i'm babita sharma in london. the headlines: the divorce proceedings are under way after 45 years together. britain officially starts the process of leaving the european union. this is an historic moment, from which there can be no turning back. britain is leading the european union. the ousted south korean president is backing calls. —— leaving. we live in seoul with the latest. i'm rico hizon in singapore. it is exactly a year since i thanks and she took over from the military regime. expectations were high, we look at how much was changed. —— aung san suu kyi. live from our studios in london. and singapore. good morning and welcome to the programme. it is 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and one in the morning in brussels, where a hand—delivered letter from the british prime minister has made history. theresa may has written to the president of the european council, formally announcing britain's intention to leave the eu. a process that will end for decades of membership. both sides now have two years of c

i'm babita sharma in london. one mt a hea d i'm babita sharma in london.week ahead of decision day, front runners in hong kong's leadership vote clash on to the vision. and one of the world's top servers and his amazing comeback after a nearfatal accident. ii wright amazing comeback after a nearfatal accident. 3; wright tells amazing comeback after a nearfatal accident. ii wright tells us amazing comeback after a nearfatal accident. 3; wright tells us his accident. owen wright tells us his amazing story in his own words. live from our studios in london and singapore.

i'm babita sharma in london. week ahead of decision day, the frontrunners in hong kong's leadership vote clash on television. on the crest of a wave, one of the world's top surfers journeys from tragedy to triumph. it is 9:00am in singapore and beijing and 9:00pm in the evening in florida where president trump has told reporters that the north korean leader was acting very, very badly. the reason for his irritation? the latest news from pyongyang, where kim jong—un was pictured celebrating what he said was a successful rocket engine test. the us secretary of state, who was in beijing at the time, said tensions on the korean peninsula had reached a dangerous level. 0ur china editor carrie gracie sent this report from beijing. america's top diplomat. they had intended to steady anxieties about where us—china relations are headed. but, as these players e they were upstaged by another. . . with these pictures of kim jong—un, north korea announced the successful test of a new rocket engine for its space and satellite

i'm babita sharma, in london. turkey's president erdogan demands sanctions against the netherlands — calling it a banana republic as their row intensifies. and we read's and we reads the same as underground dj. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore. midnight in london and 9 in the morning in seoul where the ousted south korean leader park geun hye has vowed that the truth will out after leaving office days afterjudges upheld a parliament decision to impeach her. it's a dramatic fall from power for the leader who served as south korea's president for 4 years massive crowds gathered to see ms park finally leave the president's official residence — the blue house. her departure means she no longer has presidential immunity from prosecution and criminal charges may well follow. our correspondent in seoul is steve evans. he has been across this story all weekend. what was the ex— president's demeanour when she left the official residenc

i'm babita sharma in london. the headlines: the uk government gets the parliamentary green light for brexit negotiations as scotland's first minister announces she'll seek a second independence referendum. i believe that it would be wrong for scotla nd i believe that it would be wrong for scotland to be taken down a path that it has no control over. defending its recent missile tests. north korea accuses the us of pushing the region to the brink of nuclear war. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. aid agencies says it's the largest humanitarian crisis in over half a century. 20 million people now face a deadly famine. we're in somalia where the situation is critical. and why disney's re—make of beauty and the beast may not be hitting cinema screens in malaysia any time soon. live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. hello and welcome. it's 9am in singapore and iam in the morning here in london, where in the past few hours british parliament has given its final approval to a

i'm babita sharma.ebbie pummelled the north—east coast. the storm has caused major damage, torrential rain and power cuts to tens of thousands of homes in queensland. the prime minister has ordered military helicopters and the be sent over to deliver aid. britain's prime minister theresa may has signed an historic letter triggering the uk departure from the eu. it will be delivered to brussels later today setting up two years of intense negotiations with the eu. this story is trending@bbc.com, a ref at piece of footage has been captured using hidden track, cameras. it is the indochinese tiger. —— this story is trending at bbc.com, a rare piece of footage. our top story: the

i'm babita sharma in london.meet two young boys in a hospital in mosul as the iraqi city continues count the cost of the fight against is. we hear from the lawyer representing amos yee, the singaporean teenager who has been granted asylum in america, after being jailed for his online comments. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 3am in moscow where thousands of russians have been taking part in anti—corruption rallies across the country, in defiance of the kremlin. the biggest protests were in the russian capital, where police say 500 people have been detained. they included the opposition leader, alexei navalny, who's called for the demonstrations. the rallies are the biggest seen in russia for several years. the us state department says the detention of the protestors is an affront to core democratic values. there were moments when moscow resembled a battlefield. russian riot police broke up an anti—government protest on what was anti—government protest on what was a day of demonstrations ac

i'm babita sharma in london. signed, sealed and delivered. now the hard part begins. brexit has been formally triggered and the prime minister says there is no turning back. this is the scene live in salt where the ousted president is expected back in court. we will have the latest. i'm in singapore. myanmar, one year on. aung san suu kyi marks her first myanmar, one year on. aung san suu kyi marks herfirst anniversary myanmar, one year on. aung san suu kyi marks her first anniversary as president and we examine other country has changed. a global superstar immortalised in bronze. this statue of cristiano run although has hit the headlines and gained its own twitter account. —— ronaldo. this is bbc world news. good morning and welcome to the programme. it is eight a.m. in singapore, one a.m. in london and two a.m. in brussels where a hand—delivered letter from the british ambassador has made history. theresa may has formally announced the intention of britain to leave the intention of britain to leave the eu, a p

i'm babita sharma in london.e meet two young boys in a hospital in mosul as the iraqi city continues count the cost of the fight against is. isis is not messing around. they don't want people to leave, and they don't care whether it is a child, a man or an old woman. everybody is being shot as they try to escape. we hear from the lawyer representing amos yee, the singaporean teenager who has been granted asylum in the us after being jailed for his online comments. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 2am in moscow where thousands of russians have been taking part in anti—corruption rallies across the country in defiance of the kremlin. the biggest protests were in the russian capital, where police say 500 people have been detained. they included the opposition leader, alexei navalny, who'd called for the demonstrations. the rallies are the biggest seen in russia for at least five years. from moscow here's o

and i'm babita sharma in london.iations, scotland's first minister announces she'll seek a second independence referendum. north korea's ambassador to the un says military exercises carried out by south korea and the us are pushing the region to the brink of nuclear war. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times has this story about the country's biggest warship heading to the south china sea. the paper reports that the vessel will train with the us navy, and tour the region for three months before returning home in the summer. the china daily covers the final day of the national people's congress. around 2,000 delegates have attended the session in beijing's great hall over the last 11 days and over 5,000 proposals have been put forward. and the south china morning post leads on the highly anticipated meeting between donald trump and president xi. citing us media reports, the paper writes that a summit will take place early next month at president trump's mar—a—lago estate in flori

iam babita i am babita sharma with bbc world news. the headlines.ie pummelled the north—east coast. the storm caused torrential damage and power cuts to tens of thousands of homes in queensland. prime minister malcolm turnbull says military helicopters and ships are being sent to deliver aid to the north of the country. president donald trump signed an order rolling back barack obama's plans in curbing climate change. he said it would put an end to the war on coal and end job killing regulation is. and this rare footage ofa regulation is. and this rare footage of a tiger mother and her cubs is trending on line in thailand. environment lets say this signals this may be the beginning of their repopulation. —— evironmentalists.

babita sharma. our top story: theresa may has formally begun the process of leaving the eu. she described it as a historic moment, from which she said they could be no turning back. but there are signs that negotiations with european leaders will be tough. the ousted south korean president, parker and haig, is in court for a south korean president, parker and haig, is in court fora hearing south korean president, parker and haig, is in court for a hearing to prove that an arrest warrant —— to contest a warrant for her arrest for corruption. the price of ivory has fallen sharply in china. the conservation group says an anticorruption conservation group says an anticorru ption drive has conservation group says an anticorruption drive has led to a reduction in the value of gifts come from ivory given to officials. —— the charity save the elephants. and here in bbc news, it is time for all the day's events in westminster. hello and welcome to wednesday in parliament, the main news from westminster: the united kingdom has triggered article 50 of the lisbon treaty — starting the p

i'm babita sharma in london.iraqi city continues count the cost of the fight against is. isis is not messing around. they don't want people to leave, and they don't care whether it is a child, a man or an old woman. everybody is being shot as they try to escape. we hear from the lawyer representing amos yee,

i'm babita sharma, in london. demands sanctions against the netherlands — calling it a banana republic as their row intensifies. and we read's and we reads the same as underground dj. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday.

you are watching bbc world news and i am babita sharma.evering its ties with the european union as theresa may formally triggers wrecks it and says there is no turning back. the ousted south korean president is due in court to find out whether she will face an arrest warrant over corruption allegations. a one—minute silence was held yesterday afternoon on westminster bridge to mark the moment the terror attack began last week. three people died after being hit by the car he was driving. a police officer was also killed. their anguish and pain so obvious. the family of the american victim, kurt cochran, came to westminster to remember. they mourned his loss together at the place where he was hit and thrown from the bridge. kurt cochran was the first to be hit when the vehicle careered onto the pavement. teacher aysha frade also died, she had two children. leslie rhodes was also killed on the bridge, he was 75 years old. the final victim was pc keith palmer. he died despite the desperate efforts to save him. earlier, at exactly 2:40pm, the m

i'm babita sharma.assess the damage after cyclone debbie pummelled the north—east coast. at least one person has been killed and tens of thousands of homes are without power. there's a warning more floods and heavy rains are on the way. the crown prosecution service is reviewing its options in the case of a man who walked free from court after admitting hitting his wife with a bat. mr bashir was given a suspended sentence by a judge at manchester crown court last week. thejudge has been criticised by campaigners for questioning the vulnerable of basheer‘s victim. 0ur correspondentjudith morris reports. mustapha ashley claimed he was a promising cricketer on the verge of a professional career, in fact he was an abusive husband who hit his wife with a bat and forced her to drink bleach. he was given an 18 month suspended sentence. judge richard mansell said he wasn't convinced the victim was particularly vulnerable and that she was plainly an intelligent woman who managed to hold down a job as a reception

i'm babita sharma.mentary green light for brexit negotiations, scotland's first minister announces she'll seek a second independence referendum. north korea's ambassador to the un says military exercises carried out by south korea and the us are pushing the region to the brink of nuclear war. hundreds of thousands of rail passengers have had theirjourneys disrupted because a 2a—hour strike on some of the busiest lines in england. members of the rmt union at merseyrail, arriva trains north and southern rail took part in the walk—out. it's part of a dispute about changes to the role of conductors. 0ur transport correspondent richard westcott has the details. the joys of the monday morning commute. announcement: welcome to the leeds train. passengers across northern england today hit by the same strike that has caused months of misery for commuters in the south. northern are only running about a0% of their trains today. this is the 8am train from keighley into leeds, busy commuter service. it's really fill

i'm babita sharma.very badly, after kim jong—un claimed a breakthrough in rocket technology. no evidence of collusion between the trump election campaign and russia. that is according to the head of the panel investigating the claims. the rac is warning that most drivers buying new cars will face increased road tax from next month. among the worst—hit will be those purchasing more environmentally friendly hybrid vehicles, some of which will attract road tax for the first time. our business correspondent joe lynam explains. since 2001 we've been paying our road tax based on how much carbon dioxide our cars emit. the incetive has been, buy greener cars, and pay less tax. but from next month that is set to change, with road tax, or vehicle excise duty, increasing for newer greener cars, and some customers are snapping up hybrid cars before the taxes go up. already we're hearing dealerships have been very busy inthe buildup; to this change. people are trying to get in there before they get hit by the extra

i am babita sharma. the headlines.s on westminster bridge in the centre of london before trying to force his way into the palace of westminster which is home to the uk parliament. 0ne the palace of westminster which is home to the uk parliament. one of the victims was a police officer who was standing guard at the gate to the parliament building. pc keith palmer, who was a8, suffered stab wounds. his attacker was then shot dead by firearms officer is as he approached the doors to the building. the identity of the attacker has not been released but it is understood he was known to the police. a terrorism investigation is currently under way. so far, no group has said it is behind the attack. and prime minister theresa may said the attack was six and depraved. the daily routine of britain would carry on as normal, she said. —— sick and depraved. let us recap. she said. —— sick and depraved. let us recap. five people have died in the incident in westminster. 0f those, one was the suspected attacker who was shot dead by po

i'm babita sharma with bbc world news.she was removed from office. miss park left the presidential palace to be greeted by supporters as she arrived at her private home in seoul. the ousted president has now lost presidential immunity and could face criminal charges. iraqi forces have retaken a third of western mosul, the largest city still under the control of the islamic state group. but fierce fighting is threatening the city's civilian population. and this video is trending on bbc.com. members of pakistan's small hindu community have been celebrating holi, the festival of colours, one of the most fun—filled of hindu festivals. the festival is held to welcome spring. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. and the top story here in the uk: david davis has urged mps to back the brexit bill and insisted

i'm babita sharma in london. cost of the fight against is. we hear from the lawyer representing amos yee, the singaporean teenager who has been granted asylum in america, after being jailed for his online comments.

i'm babita sharma in london. brexit begins.egotiations for departure from the european union. the concern for civilians in western mosul. we report on the thousands of people caught up in the conflict. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday.

i'm babita sharma in london.e european union. this is an historic moment, from which there can be no turning back. britain is leading the european union. the ousted south korean president is backing calls. —— leaving. we live in seoul with the latest. i'm rico hizon in singapore. it is exactly a year since i thanks and she took over from the military regime. expectations were high, we look at how much was changed.

i'm babita sharma in london.he parliamentary green light for brexit negotiations as scotland's first minister announces she'll seek a second independence referendum. i believe that it would be wrong for scotla nd i believe that it would be wrong for scotland to be taken down a path that it has no control over. defending its recent missile tests. north korea accuses the us of pushing the region to the brink of nuclear war. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. aid agencies says it's the largest humanitarian crisis in over half a century. 20 million people now face a deadly famine. we're in somalia where the situation is critical. and why disney's re—make of beauty and the beast may not be hitting

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i'm babita sharma in london. the headlines: new restrictions for passengers as britainjoins the us in banning the use of laptops on some flights. we look at what's behind the move. donald trump's choice for the supreme court tells congress $25; elf . ;,;:,,, a court in india says could this help clean up india's holy river? iii e 5.1 3&2 hello. thank you forjoining us. it's 9am in singapore and 1am in the morning here in london, where british authorities havejoined the us large electronic devices will still be allowed on board but they must be checked in. the new rules are said to be based on intelligence, as our security correspondent frank gardner reports. familiar, tedious, time—consuming. getting laptops and other electrical devices through airport security on certain direct flights from the middle east to the uk is about to get even more complicated. anything bigger than a smartphone will now have to go in the hold, creating new opportunities for thieves. so too are eight middle eastern and north african car

i'm babita sharma in london. and, after that interview, we have the first interview with the bbc dad and his family about their newfound internet fame. it is pretty unreal, we didn't expect any sort of attention at all. i liaise nearer at all. i hasse nearer had this at all. i have never had something like this in my life before. it is 9:00am in singapore, 1:00pm in london and 10:00am in the morning in tokyo, where us secretary of state—rex filler—son ——— — the bbc‘s state department has been taking a closer look at the high—stakes diplomacy. to take on an old but increasingly ' ' north korea has accelerated its nuclear missile tests. president 0bama warned donald trump that north korea wee-14243 hisrmgstsl immediate challenge. and here is why. withra nu clear warhfi president trump has, ,, , ,, but his administration , ,. ,, n- , is still trying to figure on north korea's weapon facilities. but that is unlikely, because it would probably start a war. the other extreme is to cut a deal. willing to sit down for a b

i'm babita sharma. ourtop story: donald trump has again accused kim jong—un of acting very badly.t comes as north korea claims a breakthrough with its latest rocket test. speaking in beijing, the us secretary of state said tensions on the korean peninsula had reached a dangerous level. the “193“! of representatives the house of representatives intelligence committee will hold an session in washington with the open session in washington with the fbi director and the rector of the national security agency about whether russia interfered with the us election. and this story is trending@bbc.com. the $1 million global teacher prize has been won by maggie mcdonnell, a canadian teacher from a school in the arctic that can only be reached by air. you're up to date. stay with us. more to come. now on bbc news, its reporters. welcome to reporters. i'm david eades. from here in the bbc‘s newsroom, we send out correspondents to bring in this week's programme: explosion on the front line in the battle for mosul. orla guerinjoins iraqi army forces, as they make more gains against the so—called

says there is no evidence his phones were tapped by evidence his phones were tagged'lrt obama i'm babita sharma. south korea says china is trading unfairly in the us anti—missile 2—751 ii google i apologising about adverts appearing alongside live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. and london. this isrbbqworldflewt newsday. glad you can join glad you canjoin us. if glad you canjoin us. hg in| singapore, in london glad you canjoin us. hg in| singapore, - in london and it singapore, midnight in london and it into evening in —— into evening in washington, dc —— 8am. where it has - a difficult 8am. where it has been a difficult damaging 2a hours for donald the reason, the head of the t’lu’qll the teesee; the heed efthe — , , ~ , , service, puree. the teeseh; the heed efthe — , , ~ , , service, the trdrdd. the teeeeh; the heed tithe 7 , , ~ , , service, the fbi, is intelligence service, the fbi, is saying that they are investigating seying thet they ere investigeting russian r i'fre iii? interfering in the us campaign. he says there is no evidence to support trump's cla

i'm babita sharma with bbc world news. our top story: the ban on laptops on flights widens as the uk follows the us with similar action. the ban is in response to intelligence suggesting terror it affects flights from certain ffiinfitfiéé ifiiffié eififiié fifi? and north africa. donald trump's pick for the us supreme court has tried to assure his place on the bench by talking about his independence and protecting individualrr— —— —— and this video is popular on bbc.com it's the return of two stolen paintings by vincent van gogh which are now back on the walls of a gallery in amsterdam. they were taken in 2002 on the orders'ef‘rafi ltaliafiefiimee that's allfrom anol in the morthm asian stock markets fall after wall had its worst trading day street had its worst trading day this year. a steady result for new zealand dairy giant viterra. we will hear what their chief executive has to say. —— fonterra. good morning asia, hello world. it is wednesday. great to have you with us on asia business report. rico hizon. stocks are retreating