i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines...erview with the bbc, the indonesian president says wealthier countries need to do more to get the world's poorer countries vaccinated. ahead of the g20 meeting, president biden unveils his $1.75 trillion spending plan, calling it a historic investment in the country's future. the french ambassador has been summoned to the foreign office after a british trawler was detained in la habra in an ongoing row about post brexit fishing rates. the french authorities said that they were fishing without a licence but the ship's owner rejected the claims. lucy williamson reports. a british boat in a french port. just the kind of vessel that will be banned from unloading here next week if the battle overfishing rights continues. this one is a warning shot. seized by french police yesterday, for allegedly fishing here without permission. its crew, still inside. they didn't want to talk. "at least the weather's nice today," i said. "it's about the only thing that is," one replied. the cornelis gert j

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... will last longer because of the unequal distribution of vaccines. brazil's president should face criminal charges over his handling of the pandemic — so says a parliamentary inquiry — but he dismisses the findings. more on that story now from brazil. i spoke to lorena barberia from the department of political science at the university of sao paulo to ask what the significance is of the inquiry. since the inquiry started in april it's been very important, it's produced evidence and data that we didn't have access to and that wasn't in view or in discussion, and the testimonies, the data, the evidence that has been brought forward throughout the hearings have been fundamentally important. there has been critical weeks where it has completely shaped the debate in society about the response to the pandemic and help to understand better why we have 600,000 deaths. yes, you know, there is no guarantee that the inquiry will lead necessarily to a criminal charge. i think that is the understan

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. the headlines...pandemic will last longer because of the unequal distribution of vaccines. brazil's president should face criminal charges over his handling of the pandemic — so says a parliamentary inquiry — but he dismisses the findings. police forces in the uk have been asked to look urgently into the problem of women being spiked by needles in nightclubs. more than 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for compulsory searches at nightclubs after a number of reported spikings by needle. and groups from more than 30 universities around the uk havejoined an online campaign calling for the boycott of nightclubs. our correspondent jo black reports. after covid, it was supposed to be the freshers' week they never had. but on this night out at a club in nottingham, second—year university student sarah buckle became so unwell, she ended up in hospital. out of nowhere, i seemed to just stop communicating. i couldn't talk. it was as if someone had just turned a switch. the 19—year—old believes she w

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: police in new mexico say they believe a live bullet was fired in the fatal shooting on the set of alec baldwin's new movie. we believe that we have in our possession the firearm that was fired by mr baldwin. this is the firearm we believe discharged the bullet. but it's too early to say whether they'll bring any charges. we'll have the latest. also in the programme... in the uk, the government's promising a post—covid age of optimism as the 2021 budget is delivered. in a bbc exclusive — new details about the fall of afghanistan — claims by the former president, ashraf ghani, that he had to flee the country to save his life are totally rejected by his former chief of staff. and australian footballer josh cavallo has become the only top level male professional player to come out as gay. it's eight in the morning in singapore, and 6pm in santa fe — where police investigating the killing of cinematographer halyna hutchins with a gun by the actor alec baldwin say they believ

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines...zabeth won't be travelling to glasgow next week for a major climate summit on the advice of her doctors. the united states has revoked china telecom's authority to operate in america, citing "national security concerns." earlier this year, kuwait recorded this year's highest global temperature, when it reached 53.5 degrees celsius in july. residents say climate change is already making their lives increasingly difficult, and things could be getting worse. hanan razek sent this report as part of the bbc�*s life at 50 degrees season. kuwait has always been hot, but never this hot. temperatures above 50 celsius are becoming increasingly common here. for this influencer, it's become a daily battle. the hours between ”am until around 4pm in the afternoon are no—go times for being outdoors. the only life that my children have known has been in scorching heat. they want to be kids and go to the playground and they'll beg to go all day, and then we'll finally break and take them, and it'll be

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: the family of the british mp david amess, who was stabbed to death on friday, has urged people to be tolerant — regardless of their religious or political beliefs. those responsible for security at parliament, say his death must force change. we have got to make the best come out of this hideous, hideous killing of our colleague and i would say that we will look at all different measures. landslides and flooding in the indian state of kerala have left more than 25 people dead and dozens more missing. also on the programme: what future for afghan women and girls under taliban rule? we have a special report. the winners of prince william's million—pound earthshot environmental prize have been revealed at a star—studded event. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. the family of the british mp killed in a knife attack on friday, sir david amess, has issued a statement urging calm, in the aftermath of his death. in it they say: "whatever on

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: more than 150 people have died in floods in southern india. we have a special report. in this one small village alone, more than 100 homes were completely destroyed, and just as many were left damaged. as the river rose earlier in the week, people say they ran for their lives. as extreme weather grips the world, the bbc learns of countries lobbying for a more gradual move away from fossil fuels. buckingham palace reveals that queen elizabeth spent wednesday night in hospitalfor preliminary medical checks. she's now back at windsor castle. the fbi say human remains found in a florida wilderness park are those of brian laundrie, the boyfriend of the former travel blogger gabby petito and a person of interest in her death. and a potential breakthrough: surgeons successfully transplant a pig kidney into a human without it being rejected by the immune system. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it is newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. record—breaking rain have killed at least 100 people in india and nepal according to dis

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines...nistan, with millions of people facing starvation. new covid rules are coming soon for travellers to the us. most will need proof of vaccination, but bans on non—us citizens arriving from many countries will end. it's just a week until world leaders meet in glasgow for a hugely important climate change summit. but three different stories today illustrate just how difficult it will be for them to agree on ways to limit global warming to manageable levels. first, a un report which says that all the promises made so far on climate will lead to a temperature rise of 2.7 degrees, way above a globally agreed target. next, rich countries will be three years late in meeting a promise to provide $100 billion a year to help developing countries deal with climate change. and the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record last year — that's from meteorologists at the un. the head of the agency that released that report says that we "need to revisit our industrial, energy and

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines.was killed in a knife attack on friday, call on people to set aside hatred, show kindness and love, and work towards togetherness. the future for women in afghanistan continues to be uncertain with girls banned from secondary schools and the former women s affairs ministry being replaced by the feared taliban vice and virtue ministry. the north korean leader kim jong—un has recently vowed to build an "invincible military" to combat what he calls the hostile policies of the united states. last month north korean state media said a new hypersonic missile had been tested as well as a train—based ballistic missile and a new long—range cruise missile — but how can the north korean leader continue to build up his military arsenal during such tough economic times? for more on this i am joined now by professor sharon squassoni from the elliott school of international affairs at george washington university. it does seem a bit counterintuitive to my people are struggling with covid in north kor

i'm karishma vaswani.d in one of the biggest leaks of financial documents dubbed the pandora papers. let's turn to afghanistan. reports from kabul say taliban fighters have launched attacks on suspected islamic state militant hideouts hours after a blast outside killed eight people. some residents said they heard and exploded. our south agent editor has been watching this story. — — south asia. great to have you on newsday. ijust asia. great to have you on newsday. i just want to ask, this is the first major attack in the city since the final withdrawal of international troops in august as we understand, but we still don't know who's behind this. ihla understand, but we still don't know who's behind this.— who's behind this. no group has admitted responsibility - who's behind this. no group has admitted responsibility so - who's behind this. no group has admitted responsibility so far i who's behind this. no group has| admitted responsibility so far for this blast in kabul, one of the biggest in the easter

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... countries vaccinated. ahead of the g20 meeting, president biden unveils his $1.75 trillion spending plan, calling it a historic investment in the country's future. the european union — with all its 27 member countries — is the world's third biggest emitter of c02 gases, though it recently pledged to become climate neutral by 2050. ahead of next month's international climate conference, cop26, eu leaders say they want to help poorer nations to take bolder environmental steps. but, as our europe editor katya adler reports, the eu is facing challenges of its own in meeting the goals it has set for itself. the eu. it's the globe's third largest economy, and also the third largest emitter of c02 gases worldwide. but it's got a plan to change that. the european commission's green deal — this is its promotion video — wants the eu to be carbon neutral by 2050. even though the finish line is 30 years away, the race starts now. targeting all sectors of the economy and trade, it's an ambitious w

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines...ouse warns against further provocations. ahead of a key summit on tackling climate change — the uk government unveils its plan to be carbon neutral by 2050. thousands of members of bangladesh's governing party have held a rally in the capital dhaka in support of the minority hindu community following the worst religious violence in a decade. the bbc�*s akbar hossain gave us this update from dhaka. because when hindus are celebrating their largest this is a huge scale of violence we have been seeing. because when hindus are celebrating their largest festival, there was alleged report that the holy book of muslim, the koran, was found in a hindu temple. suddenly, it came to social media and violence erupted initially near dhaka. and then it spread to some other cities. hindu temples, houses, their shops and business organisations that were vandalised across the country in many parts of the country, and many hindus endure mistreatment, basically, they are from different muslim groups and

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... the un warns of a countdown to catastrophe in afghanistan, with half the country going hungry and millions of people facing starvation. people are desperate. this little girl has been sold by her parents so the family can buy food. we know there are other families here who sold their children, and even while we've been here, another person came up to one of our team and asked if we'd like to buy their child. the desperation and the urgency of this situation is hard to put in words. new covid rules are coming soon for travellers to the us. most will need proof of vaccination, but bans on non—us citizens arriving from many countries will end. facebook says it's spending billions on safety — as a whistle—blower tells british mps that the media platform is making hatred worse. and countdown to a royal ceremony — as japan gets ready for their princess to marry a commoner — it's expected to be a subdued celebration. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines...ying the un for a more gradual move away from the use of fossil fuels. more than 150 people have died in flooding across india and nepal — as india's military are drafted in to help rescue efforts. in the uk, 25 —year—old man has been charged with murder after the fatal stabbing of the np. —— in the uk — a 25—year old man has been charged with murder, and the preparation of terrorist acts, after the fatal stabbing of the mp — sir david amess. ali harbi ali from north london was arrested following the attack last friday. sir david, who had been a conservative member of parliament for almost a0 years, died at the scene. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, reports. just over six days after sir david amess mp was stabbed to death in leigh—on—sea, the man accused of murdering him was brought to court. in the dock at westminster magistrates', ali harbi ali wore a grey sweatshirt and trousers and black—rimmed glasses. he spoke to confirm his name, date of birth and his address in

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our main story this hour...tesman colin powell, who has died at the age of 8a. more on that story now. mark kimmitt is a retired brigadier general he gave me his reflections on colin powell's legacy. what i really remember most of all is the decision in 1991 to show restraint and to follow the united nations mandate and not to march onto baghdad at the end of the first gulf war. we defeated the iraqi army command anyways, we destroyed the army, and the road to baghdad was open, but he and the other members of the national security council said let's show restraint, let's stick within the mandates of the united nations. the army is destroyed, let's call it a day. we have a victory. let's not overextend ourselves. and i think that was a combination of leadership, restraintand leadership, restraint and candidly leadership, restraintand candidly good sense that most people should recognise and they probably don't.- they probably don't. yes, absolutely. _ they probably don't. yes, absolutely. i— they probably don't.

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines...ovie. in the uk, the government is promising a post—covid age of optimism as the 2021 budget is delivered. the australian footballer josh cavallo has said that he is gay, making him the only active top—level male professional player in the world to be open about his homosexuality. he's been talking to bbc world news earlier about his decision to go public. it's a decision that took a long time for myself. it was a long period in my life that brought me sadness and took me to a dark place. that was over six years of pain, and i'm so happy and excited to put that to rest today. today is my freedom day. i've never been this happy in my entire life. i'm very happy with my decision to come out and i hope that one day, i can inspire someone in the younger generation or someone else behind the phone that's struggling and sees my story that it's ok. we're in 2021. it's a different time to where it was before. it's more accepting. i've been nothing but getting good things by the public, so i ho

i'm karishma vaswani. the secret wealth and dealings of dozens of world leaders has been exposed in one of the biggest ever leaks of financial ever lea ks of financial documents ever leaks of financial documents dove to the pandora papers. they show the king of jordan spent more than $100 million building his property empire in the uk and the us. when a political elite enriches himself from being an hour, it's the ordinary person who is suffering. it's the ordinary person who is sufferinu. �* �* it's the ordinary person who is suffering-— suffering. bbc panorama in a year-long — suffering. bbc panorama in a year-long investigation - year—long investigation involving more than 650 journalists has had access to 12 million documents sparking allegations of corruption, money laundering and global tax avoidance. also on our programme — the us says it's very concerned about the rising tensions between china and taiwan. the chinese military jets flying into taiwanese airspace over the past few days. and these are

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... brazil's president should face criminal charges over his handling of the pandemic — so says a parliamentary inquiry — jair bolsonaro dismisses the findings. britain's health secretary rejects calls to reintroduce covid restrictions in england — even though he admits covid cases could reach 100,000 a day in the uk. we've been in a race, a race between the vaccine and the virus. and although we are ahead in that race, the gap is narrowing. joe biden�*s nominee to be u.s. ambassador in beijing takes a tough line on china at his senate confirmation hearing. prc's genocide, its abuses in tibet, its smothering of hong kong's autonomy and freedoms and its bullying of taiwan are unjust and must stop. plus, a mission is under way to save dogs trapped by lava on the spanish island of la palma. live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 6am here in singapore and 7pm in brasilia, where presidentjair bolsonaro blasted a parliamentary report saying he should be charged

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. the headlines...se warns against further provocations. ahead of a key summit on tackling climate change — the uk government unveils its plan to be carbon neutral by 2050. la palma — in the spanish canary islands — has marked one month since it's volcano first erupted. 7,000 people have been displaced and nearly 2,000 buildings have been destroyed. the volcano on the spanish isle is continuing to spew lava with no end in sight. 0ur correspondent dan johnson is there. it still has the capacity to attract and enthrall, but after a month it's become an overbearing backdrop to much of life here. an incredible spectacle with its own mundane chores. ryan does this once a week. "maybe it doesn't affect you directly," he says, "but a family member or someone you know." translation: i want it to end. it's not too worrying for me but it is for my family and in the meanwhile, we just have to live with it. this kind of strong mentality that they say, "it doesn't matter what comes, we go through it, and go forward.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: making social media a safer space. as the facebook whistle—blower prepares to face british mps tomorrow, she meets a campaigner whose child took her own life. i whose child took her own life. think of the most ba right i think of the most basic level right now there is no company in the world that has as much power as facebook and is little transparency. little transparency. colombia captures one of the world's most wanted drug lords. he now faces possible extradition to the us. ethiopia steps up its aerial bombardment in the tigray region, hitting targets in the west and north. and the writings on the cave wall — we'll be uncovering the cultural treasures hidden beneath the hills of indonesia. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news, it's newsday. it's six in the morning in singapore, and 11 pm in london where the facebook whistle—blower, frances haugen, will give evidence to british mps in the coming hours. frances haugen will give her view on the uk gover

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines... cop26 claimant conference in glasgow, scientists say average temperatures have reached new at record highs. earlier in rome at the g20, the role's largest economies pledged to become carbon neutral by or around the mid century. —— the world's largest economies. after imposing some of the strictest border controls in the world, australia is opening up to international travel. from monday, fully—vaccinated citizens will no longer need permission to leave. the relaxation comes as the number of adults who've received two vaccine doses reaches 80%. but what about travel within the country? we can cross live to sydney airport and the bbc�*s australia correspondent shaimaa khalil. great to have you on newsday, and i can see certainly a very busy atmosphere, i imagine, behind you at sydney airport. what's the mood like? ~ sydney airport. what's the mood like? . ., ., sydney airport. what's the mood like? e ., ., ., ., sydney airport. what's the mood like? ., ., ., ., ., ., like? we are at one

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani.uture of the planet. copp 26 is largely seen as the rolled's last chance to prevent irreversible damage from climate change. earlier leaders of the world's richest nations meeting in rome fell short of siding specific net zero targets. the cop26 host spelled out the challenge ahead. there are no compelling excuses for our procrastination. not only have we acknowledged the problem, we're already seeing first hand the devastation that climate change causes. we also have a spectral

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani.er space. as the facebook whistle—blower prepares to face british mps tomorrow, she meets a campaigner whose child took her own life. i think of the most basic level right now there is no company in the world that has as much power as facebook and is little transparency. colombia captures one of the world's most wanted drug lords. he now faces possible extradition to the us. he's best known for playing gunther in �*friends' actor james michael tylor has died aged 59. and the writings on the cave wall we'll be uncovering the cultural treasures hidden beneath the hills of indonesia.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani.in one of the biggest ever leaks of financial documents dove to the pandora papers. they show the king of jordan spent more than $100 million building his property empire in the uk and the us. when a political elite enriches himself from being an hour, it's the ordinary person who is suffering. it's the ordinary person who is sufferinu. �* �* it's the ordinary person who is suffering-— suffering. bbc panorama in a year-long — suffering. bbc panorama in a year-long investigation - year—long investigation involving more than 650 journalists has had

i'm karishma vaswani.ers has been exposed in one the files link russia and show the king ofjordan secretly spent more than $100 million building his property empire in the uk and a from it's bbc panorama, and a year—long joint investigation

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines...nquiry — jair bolsonaro dismisses the findings. britain's health secretary rejects calls to reintroduce covid restrictions in england — even though he admits covid cases could reach 100,000 a day in the uk. we've been in a race, a race between the vaccine and the virus. and although we are ahead in that race, the gap is narrowing. joe biden's nominee to be us

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines of....vaccinated. translation: in my opinion, it's not enough. for all developing countries, and especially for poor countries. i head of the 620 meeting, president head of the g20 meeting, president biden unveils his close to two thrilled in dollars spending plan. —— $2 trillion spending plan. the french seizes a british trawler.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines...ed more than 150 people. our reporter is on the ground with the latest. in this one small village alone, more than 100 homes were completely destroyed, and just as many were left damaged. as the river rose earlier in the week, people say they ran for their lives. borisjohnson urges people to get vaccinated — as the daily number of new covid infections in the uk surges to more than 50,000. a 25—year—old man is remanded in custody, charged with the murder

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines...erve as us secretary of state. tributes have been pouring in. he gave the state department the very best of his leadership, his experience, his patriotism. the state department love ten for it. let us keep silence. a minute's silence as members of the british parliament remember one of their own, paying tribute to sir david amess, who was killed in a knife attack on friday. flash floods and landslides in southern india claim dozens of lives with the army now leading rescue efforts.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines...ange — the uk government unveils its plan to be carbon neutral by 2050. but does it go far enough? we'll be speaking live to a prominent british expert on governance and climate change. we're in the canary islands — where the eruption on la palma is a month old, and geologists can't predict how much longer it will last. and — how a puppet is highlighting the plight of migrants. we have the story of �*little amal�*, and her 8,000 kilometre journey across europe.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines.e advice of her doctors. a vote in brazil on president bolsonaro s handling of covid — a report recommends he be tried for crimes against humanity. a stark warning from the un, it says the current plans of governments around the world to cut carbon fall well short of what's needed to avoid dangerous climate change. and can lego save the world's endangered coral reefs? scientists use the famous plastic blocks to try to repair undersea damage.

i'm karishma vaswani. the secret wealth of dozens of world leaders has been exposed in one the files link russia and show the king ofjordan secretly spent more than $100 million building his property empire in the uk and a from it's bbc panorama, and a year—long joint investigation involving more than has had access, sparking allegations also, the us says it is very concerned about the rising tensions, with chinese military jets flying into taiwanese airspace over the two new la palma volcano live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's eight in the morning in singapore and 1am in london. the secret wealth and dealings of hundreds of has been exposed in one of the biggest 35 current the king ofjordan are featured in the leak of 12 million files from companies providing offshore services and tax and are revealed after a year—long investigation. the international investigative investigation it is one of the world's most glamorous addresses. this is david beckham's place on the righ

i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines...s new movie. we believe we have in our possession _ baldwin's new movie. we believe we have in our possession the _ baldwin's new movie. we believe we have in our possession the firearm i have in our possession the firearm that was fired by mr baldwin. this is for the firearm we believe discharged the bullet. it’s is for the firearm we believe discharged the bullet. it's too earl to discharged the bullet. it's too early to say — discharged the bullet. it's too early to say whether - discharged the bullet. it's too early to say whether they - discharged the bullet. it's too early to say whether they will| discharged the bullet. it's too - early to say whether they will bring charges. we will have the latest. in the uk, the government is promising a post—covid age of optimism as the 2021 budget is delivered. the opposition said there's no plan for crises. in a bbc exclusive, new details

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. — regardless of their religious or political beliefs. those responsible for security at parliament, say his death must force change. we've got to make the best come out of this hideous, hideous killing of our colleague. and what i would say is that we will look at all different measures. also on the programme: what future for afghan women and girls under taliban rule. we have a special report. the winners of prince william's $1.3 million earthshot environmental prize have been revealed at a star studded event

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines.ic, after a senate vote. buckingham palace announces queen elizabeth won't be travelling to glasgow next week for a major climate summit, on the advice of her doctors. the united states revokes china telecom's authority to operate in america, citing "national security" concerns. a stark warning from the un — it says the current plans of governments around the world to cut carbon fall well short of what's needed to avoid dangerous climate change. and can lego save the world's endangered coral reefs? scientists use the famous plastic blocks to try

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines...ident says wealthier countries need to do more to get the world's poorer countries vaccinated. translation: i see that everyone has helped, - but in my opinion, it's not enough — notjust for indonesia, but for all developing countries, and especially for poorer countries. ahead of the g20 meeting, president biden unveils his $1.75 trillion spending plan, calling it a historic investment in the country's future. also in the programme...

reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines...s little girl has been sold by her parents so the family can buy food. we know there are other families here who sold their children, and even while we've been here, another person came up to one of our team and asked if we'd like to buy their child. the desperation and the urgency of this situation is hard to put in words. new covid rules are coming soon for travellers to the us. most will need proof of vaccination, but bans on non—us citizens arriving from many countries will end.

i'm karishma vaswani.c, facebook hits back after a whistleblower tells congress that profits come before uses' welfare. ., ., ., ., welfare. the amount of thought and resources _ welfare. the amount of thought and resources that _ welfare. the amount of thought and resources that this - welfare. the amount of thought| and resources that this company has put into safety, including doing research to understand these issues, just underscores how much we do care about getting these difficult issues right. getting these difficult issues ri . ht. ,, getting these difficult issues riuht. ,, , , ., ., right. the us accuses china of military provocation _ right. the us accuses china of military provocation near - military provocation near taiwan and promises to help its ally maintain its self—defence capability. also any programme, the british government announces an independent enquiry into murder of a young woman, sarah everard, by

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. brazil's president bolsonaro faces criminal charges over his handling of the pandemic, after a senate vote. buckingham palace announces queen elizabeth won't be travelling to glasgow next week for a major climate summit, on the advice of her doctors. the united states revokes china telecom's authority to operate in america, citing "national security" concerns. a stark warning from the un — it says the current plans of governments around the world to cut carbon fall well short of what's needed to avoid dangerous climate change. and can lego save the world's endangered coral reefs? scientists use the famous plastic blocks to try to repair damage undersea. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with breaking news from brazil. the president, jair bolsonaro, will face charges over his handling of the pandemic after a senate vote. a report holds him responsible for many of brazil's more than 600,000 covid deaths. live now to our correspondent katy watson in brasilia. she has been focu

i'm karishma vaswani.believe a live bullet was fired in the fatal shooting on the set of alec baldwin's new movie. we believe that we have in our possession the firearm that was fired by mr baldwin. this is the firearm we believe discharged the bullet. but it's too early to say whether they'll bring any charges. we'll have the latest. also in the programme... in the uk, the government's promising a post—covid age of optimism as the 2021 budget is delivered. in a bbc exclusive — new details about the fall of afghanistan — claims by the former president, ashraf ghani, that he had to flee the country to save his life are totally rejected by his former chief of staff.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines...he state department the very best of his leadership, his experience, his patriotism. the state department loved him for it. let us keep silence. a minute's silence as members of the british parliament remember one of their own, paying tribute to sir david amess, who was killed in a knife attack on friday. flash floods and landslides in southern india claim dozens

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: —— marika oi. supply chain shortages and the inflation it causes become a global problem — president biden and finance ministers from around the world try to tackle it. five people have been killed in an attack in norway by a man armed with a bow and arrow. after 18 months, it's back to bali, one of the region's biggest holiday islands re—opens to foreign tourists. star trek�*s william shatner — at the age of 90 — makes history as the oldest person to go into space. what you have given me is the most profound experience i can ever... i'm so filled with emotion about what just happened. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's news day. it's 8:00 in the morning in singapore and 8:00pm in washington, where president biden has been addressing global supply chain problems. suppliers around the world are struggling to cope with a rise in consumer demand, as countries emerge from pandemic lockdowns. france's finance minister on wednesday told a meeting of the

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani.f the british mp david amess, who was stabbed to death on friday, has urged people to be tolerant — regardless of their religious or political beliefs. those responsible for security at parliament, say his death must force change. we have got to make the best come out of this hideous, hideous killing of our colleague and i would say that we will look at all different measures. landslides and flooding in the indian state of kerala have left more than 25 people dead and dozens more missing. also on the programme: what future for afghan women and girls under taliban rule? we have a special report.

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. north korea says it's successfully tested a new submarine—launched ballistic missile — as the white house warns against what it calls �*further provocations�*. investigators into january's attack on the united states�* capitol approve a contempt report against donald trump's former aide — steve bannon. ahead of a key summit on tackling climate change — the uk government unveils its plan to be carbon neutral by 2050. but does it go far enough? we'll hear from a prominent british expert on governance and climate change. we're in the canary islands — where the eruption on la palma is a month old, and geologists can't predict how much longer it will last. and — how a puppet is highlighting the plight of child migrants. we have the story of �*little amal�*, and her marathon journey across europe. it's eight in the morning here in singapore nine am in pyongyang where north korea has confirmed it test—fired a new submarine—launched ballistic missile for the first time in two years. we've rec

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. —— i'm mariko 0i.n lebanon. six people are killed after gunmen attack a protest led by the shia group, hezbollah. we can hear regular bursts of automatic gunfire and the thump of weapons like that one. we saw someone shoot from the top of the building and the army are now trying to work out how to contain the situation which escalated so rapidly. it struck while they slept — 46 people, many of them elderly, are killed in a tower block fire — taiwan's deadliest in decades. celebrating the arrival of a trickle of coronavirus

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines.o catastrophy�* in afghanistan — with half the country going hungry and millions of people facing starvation. people are desperate — this little girl has been sold by her parents, so the family can buy food. we know there are other families who sold their children and even while we have been here another person came up been here another person came up to one of our team and asked if we would like to buy their child. the desperation and the urgency of the situation is hard to put in words. new covid rules are coming soon for travellers to the us — most will need proof of vaccination — but bans

i'm karishma vaswani in singapore.ess votes to avoid a government shutdown, but more tough negotiations lie ahead for president biden. and tough questions for british police, as the officer who raped and murdered sarah everard the foreign interference bill is expected to be deliberated next week and, if passed, which it is widely expected to will give authorities new powers to counter foreign give authorities new powers to counterforeign influence give authorities new powers to counter foreign influence but critics say the wording of the new law is too broad and more transparency is needed on how it will work. for more on this i'm joined by a political scientist here in singapore. great to have you on the programme. in the first instance, why do singapore not feel that it needs that it needs a foreign interference law and how would it work? so needs a foreign interference law and how would it work? 50 i law and how would it work? so i think there _ law and how would it work? so i think there is _ law and how would it w