it's newsday. good morning.t's 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 7pm in chicago — where the aircraft manufacturer boeing has announced it will temporarily halt production of its 737 max aircraft, which has been the the subject of intense scrutiny following two fatal crashes. the move — which will cost the company billions of dollars — was made by the company at a board meeting in chicago in the last few hours. the best—selling boeing plane has been grounded since march after two crashes in indonesia and ethiopia, which killed 346 people, costing the plane manufacturer more than $8 billion in charges so far. our business reporter samira hussain has the latest on boeing's desicion. well, it was not a decision that anyone was expecting a few weeks ago. but certainly there were rumours swirling for the last few days that perhaps the plane maker would ultimately have to make this decision. remember, boeing had been saved for many months and it expected its two fleet to start lying by the end of 2019 again. in the

it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and ham in the morning in eastern australia, where fire crews are assessing the damage from the weekend's bushfires. the weather has cooled down a little, but the political debate is raging on. the prime minister, scott morrison, returned home from holiday having been heavily criticised for going away with his family to hawaii. shaimaa khalil has the story. it feels like a deserted war zone, but this is the aftermath of the catastrophic bushfires that have ravaged new south wales. and in the village of balmoral, the devastation is everywhere. russell scholes has been a volunteer firefighter for six years. he was out with his team trying to control the blaze in the village when his own house was burned to the ground. so many of the brigade are tired. that's the mental side of it — when you're continually battling something you can't beat. the only thing that will be this is mother nature when she decides to open the heavens up and put it out. t

you have been watching newsday.was bumped up to first class on a recent flight to london after a kind hearted passenger called jack traded his first class seat for her one in economy. what a lovely gesture at this time of year. we will see you soon. by eve ryo ne of year. we will see you soon. by everyone “— of year. we will see you soon. by everyone —— bye, everyone! hello. the rainjust kept on coming to many of us on thursday. some places have already had some flooding. low pressure was to the west of the british isles — see that swirl of cloud on the satellite picture, the low pulling various pulses of rain up from the south. it means the ground is now very wet indeed. there is a bit more rain in the forecast through the hours ahead, so especially across parts of england, but also some areas of wales, there is likely to be some further flooding. all the latest weather warnings and flood warnings always updated, of course, on the bbc weather website. so starting off the morning with some showers across western sco

it's newsday. good morning.t's 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, dc where democrats in the us house of representatives have set out articles of impeachment — that's formal charges — against president trump. they have accused the president of abusing his power in pressuring ukraine to investigate a political rival and of obstructing lawmakers investigating the scandal. in announcing the two charges, leading democrats warned the president would be a threat to the us constitution if he remained in power. my colleague laura trevelyan has this report. it's only the fourth time in history lawmakers have tried to impeach an american president and remove him from office. democrats are charging mrtrump from office. democrats are charging mr trump with abuse of power and obstructing congress. the house committee of the judiciary is introducing two articles of impeachment charging the president of united states, donaldj impeachment charging the president of united states, donald] trump, with committin

it's newsday. good morning.m in singapore, 1am in london, and 2am in madrid, where the un secretary—general has told the bbc governments need to stop subsidising fossil fuel industries. representatives from dozens of governments are meeting in madrid for a two—week climate summit which starts on monday. antonio guterres said government support for fossil fuel industries means that taxpayers‘ money is effectively melting glaciers and strengthening hurricanes. our science editor david shukman reports. years of drought across huge areas of africa have resulted in these scenes in zimbabwe. and scientists say it's a glimpse of far worse to come as the world gets hotter, putting millions of people under pressure. it's the gases blasted into the air by power stations and industries that are raising temperatures. and despite all the warnings over decades, the world keeps adding more. mr guterres, david shukman, bbc news. we have the bilingual... and when i met the head of the united nations, antonio guterres, he was unu

it's newsday. good morning.s 8am in singapore and midnight in the uk where an investigation by bbc panorama has discovered that lawyers for five of thejeffrey epstein‘s accusers — the convicted sex offender — have made a request for prince andrew to give evidence in their court cases. the five women allege that the prince witnessed how epstein and his guests behaved at a number of his homes, as darragh macintyre reports. the allegations made by virginia giuffre about prince andrew have raised questions that won't go away. the lawyer for five ofjeffrey epstein‘s accusers says he wants prince andrew to testify as a witness in their court cases. the women say the prince witnessed how epstein and his guests were given massages at the sex offender's home. panorama has been told that subpoenas have been prepared for the cases and could be served on prince andrew if he returns to the united states. and that means that the next time prince andrew visits the states, he faces being ordered to give evidence, whether he lik

you're watching newsday on the bbc.the programme: the new vaccine against typhoid which is being hailed as a game—changer, potentially saving thousands of lives in one of the worst—affected countries, pakistan. also on the programme: the raffles banded langur. we find out why so few of them are left in the wild as the primates battle the threat of extinction. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless, that the childrens are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11am this morning, just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just a few moments to cut through the final obstacle. then philippe cozette, a minerfrom calais, was shaking hands and exchanging flags with robert fagg, his opposite number from dover. this is

it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 7pm in washington, as donald trump is set to become only the third president in us history to face an impeachment trial in congress. the democrats have said they will start drafting what are called articles of impeachment, accusing the president of abusing his powers for personal gain. there are major obstacles ahead but it's a significant moment in a troubled presidency. nick bryant reports from washington. on capitol hill today, the battle lines started being marked out for an epic political fight. a process likely now to lead to the trial of donald trump, a constitutional spectacle seen only twice before in the turbulent history of america. the democratic house speaker, nancy pelosi, is now ready to move forward with drafting the articles of impeachment, a charge sheet, in effect, accusing the president of high crimes and misdemeanors. sadly, but with confidence and humility, with allegiance to our founders and a heart full of love for

it is newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 2 in the morning in madrid — where the longest un climate talks ever held have finished with a compromise deal on tackling climate change. the agreement means all countries will put new, tougher carbon—cutting plans on the table in time for another major conference in scotland next year. our science editor david shukman has the details. we're starting to get a little lost. we are kind of lost. 0k. confusion and fatigue after the longest session of climate negotiations on record. we are a little confused about what documents are being discussed. the hope had been to speed up the fight against rising temperatures. instead, the talks limped to a compromise that left many unhappy, especially the island nations that fear for their futures. the gases driving up temperatures are being blasted out in ever greater quantities, and the most vulnerable countries were banking on getting new promises to cut these emissions. their worry is that a hotter worl

it's news day. —— newsday.m in singapore, midnight in and 7pm in washington, dc, where the us house of representatives is set to vote later on wednesday on whether to impeach donald trump. it's over claims that he threatened to withhold military aid from ukraine unless it investigated his leading democratic rival in next year's presidential election — joe biden — and his son. in a letter to the house speaker, nancy pelosi, mr trump called the impeachment process "an illegal, partisan attempted coup, that will, based on recent sentiment, badly fail at the voting booth." the democrat—controlled house is expected to vote in favour, which would lead to a trial in the senate, probably injanuary. here's the president speaking earlier. this has been a total sham from the very beginning. everybody knows it. i've never seen the republican party so i've never seen the republican party so united. we got about 100% of the vote. i believe the senate is equally as well united. i was mitch mcconnell this morning, i watched nu

you're watching newsday on the bbc.hina claiming everyone sent to its so—called re—education camps in xinjiang have now been released, our correspondent who's had rare access gives us his assessment. also on the programme: the mysterious shipwreck discovered off the coast of rhode island. could it be captain cook's ship endeavour? john lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in the centre of new york. there's been a crowd here standing in more or less silent vigil and the flowers have been piling up. the 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the walls of the old city of dubrovnik. this morning, witnesses said shells were landing every 20 seconds. people are celebrating the passing of a man they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths and oppression. elsewhere, people have been gathering to mourn his passing. imelda marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. she's facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. she pleaded not guilty. the prince

hello, everyone, this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: the us house intelligence committee releases its impeachment inquiry report, accusing president trump of putting his interests ahead of america's. the white house calls it a one—sided sham with no evidence of wrongdoing. we'll have the latest from the us. also ahead: he was willing to sacrifice the national security of the united states in order to get what he wanted. when allies disagree. a tense meeting between presidents trump and macron at the nato leaders meeting in london. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: we'll assess the damage caused by typhoon kammuri in the philippines. tech entrepreneur elon musk goes to court in california, to fight a defamation lawsuit brought by one of the rescuers of the boys trapped in a thai cave last year. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 9:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london, and 8:00pm in washington, where an eagerly awaited report from the impe

it's newsday.t's 8am in singapore, and here in london it's just turned thursday — the day the british electorate vote in their general election. the party leaders spent the final day of campaigning travelling from one key constituency to another, hoping to win last minute support. the bbcs political editor laura kuenssberg, has all the latest. mrs monaghan at number eight was the yorkshire tory voter with an unusual milkman this morning. morning — so nice to meet you, prime minister. what are you doing up this morning? i am bringing your chocolate milk, orange juice... 0h, chocolate milk! the last day of any election — peak political pantomime. i will be with you in a second. i have an earpiece ready to go. borisjohnson even retreated into a giant fridge when a reporter tried to persuade him on live television. don't be mistaken, though. this is an intensely serious election. the choice emblazoned everywhere, at every stage of the tory campaign — leaving the eu next month, with a path to another re

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you have been watching newsday. i'm kasia madera, in london.med story. last week we brought you the huge ginger bread village made in poland. today it's these gingerbread models, just some of the entrants in the 29th annual swedish baking competition, held in stockholm. among the entrants, an edible model of the teenage climate campaigner, greta thunberg. and a bite—size replica of the notre dame cathedral, complete with fire in paris. thank you for watching. after some heavy overnight showers and plunging temperatures, a wintry note for some stop we are sad to see temperatures rise more widely across the uk but the payoff during the second half of the week is wetter and windier weather set to return once again. on monday morning, a chilly start. showers through the night. temperatures will below enough for slippery conditions particularly northern england and some central and southern parts of scotland. snow over the hills. through the day, show is more frequent through the rest of scotland. in the south, a few showers around. overall, a dry a

you have been watching newsday.just round the corner. hundreds of santa clauses have hit the slopes of maine, in the northeastern united states. it's the 20th year running for the seasonal celebration, with santas of all ages taking to their skis and snowboards to raise money for charity. i have eaten the banana! 0k! enjoy! hello there. it is still windy out there. the winds have been howling in some parts of the country and over the next few days it is all about wind and rain. we will have some heavy rain and heavy showers combined with gales or severe gales. it is probably the strength of the winds that will have the biggest impacts. 0ver winds that will have the biggest impacts. over the past few hours we have seen a lot of showers packing in from the west, really squally showers. the main focus of the wetter and certainly windy weather is more towards the south—west of england and into the south and west of wales. this is of course due to storm aliyah. we have already had gusts of 70 miles an hour along the sout

you are watching newsday on the bbc.e: new zealand bans semi—automatic weapons after a mass shooting that left 51 people dead earlier this year. also on the programme: meet nandi bushell, the drumming sensation who is an internet star at the tender age of nine. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict, a conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in s

you're watching newsday on the bbc.nland china. we hear from taiwan's foreign minister who says the free world should stand behind his country as beijing becomes more assertive. thejewish barber bringing christmas joy to washington. he tells us why this time of year is about more than simply religion. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to 3.5 years of conflict, a conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this

i'll be back at 1am for more newsday with mariko, but now on bbc news it's hardtalk. i'll be back at 1am for more newsday with mariko, but now on bbc news it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. the long and bloody conflict in northern ireland was known euphemistically as the troubles. one aspect of it got a separate label, the dirty war. that was the name given to the covert operations of the british state — both army and intelligence — infiltrating the ira, running informers and agents to undermine the republican movement from within. one agent was my guest today, willie carlin, who became an undercover spy within the political wing of the ira, sinn fein. he's written a book exposing his secrets. how does he justify what he did? willie carlin, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it is actually quite extraordinary having you in the studio given you were an undercover spy in the ‘70s and the ‘80s at an extraordinarily dangerous, sensitive time in northern ireland and you then went in hiding, you lived in secret. why have you now, later in lif

welcome to newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. summit, the un boss says governments must end their subsidies forfossilfuels. we are losing taxpayers' money, our money, to melt glaziers, to destroy corals —— glaciers. does the falling cost of wind power hold the answer? we meet the danish pioneers who believes it will transform the world. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: as the second victim of the london bridge attack is named, more details emerge of the events. malta's prime ministerjoseph muscat, says he will resign, following mass protests over the murder of an anti—corruption

hello, you're watching newsday. i'm rico hizon in singapore.ounded since march after two fatal crashes. more protests in india as anger grows over a new citzenship law — we hearfrom our reporters right across the country. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: 25 million refugees and counting — what can world leaders do to tackle the problem? and china says arsenal footballer, mesut ozil has been deceived by fake

hello, everyone, this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore.mpeachment inquiry report, accusing president trump of putting his interests ahead of america's. the white house calls it a one—sided sham with no evidence of wrongdoing. we'll have the latest from the us. also ahead: he was willing to sacrifice the national security of the united states in order to get what he wanted. when allies disagree. a tense meeting between presidents trump and macron at the nato leaders meeting in london. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: we'll assess the damage caused by typhoon kammuri

welcome to newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. the un boss says governments must end their subsidies forfossilfuels. we are losing taxpayers' money — our money — to boost hurricanes, to melt glaciers, to destroy corals. does the falling cost of wind power hold the answer? we meet the danish pioneers who believes it will transform the world. and i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: as the second victim of the london bridge attack is named, more details emerge of friday's events. and malta's prime ministerjoseph muscat says he will resign, following mass protests over the murder of an anti—corruption

stay tuned for sport and the weather and then from midnight it's newsday. good evening.ger. we understand mikel arteta has said his goodbyes at manchester city, where he's been assistant coach under pep guardiola, for the past three years. he's expected to be announced as the new boss at the emirates tomorrow. they were scheduled to have their pre—match press conference ahead of saturday's game against everton today, but that's been postponed until tomorrow now when they expect arteta's appointment to be confirmed. well, caretaker manager duncan ferguson will be in the everton dugout for the game against arsenal. ferguson has been in temporary charge for the past three matches, overseeing a win against chelsea at goodison, a draw at manchester united and a defeat on penalties against leicester in the carabao cup this week. the club though are said to be closing in on the appointment of the former napoli and chelsea boss carlo ancelotti. macclesfield town have been deducted six points after pleading guilty to numerous efl charges. these include non—payment of salaries and

hello, you're watching newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore.sentence given to the country's former military ruler, general pervez musharraf. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: under pressure from mainland china — we speak to taiwan's foreign minister who says the free world should stand behind his country as beijing becomes more assertive. and a long drought in south—east asia has shrunk the mekong river to its lowest levels in more than a century. live from our studios

i‘m rico hizon in singapore, and this is newsday on the bbc.ce has denied any involvement. also ahead: the madrid meeting hears how some countries fear they are in a ‘fight to the death‘ as they try to tackle climate change. i‘m kasia madera in london. also in the programme. samoa struggles to control a deadly outbreak of measles,

you're watching newsday on the bbc. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.used his power. today i am asking our chairman to proceed with articles of impeachment. it's a hoax. it's a hoax. it's a big, fat hoax. the number of measles deaths around the world reaches a new high. it's a preventable disease, so what's going wrong? i'm lewis vaughanjones in london. also in the programme: in moscow, we report on the major international investigation involving two russian nationals in one of the largest cases

i will be back at the top of the hour with more newsday with sharanjit.ow on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. it's 18 years since al-qaeda's 9/11 attack on the united states. the impact still reverberate even as memories fade. the us government responded by adopting a counterterrorist strategy embracing enhanced interrogation, that was a euphemism for torture. we know what happened because of the work of my guest today, danieljones, who led a six—year investigation into the caa's darkest secrets. now his story has been turned into a movie, but did america long ago sees to care? —— cease. danieljones, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. a film has just come out betraying your battle to write this report into what the caa did and it's counter tourism operations up 9/11 —— cia. it was sometime ago, but is it you like unfinished business to you? in so many ways, the terms of how the united states responded to 9/11 from a policy perspective on the war on terror is still unfolding and impacting how

welcome to newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore.737 max aircraft, grounded since march, after two fatal crashes. 0pposition parties in india condemn police for what they say is violent suppression of protests over a new citizenship law. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. 25 million refugees and counting. what can world leaders do to tackle the problem? and china says arsenal footballer, mesut 0zil has been deceived by fake news after he criticised the detention

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applause. the taipei i'm rico hizon in singapore and welcome to newsday on the bbc.xpected next week. to do nothing would make ourselves complicit in the president's abuse of his high office and public trust in our national security. aung san suu kyi appears at the international court ofjustice to defend her country against charges of genocide against the muslim rohingya community. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. recovery teams are hoping to begin work shortly on the volcanic island in new zealand where eight people

as we said at the beginning this is viacom cbs -- this is viacom cbs newsday where we're joining companies to meet spongebob. >> stephen colbert and trevor noah and the big muckety mucks will be there, too. i'm heading to the nasdaq, we're going to ring the bell promptly at 9:30. then going to denver to talk to mayor michael bloomberg. a long day. >> what a handsome new logo. >> god willing, i will be back evening and be on the set tomorrow. looking forward to. i'm going to leave. >> bye. >> good-bye, safe travels. >> taking my things. taking my new viacom cbs book. thank you, viacom cbs. so generous. thank you. >> you can write all your thoughts. >> write all my thoughts. i'll see you guys. >> take it easy. >> bye-bye. >> bye. >>> all this week we've been exploring the world of weddings, looking at the different ways people get married and celebrate their love around the globe. seth doane traveled to israel where he met a same-sex couple who had to find a legal loophole to get their marriage recognized there. >> reporter: this has all of the trappings, traditions, and excitement of a wedd