rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, odissa. twitter — @bbckarishma you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... the volcano on the canary islands continues to erupt as fears grow that lava flowing into the sea could create dangerous gases. benjohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions alongj here have been strengthened, presumably in case i the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world, and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, even after any adverse judgment in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma va

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, odissa. headlines in the uk. another two energy firms, avro and green, have gone bust as a result of the spike in wholesale gas prices. this takes the total number customers who've seen their energy supplier go out of business this month to around 1.5 million. the regulator, ofgem, says it is trying to find a solution to deal with the rising prices. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has paid tribute to a primary school teacher who was found dead in a park in greenwich, london, last saturday. police say sabina nessa, who was 28 and from kidbrooke, was murdered. mr khan said that "women and girls deserve to feel safe at all times" in every part of london. a vigil is being held on friday evening. the government has won a high court ruling, which means climate change protesters could be jailed if they continue a campaign of disruption on the m25 motorway. the insulate britain group has blocked parts of the busy motorway surrounding greater london five times in the past two weeks. the department fo

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, 0dissa.rope they should throw away their chinese phones and avoid buying a new one. the national cyber security centre in vilnius tested 5g mobiles from chinese manufacturers, and found that one xiaomi phone had software that could detect and censor terms including "free tibet" or "long live taiwan independence". a huawei model was found to be vulnerable to cyber—attacks. lithuania's deputy defence minister, margiris abukeviches says it's all very worrying. so first we have found that chinese phones collect much more information about user behaviour. and this information is sent to servers outside europe and to servers which are owned by chinese companies. so this is, i would say, a risk of losing personal data. the second finding is related to the censorship tool, built—in censorship tool which, at the moment of our analysis, was deactivated in lithuania and in europe. but we have managed to analyse the list of almost a50 keywords which filter your searches on the internet. this list is upda

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, 0disha.th the murders of three children and a woman. their bodies were found at a house in killamarsh near sheffield on sunday. damien bendall was remanded in custody, and will appear at derby crown court on friday. protesters who blocked the m25 now risk going to jail because of a high court injunction that came into force today. members of the insulate britain group have brought traffic to a standstill on the motorway five times in just over a week. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has paid tribute to a primary school teacher who was found dead in a park in greenwich last saturday. police say sabina nessa, who was 28 and from kidbrooke, was murdered. 0ur correspondent lauren moss reports. a community in shock at the death of another young woman on the streets of london. sabina nessa's body was discovered in cator park in kidbrooke on saturday afternoon. members of her family came to lay flowers and remember the primary school teacher they say had a beautiful soul. she honestly was the most

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news.on's world food programme is warning that more than one million people are facing starvation on the indian ocean island of madagascar. they say the worst drought there in a0 years has decimated crops. the south of the island has been hardest hit. also adding to the problems is that the country's borders have been closed for more than a year which means money from tourism has been non—existent leading to an economic crisis as well. torrential rain and high winds have battered large areas of spain. the storm hit its mediterranean coast and the balearic islands. the emergency services were inundated with calls as homes and businesses were flooded. worst hit were the islands of mallorca and menorca. closing arguments have begun in the new york sex trafficking trial of r kelly — the r&b singer who's accused of grooming and sexually abusing women and underage girls. earlier he declined to testify in his own defence. the jury is expected to retire to consider its verdict later on thursday. br

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.ear from gary 0'donoghue in washington but first our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is in kabul. bring us up to date with what the situation is on the ground and what the taliban are saying about the new government that they are forming. it told us they were not announced the new government until what they call the foreign occupation, the last american soldiers left and they've wasted no time, you heard from the senior taliban leader that it could come in two days. his comments on what does inclusive government mean are not surprising. the taliban are under pressure from their neighbours, some afghans, to come up with what they call an inclusive government including many factions but this will be nothing less than a taliban dominated government. they believe they have won and that they have the right to set up their islamic system. they may include one or another political leaders but very much on the sidelines. when it comes to women we had confirmation from one of the

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, 0dissa.ntinue a campaign of disruption affecting the m25. the insulate britain group has blocked parts of the busy motorway surrounding greater london five times in the past two weeks. the department for transport says more than 200 campaigners have been arrested at the protests. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has paid tribute to a primary school teacher found dead in a park in greenwich. police say sabina nessa, who was 28 and from kidbrooke, was murdered. her body was discovered on saturday. here's lauren moss. a community in shock at the death of another young woman on the streets of london. sabina nessa's body was discovered in cator park in kidbrooke on saturday afternoon. members of her family came to lay flowers and remembered the primary school teacher they say had a beautiful soul. she honestly was the most caring person, kindest, sweetest girl you could meet. sabina's heart was as good as gold, she would never have a bad thing to say about anyone. she's... her sisters are going to

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, odissa.loyed to afghanistan often for multiple tours and left behind with the friends and relatives of those who served. millions of those who served. millions of peeple _ of those who served. millions of peeple do _ of those who served. millions of people do impacted - of those who served. millionsl of people do impacted directly and indirectly. here is one family's story. i had been in the military for 15 or 16 years, and then came 9/11. a few months later, i was on a hillside in nangarhar under rocket attack. my family was incredibly supportive. my wife, ellyn, was in the army for four years. she really understood. every day of every deployment is difficult. it's like almost, like, being a widow, but you're not. they're still there. it was difficult, it was trying, but i learned a tremendous amount and it was an amazing honour. it reinforced my desire tojoin. l ijoined at 17. even if we had wanted to try, i don't think we could've talked him out of it. he was actively trying to get sent ov

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, 0dissa. the actor robert fyfe has died at the age of 90.ried career encompassed stage, television and film. his manager described him as "a truly talented and versatile actor who was much loved by everyone he worked with". finally, netflix has bought the roald dahl story company, giving the streaming business access to all of the late writer's works. more than three hundred million copies of his books have been sold worldwide. netflix says new live action films and animated series about the 0ompa lumpas, will follow. now, it's time for a look at the weather. hello. once again, it's been a day of mixed fortunes on the weather front. many central, southern and eastern parts dry, fine and sunny. that hasn't been the case, though, further north, where we had a weather front gradually work its way through scotland, northern ireland. the remnants of it overnight dragging some cloud and rain to the north of england and into wales. further south than that, one or two clear skies, could just about get the temperatures into single figures. a real rat

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, odissa. lots more on our website.fter one of his top aides survived an apparent assassination attempt. this is the car of serhir shefir, police said it was hit by at least ten bullets as he left home near the village of lisnyky. he emerged unscathed but his driver was hit and is in hospital. president zelenski is currently in new york for the un general meeting, he recorded this video. translation: who is behind this? frankly speaking, i don't know for now. what sort of power? it could be internal, it may be external, but i don't see it as a power, because to send me greetings with shots from the forest aimed at my friend's car is a weakness, and the response will be strong. the bbc�*sjonah fisher is in the capital kiev. hejoins us now. he joins us now. jonah, hejoins us now. jonah, incredibly dramatic. in terms of the driver who has hit and continued to drive, how is he doing? he has hit and continued to drive, how is he doing?— is he doing? he seems to be doing 0k, actually. _ is he doing? he seems to be doing 0k, a

rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news.olitics and policy at ucl and a co—investigator on a major global challenges research programme on gender he's also trying to get more than 350 people out of afghanistan.. professor, welcome. allow these people? professor, welcome. allow these eo - le? , professor, welcome. allow these --eole? , . professor, welcome. allow these n-eole? , ., ,., , ., people? these are professors and others who _ people? these are professors and others who have _ people? these are professors and others who have been _ people? these are professors and others who have been working - people? these are professors and l others who have been working with people? these are professors and - others who have been working with us in uk government programmes to enhance the gendered security agenda and unfortunately they are stuck in afghanistan because they did not get visas on the airport was open. stabbed visas on the airport was open. abbey eli . ible visas on the airport was open. abbey eligible and — visas on

our south asia correspondent, rajini vaidyanathan has this special report. india to reduce its emissions, but cutting coal use is a tricky balance. a major pollutant in the country, the dirtiest of fuels, coal is also a major source ofjobs in these communities. which are some of india's poorest. india cannot live without coal. our country is a developing country. coal is one of the major resources of indians. if we stop coal production under the pressure of the world community then how can we maintain our livelihood? how can india meet the energy needs of the population of more than 1.3 billion? a growing middle class is driving that demand. although the average indian still uses far less energy than the average brit or american. india is already shifting to cleaner sources like solar. experts say the country needs more investment to make the switch to renewables. india has already set out some of the most aggressive renewable energy targets in the world. the more rapidly we can get more investment, more capital, more money, into solar, wind, bioenergy and s

our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan has been monitoring developments from delhi.that if they don't get the funding that they need for their feeding programmes in the coming months, then afghanistan could fall into a famine. now, the un is asking for some $600 million today as part of this call in these talks in geneva. around a third of that is needed to fund the world food programme, they say and, also, a lot of funds are needed for the world health organisation in the country to continue to fund those all important health clinics across the country that provide very basic health care and essential health care to so many afghans. harsh weather conditions are around the corner, so that is a key concern as well for these agencies. i willjust share some startling statistics that we got from the un, from antonio guterres just a few weeks ago. he said a third of afghans don't know where their next meal will come from and half of children under five are expected to be malnourished in the next year. now, the thing that is interesting is it is notjust about money, it is

interesting to see if he is a bit more of a team player in front of mps today. 0ur correspondent rajini vaidyanathanments from delhi. we had a few moments ago, that clip of a taliban spokesperson talking about the shape of the new government in afghanistan, whether women would be included, whether people from various ethnic groups would be included, so tell us more about what you have been hearing about what you have been hearing about this new government. this all comes after — about this new government. this all comes after the _ about this new government. this all comes after the taliban _ about this new government. this all comes after the taliban leadership i comes after the taliban leadership racked up three days of talks from saturday to monday, and they were in kandahar. this interview has been done according to the bbc pashto service, they spoke to a senior taliban official in qatar. just to recap, those main points, one of the most striking things that came out of the interview was that they said that women will be in government, but they may not be in very high positions as ministers. als