i'm kasia madera in london. the child abuse scandal of the british children sent abroad to start a new life in australia. we had no parents. we had no relatives. there was no where we could go. these paedophiles must have felt they were in hog heaven. and nearly two weeks after the death of the half brother of north korea's leader, we follow the trail of clues his alleged killers left at kuala lumpur airport. good morning. it's 9am here in singapore, 1am in london and 5pm in hollywood, where it's the biggest night of the year. the oscar ceremony gets underway in half an hour, and the biggest names in the film world have been arriving. we go straight now to peter bowes for the latest. it is or is an exciting night for hollywood. welcome to los angeles, perhaps we should say la la land, because it is a film that everybody is talking about. 1k nominations. it could set about. 1k nominations. it could set a record. let's see how it does in all of those categories that it is nominated for later on this evening. as yo

i'm kasia madera in london. brexit overcomes its first legal hurdle with a massive vote in favour in britain's lower house. the indian state of punjab goes to the polls this week. we investigate the drug problem affecting around two thirds of its households. it's 9am in singapore, one in the morning in london and 8pm in the evening in washington where the us senate has confirmed rex tillerson, the former chief executive of exxon mobil, as the country's new secretary of state. the vote was largely along party lines, with every republican supporting mr tillerson and nearly every democrat opposing him. within the past half hour, mr tillerson was sworn in as secretary of state in the oval office at the white house. he said he was looking forward to his new role. i have a few folks in the room that are with me that have helped me over the last month to get to this point in the confirmation and they represent a larger category of people who have worked enormously long hours tirelessly guiding me through the confirmati

i'm kasia madera in london. historical claims that british child migrants to australia were physically and sexually abused are to be examined in a public inquiry. we had no parents. we had no relatives. there was no way we could go. these paedophiles must have thought they were in heaven. and nearly two weeks after the death of the half brother of north korea's leader, we follow the trail of clues his alleged killers left at kuala lumpur airport. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore. and in hollywood, it's the biggest night of the year. the oscar ceremony gets under way very shortly, and the biggest names in the film world have been arriving. we'll be live on the red carpet shortly. but first, our arts correspodent, will gompertz, looks at who's in the running for the top awards. there is more than one song to the oscars. yes, there is the frivolous showbiz side. more than the red carpet, the lavish after party. there is a differ

i'm kasia madera in london. huge fire sweeps through a crowded shanty town in manila, leaving 15,000 people homeless. and what are feng shui consultants predicting for world leaders in the year of the rooster? if in singapore -— if in singapore and london, — if in singapore and london, you're 7 if in singapore and london, you're watching bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where a bitter battle between democrats and republicans in the us senate has drawn to a close, with the appointment ofjeff sessions as attorney general. it was approved 52 to a7. it came after a series of divisive hearings on his record of civil rights. let's get the latest from our correspondent, richard lister, in washington. donald trump may have gottenjeff sessions into his cabinet, but if you look at the list, there are still a number who have not been confirmed of appointees. donald trump is very as. he says the democrats are doing all they can to obstruct him. —— is furious. he has

i'm kasia madera with bbc world news. our top stories: the us imposes new sanctions on iran following a recent ballistic missile test. iran promises to retaliate. a man who was shot and injured after trying to attack french security forces in paris has been identified as a 29—year—old egyptian. the united states has imposed new sanctions on iran to punish it for a recent ballistic missile test, and for what it calls tehran‘s continued support for terrorism. they will target twelve companies and thirteen individuals in iran and elsewhere. iran said the sanctions breach the un deal under which it agreed to curb its nuclear programme. white house spokesman, sean spicer, said president trump was determined to keep iran in check. today's sanctions really represent a very, very a strong stand against the actions iran's been. taking. let me make it very clear, the deal struck previously was not in the best interests of this country and president trump will do everything he can to make sure iran is stayed in check. these kind of

and i'm kasia madera in london.ter malcolm turnbull‘s difficult phone call, reports the australian ambassador has had a productive meeting at the white house. the us defence secretary, james mattis, also smooths the way with south korea, before heading to japan. and this is one of the stories trending on the bbc website at the moment. the papers dominated by the phone call between malcolm turnbull and donald trump but there have been some attempts to mend fences. i should say walls, maybe. the philippine star reports on a new investigation over the extra—judicial killings of drug dealers. as international pressure increases, reports that policemen were given incentives for every drug suspect killed as part of the so—called "clea nsing process" are to be looked into. le figaro shows a picture of a painting by picasso ina museum. the article explains how spain's most famous artist is continuing to be the star attraction for many of the galleries in france and other european countries. now, rico, we covered this on yes

i'm kasia madera.s new sanctions on iran following a recent ballistic missile test — tehran says they breach the deal agreed to curb its nuclear programme. a man who was shot and injured after trying to attack french security forces in paris has been identified as a 29—year—old egyptian. there's been more heavy fighting in eastern ukraine, with government forces and russian—backed rebels accusing each other of attacking civilians. fighting has intensified over the last few days. with the focus of some of the heaviest clashes on the government—held city of avdiivka, just over 16 kilometres from rebel—held donetsk. 0ur correspondent tom burridge has been to avdiivka, and sent this report. a wait for food — part of their perpetual nightmare of war. but for thousands, the city of avdiivka is still their home. it's now the epicentre of the worst fighting in eastern ukraine in two years. she says she sits at home trembling when the night—time routine of heavy shelling begins. today we met valentina. still in

hello, i'm kasia madera with bbc news.t ballistic missile test. tehran says they breached the deal to curb its nuclear programme. a man shot and injured after trying to attack french security forces in paris has been identified as a 29—year—old egyptian. a fourth night of protests in romanian. hundreds of thousands of people have been in the streets again demonstrating against government orders to free dozens of officials jailed for corruption. and we meet a man in kenya who is making it his mission to ensure people don't forget about vinyl records.

i'm kasia madera.ur: the us senate has confirmed president trump's controversial choice for attorney general, right—wing senator, jeff sessions. president trump has criticised the clothing retailer, nordstrom, for dropping his daughter ivanka's clothing line. critics say his comments are inappropriate. tara palmer—tomkinson, the socialite, tv personality, and close friend of the royal family, has been found dead at herflat in london. she was 45. police, who were called to her home in chelsea at lunchtime on wednesday, say her death is not being treated as suspicious. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall say they are deeply saddened, as our correspondent, david sillito, reports. what a rock chick! at her partying peak, tara palmer—tomkinson said you should always keep your passport close because you never knew what country you might end up in. it was tatler that had"" ' ' ' spotted her on the party scene and declared her "the it girl". suddenly, life was all about flying in private planes and

i'm kasia madera in london.hat british child migrants to australia were physically and sexually abused are to be examined in a public inquiry. we had no parents. we had no relatives. there was no way we could go. these paedophiles must have thought they were in heaven. and nearly two weeks after the death of the half brother of north korea's

i'm kasia madera with bbc world news.ecent ballistic missile test. iran promises to retaliate. a man who was shot and injured after trying to attack french security forces in paris has been identified as a 29—year—old egyptian. the united states has imposed new sanctions on iran to punish it for a recent ballistic missile test, and for what it calls tehran's continued support for terrorism. they will target twelve companies and thirteen individuals in iran and elsewhere.

i'm kasia madera. our top stories: donald trump says he's considering new immigration restrictions after an appeal court refused to reinstate his earlier travel ban. the us president tells japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, their alliance is the cornerstone of peace and stability in the asia pacific region. donald trump has suggested he'll issue a new ruling to restrict immigration next week after an appeals court upheld a suspension of his ban on people entering the us from seven mainly muslim countries. he made the comments in the last few hours aboard air force one. let's have a listen. everything good? everything good 7 press everything good? press conference good? i think it was great. are you comfortable? can we talk about what you said in the press conference? sure. you talked about wanting to win this court battle against the immigration travel ban. the u nfortu nate pa rt immigration travel ban. the unfortunate part is it takes time. we'll win that battle. we also have a lot of other options,

and i'm kasia madera in london.chief, rex tillerson, as secretary of state, while the white house signals a tougher stand on iran. america's new defence secretary, jim mattis, heads to asia with concerns over north korea high on his agenda. here's a story popular on our website. can you read the sign next to pro—brexit campaigner and former ukip leader, nigel farage? "he's lying to you," it says. it's being helped up by a member of the european parliament. that did not make the international papers, but let us look at what did. let's start with the japan times, which leads with president trump's accusation that tokyo has been devaluing its currency to gain trade advantage over the us. the newspaper quotes top government officials, who were quick to defended their country's loose monetary policy, saying it's mainly aimed at busting deflation. le figaro reports on the corruption allegations facing the main centre—right candidate for the french presidency, francois fillon. it says there is a growing anxiety inside his

hello, i'm kasia madera with bbc world news.s. mrtrump band had mainly muslim countries entering the us. mr trump band had two states arguing it was unconstitutional. the president has tweeted, see you in court. the japanese prime minister has arrived for a summit with the us president. it is thought shinzo abe will look at japanese investments in america. and she ending on bbc... archaeologists have found a cave which once housed the dead sea scrolls in thejudaea and desert. —— judaic and desert. 0ur scrolls in thejudaea and desert. —— judaic and desert. our top uk stories... the government as

i'm kasia madera in london.s across romania experiencing the biggest demonstration since the fall of communism? and trading places, it china ready to the chance —— united states and take the lead in a new world order? live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. its newsday. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and seven pm in washington where president trump has again defended his controversial travel ban — on people from seven mainly muslim countries — and insisted that america was being ‘taken advantage of by every nation in the world'. he said he'd had a series of ‘tough phone calls' with various world leaders — including a less than diplomatic exchange with the australian prime minister — over a deal to bring a group of mostly muslim refugees to the us. our north america editor jon sopel reports. the trappings of office is impressive. the reality is burdensome. last night, the president trump and daughter ever car returned to the us. there was a military operation in yemen. th

in the studio talking about oscarssowhite with your colleague, kasia madera, now this year it is so different... the united states when it is doing something good for the world really goes for it. really and truly hollywood pulled out all the stops this year to bring diversity and also women, more women being involved this year in directing and editing and there are some great performances by actresses, absolutely so hard to pick who could win in the acting categories. who is your money on? my money is on viola davis and on casey affleck for manchester by the sea. it's possible that denzel washington dell well will get it for fences, because he was phenomenal, there were some brilliant male performances. and andrew garfield for hacksaw ridge, it's interesting, $16a million, about okinawa, world war two still brings people in, one of the last battles of the war and that's extraordinary, the second world war still pulls people in and andrew garfield i have to say was superb in that film but i don't think he will win. is been controversial but mel gibson has made his way back into the fold. yes.

i am kasia madera with bbc world news. the top story.everal mainly muslim countries from entering the us. it was stopped last week by a judge in seattle after two us states argued it was unconstitutional. the president has responded on twitter saying see you in court. the japanese prime minister has arrived in the us to meet with donald trump hoping to cement closer ties with the united states. he hopes to have more investment in america. archaeologists have found a cave that once housed the dead sea scrolls, the first discovery of its kind in more than 60 years. that is trending on line. that is it for now on bbc news. now it is time for hardtalk.

i am kasia madera in london. a huge fire sweeps through a crowded shanty town in manila, leaving 15,000 people homeless. and just want our feng shui consultants predicting for world leaders in the year of the rooster? glad you can join glad you canjoin us. it is sam here in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where president trump has criticised his country's justice system ahead of a ruling from a federal appeals court on his travel ban. that court is still considering whether or not to reinstate the ban on people from seven muslim majority countries. it said there would not be a ruling on wednesday. the president had a speech with police chiefs in the capital to defend his policy and offer advice to thejudges capital to defend his policy and offer advice to the judges who will help decide its future. i don't ever want to call a court biased, so i won't call it biased, and we haven't had a decision yet, but courts seem to be so political, and it would be so great for a high justice system —— our

i'm kasia madera. iran has condemned new sanctions imposed by the us and promised to respond. washington says the sanctions are a response to iran's missile test on sunday, and what it describes as tehran‘s support for terrorism. iran says the sanctions breach a deal under which it agreed to curb its nuclear programme. french authorities say they believe a man who tried to attack visitors to the louvre museum on friday was an egyptian, who came to paris on a tourist visa only eight days ago. a prosecutor said the suspect was thought to have travelled from dubai. police are trying to establish if the man acted alone. the president of the european council donald tusk has said good relations with the us remain an absolute priority, despite concerns about the policies of president trump. speaking at a summit in malta, mr tusk said transatlantic cooperation had, until now, been a key pillar of the free world. that is it from me. you can get in touch with me on twitter. now on bbc news it's time for click. this week, meet our youngest reporter ever. when were you born? couple of yea

i'm kasia madera in london.ive vote in favour in britain's lower house. the indian state of punjab goes to the polls this week. we investigate the drug problem affecting around two thirds of its households.

i'm kasia madera in london. it china ready to the chance —— united states and take the lead in a new world order? live from our studios