we go to sharanjit leyl on last year. we go to sharanjit leyl. nice to see you.t. this is going on in mainland china when hong kong is in so much turmoil. well, absolutely, sally. you said it. some hong kong shoppers had insinuated as much that they wouldn't be shopping on the alibaba site today. what we do know about singles day is that the bonanza got off toa singles day is that the bonanza got off to a swift start, logging in record sales. taylor swift was hired as part of the mega salons. according to reporters, already made about $22 billion in the first nine hours alone, which is well over half of the $30 billion of takings last year. an estimated half a billion shoppers from china to russia to argentina, they are all expected to swim to the e—commerce giant's site to snap up everything from pizza combo deals to luxury cars was began a decade ago as a way for singles to spend on themselves. more merchandise is sold than in the five days the proceeds thanksgiving. the event has been closely watched by investors. they are keen to gauge how willing chinese inv

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: india's top judges accuse the authorities of passing the buck and failing to tackle delhi's toxic smog. key impeachment testimony is released to the public, as a federal court orders president trump's accountants to hand over his tax returns. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: with just hours before the melbourne cup race, an animal abuse scandal shocks many in australia. and we live in politically troubled times. we hear from the cartoonist about how he draws inspiration. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 5:30am in delhi, where millions of people are still being urged to stay indoors because of toxic smog. state governments have been accused of failing to take action to tackle the city's air pollution. the supreme court said authorities were only interested in gimmicks, rather than concrete measures. our south asia correspondent rajini vaidyanathan has more. so our pollution metre has a reading of around 300 right now. now

the latest, let's cross over to hong kong and i am joined by my colleague, sharanjit leyl. kong stock market has opened for business. what sort of reaction are we seeing? that's right, the hang seng is open and it is rising this morning. it was up i% at the opening bell, just a few minutes ago. really a response from many investors to this election result. it is a landslide victory, it appears. of course, all the full results are not officially on just yet. we are expecting them in the next few hours, but already indications show that over 70% of hong kongers overwhelmingly supported the pro—democracy camp and the pro—democracy candidates. they swept up the pro establishment beijing candidates, essentially, and this was really a very strong signal, a message being sent to beijing, to the chief executive, carrie lam, that this is what they want, that they are showing a huge show of support to the protest movement, which we know has of course around this city to a standstill in the last six months. there has been street battles, chaos, transport being disrupted, but nonetheles

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: india's top judges accuse the authorities of passing the buck and failing to tackle delhi's toxic smog. and turkey says it's captured the elder sister of abu bakr al—baghdadi, leader of the islamic state group killed in a us raid. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: with just hours before the melbourne cup race, an animal abuse scandal shocks many in australia. and in politically troubled times, how do cartoonists draw their inspiration? voiceover: live from our studios in london and singapore, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 6:30am in delhi, where millions of people are still being urged to stay indoors because of toxic smog. state governments have been accused of failing to take action to tackle the city's air pollution. the supreme court said authorities were only interested in "gimmicks", rather than concrete measures. our south asia correspondent, rajini vaidyanatha has more. so our polluti

you like i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: the next phase of the impeachment inquiry into president trump — the house of representatives will begin hearings in public. it's about the truth. and what is at stake? what is at stake in all of this is nothing less than our democracy. investigators in pakistan say a passenger's cooking stove was responsible for a train fire that killed at least 70 people. i'm nuala mcgovern in london. also in the programme: as african swine fever spreads, international experts call it the greatest threat to commercial livestock in a generation. and a special bbc investigation reveals domestic workers being sold in kuwait via an online slave market on platforms provided by google, apple, and facebook. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 9:00 in the evening in washington where the impeachment inquiry into president donald trump has entered a new, and more heated phase. the us house of

i'm sharanjit leyl in hong kong. the headlines: a pro—democracy landslide in hong kong's district council elections sweeps aside the pro—beijing establishment. turnout was more than 70%, the highest ever recorded in any hong kong election. our correspondent witnessed an upset. well, you can hear all the excitement here, and that is because a 23—year—old democracy activist has just unseated a pro—government incumbent who has held this seat for the last 20 years. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: leaked documents seen by the bbc reveal the extent to which prison camps in western china are used to brainwash the muslim uighur minority. the billionaire former mayor of new york michael bloomberg announces he wants to run for us president as a democrat. good morning. it is 1:00am in london, 8:00pm in new york and 9:00am it is 1:00am in london, here in hong kong, where the pro—democracy parties are on course for an overwhelming landslide victory in local elections. with about half the vote counted, the pro—d

and i am sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us.—ahead for the floatation of part of the state—owned oil company aramco. and before we go, let's end on some friendly rivarly. australia and england have taken their sports rivalry to another level, and another century. this weekend as the two nations faced off in a jousting tournament. dubbed the ashes ofjousting, a reference to the historic cricket test matches between the two countries, australian and english knights clashed over two days of competition in a small town in rural victoria. australia won the tournament. that's all for now. stay with bbc news. not too many weather changes on the way this week, with low pressure staying in charge. it was somewhat quieter on sunday, but plenty of evidence out there as to how wet it's been recently. and this week will deliver more rain at times, so that part of the forecast isn't changing. but there's something new — it will be turning colder as we go through the week. now, why is it unsettled? low pressure in charge. one area of low press

i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. the headlines: serving up a thanksgiving surprise in afghanistan — president trump tells us troops the taliban's pushing for a ceasefire. the taliban wants to make a deal. it has to be a real deal but we will see. they want to make a deal because we are doing a greatjob. that is the only reason. anger at australia's bushfire crisis — after 6 deaths and widespread destruction, calls for the government to take climate change seriously. i'm nuala mcgovern, in london. also in the programme: shame and suicide in south korea — claims the law is failing victims of spy camera crime. a race against time in the philippines. delays and corruption claims overshadow saturday's opening of the southeast asian games. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 4:30 in the morning in afghanistan, where president trump has made an unannounced trip to visit american troops. in his first trip to afghanis

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: as protesters in hong kong fortify their barricades, china says the city urgently needs to restore order. a teenager opens fire at a high school in california, leaving two dead and three others wounded. i regret to inform, it is a sad day in los angeles county and the nation, for another tragic shooting ata nation, for another tragic shooting at a school. i'm samantha simmonds in london. also in the programme: the democrat speaker of the house says testimony given at president trump's impeachment hearing is evidence of bribery. and a low birthrate crisis in south korea is an opportunity for these grandmothers to go back to school. china's president has called on hong kong to restore order and bring violence to an end following the latest protests. xijinping also warned that the unrest could threaten the principle of one country, two systems, under which hong kong has had significant autonomy from beijing. earlier, protesters barricaded themselves in university campuses

i'm sharanjit leyl.o asia business report. i'm shara njit leyl. we welcome to asia business report. i'm sharanjit leyl. we begin with uber because the rolled hailing doesn't ride hailing firm missed its expectations for monthly active users. while street investors are pleased with the numbers with shares following 5% in extended trading. this mirror has seen has more from new york. does make filing. i think the biggest headline now is over $1 billion in losses for the quarter. that is a huge amount of money that the company has lost in the last three months. and if you look at the same time last year, we saw that that number is coming in at less than $1 billion was pretty staggering. so this is eye watering. and at losses actually despite the fa ct and at losses actually despite the fact that we see that people are using uber, there are 30% more people using the site, which is really pretty significant. and we arejust really pretty significant. and we are just talking the ride really pretty significant.

and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us. is after more than five months of photos there. and the first recession in a decade, fears the territory is heading for even choppier economic waters. and it's bye—bye to bei bei! the 11—year—old giant panda is enjoying some special treats at the smithsonian's national zoo in washington dc before literally jetting off to china. hello there. i think we've got a couple of dry days coming up. some sunshine, but some cold warnings on the way as well. that said, we've still got a legacy of cloudy weather for east anglia. a of cloudy weather for east anglia. few mist and fog patches a few mist and fog patches, a view patches of drizzle. skies clearing further north, we've already seen some temperatures fall well below freezing and a sharp and widespread frost is running across the northern half of the country. showers coming in across northern scotland here. the added risk of some icy surfaces to take us into monday. low pressure at bay to our east, that means it should be a fine and dry da

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london.ave set the entrance of hong kong polytechnic alight as police tried to storm the building. and further controversy for prince andrew after the bbc‘s exclusive interview, he says he doesn't regret his association with sex offenderjeffrey epstein. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. london's independent is leading with the dramatic pro—democracy protests in hong kong. we are leading with this story, too. it includes this photo of the latest clashes, and reports on the prospect of the authorities using live bullets if there is more violence. and le figaro is marking one year since the arrest of former nissan and renaut boss carlos ghosn. on its front page, the paris newspaper is looking ahead to his trial on charges of financial misconduct and his fight with the japanese judicial system. that brings you up—to—date with some of the papers. thank you. the burning of coal is a huge driver of climate change, producing around 40% of global carbon dioxide emissions. bu

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: public impeachment hearings into donald trump's presidency get under way in washington. mr trump, who's hosting turkey's leader, says he's too busy to watch. i hear it's a joke. i have not watched, i have not watched for one minute because i've been with the president, which is much more important as far as i am concerned. earlier, president erdogan received a warm welcome to the white house despite tensions over the war in syria. i'm maryam moshiri in london. also in the programme: a breakthrough in the war against ebola, the world health organization approves the first vaccine. and venice underwater — the highest tide in 50 years causes severe flooding in the italian tourist city. voiceover: live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, iam in london and 8pm in washington, where president trump has again denounced the impeachment inquiry into him as the first public hearings got under way. it

sharanjit leyl is looking at this for us in singapore.xit. they include the likes of the us, china, india. they are among a number who are backing australia's move to ask for trade compensation from the eu and the uk over brexit disruption. they are specifically talking about losses over beef and lamb, as you say, that have already been disrupted over brexit delays. you will recall there we re brexit delays. you will recall there were three dates in march, april and october while brexit continues to be delayed and ahead of each deadline, australian exporters stopped exporting beef and lamb. it allows a limited amount of goods coming in at reduced tariffs. anything above that quota, the tariffs go so high it is not worth exporting. as we know, brexit means the uk and the eu will have to decide how to divide up these quotas and every time there is a brexit deadline, australian exporters really can't be sure how much they can export. that is the crux of their complaint. thank you very much, sharanjit leyl. that is it from your business brief

and i‘m sharanjit leyl in singapore .stay with us.on chinese competition. and before we go, we‘d like to leave you with these pictures. we‘ve all heard the phrase "pigs might fly" but now san francisco international airport has come up with a unique solution to help ease passengers‘ travel anxieties and put a smile on yourface. it‘s a pig and her name is leelu. she‘s dressed in a pilot‘s cap, trots around the airport with her owner, posing for selfies and raising a trotter to greet you. the idea called the ‘wag brigade‘ is designed to cheer up passengers. and it works! that‘s all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello there. it has been a very unsettled start to november, even before november it has been a very unsettled start to november, even indeed before november we have seen a lot of rainfall around. low pressure has been firmly in control and it has been cold as well. the rest of the week stays unsettled thanks to low pressure, it will be quite windy too and we will see some snow around as it will remain cold over the higher

i'm sharanjit leyl in hong kong.ourse to inflict an overwhelming defeat on pro—beijing contenders. leaked documents seen by the bbc reveal how prison camps in western china are being used to brainwash the muslim uighur minority. hong kong's local elections are dominating many of the front pages around the world. the japan times is leading with the hong kong local reports that there has been a record turnout for the territory. the paper has an image of the territory's chief executive, carrie lam, casting her vote at the ballot international edition —— at the ballot. the international edition of the new york times has a piece on the severe gender imbalance at japan's top nearly two decades, women have accounted for about 20% of enrolments at the university of the philippine star focuses on how the organisers of the southeast asian games in manila were left members of timor—leste's football team were left stranded at the airport for three hours and then driven to the wrong hotel, complicating their training schedules. y

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. —— ben bland.n a critical condition after one of the worst days of unrest in five months of anti—government protests. two australian states declare a state of emergency as bushfires bring a "catastrophic" threat to heavily populated areas. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the hong kong protests also dominate the newspapers, with the front page ofjapan times showing a picture of the aftermath of the protests with the graffiti slogan "liberty or death" — an indication ofjust how intense and violent the demonstrations have become. arab news is reporting that a un watchdog has confirmed that iran has breached a 2015 nuclear deal by enriching uranium in an underground facility. it says the watchdog discovered uranium particles, which prove that iran is still developing a nuclear weapons programme. and the south china morning post focuses on international singles‘ day — which has been profitable for the chinese website alibaba, it made a record $38 billion during its special o

i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore. the headlines: in hong kong, younger activists are led out of the campus of the polytechnic university, but hundreds of others remain. in many places tonight scenes of protest. the trump administration reverses four decades of us policy saying israeli settlements in the occupied west bank aren't illegal. i'm kasia madera, in london. also in the programme: is this the sustainable choice for the meat—eater‘s table? some conservationists are saying it's time to eat kangaroo. and tiny manuscript but a big price — one of the first works by charlotte bronte is sold for half a million dollars. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8:00 in the morning here in singapore, midnight in london and 8 am in hong kong, where activists remain under siege inside the polytechnic university. but around 100 protestors, including 50 minors, have been led from the buildings as part of a deal negotiated by a group of school headteachers. ther

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london.t attempt to cope with the dangerous smog. more angry confrontations in hong kong, and the violence escalates — a knife attack leaves four people injured. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times reports on how proud the country is to have hosted the rugby world cup and its sadness now the tournament has ended. it also echoes government appeals for volunteers to help repair the damage caused by two massive typhoons which hit japan while the tournament was underway. the straits times has the failed trade pact talks at the asean summit in thailand. it says the pact is now not expected to be agreed until february next year. and the financial times has a cover story about the us military securing oilfields in syria. it also reports on saudi aramco listing on the stock market, and its aim to be valued at a massive $2 trillion. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? sharanjit, we've already heard how air pollution in the north of india has reac

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm samantha simmonds in london.in a sauna, taking the title from china. hello. thursday was another rough day of weather across the uk. snow fell for some, this is how it looks over high ground in staffordshire. for many more it was rain, rain falling on sodden ground so there are a number of flood warnings in force and you can read about those on the bbc weather website. an area of low pressure spinning across continental europe and the strap of cloud here is what brought the persistent rain across parts of the midlands and north england. snow for some as well. that rain band is now working westwards and weakening but our area of low pressure still spinning around and still in charge of the scene so it will throw more outbreaks of rain in from the east as we go through the day. across england and wales, largely cloudy day with outbreaks of rain at time. light and patchy at times and heavy rain into the south—east later on. some rain expected in eastern and southern parts of scotland, also northern ireland. morning

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: police in hong kong use live ammunition during clashes with protesters. a demonstrator has been shot at point blank range. a state of emergency is declared in new south wales and now queensland, with warnings that bushfires in australia could pose a ‘catastrophic‘ threat to sydney. bolivia's president evo morales announces his resignation after weeks of protests over last month's disputed elections. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme. cyclone bulbul rips through coastal areas of bangladesh and india, killing at least 13 people and forcing more than two million out of their homes. living with hiv in pakistan — we find out how families are coping in a part of the country where infection rates are growing. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. we begin with breaking news. police in hong kong have used live ammunition during clashes with protesters. footage broadcast on social media appears to show an officer shooting a demonstrator in the chest at point blank range. the masked man is

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: the next phase of the impeachment inquiry into president trump — the house begins hearings in public. rd's about the truth. and what is at sta ke 7 rd's about the truth. and what is at stake? what is at stake in all of this is nothing less than our democracy. as african swine fever spreads, international experts warn of the greatest threat to commercial livestock in a generation. hello. i'm nuala mcgovern in london. also on the programme: new studies show how measles devastates the body's immune system — making it harder to fight off other infections. and a special bbc investigation reveals domestic workers being sold in kuwait via an online slave market on platforms provided by google, apple, and facebook. live from al studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 8:00pm in washington, where the impeachment inquiry into president donald trump has entered a new and more heated phase

i'm sharanjit leyl in hong kong, where turnout at more than 70% is the highest ever recorded, in thest electoral test after months of protests against the pro—beijing leadership. leaked documents seen by the bbc reveal the vast network of high security prisons in western china designed to brainwash uighur muslims. days of heavy rain and floods drench parts of italy and france damaging homes and bridges. the billionaire former mayor of new york michael bloomberg announces he wants to run for us president as a democrat. the pro—democracy parties in hong kong are on course for an overwhelming landslide victory in local elections, after months of protests across the city. let's go live to sharanjit leyl in hong kong that's right, it is a bright, breezy monday morning here in hong kong and of course many hong kong is waking up of course many hong kong is waking up to this electoral result. they took to the voting boots on sunday in overwhelming numbers, a record turnout, and even though with just over half the votes counted, it already seems to indicate a landslide victory for the pro—dem

let's go live to sharanjit leyl in hong kong.ght, counting is still going on in these local that's right, counting is still going on in these local elections but we know that more than half the vote has been counted and it does indeed show an overwhelming victory, really landslide, for the pro—democracy camps here in hong kong. we know that certainly over 70% of hong kong is have spoken and they have chosen a pro—democracy candidate, sweeping aside the pro establishment camp who were in power previously in these district councils. we know they are only local elections, really the lowest run of government, but it is a huge symbolic show of support by hong kong as the protest movement, which of course has meant that there have been battles on the street, it has often brought the city to a standstill, with the violent demonstrations over the last few months. my colleague was here as these are election results came in and he sent us this report. in the eastern district of hong kong island this morning, the queue to vote at the shau k

welcome to asia business report, i am sharanjit leyl.n has granted an extension for businesses to deal with blacklisted telecoms giant huawei. it comes as regular does continue to work and rules that the front administration says pose national security risks. the bbc‘s mira hussein has the latest from new york. huawei has been one of the most volatile flashpoints between the us and china. the tax giant has long been viewed with suspicion in america. its status as a supplier of leading network technology as well as its perceived business to the chinese government has fuelled theories its equipment is or could be used for espionage. so, a few people were surprised in may when the trump administration chose to ban american companies from doing business with two. but the potential damage to american interests has the president to delay in enforcing that band. a series of 90 day licenses for huawei to keep buying us supplies has been issued. mr trump has also failed so hard to enforce a rule preventing us companies from buying equipment from

i am sharanjit edition of asia business report. i am shara njit leyledition of asia business report. i am sharanjit leyl. we begin with saudi arabia's giant state oil company aramco. it is the world's most profitable company, and it finally kickstarted its share sale on sunday. the firm offered few specifics on the number of shares to be sold. it's pricing, or the date for a launch. kate prescott has more. saudi arabia produces a 10th of the world's oil. managing that makes this very unusual company the most profitable in the world. this flotation has been years in the pipeline. we are the leading company when it comes to energy. we have the highest number of reserves, very well—managed reserves. we are one of the... when it comes to conventional production, we are a major player when it comes to gas. in terms of sharing it with the rest of the world and doing all of this will be a positive outcome for the company, and we're looking forward to that. the aim is to diversify the saudi economy away from a dependence on oil, and it is changing aramco's ima

sharanjit leyl is in our asia business hub in singapore to bring us the details.wilbur ross's visit. that's right, well, as you say, he is in southeast asia, indonesia this week. he is with a delegation of senior us business executives from 17 big firms, eve ryo ne executives from 17 big firms, everyone from boeing to tesla stop one of those stops is indonesia, which is keen to retain its preferential trading status with the us. the us is one of indonesia's largest direct investors with $11 billion invested in the country last year. but knowing's presence in the delegation may be problematic. we know of course that the plane maker is underfire know of course that the plane maker is under fire over two crashes involving the same 737 max aircraft, one of those crashes involving an indonesian airline, lionair, in fact family members have just observed the one year anniversary of that tragic crash on 29 october last year -- lion tragic crash on 29 october last year —— lion air. really hard to imagine what kind of concessions boeing is likely to make. we know they have

i'm sharanjit leyl in hong kong, where turnout at more than 70% is the highest ever recorded, in thehe vast network of high security prisons in western china designed to brainwash uighur muslims. days of heavy rain and floods drench parts of italy and france damaging homes and bridges. the billionaire former mayor of new york michael bloomberg announces he wants to run for us president as a democrat.

sharanjit leyl has the latest from our asia business hub in singapore. great to see you.s all about? you asked if they had succeeded, well, not yet. we are referring to the comprehensive economic partnership that involves 16 countries and is a trade pact that china initiated. it has been in negotiations for years and the expectations were for it to be finalised at the asean summit in bangkok this weekend but that has been delayed to maybe next february with reports suggesting that india had a last—minute demand that led negotiations late into the night. it would be the world's largest trade pa ct would be the world's largest trade pact covering nearly half the world's population and one third of the world's gross domestic product. of course now that the trans—pacific partnership deal is no longer, in fa ct, partnership deal is no longer, in fact, this deal is considered a less restrictive tpp without as many same —— safeguards on important things like the environment and other issues to thailand, the host nation and current chair of the asean grouping said that there woul

i'm sharanjit leyl.n with brexit, because the world's two biggest economies, the us and china, are among the group of country arcing a demand from australia for compensation from the uk and the european union over losses incurred by its beef and lamb exporters. —— backing a demand. more now on the story from a reporter mariko oi, who joins me in the studio. what is going on? australia's argument is that its businesses have really been affected because of brexit delays, because they stopped exporting beef and lamb ahead of those three possible deadlines, remember, those three dates in march, april and then in october. the reason they did that is that the european union curbs imports by only allowing a limited amount of agricultural products from other countries to enter the european union, with reduced or even zero tariffs. anything above that, it gets too expensive but it is not even worth it. at the moment, the quotas are for the whole of the eu, including the uk, and of course after brexit, they have t

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.arnings that bushfires in australia could pose a catastrophic threat to sydney. bolivia's president evo morales announces his resignation after weeks of protests over last month's disputed elections. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: cyclone bulbul rips through coastal areas of bangladesh and india, killing at least 13 people and forcing more than two million out of their homes. living with hiv in pakistan — we find out how families are coping in a part of the country where infection rates are growing.

i'm sharanjit leyl in hong kong, the headlines: a pro—democracy landslide in hong kong's district councilded in any hong kong election. 0ur correspondent witnessed an upset. you witnessed an upset. can hear all the excitement here, you can hear all the excitement here, that is because a 23—year—old democracy activist has just unseated a pro—government incumbent who has held that seat for the last 20 yea rs. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme:

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: hong kong police have entered hong kong polytechnic afteresn't regret his association with sex offender jeffrey epstein, now lawyers say he should assist investigations in america. whether a person is a prince or a pauper, if anyone has evidence or information that might be relevant, to an investigation of a criminal case, that person should provide it. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme:

into the pennines and the hills and mountains of scotland, and you may see a bit of snow i'm sharanjit leyl— india's capital tries to deal with the toxic smog choking the city. you can obviously see how terrible it is and it is scary that you cannot see things in front of you. more angry confrontations in hong kong — and the violence escalates — a knife attack leaves four people injured. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme. as lewis hamilton claims his sixth world championship — we speak to the singapore teenager who's also aiming for formula one glory.

that's your weather. you not i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. this is newsday. us troops the taliban's pushing for a ceasefire. the taliban wants to make a deal — we'll see if they want to make a deal — it's got to be a real deal but we'll see, but they want to make a deal and they only want to make a deal because you're doing a greatjob. that's the only reason they want to make a deal. anger at australia's bushfire crisis. after six deaths and widespread destruction — calls for the government to take climate change seriously. i'm nuala mcgovern in london. also in the programme.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: hong kong's leader, carrie lam, warns the territory isnths of protests. violence is not going to give us any solution to the problems that hong kong is facing. fire chiefs in australia say the country is facing the most dangerous bushfire week the nation has ever seen. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme. tackling global warming by going after air conditioners. how one american man's environmental action is already helping the climate. and feeling stressed?

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: hong kong's leader, carrie lam, declares that protestorsersity campus. violence is not going to give us any solution to the problems that hong kong is facing. fire chiefs in australia say the country is facing the most dangerous bushfire week the nation has ever seen. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme. tackling global warming by going after air conditioners. how one american man's environmental action is already helping the climate.

i'm sharanjit leyl in hong kong.kong's district council elections sweeps aside the pro—beijing establishment. turnout was more than 70%, the highest ever recorded in any hong kong election. our correspondent witnessed an upset. well, you can hear all the excitement here, and that is because a 23—year—old democracy activist has just unseated a pro—government incumbent who has held this seat for the last 20 years. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: leaked documents seen by the bbc reveal the extent to which prison

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.ersity — but hundreds of others remain. the trump administration reverses four decades of us policy, saying israeli settlements in the occupied west bank aren't illegal. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: is this the sustainable choice for the meat—eater‘s table?

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.s toxic smog. and turkey says it's captured the elder sister of abu bakr al—baghdadi, leader of the islamic state group killed in a us raid. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: with just hours before the melbourne cup race, an animal abuse scandal shocks many in australia. and in politically troubled times, how do cartoonists draw their inspiration? voiceover: live from our studios in london and singapore,

sharanjit leyl is in hong kong for us.the ground this tuesday morning after the resounding victory of the pro—democracy movement? after the resounding victory of the pro-democracy movement? that is right. as you say, it is the morning after that extraordinary result where the pro—democracy candidates succeeded so overwhelmingly at the ballot box. essentially there is a real feeling that hong kong people are relieved, there is a sense of happiness, really, in the streets because they have spoken at the ballot box and there is a real hope that perhaps now that they have done that, they don't have the required ta ke to that, they don't have the required take to the streets and make their demands felt in the streets, because we know this is a city that has been dropped by nearly six months of really violent protests on the streets here, and there is a sense now that perhaps that might stop because people have spoken, and they have sent a real message, a symbolic message to the government, carrie lam and beijing. but there is a

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.iling to tackle delhi's toxic smog. key impeachment testimony is released to the public, as a federal court orders president trump's accountants to hand over his tax returns. i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: with just hours before the melbourne cup race, an animal abuse scandal shocks many in australia. and we live in politically troubled times. we hear from the cartoonist about how he draws inspiration.

i'm sharanjit leyl in hong kong, where turnout at more than 70% is the highest ever recorded, in thedocuments seen by the bbc reveal the vast network of high security prisons in western china designed to brainwash uighur muslims. days of heavy rain and floods drench parts of italy and france damaging homes and bridges. the billionaire former mayor of new york michael bloomberg announces he wants to run for us president as a democrat. location, location, location — we take a look at a property

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.presidency get under way in washington. mr trump, who's hosting turkey's leader, says he's too busy to watch. i hear it's a joke. i have not watched, i have not watched for one minute because i've been with the president, which is much more important as far as i am concerned. earlier, president erdogan received a warm welcome to the white house despite tensions over the war in syria. i'm maryam moshiri in london. also in the programme: a breakthrough in the war against ebola, the world health organization

i'm sharanjit leyl, in singapore.ells us troops the taliban's pushing for a ceasefire. the taliban wants to make a deal. it has to be a real deal but we will see. they want to make a deal because we are doing a greatjob. that is the only reason. anger at australia's bushfire crisis — after 6 deaths and widespread destruction, calls for the government to take climate change seriously. i'm nuala mcgovern, in london. also in the programme: shame and suicide in south korea — claims the law is failing victims of spy camera crime.

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore, the headlines: police in hong kong use live ammunition during clashesy is declared in new south wales and now queensland, with warnings that bushfires in australia could pose a ‘catastrophic‘ threat to sydney. bolivia's president evo morales announces his resignation after weeks of protests over last month's disputed elections. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme. cyclone bulbul rips through coastal areas of bangladesh and india, killing at least 13 people and forcing more than two