sharanjit leyl. why move operations out ofjakarta? in a word, traffic.e you are stuck ina cartrying when was the last time you are stuck in a car trying to get somewhere from jakarta resnick this is something government ministers have to face as well. they are often accompanied by police convoys to get to their next meeting on time. in 2016 there was a survey done that officially found that jakarta, with its 30 million strong population, has the world's worst traffic congestion. and this costs the city money, as well. some $7 billion in lost productivity every year, in fa ct. lost productivity every year, in fact. and there is another reason. the city is also sinking. according to researchers, it will be potentially submerged by 2050. so all of this is part of the reason. and it is going to cost money as well. at the moment the president and his team are looking to move this administrative capital, to potentially build a new city, they say it may cost about $33 billion. so they don't want it all to entirely rely on state funding, because of course it wou

in i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines. american prosecutors announce charges against wikileaks founder, julian assange following his arrest in london, his lawyer says he now faces extradition to the us. this sets a dangerous precedent for all media organisations and journalists in europe and elsewhere around the world. huge crowds take to the streets of sudan's capital after the military seizes power. and i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme. the first private moon mission ends in failure. it's thought to have crashed on the lunar surface. making his mark around the world. we'll be speaking to architect moshe safdie to find out what inspires his unique designs. live from our studios in singapore... and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am here in singapore and midnight in evening in london and midnight in london where the founder of wikileaks, julian assange is injail after ecuador withdrew the asylum it had given him in its london embassy for nearly seven years. he's been found gu

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm ka5ia madera in london. face coverings following the easter sunday attacks that killed at least 250 people. spain's socialists come out on top in the country's election. they are celebrating into the night, but prime minister pedro sanchez‘5 party faces an uphill struggle to form a government. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. we start with the south china morning post, which leads on the largest demonstration in hong kong for five years. 130,000 people protested against legislation that would allow the transfer of criminals to mainland china. arab news has the story that military chiefs in sudan have agreed to share power with civilians. talks are continuing to agree on the exact makeup of a newjoint civilian—military council. and the japan times reports that us president donald trump pre55ed the japanese prime minister to produce more vehicles in the united states. that is according to an account of the recent meeting between the two world leaders. you are watching you on the bbc

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. also in the programme...ith the indian election looming, in a rare interview pakistan's leader imran khan tells the bbc he's willing to talk peace after the polls. and we meet the couple who won a race across the world from london to singapore. life from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. it's midnight in london, and 2:00am in the morning in israel where votes are being counted in the country's general election. exit polls suggest the blue and white alliance of challenger benny gantz is neck and neck with prime minister benjamin netanyahu's likud party. one exit poll by israel tv has likud winning 36 seats in the knesset, blue and white on 37, and labour coming next with 8 seats. but with 61 seats needed for a majority, coalitions with smaller parties are the norm in israel. yolande knell reports from tel aviv. at the end of voting came the first predictions. speaking hebrew. this poll giving political newcomer benny gantz a narrow l

sharanjit leyl is in colombo for us. what is the latest? ben, this is an official day of mourning, and we saw lots of mass funerals taking place today. there are so many funerals to conduct of the dead here that they have been taking place in batches. we know some 30 covens were buried this morning, there were more this afternoon and many more over the days ahead. —— we know some 30 coffins were buried. the dev patel has risen to 321. the security is so tight around st sebastian in negombo, a target of the attack on sunday, vehicles may not drive within one kilometre of the church. there is more emerging about the horrific nature of the attacks, they we re horrific nature of the attacks, they were conducted by suicide bombers and indiscriminately affected women, men and children. the native nations, unicef, says that 45 children were among those who were killed. —— the united nations, unicef. and many more are likely to die because so many are fighting for their lives and the 500 injured. thank you, sharanjit leyl. time for a look at the we

our correspondent in colombo, sharanjit leyl gave us this update.y explosions on sunday which we have been reporting on, but today there is still very much an active situation as we have seen explosions over the last few hours that we are told, were controlled detonations of devices that were found, particularly one that was found in the vicinity of saint anthony's shrine. we are told this is the van that was detonated that the suicide bombers used yesterday to target the shrine. there were yet more explosions, controlled we are told, taking place at a market nearby, and some 87 devices were found at one of the big bus stations here, and they were also detonated. so still very much an active situation. investigations continuing here in colombo into what caused this attack. and, of course, a lot of issues and questions being asked around just how much the government and the authorities knew and when because it has since emerged that there was a memo put out that warned as early as april 11 that such an attack would be taking place. but prime minister

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, this is newsday. the headlines: sri lankans unite in grief a week after the easter sunday attacks. prayers in the street for the 250 victims of islamist extremists. here they espoused a kind humanity — the very notion dismissed by the bombers. aid workers in mozambique say they're struggling to reach thousands affected by cyclone kenneth as floodwaters continue to rise. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: a win for spain's socialists, but no outright majority. talks begin to form a left—wing coalition. but the far right also make gains. and an emotional farewell injapan as emperor akihito prepares to hand over the throne after 30 years. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am here in singapore, 1am in london and 5:30 in the morning in sri lanka, where people have been marking a week since the bomb attacks which claimed the lives of at least 250 people. the attackers were islamist extremists who targeted christian worshi

my colleague sharanjit leyl is in colombo. tell us more about today's day of mourning.l, that's right, sally. essentially it is a day of mourning. we expect to see more funerals take place. some took place yesterday, a day after the attack. it is also as you mentioned a state of emergency. that took effect at midnight, just a few hours ago. that gives the government authorities hear the sweeping powers, in fact, to detain and arrest anyone that they consider suspect. now, sally, we know that these are the most violent, deadly attacks that shrill anger has seen since the days of the civil war —— sri lanka has seen since the days of the civil war. many questions are now being asked about why the government didn't act on warnings that an extremist group was about to attack. daybreak at saint sebastian's church. dozens were killed in the bombings here on easter sunday. today many of those victims will be laid to today many of those victims will be la id to rest today many of those victims will be laid to rest amidst tight security. the vast majority of those killed in co—or

bhavani fonseka speaking to sharanjit leyl earlier.f more than three decades of work and cost a billion dollars to develop. malaria kills 435,000 people every year, the majority of them children. a large—scale pilot has been launched in malawi. but it will also be rolled out in ghana and kenya in the coming weeks. victoria wahonda reports. the world could finally be getting closer to winning the fight against malaria. it's all thanks to a new vaccine, the first of its kind, which is undergoing a large—scale pilot in malawi. the rts,s vaccine works by training the immune system to attack the malaria parasite. with initial testing indicating it reduces cases by 40%. the world health organization, expect it to be a crucial step in combating the disease. children will receive the vaccine in four stages before they are two years old. the aim is to immunise 120,000 infants to reduce the number of deaths. currently, a child dies from malaria every two minutes. the pilot will roll out to ghana next week, while kenya will follow suit in the nex

i'm sharanjit leyl in colombo. the headlines: sri lanka's president admits even he wasn't told of prior intelligence on the easter day bombings and promises a shake—up of security services. meanwhile, the grieving say goodbye. the first funerals take place as dozens of children are confirmed to have been among the 321 people who died. translation: i didn't expect they would die. i'll never see them again. i can't love children like them anymore. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: he's packed up and on his way — north korean leader kim jong—un sets off to russia for his first ever summit with president putin. the umbrella movement saw scenes like this in hong kong five years ago. nine of the protesters behind it are due to arrive in court for sentencing. it's 1am in london, and 5:30am in the morning in sri lanka, where the first funerals have taken place after easter sunday's suicide attacks on churches and hotels. the death toll has risen — it's now known that more than 320 people were killed. the a

i‘m sharanjit leyl in singapore. i‘m kasia madera in london.n on harmful content on the web. in just a few hours, israelis head to the polls with prime minister benjamin netanyahu fighting for his political survival. let‘s take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times leads with an article on the official removal of nissan former chairman carlos ghosn. shareholders voted to sever ties with mr ghosn, ending his 20—year relationship with the company he once saved. the south china morning post looks into how telecom giant huawei may have contributed in the so—called ‘erosion of trust‘ in chinese brands. us firm edelman was quoted as saying that the global perception of chinese brands has worsened because of troubles at huawei. according to the new york times, the misuse of antibiotics — especially in developing countries — is spawning deadly mutant bacteria. antibiotics have become accessible to the world‘s poor thanks to low—cost generics but bacteria have now evolved to outsmart medications. now... what stories are spark

sharanjit leyl is covering this for us in singapore. s once india's biggest private airline but now it's struggling it was a popular outline but it's saying more of its planes have been grounded. it's pushing the airline potentiallyjeopardising hopes of a new investor regularly this —— rescuing the carrier. its fleet size is less than 20 planes from 120 for six months ago and they need a minimum of 20 planes to fly overseas as required by indian regulators. they have been forced to ground about 80% of its fleet. jet airways is saddled with more than $1.2 billion of bank debts. they owe money to leasing firms and suppliers. nevertheless, the airlines lenders are still hope will, they are trying to seek expressions of interest from attentional buyers interested in turning around the airline. reports suggest they have so far received some expressions of interest, most notably —— notably from etihad. it was once india's leading private carrier but it's been forced to cancel hundreds of its flights, both in india and overseas, which has led t

sharanjit leyl in singapore, thanks very much.ggest democracy — and fastest growing major economy. so there's a lot at stake as tens of millions of voters go to the polls in the first phase of crucial elections on thursday. narendra modi is hoping to be re elected as prime minister and the country's economy has proved to be a majorfactor in the campaign. live now to mumbai and our correspondent sameer hashmi. economic prosperity was the ticket last time, well it work second time around? well, it's interesting that around? well, it's interesting that a lot of promises and arranger modi made when he contested for the first time, a lot of people are talking about that and engaging it. if you look at the last five years, it has been a mixed bag. the economy has grown at 7% or more, quite impressive on paper. on the ground, there is a jobs crisis and despite india growing at a rapid rate, unemployment rate has been at a 45 year high. more than 50% of indian population depends on farming but they have been facing a lot of problems and t

i am sharanjit leyl.egin with trade because it's on the agenda between the united states and asia's two largest economies. donald trump met with his japanese counterpart, shinzo abe, and his, his delegates are due to meet their chinese counterparts. let's just remind you what's been happening so far. the us has imposed three rounds of tariffs on chinese goods totalling more than $250 billion in beijing has responded by placing ta riffs beijing has responded by placing tariffs were $130 billion on us products. our tariffs were $130 billion on us products. 0urwashington tariffs were $130 billion on us products. our washington and beijing getting closer to a dealjust as trade to —— tensions threaten to flareup with japan? 0ur asia business correspondent karishma viswani is here. the trade talks are in the ninth round. it would be safe not to expect much from these talks given the fact that every time with sit down and with had a few dribs and drabs of the kinds of agreement that they would like to have it re

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: sri lankans unite in grief a week after the easter sundayextremists. here they are spouse kind humanity. the very notion expressed by the bombers. aid workers in mozambique say they're struggling to reach thousands affected by cyclone kenneth as floodwaters continue to rise. i'm kasia madera in london.

sharanjit leyl is in colombo for us today.e people were who committed these atrocities, who carried out the easter sunday suicide bomb attacks. the authorities have said there are nine suicide bombers, and they know the identities of a number of them. all of this was revealed in a press conference with the deputy defence minister earlier. he said they all came from fairly well—off middle—class homes. 0ne came from fairly well—off middle—class homes. one of them even studied in the uk and did his postgraduate degree in australia. he also revealed that one of them was a woman. so a lot more is known about them. but the authorities, particularly the prime minister, they have said they know the group behind it, and it is a local group called, a local islamist group, and we are told the leader of that group has committed suicide, but the authority to acknowledge that the group must have had external help because of the coordinated nature of these attacks on sunday, happening just a few minutes apart across the country, and of cours

studio: sharanjit leyl in colombo. live from sri lanka, this is from negombo, where, as we have been telling you, it is a day of mass funerals, a day of national mourning as well, for the victims of easter sunday's suicide attacks. negombo, of course, one of the locations where those attacks were carried out and where some of the funerals have been taking place. some news is just some news isjust coming into us of the death of the footballing legend billy mcneill, a celtic legend, who passed away late last night surrounded by family and loved ones. he had suffered from dementia for a number of years. billy mcneill was 79 years old. he led the lisbon lions stand become european champions in 1967, the first british side to do so. 0ver his 19 year playing career, all of his 822 club games as defender were in green and white, a celtic record. celtic legend billy mcneill dying, the football clu b legend billy mcneill dying, the football club confirmed this morning, late last night. he had been suffering from dementia and wa

the bbc‘s sharanjit leyl arrived in sri lanka a short while ago and has this update.s 2am in the morning here in colombo and the streets are eerily quiet, as they should be at this time of the day, save for the soldiers we saw at the airport and on the streets trying to get here to our hotel and, of course, the security personnel at the hotel who extensively checked our bags before we could even get in. now, there is a curfew in place, which started at 6pm local time and will continue until further notice, the authorities say. and we're restricted in our movements too, venturing only out in the lobby to film this. many sri lankans remember the days of ethnic strife when the country was torn apart by tamil and sinhalese groups. but sunday's blasts have added a new dimension, bringing back memories that many would rather forget. two of the explosions took place at catholic churches, with tsurenko as a whole home to 1.2 million catholics —— with shrill anchor —— sri lanka. i would like to express my closeness to the christian community, attacked while gathered in prayer,

i'm sharanjit leyl in colombo.en he wasn't told of prior intelligence on the easter day bombings and promises a shake—up of security services. meanwhile, the grieving say goodbye. the first funerals take place as dozens of children are confirmed to have been among the 321 people who died. translation: i didn't expect they would die. i'll never see them again. i can't love children like them anymore. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: he's packed up and on his way — north korean leader kim jong—un sets

i'm sharanjit leyl in colombo. the headlines: sri lanka grieves. with close to 300 people killed in sunday's bomb attacks, the first funerals are taking place. the shock and disbelief remain raw. even here outside, shattered glass everywhere, roof tiles that are broken. and all around a strong smell of blood and death. as the government imposes emergency powers, it's facing more questions about its failure to act on intelligence ahead of the attacks. hello. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: the us threatens sanctions on any country importing oilfrom iran after the first of may. tehran calls the move illegal. under the shadow of the skeleton of a blue whale, climate change activists take their protest inside london's natural history museum. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's midnight in london, and 4:30 in the morning in sri lanka, where there's growing concerns over a failure of communication in the lead—up to sunday's devastating bomb attacks that killed at least 290 people and injured more than 500. a festering row within th

i'm sharanjit leyl, live in colombo, where the row over what the government here knew and when rumbles the first of may. tehran calls the move illegal. north korea confirms its leader kim jong—un will soon travel to russia for his first summit with vladimir putin. foldable failure — is samsung's new phone a galaxy away after the korean tech giant delays the launch

i'm sharanjit leyl in colombo.lled in sunday's bomb attacks, the first funerals are taking place. the shock and disbelief remain raw. 0utside, shattered glass everywhere, roof tiles that are broken. and all around, a strong smell of blood and death. as the government imposes emergency powers — it's facing more questions about its failure to act on intelligence ahead of the attacks. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: the us threatens sanctions on any country importing oilfrom iran after the first of may.

you see how you doing those the high i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, this is newsday. for the 250 victims of islamist extremists. here they espoused a kind humanity — the very notion dismissed by the bombers. aid workers in mozambique say they're struggling to reach thousands affected by cyclone kenneth as floodwaters continue to rise. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: a win for spain's socialists, but no outright majority. talks begin to form a left—wing coalition.

it's early morning in colombo and my colleague sharanjit leyl is there. thanks mike.third day of mourning and group for many sri lankans and others who have lost families and loved ones. memorials are set to continue later today as well. tuesday, of course, we know is a national day of mourning. we saw the mass funerals take place, of course many others are due to happen over the next few days. we know the government has blamed a small terrorist group in sri lanka for these attacks but the so—called islamic state has also claimed responsibility. the bbc‘s clive myrie reports. white banners and streamers today greet those entering negombo. in the afternoon breeze, they dance as if heralding a fete or celebration. but in sri lanka, white signifies death. they pray. a meditation on the life of christ and remembrance of the dead. in this house, open caskets contain four members of one family, murdered as they prayed on easter sunday. a mother, two girls and a boy aged seven. then the quiet reflection is broken. she shrieks. "my golden daughter, my small son, why are you l

my colleague sharanjit leyl has arrived in colombo and sent us this report.ets are eerily quiet, as they should be at this time of the day, save for the soldiers we saw at the airport and on the streets trying to get here to oui’ on the streets trying to get here to our hotel and, of course, their security personnel at the hotel who extensively checked our bags before we could even get in. now, there is a curfew in place, which started at 6pm local time and will continue until further notice, the authorities say. and we are restricted in our movements too, venturing only out in the lobby to film this. many sri lankans remember the day of ethnic strife when the country was torn apart by tamil and sinhalese groups. sunday's lasts have added a new dimension, bringing back memories that many would rather forget. reacting to the attack, india's prime minister narendra modi has condemned the violence and expressed solidarity with his country's south asian neighbour. translation: militancy is so terrifying. every day somewhere in the world it paints us all. today wh

sharanjit leyl is in colombo for us. what is the latest?s to conduct of the dead here that they have been taking place in batches. we know some 30 covens were buried this morning, there were more this afternoon and many more over the days ahead. —— we know some 30 coffins were buried. the dev patel has risen to 321. the security is so tight around st sebastian in negombo, a target of the attack on sunday, vehicles may not drive within one kilometre of the

my colleague sharanjit leyl is in colombo. going concern here about a failure of communication in the lead up failure of communication in the lead up to sundays attack that killed 290 people. and injured more than 500. a festering row within the government has meant the prime minister was excluded from intelligence briefings and kept in the dark about a recent warning of a potential attack by this islamist extremist group. another explosion near one of the bombed churches, in a country that's already on the edge. a van blew up when the police tried to defuse explosives inside. no—one was hurt. but on easter sunday, hundreds died, many of them here at st sebastian's church. it's believed to be the site of the deadliest bombing. the hall was packed with families who'd come here to pray. a priest who was at the altar has told me thatjust before the service ended, a person entered through one of the side doors and detonated a bomb. such was the impact that it destroyed everything inside. but even here outside, shattered glass ever

and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. also in the programme... pakistan's leader imran khan tells the bbc he's willing to talk peace after the polls. and we meet the couple who won a race across the world from london to singapore. wife from our studios in london and

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines... the man accused of the christ stretch mosque shootings has appeared in court. the pilots and ethiopian airlines crash followed the manufacture‘s instructions but could not stop the nosedive. i'm samantha simmonds in london. also in the programme... suffering i introduced a law to stone gate man but how effective will it be on the small country's economy? we catch up at the harlem globetrotters as a slam dunk their way into singapore's haaretz. live from our studios in singapore, and london this is bbc world news. it is needs a. it's 7am here in singapore, midnight in london and midday in christchurch, new zealand where the families of those killed in last month's mosque attacks have had their first chance to see the man charged with the shootings. 28 year old brenton tarrant appeared at the high court in christchurch via a video link from auckland prison. he is charged with 50 counts of murder and 39 counts of attempted murder. in sydney, we have been watching the developments. can yo

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: internet regulation — britain follows australia and announcesa firms still seem to think that they can get away with providing a service without providing the protection for users. in just a few hours, israelis head to the polls with prime minister benjamin netanyahu fighting for his political survival. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. "shameful and un—australian", australia's prime minister lashes out at animal rights campaigners who broke into abbatoirs and held up traffic. america's college entrance scandal: actress felicity huffman and 13

the bbc‘s sharanjit leyl is in colombo. it is a new day here. day of mourning and grief for many sri lankans who have lost families and loved ones. memorials are said to continue later today as well. tuesday, we know is a national day of mourning. we saw mass funerals take place, of course many others are due to happen over the course of the next few days. we know the government is blaming a small terrorist group here in sri lanka for these attacks, but the so—called islamic state has also claimed responsibility. white banners and streamers today greet those entering negombo. in the afternoon breeze, they dance as if heralding a fete or celebration. but in sri lanka, white signifies death. they pray. a meditation on the life of christ and remembrance of the dead. in this house, open caskets contain four members of one family, murdered as they prayed on easter sunday. a mother, two girls and a boy aged seven. then the quiet reflection is broken. she shrieks. "my golden daughter, my small son, why are you like this?" she wails. "get up, get up!" o

i'm sharanjit leyl in colombo. the headlines: sri lanka grieves.ed glass everywhere, roof tiles that are broken. and all around a strong smell of blood and death. as the government imposes emergency powers, it's facing more questions about its failure to act on intelligence ahead of the attacks. hello. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: the us threatens sanctions on any country importing oilfrom iran

in i‘m sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines. all media organisations and journalists in europe and elsewhere around the world. huge crowds take to the streets of sudan‘s capital after the military seizes power. and i‘m ben bland in london. also in the programme. the first private moon mission ends in failure. it‘s thought to have crashed on the lunar surface. making his mark around the world. we‘ll be speaking to architect moshe safdie to find out what inspires his unique designs.

thank you very much, sharanjit leyl, investigations.somebody who has a really powerful story to tell, who was in one of those hotels with the bomb blast went off. he was actually normally sitting there at nine o'clock. for some reason he had not booked breakfast in the hotel and was late. he had gone back to his room to get a car to go down to reception to pay for breakfast and while he was in his room the bomb blast went off and the ct would have been sat in was obviously completely destroyed! the ct would have been sat in. much for him and many others to think about this morning. carol is out and about with us that make for us this weekend. someone else is there with you. that is paul, our lovely cameraman. if you are stepping out, it is still quite chilly although it will blossom into another fine day. if you are celebrating st george's day today, happy st george's day. what a weekend it was. if we start off with the temperatures on easter monday, each of the nations in the uk actually beat the record for easter monday and you can se

and there are also foreign nationals who have been injured. 0ur correspondent sharanjit leyl in colomboe day after the attacks it's not known who was behind it. this is something the prime minister and the authorities here i trying to get to the brunt of it. they are saying 2a people have been arrested but they haven't said where they are from. no group has come out to actually claim responsibility of this horrific tragedy. as you have reported, eight blasts across a matter of hours here in colombo and across sri lanka. in fact, matter of hours here in colombo and across sri lanka. infact, i'm standing here in a place where some of the luxury hotels were hit and, as you can hear, traffic behind me. there had been a curfew earlier overnight. it's been lifted. there will be another curfew later today, tonight, but people are going about their business. they are trying to get over the shock and horror of this attack, some 2a hours after it took place. shop and i get you described. i want to talk about the anger because there does appear to have been some sort of warning that was in circula

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines.ikileaks founder, julian assange following his arrest in london his lawyer says he now faces extradition to the us. this sets a dangerous precedent for all media organisations and journalists in europe and elsewhere around the world. huge crowds take to the streets of sudan's capital after the military seizes power. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme... the first private moon mission ends in failure, it's thought to have crashed on the lunar surface. making his mark around the world. we'll be speaking to architect moshe safdie to find out what inspires his unique designs.

sharanjit leyl is in colombo.learer picture of what happened, what we don't know is who and why? absolutely. this is something the prime minister and the authorities here are trying to get to the brink of, they are essentially the same 2a people have been arrested but they have not said where they are from. no group has claimed responsibility for this horrific tragedy. as he reported, eight blasts across a matter of hours here in colombo, and across sri lanka. i'm standing with some of the luxury hotels were hit. there was a curfew today today, people are going about their business, trying to get over their business, trying to get over the shock and horror of this attack, and four hours after took place. shock and anger you describe, i want to talk about the anger, there is it is to have been some sort of warning in circulation —— it appears that there was some sort of warning in circulation that was not passed on to those at the top? absolutely. this is something the prime minister ranil wickremesinghe has talked

sharanjit leyl is in colombo for us... a city very much still in shock. that is right.sque city and it is sunny and beautiful but of course a dark day for the families grieving from the teller —— terrible events yesterday. tamara has been declared a national day of mourning for many in sri lanka. the devastation of those eight blasts continue. yesterday as we arrived at the airport we were told there was a bomb that was diffused not far away from the international airport as well. so the investigations continue. we heard from the cabinet aussie press secretary a little while ago who said that the people behind these attacks have been identified. 0ver 20 have been arrested and they are pa rt 20 have been arrested and they are part of a small islamist group here in sri lanka that is not very well known but he suggests in his press conference that they may have had international help from an international help from an international terror network because of the coordinated network of these attacks to have taken place in the space of so few hours in different locations here

sharanjit leyl is in singapore.es unrelated to any sort of accident or crash all that sort of accident or crash all that sort of accident or crash all that sort of thing and that's what's got people worried. that's right, a p pa re ntly people worried. that's right, apparently they are not related to crashes at all. these fires have started. 0r crashes at all. these fires have started. or to regulators of said it will open an investigation into 3 million of these cars, the hyundai and kia vehicles after they reviewed reports, more than 3000 fires, which have injured over 100 people and is linked to one death. the enquiry by the national highway traffic safety administration follows thousands of complaints about these fires. not caused by crashes. essentially it rekindles a lot of safety concerns about the vehicles of the south korean duo. they've already been investigated over engine —related records. they've had engine problems, fire issues affecting about 6 million hyundai and kia vehicles since 2015 and only 2.4

sharanjit leyl is in colombo for us.to defuse a van near a church. the city are still on edge? it is very much so a city on edge, in shock and in grief as well at those awful, tragic blasts that happened on sunday. as you mention, just in the last hour we are seeing pictures of reports of explosions at saint anthony's cathedral which was the location of a blast yesterday. we do not know if they were controlled explosions. there was another at a nearby market. that has happened in the last hour or so. earlier we were told that 87 devices we re earlier we were told that 87 devices were detonated at the main bus station. there was also the reports of the device that was detonated at the airport last night. so this is continuing to be a really high security. lots of concerns and people being advised to stay indoors. another curfew has been called. there was one last night. the authorities have said they will be another tonight. a national state of emergency is also due to be declared at midnight tonight and it will be a nati

i'm sharanjit leyl in colombo. the headlines: anger amid the anguish.es a shake—up of security services. meanwhile, the grieving say goodbye. the first funerals take place for some of the bombing victims including young children at a sunday school. translation: i didn't expect they would die. i'll never see them again. i can't love children like them anymore. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: it's confirmed north korea's kim jong—un and president putin will hold a summit this week.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: internet regulation — britain follows australia and announcesy can get away with providing a service without providing the protection for users. in just a few hours, israelis head to the polls with prime minister benjamin netanyahu fighting for his political survival. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. "shameful and un—australian", australia's prime minister lashes