damage some are wondering if nature is finally closing in on this lagoon city's fortifications not radu. all about where from venice venetians born in venice most of us are been metion so to say stop with venice never. get to the prime minister to ken the damage for himself visiting sin marks basilica and meeting those walking to rebuild he pledged millions of euros in help but all. the imprecise are great distress. today i spoke to a newsstand owner mr gallagher who saw his kiosk collapse in the jew deck you can know. he lost everything. you can imagine what it means for someone who owns a business to see his world drowning in the water or services and if you don't have any he also promised to turn this into a reality the more was a title defense system that has been plagued by corruption and delays and he began planning it in 1984 before then locals must contend with an almighty cleanup operation that is expected to cost hundreds of millions. and earlier i spoke to our correspondent james jackson in venice and this is the update that he gave us almost everyone in venice will have been

chris radu albot but rather brilliant picture of our very own sharanjit leyl. brilliant picture of ourleyl. —— cartoonist chris riddell. a thai folk band called as faiyen is seeking asylum in france. the band's lyrics criticise the monarchy and the military. they've faced death threats. bbc thai has been following the band's journey in exile. that was the thai folk band faiyen which is seeking asylum in france, oui’ which is seeking asylum in france, our team there monitoring their journey into exile. we will of course keep you posted as and when we get any more developments from them. you have been watching newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us. coming up, uber skids on its latest results. the ride hailing firm chalked up more than $1 billion in losses for the latest quarter, but promised it would be profitable by the end of 2021. and if you want to have a closer look at that wonderful cartoon that chris riddell drew earlier, this is a picture of me. it says the pioneer of the stylish grey look, apparently iam making of the stylish grey