thank you forjoining us, marie curie. —— mariko 0i.chief executive of commonwealth bank of australia says he will retire following a scandal relating to allegations of money laundering. ian narev has been head of australia's largest bank since 2011. but recently, it's been embroiled in civil charges stemming from alleged breaches of financing rules that wiped out billions of dollars from its market value. narev is expected to step down in june 2018. after weeks of public disagreement, the uk's finance minister, phillip hammond, and the country's trade secretary, liam fox, wrote a joint article for the sunday telegraph, stating that britain will need a transition deal when it leaves the european union. the pair say that any deal would be "time—limited" and should not be viewed as a "back door" to staying in the eu. to forget you can reach me on twitter. i am @benbland. you're watching bbc news. up to 140,000 vulnerable children did not receive the help they needed last year because their situation was not judged to be serious enough, ac

i'm mariko 0i, in singapore, the headlines: china urges north korea to get smart and stop its nuclearions. myanmar accuses the un of exaggeration and rejects claims of human rights abuses against rohingya muslims. i'm babita sharma, in london. also in the programme: a warning that too much time online is as bad for children as junk food — how worried should parents be? and forget the world athletics championships, these hens are preparing for some tough competition. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday.

i'm mariko 0i, in singapore. i'm alpa patel, in london.n court in sydney over an alleged plot to bring down an etihad airways plane. president trump faces more pressure as a grand jury is set up to investigate allegations of russian interference in last year's elections. and hyperloop one has carried out its latest test of a futuristic high—speed transport system in america's nevada desert. the creators hope to carry passengers at speeds of up to 650mph in vacuum propelled pods. that story is popular on bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. first to the japan times and prime minster shinzo abe's new cabinet line up is on the front page. the paper calls a number of appointments of veteran politicians "a gamble", given the wave of gaffes and scandals over the last few months. next the china daily, which says the country's commerce ministry is urging the world trade 0rgansiation members to respect the rules of the pact. that comes as president trump threatens to launch a broad investigation into alleged chinese

i'm mariko 0i in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london.as the north says it has a right to have nuclear weapons to defend itself against the us. torrential rain has caused landslides in the indian state of himachal pradesh, meanwhile rescue operations continue in nepal, where flash flooding has turned streets into rivers. now you may remember the story — how this police officer caught a shoplifter stealing an outfit for a job interview. well, rather than arresting him, the officer not only released him but went further, by buying him the clothes for the interview. it turns out the teenager got the job and begins work next week. that story is popular at bbc.com/news. and later in the programme, we look at what football has to do with starting a newjob. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. singapore's straights times speculates that us president donald trump appears to be easing up on his accusation that china is stealing us intellectual property. the president will sign a executive memorandum on monday to announce wh

i'm mariko 0i in singapore.a, as the north says it has a right to have nuclear weapons to defend itself against the us. torrential rain in india and nepal. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the white house defends president trump's response to the attack on anti—racism protestors in virginia.

mariko 0i is in our asia business hub in singapore.ak, what is going on, a big change for australia? indeed. it seems that amazon is really investing heavily in asia—pacific, just last week we told you that amazon has launched its prime now service in singapore as part of the start of its aggressive expansion into southeast asia and now the company has unveiled the location of its first warehouse, in melbourne, making sense due to its proximity to the east coast were over 80% of the country's population lives. we still do not know when the service is going to start but it is definitely going to start but it is definitely going to start but it is definitely going to put a lot of pressure on traditional retailers whose shares have been falling since the announcement was made. absolutely, thank you very much. yes, amazon's integral early step to establish a retail presence in australia. a quick look at the numbers... asian shares were down on thursday, led by falls in south korean tech shares, as investors locked recent gains. there was a