pending further investigation. at least 10 people have been killed and eleven others are hospitalized ——and 25 others are hospitalized after a bus crash near the australian town of greta, in new south wales. the police have arrested the driver. a search operation is underway after a fire on board a tourist boat in the egyptian red sea. three british tourists are missing. and novak djokovic becomes the most successful men's singles tennis player of all—time after winning the 3rd french open to secure a record—setting 23rd grand slam title. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news — it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin with the arrest,

questioning and release of the former first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon, in connection with the investigation into the finances of the scottish national party. mrs sturgeon says her arrest was a shock and she is innocent of any wrongdoing. she's been released without charge pending further investigation. our scotland editor james cook reports. nicola sturgeon, for so long, front and centre in scottish politics, was arrested well away from the cameras, just after 10am. detectives questioned her as a suspect, before releasing her without charge seven hours and 15 minutes later. this evening, ms sturgeon issued a statement which was raw, blunt and defiant. "i am certain i have committed no offence," she said, describing the situation as both "a shock and deeply distressing." she thanked her supporters, saying they appreciated she would never do anything to harm either the snp or the country,

and she insisted in the strongest possible terms "that i am in fact innocent of any wrongdoing." speaking before the arrest, ms sturgeon�*s successor as first minister said his political mentor was doing well. she and i have caught up on a couple of occasions. i have been asking about are welfare. she has mentioned how difficult and traumatic those last few weeks have been. is she 0k? yes, she is in a good place and doing well. there was little police activity outside ms sturgeon�*s home on the outskirts of glasgow today, the occasional patrol. a far cry from april, when her husband, peter murrell, the snp's former chief executive, was arrested, questioned and released without charge. police investigating what happened to nearly £667,000 raised to campaign for independence also removed materialfrom snp headquarters in edinburgh, as well as seizing

a luxury motor home. later, they arrested and released without charge the party's former treasurer colin beattie, all of which left the first minister herself the subject of intense speculation. there are many questions that i would want to be able to answer, and in the fullness of time i hope i will answer, but it would be wrong and inappropriate for me to go into any detail that is related to what the police are currently investigating. i could not have anticipated in my worst nightmares what would have unfolded over the past few weeks. for a decade, nicola sturgeon and her husband were scotland's power couple. supporters hoped, some opponents feared, that ms sturgeon would lead her nation to independence. that already feels like a long time ago. two breaking news coming from australia. police say they have arrested the driver of that bus

killing at least ten people and injuring 25 mile near the town of greta, in the hunter region north—west of sydney. this is a police giving a statement. at police giving a statement. git approximately 11:30pm last night, emergency services were called to the roundabout on wine country drive, just near the hunter expressway offramp in relation to a motor vehicle collision. upon arrival, it was identified a coach and overturn under the roundabout and at this stage it appears to be a single vehicle collision. at this stage, there are ten people confirmed disease and a further 25 people have been transported to hospital and at this stage they have very injuries. a 58—year—old man, the driver of the coach, was taken to hospital for mandatory testing and he is now at the cessnock police station and currently under arrest. a crime scene has been established and

that scene is currently being forensically examined by both crash investigation unit and forensic police.— forensic police. let's cross life to our _ forensic police. let's cross life to our sydney - life to our sydney corresponded. thank you for joining us. what do we know about where the people on the bus were coming from? we have 'ust bus were coming from? we have just heard _ bus were coming from? we have just heard in _ bus were coming from? we have just heard in the _ bus were coming from? we have just heard in the last _ bus were coming from? we have just heard in the last few - just heard in the last few minutes from the australian prime minister anthony albanese holding a media conference in the capital, canberra, he believes that local people were on board this bus. this was a vehicle transporting guests at a wedding. they had been at a wedding in the hunter valley to the north—west of sydney on sunday and were reportedly being taken back to their accommodation when the bus rolled over at a roundabout that goes over a busy motorway in the hunter valley region. mr

albanese saying the mental scars of this terrible tragedy will never go away for some people and that they would stay there forever. that gives you an indication as to the severity of the accident. as we had from the police, ten people have been confirmed to have died in this bus accident and 25 others taken to hospital. two of those airlifted for emergency care so safe to say this is one of the worst road accidents we have seen here in eastern australia for many, many years. eastern australia for many, many yew-— eastern australia for many, man ears. ~ , ~' many years. we were 'ust think some pictures h many years. we were 'ust think some pictures and _ many years. we were 'ust think some pictures and it h many years. we were just think some pictures and it look- many years. we were just think some pictures and it look like l some pictures and it look like there was a lot of fog. it is winter time there was a lot of fog. it is wintertime in australia. as this investigation continues, how bad is the weather at this time of year and is that possibly a reason for this? the forensic possibly a reason for this? tue: forensic investigation possibly a reason for this? tte: forensic investigation into the

crash is under way and that crash is under way and that crash investigators will be looking at all sorts of evidence to try to piece together what happened on that country road near a busy highway at around 11:30pm local time. it is ten o'clock in the morning here in sydney and we know that detectives have been to some of those local hospitals to speak to survivors, to try to glean additional information. as you said before, the driver, 58 years of age has been arrested in connection with this accident so many, many facets to this investigation. we understand that the bus is still on its side and when we heard from police a short time ago, they could not rule out that more people were trapped underneath. this is an ongoing emergency operation in eastern australia. at least ten people have died and we do not at this particular moment know the

severity of the injuries suffered by the large number of people who were taken to hospital. people who were taken to hospital-— people who were taken to hosital. . , . ~' . ~' hospital. heartbreaking. thank ou ve hospital. heartbreaking. thank you very much _ hospital. heartbreaking. thank you very much for _ hospital. heartbreaking. thank you very much for that - hospital. heartbreaking. thank you very much for that update. ukraine says it forces are making gains. as i tried to regain territory captured by russian forces. this footage from a ukrainian assault brigade says this is an operation near bakhmut. there is no way to verify the date or location of this video. they say russian said in the eastern black sea... ukraine said that a wreck covered by the flooding in the kherson region as a

result of the damage from the dam explosion. flooding of household and sewage facilities means that the water is now highly polluted. three british tourists are missing after a fire on a boat in the red sea. twenty six other people, including 12 britons, were rescued from the vessel, off the coast of marsa alam. they were all on a diving cruise. the foreign office says it's supporting the british nationals. sally nabil, has the latest from cairo. huge fires ripped through this boat in the red sea resort of marsa alam. nearly 30 people were on board, including 15 british passengers. amateur footage shows the moments of horror as somejump to safety and are rescued. local authorities say most of the foreign visitors and the egyptian crew have been rescued, but search operations are still

under way for those missing. translation: we arrived at dawn. we wake up daily at 6am and the briefing before diving is at 6.30am. during the briefing, one of the people saw smoke coming out of the boat in front of us. it was close to us, around 50 metres away. one of the people said there was light smoke, and in one or two minutes the smoke became white and heavy, then it turned black, and the fire broke out so fast because it was windy in the morning. initial reports say an electrical fault caused the fire. but thorough investigations are a priority now to explain what exactly happened. search operations continue for those missing. but fears are growing for their safety. sally nabil, bbc news. japan is poised to raise its age of consent from 13 to 16 in an overhaul

of sexual offences legislation that is currently going through the country's parliament. the world's third largest economy currently has the lowest consent age among the g7 countries. the reforms of japan's sexual assault laws comes after several rape acquittals in 2019 caused public outrage. shaimaa khalil has been speaking to the women challenging the stigma. and a warning her report includes a description of sexual assault which you may find distressing. a small gathering with huge significance, where flowers have become a symbol of defiance against silence. for four years, sexual violence survivors have gathered every month in the central tokyo spot to share their stories. what's now known as the flower demo has become a national movement. after a series of high profile rape acquittals in 2019. for its founder,

midori kitahara, every gathering brings up raw emotions. i started flower demo because i was angry. and also i feel that many women's anger. but there is no place to speak out. in society, women's voices are always denied. when rina godoy decided to speak out, she knew she was standing up against the country's military institution. she had two dreams, she tells me, to be a soldier and to compete in the olympics as a judo player. both were within reach when she joined the military. both were shattered by sexual harassment. translation: this happened to me every day. my breasts were rubbed. i was kissed on the cheek, groped in the hallway with people watching. but august 2021 was a dark turning point.

during a training exercise in the mountains, three male soldiers called her into a tent where they'd been drinking. translation: two superiors were talking about martial arts and said, i should try it. one of my colleagues pinned me down on the bed and choked me. he spread my legs and rubbed his crotch against me like it was a sex act. two others did the same. there were about a dozen soldiers around. no one stopped it. they were laughing. ijust wanted to get out. i was filled with despair. i'd hope that my female superiors would stand by me when i reported the incident, but she took the side of a commander. in the end, rina quit the military and shared her story publicly. despite the backlash and threats she faced, she insisted on an investigation. hers was one of the rare cases that captured the media and the nation's attention.

five servicemen were fired for misconduct and the defense ministry issued an apology. and after being dropped, the investigation was reopened. earlier this year, three former soldiers were indicted. rina says she's relieved if still traumatised and wants to make sure no one else goes through a similar experience or be scared to speak out. many survivors have said that'd kept quiet out of fear or guilt. but japan's laws also make it very difficult for women to come forward, for example, they put the onus on rape victims to prove that they've been subjected to intimidation or violence. a recent survey has shown that more than 70% of attacks go unreported here. and while the government is moving to change sexual violence laws, many experts have said that a lot more needs to be done on the shame and the stigma. japan prides itself in being one of the world's safest places, but in this male dominated society, many women are still shamed into silence.

shane mcleod, bbc news, tokyo. and if you've been affected by any of the issues raised in that report, there is a list of organisations which can provide help. it's at the bbc actionline website. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bbc news, bringing you different stories frame across the uk. it was a perfect day for solar panels. in fields, thousands have been installed right beside two existing solar farms. in total, 140 acres are now generating electricity, opening the latest editions — kingswood mp and former climate change minister, chris skidmore. the solar farm officially declared open. he the solar farm officially declared open.- declared open. he was commissioned - declared open. he was commissioned by - declared open. he was commissioned by the l declared open. he was _ commissioned by the government on how best britain could cut its emissions.— on how best britain could cut its emissions. year on year on ear, its emissions. year on year on year. it's _ its emissions. year on year on year, it's incredibly _ its emissions. year on year on year, it's incredibly cheap - i year, it's incredibly cheap — if not to the point of being nearly free. and actually, that money comes back with an additional investment. these

anels additional investment. these panels are — additional investment. these panels are generating - additional investment. these panels are generating a - additional investment. these panels are generating a huge amount— panels are generating a huge amount of electricity. in fact, they— amount of electricity. in fact, they recommend the sun shines can achieve a quarter of the country's _ can achieve a quarter of the country's electricity. but can achieve a quarter of the country's electricity.- country's electricity. but to achieve net _ country's electricity. but to achieve net zero, - country's electricity. but to achieve net zero, the - country's electricity. but to achieve net zero, the uk i country's electricity. but to i achieve net zero, the uk will need a lot more of these — and a lot of other forms of zero—carbon generation. you're live with bbc news. police in northern ireland searching for a 21—year—old missing woman have begun a murder investigation after finding suspected human remains. chloe mitchell was last seen in ballymena more than a week ago. extensive searches had been carried out to try to find her. our ireland correspondent emma vardy has been there. they say they have found human remains here in ballymena. they say there hasn't with yet been a formal identification that's taken place but that they have now reason to believe that chloe mitchell has been murdered, and they have now

launched formally a murder investigation. what we do know is that two men tonight remain in custody. they're aged 26 and 34. we're told they're helping police with inquiries. police have, though, thanked the help of the local community who've tried to find chloe over the last few days. they've praised the efforts of the search—and—rescue teams. and of course, this has been a very anxious time for people living in the area, because that search operation has been very visible over the last few days — much of it along the river bankjust near to here. the appeals to try to find chloe have been shared very far and wide. so i think tonight, this news that this is now a formal murder investigation is going to be felt very typely here in ballymena and more widely across northern ireland. emma vardy in northern ireland. a senior member of the uk parliament says the country wants to move on from boris

johnson, who resigned two days ago. grant chopps has denied allegations that downing street made changes to the former prime minister's resignation honours list. some of the allies claim number 10 interfered, but mr chapps says rishi sunak simply passed the names to the commission which oversees honours appointments. here's our political editor, chris mason. the prime minister and a predecessor causing him a barrelload of trouble. power, accountability, and consequences. this is about those get—togethers during covid when they were banned — but it's also about the candour, or lack of it, about them from borisjohnson. (camera shutters clicking) this man, grant chapps, was a cabinet minister under mr johnson, and he is now too. so does he reckon borisjohnson, in resigning, is a victim in all of this?— all of this? he made that decision _ all of this? he made that decision to _ all of this? he made that decision to step - all of this? he made that decision to step down. i all of this? he made that| decision to step down. he all of this? he made that - decision to step down. he would have been welcome to stay. as i say, a man of many qualities.

(3) i say, a man of many qualities. (a) i think a period say, a man of many qualities. (a) ithink a period is say, a man of many qualities. (a) i think a period is what the country wants and what it's getting with rishi sunak in downing street as well. don't exect downing street as well. don't exuect to _ downing street as well. don't exuect to see _ downing street as well. don't expect to see pictures - downing street as well. don't expect to see pictures like . expect to see pictures like these again any time soon. one reason for the tension between messersjohnson and sunak is over allegations made by johnson's allies that number 10 meddled with mrjohnson�*s original list of those he wanted to receive an honour. cheers! ., , , ,, , cheers! nonsense, insists downing _ cheers! nonsense, insists downing street _ cheers! nonsense, insists downing street sources. | cheers! nonsense, insists| downing street sources. is cheers! nonsense, insists. downing street sources. is it true that _ downing street sources. is it true that a — downing street sources. is it true that a member - downing street sources. is it true that a member of - downing street sources. t3 t true that a member of the prime minister's team took several names off borisjohnson�*s list of people he wanted to send to the house of lords some months ago? ijust want the house of lords some months ago? i just want to get this on record. ago? i 'ust want to get this on record. ~ , , ., , ago? i 'ust want to get this on record. g , ., , ., record. my understanding is no. so that also _ record. my understanding is no. so that also is _ record. my understanding is no. so that also is untrue? - record. my understanding is no. so that also is untrue? as - record. my understanding is no. so that also is untrue? as far i so that also is untrue? as far as i'm aware. _ so that also is untrue? as far as i'm aware, that's - so that also is untrue? as far as i'm aware, that's not - so that also is untrue? as farj as i'm aware, that's not true. furious— as i'm aware, that's not true. furious at— as i'm aware, that's not true. furious at what has happened... i'm going now, so there's no point in hanging around for the day. point in hanging around for the da . . , , .,

day. ..nadine doris is leaving her seat in — day. ..nadine doris is leavingl her seat in mid-bedfordsured, her seat in mid—bedfordsured, and nigel adams is walking away too, as well as borisjohnson. we have a former prime minister crafting a letter undermining the sitting prime minister, and we've got three by—elections brought about not in the usual way — because an mp has passed away or there has been wrongdoing — but simply because these mps want to put pressure on the current government. in those circumstances, of course there should be a general election. there should be a general election-— election. labour and the liberal democrats - election. labour and the liberal democrats look i election. labour and the l liberal democrats look at election. labour and the - liberal democrats look at the coming by—elections with the leader spent a day in banfordsure.- leader spent a day in banfordsure. j . ., , , banfordsure. they're completely divided, chaotic, _ banfordsure. they're completely divided, chaotic, and _ banfordsure. they're completely divided, chaotic, and letting - divided, chaotic, and letting people down. when they've got the cost—of—living crisis, the crisis in the nhs, the conservatives seem unable to give the lead that britain needs. �* ., , give the lead that britain needs. _ ., give the lead that britain needs. .g ., , needs. boris johnson might be runnina needs. boris johnson might be running away _ needs. boris johnson might be running away from _ needs. boris johnson might be| running away from parliament, but running away from political influence? not a bit of it.

let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines: residents in the sudanese capital, khartoum, are reporting new exchanges of gun and shellfire following the expiration of a 24—hour truce. the ceasefire had held better than previous ones, but the army and the rival paramilitary force, the rsf, resumed combat shortly after dawn on sunday. the lull in the fighting had allowed people to try to stock up on essential goods. residents of the french town of annecy have gathered in support of the victims of thursday's knife attack in which six people were injured. four children — including a british three—year—old — are said to be recovering well. two adults were also hurt. a 31—year—old syrian man has been charged with attempted murder. four children who survived weeks alone in colombia's amazon jungle have been reunited with relatives as they recover in hospital.

the siblings — aged 13, nine, five and one — are "ve ry wea k" are "very weak" but "happy to see their family", said their grandfather. the four children were found on friday after more than a month of searching by the military and local people. noxious smoke finally has eased over the last few days over parts of north america over the weekend. the wildfires in canada still pose a major threat. researchers at stanford university called an historic event, with the city of new york being shrouded in orange haze. but for many asian cities, noxious smoke is nothing new. according to air quality monitors iqair, in the last five years, lahore in pakistan has suffered the most from pollution, and 10 out of 15 of the worst—polluted cities were in india. an environmental epidemiologist at the university of sydney gave us his analysis of the health

effects posed by the smog. there are lots of different health effects, ranging from minor effects around the eyes and ears, to long—term exposure including acute cardiovascular and respiratory events, and also in more severe cases, it can cause mortality.— can cause mortality. we're heafina can cause mortality. we're hearing that _ can cause mortality. we're hearing that the _ can cause mortality. we're hearing that the haze - can cause mortality. we're hearing that the haze is i can cause mortality. we're i hearing that the haze is kind of starting to move on, although air quality�*s still not great in the new york region. but what are some of the long—term effects in places like lahore, jakarta? we like lahore, jakarta ? we certainly like lahore, jakarta? we certainly get a lot of haze in singapore as well. but in your findings, what have you discovered in terms of long—term effects from this? that's right. we've been studying long—term and short—term effects of air pollution, and they are similar kinds of health effects. but we

think about short—term effects as having triggering short—term outcomes as well. when we think about long—term effects, we think about how those exposures accumulate over time and can cause chronic illness like cardio varl disease, respiratory illnesses, and children can have developmental outcomes, and there are also associations then linked to neurological effects as well as the small part which can enter into the bloodstream and across the brain barrier.— the brain barrier. what were ou the brain barrier. what were you thinking _ the brain barrier. what were you thinking when _ the brain barrier. what were you thinking when you - the brain barrier. what were you thinking when you saw i the brain barrier. what were i you thinking when you saw the visions of this orange haze? i mean, australia has certainly had its fair share of bushfires, but what went through your mind? that's riuht. through your mind? that's riht. it through your mind? that's right. it was _ through your mind? that's right. it was very - through your mind? that's i right. it was very reminiscent of the 2019-20 right. it was very reminiscent of the 2019—20 bushfires that we had here in southeastern australia, which caused smoke to cover much of the southeastern part of the

country. that's right — seeing those famous landmarks being covered by orange haze was quite similar to what we saw in sydney at that time. and it was quite a devastating event then, including the direct effects of the bushfire smoke, the bushfires themselves, as well as the ongoing effects of the bushfire smoke which lasted for several months here in australia and caused a significant amount of health effects and also social effects as well. . �* , . . effects and also social effects as well. . �*, . ., ., as well. that's all we have for ou as well. that's all we have for you now- _ as well. that's all we have for you now- stay _ as well. that's all we have for you now. stay with _ as well. that's all we have for you now. stay with bbc i as well. that's all we have for| you now. stay with bbc news. hello. sunday was another very warm or even hot day with temperatures peaking at around 32 celsius. that heat and humidity giving rise to some dramatic skies as some thunderstorms kicked off

through the afternoon and into the evening. if we take a look back at the radar picture, we can see that we had some storms in northern scotland, some across northern england, and then this clump of thunderstorms, this quite big organised area of storms that drifted westwards across the midlands towards wales. so as we head through monday, really it's more of the same, more spells of sunshine, but still the chance for some thunderstorms with that heat and humidity, temperatures to start the day between ten and 17 degrees. so a very warm start to the day. quite a muggy start for most, a dry start, but a little bit of rain to clear away from parts of wales, maybe some extra cloud in the far south west and a few showers even from the word go and into the afternoon as the sun heats the land while those big shower clouds will bubble up once again, particularly across parts of southern england into the midlands and wales, some of these thunderstorms could be really quite vicious, with a lot of rain in a short space of time, gusty winds and some hail. western counties of northern ireland, southwest scotland and perhaps more especially the north of scotland, also prone to some of these downpours and thunderstorms.

but as ever with these weather set ups, there will be places that fall through the gaps and stay completely dry. another very, very warm day. temperatures widely the mid to high 20s somewhere could again get to 30 degrees. we will continue to see some big showers and thunderstorms in places during monday evening. many of them fading, though, overnight into tuesday. we'll see some areas of low cloud around some of these western coast. it is another pretty warm night in prospect. and then for tuesday, well, the greatest chance for showers will be found across the western side of the uk. further east, not as many showers, more dry weather, plenty of sunshine. still feeling very warm indeed. highest temperatures at this stage, likely to be down towards the south, it is another pretty warm night in prospect. and then for tuesday, well, the greatest chance for showers will be found across the western side of the uk. further east, not as many showers, more dry weather, plenty of sunshine. still feeling very warm indeed. highest temperatures at this stage, likely to be down towards the south, up to around 29, possibly 30 degrees for parts of central southern england. as we look deeper into the week, high pressure remains firmly in charge. but as you pick up more of an easterly breeze, well, temperatures will drop backjust a little.

still, though, feeling very warm indeed. mostly dry with some sunshine.

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