hyung eun kim, bbc news. in california, more than 150,00 people are homeless.nesday and vowed to act. a shortage of affordable housing and the high cost of living are fuelling the crisis, especially in ultra—wealthy regions like silicon valley. the bbc‘s sarah svoboda took a ride on the valley's notorious overnight bus, the motel 22, and heard the stories of its passengers. in the dead of night people 0. they are here not for the ride, but for the refuge. this is the only all—night bus that runs the —— throughout silicon valley. it is known as the motel 22. the rout passes some of the well‘s most valuable companies, companies that have made this a top earning region. if it were a country, the silicon valley would be the second richest in the world. it's also now one of the most expensive places to live in the united states. a comfortable life on a 6—figure salary can be difficult. on anything else it's next to impossible. by 2am the bus is a shelter on wheels. you going to sit by him? no. 0k, you going to sit by him? no. ok, all right. you going to sit by him?

hyung eun kim, bbc news.n arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing at london central mosque. an elderly man in his seventies has been taken to hospital. it's thought his injuries are not life—threatening. scotland yard is not treating the incident as terror—related. the portuguese parliament has taken the first step towards legalising euthanasia for terminally ill people. protests were staged outside parliament as the deputies voted. the roman catholic church and pro—life groups are demanding any changes to the law be put to a referendum. the prime minister of the southern african nation of lusotho is to resign — amid charges that he murdered his estranged wife. the case has shocked the continent. thomas tha bane, who is 80 years old, has said he will step down but has refused to comment on the case. the bbc‘s rich preston has this report. lipolelo thabane was shot dead in 2017, gunned down on a dirt road on the outskirts of the capital, maseru. at the time, thomas thabane described her kill

hyung eun kim, bbc news.of the whip, after the british horseracing authority agreed to a consultation on the issue. it follows what they is a major review of equine welfare, and could mean a partial ban of the whip. here's laura scott. mid week in the middle of cambridgeshire and for horse racing fans, the chance to have a flutter and hear the thundering of hooves. but whilst racegoers at huntingdon were cheering home a well—backed winner. .. shouts of encouragement. ..for those in charge of the sport, it was a pivotal day for improving welfare standards, including tougher penalties for whip offences. i mean, what it needs to be is behaviour changing. i think if you have any breach in the regulation to do with welfare, then breaches must be changing behaviour so the person doesn't consistently breach the rules and win races. the racing industry has accepted that it has a perception problem on welfare issues. in agreeing to hold a consultation on the whip today, the british horseracing authority said it cannot

hyung eun kim, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. former adviser roger stone has been sentenced to three years and four months in prison for obstructing an investigation into russian interference in the 2016 election. he's maintained the case against him was politically motivated. mr trump accused the jury's foreperson of being tainted, and has hinted he may pardon his ally. (tx sot) he's become a big part of the news over the last little while. and i'm following this very closely and i want to see it play out to its fullest, because roger has a very good chance of exoneration, in my opinion. i've known... applause. and you people understand it probably better than anybody in the room. i've known roger stone and his wife, who's really a terrific woman, for a long time and roger's definitely a character. everybody sort of knows roger. everybody knows him. and most people like him. some people probably don't. but i do and i always have. also in the news today. irish prime minister leo varadkar has resigned, but will remain as interim l

hyung eun kim, bbc news.so—called e—scooters. a pilot scheme saw hundreds of the vehicles being used across the city, but the authorities say too many people had been breaking the rules. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. they had become an increasingly familiar sight they had become an increasingly familiarsight in they had become an increasingly familiar sight in the modern urban landscape. an environmentally friendly form of transport or a potential menace on the roads? electric oi’ ease menace on the roads? electric or ease scooters can be seen in cities around the world. but one city has had enough. the respect of the bylaw is the key for a good success of the project pilot. can you respected? he said yes, can you ta ke respected? he said yes, can you take responsibility for respecting the bylaw? he said yes. the data shows it didn't work. montreal isn't the only place that had second thoughts about ease scooters. in paris, they've seen a number of accidents, although a recent report suggested the scooters mi

here's hyung eun kim from bbc korean in seoul. this is a very alarming day for south korea.otal 104 cases in just one day. and it like it has been reported, this has to do with a woman of a religious sect. the religious group is called shincheonji and we learned a couple days ago she attended religious services where more than 1000 people were there with her. we know the government has tracked down 1000 believers of shincheonji and 1000 people are being capped and what is called self quarantine. they are staying at home and reporting their symptoms to the authorities. but what is alarming as this number of people are concentrated in one specific area. it is korea's fourth largest city and people are concerned if this city is medically equipped enough to handle the soaring number of infections. moving from south korea to japan... the latest on the diamond princess. as i'm sure you know, this cruise ship has been quarantined in yokohama for over two weeks. over half the cases of this virus outside china are onboard. 634 of them. among them were two elderly japanese people who'