i'm babita sharma in london. thanks for joining i'm babita sharma in london.f speculation about whether or not they will tie the knot but they've done it, two indian superstars, virat kohli, the indian captain, and the indian actress anish pasharma, we wish them well. that's all for now, stay with bbc world news. it's no wonder the snow has been making the headlines the last couple of days, exceptionally heavy across parts of england and wales. winter wonderland scenes like this in parts of wales, it can look beautiful but can be so disruptive like the snow we saw in the south—east of england on monday. the wintry weather continues through the overnight through eastern coastal areas and to some extent through south—west wales, into cornwall and devon. elsewhere, a bitterly cold night under clear skies. these are towns and city values. out in the countryside and where there is lying snow, easily minus double digit figures and we're going to see some freezing mist and fog as well to greet us for tuesday morning. so watch out for lying snow and ice, which could b

i'm babita sharma in london.lso in the programme: a fierce battle to succeed presidentjacob zuma as the leader of south africa's ruling party, voting is underway. and french sailor francois gabart has set a new world record for the fastest solo round—the—world navigation of 42 days and 16 hours. 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 6.30am in myanmar where the country's leaders could face charges of genocide over the persecution of the rohingya ethnic group. that's the warning from un's high commissionerfor human rights. it's estimated that more than 650,000 rohingya muslims have fled from myanmar to neighbouring bangladesh since august, when attacks on police posts prompted a military crackdown. 0ur south asia correspondent justin rowlatt reports. this boy is 11 years old. he draws pictures of the horrors he has witnessed. translation: older women were stamped on, and then the military grabbed them by the

i'm babita sharma in london.n where the republican party's candidate, roy moore, is accused of preying on teenage girls. us secretary of state rex tillerson tells north korea — "we're ready to talk" — with no preconditions. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. britain's financial times looks at the mega deal between disney and fox that could reshape the media landscape. the company is reported to be closing in on rupert murdoch's 21st century fox in a deal that could be worth $60 billion. the south china morning post says the global race to get self—driving vehicles on the road could be speeding up. the paper says the southern city of shenzhen is giving their self driving buses a public test drive. and finally, would you ever feel guilty about taking a paid vacation? well, according to the japan times, japanese workers ranked the world's lowest in using paid vacation days. and they also felt most guilty about taking time off from the office. the french president, emmanuel macron, has warne

i'm babita sharma, in london. also in the programme: the former colleague of hollywood producer harvey weinstein speaks exclusively to the bbc about her experience. hugh accused him of attempted rape? yes. and he denied it? yes, he said nothing at all had happened. and we report on the dozens of new wildlife species found in the mekong delta. 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 7pm in washington, where donald trump can celebrate perhaps the biggest victory of his presidency so far. well, sort of... the house of representatives has passed a major overhaul of the nation's tax laws. it includes steep cuts for the wealthy. the senate is expected to vote shortly. a last minute glitch could mean lawmakers having to vote again — though it's not expected to change the outcome. republicans are celebrating. 227 and the no, 203, it is adopted. it is laid upon the table! today we raise taxes on 86 million middle—class

i'm babita sharma in london.lso in the programme: chile's former president, conservative billionaire sebastian pinera, sweeps back into power. and circling the globe solo in just six weeks. french sailor francois gabart smashes the world record. liza fromer studios in singapore and london, and this is bbc world news. —— live from. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 7.30am in myanmar — where the country's leaders could face charges of genocide over the persecution of the rohingya ethnic group. that's the warning from un's high commissionerfor human rights. it's estimated that more than 650,000 rohingya muslims have fled myanmar to neighbouring bangladesh since august, when attacks on police posts prompted a military crackdown. 0ur south asia correspondent justin rowlatt reports. this boy is 11 years old. he draws pictures of the horrors he has witnessed. translation: older women were stamped on, and then the military grabbed them by the hair and slaughtered them. because i saw tha

i'm babita sharma in london. the headlines: british prime minister theresa may's deputy, damian green, has been sacked over allegations of inappropriate behaviour. a "big, beautiful tax cut". donald trump gets his first major legislative win, after republicans approve the biggest tax overhaul in a generation. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: help preserve our beautiful islands. the government of palau is asking to all visitors to sign a pledge not to harm the environment. fans gather to say goodbye at the funeral of south korea's k—pop star kim jong—hyun. welcome to newsday. it is 8:00am singapore, and midnight here in london, where one of the british prime minister's key allies has been sacked. damian green, who was deputy to the prime minister, theresa may, was found to have made misleading statements about pornography found on a computer in his office. he was also being investigated over claims he had behaved inappropriately towards a female journalist. he has denied wrongdoing. our politica

shubhankar sharma says he's never going to forget his first visit to south africa after picking up aour title at the joburg open. finishing off his final round after thunderstorms on sunday, sharma's total of 23—under—par gave him victory by three shots and earned him a place at next year's open championship. west indies are facing a tough task to win the second test against new zealand in hamilton and level the series with play midway through fay four. having resumed on 30—2, that was in their second innings, chasing aim for the win. the visitors are currently: captain kraig brathwaite fell early as trent boult became just the sixth new zealander to take 200 test wickets but roston chase is doing his best and has moved to 63. it's been a testing time for england's cricketers both on and off the field in australia. the ashes series has been marred with several incidents involving players‘ behaviour. the most recent, lions batsman ben duckett suspended for pouring a drink over bowlerjames anderson. sledging among players has also created unwanted headlines. jonny bairstow though belie

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: "the world is losing its fight against global warming" — france's president macron gives other world leaders a blunt warning. and on a red carpet not so far, far away. the latest star wars film feels the royal force at its european premiere. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it is newsday. glad you could join us. it's 9am in the morning in singapore, 1am in london and 7pm in alabama — where polls have just closed in the us senate election that's captured the world's attention. let's now take a look at live campaign pictures from leura mall‘s campaign pictures from leura mall‘s campaign headquarters in alabama, he isa campaign headquarters in alabama, he is a former supreme courtjudge who has been accused of sexual misconduct and abusing underage girls. he is up against the democrat candidate, doug jones, who has his campaign office in birmingham, alabama, and he is a former lawyer who is pro—choice and once prosecuted former

i'm babita sharma, in london. the headlines: donald trump lashes out at his party after the republicans' shock defeat in alabama. a lot of republicans feel differently, they are happy with the way it turned out that as the leader of the party, i would like to have had the seat. a major defeat for the british prime minister as lawmakers will now get a vote on the final brexit deal. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. also in the programme: south korea's leader visits beijing. could there be a thaw in relations between the countries? and meet the k—pop star who's fighting back against the body shamers. welcome to the programme. it's iam in london, 9am in singapore and 8pm in washington, where president trump is dealing with a major setback to his agenda. his republican party has lost a key election in deeply conservative alabama. mr trump backed the losing candidate, roy moore, despite claims of sexual misconduct against him. it leaves the president weakened as he tries to drive through key policies at home and abroad. ou

i'm babita sharma in london.o in the programme: the science of ageing — how to keep our lives on track as we all get older. and have yourself a zero—waste christmas — we look at the trend for low—impact festivities. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. glad you could join us. it's 8am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in washington dc, where president trump has been setting out his latest national security plan. at it's heart, a commitment to put american interests first in dealing with the world. he singled out china and russia as foreign powers seeking to erode us prosperity. and he said the united states has no choice but to deal with the challenge from north korea. here's our north america editorjon sopel. for two years for two yea rs now for two years now donald trump has talked incessantly about america first. today in unveiling his national security strategy he sought to give a slogan flesh and bones. and what he was keen to do was stress what a break

sharma was 208 not—out, as india made 392—4. sri lanka then lost wickets at regular intervals.unday's decider. there were wins for paul berg and lindseyjacobellis in the men's and women's snowboard cross world cup event in the french alps on wednesday. in the men's race, germany's berg crossed the line first, ahead of adam lambert of australia, and the spaniard lucas eguibar. world number one alex pullin finished in sixth place. in the women's race, us veteran and standings leader lindsey jacobellis was first over the line, ahead of chloe trespeuch of france and michela moioli of italy. but, from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. well, after a very brief mild spell, those temperatures are coming down again for the next few days, and into the start of the weekend. and for thursday, its low pressure which dominates the scene. tightly packed isoba rs across the country meaning fairly windy, and they'll be blowing in lots of showers, particularly to western areas of the country. and these showers will be of a wintry mix during the overnight period and first thing on

sharma is four shots clear of his nearest rival.ed side fell 11 points behind manchester city in december! united lost 2—1 in the manchester derby at old trafford as the top two met for the first time this season. so — we asked city's boss pep guardiola, if the trophy was signed, sealed and delivered already. impossible. of course you have 11 points. you are so happy. is just in december. we have a lot of things. it is important for our confidence, of course. probably yes, but, you know, i think every one of us, chelsea, tottenham, liverpool, arsenal, of us with the ambition that probably you feel it a bit damaged because of the distance to manchester city, but i think everyone is going to fight for the points every match until mathematically it is possible. that wasn't the only hotly contested derby in the premier league. the liverpool defenders and manager weren't too chuffed. after the referee awarded a late penalty to everton, in the merseyside derby. wayne rooney converted it for his first ever goal in the fixture as the match

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: prisoners in their own homes. we find out how attempts to keep pakistan's minority hazara community safe from attack could be deepening divisions. hazaras are now living in ghettos, scared that if they step out of their own areas, this is where they will end up. and the nominees have been announced for the golden globes, with the shape of water leading, with seven nominations. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7:00pm in new york, where police say a man detonated a bomb close to the city's main bus terminal during the morning rush hour. four people, including the bomber, were injured in the small explosion in central manhattan. a 27—year—old man originally from bangladesh has been arrested. 0ur correspondent nick bryant reports from new york. 7:20am in the morning, the height of the rush hour, and security camera footage of an underpass at new york's busiest bus terminal. this low—tech bomb was detonated deliberately, in the hope of

i'm babita sharma. our top story. the british prime minister's deputy, damian green, has been sacked after making misleading statements about pornography found on his office computer. the british prime minister, theresa may, said it was with deep regret that she had asked him to resign. he has denied wrongdoing. donald trump's overhaul of the us tax system has been formally approved by both houses of congress. the president wasjoined by his republican colleagues to celebrate what's being seen as his biggest legislative success since taking office. and this story is trending at bbc.com. fans are gathering in seoul at the funeral of kim jong—hyun, to say goodbye to the south korean k—pop star. his death has triggered an outpouring of grief from fans all around the world. stay with bbc news. and our other headline here in the uk: following the collapse of two rape cases in a week, scotland yard has announced it is reviewing dozens of other cases which are about to go to court. stay with us, more to come, but first, a her

i'm babita sharma in london.ntjacob zuma as the leader of south africa's ruling party, voting is underway. and french sailor francois gabart has set a new world record

virat kohli and rohit sharma both in half centuries.ch has been the smog enveloping the players and the city. sri lanka's players were affected. one bollard sri lanka's players were affected. one bolla rd before sri lanka's players were affected. one bollard before working. —— before walking off. ronnie o sullivan has been enjoying his 42nd birthday at the uk snooker championship. the man they call the rocket was worthy of his name as he tore around the table at the barbican in york, thrashing michael white by 6 frames to 1 to reach the last 16. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, tulsen tollett, and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. this is the point where this week's weather begins to get considerably more dramatic. and this is the driver of the change, this curl of cloud on the satellite picture, a deep area of low pressure which has been named by the met office, storm caroline. nothing will happen much on wednesday morning. feeding in a lot of cloud and some mild

overnight leader shubankhar sharma continues to lead.ble to play seven shots on sunday and birdied two of them, before play was suspended. dreadful conditions. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me, gavin ramjaun, and the rest of the sport today team — goodbye. it was a cold and a wintry weekend, some places seeing the most snowfall we have had in four years. we've had lots of scenes coming in from our weather watchers. this one taken in leicestershire showing the depth of the snow there. scenes like that across many central parts the country — this one coming in from shropshire. in terms of snow depths, we have had 33 centimetres of snow, sennybridge in mid wales. widely over ten centimetres. it has caused significant disruption. and during monday morning, ice, i think, is going to be the main hazard. but during the day our attention also turns to this area of low pressure affecting portugal, spain and france, and the northern edge of that could well bring some heavy rain and strong wi

sharma made his hundred off 35 balls, matching david miller's century for south africa in october eventually for india. premiership rugby union is back this weekend after the european break, and in tonight's game worcester won the battle of the bottom sides. beating london irish 23—8 at sixways. welsh wing josh adams scored both tries for worcester in front of a season's best crowd. it's worcester‘s 3rd win in four and eases their relegation fears while condeming irish to another dfeat. they're now 10 points adrift at the foot of the table afterjust one win all season. now real madrid versus barcelona is always a huge game but while barca are currently 6 points clear at the top of the table — their old rivals real madrid are a long way behind them in 11th place. so as ronaldo and messi prepare to lock horns once again, this weekend's el classico is as much about the political situation in spain as it is about the football. joe lysnkey reports. commentator: a chance for ronaldo! they are the superstars who define their era, the players on each side of footballs game. with lionel messi and ron

i'm babita sharma. our top story. a warning from the united nations to the leadership of myanmar. the high commissionerfor human rights says the country's leaders could face charges of genocide over the persecution of the rohingya ethnic group. more than 650,000 rohingya muslims have fled from myanmar to neighbouring bangladesh since august. south africa's governing anc is voting to choose a new leader to succeed presidentjacob zuma. nearly 5000 delegates are choosing between the deputy president cyril ramaphosa and former foreign minister, nkosaza na dlamini—zuma. and this story is trending at bbc.com. the latest star wars film has generated more than $450 million in global ticket sales on its opening weekend. in america, the lastjedi is second on the all—time box office list, behind the 2015 star wars film, the force awakens. stay with us. and our top story here in the uk... investigators are trying to establish what caused a multiple pile up in an underpass in birmingham, in the early hours of saturday morning, which killed six people. one other man is critically ill in hospita

so we can go back to our country sharma. britain's home to nearly a million polish people the largest immigrant group. but faced with mounting xenophobia and discrimination since brexit many of questioning that future in the uk. here in phones the prime minister has been forced to defend his decision to hire a private jet for three hundred and fifty thousand years to fly back. from japan opposition politicians have criticised at off each use of the private johnson and ngos accused him of ignoring his own government's pledges. exemplary behavior and alexa reports. this is the kind of plane that french prime minister it will phillipe and his delegation shots at for that took your. journey. of flights and apples a three forty that cost three hundred fifty thousand year. as you might take full responsibility for the decision and i'll tell you why. we know that there were know commercial flight schedule for the time we need to richard and we also knew that we had to get back because the president was leaving to go to australia. i

meanwhile, rohit sharma has equalled the fastest century in t20 international history this afternoond miller. rohit was eventually out for 118 — a record high score for india. finally, cricket has only been included at the commonwealth games once — that was back in 1998, with south africa beating australia in the final. but now, with birmingham being awarded the event for 2022, there's a chance it could return. but it's not clear whether the competition would be men's, women's or mixed. it needs to work for everyone. and we just need to see what that looks like. but i think it would be a disservice to speculate on exactly what that is going to look like. what is important is that cricket does have a place in the commonwealth games, it is one of the optional sports in our constitution so it already has its mark, it is just how we make that happen. that's all the sport for now. now on afternoon live, let's go nationwide and see what's happening around the country in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. peter levy is in hull and can tell me about the teams of brussel spro

where i want to be what has been a breakthrough when faith young indian goal for sure bankers sharma the twenty one year old winning the johannesburg open by three strokes has after bad weather so the title being decided on monday it's sharma's first venture on the european so i am guaranteed in a price and next year is going to challenge. lindsey vonn as preparations for the upcoming winter olympics in south korea all it's going well with just a couple of months to go and so the games the twenty ten downhill champion is again struggling with injury the thirty three year old says she's doing all she can to be ready for could be her last olympics. everything that i've done has been in preparation for these one picks so right now i'm trying to stay healthy. going in so far it's not going very well but. you know i feel like i'm saving all of my luck for february and hopefully everything will work out the way it's supposed to all south korean organizers are doing over the counter boost ticket sales there a robot relay with the olympic torch is the latest innovation so for six hundred tho

crimes againinst humanityy t commmmences as you officialy apologize too the a algerian people semily sharma deserted. the bill never became law but many algerians are still seeking an apology. when nicholas sarkozy visited the country during his presidency in two thousand and seven he conceded that the colonial system was profoundly y on justst. in twenty twelve focus the success of alslso on hold acknowledge the brutality of french rule will that he to stop short of an official apology. or great easy i recognize here the suffering that colonization has inflicted on the algerian people are. here you know the massacres of said chief gelman anchor after. we have a duty to the truth. lebanon violence oil injustice. massacreres and t torture. should adopt your. in february two thousand and seventeen while on his presidential campaign trail emmanuelot cruel and it the french right by making this statement on n a visito algeria. record this group is asian is about of french history and it's a crime is a crime against humanity it's barbaric. since then my call to has shown that he has no intention

i'm babita sharma in london.an pinera, sweeps back into power. and circling the globe solo in just six weeks. french sailor francois gabart smashes the world record. liza fromer studios in singapore

from nigeria kenya and germany i'm male tiger i believe fossey park in lagos nigeria a my colleague sharma my joins us from nairobi hello sharon. hello and today we have a glittering a ray of environmental ideas for you here's what we have lined up on the show. today we are traveling to the stunning only national park in kenya where locals and we alongside. will find out how a mobile app in germany is helping to keep that would be great. in morocco we're catching a ride in an electric car to explore how the country's transport system is going. as you may know nigeria has a very ambitious plan to reduce c o two emissions by at least twenty five percent within the next ten to fifteen years it also has a lot of initiatives that could help. me to get the effects of climate change but we have to totally sensitized people in the idea if we want to achieve that says nigerian lady george who is an environmental activists well we did catch up with her quiet and serene place tomorrow george tells us what she can do or what she brings others can do for the environment. thanks for having me. thank you

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: prisoners in their own homes. safe from attack could be deepening divisions. hazaras are now living in ghettos, scared that if they step out of their own areas — this is where they'll end up. and the nominees are announced for the golden globes with movie the shape of water leading the contenders with seven nominations.

rohit sharma has equalled the record for the fastest international 2020 century and with it helping hisls matching the south african david miller who made a century against bangladesh in october. sri la nka against bangladesh in october. sri lanka could not chase down the huge total of 261. india won the match and they are leading the three match series 2—0. that is all the sport. britain will get a new passport in 2019 when it leaves the european union. the government has announced that it's going back to the old—style dark blue and gold hardback passport carried by british citizens before the introduction of the pan—european burgundy design in 1988. 0ur correspondent explains why this decision is making headlines. if we have a look at the sun newspaper, their headline, the return of the great british passport, and on the front you can see a love iconic blue passport. they have had a 17 month campaign to get the government to go back to the old style passport. some people may struggle with recognising the colour of that passport on the front, many people say their passport was dark blu

rohit sharma equals the record for the fastest t20 international century reaching three figures injusts in just 35 balls in their match against sri lanka. rangers appoint graham murthy as managerfor the rest rangers appoint graham murthy as manager for the rest of the season. he had been in temporary charge after the sacking of pedro caixinha in october. the spanish prime minister, mariano rajoy says he's prepared to hold talks with whoever takes control of the catalan regional government, as long as they stay within the law. the spanish government has been meeting to discuss the results of regional elections in catalonia which saw separatist parties win a slim majority in the new assembly. he said he hoped the elections are sure ina he said he hoped the elections are sure in a new phase of politics based on dialogue. well earlier i spoke to the bbc‘s tim willcox, and i began by asking him if calling for fresh elections had backfired on mr rajoy. madrid is trying to spin it in a different way, as you would imagine, and the spin they are putting on things is that the popular vote shows

and a day late, but worth the wait — for shubhankar sharma, anyway.the indian golfer held onto his lead to win in south africa by three shots for his maiden european tour title. and finally, here is what has been catching our eye on social media. carrying the olympic torch is one of the most prestigious honours. but it seems we've got some competition, from robots! with the winter games in pyeongchang soon upon us, robots have been taking the job of both driving and carrying the torch. that's a robot with the flame in south korea's science city, daejeon. the future is here folks. the robots are taking over. a mobile money wallet has transformed the lives of millions of kenyans, by giving them access to financial services and healthcare even in the most remote parts of the country. the system works by linking money to a mobile phone number and allows those without a bank account to make payments via text message. catharina moh went to the slums of nairobi to meet a young family benefiting from the new technology. almost half of nairobi's population liv

and rohit sharma equals the record for the fastest twe nty20 international century, reaching three figuresnow. thanks very much. it's a growing problem in countries like the philippines — children put to work in front of webcams, forced to perform sex shows for paedophiles watching on the other side of the world. in 2013 a dutch ngo tried to find out how big the problem was, by using a fake online profile of a ten—year—old filipina girl — they called her sweetie. more than a thousand men offered her money. now the team behind sweetie is launching a new project — this time targeting individual predators themselves; and the software is being offered to police forces across the world. from holland, angus crawford reports. 0nline, undercover, searching chat rooms, looking for predators. sweetie is back. always it's about sex. and always it's about adults who want to talk about sex. look, he's british, like many others, and remember they are talking to what they think is an 11—year—old girl. remember this? i'm not real. the computer—generated. .. back then, sweetie needed human operators to typ

i'm babita sharma in london. against global warming" — france's president macron gives other world leaders a blunt warning. and on a red carpet not so far, far away.

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the science of ageing.r. and have yourself a zero—waste christmas. we look at the trend for low—impact festivities.

sharma smashes in a record—equalling t20 century offjust 35 balls.. so lots coming up tonight but we're starting with football and one of the games of the season. this fixture was an absolute cracker. fifth plays against fourth place as arsenal played liverpool on a friday night for the first time since the title decider of 1989. drew savage reports. much had been made of the fixture and its pride and history, the only thing up for grabs tonight in the premier league but these days that fourth champions league spot is all—important. liverpool with philippe coutinho determined to grab it, arsenal booed off at half—time, liverpool should have had more, mo salah put them two up have had more, mo salah put them two up but they could've had three or four. the atmosphere changed, first alexis sanchez rose to the occasion. no celebrations at this stage, arsenal or business.

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i'm babita sharma in london.ywood producer harvey weinstein speaks exclusively to the bbc about her experience. you accused him of attempted rape? yeah, yeah. and he denied it? yes, he said nothing at all had happened. and dozens of new wildlife species have been found in the mekong delta,

abandoned at the randpark golf club, due to to thunderstorms. 0vernight leader — india's shubankhar sharma on sunday and birdied two of them — before play was suspended. american skier lindsey vonn was forced to miss sunday's racing at the world cup in st moritz after compressing her spine in the super g on saturday. she said it was mainly a precautionary measure. meanwhile austria's marcel hirscher got a record 14th podium on the slopes in val d'isare. he overcame the tricky conditions to win the slalom. it's his 47th world cup slalom victory. and ronnie 0'sullivan has won the uk snooker championship, beating shaun murphy in the final. he made three centuries during the match. 10—5 the score, in what was a dominant performance from the man known as the rocket. the win equals the record of six uk titles set by steve davis. and that's all the sport for now. venezuelans are voting to choose mayors for more than 300 towns and cities. 20 million people are eligible to vote but turnout is expected to remain low. major opposition parties are boycotting the elections. they allege the voting syste

i'm babita sharma in london. has been sacked over allegations of inappropriate behaviour. a "big, beautiful tax cut". donald trump gets his first major legislative win, after republicans approve the biggest tax overhaul in a generation. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: help preserve our beautiful islands. the government of palau is asking to all visitors to sign a pledge not to harm the environment. fans gather to say goodbye at the funeral of south korea's k—pop star kim jong—hyun.

meanwhile rohit sharma has equalled the fastest century in t20 international history this afternoon in balls. the same as south africa's david miller. rohit was eventually out for 118. a record high score for india. that is all the sports an hour. we have more in an hour. —— all the sport for now. a group of mps has called for a deposit scheme for plastic bottles, to try to reduce pollution in the oceans. the commons environmental audit committee suggested a deposit of between ten and 20 pence per bottle, which would be refunded when the bottle is returned. it's also called for more public water fountains, so that people can top up refillable bottles. here's our environment analyst, roger harrabin. the uk uses around 13 billion plastic bottles every year. nearly half are put into landfill, incinerated or left as litter. many ultimately find their way into the sea. the mps are urging the government to introduce a deposit—and—return scheme for bottles as soon as possible. they want a new rule obliging all cafes, pubs and restaurants to provide free tap water so people can top up their ow

i'm babita sharma, in london.the republicans' shock defeat in alabama. a lot of republicans feel differently, they are happy with the way it turned out that as the leader of the party, i would like to have had the seat. a major defeat for the british prime minister as lawmakers will now get a vote on the final brexit deal. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. also in the programme: south korea's leader visits beijing. could there be a thaw in relations between the countries? and meet the k—pop star who's fighting back against the body shamers.

a slight change of pace now, india's rohit sharma has equalled the fastest century in t20 history.cond 5010 of 12 balls. the same as south africa's david miller. he was eventually out for 118... india is 260—5 of the t20 record. they won by 88 runs to take the series. they have a game to spare. there is a big game at the bottom of the aviva premiership this evening as worcester host london irish. irish are six points adrift at the foot of the table so will be desparate for a win to stay in touch with warriors who are second bottom. to bea to be a team that can compete to be a top 16 in that competition, if that's what you intend to be, then you have to live with those expectations, do have to be consistent in your performance and we haven't been. and i'm the first to admit that. that's probably the biggest challenge. we know we are a good rugby team on our day, we can play some good rugby, but we need to do it more consistently, if we are going to climb up the table. although fixtures are zig zag at all the fixtures are on the website. glasgow bursar ‘s edinburgh should bea glasgow

i'm babita sharma in london.nister theresa may's deputy, damian green, has been sacked over allegations of inappropriate behaviour. donald trump gets his first major legislative win, after republicans approve the biggest tax overhaul in a generation. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in newsday: help preserve our beautiful islands. the government of palau is asking visitors to sign a pledge not to harm the environment. fans gather to pay their respects at the funeral of south korea's k—pop star, kim jong—hyun. live from our studios in london and singapore,

indian cricket captain virat kohli and bollywood actress anushka sharma got married in italy. had a beautiful day. much more on all of that and much more on the bbc news website any time. thanks for watching. well, it's no wonder the snow has been making the headlines the last couple of days, it has been exceptionally heavy across parts of england and wales. winter wonderland scenes like this in parts of wales, it looks beautiful but can be so disruptive, like the snow we saw in the south—east of england on monday. now, the wintry weather continues through the overnight through eastern coastal areas and to some extent as well across south—west wales, into cornwall and devon. elsewhere, it's going to be a bitterly cold night under clear skies. these are towns and city values. out in the countryside, and where there's lying snow, easily minus double digit figures. we're going to see some freezing mist and fog as well to greet us for tuesday morning. so watch out for lying snow and ice, which could be quite widespread where we've got snow and where there's been some snow melt dur

else doing of iran's democratically elected prime minister excuse me and restored the ruling monica sharma reza pahlavi the resentment of the u.s. meddling helped trigger iran's nine hundred seventy nine islamic revolution and the installment of the anti western ruhollah khomeini supreme leader more than fifty americans were held hostage for more than a year the countries have been at loggerheads ever since in twenty fifteen troubling u.s. led sanctions against iran were lifted in return for limitations to its nuclear energy program the deal was the signature foreign policy achievement of barack obama's presidency but since coming to power donald trump has slapped unilateral sanctions on iran and the president could pull the u.s. out of the deal altogether in january now dramatic video has emerged from syria showing children being rescued from rebel held parts of damascus following government airstrikes these pictures of a child being pulled from the rubble are said to be from the damascus suburb of harassed or at least and at least thirteen people including five children are believed to b