it is only for emperor akihito. akihito has four grandchildren, three of them are women. they are not allowed to ascend the throne. and so the whole of the future of japan‘s royal family rests on the shoulders of a boy, hizahito. thank you very much, rupert wingfield—hayes. cordoned off, at first sight, this appears to be a crime scene. but things are not what they seem. these are believed to be giant african snails, hundreds of them. brought here by heavy rains and flooding, these creatures can be deadly. harmless in themselves, but they are potential carriers of disease and infection. 0ne conservation group has them listed in the top 100 most dangerous species. authorities are removing them as quickly as possible. translation: by habit, they like to be in the dirt. so that is where they become contaminated. and from there, they go on to transmit parasites and bacteria. so serious is the problem, government officials have launched an information campaign to warn the public what to do if confronted by a giant africa

the japanese government has approved plans to allow emperor akihito to abdicate. legislation will now be sent for parliamentary approval. the emperor, who's eighty—three, indicated last year his desire to step down due to ill—health. now it's time for world business report. france gets ready for macronomics, but does the new president have the right formula to bring backjobs and growth? plus — nafta nerves. tense times for mexico as its two—decade old trade deal with the us is thrown into doubt. welcome to world business report, i'm aaron heslehurst. we have got about nine minutes, my very last early—morning programme for you all before i moved to a new show. —— move. coming up, who needs the us anyway? asia pacific trade ministers hope to salvage the trans pacific partnership after president trump pulled the plug. we start in france, where the new president, emmanuel macron, says he expects no honeymoon from the public after his first week in power. he now has try and to win a majority in next month's parliamentary elections, and implement the economic policy he s

unlike his granddaughter, emperor akihito was allowed to ascend the throne despite having married thent nearly 60 years ago to nichiko shoda shocked traditionalists. she was the first, no to marry into the japanese royal family. akihito set out to modernise the old traditions including insisting on bringing up their children themselves. but some traditions remain in place. under current japanese law, women cannot be imperial success, so if akihito was to retire, and lawmakers are considering allowing this, princess mako cannot take his place. the news of this latest engagement has reignited the debate of whether to allow women to stay in the imperial family after marrying a common. ——, now. it is a step conservatives in the country fear moves towards allowing women to inherit the throne —— commoner. out of 19 royalfamily members, 14 are women. and so, as another princess marries, the royal family continues to shrink. you're watching newsday on the bbc, live from london and singapore. still to come on the programme: how there is market uncertainty in the us and elsewhere. the pope was

emperor's akihito her -- shenced cannot inherit the throne, neither can her children.nly the prints can inherit the throne. , japan'sn thing is people are all in favor of change. it is not the public or the royal family who oppose change, but the men in dark suits that occupy the halls of power. ♪ the single worst deal ever approved, that was donald trump cry when it came to the free trade agreement. what could be the impact in mexico? michelle fleury has gone to find out. michelle: families -- in mexico. the auto industry has been booming for more than 20 years. the country is now the fourth largest car exporter in the world. >> one of the biggest auto ofers is mexico, the import a lot of cars, we export a lot of cars. to be a: it was meant shining example of a shining example of free trade, but today it is a monument to donald trump's brand of protectionism. this is a shining example of the plant ford was slated to make here. this man shows me the deed to the land he sold to ford. good butle, life was , it didn't last. >> some people came to the plant. they sent us h

just finally, the japanese cabinet has approved a bill to allow emperor akihito to step down. or is 83 and he said last year he feared that his age would prevent him carrying out his duties. it would be the first time a japanese monarch has stepped down in two centuries. much more on all of that any time on the bbc news website. thank you for watching. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i'm @bbcmikeembley. hello there. well, the rain arrived earlier than forecast across the south—east of england during thursday afternoon and it's continued to move slowly northwards. but brought a very wet night for the south—east of england, east anglia, the east midlands, and getting in towards the north—east of england by the time we reach friday morning. further west, though, it's clearer skies. any showers died away. and a touch of frost in one or two places. but less cold in the south—east because of cloud cover. so, first thing friday, then, it's a lovely bright start across many northern and western areas. showers never too far away, though, for the north a

the japanese cabinet is expected to approve the bill on friday which will allow emperor akihito to abdicateirst time a japanese monarch has stepped down in two sentries. in a rare public message last august the emperor said he feared his age would prevent him from carrying out his duties. a driver ploughed into pedestrians in times square today killing one woman and injuring nearly two dozen others. the driver has been arrested but authorities say there is no sign of terrorism, instead he is being tested for drugs and alcohol. the bbc‘s nada tawfik was on the scene and has this report. it is a scene that immediately makes new yorkers fear the worst. a car ploughing into pedestrians in crowded times square. eyewitnesses described how the out—of—control car sped the wrong way along seventh ave, travelling three blocks and hitting 23 people before crashing and bursting into flames. one young woman did not survive. reports say a bouncer from a nearby restaurant and a ticket agent were among those who helped police subdue the driver as he tried to flee the scene. authorities believe the incident

the japanese cabinet is expected to approve a bill to allow emperor akihito to abdicate. t time a japanese monarch has stepped down in two centuries. in a rare public message last august, the emperor said that he feared his age would prevent him from carrying out his duties. ushers have broken out in athens at an anti— austerity protest. police fired tear gas at demonstrators rallying outside parliament as lawmakers inside debated further spending cuts. these cuts demanded by international lenders in exchange for bailout funds. the brazilian president has rejected calls to his resignation over allegations that he approved the payment of bribes as pa rt approved the payment of bribes as part of a huge corruption scandal. in an angry tv address, he said that he would prove his innocence in the court and warned the affair could undermine his efforts to pull brazil out of recession. the football association in england says it will introduce retrospective bands for any players who died of a or say —— dive orfake an injury. incidents will be reviewed by a panel and if they reach

the eldest granddaughter of emperor akihito will become engaged to lawyer kei komuro who she met as ao leave the royal family after marrying a commoner. it's expected to re—ignite debate about the ever—shrinking royal family. the venezuelan government has stepped up its military presence in the state of tachira along the colombian border, a state that's long been a hotbed of anti—government feeling. the move follows days of rioting and looting there, that's left many businesses in ruins. more than a0 people have been killed nationwide since the protests first flared up six weeks ago, as greg dawson reports. from supermarket to squalor. this is the result of another night of looting in the venezuelan state of tachira. the shelves are empty and the floors are full of debris, dirt and rotting food. translation: we have been told an armed group on motorcycles was trying to get in. about 300 people came over the barriers. they took everything — equipment, cash registers, even refrigerators. it is notjust supermarkets. this is what is left of the family—owned bus station. translation: they

the japanese cabinet is expected to approve a bill to allow emperor akihito to abdicate. t time that a japanese monarch has stepped down in two centuries. in a rare public message last august, the emperor said that he feared his age would prevent him from carrying out his duties. the brazilian president, michel temer, has rejected calls for his resignation over allegations that he approved the payment of bribes as part of a huge corruption scandal. in an angry tv address, mr temer said he would prove his innocence in the courts and warned the affair could undermine his efforts to pull brazil out of recession. the football association in england says it will introduce retrospective bans for any players who dive orfeign injury during a match. the new rule will be applied across english football from next season. the fa says incidents will be reviewed by a panel and if they reach a unanimous decision, the player involved will receive a two—match ban. finally, rescue crews have used a crane to save a horse stuck in thick mud in florida. the mare, called kiersa, was anaesthetis

unlike his granddaughter, emperor akihito was allowed to ascend the chrysanthemum throne, despite havingnt nearly 60 years ago to michiko shoda shocked traditionalists. she was the first commoner to marry into the japanese royal family. akihito set out to modernise the old traditions, including insisting on bringing up their children themselves. but some traditions remain in place. under current japanese law, women cannot be imperial successors, so if akihito was to retire, and lawmakers are considering allowing this, princess mako cannot take his place. the news of this latest engagement has reignited the debate of whether to allow women to stay in the imperial family after marrying a commoner. it is a step conservatives in the country fear moves towards allowing women to inherit the throne. out of 19 royal family members, 14 are women. and so, as another princess marries, the royal family continues to shrink. most restaurants play music while their customers are eating. perhaps it's a bit of smooth jazz or maybe a romantic ballad. but at one restaurant in london they've started playing

the japanese cabinet is expected to approve the bill on friday which will allow emperor akihito to abdicate time abdicate. it will be the first time a japanese monarch abdicate. it will be the first time ajapanese monarch has abdicate. it will be the first time a japanese monarch has stepped down in two sentries. in a rare public message last august the emperor said he feared his age would prevent him from carrying out his duties. the brazilian president, michel temer, has angrily rejected calls for him to resign over allegations that he approved the payment of bribes as part of a huge corruption scandal. in a brief television address, mr temer said he had nothing to fear from an investigation which has been authorised by the supreme court. julia carneiro reports from brasilia. president michel temer was emphatic in the presidential palace are saying that he would not quit. this is following building pressure for him to resign after a scandal broke here in the capital. investigators have allegedly obtained audio of a conversation where he is heard encouraging bribes to be paid to a key witn

princess mako, who is the eldest granddaughter of emperor akihito, is getting engaged to 25—year—oldsuccession, as the 83—year—old emperor is expected to abdicate soon. much more coming up from me at the top of the hour. time for a look at the weather... good afternoon we have had some particularly dry weather in recent weeks and months. yesterday we had some particularly wet weather. you can see this big lump of cloud that swept can see this big lump of cloud that swe pt a cross can see this big lump of cloud that swept across many parts of the country, heavy rain was the south—east. on the face of it we have lost that wet weather but there is another lump of cloud waiting in the wings down here across the near continent and that will be printing some rain across southern and eastern parts of the country later on today. before that there will be some dry weather, sunshine, that was the scene in south lanarkshire. some shower clouds bubbling up. we will see some sunshine and showers this afternoon. some heavy showers across northern ireland, northern and western scotland. some good s

princess mako, who is the eldest granddaughter of emperor akihito, is getting engaged to 25—year—oldmuro. japan's imperial law requires a princess to leave the royal family after marrying a commoner. the move is expected to re—ignite debate on royal succession, as the 83—year—old emperor is expected to abdicate soon. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 9.30am. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. let's ta ke let's take a look at the sport. will perry is here. i understand what is being called as the most lucrative game in the world, huddersfield beating sheffield wednesday on penalties. we would here it is the most expensive game. it was a dramatic night last night. that show you some of these pictures. this is danny ward, the huddersfield goalkeeper saving in a penalty shoot out. the figure, £200 million is through team that finishes bottom of the premier league next season. the team that is relegated within a year will make upwards of £80 million in parachute p

the japanese government has approved plans to allow emperor akihito to step down — the first abdicationaft legislation, which will now be sent for parliamentary approval. the emperor, who's 83, indicated last year his desire to abdicate because of ill—health. he's been on the throne since 1989. instagram and snapchat are the worst social media platforms for young people's mental health and wellbeing, according to a new survey. almost 1,500 people aged 14 to 24 were asked to rate sites on their impact on anxiety, depression, loneliness, bullying and body image. the royal society for public health said youtube had the most positive impact on mental health, followed by twitter and facebook. a bbc investigation has found flaws in hsbc‘s biometric bank security. its voice id system recognises customers' speech patterns to grant access to their accounts. hsbc says every person's voice is unique and that makes its system secure. but the click technology programme has shown that it is possible for someone to log into an account that's not their own. dan simmons reports. passwords, key fobs and

three—year is but we understand it is good to take place at the end of 2018, on the final day of 2018, emperor akihitoy loved in this country and people will be sad he is stepping down but they also support him. last year in his address on television he said he is getting frail, he has had cancer, open heart surgery, and he is concerned he will not long be able to carry out his full imperial duties. after the television address, opinion polls showed the overwhelming majority of people in japan support his wish for a quiet retirement. in a moment the news at one. first the weather. this week has had it all weather—wise, we had sunshine, temperatures close to 26 in places earlier in the week, and we have had heavy rain. south—eastern areas so wet weather last night and that rain is moving up the scores. oslo —— although the rain is not as heavy as it was, it is still a miserable day in north—east england. that is what newcastle looked like earlier. some of that rain in southern and eastern areas of scotland. a fair amount of cloud across east anglia. further west across england and wales, a mixture of s