i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: police in hong kong fire a warning shot as they battle with protesters in another weekend of violent skirmishes. what's skirmishes. extraordinary is that despite volley what's extraordinary is that despite volley after volley of tear gas and rubber bullets, the protesters show no sign of backing down. the iranian foreign minister makes an unexpected appearance at the g7 summit in france, but there's little sign it's reduced tensions between iran and the us. i'm rico hizon in london. also in the programme: tens of thousands of rohingya refugees demand justice two years after fleeing myanmar‘s brutal military offensive. and adventurers with driving ambition, starting a four—month road trip from singapore to london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7am in hong kong where protesters and police are recovering from another weekend of violent clashes. it's understood a police officer fired a warning shot during c

i'm rico hizon in london. also in the programme: indonesia is to have a new capital built on the island of borneo as the land around jakarta sinks. and dancing the days away — seoul's seniors disco tackles loneliness. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore midnight in london and 1am in the french resort of biarritz, where the g7 summit of world leaders has ended in an unexpectedly positive mood. french president emmanuel macron persuaded his colleagues to agree to help brazil fight the fires in the amazon. he also convinced president trump to at least consider a meeting with iran's president rouhani. and mr trump himself was upbeat about the resolution of another of crisis he has initiated: the trade war with china. i think they should make a deal, and i think they should make a deal, and i think if they don't make a deal, it's going to be very bad for china. and i very much appreciate the fact they came out last night, very late

i'm rico hizon in london.in the programme: government buildings are set on fire in papua, indonesia as protests continue over claims of racial discrimination. and this weekend marks 80 years since the start of world war two. we'll be looking at how the conflict shaped the world we live in now. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in the morning in london and 5:30am in indian—administered kashmir, where a bbc investigation has uncovered allegations of brutal beatings and torture by soldiers. it's been 25 days since the indian government withdrew the region's semi—autonomous status which led to a clampdown on dissent and thousands of arrests. kashmir is claimed by both pakistan and india, with the nuclear—armed neighbours controlling different sections of the state. stripping indian—administered kashmir of significant autonomy is being seen by some as a drive by the hindu nationalist government for more control over in

i'm rico hizon, in london. and i'm mariko oi, in singapore. us. coming up: hong kong business is everyone's business. as protests are set to enter the 13th weekend, we will see what the impact is on companies and the economy. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures. a man has been fined for dangerous driving in the uk, after moving a car on top of another car. glyn richards was fined, and given three penalty points on his licence, after being caught driving his volkswagen with a skoda on top. well, double—decker, why not! well, double-decker, why not! would you ride on the top car? no way, you might slip down and all be gone. thanks for watching. we saw temperatures reach 25 degrees in the south—east of england on thursday. plenty of sunshine across closer this area of high pressure. on friday, low pressure dominates the north and west, pretty windy and further outbreaks of rain as a result it will feel cooler than in the south and east. outbreaks of rain scotland, northern ireland, perhaps at the far north—west of wales wh

i'm rico hizon in london.in the programme: we investigate how japan is using migrant labour to help bridge a shortage of workers. and — fancy a trip into space? virgin galactic says they'll be issuing boarding passes as soon as next year. voiceover: live from our studios in london and singapore, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's midnight in london, 7:00am in singapore and 9:00am in melbourne, where the victorian court of appeal is set to deliver its ruling on the case of cardinal george pell, the most senior catholic found guilty of sexually abusing children. a jury found pell guilty last december of the sexual penetration of a child under 16 and four counts of committing an indecent act with a child. he was sentenced to six years in prison, but his lawyers appealed in the hope of having the verdict overturned or a retrial ordered. let's have a look at the outcomes we could see today. if the panel of three judges decide that there was insufficient evidence for the jury to be satisfied beyond reasonabl

i'm rico hizon in london. also in the programme: tens of thousands of rohingya refugees demand justice two years after fleeing myanmar‘s brutal military offensive. and adventurers with driving ambition, starting a four—month road trip from singapore to london. announcer: live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in the morning in london and san in hong kong where protesters and police are recovering from another weekend of violent clashes. it's understood a police officer fired a warning shot at the protests, marking an escalation in the unrest. earlier, police used water cannon to disperse crowds and clear barricades for the first time since the demonstrations began in june. john sudworth has the latest from hong kong. hong kong was once celebrated for its stability. not any more. onlookers gazed down on the political crisis being lived out in running street battles. by nightfall, it was at times almost medieval. this rain of

i'm rico hizon in london. the programme: we investigate claims of exploitation and abuse from migrant workers who came to japan under a government—sponsored scheme. and — fancy a trip into space? virgin galactic says they'll be issuing boarding passes as soon as next year. voiceover: live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 1:00am in london, 8:00am in singapore and 10:00am in melbourne, where the victorian court of appeal is delivering its ruling on the case of cardinal george pell, the most senior catholic found guilty of sexually abusing children. a jury found pell guilty last december of the sexual penetration of a child under 16 and four counts of committing an indecent act with a child. he was sentenced to six years in prison but his lawyers appealed. joining me from melbourne is our correspondent phil mercer. now, feel, you were there at the court. just as this appeal was dismissed and read out. what were some of the ground behind it? this has been describ

i'm rico hizon with bbc news. our top story: britain's prime minister says he wants to achieve a deal with the eu. but as a no—deal brexit looms, eu citizens are warned freedom of movement will end when britain leaves. buckingham palace says prince is andrew is "appalled" by new allegations against his former friend, jeffrey epstein. i'm sharanjit leyl. also in the program: thousands of people have been evacuated as firefighters battle wildfires blazing out—of—control on spain's canary islands. the blaze has burnt through 6,000 hectares of land. and protecting the pangolin, could there be hope for protecting one of there be hope for protecting one of the most trafficked mammals in asia? live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news, it's newsday. glad you could join us. in the event ofa glad you could join us. in the event of a no—deal brexit on october 31, citizens of the european union will immediately lose their automatic right to live and work in the uk. under the previous government's

i'm rico hizon with bbc news. our top story. britain's prime minister says he wants to achieve a deal with the eu. but as a no—deal brexit looms, eu citizens are warned freedom of movement will end when britain leaves. it means under a no—deal scenario, on october 31st, citizens of the european union would immediately lose their automatic right to live and work in the uk. buckingham palace says prince is andrew is "appalled" by new allegations against his former friend jeffrey epstein. the statement was issued after a video emerged of the prince at epstein‘s home. and this video is trending on bbc.com. thousands of people have been evacuated as firefighters battle wildfires blazing out—of—control on spain's canary islands. the blaze has burnt through 6,000 hectares of land. that's all. stay with bbc news. now on bbc news, zeinab badawi is in khartoum with hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi, from the presidential palace in khartoum. many here are talking about the "new sudan," after the signing of that historic

i'm rico hizon in london.ousands of rohingya refugees demand justice

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: israel bars two us congresswomen from entering the country, a move encouraged by president trump. hong kong prepares for more demonstrations this weekend. donald trump urges china's president to meet protest leaders to try to ease the crisis. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: hailed as heros. the russian pilots who managed to land their place safely after its engines were struck by a flock of birds. and he is a foreigner and the odds are against him. we meet the chinese—born man, running for office in tokyo's red light district. good morning. it is 7:00 in the morning here in singapore, midnight in london, and 2:00am in israel, where the authorities have banned two us congresswomen from entering the country. ilhan omar and rashida tlaib, who are both democrats, had been expected to begin a tour of the palestinian territories later this week. they have both been critical of israel's policies towards the palestinians. our north america editorjon sopel report

and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us.a is threatening america's nut farmers. and an update, these are live pictures at hong kong's international airport. flights departing largely on schedule on wednesday morning a day after pro—democracy protesters brought the airport to a standstill. things looking rather calmer as the day gets started on wednesday. that's it from me ‘s addition of newsday. from rico in singapore and me in london, thanks for watching —— that's it for this addition of newsday. pretty cloudy day ahead of us on wednesday. rain on and off pretty much anywhere in the uk. there might even be one or two rumbles of thunder across the midlands, east anglia, lincolnshire as well. by thursday, the weather will improve. this is what it looks like right now. this is the weather system, this is all the cloud that's basically been heading our way through the course of the night. clearer skies for a time in the east, but i think from the morning onwards it's looking pretty damp if not wet across the south—west of engla

i'm rico hizon, in london. the headlines: protests as the uk government announces that parliament will be suspended for more than four weeks in the run—up to brexit. critics say it's a constitutional outrage. what the prime minister is doing is a sort of smash and grab on our democracy. he is acting like some kind of tinpot dictator. the move's being challenged in the courts, but the prime minister maintains mps will still get the chance to have their say on brexit. ample time, in parliament, for mps to debate, the eu to debate brexit and all the other issues. i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. also in the programme: why wild boar are becoming a headache in the crowded city of hong kong sixteen—year—old climate change campaigner greta thunberg arrives in new york by boat, for a un summit on climate change. i want to thank everyone is so much, everyone who is here, and everyone who is involved in this climate fight because this is a fight across borders, across continents. live from our studios in singapore and l

i'm rico hizon in london. the headlines: britain's brexit warning — freedom of movement will end immediately if the uk leaves the eu without a deal. prince andrew says he's appalled by the crimes of his former friend and convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. also in the programme: thousands of people flee their homes as firefighters battle a wildfire blazing out—of—control on spain's canary islands. and, protecting the pangolin. could there be hope for one of the most trafficked mammals in asia? live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news, it's news day. glad you could join us. it's 7:00am in singapore and midnight here in london, where the uk government has announced that in the event of a no—deal brexit on october 31st, citizens of the european union would immediately lose their automatic right to live and work in the uk. under the previous government's plans freedom of movement would have continued for a limited period — but that's now changed. pri

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: hong kong airport authorities say operations have resumed after a huge protest stopped all passenger flights. a stark warning from china — it calls the protests a sign of terrorism and vows to respond with an iron fist. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: the us attorney general says there were serious irregularities around the apparent suicide of the accused sex traffickerjeffrey epstein. and scientists mapping the genome of the world's largest lizard reveal the secrets of the komodo dragon. announcer: live from out studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 1am in london and 8am in the morning here in singapore, and also in hong kong, where the authorities say operations have now resumed at the airport after monday's shutdown. there's been a weekend of skirmishes between police and demonstrators, angry about what they believe is china's erosion of their freedoms. beijing has raised the stakes, claiming the wee

i'm rico hizon, in london. also in the programme: the buses bangladesh hoped would repatriate hundreds of rohingya refugees — but nobody would get on board. and countdown to tokyo — as japan prepares to host the 2020 paralympics, we investigate just how accessible the city is for people with disabilities. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 9pm in brazil where wildfires continue to rage across the amazon rainforest. brazil's president jair bolsonaro says his government lacks the resources to fight the fires and said that countries that give money to preserve the amazon interfere with brazil's sovereignty. but conservationists have blamed his government for what's happening, saying the president has encouraged the clearing of land by loggers and farmers. the french president emmanuel macron added his voice to those concerned. he tweeted: "our house is burning. literally." he said wildfires in the amazon were

and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us.and india is threatening america's nut farmers. and before we go, we'd like to leave you with these pictures. talk about a lucky cat! here in the uk, a couple who got their paws on a £1 million lottery prize have thanked their pet cat for the win. andrew hancock only bought the winning scratchcard because he had to drive to the local petrol station to buy food for his 6—year—old cat shortcake. he said, "if it wasn't for shortcake, we wouldn't be millionaires." that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. i hope they at least got shortcake some really nice catfood. lucky cat! pretty cloudy day ahead of us on wednesday. rain on and off pretty much anywhere in the uk. there might even be one or two rumbles of thunder across the midlands, east anglia, lincolnshire as well. by thursday, the weather will improve. this is what it looks like right 110w. this is what it looks like right now. this is the weather system, this is all the cloud that's basically been heading our way through the cou

and i'm rico hizon, in london.nity and co—operation to fight the fires raging through the amazon rainforest. it's welcomed an offer of billions of dollars of international aid, although it's said it may not be enough. opposition leaders in britain have pledged to work together to stop a no—deal brexit. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: the strait times shows one of the giant water bags, used to fight fires in the amazon. brazilian air force warplanes are dumping thousands of litres of water on the burning forest. germany's frankfurter allgemeine has devoted two front page stories to the us opioid crisis. as we reported yesterday, a us court has ordered johnson &johnson to pay $572 million for its role in the drug epidemic. and the south china morning post reports that hong kong's leader, carrie lam,says she's considering using emergency powers to quash the anti—government protests. they could give her the ability to make rules without the approval of lawmakers. we'll bring you more on how

and i'm rico hizon in singapore.f this world. italian astronaut luca parmitano has become the first person to dj from the international space station. his set was transmitted to a cruise ship in the mediterranean sea so people on board could watch. hello. for many of you, wednesday was a bit of a washout, to say the least. thursday however looking much, much better. the bulk of you will spend if not all certainly most of the day dry and a lot brighter and feeling a bit warmer as well. between weather systems on thursday, this weather system which brought the rain on wednesday, heavy showers through the night and into thursday morning, more persistent rain around shetland, this is the next weather system for friday soon between those two, at their bit of cloud to begin with. no—one is chilly for the wednesday committed but a few showers here and there, scotland, parts of northern ireland northern england and north wales, more persistent rain in shetland with showers pushing the way eastwards and largely fade in intens

i'm rico hizon in london.eavy rains, for hong kong's latest pro—democracy march — the 11th consecutive weekend. burials have been taking place in the afghan capital, kabul, after a bomb exploded at a wedding killing 63 people. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the south china morning post shows a sea of protestors braving torrential rain in hong kong's victoria park. the paper says after three continuous days of demonstrations, there were no physical clashes on sunday, in a break from the past few weeks. the independent leads with the aftermath of saturday's bomb attack at a wedding reception in the afghan capital, kabul. as we've been reporting, at least 63 people were killed in the attack claimed by islamic state and more than 180 were injured. and the japan times reports that prime minister shinzo abe is looking at a large—scale reshuffle of his cabinet. it says mr abe hopes the changes will make him better prepared to tackle key policy challenges such as making constitutional ame

i'm rico hizon in london.in the programme: arrested twice in five weeks but still defending freedom of speech in the phillippines. we hearfrom journalist maria ressa. for the generation growing up now, your battle will be the battle for truth. and — tough new rules on selling bab elephants to zoos. but will they help protect one of africa's most endangered species? live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8 am in singapore, 1am in london and 9pm in bolivia, where president evo morales has welcomed what he called the "small" offer of financial aid from the g7 to help fight the fires in the amazon. the rainforest stretches across several south american countries including bolivia and brazil. satellite data shows the fires — mostly in the amazon region — are still burning at record levels. sophie long is in the brazillian city of altamira. the heart of the amazon, the world's lungs on fire. a chorus of condemnation echoed around the world and this eco

i'm rico hizon with bbc news. our top story: more than three weeks after a clampdown in indian—administered kashmir, a bbc investigation has uncovered allegations of brutal beatings and torture by soldiers. the bbc has been told that soldiers pulled people from their beds, hitting them with rods and administering electric shocks. the indian government denies any mistreatment of civilians. british lawmakers are preparing for a showdown on a no—deal brexit. they‘ re planning to try next week to stop the prime minister borisjohnson suspending parliament for several weeks. and this story is popular on bbc.com. the liverpool defender virgil van dijk has been named uefa men's player of the year. the dutchman edged out barcelona's lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo ofjuventus. the women's award went to lucy bronze. that's all for now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. the human preoccupation with sex is nothing new, but the internet has

i'm rico hizon with bbc world news. our top story: a police officer in hong kong has fired a warning shot at protesters, the first time a live round has been used since demonstrations broke out in june. police also fired rubber bullets and tear gas and used two water cannon vehicles to clear barricades and disperse crowds. the iranian foreign minister has made an unexpected appearance at the g7 summit in france. earlier, the french president, emmanel macron, said g7 leaders had agreed a common stance on iran. and you won't be surprised to hear that this story is doing well on bbc.com. the england cricket team has pulled off an astonishing victory in the third match of the ashes test series against australia. batsman ben stokes almost single—handedly won the match, scoring a 135 not out. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. the human preoccupation with sex is nothing new, but the internet has made it so much easier to explore and exploit every shade of

i'm rico hizon in london.use from migrant workers who came to japan under a government—sponsored scheme. and — fancy a trip into space? virgin galactic says they'll be issuing boarding passes as soon

tuesday, great to be back and thanks forjoining us for this edition of asia business report, i'm rico hizonsingapore and we start in hong kong. the main airport in the city remains the focal point of pro—democracy demonstrations as authorities say operations have resumed this morning. yesterday afternoon all passenger flights were cancelled as thousands of processes converged on terminals. earlier i asked frank mcmahon from the fraser institute how much the protests will impact hong kong's economy. it's potentially disastrous for both. it's tremendously important that the airport get open again. sadly, this is also playing into china's hands, both the radical demonstrators, the chinese people can't be trusted with democracy. so it's unfortunate on two fronts. very bad for the hong kong economy and not particularly good for the protests. and the beijing's rhetoric has indeed escalated, fred. they've already called the protests sprouts of terrorism and vowed to respond with an iron fest. is this your biggest fear? absolutely. china is not going to be held back by iron, moral or ethical consid

let's cross to our asia business hub — and rico hizon. good morning to you.ve develop in terms of earnings. it is more than doubling net profit, despite the saturated e—commerce market in the economy that has been weakened by the us — china conflict. this is the last before the billionaire founder steps down as chairman next month, it was bruised by the company ‘s expansion in unprofitable businesses like food delivery and cloud computing services. it is like amazon, ebay, paypal and twitter rolled into one and they increase revenues by a lot compared to the same period in 2018. in that feed the estimates. with a two—thirds market share and they continue to grow. strength to strength. a private financial investigator who flagged warnings about bernard madoff‘s $65 billion ponzi scheme is now targeting one of america's blue chip companies. harry markopolos has claimed that general electric is hiding an accounting scandal, sending its shares tumbling. ge strenuously denies the claims. samira hussain has more from new york. this man causes of a forensic —— foren

let's go to our asia business hub where rico hizon is following the story. lovely to see you back. are celebrating your return as well. of course not, it's all about president trump. fill us in. they are celebrating the latest move by president donald trump, delaying levies on cellphones, laptops, and other consumer goods worth around 150 billion us dollars. that it won't impact us holiday sales will stop see if you take a look at the asian pacific indices, they are all in positive territory, from sydney to tokyo, shanghai and hong kong stop to tokyo, shanghai and hong kong sto p s ha res to tokyo, shanghai and hong kong stop shares of apple suppliers in asia, mostly higher after the technology giants or its stock surge. more than 4% annual trading. but this latest balance hardly clawed back the sizeable losses of stock prices over recent months. about market sentiment remains fragile — but given that that conflict is still far from being resolved. the delay of this tariffs until mid—december is purely for political timing rather than a more substantive change in the us approach to

i'm rico hizon. and you can find background to all our main stories on the bbc news website.n to bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. now, live to singapore for asia business report. the chips are down. south korean semiconductor exports slumped by 13% as it tries to resolve a dispute with japan. silver economy and silicon valley, while the world's biggest technology companies may be undervaluing their more experienced workers. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm sharanjit leyl. we'll business report. i'm sharanjit leyl. we‘ ll start business report. i'm sharanjit leyl. we'll start with the dispute between japan and south korea, because their foreign ministers meeting in beijing is the ongoing dispute continues to hit businesses in both countries. in earlyjuly, tokyo hit businesses in both countries. in early july, tokyo restricted hit businesses in both countries. in earlyjuly, tokyo restricted exports of materials critical to south korea's semiconductor industry citing national security concerns. we are seeing evidence of the impact on the south korean econ

i'm rico hizon.ing overnight action in global markets as the us bond market flashed a key recession warning. sent more investors into safe haven assets as the us— china trade war and uncertainty over brexit continues to weigh heavily on the markets. over the past nine months the price of gold has shot up dramatically, rising more than 300 us dollars per ounce. and it is notjust the precious metal. concerns about the global economy has deepened demand for the japanese yen, which is also seen as for the japanese yen, which is also seen as a for the japanese yen, which is also seen as a safe haven asset. earlier i asked david lafferty from an asset management company in boston whether he sees a recession as an —— a certainty. we are not accepting one. i think as time has gone by the probability of a recession has been growing but we are not yet in the recession camp. and there are a few reasons for that. one, recession camp. and there are a few reasons forthat. one, i recession camp. and there are a few

let's go to our asia business hub, where rico hizon is following the latest developments.of the asian trading session seem to have calmed down a bit? that's right. we saw a calming of the markets in midday trading. asian equities bouncing back after steep falls in early trading as an inverted us bond yield curve, as mentioned by michelle, sending a warning to investors about the risk of a recession in the united states. investors are recession in the united states. investors a re basically recession in the united states. investors are basically buying back oversold stocks injapan, australia and hong kong. despite the turnaround, sally, investors' sentiment is still very nervous and it also doesn't help economic data from china and germany suggests a faltering global economy hit by the worsening us—china trade war, brexit and geopolitical tensions stop and it's been a rollercoaster ride for the markets. 0n it's been a rollercoaster ride for the markets. on wednesday, stocks gained after donald trump delayed imposing tariffs on some imports from china until december the 15th

let's cross over to singapore and to rico hizon with the latest on how asian markets are faring. more, rico. looking at the asian stock markets in mid—morning trade, they're currently slumping to more than two—month lows, tracking what happened on wall street, as you mentioned, overnight, due to this inverted us bond yield curve that sent flashing warnings to investors about rising recession risks. the nikkei 225 is right now down by 1.9%, and the all ordinaries index losing about 1.9%, 1.9%, and the all ordinaries index losing about1.9%, mike. but 1.9%, and the all ordinaries index losing about 1.9%, mike. but not as bad as the snp, the dow and the nasdaq, which fell by 3% overnight. currently you have the major industry sectors from technology to manufacturing to telecommunications all falling across—the—board manufacturing to telecommunications all falling across—the—boa rd here manufacturing to telecommunications all falling across—the—board here in asia. we can expect this negative sentiment to continue among asian investors for the remaining trading day. rico, i know this is

let's cross over to singapore and to rico hizon with the latest on how asian markets are faring.u take a look at the major indexes here in asia, they are slumping to more than two months lows, so tracking the us market slide as it sent a warning to investors about the risk of a recession. let's update you on the nikkei 225. the all ordinaries update you on the nikkei 225. the allordinaries in update you on the nikkei 225. the all ordinaries in the red by 2—.i%. not much of a loss on the hang seng index, down by 0.7%. technology and manufacturing sectors are some of the biggest loser ‘s. investors, very nervous right now. it doesn't help that economic data from china and germany suggest a faltering global economy hit by the worsening us china trade war. you also have brexit and geopolitical tensions. us china trade war. you also have brexit and geopolitical tensionsm is maybe not surprising things are so topsy—turvy. as one analyst said to us today, a central market strategist, he said it is all a mess, strategist, he said it is all a m ess , every strategist, he said it is all a

i'm rico hizon in london.al. prince andrew says he's appalled by the crimes of his former friend and convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. also in the programme: thousands of people flee their homes as firefighters battle a wildfire blazing out—of—control on spain's canary islands. and, protecting the pangolin. could there be hope for one of the most trafficked mammals in asia? live from our

i'm rico hizon, in london.ent will be suspended for more than four weeks in the run—up to brexit. critics say it's a constitutional outrage. what the prime minister is doing is a sort of smash and grab on our democracy. he is acting like some kind of tinpot dictator. the move's being challenged in the courts, but the prime minister maintains mps will still get the chance to have their say on brexit. ample time, in parliament, for mps to debate, the eu to debate brexit and all the other issues. i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore.

i'm rico hizon, in london.ountdown to tokyo — as japan prepares to host the 2020 paralympics, we investigate just how accessible the city is

i‘m rico hizon in london. also in the programme.battle will be the battle for truth. and tough new rules on selling baby elephants to zoos.

i'm rico hizon, in london.

i'm rico hizon in singapore.say operations have resumed after a huge protest stopped all passenger flights. a stark warning from china — it calls the protests a sign of terrorism and vows to respond with an iron fist. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: the us attorney general says there were serious irregularities around the apparent suicide of the accused sex traffickerjeffrey epstein. and scientists mapping the genome of the world's largest lizard reveal the secrets of the komodo dragon.

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: a special report on plastic pollution in the arctic. the snow is contaminated, raising concerns for wildlife and residents. pakistan's prime minister warns that india will pay a heavy price for revoking the special status of indian—administered kashmir. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: a brexit war of words, britain's ex—finance minister says the prime minister's advisers are deliberately wrecking chances of a deal with the eu. and a new report says argentine footballer emiliano sala 00:00:56,997 --> 2147483051:37:13,214 and his pilot may have been killed 2147483051:37:13,214 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 by carbon monoxide poisoning. good morning. it's 8:00am in singapore and 1:00am in london. scientists have discovered particles of plastic falling in snow in the arctic, highlighting the shocking scale of plastic pollution. a region long thought to be pristine is contaminated with microscopic particles, which are carried on the winds from thousands of miles away. our environment analyst roger harrabin travelled to the artic c

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: a special report on plastic pollution in the arctic.ty of this stuff, that some people will find this news quite shocking. pakistan's prime minister warns that india will pay a heavy price for revoking the special status of indian—administered kashmir. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: a brexit war of words , the prime minister's advisers are accused of deliberately trying to wreck any chances of a deal

i'm rico hizon, in london.n the run—up to brexit. critics say it's a constitutional outrage. what the prime minister is doing is a sort of smash and grab on our democracy in order to force through a no—deal exit from the european union. he is acting like some kind of tinpot dictator the move's being challenged in the courts, but the prime minister maintains mps will still get the chance to have their say on brexit.

i'm rico hizon in london.d jakarta sinks. and dancing the days away — seoul's seniors disco tackles loneliness.