welcome to newsday. the headlines: america boosts its military presence in syria. 400 prepare to fight in the stronghold of raqqa. the court set to rule about the impeachment of park geun—hye. set to rule about the impeachment of park geun-hye. after a fire killing children parents demand answers. translation: they are going to leave her with a face like that? my daughter is beautiful. the pastry in shanghai who employs family members of people with hiv. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it is eight here, seven in the evening in washington where the us has confirmed its biggest deployment of forces in syria to fight so—called islamic state. several 100 marines have been sent to support an allied local force have been sent to support an allied localforce aiming to have been sent to support an allied local force aiming to capture the islamic stronghold of rack up. —— raqqa. earlier i spoke to laura bicker in washington and asked her how risk

it's newsday. glad you could join us. it is sam world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us.is 8am in singapore and 10am in north—east australia, where residents of queensland are bracing themselves for the arrival of cyclone debbie, a category for storm. it has been described as a monster storm and they are warning of dangerous tidal surges and damaged. the cyclone has winds of 250 kilometres an hour and has already battered holiday houses on the coast. we have the details. cyclone debbie has made itself felt. people living in north—east australia in queensland have been battered by high winds. authorities knew it was coming and they have given the advice to get out. knew it was coming and they have given the advice to get outm knew it was coming and they have given the advice to get out. it is clear that the time to move is now to go to family and friends. this is a severe weather system. move now! don't wait until tomorrow because you will not be able to move. overnight, the storm was upgraded to a category 4, only one level below the most violent possible, with winds of u

welcome back to newsday on the bbc.i in london. our top stories: president trump promises a renewal of the american spirit in his first address to congress. and iraqi forces are said to have caught the last major road at mosul, preventing islamic state militants from fleeing. thousands of civilians trapped in the city. let's take a look at some of the front pages from around the world. we'll start with the front page of the japan times. it reports on donald trump's speech and says that although he had a domestic agenda, he used the speech to remind security allies, including japan, that they must "pay theirfair share" of the alliances' costs. the front page of the straits times gave further reaction. it is reporting that the dow hit new highs and that the markets seemed to embrace the softer tone that mr trump struck in his first address to congress. and the china daily has a picture of the vietnamese citizen doan thi huong leaving a courtroom in malaysia after she and an indonesian woman were charged with the murder of

this is newsday on the bbc. welcome back. our top stories: this is newsday on the bbc.. our top stories: people living in low—lying parts of north—eastern australia had moved to safety as cyclone debbie sweeps across northern queensland. the us has led a discussion of talks of boycotts against armament, suggesting you cannot trust countries such as north korea to get rid of weapons they may have. and reports that this couple we re have. and reports that this couple were sent to prison after they were convicted of starting their mate. the filipino worker lost almost a0% of her body weight after being given minimal amounts of food. time for a look at the front pages from around the world. in china, reports that nine people have been charged over protests in hong kong in 201a. the paper points out that this comes just one day after the city elected a new leader, a leader who promised unity. the china daily, reporting on a crackdown on commercial property purchases. beijing has tightened regulations after an increase in speculative buyers. vices could drop by about 30%. the

you have been watching newsday.e president's car, the beast, waiting for donald trump at the white house to ta ke for donald trump at the white house to take him to capitol hill to take him to his first set piece speech, his address to a joint session of congress. stay tuned for coverage of that. hello. there was bright enough start to the day across eastern parts of the british isles on tuesday, but it didn't last, did it, because we were driving belts of weather down from the western side of scotland ever further towards the south and east. low pressure very much the dominant feature, and there's obviously something waiting in the wings, just to the west of us. and that doesn't arrive just in time for the temperatures dribbling away again, it'll be a chilly start for wednesday. some wintry showers across the north of scotland, watch out for some ice, as well. but if you can avoid the showers, there is plenty of sunshine to be had across the north of britain, things changing quite markedly, though, into the afterno

welcomed the newsday. —— welcome to newsday. british get the parliamentary green light for brexit negotiations as scotland's first minister announces she will seek a second independence referendum.” will now take the steps necessary to make sure that scotland will have a choice at the end of this process. a choice at the end of this process. a choice whether to follow the uk a hired brexit, or to become an independent country —— hard brexit. defending its recent missile test, north korea accuses america of pushing to the —— pushing the region to the brink of nuclear war. it has been called the largest unitarian crisis in over half a century. 20 million people now face a deadly famine. we are in somalia, where the situation is critical. and disney postpones the opening of its new film beauty and the beast in malaysia. is it because of the controversy malaysia. is it because of the c0 ntrove i’sy over a malaysia. is it because of the controversy over a homosexual character? welcome to the programme. it is sam in singapore and midn

it's newsday. glad you could join us.t is 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 9am in queensland, australia, where the devastation caused by cyclone debbie is beginning to emerge. australia's prime minister malcolm turnbull has activated a disaster response plan and has warned people they may have to remain in shelters for several our come. the storm brought with it torrential rain and winds of almost 260 kilometres per hour. nearly 250,000 people lost power, airports have been closed, and there has been damage to infrastructure near the water. look at these images filmed by nasa from the international space station. cyclone debbie had an eye 50 kilometres across. the premier warned of plenty of work to be done. we are looking at significant destruction, we think. we are preparing for that. we are doing the work now to get the assets on the ground, including with military partners, to make sure we can get in there with the resources we need to find out what happened. joining us is our correspondent who was there. he

it's newsday. it's 9am in singapore. 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where president trump has finally signed his replacement executive order on immigration. it reimposes travel restrictions on six muslim—majority nations. but the new order omits iraq, offers protection to people that already have green cards, and removes an indefinite ban on syrian refugees. even so, new legal challenges are expected, as nick bryant reports. there was applause when president trump signed the first executive order, but it caused anger, chaos and confusion at america's airports as the travel ban on entrants from seven mainly muslim countries was hurriedly put into effect but the us courts blocked it opening the borders, delivering an embarrassing rebuke to president trump. so today he signed a revised ban with unusually little fanfare. the washington press corps not invited to witness it and this photograph ta ken instead by a white house staffer. he left it to a senior administration officials to sell one of

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london.ump can't shake. his attorney general won't resign over contacts with russians during the election campaign, but he will sit out the investigation. is to as the makers, thousands of ordinary chinese are from seeking justice ahead of the national people's congress beijing. —— blocked from seeking justice. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the news of snapchat‘s amazing first day on the stock market captured le figaro's main business page in france. snapchat, the new star of wall street, says the headline of the picture—messaging service, after its shares jumped nearly 50%. the annual session of china's top political advisory group is covered in the south china morning post. and this journalist at the press conference has caught everyone's eye, as he shows off his very fancy reporting gear. what we journalists have to carry with us nowadays! the hurdles of president duterte's controversial proposal to reinstate the death penalty is the main story in the philipp

you're watching newsday on the bbc.uble in paradise — the president of palau tells us that climate change has become a real danger for his country. also on the programme: from a small village to the night clubs of the world — we'll hear from thailand's most famous underground dj. the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 2a hours then the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard these gunshots in the gym. then he came out through a fire exit and started firing in our huts. god, we were all petrified. james earl ray, aged 41, sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he's 90, travelled from memphis jail to nashville prison in an eight—car convoy. paul, what's it feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. what are you going to do now? is it going to change your life much do you think? i don't know really. i've never been married before. this is newsd

it's newsday. welcome to newsday.s 9am in singapore, iam in london and 10am in seoul where the ousted south korean leader park geun—hye has vowed that the truth will out after leaving office days afterjudges upheld a parliament decision to impeach her. massive crowds gathered to see ms park finally leave the president's official residence, the blue house. her departure means she no longer has presidential immunity from prosecution and criminal charges may well follow. earlier i spoke to our correspondent in seoul steve evans and he described former president park's first public appearance since leaving the presidential palace. there was certainly no sense of contrition or of a broken woman or anything like that. she had a broad, broad smile, she was waving to her supporters from the back of the black limo when she arrived at her private residence. that statement, which was delivered not by her but as a statement that the truth will out, indicates that she does not except that she did anything wrong. she did say sorry

it's newsday. good morning.8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, where injust two hours donald trump will address a joint session of the us congress for the first time. it's a much anticipated event with ramifications for policy and politics. let's go straight to washington and speak to our correspondent laura trevelya n. speak to our correspondent laura trevelyan. we know this presidential address to both houses of congress is not a state of the union but it sounds and looks like one. what are we expecting? it is in effect a state of the union, we're expecting an optimistic speech from the president. he was widely criticised for the dark apocalyptic tone of his inauguration address when he talked about american college but tonight the white house says he will be upbeat and lay out a vision for all americans despite interest groups, but this will be a uniting speech, this is what the white house is aiming at. republicans in congress are saying they don't want to hear about the president's t

you are watching newsday on the bbc.which city has the worst traffic jams in asia? we took to the streets to find out. first the plates slipped gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards and it was a matter of seconds before the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb on a remote pacific atoll. the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier and so my heart went bang and bang. the constitutional rights of these marchers have their rights as citizens of the united states and they should be protected even in the right to test them out so they don't get their heads broken and are sent to hospital. this religious controversy, i know you don't want to say too much about it, but does it worry you it's going to boil up when you get to the stage? well, it worries me, yeah. but everything will be all right in the end as they say. this is newsday on the bbc. i

it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 9am in queensland, australia, where the devastation caused by cyclone debbie is being assessed. only one fatality has been reported so only one fatality has been reported so far but parts of the state are difficult to access because of blocked roads. the australian army is heading into the hardest—hit areas where tens of thousands of homes are without power. let's hear the latest reaction. it looks like a war zone but the good thing is there's not a great deal of structural damage, there's a few trees down, we've lost a lot of awnings, signs are blown over. the biggest issue is the power lines that are down and covering the roads. all the roads have being cut off around bowen, airlie beach, it's going to be a huge job to clear those so we're asking people to stay indoors and not move until we can get emergency service personnel there. at the moment not very rainy reports of injury but having said that we know a lot of people have lost comm

welcome to newsday. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: russia's main opposition leader is arrested, along with hundreds of supporters, as anti—corruption protests sweep the country. elected to lead hong kong, but not by its people. pro—democracy activists denounce the poll as a sham. i'm babita sharma in london. we meet two young boys in a hospital in mosul as the iraqi city continues count the cost of the fight against is. we hear from the lawyer representing amos yee, the singaporean teenager who has been granted asylum in america, after being jailed for his online comments. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 3am in moscow where thousands of russians have been taking part in anti—corruption rallies across the country, in defiance of the kremlin. the biggest protests were in the russian capital, where police say 500 people have been detained. they included the opposition leader, alexei navalny, who's called for the demonstrations. the rallies are the biggest seen in russia for several years. the us sta

it's newsday. good morning.t's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 2am in moscow where thousands of russians have been taking part in anti—corruption rallies across the country in defiance of the kremlin. the biggest protests were in the russian capital, where police say 500 people have been detained. they included the opposition leader, alexei navalny, who'd called for the demonstrations. the rallies are the biggest seen in russia for at least five years. from moscow here's our correspondent steve rosenberg. there were moments today when moscow resembled a battlefield. russian riot police broke up an anti—government protest, on what was a day of demonstrations across russia. in moscow, they detained more than 500 people. earlier, police had poured into the city centre, warning that the protest was illegal. still, thousands of people packed into pushkin square, to accuse the russian government of corruption. the level of corruption is too high in russia right now, and every single citizen understands it. it

it's newsday. glad you could join us.t is currently midnight in london and 8am in singapore and in kuala lumpur, where the diplomatic crisis between malaysia and north korea shows no sign of letting up. the north korean embassy in kuala lumpur has been cordoned off and the un has called for calm, after the two nations banned each other‘s citizens from leaving their countries. it is part ofa leaving their countries. it is part of a growing row over the killing of kimjong—nam at of a growing row over the killing of kim jong—nam at the half brother of the north korean leader. malaysia has not directly blamed the north for the killing, there is widespread suspicion pyongyang was responsible. for the latest, let's cross over to the capital. we are joined for the latest, let's cross over to the capital. we arejoined outside the capital. we arejoined outside the north korean embassy by my colleague sharanjit the north korean embassy by my colleague shara njit leyl. the north korean embassy by my colleague sharanjit leyl. what's

it's newsday.lad you could joining us at 8am here in singapore, it is 1am in london and 9am in seoul, where a court has approved an arrest warrant for the country's ousted president on corruption charges. miss park was removed from office when the constitutional court endorsed the decision to impeach her. steve evans has what is next. well, she enjoys, if that is the right word, that prison cell, and she probably faces trial on very serious allegations, so the prospect is that prison cell for the foreseeable future. maybe if she's found guilty eventually some months on for some years. you're absolutely right, rico, it is a very rude awakening. three weeks ago she was in the presidential palace. she has had a rough night. the decision of the court was at 3am in the morning and she had to wait in a room adjoining the court before learning at 3am, presumably not with much sleep, that she would be taken not to her own home but to a detention centre. this is the same detention centre to which her best f

it's newsday. hello and welcome.t's 9am in singapore and iam in the morning here in london, where in the past few hours british parliament has given its final approval to a landmark law allowing the government to formally start the process of leaving the european union. earlier, scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon dropped a political bombshell, announcing plans for a second independence referendum prompted by opposition to brexit. britain's prime minister theresa may wasn't too impressed. let's hear from nicola sturgeon first. i will now take the steps necessary to make sure that scotland will have a choice at the end of this process. a choice of whether to follow the uk to a hard brexit, or to become an independent country. instead of playing politics with the future of our country, the scottish government should focus on delivering good government and public services for the people of scotland. politics is not a game. a little earlier our political correspondent chris mason told me what will happen next. it w

its newsday.8am in singapore, and 7pm in washington dc, where the former director of us national intelligence has denied there was any wire—tapping of donald trump's phones during last year's election campaign. it comes after explosive allegations made by the president on social media. the white house has now asked congress to investigate if phones in trump tower were tapped — but offered no evidence to back up the claims. our north america correspondent nick bryant reports from new york. on the sunday political talk shows this morning, one main topic of discussion... claiming the trump campaign was wire—tapped by president obama. in his extraordinary twitter tirade, donald trump accused his predecessor barack obama of being a sick and bad guy who ordered wire taps at trump tower in a watergate—style conspiracy. and this morning the white house issued a statement asking that as part of their investigation into russian activity, the congressional intelligence committee exercise their oversight auth

you have been watching newsday. goodbye through now. —— for now.t as we step outside. some rain for the north and it does not look so pretty. cold wind and wintry showers, l . l for wales, not too bad at eight o'clock breakfast, ell 5 l lle lli here and the wind is not too strong. quite chilly, mind you. further north it is wet with rain piling into northern ireland from the west. a period of heavy rain through the morning at least. rain into the west of scotland merging with the wintry showers over the highlands makes a cold wet start to the day. sunshine further east, but temperatures are not much above freezing. some dampness is coming into north—west england over the pennines but to the east i think it will be a dry start. plenty of sunshine there across the midlands and east anglia as well southern england. a nip in the air but, again, sunshine makes a difference. wind will be light across the southern parts of the country. as we go through the day, all of this will head eastwards but, having said that, the high ground will block out a lot of

you are watching newsday on the bbc.e philippines war on drugs. also on the programme: the race to save the unique kristang today we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision. fifi gt inns esq—fail? ijy the trophy itself was on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. this was an international trophy and we understand now that the search for it has become an international search. above all this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible and that's what the voters wanted. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london. our top stories: president trump accuses north korea as kimjong—un claims a breakthrough in rocket technology. "no evidence of collusion" between the trump election campaign and russia. that's according to the head of the panel investigating the claims. let's take a look at some front pages from ar

studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning.t is eight here, seven in the evening in washington where the us has confirmed its biggest deployment of forces in syria to fight so—called islamic state. several 100 marines have been sent to support an allied local force have been sent to support an allied localforce aiming to have been sent to support an allied local force aiming to capture the islamic stronghold of rack up. —— raqqa. earlier i spoke to laura bicker in washington and asked her how risky this approach was. first of all, it is a strategy in which

you are watching newsday on the bbc.nder way. but it is a campaign that is worrying the region's was a minority. first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. the number of dead and wounded defied belief. the worst atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less tha n european soil in modern times. in less than 2a hours the soviet union lost a n less than 2a hours the soviet union lost an elderly sikh leader and replaced in with a dynamic figure 20 yea rs replaced in with a dynamic figure 20 years hisjunior. we heard these gunshots. then they started firing at hearts and we were all petrified. james earl ray sentenced to 99 years and due for parole when he is 90. he travelled to nashville prison in an eight car convoy. what did feel like to be married at last? it feels fine, thank you. will it change your life much? i don't know, i've never been married before. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. our top stories: the us ambassador to the un nikki haley says north korea's leader is not

it's newsday. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm at the united nations in new york where, addressing north korea's recent missile tests, the us ambassador nikki haley delivered a blunt message to north korea. flanked by representatives from both japan and south korea, ambassador haley warned that all options are "on the table" when it came to america's response. she also had this to say about the country's leader kim jong—un. we are not dealing with a rational person, if this was any other country we would be talking about that and this wouldn't be an issue, this is not a rational person who has not had rational axe and who is not thinking clearly. what i can tell you as the stance of the us is we are real value in how we can handle north korea going forward and we are making those decisions now and we will act accordingly. malaysia is having it's own problems with north korea. the two nations have banned each other‘s citizens from leaving their countries. this followed the killing of kim

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday.is eight o'clock in singapore, in o'clock in singapore, midnight in london and nine in the morning in a seoul led the us secretary of state will be meeting the acting president. the pair will discuss other thing is how to deal among other thing is how to deal with the growing - from north with the growing threat from north korea and how to get china to do more. mr tillerson has already had meetings with the japanese prime minister. shinzo abe welcomed the visit and its timing. translation: ina visit and its timing. translation: in a situation where north korea u nfortu nately in a situation where north korea unfortunately continue staking threatening actions and the security in the asia pacific region in issue in the asia pacific region in terms of fires, i find that the visit by . tillerson comes at a visit by mr tillerson comes at a timely manner. the us secretary of state made clear existing us policy towards north korea have not worked and a gway! towards north korea have not worke

welcomed the newsday. —— welcome to newsday.ister announces she will seek a second independence referendum.|j will now take the steps necessary to make sure that scotland will have a choice at the end of this process. a choice at the end of this process. a choice whether to follow the uk a hired brexit, or to become an independent country —— hard brexit. defending its recent missile test, north korea accuses america of pushing to the —— pushing the region to the brink of nuclear war. it has been called the largest unitarian crisis in over

welcome to newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. the headlines: the divorce proceedings are under way after 45 years together. britain officially starts the process of leaving the european union. this is an historic moment, from which there can be no turning back. britain is leading the european union. the ousted south korean president is backing calls. —— leaving. we live in seoul with the latest. i'm rico hizon in singapore. it is exactly a year since i thanks and she took over from the military regime. expectations were high, we look at how much was changed. —— aung san suu kyi. live from our studios in london. and singapore. good morning and welcome to the programme. it is 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and one in the morning in brussels, where a hand—delivered letter from the british prime minister has made history. theresa may has written to the president of the european council, formally announcing britain's intention to leave the eu. a process that will end for decades of membership. both sides now have two years of c

you are watching newsday on the bbc. glad you are staying with us.ith us. i'm rico hizon in singapore. our top stories: the former president of south korea has been arrested over a corruption scandal that led to her impeachment. malaysia has released the body of kim jong—nam, impeachment. malaysia has released the body of kimjong—nam, the murdered half brother of north korea's leader under a deal reached with pyongyang. and here is a story popular on the web: a chinese boy band have revealed that they are actually a girl group. ffc crush have 900,000 followers on weibo and the group is made up of five women all in their early 20s who were launched last year after a competition. go girl power. let's have a look at the front pages from around the world. we start with a the french paper le figaro with vladimir putin looking on top of the world. and you can see why, the russian president has attempted on thursday to impose his vision of the arctic at a forum in aachen. 70% of the arctic gas reserves are under russianjurisdiction. no the arctic gas reserv

welcome to newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. signed, sealed and delivered. now the hard part begins. brexit has been formally triggered and the prime minister says there is no turning back. this is the scene live in salt where the ousted president is expected back in court. we will have the latest. i'm in singapore. myanmar, one year on. aung san suu kyi marks her first myanmar, one year on. aung san suu kyi marks herfirst anniversary myanmar, one year on. aung san suu kyi marks her first anniversary as president and we examine other country has changed. a global superstar immortalised in bronze. this statue of cristiano run although has hit the headlines and gained its own twitter account. —— ronaldo. this is bbc world news. good morning and welcome to the programme. it is eight a.m. in singapore, one a.m. in london and two a.m. in brussels where a hand—delivered letter from the british ambassador has made history. theresa may has formally announced the intention of britain to leave the intention of britain to leave the eu, a process that will end quarter d

this is newsday on the bbc. welcome back. i'm rico hizon in singapore.ree have landed in the sea off japan, and tokyo has described the launches as a grave threat. the former us intelligence chief, james clapper, has denied president trump's claim that his phones were tapped during the election campaign. iraqi troops are said to be close to recapturing the main government building in western mosul amid intense clashes with so—called islamic state. aid agencies say more than 200 thousand people have now fled the city, many seeking shelter in a camp at hamam al alil, 20 miles south of mosul. our correspondent, rami ruhayem, reports from there. the people of mosul endure yet another round of fighting between iraqi government forces and so—called islamic state. many remain trapped within the city, others decided to flee. exhausted and hungry, they arrive in droves. in just two hours, we saw more than five busloads of people arrive here in hamam al—alil — the camp for the internally displaced. children, bewildered and scared. many were far too young to even u

welcome to newsday. i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore.nd an overhaul of healthcare — expected highlights of president trump's first speech to congress shortly. the de facto boss of samsung is charged with bribery and south korea's corruption crisis widens. i'm karin giannone, in london. after a damning verdict on the response to the 2015 beach hotel attack — tunisian authorities say their resorts are now 100% safe. after the murder of kim jong—un‘s half brother in malaysia, north korea flatly denies having chemical weapons. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday.

live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday.

that's a summary of the news, newsday is coming up at midnight. now on bbc news it's time for newsnightr when it is in a party manifesto? as philip hammond is attacked from all sides for raising national insurance, will this become theresa may's big issue of trust? david cameron's former director of communications spells out the danger. he can explain to people, here is a path i took and this is why it is not a breach of a manifesto promise. the problem with that, as you are asking me and as you should rightly ask him and other members of the government, is people perceive this to be a breach. we'll be discussing making and breaking political promises. and on viewsnight... also tonight, we discuss isabelle huppert and paul verhoeven‘s golden globe—winning thriller, elle, and its complex portrayal of one woman's response to the most horrific rape. can cinema take us to dark places where accepted views on rape are challenged through the character of a woman who refuses to be a victim?

that's a summary of the news, newsday is coming up at midnight — now on bbc news it's time for newsnights. last night we learnt the attorney general slide to the senate and the american people about his communications with the russian. they said that since i had involvement with the campaign, i should not be involved in any campaign investigation. i have brick used myself in the matters that deal with the trump campaign. another huge row about the russia connection. the attorney general is in the spotlight this time, notjust over his meetings with the russian ambassador, but about what he said on oath. is the administration accident prone, careless or unfairly treated? and what is the policy to russia? also tonight... on world book day, stephen smith meets raymond briggs. i know there will be a last time i walk this path, before the hospital, before the home, before something. and the irony is, you never know that the time that it is to be the last time. oh, dear, very profound. the french election is heating up. we'll get the latest, as francois fillon‘s home is searched. and snapchat h

. >> i went down to baltimore for newsweek, i was working for newsday and the story for newsweek about gangs in baltimore and they had one of the largest, dozens of gangs, some small, some large and i was just viewing the rioting and unrest and activism from their perspective. like i mentioned earlier, a number of gang members were trying to keep the peace, but some were exploiting the situation, police were overwhelmed, the press was overwhelmed. it is like the wild west, for a limited number of hours so during that time i want to focus narrowly on great news because i saw it when i got them of the people dealing in those drugs and i saw it was essentially a spirit c to steal and traffic those drugs in the areas we have been talking about including baltimore, my antenna went off and i said jesus christ, this is huge and i started thinking of socioeconomic issues and pursuing the arteries in a way i wouldn't have if it happened in any other city. i was looking at newsday and covering the epidemic and i was not aware, i do for a dying of opiates in minority neighborhoods. the way it cha

that's a summary of the news, newsday is coming up at midnight.n wednesday. the chancellor will set out his plans. but as mike tyson famously said, everyone has a plan until they get a smack in the mouth. phillip hammond knows brexit hangs over everything right now. but can he carry on the job of getting borrowing down? i think the public sector is coming to the point where there are going to be large social costs from increasing amounts of public sector austerity. we'll ask if austerity has gone as far as it can go, after seven yea rs. also tonight, the netherlands prepares for parliamentary elections. is an anticipated far right surge also an identity crisis for a supposedly relaxed and liberal country? what are dutch values? we are all equal. that is the good thing about the carnival. right. what about the rest of the time? it is a bit different. we are not so tolerant any more. and... hey, y'all. i heard somebody say something about obamagate. what? looks like it's time for us to investigate! mmm—hmm. we'll hear from president trump's more unu

welcome to newsday. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. of supporters, as anti—corruption protests sweep the country. elected to lead hong kong, but not by its people. pro—democracy activists denounce the poll as a sham. i'm babita sharma in london. we meet two young boys in a hospital in mosul as the iraqi city continues count the cost of the fight against is. we hear from the lawyer representing amos yee, the singaporean teenager who has been granted asylum in america, after being jailed for his online comments.

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are to welcome to newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. signed, sealed and delivered. triggered and the prime minister says there is no turning back. this is the scene live in salt where the ousted president is expected back in court. we will have the latest. i'm in singapore. myanmar, one year on. aung san suu kyi marks her first myanmar, one year on. aung san suu kyi marks herfirst anniversary myanmar, one year on. aung san suu kyi marks her first anniversary as president and we examine other country has changed. a global superstar immortalised in bronze. this statue of cristiano run although has hit the headlines and gained its own twitter account.

newsday is coming up at midnight — now on bbc news, it's time for newsnight with naga munchetty.er on wednesday? does he fit the profile of such an extreme and violent attacker? what is so extraordinary about khalid masood? known as adrian elms where he grew up in tunbridge wells, in the garden of england. and at the end of a week where we saw london under attack who, what or where should be held responsible for extremist violence? also tonight — did the government give sweeteners to nissan to stay in the uk after brexit? we have exclusive new information. and... we came really close today, but we came up short. a big setback for donald trump as his health care bill crashes in congress — killed by his own party. what happens next? i think we'll end up with a truly great health care bill in the future, after this mess known as 0bamaca re explodes. hello. today police issued an appeal for information to anyone who can shed light on whether the westminster attacker, khalid masood, acted alone or was directed by others. police made two more "significa nt" arrests, taking the total to

you have been watching newsday. stay with us.ehind beyonce's visual album lemonade. this is outside the constitutional court in seoul. south korea's impeached president, park geun—hye, is due to find out whether she will be permanently removed from office. we will keep you posted. stay with us. thanks to a ridge of high pressure, thursday turned out to be a glorious day for many. plenty of sunshine and a top of 17 in england. during the course of the night, central and eastern areas will hold on to the clear skies. friday morning, temperatures quite chilly. further south and west, increasing cloud, light and patchy rain, hillfog, and some mist as well. a bit more of a breeze here, so a mild start in southern areas and further east. this area of low pressure will bring increasingly unsettled weather to western areas. friday morning, an east—west split. cloudy and breezy here across the west with drizzle. chilly and bright in the far east. a bright start in scotland and the northern isles. further west, cloudy with light rain. mist

welcome to newsday. i'm babita sharma in london.e european union. this is an historic moment, from which there can be no turning back. britain is leading the european union. the ousted south korean president is backing calls. —— leaving. we live in seoul with the latest. i'm rico hizon in singapore. it is exactly a year since i thanks and she took over from the military regime. expectations were high, we look at how much was changed.

welcome to newsday.ut the impeachment of park geun—hye. set to rule about the impeachment of park geun-hye. after a fire killing children parents demand answers. translation: they are going to leave her with a face like that? my daughter is beautiful. the pastry in shanghai who employs family members

she has written for the "new york times," the "washington post," the "wall street journal," newsday. a highly south after presenter at conferences and sits on the board of national affairs and the future of children. she holes degrees from brandeis and columbia universities and with a real estate may like that i don't know when she has free time but i know she makes it now that she is adoting grandma. back when kay was thinking about what would become her previous book, manning up issue was in the throes of being on the new york single scene. i told her i was so perplexed by the radio silence i was now getting from the fellow is thought i was get along with that i was even checking the obituaries to see if his name popped up. thankfully his name was not there and hasn't shown up and i wish him well. i did find mr. right. and he -- worked through the man-child phase of life as kay coined in last book and we're working on expanding our family for a second time. thank you. but more than a year after i had mentioned my dating woes, kay asked if some could use the example in her book. tha

margaret: i figured it would be a nice newsday so why not.dy anticipate this coming out of the gate for the administration that it would be the focal -- difficult? margaret: it was foreseeable. i think that that was that everyone would fall in together to give president trump his first victory and republicans the victory. mark: this has been especially edition of "bloomberg markets." watch bloomberg and stay with bloomberg.com for the latest. ♪ ♪ >> from our studios in new york city, this is "charlie rose." charlie: michael morell is here. he is one of our nation's leading national security professionals. he served as deputy director and twice as acting director. i am pleased to have him back at this table. welcome. michael: it is great to have you back. charlie: let me start with this. house intelligence chair alleges spy agency abuse. g.o.p. lawmaker sparks new battle over trump. g.o.p. leader puts new spin on wiretaps. take me through this. unpack this.

welcome to newsday. the headlines: the president of the united states! project. the last major road out of mosul is captured. civilians are still trapped. some of the people i have spoken to today say other civilians have been forced by islamic state to go behind the front line and act as human shields. these people in some ways are the lucky ones and have been able to escape