welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm monica miller. the headlines... britain's prime minster says he's up for the fight to bring in new legislation to prevent migrants crossing the channel. the un refugee agency says it will punish asylum seekers. people must know that if they come here illegally, it will result in their detention and swift removal. the white house says it supports a bipartisan bill in congress that will give president biden new powers to ban the chinese—owned app, tiktok. two of the four americans kidnapped in northern mexico on monday have been found dead.

the romance scams that cost people thousands of dollars — the bbc speaks to a former gang member. and ahead of the oscars this weekend — newsday speaks to domee shi, director of �*turning red,�* nominated for best animated movie. the uk government has unveiled its plan to tackle illegal migration, aimed at stopping people crossing the english channel in small boats. the prime minster, rishi sunak, said the bill was "tough "but necessary and fair." however, the un refugee agency says the bill would deny protection to many asylum—seekers needing protection, calling it a breach

of the un refugee convention, and undermining britain's humanitarian tradition. this report from our political editor, chris mason. it's half five in the morning. so dungeness. we're heading for one of the beaches on the south coast where migrants have arrived. this morning we will discuss the prime minister's plans to get tough on small boat crossings. rishi sunak and the home secretary say this is part of what they call a larger global migration crisis as people from poorer countries try to get to richer ones. people must know that if they come here illegally, it will result in their detention and swift removal. once this happens and they know it will happen, they will not come and the boats will stop. it's a massive challenge that's just got bigger and bigger. you imagine those migrants yesterday who attempted this

crossing, setting off from beyond where the eye can see, to be picked up somewhere in the channel. and the scale of the problem that confronts the government and the prime minister set himself a huge challenge of trying to sort this out. the government is, for now at least, committed to remaining in the european convention on human rights. but strikingly, the home secretary has written to mps saying there is a more than 50% chance the plans are incompatible with international law. today marks the start of this planned new policy. there is plenty more argument to come. to the us now where senators from both republican and democratic parties have presented a bill that would give more power to the administration to ban chinese apps if they pose security threats — including the popular video—sharing platform tiktok. this bill comes after the us government officials

were barred from installing tiktok on their devices in january. let's speak to our north america correspondent peter bowes. thank you forjoining us on the programme peter. thank you forjoining us on the programme peter. this thank you forjoining us on the programme peter. this is thank you forjoining us on the programme peter. this is been something that is been boiling for a while but now it looks like it's going to hit president bidens desk. this is very significant _ president bidens desk. this is very significant because - president bidens desk. this is very significant because it's i very significant because it's very significant because it's very rare these days that we see any bipartisan cooperation in washington on any issue, that's the republican the democratic parties are seeing things the same way. so here we have this bill, presented by both parties with the agreement of the white house that shows widespread concern in washington about tiktok, and it would effectively give the white house, it would give the us government the powers that it is seeking to either constrain to limit, or indeed band tiktok altogether. from the united states. if it deems it to be a threat to national security. and it won'tjust

apply to tiktok, this is going to apply to any technology similar technologies from china, from russia, from north korea, from venezuela, from my run, and also cuba as well. thank you very much forjoining us. thank you very much forjoining us. i'm joined now by oriana skylar mastro from the freeman spogli institute for international studies at stanford university. thank you very much forjoining us on the programme. president biden is throwing his support behind this bill. why has it come to this?— behind this bill. why has it come to this? well, i think the first thing _ come to this? well, i think the first thing is — come to this? well, i think the first thing is that _ come to this? well, i think the first thing is that this - come to this? well, i think the first thing is that this is - come to this? well, i think the first thing is that this is a - first thing is that this is a relatively new challenge. these technological platforms potentially pose problems and challenges to us national security and other countries around the world. but as technology evolves, so do the challenges. and so in the united states at least, this bill is designed to create some processes, mechanisms, and different authorities so that

the us government can assess the us government can assess the risk to us citizens and interests and make decisions in real time when it comes to new technologies. are real time when it comes to new technologies.— technologies. are we getting an sort technologies. are we getting any sort of — technologies. are we getting any sort of indication - technologies. are we getting any sort of indication on - technologies. are we getting | any sort of indication on more details exactly of what the specific things they are concerned about with this app? well, i think what has been mentioned is there are concerns about the privacy use of data. and in particular, in the area of china, the chinese government, the communist party have put forth a series of domestic laws that say that they have the right to gain access and sees data from chinese companies at will. and we know that the chinese government has used that data for a number of purposes, whether it is to censor what certain people say or to track down dissidents in some cases, or to even punish those of other nationalities who say things that the chinese communist party doesn't like. there are also concerns that data can be used as leverage

against individuals overseas or even be used to facilitate their growth as a technological power in areas such as artificial intelligence. the bottom line is, we do need to assess these types of risk, and not for this bill is designed to do. , ., to do. the chinese have said all along _ to do. the chinese have said all along that _ to do. the chinese have said all along that tiktok - to do. the chinese have said all along that tiktok parentl all along that tiktok parent company is not forwarding peoples personal information. but why can't the us except the sensor? ~ ., but why can't the us except the sensor? ~ ~' ,, sensor? well, i think the us position. — sensor? well, i think the us position. if— sensor? well, i think the us position, if i _ sensor? well, i think the us position, ifi make, - sensor? well, i think the us position, ifi make, is- sensor? well, i think the us position, ifi make, is not i position, if i make, is not that we don't accept that the answer that potentially it hasn't been forwarded to date, but what we do know is that the chinese government has put in place rules, regulations, and processes to facilitate such a transfer. a demon in their interest to do so. and so if the chinese government really wanted to reassure the united and other countries that it will not be gaining access to private user data and use it

for their own purposes, then they should really change a lot of those laws on the books and a lot of their own practices domestically.— a lot of their own practices domesticall . ,, ., ., domestically. the us and china share many _ domestically. the us and china share many things. _ domestically. the us and china share many things. they - domestically. the us and china share many things. they are i domestically. the us and china| share many things. they are the biggest trade partners in the world. so when it comes to technology understand what you're saying in terms of its sensitivity. but one of the challenges in this for the us? there are things the us does get from china in terms of technology that they can't do without. ~ , , without. will this is absolutely - without. will this is absolutely one - without. will this is absolutely one of. without. will this is i absolutely one of the without. will this is - absolutely one of the largest challenges when it comes to managing, not only us china relations by china relations with the rest of the world. it's highly unusual that you have these two geopolitical competitors but also share the same trading partners. china is not only a large trading part of the united states but the largest trading partner to many us allies and partners. this is really never been the case before when the united states has placed geopolitical competitors, and so there's always a logic for what makes sense economically that sometimes diverges from what

makes sense from a national security perspective. it's a very fine balance. countries don't want to inhibit their own prosperity and economic growth and definitely don't want to put their own companies in a disadvantageous position in terms of competition and global marketplace. but also, national security concerns have to be adhered to, whether it is to ensure we do improve the valley of chinese military or we don't increase the leverage that the communist party might have over us government officials or others. so it's a very delicate balance and that's probably why it's taken so long at least in this case for the united states government to come up with a potential pathway forward. thank you very much forjoining us on the programme. thank you very much for “oining us on the programmeh thank you very much for “oining us on the programme. thank you. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines.... residents in coastal villages

in the philippines have reported feeling sick after a ship carrying 800 thousand litres of industrial fuel oil sank last week. that oil has since reached the shores of several nearby fishing villages, coating beaches in black sludge. israeli forces have killed at least six palestinians after raiding a refugee camp in the west bank city ofjenin. according to the israel's prime minister, one of the dead had been responsible for killing two israeli brothers last month. there've been mass rallies across france, and widespread disruption to services, on the sixth day of strikes against plans to reform the pension system. hundreds of thousands have staged demonstrations, with the biggest crowd gathering in paris. two of four americans kidnapped in mexico on monday have been found dead. the two survivors have returned to the us. the group was fired on by gunmen while driving

through matamoros in the north east, after crossing into mexico from texas. a mexican woman also died in the violence. a suspect is in custody. here's our mexico correspondent will grant. caught up at the epicentre of mexico's violent drug war. this unconfirmed video reportedly shows the moment that the four us citizens in mexico for a cosmetic health procedure for one of them were kidnapped. only one appeared to be conscious, ramping up the fears for their relatives in north carolina. those fears were later confirmed in the most public of ways by the governor of tamaulipas state, speaking live to the mexican president in his morning press briefing. translation:. translation: about an hour ago, we were notified that there were indications of a sighting of the four american citizens. and 35 minutes ago, it was fully confirmed by the prosecutor's office. two of the four are dead.

one is injured and the other is alive. the ambulances and the rest of the security personnel are on their way to give the necessary assistance for the transfer and any medical support that may be required. this was supposed to be a short trip to mexico by a close group of friends, but it descended into another tragic and violent episode on the border. health tourism to mexico is common and popular among people living in southern us states. but matamoros is one of the most dangerous cities in this country tamaulipas, one of its most dangerous states. the four americans had travelled together for one of them, 33—year—old latvia t mcgee, to undergo a minor procedure. she was accompanied by shahid woodard, jindal brown and eric williams. but the group never made the appointment. the incident further strains the already difficult us—mexico relationship. the cartels are responsible for the deaths of americans, and we are fighting as hard as possible. the dea and the fbi are doing everything possible to dismantle and disrupt and ultimately prosecute

the leaders of the cartels and the entire networks that they depend on. under president lopez obrador, the mexican drug war has continued to worsen. critics say his security policy, often described by his, quote, hugs, not bullets, simply isn't working with the cartels in control of swathes of the country. now, as these four us visitors return home in the worst possible circumstances, they become the latest victims of mexico's endless war with organised crime. will grant, bbc news, mexico city. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme.

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this is newsday on the bbc. i'm monica miller. plans to prevent migrants to from crossing the channel will punish the silent seekers. the white horse as it supports a bipartisan bill in congress that will give biden new powers to pay on the chinese owned app tiktok. in recent years, people around the world have lost hundreds of millions of dollars to online romance scams. one of the most lucrative of these, being run by criminal gangs across south east asia, is called the "pig "butchering romance scam". as the name suggests, the scammers refer to their victims as pigs, whom they fatten up to be butchered — or in this case, conned, out of as much money as possible. a bbc world service investigation has spoken

to former scammers. a warning that this report contains scenes some viewers may find disturbing. a whispered a plea for help. i'm a chinese man trapped in a scam compound in cambodia. didi, not his real name, left china for the promise of a well—paid job. instead, he was trafficked to cambodia, locked up in a compound and forced by criminal gangs to carry out an online romance scam known as pig butchering. i'm recording this video secretly from inside the bathroom. in the scam, victims are known as pigs. scammers use fake online profiles to groom them before tricking them to invest in fake financial exchanges. didi worked 12 hour days targeting people in america and europe under the constant threat of violence. someone in my team made a mistake today.

he was beaten up in front of everyone, then dragged out of the office. videos shared with the bbc by activist networks show the type of violence didi witnessed is common in scam compounds. this is sha tsui, not his real name. he's a former scam boss. he's wearing a mask to avoid reprisals from criminal gangs. he says he make hundreds of thousands of dollars running a scam operation, even writing a guide for other scammers to follow, but that he now regrets his actions. the pig butchering scam is all about using emotions. that's how you win their trust. the profiles we make up are always very handsome, rich, responsible and caring. it was a profile just like this that cindy fell for. the scammers stole the identity of an innocent social media influencer from south korea

to target her with. jimmy came at a time when i was the mostl vulnerable in my entire life. cindy ty is a successful businesswoman based in boston in the us. at the time, she was going through a divorce and had just found out she had terminal cancer. jimmy would message me every day. - if i was sad in my— interactions with my husband, he was always there. when my husband and i had decided that we were going| to divorce, that's when it switched to much more l of a romantic relationship. after seducing cindy, jimmy tricked her into investing more than $2 million on a fake cryptocurrency platform, despite the large amount that i lost, i actually believe - that i've been - luckier than most. i've given the scammers enough of my time. -

i've given enough of my money, and i absolutely refuse to give l them who i actually am. after four months in captivity, didi managed to escape and make it back home to china. we approached the owner of the compound where didi was being held for common, but he did not respond. hundreds of gangs continue to carry out the pig butchering scam from compounds across southeast asia, targeting people all over the world. and viewers in the uk can watch the full film — �*the pig butchering romance scam' — on bbc iplayer now. this wednesday we mark international women's day — an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women and also reflect on the global challenge of gender equality. in the most recent gender gap index report released

by the world economic forum, japan ranked 116th overall out of 146 countries. our correspondent shaimaa khalil sat down with the first female mayor of one of tokyo's biggest districts. she says challenging japan's male dominated politics is a difficult but necessaryjob. this is not your average japanese politician. satoko kishimoto is an outsider challenging the status quo. after living in belgium for the last decade, ms.. kishimoto has become one of only three female mayors in tokyo's 23 main districts and the first in the history of the tsunami area. in june, the former environmental activist and democracy advocate beat the conservative incumbent by a narrow margin. she tells me the first few months on thejob have been

a rough ride. as a woman and especially fairly young, i am not from bureaucracy bureaucrats. i'm not a politician. so then automatically, you know, it's difficult. issues like climate change, diversity, you know, the gender equality. it has been challenged by the kind of old politics or like, you know, the boys club. in her own district, most of the senior political posts below that of mayor are occupied by men, with women making upjust over 2% of japan's local leaders. being a female mayor is a lonelyjob. the women's representation have stayed almost the same from 75 years. this is quite insane injapan. what is the most difficult for women to to challenge the political life is because they have to do a lot of work. we have to recognise

as a national crisis, you know, like this under—representation of women in politics. japan is the world's third largest economy, yet it has an abysmal record when it comes to women in politics ranking at the bottom ten of 146 countries. and yes, the traditional social norms here make it very difficult for women to pursue a political career. but those who do have to deal with misogyny and harassment. this group of researchers and female politicians is trying to change that. they're hoping that their confidential online there are some rare success stories, but it will take generations for women to get equal seats atjapan's top decision making table. shaima khalil, bbc news, tokyo. the oscars will be handed out on sunday — and this year's line—up includes a record number of nominees of asian heritage. in the lead up to the awards, my colleague karishma vaswami spoke to domee shi, director of turning red, which is nominated for best animated movie. she talked about the weight of being a trailblazer in the importance of authenticity today. we made it mostly from home. we had an all female leadership team on this movie. the studio took a chance on this very culturally specific, almost gender specific story. but they knew that within this specific story was this universal experience,

that everyone has gone through the trials and tribulations of puberty, of waking up and not recognising your body, of like fighting with your mum every single day and to have this movie recognised, i hope, hopefully shows to studios in the future that if you invest in new voices and if you invest in unique stories, they will be commercially and critically successful. what are you doing? go away. are you 0k? tap, if you can hear us. one of the other things that i think the film really showed, right, besides this camaraderie of women that you have spoken so eloquently about, is also the diversity in north america and canadian life. and i wonder how much, and how important that is for you as a storyteller to talk about those kinds of themes and to reflect that on screen in the way that you have. diversity is so important for me and the types of stories that i want to tell.

i am inspired by my own life and my own cultural background, like being chinese canadian, because i think for such a long time as a kid, you want to fit in and you want to assimilate into the west and you kind of push aside all those things that kind of make you different or stand out. but now as an adult, as an adult creative, that's kind of where i kind of go back and revisit and pull a lot of inspiration from. not to brag, but being 13 means i'm officially a grown up, at least according to the toronto transit commission. good for you. what's the advice you would give to people who are of asian descent? they're trying to tell these stories. make it big, you know, and look at you as the inspiration of how to get it right. i would say authenticity is more important than perfection, which i think is very — it's hard, especially for a lot of immigrant kids who are raised

with these impossibly high standards, and they're put under a lot of pressure to take this one chance that their family has pooled all their resources and make something of themselves. i spent my entire college years trying to draw perfectly, but then i realised when i started sharing my stories and sharing what embarrassed me the most or made me laugh the most, when i started sharing those stories and connecting with people, that's when i took my storytelling to another level. it grew from just being a craft to being a way to connect with audiences and bring people together. )domee shi — the creator of pixar�*s turning red, speaking to karishma vaswani. and our series of interviews building up to the oscars continues all through the rest of this week. make sure to tune in on friday when we hear from michelle yeoh — the star of everything everywhere all at once,

which is a solid frontrunner for best picture. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello there. up to now, most of the snow that's been falling has been across more northern parts of the uk, especially northern scotland. and we've got some snow and ice here at the moment, but that cold arctic air has swept down across all areas now. and coming into that cold air, this weather front is sliding in from the atlantic. that's bringing some wetter weather, a mixture of rain, sleet and some snow, snow perhaps up towards the m4 corridor. and there could be a couple of centimetres in places in time for the early morning rush hour. icy conditions here further north with clearer skies. it's going to be very cold and frosty. temperatures could be —13 in the glens of scotland. that wetter weather across southern parts of england and wales moves away fairly quickly. but then we'll see some more wet weather coming in from the southwest and that will start to turn to snow as well. more cloud across wales, southern england and the midlands.

further north, some sunshine, fewer snow showers around. but wherever you are, it's going to be a cold day. again, temperatures three to five degrees. let's focus on that wetter weather coming into the south. west is moving in more quickly now and it's moving a bit further north as well. so we'll see that rain turning to sleet and snow more widely during the evening rush hour and more significant snow in places as well, perhaps 5 to 10 centimetres. that snowier weather then moves away later on in the night. and then we see a next area of low pressure coming in from the atlantic. this one is slowing down a bit and the snowier weather is moving northwards more slowly. so we do see some wet weather coming back in from the southwest on thursday. for southern parts of england, it may well be rain turned to rain in south wales, the south midlands turning to snow across north wales, northern england during the afternoon. snow beginning to arrive here, still dry through much of the day across scotland and northern ireland. this is the area that the met office have issued. the heavy snow warning, yellow warning.

snow may not get as far north in scotland, but there's still the potential for some heavy falls of snow. i think over the pennines in particular, with the snow developing a little more widely in these areas after dark. that area of low pressure not moving as far north, then slides away. we're still left with some snow falling actually for a while on friday, especially across central and eastern parts of england. that will be replaced by brighter skies from the north with some sunshine. but again, a few more snow showers. we're still in cold air for much of the country. may make seven or eight degrees in the far south, but otherwise four or five is more typical.

welcome to hardtalk i'm stephen sackur. the devastating train crash in greece which killed 57 people generated a wave of grief and anger. many greeks see the disaster as symptomatic of a failing state, characterised by a lack of investment in public infrastructure and a lack of accountability at the heart of government. other aspects of public policy are also facing harsh scrutiny,

from migration to internal security.