it's newsday. welcome to the programme. we start in the uk, where the conservative party is bitterly divided after the former prime minister boris johnson was found to have misled parliament. a damning report by senior mps concluded he deliberately misled the house of commons about lockdown parties at downing street. they say he would have been suspended if he hadn't already quit. but mrjohnson has described the report as "rubbish and deranged". the findings must now be voted on — ensuring more re—criminations. our political editor chris mason reports. so many chapters of boris johnson's life have his relationship with the truth running straight through them. today, the latest chapter — a committee of his peers throwing the book at him. was he honest about what went

on in downing street during the very covid restrictions he'd imposed on the rest of us? all guidance was followed completely during number 10. really? there was no party, and that no covid rules were broken. a senior civil servant, sue gray, investigated. so, too, the police. today, another page turns. the conclusion — devastating for mrjohnson. let's be blunt, this report concludes that he lied. it says he deliberately misled mps, he deliberately misled the committee. he breached their confidence by saying out loud what was in their report before they did, and that he was complicit in a campaign of abuse and attempted intimidation of the committee. look at what else the committee had to say. it takes aim at "the frequency

with which he closed his mind to the truth". and it said some of mrjohnson�*s "denials and explanations were so disingenuous" that they were "deliberate attempts to mislead". is this the end, mrjohnson? we're shouting at boris johnson because he said no to an interview. he put out a written statement instead, claiming the report is "rubbish, a lie, deranged, absurd and complete tripe". have you run out of road? and, he said... you've been there and seen it with your own eyes. harriet harman is the labour mp who chaired this investigation. he claims she was prejudiced

against him from the outset given things she had previously said. the report says its members were informed by the facts. jacob rees—mogg was knighted by borisjohnson and served in his cabinet. what did he make of the report? well, i think it's over—baked. i think they want to find the worst at every possible opportunity, and i think it shows a degree of vindictiveness that does not work to the committee's favour or advantage. is this the end for borisjohnson? no way back from this, is there? there's easily a way back. because the great virtue of our system is that parliament can chuck you out, it can chuck you out again and suspend you, but if voters send you back, back you come. today's report came out at 9am, but the prime minister managed to find himself in front of the cameras earlier than that, wanting to look like he's getting on with the job on an immigration raid in west london. you're talking about a report that i haven't seen and no—one else has seen. it wouldn't be right to comment

on it in advance of it coming out and being published. so he didn't fancy saying very much, but little tongue tie from the opposition parties today. borisjohnson is not only a lawbreaker, but a liar. | he's not fit for public office, and he's disgraced himself. and continues to act - like a pound shop trump in the way in which he tries to discredit anybody- who criticises his actions. he's built his entire career as a politician on being very shady with the truth, and what the committee has found is that he purposely lied to parliament as prime minister. today, the final page turns on the former prime minister, covid rule—breaking and the truth. the big question is whether the book is now closed for good on boris johnson. professor matthew flinders is the founding director of the sir bernard crick centre for the public understanding of politics at the university of sheffield.

i think boris has proved many times that he's capable of bouncing back. he's also flirted with populism — in many ways, that was the secret to the surprise 2019 general election. the big question now is what boris does next, and he seems to be setting up a very extreme them—and—us approach to politics now, where it's boris the victim against that terrible elite establishment that he doesn't want to be seen as part of. but the risk is his new approach will be all about damning the whole system and building anti—political sentiment. monday is a big day for mrjohnson, as conservatives will vote on whether or not to ban him from parliament. how is this impacting the party? well, the party is in some ways divided because borisjohnson still has this incredible and very strange ability to captivate large sections

of the largely english electorate, particularly on the far right of the spectrum. so, although the conservative party know and have known for some time that boris is a liability, he can also be an electoral asset. even today in the wake of this incredibly damning report, what's interesting is nearly half of those surveyed in a poll today thought that boris could still come back. there have been comparisons made to the former us president donald trump, particularly this week, as he has faced his own legal challenges in the us. but is that a fair comparison? i think it's hard not to make the comparison because the way in which this report accuses borisjohnson of doing, of closing his mind to the truth and the fact. just complete denial and a rejection of what to most people seems obvious, has clear trumpian qualities — plus the celebrity politics, plus the ability to just

the problem for rishi sunak of the conservatives as boris may have left parliament, but no way he's left politics. donald trump has — way he's left politics. donald trump has a _ way he's left politics. donald trump has a nickname. - way he's left politics. donald l trump has a nickname. teflon don. you think borisjohnson will have a chance to make it back into politics after all of this? ~ ., , ., this? well, i actually do. there are _ this? well, i actually do. there are lots _ this? well, i actually do. there are lots of - this? well, i actually do. there are lots of issues i this? well, i actually do. - there are lots of issues around his capacity to... somebody said he could fall down a manhole and still land on his feet. he could bounce back up again. borisjohnson still has this celebrity status. people find him funny, humorous, a clown, adjuster — and he puts on this very english charm of the underdog and the victim. would big puppy eyes and fluffy hair and a lot of people fall

for that charm. a lot of people have seen through it, but is still very powerful. at least 15 people have died after a "very serious" crash in the canadian province of manitoba. the accident involved a semi—trailer truck and a small bus transporting people with disabilities. there were about 25 passengers — mainly seniors, onboard. police say both drivers are alive, but at this stage, they couldn't say who or what caused the crash. emergency crews and air ambulances have responded to the incident. this is one of the most lethal road accidents in recent canadian history. authorities confirmed they were responding to large numbers of victims and that all facilities were on alert. todayis today is a tragic day where lives — today is a tragic day where lives have been lost in manitoba on a large scale. we understand the public is reeling _ understand the public is reeling and asking lots of

questions, and people are trying _ questions, and people are trying to— questions, and people are trying to determine if their loved _ trying to determine if their loved ones were involved. firstly, _ loved ones were involved. firstly, our hearts go out to everyone _ firstly, our hearts go out to everyone involved in this horrible, horrible incident. let's take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world. forecasters say a cyclone battering coastal parts of north—west india and southern pakistan could be the area's worst storm in 25 years. more than 170,000 people have already been moved to safety before the arrival of cyclone biparjoy. the greek authorities have arrested nine suspected people smugglers in connection with the deadly sinking of a migrant boat on tuesday. all are believed to be egyptian nationals. more than 100 people have been rescued, but nearly 80 have died and up to 600 are still missing. us defence secretary lloyd austin has announced new funding and support for ukraine from nato countries during a two—day meeting of defence ministers in brussels. they are also expected to agree

a timetable to train ukrainian pilots to fly western jets, including f—16s, but there are still no decisions on whether ukraine will actually be provided with the jets. the un secretary general antonio guterres has warned that the world is racing toward a climate change disaster and dismisses the global response as "woefully inadequate". he says current climate policies will lead to average temperatures 2.8 degrees celsius above pre—industrial times by the end of the century — nearly twice the un goal of a 1.5 degree rise. tech titan foxconn makes 60% of apple's products. with smartphone demand hitting saturation, the firm is looking for the next big thing, but being based in taiwan, but, being based in taiwan, it recently found itself caught between us and china. my colleague karishma vaswani

got exclusive access to chairman young li and she asked how the company is charting its future. the future of our technology products being created on this factory floor. this factory is run by foxconn, a company that's truly a global player. it makes things that we take for granted in our daily life. for granted in our daily life — the parts that keep your smartphone and laptop going. by its own admission, foxconn likes to keep a low profile. but even if you haven't heard of the company itself, you probably would have seen one of these, the iphone. now, each iphone contains hundreds of components, and foxconn makes around 60% of them from things like the camera module to the connectors in the device and even the back of the phone. foxconn�*s built its fortune manufacturing in china and taiwan, providing the essentials for modern life in the west. and it's now breaking in to the electric vehicle market.

but tensions between the us and china over taiwan could mean there's not a clear road ahead for foxconn. their production lines and our access to the technology could be under threat. and that's what's on the mind of the chairman, yang liu, who has given the bbc his first international interview. your operations are headquartered here. you are a vital part of the taiwanese economy. what's the business contingency plan here? the diversification is one way as a business. the diversification is one way. as a business, as a ceo, i had to think about, what if the worst case happened? so we are doing something, some bcp planning. hopefully it will not happen, but we have to be prepared. the possibility of conflict between the world's two superpowers, now a threat the companies that make the products we use every day. karishma vaswani, bbc news, taipei.

and you can hear more of that interview with foxconn�*s chairman in asia business report coming up next after this bulletin. and you can also watch the full documentary on the bbc�*s news news channel this weekend. check out the bbc news website for transmission times in your part of the world. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. bringing you different stories from across the uk. steve has been preserving the past of the city, but now he's fearful for the future. if it comes along, _ fearful for the future. if it comes along, i _ fearful for the future. if it comes along, i don't - fearfulforthe future. if it comes along, i don't know how many houses it's going to be, but 114,000 extra people. populated figures are not apollo —— a forecast but potential scenario. some villages are looking forward to it proved links we will be in

nice to have a little bit more life the village, and the young people must be bored about up out of their minds because theres— out of their minds because there's nothing to do. i can't think— there's nothing to do. i can't think of— there's nothing to do. i can't think of anything to do. it�*s think of anything to do. it's exnected — think of anything to do. it's expected the _ think of anything to do. it�*s expected the route will be opened by 2030. decisions about development would need to go through the local counsel. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. now for the second of our reports about the most secretive state in the world — north korea. yesterday, we heard stories about people who are starving to death because food is so scarce. now our seoul correspondent jean mackenzie reports on how state crackdowns are making it even harderfor people to survive. we've used animations and actors to protect those and actors to protect those who we've been speaking to.

this is the world's most tyrannical state. its supreme leader rules by terror. but kim jong—un is tightening his grip, pushing his people to their limits. every day, it gets harder to live. 0ne wrong move and you're facing execution. this is chan ho, one of three north koreans who've risked their lives to tell us what's been happening since the country cut itself off from the world. we've changed their names and illustrated their words using actors and animations. if i live according to the rules, ifeel like i'll starve to death. butjust by trying to survive, i could be arrested by the state security, branded as a traitor and killed.

one way to survive north korea is to escape across the border to china, but kimjong—un has begun walling his people in, installing fences and surveillance cameras. guards have been ordered to shoot anyone attempting to cross. myong suk is a market trader living close to the border. the government strictly controls the border, using covid as an excuse. but really, it's to stop the smuggling and people crossing the river to china. if you even approach the river, you'll be given a harsh punishment. there's almost nobody crossing now. those who dare to try now gamble with their lives. a friend's son told me about several closed—door executions he saw. each time, three to four people would be executed. their crime was trying to escape. people are stuck here

and waiting to die. sealing the border has also allowed kim jong—un to shut out the thing he fears the most — foreign films and tv programmes. these are the only way north koreans can learn about the prosperous world outside their borders. south korean videos pose the biggest threat. those who share them can now be executed. this propaganda video shows people being publicly punished. i was taken in for questioning. i'm more afraid of people now. ji yeon told us many of her friends and their children have also been interrogated. at a court in pyongyang, - the local leaders were gathered tojudge a 22—year—old man in a public trial. _ he'd gone around spreading. south korean songs and films. his punishment was ten years and three monthsj in a hard labour camp.

before 2020, this would havei been a quiet trial with perhaps one year in prison. people were shocked. we've brought our interviews to the un team that investigates human rights in north korea. mm, wow. 0k. he sighs that's quite sobering. you shouldn't be reprimanded, let alone jailed or even executed for consuming foreign media. they are very serious violations of human rights, and in fact, in the past the commission of inquiry of the un has said that these can in many cases amount to crimes against humanity. but amidst the fear, there are small signs that people's loyalty to the regime is waning. before covid, people viewed kim jong—un positively. we hoped, perhaps, that

he'd rule in a new way. but now, almost everybody's full of discontent. nobody believes the propaganda on tv. the state says we are nestling in our mother's bosom, but what kind of mother would execute their child in broad daylight for running to china because they were starving? at one of the hardest times in north korea's history, the state is closing in on every front. people have nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. jean mackenzie, bbc news. we put our findings to the north korean government. its embassy in london said: "the information collected "isn't entirely factual, as it's derived from "fabricated testimonies from forces "who are anti—democratic people's republic of korea. "it has always prioritised the interests of the people "even at difficult times, and has an unwavering

"commitment to the well—being of the people." you can see more on this story on the documentary "north korea: the insiders" in the uk on the bbc iplayer and on bbc news this weekend. beijing's city government has announced that its health healthcare system will cover the costof a number of of fertility treatments to try to boost china's birth rate. 16 procedures — including ivf — will be covered by people's health insurance. china's population fell this year for the first time in six decades and the number of babies born dropped to a record low. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. the families of the three people killed in the nottingham attacks have addressed a crowd of thousands at a vigil in the city centre. 19—year—old students grace 0'malley—kumar and barnaby webber, as well as 65—year—old ian coates, were stabbed to death in tuesday's attacks.

police are questioning a 31—year—old on suspicion of murder. an expert in emergency planning has told the covid—19 public investigation that another pandemic is "inevitable" and that large elements of the covid pandemic were "entirely predictable". professor david alexander was giving evidence on day day three of the six—week hearing. these first sessions are examining the uk's preparedness. glenda jackson — who went from hollywood to the house of commons and then back to the stage to great acclaim — has died. she was 87 years old. she won two best actress oscars for "women in love" and "a touch of class", before becoming a labour mp for more than 20 years. football fans in beijing weren't disappointed when an exciting early goal from lionel messi helped argentina see off australia in a friendly match in the chinese capital. thousands of chinese

fans watched the match at workers�* stadium, many of them wearing messi's jersey. stephen mcdonell was there soaking up the atmosphere. on a hot summer night here in beijing, messi took on the socceroos. i say messi rather than argentina because, really, it was him that brought the crowd to this newly rebuilt stadium. it took only 90 seconds for the player who took his team to world cup glory to score, sending tens of thousands of chinese fans into raptures right around the stadium. there was a sea of blue and white and nearly everybody had "messi" written on the back of their football jumpers, and the chant would go out, "messi, messi," and hardly ever "agenting, agenting", which is chinese for argentina. this was star power — star power marketing in action in a country which is underserved for top—level sport.

fans here paid exorbitant rates for their tickets, so did they think it was worth it? translation: it was really exciting. - the ticket was definitely worth the price. this will be messi's last trip to china before he retires. translation: it was a great game. i really loved the first goal by messi. and your favourite player? of course, messi. messi. as for the socceroos, australia's team, they had their chances, and as they took them, the fans — "ooh" and "ahh—ing" and applauding. but really, this week will be known for its messi—mania. cheering drowns speech fans like this have turned out in huge numbers. it was like a home game for argentina halfway across the world, and all because of one person — because of messi and his fans.

chanting: messi! messi! _ archaeologists in peru conducting a dig at the site of a dump in the capital lima. they found a mummy they think is around 3,000 years old. the body was wrapped in cloth made from cotton and vegetable fibre. it's thought to date back to the times of the manchay culture who lived in the area around modern—day lima from around 1500bc to 1000bc. singapore's police force says it will gradually deploy robot patrols across the city state, after successful trials of the new—style officers. the robots are equipped with cameras to spot infringements and speakers that can broadcast instructions. they're built to enforce a cordon while human officers arrive at the scene, but are not able to carry out arrests. singapore has been looking to use robots in a variety of roles to make up for a shortage of workers.

that's all we have for you now. i'm monica miller, thanks for watching. hello there. the last day of the working week promises to be another largely fine, dry and settled one for most of us. but we are looking at some changes taking place to our weather, all because of this area of low pressure sitting out in the atlantic, very slowly edging towards our shores. it's going to continue to destabilise the atmosphere across western areas. so, through the morning, we'll see a bit of cloud here, certainly across the southwest, cornwall and devon into wales, northern ireland, some western parts of england could start to see some showers developing. some of these could be heavy and thundery, but the vast majority of scotland, central and eastern england are the dry, sunny one. warmer along the east coast, along north sea coasts, and we could be up to around 27 or 28 degrees. as we head through a friday night, it looks like those showers, thunderstorms

trundle their way northwards into southern and western scotland. further showers pushing into wales and the southwest, but central and eastern areas, once again staying dry. and a mild night to come certainly across the west — some chillier spots and the clear skies in the east. the weekend, then, looks a bit more unsettled. we'll see increasing chance of showers, even longer spells of rain on sunday. and for most of us, it's still going to feel quite warm, but not as warm as it has done. so, for saturday, then, a bit more cloud around, generally, but again, lots of sunshine central and eastern scotland, central eastern england. most of the showers will tend to be across the south and the west, and again, some of them could be heavy and thundery. temperatures reaching highs around 25 degrees, a little bit lower out west because of more breeze and certainly more cloud and showers. and as we move into sunday, it looks like this weather front will push across the country, bringing areas of thundery rain and further showers. so, initially, it'll start driving some sunshine central northern areas. but these showers and longer spells of thundery rain across england and wales, northern ireland will start to migrate their way northwards

into central and southern scotland later in the day on sunday. so, because of this, temperatures won't be quite as high — still above the seasonal norm, but we're generally into the low—to—mid 20s. and then, beyond sunday into next week, it looks like low pressure will stick close by to the west of the uk, constantly bringing a feed of showers, but there will be some sunny spells in between. best of that sunshine will tend to be across southern and eastern areas where, once again, it'll turn quite warm. further north and west, temperatures will be a bit closer to the seasonal norm. take care.

us authorities look us authorities look into a shock golf merger meant into a shock golf merger meant to bring together rivals to bring together rivals but has now sparked but has now sparked antitrust concerns. antitrust concerns. and foxconn looks for its next and foxconn looks for its next big thing, as the smartphone big thing, as the smartphone market hits saturation. market hits saturation. we have an exclusive we have an exclusive interview with its chairman. interview with its chairman. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm monica miller. it was a move meant to bring together two rivals but it was also a merger that shook the golfing world. and now that tie—up between pga tour, dp world tour and the saudi—backed liv golf could be injeopardy. the usjustice department is now probing the merger.

samira hussain explains.