the former malaysian prime minister, najib razak, is beginning a 12—year prison sentence for corruptionfailing in a final appeal. days after deflecting accusations of having an excessive party lifestyle, the finnish prime minister apologises for an "inappropriate" photo of guests at her official residence. and the hollywood star ming na—wen tells us about growing up as an asian—american, and the enduring appeal of her role in the disney movie, mulan. mulan has all the attributes not only to inspire women, but also to inspire men. to inspire the boys. also to inspire men. to inspire the buye— also to inspire men. to inspire the beve— the boys. live from our studio in singapore _ the boys. live from our studio in singapore. this _ the boys. live from our studio in singapore. this is _ the boys. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc- the boys. live from our studio i in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. the former head of security at twitter has accused the social media platform of hiding negligent practices, misleading federal regulato

but najib razak remains wealthy, influential and popular in some parts of malaysia in society.ws, bangkok. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: jupiter as you've never seen it before. stunning new images from nasa's james webb telescope. he is the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and if he accepts, exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared "i have a dream." element as darkness falls tonight, and unfamiliar net will appear in the southeastern sky, and orange glowing disc that is brighter than anything save the moon. 0ur neighbouring planet mars estoppel there is no doubt this election is an important milestone in the earth of east timor, as the world's newest nation. it of east timor, as the world's newest nation. ., ~ ., , ., nation. it will take months and billions of _ nation. it will take months and billions of dollars _ nation. it will take months and billions of dollars to _ nation. it will take months and billions of dollars to repair - nation. it will take months and | billio

najib razak has always denied any wrongdoing. ur south east asia correspondentjonathan head. the lawyers had fought relentlessly throughout this two—year appeals process- — throughout this two—year appeals process, even at the last minute trying _ process, even at the last minute trying to— process, even at the last minute trying to get one of the supreme court _ trying to get one of the supreme courtjudges on the trying to get one of the supreme court judges on the final appeal disqualified and he changed his team of lawyers _ disqualified and he changed his team of lawyers of the last minute and claimed — of lawyers of the last minute and claimed he did not have enough time to prepare _ claimed he did not have enough time to prepare for the case and a lot of the arguments made against the 12 year sentence that was imposed on him two _ year sentence that was imposed on him two years ago for money laundering and abuses of power have left the _ laundering and abuses of power have left the judges in each of the appeals _ left the ju

the former malaysian prime minister, najib razak, is beginning a 12—year prison sentence for corruptionive party lifestyle, the finnish prime minister apologises for an "inappropriate" photo of guests at her official residence. and the hollywood star ming na—wen tells us

malaysia's highest court will today hear a final appeal from the former prime minister, najib razak,for his role in the imbd scandal, in which billions of dollars were embezzled from the state—owned development fund he set up. heavy rain has flooded several parts of london and the south east of england on wednesday. the met office issued an �*amber warning' for thunderstorms, as downpours caused chaos on roads in the capital and on the m25. emma raducanu is on good form. she's already beaten tennis legend, serena williams at the wta event in cincinnati. on wednesday she saw off the former world number one, victoria azarenka in straight sets, which sets her up nicely for the us open later this month. in spain, firefighters continue to battle wildfires that have led to the evacuation of thousands of residents. in one instance, a train service running between valencia and zaragoza narrowly avoided being engulfed by fire. gareth barlow reports. firefighters shouting. as flames reap through the land, firefighters shouting, "run, run" scrambling for their lives. the might of mother nature

the former malaysian prime minister, najib razak, is beginning a 12—year prison sentence for corruptioner a final appeal failed. the charges relate to one of the world's biggest financial scandals, with billions of dollars stolen from a government investment fund. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kate ferguson, who's the political editor at the sun on sunday, and the broadcaster, david davies. tomorrow's front pages. let's start with the the liverpool echo, which is asking, "whose side are you on?" calling for help in finding the killer of 9—year—old olivia, shot dead outside her home in liverpool. the i says murdered olivia pratt—korbel becomes uk's youngest fatal victim of organised crime shooting. moving on to the metro, whose front cover is dominated by little olivia's killing — as police hunting the gunman who shot dead the nine—year—old girl say it could be a suspected gangland hit gone wrong. a picture of primary school—aged olivia is on the front page of the daily express, which says a manhunt for her killers is un

malaysia's highest court will today hear a final appeal from the former prime minister, najib razak, from beverages like sake. so the national tax agency has stepped in with a national competition called sake viva, and others like it to try to boost the economy. at least 26 people have been killed in forest fires in northern algeria. the emergency services are battling about a0 separate fires. many of the worst fires are in and around the town of el tarf, near the border with tunisia. hundreds of people have been forced to leave their homes and several roads have been closed. in spain, firefighters continue to battle wildfires that have led to the evacuation of thousands of residents. in one instance, a train service running between valencia and zaragoza narrowly avoided being engulfed by fire. sylvia lennan—spence reports. flames rip through the land as firefighters shout "run, run", scrambling for their lives. the might of mother nature here in spain combined with the impact of climate change presenting a terrifying threat to communities facing the flames. as the fire spread, north

malaysia's highest court has upheld a i2—yearjail sentence given to the former prime minister, najib razakjib was found guilty for his role in the imdb scandal, in which billions of dollars were stolen from a state—owned development fund he established. he'll be the first malaysian leader to be jailed. britain's intelligence agencies are facing accusations that they tipped off the indian authorities about a british man who was later seized and allegedly tortured. jagtar sinthohal — a sikh activist and blogger — was snatched off a street by indian police five years ago and has been in prison ever since. india denies suggestions of torture. jagtarjohal�*s brother, gurpreetjohal, is with us from his home in glasgow. thank you for talking to us today, gurpreet. when was the last time you spoke to your brother? the gurpreet. when was the last time you spoke to your brother?— spoke to your brother? the last time i had any communication _ spoke to your brother? the last time i had any communication with - spoke to your brother? the last time i had any communication with jagtar| i had any communic