welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. a fire at a rohinja refugee camp in bangladesh destroys shelters, leaving thousands of people homeless. china outlines its plans to see economic growth bounce back, along with a hefty increase in military spending. a bbc investigation uncovers evidence that twitter is no longer able to protect users from trolling — following lay—offs and changes under elon musk. why are these accounts that are bullying and harassing people still allowed on the platform. i would like him to read some of the messages that i have been sent.

prince harry and meghan suggest they have been invited to the king's coronation — but won't confirm whether they will attend. 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. hello and welcome to the programme. 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. i spoke to hardin lang, who's vice president for programmes and policy at refugees international, and began by asking him what the situation was like on the ground.

the situation as we heard in your broadcast 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 with around 12,000 people who lost everything that they had, 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 donorfunding. part of the problem is also within the authorities who keep a tight grip on what happens within the camp making it difficult for international institutions to respond. as you point out it is such 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 there and in what are the 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 camp 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 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 area 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 and 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 bornejourneys where i guess there are about 3,600, 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. to china now, and it is attempting an economic bounceback after three 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 — were 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 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 xijinping 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. joining us to discuss what's come out so far from the national people's congress is ian chong, associate professor from the department of political science at the university of singapore. great to have you on the programme ijust want great to have you on the programme i just want to focus on military spending with you in terms of some of the key themes that have come out of themes that have come out of the congress because, as i understand that china has said it will increase military spending by more than 7% this year, at the same time a warning of escalating threats, its words. what is this a reference to and how unusual is this? , , ., reference to and how unusual is this? , , . ., ., , this? this is a trend that has been going _ this? this is a trend that has been going on. _ this? this is a trend that has been going on, talking - this? this is a trend that hasj been going on, talking about increasing it has been increasing it has been increasing its budget and talk about threats and dangers and uncertainties for a while now. some of it a reference to what

they perceive as a us containment threat, their language, but whether there is actually containment, i think there is some debate over that. what is happening with the us and the prc are looking at each other with suspicion in the budget reflects that. $5 other with suspicion in the budget reflects that. as you oint budget reflects that. as you point out — budget reflects that. as you point out the _ budget reflects that. as you point out the tensions - budget reflects that. as you i point out the tensions between us and china have been deteriorating recently and of course this pronouncement, announcement i should say, of increase in military spending is coming on the back of concerns from the us about beijing possibly invading taiwan in the coming years. what is your sense of that assessments, is that two extreme or realistic or reflected in what we are seeing in the congress? the reflected in what we are seeing in the congress?— in the congress? the language on taiwan _ in the congress? the language on taiwan in _ in the congress? the language on taiwan in the _ in the congress? the language on taiwan in the congress - in the congress? the language on taiwan in the congress has| on taiwan in the congress has been quite moderate. but what washington is looking at is maybe its preparation so if you look at the military set their job is to prepare for any contingency should the political leadership tell them to do so. the pla is a party army so they will be waiting

for, they want to eat prepared if xi presses the button. just as well on the us side should they need to be called to action by their political leadership so the certain talk about readiness is a reflection of the functions of the military rather than any imminent war going on anytime soon. ., , ,., imminent war going on anytime soon. ., ,,., ., ., soon. professor, iwant to focus a — soon. professor, iwant to focus a bit — soon. professor, iwant to focus a bit more _ soon. professor, iwant to focus a bit more on - soon. professor, i want to i focus a bit more on president xi, this week's weeding will also formalise his leadership because he will be elected president of china, head of the armed forces. how significant is this in your view and what does it tell us about who is also going to be in the government makeup? also going to be in the covernment makeu - ? ., , government makeup? two things i think of note. _ government makeup? two things i think of note. becoming _ government makeup? two things i think of note. becoming state - think of note. becoming state chairman for xi for an unprecedented term, this unbroken leadership and that was less formalised so this is suddenly a consolidation of power for suddenly a consolidation of powerfor xi and if suddenly a consolidation of power for xi and if you suddenly a consolidation of powerfor xi and if you look suddenly a consolidation of power for xi and if you look at the people he has brought into the people he has brought into the state council, it seems to

be people who are clearly very close to him. in addition, the report for the national people's congress has talked about how there will be more state control over funds and industry overtaxed. so there is a lot of consolidation under xi going on. a lot of consolidation under xi going on-_ a lot of consolidation under xi uuoinon. ., ., going on. professor, thank you, as always _ going on. professor, thank you, as always for — going on. professor, thank you, as always forjoining _ going on. professor, thank you, as always forjoining us - going on. professor, thank you, as always forjoining us on - going on. professor, thank you, as always forjoining us on the l as always forjoining us on the programme. great to get you onto the programme. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.... the authorities in greece have detained a station master for his alleged role in a rail crash that killed at least 57 people. two trains collided near larissa last tuesday — sparking widespread anger. there were further clashes involving protesters in athens on sunday. charities have described the uk government's plans to stop people crossing the channel in small boats as "unworkable" and "vindictive".

new laws are expected to be published this week stopping anyone who arrives in the uk on a small boat from claiming asylum. ministers say the law has to be toughened. initial results from estonia's general election suggest victory for the prime minister's reform party. with most of the ballots counted, it's secured about a third of the votes. the election was dominated by estonia's stance on the war in ukraine. pakistan's former prime minister, imran khan, has been barred from making speeches on national television. the media regulator accused him of repeating baseless allegations against state institutions and spreading hate speech. mr khan says the allegations are politically motivated. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... we speak to one of the record number of asian—heritage oscar nominees hoping to win a gold statue next sunday.

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i've never been married before. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani, in singapore. our headlines. a fire at a rohinja refugee camp in bangladesh has destroyed shelters, and left 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. present and former staff at twitter have told the bbc�*s panorama that the company is no longer able to protect users from online abuse following mass sackings and changes under owner elon musk. exclusive academic research and testimony from twitter users supports their claims, suggesting abuse is thriving under musk�*s leadership.

our social media and disinformation correspondent marianna spring reports. with more than 350 million users, twitter�*s often described as the town square of the internet. but since elon musk took over last october, the company's been in chaos. the personal abuse i receive on twitter has tripled. so i headed to san francisco to look for answers. twitter used to have around 7,500 employees. now at least half of them have been fired or chosen to leave, including lisa jennings young. she worked on features designed to protect users like me from online hate. thanks so much for having us. it was not at all perfect, but we were trying and we were making things better. one of these protective measures was a nudge function, to scan tweets and ask users if they wanted to reconsider posting something potentially abusive. twitter�*s own research, seen by the bbc, appears to show the nudge and other

safety tools being effective. so overall, 60% of users deleted or edited their reply when given a chance via the nudge. is it still happening? is there anyone working on it? no. there's no one there to work on that at this time. the nudge does still exist. but when lisa and i tried it out, it appeared to be working less consistently. no nudge. one engineer still working at twitter agreed to speak anonymously about what's been unfolding on the inside. it's like a building where all the pieces are on fire. when you look at it from the outside, the facade looks fine, but i can see that nothing is working. like others i spoke to, he said it's been difficult to maintain features intended to protect twitter users from trolling and harassment. people like ellie wilson. while at university in glasgow, she was raped. she started sharing her experience as a survivor on social media last summer. but when she tweeted about her attacker injanuary — after the takeover — she received dozens

of abusive replies. the trolls' accounts targeting her had become more active since the takeover. some were newly created, or appeared to have been reinstated after musk�*s amnesty on previously—banned accounts. what would you say to elon musk if you had the opportunity? i would ask, why are these accounts that are bullying i and harassing people - still allowed on the platform? i would like him to read somel of the messages that i've been sent and tell me why those accounts are still allowed l to be on twitter. musk has used votes on twitter to make decisions about its future. these polls have no statistical value, but having contacted him every way possible, i used one to try to catch his attention. over 40,000 twitter users voted and 89% of them said they'd like elon musk to do an interview with me. neither twitter nor musk have responded to the points raised in this investigation. twitter says defending and respecting the users' voice

remains one of its core values. but the users i've spoken to are left with questions. marianna spring, bbc news. lots more on that story on the bbc website so do be sure to look at that if you are looking for more in—depth analysis on that story. in other news for you today — a statement from prince harry and meghan suggests they will be invited to the king's coronation in may. it follows speculation about whether the couple, who are based in the us, would receive an invitation. their spokesperson said they would not yet disclose their decision. here's our royal correspondent, daniela relph. god save the king! at church today on the sandringham estate in norfolk. with just under two months to go, plans for the king's coronation are moving forward. invitations are posted out next month, but guests have now had "save the date" e—mails,

and they include the duke and duchess of sussex. in a statement, a spokesperson for harry and meghan said... "i can confirm the duke has recently received e—mail correspondence from his majesty's office regarding the coronation." "an immediate decision on whether the duke and duchess will attend will not be disclosed by us at this time." since they were last in the uk, harry's memoir spare has been published. it is a very public airing of fractured family relationships. and last night, there was more. well, i certainly don't see myself as a victim. an online conversation between harry and author gabor mate, where family breakdown came up again. i am starting to, you know, go back to the point of trauma and be able to unravel and unpack everything so i can now live a truly authentic life and be genuinely happy and be a better dad for my kids. but at the same time, i am feeling more and more distant with my loved ones and my family.

westminster abbey will host the king's coronation on the 6th of may. it is likely to be the first time we see harry and meghan back in the royal fold this year. there is no doubt relationships are strained but could the coronation be a moment of family unity? it will need the anger and upset to be put aside if all the royal family are to celebrate this historic event together. daniela relph, bbc news. 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. we'll have more nominees on you can find more detail about the films that have been nominated for the ocsars on our website. including the megastar, michelle yeoh. just head to bbc.com/news — or use the bbc news app. and of course we will have full coverage of the oscars ceremony this time next week on bbc news. that's all for

now — stay with bbc world news. for me and the team thank you so much forjoining us. 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 orjust 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.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. nicaragua's veteran autocratic leader daniel ortega has been locking up political dissidents for years. now, he has a new tactic — mass deportation and withdrawal of citizenship from those who dare to criticise him and his family.

my guest today is felix maradiaga,