sanjoy majumder, bbc news, chennai.is, who is holding mass in bangladesh, has thanked the country for its humanitarian response to muslim refugees fleeing myanmar. naval vessels from new zealand begin patrolling the ross sea in antarctica, the largest area ever to be granted special protection. prince harry and his new fiancee meghan markle are to take part in theirfirst official engagements together. the us senate has delayed voting on a republican tax bill as some senators aim to address the large increase of the federal budget deficit. now it is time look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the irish times, and a warning from the democratic unionist party to uk prime minister theresa may that any concessions over brexit which affect northern ireland's

sanjoy majumder, bbc news, chennai.an also get in touch with me and some of the team via social media. the usual ways. time now for all the sports news, in sport today. later on, duncan gulla soni will have the news at two o'clock. —— golestani. hello. i mike edwards and this is sport today. coming up, the draw for russia 2018 gets closer. we had to moscow with the rest of the footballing contingent involved in next yea r‘s world footballing contingent involved in next year's world cup. former england manager sam alla rdyce next year's world cup. former england manager sam allardyce is confirmed as the new man in charge of nearly side everton. —— premier league side. and tiger woods is back on the course in the bahamas. hello, and thanks for joining on the course in the bahamas. hello, and thanks forjoining us. there is only one place to start, in russia, because we are less than 2a hours away for the draw for the 2018 world cup. the tournament will see 32 teams hosted in 11 cities across the country, with nations drawn

chennai six.o have these properly explained and other stories get dropped off to find out how he proposed?” other stories get dropped off to find out how he proposed? i think we cove red all find out how he proposed? i think we covered all the stories and have done over the course of the week. we lead with the muslim situation on monday when the pope didn't mention the rohingya by name. chennai six would have been your lead, wouldn't it? maybe, but the interest in the harry, meghan engagement was extraordinary. 5.6 million watched the news on monday at six o'clock. that is the biggest audience all week. the most popular story on the website by a long distance, nearly 7 million people read the main story. there is interest therein it. we continue to cover other stories in depth. they also had concern about the tone of the coverage of the engagement, didn't you? the tone of the coverage of the engagement, didn't you ?m the tone of the coverage of the engagement, didn't you? it seems as though the ro

sanjoy majumder, bbc news, chennai.you have some exciting news. yes — last night newsday won best news programme at the asian tv awards. we were all there to pick up ouraward. i would have loved to have been there with you but someone needs to present the show from london. it is not just a programme present the show from london. it is notjust a programme that god special recognition? notjust newsday, sharanjit too. sharanjit leyl was also highly commended in the best news presenter category in the best presenter category. and our south east asia correspondentjonathan and our south east asia correspondent jonathan head. and our south east asia correspondent jonathan headm and our south east asia correspondent jonathan head. it says something about the extent of the drug problem here in the philippines that the police have had to come here and read one of the biggest prisons around manila. there are concerns about real drug trouble is here that the focus at the moment, as with so much of this campaign, is people at the bo

the redacted brexit impact studies, you know, which the government released with a huge row, the chennai. we needed to have these stories properly explained. they all get squeezed and other stories get dropped off for us to find out how he proposed? well, i think we did cover all those stories, and have done over the course of the week. we led with the rohingya muslim situation on tuesday, when the pope actually did not mention them by name in the meeting with ang sung su kyi. —— with aung sung su kyi. 0k, chennai six, on the day, that would have been your lead, wouldn't it? well, maybe. let's face it, the interest in the harry and meghan engagement was extraordinary. 5.6 million watched the six 0'clock news on monday. that's the biggest audience we've had for a news bulletin all week. it was the most popular news story on the website by a long distance, nearly 7 million people read the main story. so, there really is the interest there in it. the other stories you mentioned, we have covered and we continue to cover in depth. i think, like a lot of viewers, you also had concern about the

running all the way back to wards chan i mean producing some very heavy rain in that is the same in chennai there has been a widespread flooding as a result of that trees downed power outages the usual kind of thing going on here we are now looking at the wetter weather starting to pull away but even to the south of chennai hundred twenty six millimeters of rain in twenty four hours so hence those flooding a downpours coming through as i said it is starting to pull away it's gradually making its way further westward sinatra's you can see the are the storm still showing up on there but in the parlance hundred ninety three millimeters of rain in twenty four hours beneath this wave of cloud it's not just the rain that's causing problem the course the winds also causing some difficulties and gusts to around two hundred kilometers per hour this is the equivalent of a strong category two storm and it may well strengthen further over the next twenty four hours or so it will then make its way further northwards up towards good we're looking at some very heavy rain coming in here right about wednesd

program, carthe production made chennai the detroit of india, so that label is a bit entertaining.nt woes? that's next. ♪ ♪ david: chennai is known as the detroit of india, but other parts of the country are competing to make their cities more attractive, to make other carmakers come in and invest. ouriscussed this with bloomberg india reporter. take us through the declines. >> parts of south india have traditionally developed other than -- faster than other northern states of india. are goingn india, you to didn't sleep populated poor states. instead of india, you had a better educated workforce, less population density, and a lot of industries were located there like aerospace and engineering firms, so you generally have this workforce and situation in a sense that was really right for those industries to take off. -- chennai in particular became known as the detroit of india for this booming auto sector it had. now we are hearing also it's a things about people beginning to slowdown investments and think about moving out. david: the more up and coming states, how will those plac

from the vibrant vineyards in friuli, italy... to the bustling markets of chennai, india... the lively of harlem... and back to my table in new york. it just doesn't get any better. (all toasting in various languages) join me for a christmas feast that celebrates the foods and traditions that reflect the cultural diversity of this country. i put together a table as diverse as america is, and the common denominator was food,

the rise of india is consuming a class is already in full swing with so many people eating out in chennaifor example that restaurant owners are trying out new gimmicks such as service robots to stay competitive. they're reliable and never complain and don't expect generous tips a team of robots rooms this eatery serving food and drinks to customers and once the guests have finished their meal the robots gather the dirty dishes the founding partners think it's the right time to combine technology with gourmet food and unsurprisingly they've decided to call their establishment robot will be research what of it follows one year. later depending on the stunt designs and all that some of it when they finally decided that people do something different it's an all day and india that is when we decide to live or work in the stall and then bring robots to actually live in the four i have seen these and not all of a book and piece so that even he decided you know it's one thing i know when you're doing the tablets at every table make it easy and fast for customers to submit orders from a menu of ti

what we are prepared to accept lawrence lee al-jazeera london and a restaurant in the indian city of chennai is now using robots to improve customer service diners order using an i pad robot waiters then bring the food to the table but only after a real person has cooked it similar restaurants have also been appearing in china and japan as well. peter will be with the headlines here on al-jazeera north korea has called the latest round of un sanctions an act of war pyongyang state news agency says the strengthening of its nuclear terror program is the only way to for straights the u.s. the u.n. imposed a ninety percent ban on the country's fuel imports more than two thousand seven hundred people in turkey have been dismissed from their jobs as part of the country's latest emergency rule to create soldiers teachers and bureaucrats were sacked over alleged links to water being called terror organizations in total one hundred fifty thousand have been dismissed or suspended from their positions since the failed coup in july of last year alleged ties to the movement of the us based cleric for to

restaurant the indian city of chennai's using robots to improve customer service diners order using an i pad robot waiters bring the food to their table but only after a real person has cooked it similar restaurants have also been appearing in other countries including japan cosmetic surgeries on the rise in china making it the third biggest market for the sector worldwide after brazil and the us from shanghai there's a. eleven years ago chen lin decided she did not like the way she looked she since spent more than twenty thousand dollars on injections her visits to this beijing clinic have become his routine is going to the head dresses. for the injections made my chin more pointed and my face longer later i had surgery to my nose which was flat before now it's higher i also made my lips fuller and my skin smoother this was her pre-surgery and before problems with immigration began. once immigration stopped me and made me restate my id card number four times every time i go through immigration the expression of the officer as one of a big surprise the pursuit of physical beauty is big

which is really what you expect at this time of the year across southern areas for tamil nadu carola chennai there look at ninety six millimeters and then also down into sri lanka it is still very wet now this is our tropical cyclone which is edging away and it is going to curl further in towards the coast towards the north which is quite unusual for this time of year but to be drawing some cloud around for the north new delhi it should be pleasant twenty four degrees and that continues having gone through into sunday so let's head across into the arabian peninsula here a little bit cooler for just twenty two degrees as a high here in doha lovely weather conditions quite breezy highs of twenty seven. the antarctic ice sheet is melting a process that is affecting the entire globe. in a special episode of frauds joins fifty five scientists on a brant psyching journey of discovery around the continent for a look into the post on the future of the climate. but it's quite amazing just to see that that's the dust up when you rise up this time on al-jazeera. welcome back reminder of the top story.

former british soldier nick dunn, one of the so—called chennai six, has arrived back in the uk, afterng jailed in india on weapons charges. mr dunn along with five other british men, had been guards on a ship to combat piracy in the indian ocean, but were jailed in october 2013 after being charged with carrying unlicensed firearms and ammunition. after years of campaigning, they won an appeal against their convictions last week and were given permission to leave india. well our correspondent fiona trott was at the airport when he arrived well, here he is, nick dunn. finally back home afterfour well, here he is, nick dunn. finally back home after four years in an indian prison. here he is at newcastle airport, hugging his sister lisa. his mother margaret, he is hugging. hasn't seen herforfour yea rs. is hugging. hasn't seen herforfour years. my goodness. look how emotional his family are. we remember nick dunn always said he wouldn't really feel like this ordeal was over until he walked through those doors here of the arrivals hall at newcastle airport. well, here he is. he has been dr

which is really what you expect at this time of the year across southern areas for tamil nadu carola chennai there look at ninety six millimeters and then also down into sri lanka it is still very wet now this is our tropical cyclone which is edging away and it is going to curl further in towards the coast towards the north which is quite unusual for this time of year but more by los we draw some clouds around for the north new delhi it should be pleasant though twenty four degrees and that continues heading on through into sunday so let's head across into the arabian peninsula here a little bit cooler for a about just twenty two degrees as a high but here in doha lovely weather conditions quite breezy highs of twenty seven. you are making a great point even monks when they're on line the u.s. response to drug. the drug trade over the last fifty years has been criminalized or if you join us on say you know evil person just wakes up in the morning and says i want to cover the world in darkness this is a dialogue that could be what leading to some of the confusion about people saying we don't

believes it is entitled to $770 million as part of the agreements it reached to set—up a factory near chennaiare more than 20 similiar cases pending. the indian government hasn't responded. the world's largest lithium ion battery has begun dispensing power to the electricity grid in south australia. it has been dogged by tesla, best known for its electric cars, which aims to end the state's energy problems. mariko 0i has more from singapore. they have created this thing and done it ahead of schedule? indeed, and if you remember it all started as a bet on twitter. it was actually an australian software entrepreneur who asked elon musk, the boss of tesla, if he was really serious about helping south australia after the state suffered a state—wide blackout. elon musk said yes, he was, and if the battery was not built within 100 days, the state would get it for free. the countdown started on the 30th of september, after approvalfrom started on the 30th of september, after approval from regulators, and tesla managed to finish it in about 60 days, so i guess the state would have to pay now, as, as

particular cross the punjab but falling conditions expected we're looking at quite pleasant conditions in chennai though twenty nine degrees and we've lost the showers for the time being across much of show like of the still a chance of some more coming back as we head on through into monday but otherwise looking fine mumbai coming in a thirty two degree celsius across into the arabian peninsula and here in qatar it's looking beautiful again although we have got problems with early morning mist and folk drifting around the gulf is the time of the year last couple of weeks of december first two weeks of general fog is a mint real issue but it does tend to clear enough less elsewhere across the peninsula we have some a cloud across northern areas but it should be fine in mecca here respects and a high of thirty three. under-served. monument towards destructor pollard's. there's amid the ruins the foreign student resist. the super. power investor child a suburb of damascus. crumble under the march over there so it's only. part two of this time. back with al-jazeera the top stories this hour more tha

behind that this training weather system brought some very heavy rain flooding rains there into work chennai and we have seen some pretty nasty conditions here that wet weather staying in place over the next day or so here we go with cycling that's continuing to make its way further west was this the i of the storm we're going to see it making that on the usual track further north was up towards gujarat as we go on through the next couple of days or so winds gusting as high as two hundred kilometers per hour still in the process of intensified but it is moving away lots of clouding up the western side of india with spells of heavy rain many. that's not what we're talking about shooting people are not shooting themselves and the other countries have managed to solve this problem are you worried that this conflict could erupt into account right open war that the city's general security issue and the people who pay the price clearly their rights have been prejudiced setting the stage for a serious debate absent at this time on al jazeera. you're watching our desire time to recap our headlines t

particular cross the punjab but to find conditions expected we're looking at quite pleasant conditions in chennai though twenty. degrees and we've lost a share of the time being across much of show like of the still chance of some more coming back as we head on through into monday but otherwise looking fine mumbai coming in at thirty two degrees celsius across into the arabian peninsula and here in qatar is a beautiful again although we have got problems with early morning mist and folk drifting around the gulf is the time of the year last couple of weeks of december first two weeks of general fog is a myth real issue but does tend to clear enough less elsewhere across the peninsula we have some a cloud across northern areas but it should be fine in mecca here a space in the high of thirty three. that's not the real good while shooting people are not so sure to themselves and their other countries have managed to solve this problem are you worried that this conflict could erupt into a cult right open a war that the city's security people who pay the price clearly they're right top been prejudiced

and two of the so—called chennai six tell this programme exclusively they feel betrayed by the britishernment for failing to do enough to help secure their release. hello. good morning. welcome to the programme. we're live until 11. we will bring you the latest news, sport and interviews. we should also say congratulations to toff, who won i'm a celebrity — some of you may remember her from when she appeared in election blind dates on this programme ahead of the general election. we hope to speak to her on the programme tomorrow. do get in touch on all the stories we're talking about this morning. use the hashtag #victorialive, and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today: snow and freezing temperatures are still causing widespread disruption across parts of the uk. there have been train and plane cancellations, and drivers are being warned that icy conditions are making roads treacherous. hundreds of schools across wales and the midlands will also be closed today. simon clemison reports. 0ur correspondents are in london, worcester a nd 0ur cor

i am sure the house will want to join me in welcoming billy from one of the chennai 6. mr. speaker the deal done with , the dup to keep the prime minister in office gave the dup a veto over brexit. it is embarrassing it was being briefed on monday morning that the prime minister had a deal, only to take it off the table after a call with the dup. is that a prime minister who is in office but not in power? [jeers] prime minister: what we are doing is working for the whole of the united kingdom. particular circumstances in northern ireland because it is the one part of the united kingdom that shares a land border with a country that will be remaining in the european union. but as we look ahead during the negotiation, as the honorable gentleman will know, we are consulting and talking. with all parts of the united kingdom the welsh government and , scottish government. we want to ensure that we get the right deal for the united ,ingdom, a deal that i set out we will be leaving the european union the customs market, the , single market, but get a good trade deal for the future.

in look now hazardous but i was finding good call to you up until we can go further south even in chennai now it's unhealthy you need to breeze to move this or proper range and none are going to happen so this is this is pretty poor winter weather has occasionally been a chance of improving things up in the northwest because you get these circulations of winter of afghanistan northern pakistan indeed in four days ago temper dropped down to freezing we've now got snow coming out of the sky in jammu and kashmir which was actually quite modern sunny you know just a few days ago but this doesn't necessarily change things as far south even the. delhi and the nothing much in the sky over here but there is a little bit further size rain is heading for this part of arabia sammy. thanks so much still al jazeera gang raped by men in police uniform kenyan women speak out about presidential election attacks. plus facing long lines for basic necessities cash strapped venezuelan government turns to crypto currencies and of resiliency mob staged on home soil as dogs and indian rivals clench one of the b

two of the so—called chennai six have told the bbc that the british government failed to do enough toguards on a ship to combat piracy in the indian ocean. they were convicted of weapons charges and spent four years injail. they won an appeal against their convictions last month, following years of campaigning by theirfamilies. the foreign office says it worked tirelessly behind the scenes to reunite the men with the families. speaking earlier to victoria derbyshire, billy irving said he felt let down and betrayed during the first three years of his detention. i believe i was let down back in 2014, when the case got quashed. we, by indian law, should have gone home. we had no charges keeping us at all, but the indian government and tamil nadu government refused to release our passports, and basically refused us our right to leave the country. however, the government didn't believe us, they were kind of keeping back and thinking, are these actually innocent men at the time? but, as we've recently found, that they did do a lot to secure our release towards the end. maybe not the last ti

the redacted brexit impact studies, you know, which the government released with a huge row, the chennairies, and have done over the course of the week. we led with the rohinga muslim situation on tuesday, when the pope actually did not mention them by name in the meeting with ang sung su kyi. ok, channai six, on the day, that would have been your lead, wouldn't it? well, maybe. let's face it, the interest in the harry and meghan engagement was extraordinary. 5.6 million watched the six o'clock news on monday. that's the biggest audience we've had for a news bulletin all week. it was the most popular news story on the website by a long distance, nearly 7 million people read the main story. so, there really is the interest there in it. the other stories you mentioned, we have covered and we continue to cover in depth. i think, like a lot of viewers, you also had concern about the tone of the coverage of the engagement, didn't you? yes, it seems as though the royal reporters are fawning and sycophantic. i don't know how they get theirjobs. i thought nicholas witchell was quite a good repor

former british soldier nick dunn, one of the so—called chennai six, has arrived back in the uk after these images are from newcastle airport, where mr dunn arrived home short while ago, and our correspondent fiona trott was there when he arrived. well, here years. nick dunn, finally back home. —— here he is. afterfour yea rs back home. —— here he is. afterfour years in an indian prison, here he is at newcastle airport, hugging his sister lisa. and his mother margaret. hasn't seen them for four yea rs. margaret. hasn't seen them for four years. my goodness. look how emotional his family are. remember, nick dunn always said he wouldn't really feel like this ordeal was over until he walks through those doors here at the arrivals hall at newcastle airport. well, here he is. he has been dreaming about that for a long time. he says that since he got the news that he would be released from prison, it was like a dream after the nightmare of four years. he could not wait to come back and see his family, spend christmas with them, and do normal things that we ta ke them, and do normal things t