the trial of the vietnamese defendant doan thi huong, one of two women charged with murdering the estrangedesumed. this is her arriving in court a short time ago. malaysia's attorney—general rejected vietnam's request to free her after her indonesian co—defendent was unexpectedly released. huong is charged with killing kim jong—nam by smearing his face with a nerve agent at kuala lumpur airport in february 2017. let's get more from our south—east asia correspondent jonathan head. jonathan, what do we expect to happen in court? well, there's been a petition or a suggestion, i say, by the prosecutors, and offer, really, that they reduce the charge against doan thi huong. that would be very significant. both the women who were on trial were charged with murder, with knowing that what they we re murder, with knowing that what they were doing would kill kimjong—nam. now, prosecutors say they are going to propose, and we have yet to hear from the court whether this is going to go ahead, that the charge against doan thi huong, the sole remaining defendant, is dropped to causing harm by dangerous a

doan thi huong said she didn't know what she was doing. guilty to the lesser charge. you can get at sentence for up charge. you can get at sentence for up to ten years in prison for that charge, less serious than the deaf penalty she had faced for the murder charge at her own lawyers believe that having now taking responsibility and admitting to her role in the killing of kimjong—nam, one “— role in the killing of kimjong—nam, one —— kimjong—nam, then thejudge would offer leniency. it is possible that the sole remaining defendant in this remaining case may well be released today once the judge has considered this lesser charge and this lesser plea by herself. it would be an extraordinary development. this trial has been going on for quite some time. as it suggests that it might be coming to a close? well, if she is freed, that's the end of it all. it does leave a huge question mark over this case. both of these women who were put on trial never looked like players in what was an extraordinary and sinister assassination. when you look at th

the trial of the vietnamese defendant doan thi huong, one of two women charged with the death of theim jong—un, has now ended. her lawyer says she could be freed as early as next month. murder charges against her were dropped, though she was found guilty of causing harm using deadly means, after killing kimjong—nam by smearing his face with a nerve agent at kuala lumpur airport in february 2017. let's get more from our south—east asia correspondent jonathan head. jonathan, tell us a bit more, although she could be released within a month, she has been sentenced to over three years, or something, in prison? yes, thejudge gave her a sentence of three years and four months, allowing for time already served. that means if you've served the full sentence you would be released in the middle of next year. but she did agree, when authorities offered a lesser charge of causing her by criminal means, it brings to an end a trial that was awkward for malaysia because although these two women were involved in the death of kim jong—nam, and certainly doan thi huong is seen on video cameras placing

this woman, doan thi huong, pleaded guilty to causing hurt by a dangerous weapon as part of a plea deal. the vietnamese national and another woman were arrested in 2017 for wiping poison on the face of king jong-nam. huong's three-year four month sentence includes time served and an automatic reduction means she could be out by may. her alleged accomplice was freed last month after her charges were dropped. so let's turn to ivan watson now. he's been following this story very closely from hong kong. he joins us now live. so, ivan, what is the latest on this vietnamese woman's fate and why does she appear to have been treated differently than her alleged indonesian accomplice. >> the murder charges were dropped against her in exchange for, quote, voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means. now, that charge could face up to ten years in prison, a fine and a punishment of whipping. the judge said you are a very lucky woman right now. he said that the whipping would not be applied because of her gender. and that's the sentence would be three years, four months in prison, due to

but doan thi huong had been involved in televised pranks in vietnam.ness career, and she told her lawyers she thought the attack on kim jong—nam was just another tv gag. it was just over two years ago that the assassination took place right here, exposing hundreds of travellers to an absolutely lethal nerve agent. today's verdict will seem fair to many people, but it does leave many questions unanswered about this extraordinary situation, because neither defendant was able to testify in court about how they got involved. four north korean men, at least one a high—ranking intelligence agent, are thought to have recruited the two women. they flew out of malaysia shortly after mr kim's death. no—one else has been charged. there are no signs today of the shocking crime committed here, and which remains unsolved and largely unexplained. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we'll have more on that brexit vote in the house of commons. is there any way to break the deadlock? the accident that happened here was of the sort that ca

the trial of vietnamese woman doan thi huong, one of two charged with murdering the estranged half—brother due to resume shortly. malaysia's attorney—general rejected vietnam's request to free her after her indonesian co—defendent was unexpectedly released. huong is charged with killing kim jong—nam by smearing his face with a nerve agent at kuala lumpur airport in february 2017. british members of parliament are once again getting ready to vote on alternatives to theresa may's brexit deal. the prime minister has been urged not to ignore them if they back a softer brexit later. mrs may's deal has already been rejected three times. here is our political correspondent iain watson. chanting: shame on you! the original brexit day has been and gone, and the protests carry on. chanting: give us all a final say! this week, crucial decisions will have to be taken if mps are to avoid leaving with no deal by the new deadline of 12 april. tomorrow, parliament will debate alternatives to the prime minister's proposals, and this cabinet minister made it clear he could live with a closer relationship to

lawyers for the vietnamese woman doan thi huong held after the killing of the half—brother of north korea'seader, says charges against her have been lowered. she had been charged with killing kimjong nam at kuala lumpur airport in 2017. a comedian who plays a fictional president on tv is on course to win the first round of ukraine's election. exit polls give the satirist volodymyr zelenskiy a clear lead over the incumbent petro poroshenko, by 30% to 17%. there's likely to be a run—off in three weeks. now on bbc news, zeinab badawi is in hong kong with hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi, in hong kong. there are complaints by pro—democracy activists here that beijing is increasing its control of the territory and eroding its freedoms, in contravention of an agreement in 1997 handing hong kong over to china. my guest is bernard chan, who sits on the territory's executive council. how much autonomy does hong kong really enjoy, and what does the situation here tell us about the direction that china as a whole is moving? bernard chan, in hong kong, welcome to hardtalk. thank you

the trial of vietnamese doan thi huong, one of two women charged with murdering the estranged half—brothera's leader, is due to resume shortly. malaysia's attorney—general rejected vietnam's request to free her. huong and an indonesian woman were charged with killing kim jong nam by smearing his face with poison at kuala lumpur airport in february 2017. liverpool have returned to the top of the english premier league after a dramatic late goal against tottenham hotspur. the two sides had been drawing at anfield until the closing minutes when an own goal gave them a dramatic win. we'll have much more reaction to that game coming up on sport today in half an hour's time. here in the uk, we're expecting another eventful week regarding brexit. our political correspondent iain watson has been explaining what will happen. well, on monday mps, members of parliament here at westminster, will seize control of the agenda from the government. they'll come up with their own alternatives to theresa may's deal. they will be discussing up to nine different options. now, some of those involve what's calle

doan thi huong was sentenced to just over three years after she admitted "causing injury" to kim jong—nam17. she could be released as early as next month. the grammy—nominated rapper nipsey hussle has been shot dead in los angeles. reports say he was shot several times at close range outside the clothing store he owned. hours before his death, hussle himself tweeted that having strong enemies was a blessing. his death has sparked an outpouring of grief from fellow celebrities as the city's mayor blamed "senseless gun violence". discovery and the bbc have agreed to split up the broadcaster uktv and strike a new 10—year agreement. they've also agreed to a partnership involving discovery's new streaming service. our media correspondent david sillito is here. david, talk us through the significance of this. little moments in the history of broadcasting, because everything is changing. you may not have heard of uktv but you have probably watched it. all those channels they have on free view and on sky, they have been set up over the last 25 years or so by the bbc and originally thames tv, the

back in 2017, doan thi huong and another woman were charged with killing king jong-nam by smearing poisonn his face. charges against the accomplice were dropped. >>> turkish president erdogan's ruling party is leading in most municipal elections according to turkey state media. voting ended sunday across the country and ballots are still being counted. turkey's main opposition party leader says his party won in the key cities of istanbul and ankara. >>> on monday the british parliament is set to vote on alternative options for how to leave the eu. it comes after prime minister theresa may's withdrawal bill was defeated for a third time. one of the options is for a so-called soft brexit which would leave britain in a customs union with the eu. >>> well, former u.s. vice president and prospective presidential candidate joe biden says not once, ever in all his years on the campaign trail did he ever believe he acted inappropriately. biden was responding to allegations from a former nevada state lawmaker named lucy flores. she says he made her feel, "uneasy, gross and confused" before a campa

doan thi huong entered the plea in malaysia, after a murder charge was dropped.horities initially said she and an indonesian woman killed kim jong-nam at an airport in 2017, using a nerve agent. huong has spent two years in jail, but her attorney says she is now expec be released in early may. >> our main interest is to protect the interest of doan, to make sure that she served sentence here and she can go back home as soon as she can. she's fine, happy and jubilant about this sentence, and the fact that she can go back home.n >> the other suspect was freed last month. both women maintained they thought they were taking part in a tv show prank. four north korean suspects fled jean jean mcconn vile the troubles the troubles nierld noirld nierld who dunn it who who don it a who ne it a who dunn it ur north korean suspects fled malaysia after the killing of kim. confirmed cholera ca mozambique surged today to more ntan 1,000, with one confirmed death, after last s tropical cyclone. health workers are rushing to contain the outbreak in beira. the port city was left i

today a murder charge which carried the death penalty was dropped against doan thi huong.laying in a reality tv show. she'll likely be released from prison in may. >>> "wall street journal" reports care.com removed nearly 50,000 unverified day care center listings. earlier a journal investigation found that hundreds of day care centers listed on the site did not appear to be licensed. the site was not fully vetting caregivers. some had police records. care.com disputes the magnitude of the purge. it makes clear that it does not fully vet caregivers. >>> and "people" reports jussie smollett did not attend the naacp awards. charges were dropped against smollett in his chicago attack case. he did not win an award on saturday. that wouldn't keep him from telling jokes. >> what the hell was he thinks. from now on you're no jussie. you're jessie. you don't get the "u" no more. that "u" was respect. you ain't getting no respect from me. >> there you go. demonstrations are planned in chicago for and against to dismiss charges. chicago's top prosecutor kim fox says she welcomes an