welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. a fire at a rohingya refugee camp in bangladesh destroys shelters, leaving thousands of people homeless. at the national people's congress, china outlines its plans to see economic growth bounce back — along with a hefty increase in military spending. plans to stop anyone arriving in the uk on a small boat from claiming asylum are expected to be unveiled by the british government this week. and as we close in on the oscars, with a record number of nominees of asian heritage, i've been speaking to one of them about this special recognition. i was just hoping that the movie gets finished

and that people watch it. so the fact that we have come all the way this far has been so exciting. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin our coverage today with the story of a huge fire in bangladesh — which has destroyed about 2,000 shelters at a rohingya refugee camp in the south—east of the country. officials say the blaze has been brought under control but around 12,000 people have been left homeless at the camp in cox's bazar district — and have nowhere to go. 0ur correspondent anbarasan ethirajan reports. the bamboo shelters of rohingya refugees in cox's bazar district

are no match for the raging blaze. residents ran from the huts with their meagre belongings as the fire spread quickly. it's yet another blow for the rohingya refugees who had to flee their homes from neighbouring myanmar. thousands have become homeless in a matter of few hours. it will be a challenge for the authorities to rehome those affected. nearly a million rohingya refugees live in squalid conditions and camps scattered in cox's bazar district. the latest incident will put pressure on the ongoing aid efforts. the resources that we now need is to rebuild the infrastructures, and it takes a little time to do that. and as you know, the funding has been depleting. in fact, the world food programme had to cut down $2 from their existing package, which has also had repercussions on the rohingya refugees, particularly women and girls.

the fire has been put out in a few hours and the damage is being assessed. there have been a number of fire incidents in the camps in the past few years, and some are thought to be arson attacks. for the rohingyas, life is precarious, sometimes the camps are inundated with floodwaters, and in the dry season, the risk of fire. a stark reminder on the living condition of rohingya refugees. anbarasan ethirajan, bbc news. joining me now from the refugees international organisation is the vice president for programmes and policy hardin lang. great to get you on the programme and thank you forjoining us at a time where i imagine your teams on the ground are working very hard with folks out there. what is the situation right now? the situation as we heard _ situation right now? the situation as we heard in _ situation right now? the situation as we heard in your— situation right now? the situation as we heard in your broadcasts i as we heard in your broadcasts appears to be increasingly under

control in terms of the level of the fire being under control, but with the level of displacement that will take place but with around 12,000 people who lost everything that they haveit people who lost everything that they have it will be difficult for the community to respond to provide them with what they need particularly in light of the budget cuts that are looming and the lack of donor funding. of the problem is also within the authorities who keep eight tight grip on what happens within the camp making it difficult for international institutions to respond. figs for international institutions to resond. r for international institutions to resond. a for international institutions to resond. r ., ,, . respond. as you point out it is such a precarious _ respond. as you point out it is such a precarious situation _ respond. as you point out it is such a precarious situation there - respond. as you point out it is such a precarious situation there and - respond. as you point out it is such a precarious situation there and in. a precarious situation there and in terms of where people go next, because these refugees because they are effectively refugees many times over but where can they go, are they expected to stay there what are the living conditions? 50 expected to stay there what are the living conditions?— living conditions? so this is an excellent point. _ living conditions? so this is an excellent point. the _ living conditions? so this is an excellent point. the rohingya| living conditions? so this is an - excellent point. the rohingya cannot leave these mega camps. the fire took place in camp 11 a subsection of the mega— cap and i assume people

will be located to other parts of the mega camp and ordered to provide them with some services but in addition to the shelters lost and the belongings lost there about 90 orso the belongings lost there about 90 or so service point including like health, education etc that have been destroyed or damaged as part of the fire so in essence we have the entirety of the infrastructure of the deborah has gone down and will have to try to find ways to supplement with the rest of the camp. and looking at the conditions of the rest of the camp this is an acute incident on what was already a chronically vulnerable and precariously poised population. first of all if you are rohingya you cannot leave the camp. it is very difficult to get permission so it is hard to find a job and pay for things. the moment that unicef cut its food rations as people are actually beginning to go hungry because donors are not, are fatigued over time and are not providing what

needs to be. additionally limited opportunities to go to school in limited opportunities for rohingya to have any say over their own society and future in terms of how the camps are governed. so in general it is a very precarious situation and one of the reasons why we see so many rohingya makings precarious, like paying smugglers and being taken via a very dangerous water board journeys where i guess there are about 3000, 600 try to cross the ocean to get to other parts of asia and one in ten of those people died. so in general you will see an increasing level of pressure on a very difficult, vulnerable population. in the icture vulnerable population. in the picture you — vulnerable population. in the picture you have _ vulnerable population. in the picture you have painted - vulnerable population. in the picture you have painted is l vulnerable population. in the| picture you have painted is so vulnerable population. in the - picture you have painted is so grim. a reflection of the harsh realities on the ground. and sense of how this fire was caused and how safe it is for people there right now? there have been a _ for people there right now? there have been a number— for people there right now? there have been a number of— for people there right now? there have been a number of fires - for people there right now? there have been a number of fires over| have been a number of fires over the last couple of years and began. it is not clear what started them. the

senseis is not clear what started them. the sense is that in this particular section of camp 11 book fire is under control, but there are some wider security situations within the camp. a number of rohingya civil society leaders who have been targeted and some assassinate. to this fire takes place in a general sense of insecurity amongst the camp. sense of insecurity amongst the cam -. ., ~' sense of insecurity amongst the cam. . ~ , ., sense of insecurity amongst the cam. ., . ., sense of insecurity amongst the camp. thank you so much for “oining us on the programme * camp. thank you so much for “oining us on the programme with h camp. thank you so much forjoining us on the programme with your - us on the programme with your thoughts. to china now — and it is attempting an economic bounceback after 3 years of covid restrictions. its citizens are enjoying the freedom to go out and spend money after the government abandoned its zero covid policy. economic growth — as well as a big increase in military spending — has been one of the key themes at the country's once—a—year parliamentary session. but its annual congress has also been used by president xi jinping to further consolidate his power. 0ur china correspondent stephen mcdonell reports. the message to this mass gathering

was that the government has a plan for post—pandemic recovery, especially after president xi jinping's standing took a hit from strict anti—covid measures. people's livelihoods were hurt by three years of restrictions on their movements. yet the premier defended the party's handling of covid. translation: we overcame difficulties. _ we succeeded in maintaining an overall stable economic performance. ditching zero—covid has brought the economy back to life and a 5% growth target was announced for this year. people told us they're definitely spending more. translation: we're going out l with friends, eating and drinking. translation: the covid restrictions really affected business and now - we are back to normal. the government's written report also mentioned world trade losing steam, foreign attempts to contain this country, and had a call for more combat training in china.

china's economy is already rebounding, but it is, after all, coming off a pretty low base following years of pandemic. now there are concerns that these key economic roles within government are all to be filled with xi jinping loyalists who won't be giving him the frank and fearless advice he needs to be hearing about the trajectory of the country. the outgoing premier is a respected economist from a different power bloc to mr xi. the man expected to replace him was once xi jinping's chief of staff. it seems everyone now is from team xi. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, beijing. to the uk now — and the government's plans to prevent anyone arriving in the uk on a small boat from claiming asylum are due to be announced later this week. it's expected that the british home secretary will have a duty to "detain and swiftly remove"

anyone who comes through that route. the red cross has called the proposals "extremely concerning". our political correspondent helen catt has the story. just one of the many small boats bringing new arrivals into the uk. last year, more than 115,000 migrants crossed the channel. the prime minister says stopping the boats is one of his top priorities. part of his plan, new laws to prevent people who arrived this way from claiming asylum. the detail is under wraps but it is also expected to ban from returning to the uk. i don't think there will be tens of thousands of people coming if we get this right, certainly illegally, we are accepting huge numbers of people legally to come to the uk, but i believe this plan, this complete plan will do the job. people who arrive in small boats are expected to be subject to removal to rwanda or a safe third country, with a duty set to be put on the home secretary

to do so quickly, but legal challenges have stalled the government plan to use rwanda and the number of people being deported or leaving voluntarily has fallen over the last decade, from more than 10,00 in 2010 to around 1500 in 2021. this plan is unworkable and it means people will be held for long periods in detention as though they are criminals, destitute, with no means to support themselves, treated, in effect, like terrorists, and it will cause huge human suffering to them, people who have fled the taliban, fled persecution in iran, who are genuine refugees. the government passed a new law last year to tackle small boats. labour says this just is a rehash. we have seen and even bigger increase in the number of dangerous boats crossing the channel and a huge growth in the dealays and backlogs because of home office decision—making has collapsed.

the test of this legislation is whether it actually tackles those problems rather thanjust recycling the same problems again. the government also wants more cooperation with france, and rishi sunak will meet the french president on friday the the stakes for the prime minister are high, he has made stopping you're watching newsday on the bbc. he has made stopping still to come on the programme... he has made stopping at the un, countries agree a major treaty to protect the world's oceans in international waters. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this, the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 24 hours, then the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic

figure, 20 years hisjunior. we heard these gunshots . from the gym, then he came to a fire and start firing and god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged a1, sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when his 90 travelled from memphis jail to nashville state prison in an eight—car convoy. paul, what does it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do? is it going to change your life much, do you think? i don't know, really. i've never been married before. this is newsday on the bbc, in singapore. our headlines. a fire at a rohingya refugee camp in bangladesh destroys shelters, leaving thousands

of people homeless. at a session of the national people's congress, china outlines its bounceback growth plans, along with a hefty increase in military spending. an historic agreement to protect the world's oceans has been approved — after more than a decade of international wrangling over funding and fishing rights. it will greatly extend environmental safeguards which are currently confined to just over 1% of international waters. the deal was finalised at the united nations in new york and is being hailed as a �*significant step' by campaigners. our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. two thirds of the world's oceans are international waters, also known as the high seas. all countries have a right to fish, ship and do research there. this means that all marine life, some two million species, are at risk. this morning, the un agreed that 30% of the oceans should be protected areas.

the ship has reached the shore. cheering and applause we will formally adopt the text. overfishing, mining and shipping traffic has reduced the biodiversity of marine life, with nearly 10% at risk of extinction. i think that this treaty that will lay the groundwork for creating 30% of the ocean into marine sanctuaries that cannot be fished in is so important. we have to save these creatures. high seas talks were deadlocked for years, mostly over how genetic material from plants and animals should be shared between nations. several important drugs, including treatments for covid, hiv and cancer, were developed from marine life. and campaigners say there could be many more discoveries out there.

marine genetic resources are the genetic resources of things like deep sea sponges that you might find out there on the sea bed in the high seas. and this treaty was going to be our first attempt, is our first attempt to actually work out what happens if you discover that those genetic resources are very valuable. for example, is it the new aspirin, the new drug on the market? under the new treaty, the environmental impact of activities, such as mining, exploration for fossil fuels and fishing will have to be assessed in protected areas. it's taken a decade to reach the agreement, and there are many more negotiations ahead to work out how the new treaty will operate. i'm joined now by alex rogers who is a deep sea ecologist and the director of science at rev ocean. great to get you on the programme and i have to say, we have a lot of

grim news on the show every day, but this is something that we should really be celebrating. it is absolutely _ really be celebrating. it is absolutely tremendous i really be celebrating. it 3 absolutely tremendous news. many people have been working towards this both in nongovernmental organisations and in governments and after such a struggle it's just fantastic news that this treaty has finally been agreed. i fantastic news that this treaty has finally been agreed.— fantastic news that this treaty has finally been agreed. i can hear the relief in your— finally been agreed. i can hear the relief in your voice _ finally been agreed. i can hear the relief in your voice come _ finally been agreed. i can hear the relief in your voice come over - finally been agreed. i can hear the | relief in your voice come over there many points during the process of negotiations that you and others in your field felt like it would just not happen like the world would not be able to sit down and agree to this. i be able to sit down and agree to this. ., be able to sit down and agree to this. ~' ., , be able to sit down and agree to this. ~' . , ., , this. i think even at this last negotiation _ this. i think even at this last negotiation there _ this. i think even at this last negotiation there were - this. i think even at this last - negotiation there were concerns right up until the last minute that the current round of negotiations would fail and we would have to wait for yet another intergovernmental conference to continue the

discussions. there was a very late night session and finally the text of the treaty was agreed. so now that we have _ of the treaty was agreed. so now that we have this _ of the treaty was agreed. so now that we have this treaty, - of the treaty was agreed. so now that we have this treaty, what. of the treaty was agreed. so now that we have this treaty, what is| that we have this treaty, what is the immediate work that you think needs to be done with what you think they need to get on with? the implementation _ they need to get on with? iie: implementation of they need to get on with? tie: implementation of the they need to get on with? ti2 implementation of the agreement now is going to be the priority. the first step in that is for states, nations to ratify the new treaty. once we have 30 or a0 states ratify the treaty than it will come into force and we can go about the process of actually seeing what it means in terms of implementation on the ocean. ., . ., the ocean. how challenging will implementation _ the ocean. how challenging will implementation be _ the ocean. how challenging will implementation be given -

the ocean. how challenging will| implementation be given seeing the ocean. how challenging will- implementation be given seeing that we have negotiations have taken as long as they have? i we have negotiations have taken as long as they have?— long as they have? i think it will be very challenging. _ long as they have? i think it will be very challenging. this - long as they have? i think it will be very challenging. this treaty | long as they have? i think it will. be very challenging. this treaty has to work hand—in—hand with the un convention on the sea and other implementation agreements for that convention and that includes agreements around fisheries and deep—sea mining. ithink agreements around fisheries and deep—sea mining. i think there will be some real challenges to overcome in terms of making this treaty work, conservation of marine life. we heard in my — conservation of marine life. we heard in my colleague's reports that one sticking point was the sharing of material, marine life material, for medical and genetic products and going forward how are they going to be able, how are countries going to be able, how are countries going to be able, how are countries going to be able to resolve this?— be able to resolve this? marine renetic be able to resolve this? marine genetic resources _ be able to resolve this? marine genetic resources are - be able to resolve this? marine. genetic resources are essentially

the dna within marine life which represents about a billion years of evolution on earth. it's the dna they put out so the proteins and other molecules that marine life produces and of course some of these products are very useful for us. they include things like antibiotics, and killers, anti—virals, those sorts of things. the high seas or the international waters under this treaty towards which this treaty applies, is the common heritage of human so this treaty has agreed way any profits arising from these marine genetic resources to be shared amongst all states in the world.— states in the world. fascinating stuff and great _ states in the world. fascinating stuff and great to _ states in the world. fascinating stuff and great to get _ states in the world. fascinating stuff and great to get you - states in the world. fascinating stuff and great to get you on i states in the world. fascinating l stuff and great to get you on the programme with your thoughts, alex.

thank you so much forjoining us. it's less than a week before the 95th academy awards — or the oscars — and this year's nominations have been ground—breaking on many levels. for the first time in oscar history, there's a record number of nominees of asian heritage in a single year. in the lead up to the awards, i spoke to some of these nominees, including shirley kurata — the costume designer behind every character in the movie �*everything everywhere all at once' — which is also one of the contenders for best picture. this is herfirst oscar nomination in her 20—year career — and she shared how unexpected this has been. i came in, you know, working on this movie with no intention that it was going to lead up to the oscars. i was just hoping that the movie gets finished and that people watch it. and so the fact that we've come all the way this far has been so exciting. yeah, i don't think anyone who has watched the film can not comment on some of the amazing

costumes in it. you know, the things that come to mind are like the hot dog hands as well as the various costumes that the character of michelle yeoh also has. what was the inspiration for you in all of this? well, it was a little bit of everything everywhere, all at once. i looked at movies. i researched movies that michelle was in, hong kong cinema, movies that inspired the daniels, sci—fi movies. you know, i researched a lot of sort of like fashion blogs and books and kind of took elements from all aspects of of of my life that really inspired me and sort of threw it all in, you know, on top of the bagels, so to speak. yeah and these kinds of movies in hollywood, you don't see very many of them, do you, shirley? and the kinds of films that are typically made tend to cater to a much wider audience.

so talk us through what it's been like for you navigating your way in the film industry. it's you know, it's definitely been challenging. you know, there have been movies where i wasn't picked as the costume designer. i was told that, you know, i didn't have enough experience. but, you know, also, i've been in this business for over 20 years and worked with all kinds of people. so i think that it's great to sort of finally be sort of recognised for all the years of work that i've done. what do you think the takeaway is for you for that? the importance of having sort of like asian american voice in these films, but the fact that it's also a story that's that resonates universally.

and so even if i work on projects where it's a story that you haven't heard before, there's always something in there that i think, you know, universally people can understand and that that's what really drives me. and do you think that being of asian american descent, you know, has that harmed or helped your career? has it had an impact on your career? it helped me immensely. you know, i know my parents came here, you know, with not a lot of money and they worked so hard. and watching them work so hard and sacrifice so much really was something that propelled me to also, you know, work hard and continue the path to what my parents so wanted for me. a spokesperson for the duke and duchess of sussex has confirmed that they have received email

correspondence from his majesty's office regarding the coronation. buckingham palace had declined to comment on reports that prince harry and meghan have been invited to the king's coronation in may. the spokesperson for prince harry and meghan said, "an immediate decision on whether the duke and duchess will attend will not be disclosed by us at this time." it follow suggestions that the couple have been contacted by email about attending official events for the king's crowning on may 6th. weightlifter mirabai chanu has won the bbc indian sportswoman of the year award for 2022 following a public vote. the 28—year—old commonwealth champion, who also won in 2021, becomes the first athlete to win the honour twice. the award honours the achievements of indian female players and is part of the bbc�*s commitment in india to cover women in sports and news. that's all for now —

stay with bbc world news. hello. after a grey weekend, more of you will see a little bit of sunshine in the days ahead, but it'll come at a price. it's going to turn much colder out there and for some distinctly wintry. risk of some disruptive snowfall across north and east of scotland on monday and by tuesday that extends into the north—east of england, too. sudden reductions of visibility, and the snow could be mounting up in areas. those at greatest risk marked here, up to 20 centimetres of snow in the far north of scotland but there could be the odd flurry elsewhere. and it all begins now. this weather front is bringing about the change, opening the door to those arctic winds, pushing into northern scotland for the start of monday. frequent snow showers around. a dividing line is there across into northern ireland and northern parts of england first thing. rain or drizzle, lots of cloud on that, turning to sleet and snow

on its back edge as it works its way southwards, but with some sunshine. frequent snow showers in northern scotland, temperatures dropping barely above freezing by the end of the day. but through wales, the midlands, southern england, it's as you were temperatures similar to the weekend, plenty of cloud just one or two sunny breaks. here into the evening, we'll see some outbreaks of rain or just as our weather front drifts its way south. there could be some sleet and snow for at times, notjust on the hills. in its wake, icy conditions for tuesday morning as temperatures drop quite widely, widespread frost away from the south and frequent snow showers. the north coast of northern ireland, far north of scotland and down through some eastern counties of england. but elsewhere, it can't be ruled out. but a cold day for all this is what it will feel like, subzero for many through the bulk of the day. and what will follow will be a particularly chilly night. temperatures into minus double digits as we go into wednesday morning where the snow is lying across parts of northern scotland. from there on, it gets a bit complicated because we've got atlantic air trying to work its way back, fighting against that arctic air.

on the northern edge of that, we could see some snow and that's dependent on wriggles of weather fronts and pushing in areas of low pressure. certainly for wednesday, there is a chance we could see some snow across southernmost counties of england. if that weather front gets close by. easing through the day before returning into the night towards the south—west. many further north will see some dry and sunny weather continue. it will still be cold. but then through the end of the week, it's just how quickly that boundary pushes northwards. there is a potential, particularly through friday into the weekend, of some more disruptive snowfall before things turn milder and wetter across the south. take care.

good evening, welcome. here's your latest sports news from the bbc sports centre. we'll start with that astonishing game at anfield where liverpool blew manchester united away. it finished 7—0 with six of the goals coming in the second half as united simply disintegrated. it's liverpool biggest win over their great rivals and for united, that equals their record defeat. joe lynskey reports. with these two great clubs, superiority is often shifting. 11 months ago, liverpool won this game a—0, now united came here ten points clear of them in the league. at anfield, they know this match can change the mood, it is the home side who need that most. injanuary, cody gakpo signed for liverpool when he might havejoined united. now that choice was the difference between the two sides.

half—time, 1—0, and it would get better quickly.