy lunar new year to all the i around the world too. happy| lunar new year to all the new people celebrating today. french surferjustine dupont may have set a new record for the biggest wave ever surfed by a woman— after tackling the biggest of the day at an event in the nororious cortes bank, one of the most extreme big wave spots in the world. the area off the coast of san diego is known for its difficult weather conditions and shark infested waters. the current record for big wave surfing by a woman is 73.5 feet and was ridden at nazare in portugal. footage of dupont�*s ride will now be submitted for analysis that's all for now — stay with bbc world news.

hello. for some of us, it was a chilly weekend with frost and fog towards the south, milder conditions further north. and we're really keeping with that north west, south east split in the weather over the next few days. frost and fog once again for parts of southern and eastern england in particular, but milder, cloudier conditions elsewhere. and that's because we've still got this cold air mass with us. you can see the blue colours through the course of monday into tuesday as well, pushing across really southern and southeastern parts of england, perhaps into south wales, but much milder conditions with the orange colours further north across the uk. so overnight we've seen quite a lot of fog forming, some dense freezing fog patches through parts of eastern

england, east anglia, through to the west of london, for instance, minus seven degrees some of the overnight lows first thing monday morning, but milder and frost free further northwest. so monday then most places rather cloudy pretty much of the day. the best slice of the sunshine will be for parts of lincolnshire down towards the south coast of england as well. but we have got a few freezing fog patches and a bit more cloud working in across the far south east of england and there'll be more cloud for northern england, northern ireland and scotland, but a bit of brightness around the north coast here, ten or 11 degrees, but you'll struggle to get more than about three or four down towards the southeast. so that contrast continues through monday night into tuesday as well. we've still got mild, cloudy and drizzly conditions in the northwest, clearer skies down towards the south. look at that, minus two, minus three, even in the towns and cities. so again, touch of frost and perhaps some freezing fog patches here and there that could be a little bit slow to clear.

but there should be some sunshine breaking through on tuesday, particularly through central and southern england, a little bit more cloud into the far southeast. again, add a bit more cloud once again across the northwest of the uk where temperatures are going to reach 11 degrees or so despite a few spots of drizzle, but struggling at around three or four down across southeast england. now moving through tuesday night into wednesday, then high pressure dominating. but we've got this weather frontjust sinking its way a little bit further south. so that's a bit of a change, i think during wednesday. some rain for a time clearing out of scotland and northern ireland, pushing into england and wales, but it should also squeeze some of that milder air a bit further south. so we're still seeing temperatures only about five degrees for the likes of london and norwich as well. and, actually, it's not going to be any colder to the north of that cold front. there will be some more sunshine around, but things looking mostly dry through thursday and friday. temperatures eventually turning a bit milder in the south. bye— bye.

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we'll have the headlines and all the main stories for you at the top of the hour when we return to newsday. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. the war in ukraine has focused attention on vladimir putin's apparent desire to remake a greater russian space, incorporating chunks of the former soviet empire. with that in mind, keep an eye on what's happening in the tiny, disputed territory of nagorno—karabakh, where ethnic armenians backed by russia continue to defy azerbaijan's claim to sovereignty. my guest is ruben vardanyan, an armenian who made his fortune in russia and who is now de facto prime minister of nagorno—karabakh. his enclave is in deep trouble. will russia save it?