welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. the former uk prime minister — borisjohnson — is referred to police over new claims he broke covid lockdown rules. russia says it has defeated insurgents who attacked the belgorod region on the border with ukraine. after receiving a rock star welcome in sydney — the indian prime minister prepares for talks with his australian counterpart. spanish police make several arrests in their investigaton of racist abuse aimed at the real madrid footballer, vinicius junior.

it's seven in the morning in singapore, and midnight in london, i'm monica miller borisjohnson has been referred to the police by the cabinet office, over new claims he may have broken lockdown rules during the pandemic. the allegations have come to light during preparations for the covid public investigation. mrjohnson has replied to the allegations in a statement. in the statement, mrjohnson�*s team says "the assertion by the cabinet office that there have been further covid rule breaches is totally untrue". and says, "many will conclude that this has all the hallmarks of yet another politically motivated stitch up." our political correspondent jonathan blake has more on the story. there is no investigation yet

to what happened here is the lawyers going to boris johnson's a ministerial diary during the time of the pandemic in the process of preparing evidence for forthcoming public inquiry which will examine the uk's response to the pandemic came across diary entries which weighed concerns —— raise concerns where they happen in the context, we do not know raise concerns of the officials who pass that information to police the metropolitan police around london and the thames fairly police with the prime ministers countries residences located on assessing that information relating to possible breaches of the rules in downing street or at checkers. she highlighted boris johnson steamer denying that any of those events broke the rules in any way and they say the other happened outside by

other exemptions that included regular meetings with civil servants and advisers. breaking covid—19 rules in 2020 but he is denied any wrongdoing. a potential punishments may be premature to be thinking about this but potential punishments could they be facing about this and we expect the conservative party to take any actions? i do party to take any actions? i do not meet _ party to take any actions? i do not expect them _ party to take any actions? i do not expect them to _ party to take any actions? i if not expect them to take any actions at this point. boris johnson has faced one police investigation already for which he was fined for breaking the rules of an event in downing street in the covid—i9 van —— pandemic. in tests with looking into all of the events in downing street and other government buildings broke coronavirus rules or may have done this and is still under investigation by a committee of members of parliament were looking into whether or not he misled mps about his statement denials and guidance whether or

was followed at all times. at this stage, there is no formal investigation at all and his team denying stronger than any rules are broken in the case is in question here, but it does further scrutiny on boris johnson's actions throughout the whole period of the pandemic and in turn, has led his supporters to claim that this politically motivated to prolong that investigation by mps and undermined its reputation further. let's start with the aftermath of what appears to be the largest incursion into russia's territory, since the full—scale invasion of ukraine began. russia now says it's used air strikes and artillery to defeat

the armed insurgents. the kremlin claims it killed 70 attackers who crossed into the belgorod region on monday. it says the rest were driven back into ukraine. in the violence. russia insists the fighters were ukrainian, and used us—supplied weapons, but both kyiv and washington deny any involvement. instead two russian paramilitary groups have posted these images on social media — saying this was an attempt to overthrow vladimir putin's regime. our security correspondent, frank gardner explains how the development is likely to be received by ukraine and its allies. this raid launched from ukrainian territory and carried out by russians could turn out to be a little bit of a mixed blessing for tf. why? on one hand,it blessing for tf. why? on one hand, it is embarrassing for moscow and it shows that its borders and its defences are not as watertight as they would've liked and could end up drawing some russian troops away from southern ukraine and where this coming offensive is expected to focus. but on the other hand, it reinforces the kremlin�*s narrative that mother russia, sovereign russian territory is coming under

attack and under threat from allied forces armed and encouraged and equipped by the west. despite denials from ukraine, it's very hard to see this carried out without the knowledge or help from ukraine's military intelligence and that you are and there's another factor here and some of those involved in this raid are reported to be linked to far extremism and this is a tiny group that no one has heard of, almost no one has heard of and they represent the path of ukrainians or ukraine. nevertheless, in the battle for pr, this is pet optics ukraine if they turn out to be linked to neo—nazis or fascism that reinforces the kremlin narrative that it is fighting this war the clintons and rid ukraine of neo—nazis that is a bad look for ukraine. let's move on to australia, where we find the indian prime minister, narendra modi, on a visit to boost economic ties with australia. it's his first time

visiting the country since 2014. there's a growing, influential indian diaspora in australia, and thousands gathered on tuesday at a large rally in sydney's olympic park, to hear the australian and indian prime ministers heap praise on each other. both leaders thanked the crowds gathered in the stadium for their contribution to the relationship between the two countries. i want to say thank you, you have brought the spirit of the worlds biggest democracy to australia. and you have helped make our democracy stronger and more inclusive. you have strengthened australian society, bringing our country, the benefits and riches of such a beautiful and diverse culture and i am so proud that you have made australia your home. that you see your life in your future here.—

you see your life in your future here. , ,., ., future here. the most important foundation _ future here. the most important foundation advertises _ future here. the most important foundation advertises mutual- foundation advertises mutual trust and mutual respect. find trust and mutual respect. and much mutual _ trust and mutual respect. and much mutual trust _ trust and mutual respect. and much mutual trust and - trust and mutual respect. fific much mutual trust and respect. this is notjust based diplomatic ties, but it's real reason, its true strength issue people. every indian living in australia. reason, its true strength is you people. every indian living in australia. i spoke to earlier to dr sinderpal singh, assistant director of the institute of defence and strategic studies. on the speech, i think there is a sense — on the speech, i think there is a sense that the indian

diaspora can improve the relationship between the two countries and if you look at one — countries and if you look at one of— countries and if you look at one of the agreements that are going _ one of the agreements that are going to — one of the agreements that are going to be signed were already signed — going to be signed were already signed is — going to be signed were already signed is the mutual recognition of qualifications between the two countries and that will— between the two countries and that will help professionals in india — that will help professionals in indie to — that will help professionals in india to feel the positions in australia and so, some of the things— australia and so, some of the things that people talk to in these — things that people talk to in these relationships. he made a trip to india and granted, this is supposed to be a meeting though supposed to be joined by two other leaders in the world and so, it's a bit of an impromptu thing but how would you describe the relationship between australia and india because it seems that us chinese political tensions are really driving them

together. are really driving them together-— are really driving them touether. ., ., _ together. china is obviously where the _ together. china is obviously where the key _ together. china is obviously where the key drivers - together. china is obviously where the key drivers of. together. china is obviously| where the key drivers of the relationship between the two countries this been a very quick— countries this been a very quick upswing in a very short space — quick upswing in a very short space of— quick upswing in a very short space of time, we've seen them come _ space of time, we've seen them come to— space of time, we've seen them come to india and meeting on the sidelines of the g7 and now, — the sidelines of the g7 and now. and _ the sidelines of the g7 and now, and australia in the break often — now, and australia in the break of ten years. in that relationship is moving connecting the other interesting parts of the relationship rather try to build _ relationship rather try to build a _ relationship rather try to build a deeper economic and trade — build a deeper economic and trade relationship between the two, _ trade relationship between the two, trying to think about how to safeguard supply lines and materials and look at new sources _ materials and look at new sources of importance. the indian diaspora _ sources of importance. iie: indian diaspora spring sources of importance. t'ie: indian diaspora spring very large in australia and a lot of people came up to praise prime minister modi but there was also a lot of protests, especially from some members of the muslim and sikh community,

to expect australian officials will address them on these topics? i , ithink , i think it is very difficult task— , i think it is very difficult task and _ , i think it is very difficult task and on one hand, you do not interfere in domestic politics— not interfere in domestic politics but australia, domestic politics are something we have — domestic politics are something we have to ask these questions but i _ we have to ask these questions but i think— we have to ask these questions but i think many of the dress perez will have different homeland in the indian diaspora is something with certain sectors _ is something with certain sectors are going to be in sections _ let's bring you some breaking news. banning most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy. that is a period where people are not completely aware that they are pregnant and sent to

they are pregnant and sent to the governors office to be signed. this is a hotly contested bill which republican governor is expected to sign this proposal restores a certain mandate that was a band that south carolina had in place in the us supreme court overturned roe versus wade in that band once went into effect was overturned by the states highest court because it violated the state constitutions right to privacy. so, once again, the south carolina senate had approved a bill that will bend most abortions after around six weeks of pregnancy. —— ban. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. footage given to the bbc appears to show that two teenagers who died in a road crash in cardiff had been pursued by the police. the collision on monday evening sparked riots in which fifteen officers were injured. police had said they'd not been

involved in a chase. the government has announced that foreign postgraduate students on non—research courses will no longer be able to bring family members to the uk. last year, nearly 136 thousand visas were granted to dependants of foreign students — that's nearly nine times the 2019 figure. prince harry's lost a legal challenge over his bid to be allowed to pay for police protection when he's in the uk. his security was downgraded when he stopped being a working member of the royal family. lawyers for the government opposed the idea of people being allowed to buy security from police. police in spain have made a number of arrests after racist insults were hurled at the real madrid player viniciusjunior, during a match on sunday. the abuse has sparked outrage in brazil over the treatment of one of the country's top players. the government has requested urgent meetings with spanish ministers, prosecutors and the football federation.

our correspondent guy hedgecoe has the latest on the arrests from madrid. age between 18 and 21, all of those arrested are fans of valencia football club these are three individuals who viniciusjunior confronted during sunday's game between real madrid and valencia in the stadium and he was pointing at and telling the referee that they had been racially abusing him and aiming monkey chance. that is what we know so far and as far as other arrests of people are suspected of having hung in effigy of viniciusjunior from effigy of vinicius junior from a effigy of viniciusjunior from a bridge with a rope wrapped around its neck back in january. that's the investigation going on for some months now and they been four

arrests made to that incident as well. i think you could say this been a very mixed response. but we have heard over the last few hours of it being public figures for the most part, almost unanimously condemning any kind of racist attack, saying there shouldn't be any racism in football or in sport in general. but in terms of those comments about spain being a racist country of spain having a problem with racism and its port, that is been much more divisive. for example, the coach of real madrid, the coach of viniciusjunior, he did say there is a serious problem in spanish football. certain politicians on the political who have tended to support those comments. there have been others who said that although racism should be condemned, spain is not a racist country. we have heard from leaders of

the opposition conservative party saying that span is not a racist country. we have heard from the league, the spanish the governing body who said that spain and spanish football do not have a racist problem. so, this is been a very divisive issue of whether or not spain as an inherent problem regarding racism. a woman who was injured by a police motorcycle that was escorting sophie, the duchess of edinburgh, has died. helen holland was in her eighties. her son has issued a statement saying she was in intensive care for nearly two weeks, "police killed my mum" he said, adding that "the police have not issued any comment or apology and we assume that the killer is still on the loose wearing yellow jacket and riding a police motorcycle and we fear now for the safety of others."

around the world and across the uk. starting the q2 starting the 02 hours before it opens and this is food that is in short supply but high demand. this is the warehouse where much of that food comes from. fridges are virtually empty. shelves are bare stop you're really desperate. where they can come is week we have to shut the doors.— to shut the doors. three bags. back in the _ to shut the doors. three bags. back in the food _ to shut the doors. three bags. back in the food bank, - to shut the doors. three bags. back in the food bank, the - back in the food bank, the shortage meets the been forced to find food elsewhere but that too is proving difficult. we are having _ too is proving difficult. we are having to _ too is proving difficult. we are having to literally going to shops, some shops are actually— to shops, some shops are actually saying that we cannot buy as — actually saying that we cannot buy as much as we are because we are — buy as much as we are because

we are emptying some of their shelf— we are emptying some of their shelf stock at the moment and they— shelf stock at the moment and they want to leave food for other— they want to leave food for other paying customers and after — other paying customers and after going in buying simi beans. _ after going in buying simi beans, some beans, raises a few eyebrows — you're live with bbc news. donald trump has appeared via video link in manhattan's criminal court, over charges he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence the porn star stormy daniels. it was decided he will face a criminal trial in march 2024, when he may be campaigning for the us presidency. our north america correspondent, nada tawfik sent this update from outside the court in new york. this hearing was meant to ensure donald trump understood the protective order that has been issued. and that essentially says that mr trump cannot publish

any evidence published with his defence he unless it is already out there in the public domain. donald trump appeared virtually for this hearing. that is why there is not as much security, as many news cameras outside of the manhattan criminal courthouse today. he appeared on a feed with his lawyer next to him, todd blanche, with an american flag in the backdrop. he spoke briefly, the judge had asked if he had received the protective order and he said, yes i have. then he went on to what else concerned either party. donald trump's lawyer saying they still maintained objection that this was a concern for them because of donald trump's right to free speech. and he said that he had explained to his client that that was not the judge's intention with this protective order and that it was not a gag order. the judge agreed there reiterating that this was not a gag order and was still free to speak about this case as he wished except for the very limited scope of this protective order. now, the judge did also say that if donald trump

violates that order, he will be found in contempt of court and that could subject him to jail time or fines. at the end of the hearing we also heard more about the schedule for this trial. it is now set for march 25 and the judge was very clear that he has left enough cushion in time for a discovery that he does not want that date to slip one bit. and if you want to hear more news from the us, be sure to check out the americast podcast. download the bbc sounds app and click the podcast tab. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. climate protesters stormed shell's annual shareholder meeting in london, with security forced to step in to protect board members. proceedings were delayed as the protesters — yelling "shut down shell" — ran to the front of the room where executives were sitting on stage. they should adhere to as social

responsibility principles and realise the devastation that they are causing by the oil extraction. italian prime minister giorgia meloni signed a package worth over two billion dollars, for the northeast emilia romagna region after devastating floods which left 1a people dead. some areas still remain under water after six months' worth of rain fell in the space of 36 hours one week ago. france's ban on domestic short—haul flights where the same journey can be made by train in under two and a half hours, has come into effect. critics say the measure is symbolic and will only have minimal effect on co2 emissions, and call for an extension to journey up to 4 hours. a rare wristwatch once owned by china's last emperor has sold for more than five million dollars. the patek philippe timepiece was snapped up at an auction in hong kong. its unusualfeatures

include an arabic numeral dial, pink gold hands and a "moon phase" function. the death has been confirmed of the disgraced entertainer, and convicted sex offender rolf harris. it's emerged that he passed away almost two weeks ago, from cancer. that came six years after he was released from prison — he'd been jailed for a series of sexual assaults, dating back to the 1960s. before those crimes came to light, he'd been one of britain's best known tv personalities — and an artist who was commissioned to paint a portrait of queen elizabeth. barbara miller is a correspondent with the abc news australia — who covered rolf harris' case extensively in 2014 and told us more about it: rolf harris in court, that was almost absurd,

here's this guy who had been on our television screens for decades who seem to be reinventing himself as a painter, a singer, a host and animal programmes and he, his decorum in court was quite disturbing. he was sketching people as he sat in the box and when he took the stand, he did take the stand in his on defence. he actually performed a little, he's saying a little, he sang a few of his songs and its side effects from his famous board. to me, there was this disconnect between the man who presented in court and the allegations he was facing and several women appeared behind the screens and were talking about the years they had suffered since they suffered abuse by rolf harris and one woman said she felt emotionally dead another telling the court that her childhood had been taken from her.

and rolf harris had a very lengthy walk into court and out of court as he accompanied his wife who survives him and she has been over some time and unsteady on herfeet in the reporters to throwing questions at rolf harris as he walked in and out of court and he never publicly commented on those allegations as you said, he never showed any remorse and he said these women were gold—diggers and fantasists and we should point out one of the things he was cleared, it was considered to be unsafe in the witness was not credible in that particular count. but it was very surreal to see rolf harris in court and disturbing to share these allegations of abuse of very young girls and women, the youngest was age seven or eight when she said that rolf harris molested her.

breaking news. a woman who was injured by a police motorcycle that was escorting sophie, the duchess of edinburgh, has died. helen holland was in her eighties. her son has issued a statement saying she was in intensive care for nearly two weeks, "police killed my mum" he said, adding that "the police have not issued any comment or apology and we assume that the killer is still on the loose wearing yellow jacket and riding a police motorcycle and we fear now for the safety of others." that's all for now — stay with bbc world news.

hello. temperatures on tuesday reached 21 degrees celsius in yorkshire and i think wednesday is going to be every bit as warm, maybe even a tad warmer. and the next few days, very little change on the weather front. large area of high pressure is dominating the weather across our part of the world. but the air is riding around the area of high pressure and the air actually originates from the central north atlantic. so we're not seeing the push of warm air that we sometimes get from the southern climes. and that means that so far this may, depending how you look at it, has been a little disappointing in terms of the temperatures. so we've only managed to reach 23 degrees so far in most years. those values reached the mid or the high 20s,

at least at some point in may. so yes, it has been a little on the cool side, which is not necessarily a bad thing. not all of us like hot weather. so the forecast then early on wednesday shows a bit of cloud across western scotland and northern ireland, maybe a few spits some spots of rain. but elsewhere we're waking up to mostly sunny skies. a bit of a nip in the air, though, particularly in the north. now this weather front will continue to bring splits and spots of rain and thicker cloud for a time through the morning, into the afternoon towards these north western areas. but to the south of that, it is going to be a gloriously sunny day. so this is where the temperatures will be at their highest, typically in the high teens to perhaps the low 20s in one or two areas, 22, for example, in cardiff. also worth mentioning that the sun is of course very strong this time of the year. and look at that high uv levels pretty much across the board. the high pressure is still with us on thursday, but it means also that the wind directions will be changing

around the uk as this high pressure changes this sort of shape. and that does mean that cloud will be pushed across the country into different areas. so it does look as though parts of england will be a little on the cloudy side at times on thursday. so just because we've got high pressure doesn't necessarily mean it will stay sunny all through the week. and here's friday, you can see the temperatures again, fairly similar, high teens possibly up to about 22 degrees celsius. the high pressure system over us is going to last through the weekend and quite possibly into next week as well. and look at the values in cardiff. it's pretty much the same every single day. certainly not looking bad at all. bye— bye.

a multibillion—dollar deal with manufacturer broad calm to use chips made in the united states a warm welcome for the indian prime minister as he kicks off his australia tour. at stake? politics and trade. hello and welcome to asia business report. ourtop welcome to asia business report. our top story this morning, tech giant apple has a multibillion—dollar deal with manufacturer broad calm to use chips made in the united states with them that's part of the apples commitment to invest for

hundred and $30 billion into the american economy. it also