welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines... the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, is due to meet the president of european commission, ursula von der leyen — in a bid to finalise a new brexit deal for northern ireland. at least 59 people including 12 children have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in rough seas off the coast of southern italy. israeli settlers in the occupied west bank set fire to palestinian houses, shops and vehicles — after two residents were shot dead. the surge in violence comes despite both side agreeing to de—escalate tensions. sheffield becomes the latest

city in the uk to introduce a clean air zone. drivers of the most polluting vehicles will be charged for entering a designated area. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, will meet the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, on monday. the meeting is expected to revolve around the post—brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland — in a joint statement said they would work towards finding a solution to the dispute. the talks are due to be held late lunchtime on monday and if a deal is reached mr sunak will make a statement to parliament. our political editor chris mason has more. here stands the ultimate prize

in all of these negotiations. this is stormont in belfast, the home of the northern ireland assembly. getting it and an executive here up and running again would be quite a moment. doing a deal with brussels does not guarantee that, but there are other potential prizes, improving internal uk trade and resetting relations with the european union. if we can get it over the line, we are on the cusp, we've made great progress, we are not there yet, but it would be a really important deal. and just critically, a deal that, with all the best will in the world and for all the progress that others have made, that no prime minister before had been able to secure. and senior voices in the eu are sounding upbeat as well. i believe there has been very significant progress made and what was the purpose of it all? _ to respond to the issues that have been based. that have been raised. so what can we expect in this proposed new deal?

a plan to make trading easier between england, scotland and wales, and northern ireland. it looks like goods that are staying in northern ireland will be able to pass through a green or express lane, and those things going on into the republic of ireland, in the eu, will have to be checked via a red lane. it is also expected that there will be a new arrangement about tax. northern ireland follows some eu rules on this and in particular around vat and that is a real frustration to some. then there is how the rules are enforced. this involves the european court ofjustice and critics of the protocol want to get rid of the role of the eu's court. that seems unlikely but we can perhaps expect some sort of promise that took up other ways of sorting out disagreements first. and then there is also the issue of northern ireland having a say on ongoing rule changes that the eu makes, something i expect the leaders will talk about tomorrow and the deputy prime minister talked about today. if there are any new rules that

would apply in relation to northern ireland, it must be right that there is a northern irish democratic check on that and again, that would mark a significant shift. are you going - to resign over it? and in your passport as well? this prominent brexiteer, steve baker, now a minister, is giving it the thumbs up. others are rather less positive. we are not stupid. what we want is a situation where eu law is expunged from northern ireland so it is treated on the same basis as england, scotland and wales. politically, it is vital for downing street there are not too many conservative mps who share that view once a deal is done, even though labour say they will back the prime minister. if he is able to pull off a deal, we will support it because we think it will be an improvement on what we have got at the moment. let's look at the detail in the coming days but all

credit to rishi sunak if he does that. tomorrow is shaping up to be quite the day. some are excited, others are nervous. the democratic unionists are quiet. this isn't the end of the story. that of the story. report by chris mason. our europe editor, katya adler has more from brussels on ursula von der leyen�*s trip on monday. she is somebody who manages extremely carefully. it's unlikely that should head off unless she thought that a deal was really nearly there. that said, the mood here tonight is cautiously optimistic. the eu has been brexit burned before so it knows that for a uk prime minister negotiating with the eu is only part of the journey. he or she then needs to sell that deal back home. especially sometime in last moments and hours that can get extremely tricky. that said, prime minister sunak is viewed here differently to his predecessors. yes, he is a brexiteer but the eu

sees him as a solution focused guy, not in ideologue, working here in the interest of the people of northern ireland. they can see why it is in his best interest to do this new deal. first of all, he avoids the possibility of a trade war with the eu, the uk's biggest trade partner if he doesn't implement the old deal on northern ireland and better relations with the new deal, that opens up new possibilities such as an agreement with france over stopping those people smugglers of the new deal, that opens up new possibilities such as an agreement with france over stopping those people smugglers of the channel. and improved relations with the us. joe biden has been clear he wants to see a deal over northern ireland work. the uk and signed. sold and signed. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines... the first reads jealous for nigerians hotly contested has been announced for the governing party candidate for

the up the election went more smoothly than previous polls but delays in attacks in some polling stations meant voting was postponed until sunday and some polling stations meant voting was postponed until sunday in parts of the country. india's federal police have arrested the deputy chief minister of delhi. the rest came after hours of questioning in connection with an alleged irregularities in relation to an alcohol policy in the city. the policy was dropped after police and started an investigation. he says him and his party denied the allegation. police initially lacking capital have used here gas and water cannons to disperse a protest against postponement of local elections the government had he couldn't fire him because of the financial crisis. the authorities in brazil say last week's floods in landslides in the state of sao paulo have killed 64 people, including 18 children. a search effort is continuing for one missing

person. at least 59 migrants have drowned after their boat broke up in rough seas and sank off the southern coast of italy — including a number of children. the boat was said to be overloaded with close to a hundred and fifty people. it's thought the vessel left izmir in eastern turkey three days ago. those who survived came ashore near the town of crotone on the calabrian coast and are being helped by the red cross. jon donnison has the latest. overnight, another tragedy in the mediterranean. by daylight, this was all that was left of the migrant boat that broke up in rough seasjust off the calabrian coast. rescue workers struggled in the conditions to recover bodies from the water. it's thought around 150 people were on board. dozens, including a baby, are known to have drowned.

the regional governor visited the scene for the collaborator is a region that welcomes people. is a region that welcomes eo - le. . , is a region that welcomes ”eole. .,, , ., is a region that welcomes theole, , ., people. last year we welcomed 18,000 migrants _ people. last year we welcomed 18,000 migrants but _ people. last year we welcomed 18,000 migrants but we - people. last year we welcomed 18,000 migrants but we can't l people. last year we welcomed | 18,000 migrants but we can't be abandoned by the rest of europe. this type of tragedy been avoided and how we live in today and how we will live in the future. reacting to today's loss of life the head of the european commission ursula vonda len said, altogether eu countries must redouble their efforts to tackle the migration crisis in the central mediterranean. around 80 people are brought to shore alive. among the migrants from iran, pakistan and afghanistan. 105,000 made it successfully

with over high those numbers are missing on the 2016 peak when there were over 180,000 arrivals by sea. the government plays people traffickers and has pledged to stop the boats. at the vatican pope francis expressed his sorrow for the latest loss of lives. he said included many children. he said he was playing for the dead missing. those survivors like hundreds of thousands before them face an uncertain future. under the white cheese behind them, those who didn't make it. jon donnison, bbc news. earlier, jeremy konyndyk, president at refugees international, told us more about this tragedy. no, it's not a surprise at all. this is a tragedy but i don't think you could call it an accident. it is an outcome of

policies that italy and the wider eu have been putting in place for years that have made the passage through the mirror trading more dangerous and removed the sort of —— mediterranean. remove the tools ngos have been trying to use to save lives when people are at risk. i guess those governments would argue that they put those policies in place hoping to deter people. is it not really working? is clearly not working. as bad as the crossing is, and as unsafe people are still willing to do it because what they are fleeing is worse. the conditions that they are fleeing in places like iran and afghanistan, which is where a number of these migrants apparently came from our words. came from oui’ worse. if it is so dangerous that they are willing to take that crossing then clearly making it less safe is not going to deter people more.

yet the policy for the last ten years has been to progressively close off the less dangerous routes and force people into more dangerous roads. just days ago the italian government detained an msf rescue ship and pass new legislation that makes it even harder for the rescue operations to save people. this is not an accidental outcome. this is ia... this is an... perhaps not but certainly one that is baked into the calculus at italy and the wider eu are making. what needs to happen? with ukraine there seems to have been political will to help them but it's not exactly possible for the european nations to be that accommodating with everyone who wants to flee, is it? i think what is interesting about the ukraine case in europe but also

in the us, the us also took in nearly 100,000 afghans. there is political will to give people who are looking for safety and orderly channel to claim asylum, perhaps not everyone on the boat would have had a violent two valid asylum plan but certainly some word. plan but certainly some would. when they are given an orderly channel to do that people prefer that. there is an experiment meant going on in the us where citizens of several countries in the western hemisphere can now seek protection in the us from where they live without having to make the dangerous overland journey to the us border. the numbers coming from those countries through the air regular channels have dropped dramatically once they are offered a safer, more orderly channel did they are offered a safer, more orderly channel to do so. i think there's a real lesson in that put her in the case of ukrainian weather is political will to remove danger from the process, do not intentionally make it

more dangerous as a deterrent that people will avail themselves of that. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... sheffield becomes a latest city to tackle car pollution by charging drivers to enter a clean air zone. first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables, then suddenly the tables, chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards. itjust was a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb on hiroshima. i had heared the news earlier. so my heart went bang, bang. the constitutional

rights of these . marchers are their rights as| citizens of the united states should be protected so that they don't get their heads i broken and are sent to hospital. - it's religious controversies. i know you don't want to say too much about this religious controversy. i hope everything will be all right at the end of the day. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i in singapore, our headlines... the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, is to meet the president of european commission ursula von der leyen on monday in a bid to finalise a new brexit deal for northern ireland. at least 59 people, including some children have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in rough seas off near the coast of southern italy. israel settlers have set fire to palestinian

houses, shops and vehicles in the occupied west bank, killing one palestinian man. the violence happened in the village of huwara, just south of nablus. the palestinian red cross said that about one hundred people were being treated — many of them from inhaling tear gas fired by israeli security forces. it comes after two israelis were shot dead earlier in the occupied west bank. the israeli army said a palestinian gunman opened fire at an israeli—owned car and then fled the scene. the violence comes despite the israeli government and the palestinian authority agreeing to take immediate steps to end a surge in violence. 0ur middle east correspondent. yolande knell, has more on the talks injordan. this summit, quite unusual, the first of its kind in many years where you had israeli and palestinian chiefs meeting face to face with these other important regional players. and the statement that came

out really gave some important commitments towards working towards peace. also, there were some cemented commitments from the israelis saying they would do the next four months. discussions on settlement building in the occupied west bank and they would hold off announcements on new settlements for the next six months. 0n the palestinian side, they are expecting they will hold off going to the un as they have tried to take action against israel in recent weeks. there are also commitments by both sides that they will work closely to prevent further violence. but then you see how big the challenges are in all of this because the palestinian militant group hamas came out very quickly and described the summit as being worthless.

and you had two key ministers from the israeli government from the far right basically rejecting commitments, particularly when it comes to settlements. in the course of the day there was this attack where two israeli brothers from the nearby settlement were shot at close range. the israeli said it was hunting for a palestinian government the israeli said it was hunting for a palestinian gunman but it there is also continuing violence over the past few hours as jewish settlers set fire to palestinian property, some with family inside and had to be evacuated. there was one palestinian man who was killed after he was shot. palestinian officials say that was after settlers and soldiers entered into his village for them and that is really keeping changes very high. it's a reminder ofjust how dangerous things are as we go into the sensitive period.

in just one time you have the ramadan to start, that's always a sensitive time this year it's going to coincide with the week—long jewish holiday of passover and that could really ramp up tensions particularly here injerusalem which has such a contested holy sites in the old city. that's always a sensitive time this year it's going to coincide with the week—long jewish holiday of passover and that could really ramp up tensions particularly here injerusalem which has such a contested holy sites in the old city. sheffield will become the latest city in the uk to introduce a clean air zone on monday, charging drivers of the most polluting vehicles. dan johnson reports. no to clean air zones. no to extortionate charges for driving in our own city. | there's a new battle zone in the fight for clean air. sheffield's seen opposition. today, cambridge, and other cities, too, as clean air zones hit more streets across the country. my work two wife were my wife commutes. two cars are not a lot. it's a very poor way to be thinking of how to improve any problems in cambridge.

charging the most polluting vehicles is supposed to get them off the road. but cities have got different prices covering different classes of vehicle, and if you get it wrong, you get fined. bristol's scheme started just before christmas. i think everyone in bristol agrees that we all have a bad cough that lingers, and i think the air quality is terrible. anything we could do to improve it, ifully support. i'm not really seeing a difference. are my lungs better? no, they're the same as they were last year as well, so... as a cyclist, it hasn't made the roads any quieter. - well, it's to stop people coming into the city, but it's also to make money, i think. it's good because we're trying to keep the planet a bit healthier. you know, we want healthier air, we just want clean air. it's good for everyone. bath started charging commercial vehicles two years ago, but some feel that's moved traffic and emissions onto wiltshire's roads. we've seen significant increases in terms of heavy goods vehicles coming through the middle of westbury. we're here on a street where the trucks are going, what, a metre and a half from people's front doors.

so, we've we've taken an air quality problem in bath and simply transposed it to the middle of an area where it's going to create a worse air quality problem. birmingham's zone generated £37 million in fines over the last 18 months. nationally, poor air quality causes something like 36,000 excess deaths each year. but evidence shows it is cutting emissions. during the first few months we found a significant reduction air to levels in birmingham city centre, so that's a good thing. we didn't see any change in the air quality on the perimeter of the birmingham clean air zone.— clean air zone. there is controversy _ clean air zone. there is controversy about - clean air zone. there is - controversy about expanding london's zone to carry every borough. but the government is six sisting on clean air. reducing pollution is tackling more than just vehicle emissions. more thanjust vehicle emissions. danjohnson, bbc emissions. dan johnson, bbc news. in one of the most hyped—bouts

in the history of boxing novices tommy fury — the reality tv star has beaten youtuberjake paul in a multi—million dollarfight in saudi arabia. fury has featured in reality tv shows and is the brother of world heavyweight champion, tyson fury. i'm joined by bbc four boxing supporter. thank you for joining us on the programme. talk us through what happened. why are they fighting? it was probably the most high profile eight round contest in boxing history. these two have had a twitter back and forth social media spot for the last two years. you've got jake media spot for the last two years. you've gotjake paul, a youtube or with a huge social media following, 22 million followers on instagram. as you mention, tommy furey, the brother of tyson furey, of low violent fame. these are two big social media celebrities but can also box a little. fury coming from a fighting family nj paul started boxing two

years ago. he knows the fundamentals of this board and he showcased that so far. it was a big fight, from people from the world of entertainment but they could also box a little. ~ , little. we were 'ust debating whetherwe— little. we were just debating whether we could _ little. we were just debating whether we could actually i little. we were just debating l whether we could actually call this boxing. supporters say it brings more people to the sport but others would argue it's just a choreographed youtube episode. i5 just a choreographed youtube eisode. , ., , just a choreographed youtube eisode. , episode. is it actually good for the sport? _ episode. is it actually good for the sport? it's - episode. is it actually good for the sport? it's tricky. . episode. is it actually good l for the sport? it's tricky. on for the sport? it's tricky. 0n the one hand, boxing aficionados, they believe it's not good for the sport. yes, it's bringing in fresh fans but are these fans going to go to a fight at the york hall on london on a friday night to watch some novice boxers? no, probably not. bringing a certain type of fan to a certain type of fan to a certain type of fight. those who are in favour of this type of boxing, they believe it will bring new fans. also the boxes could probably learn on the social media stars, they how to

build their profile, they had to sell a 5% that is almost half the game in trying to make your name as a boxer in the sport. i your name as a boxer in the sort. ., ., , your name as a boxer in the sort. ., ., sport. i thought it was also interesting _ sport. i thought it was also interesting that _ sport. i thought it was also interesting that the - sport. i thought it was also interesting that the fight i interesting that the fight actually took place in saudi arabia, which of course is increasingly trying to sport wash its image. it increasingly trying to sport wash its image.— increasingly trying to sport wash its image. it is not the first boxing _ wash its image. it is not the first boxing fight _ wash its image. it is not the first boxing fight to - wash its image. it is not the first boxing fight to take - first boxing fight to take place in saudi arabia. they spent billions traded the dues bring a sports. amnesty international, they've accused saudi arabia of trying to sports wash away the countries human rights record. there is that cloud of controversy for that cloud of controversy for that we seen it with other sports, with formula 1. i was at the anthonyjoshua fight in saudi arabia and i get the feeling we will see more and more of these fights in the middle east and in saudi arabia in particular. middle east and in saudi arabia in particular-— in particular. before we let ou in particular. before we let you go. — in particular. before we let you go. what's _ in particular. before we let you go, what's next? - in particular. before we let you go, what's next? is . in particular. before we let i you go, what's next? is there any more highly anticipated fights? in any more highly anticipated fiuhts? , ., .,

fights? in terms of the world of entertainment, _ fights? in terms of the world of entertainment, these - fights? in terms of the world of entertainment, these two | of entertainment, these two guys, jake paul was a rematch, tommy fury will probably take the regrets because there's so much money to be made. i can see the zoo doing it again. it was a fairly tight contest. it was a fairly tight contest. it was done by split decision. in terms of entertainment boxing, i reckon we might see a rematch. i reckon we might see a rematch-— i reckon we might see a rematch. ., ,, . ., rematch. thank you so much for the update _ rematch. thank you so much for the update on — rematch. thank you so much for the update on that _ rematch. thank you so much for the update on that story. - before we go i want to bring new pictures to prove that the snowy weather wasn't bad news for all americans. these playful seals have been enjoying rolling around in the snow at oregon zoo, which remains closed to visitors due to its snowy conditions. the city of portland rick courted nearly 11 inches of snow in one day earlier this week was at its second snowiest day on record. they are definitely having fun. that is it for this

edition of newsday. thank you so much for watching the programme. hello. we've had reports of spectacular views of the aurora borealis across many parts of the uk, from northern scotland all the way to southern wales and even southern england. and here's another beautiful picture from the weekend. this time of cornwall, a beautiful horizon of those aqua colours. 0k, how about the weather for the week ahead? mainly dry, some sunshine and night frosts. pretty much what we've had for quite a few days now. we've had high—pressure firmly in charge of our weather. it's here on monday and it's here to stay. so, let's look at the forecast then. for the early hours of monday, clearing skies across scotland and also southwestern parts of england. so, early on monday morning,

there will be a frost here. but elsewhere, where we have that thicker cloud, certainly northern and central england in most towns and cities, it should be frost free. for example, four degrees in liverpool and about that in norwich, as well. now, the cloud cover will vary during the course of monday. the best of the sunshine will be across some western parts of scotland, maybe the south coast of england too. but also, one or two showers are possible anywhere from lincolnshire through the midlands. possibly wales. now, the temperatures will be between around eight and 10 celsius. it is a noticeable wind, it is a dry wind too. so, it will feel a little colder than that closer to around 5 degrees, i think, across many parts of the uk. so, that is monday. how about tuesday? little change, the high—pressure still very close to central scotland. the subtle changes in the wind direction and actually the possibility of a few showers, perhaps more persistent ones at least for a time, across southeastern parts of england. they won't last very

long though. you can see them here carried by that breeze out in the northeast. again, very similar temperatures, eight in glasgow and around nine expected in plymouth. it will feel a little colder than that. so, here is the weather map for wednesday and for thursday, that high—pressure is not expected to budge. so, lots of dry weather and more of the same to come. let's have a look at the outlook then as we head into the weekend and even into next week, yes, there's a possibility of some rain may be heading our way. it's a long way off still and the chances are the forecast next monday will change. that's it from me. bye— bye.

welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. in vladimir putin's mind, ukraine is a fake state manipulated by the west. his effort to drag it back into the russian world began long before his all out invasion a year ago. back in 2014, he showed his contempt for kyiv sovereignty

in crimea and the donbas. ironically, putin's denial of ukraine's identity has