singapore is very strict. am taxi, i can't break any laws. >> anthony: so if a camera catches you? >> cab driver: yeah, everything is in camera. so it is important everyone, we have to follow the rules and regulations, that's the reason singapore is very good. same time, singaporeans are very hard working. as human beings, what we need? food to eat, clothes to wear, a place to sleep, you can get in singapore. so in other words, we have to continue work, you see. if you're working, you'll get something, once lazy, you're out. >> anthony: by some measures, singapore is a welfare state, taking care of the less fortunate, but at its heart, it's a cold blooded meritocracy. you follow the rules -- and there are many, work hard, and you will have a good life. that's the message. >> anthony: so this is a -- >> najip: longton. >> anthony: and this? >> najip: mee siam. >> anthony: we are having longton. rice cake, coconut gravy, vegetables, and a hard-boiled egg. and mee siam, fried rice noodles with chili paste, prawns

now if the singapore 20 overtime.uk was to fall out of the eu with no deal, ironically could be more expensive dissent cars back to where they would decide, here in the uk, than in europe. simon jack there. in other business news making headlines, the european commission has sent italy back to the drawing board to revise its budget. it is an opposite of move with regard to an eu member state. it opposite of move with regard to an eu memberstate. it —— opposite of move with regard to an eu member state. it —— italy is a eurozone's third—biggest economy and the commission is worried about the impact of higher spending on already high levels of debt. italy's governing populist parties have vowed to push ahead with campaign promises including a minimum income for the unemployed. the country now has three weeks to submit a new d raft has three weeks to submit a new draft budget to brussels. tesla shares have jumped to draft budget to brussels. tesla shares havejumped to more than 12% after a long time critic of the company

singapore singapore airline has always pushed aircraft manufacturers to do more and more.ng technology to the advantage of the passenger. this one was probably a little bit fine as far as performance is concerned so it was a marginal set —— route from the outset. and were dumber high oil prices killed it off. in terms of demand, it is only premium economy and business class that will cost a lot more. is there a demand? there is a very big demand for premium economy and this is the way of the future, particularly for older long—range flights because passengers demand more comfort. and as fuel prices drop, has become cheaper and it is more affordable to say i want a few more inches of legroom, look more comfort. premium economy is a growing market and they are in the right space for this. perfectly positioned. there has been a lot of talk recently thanks to a slew of leaks, that google is developing a modified search engine for china that would bend to the rules of censorship within the country. mike pence said that google should immediately and development on the project, c

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: hurricane michael, the most powerful storm in a century to hit the southwest coast of america, slams the florida shore. as new evidence emerges surrounding the fate of the missing saudi journalist jamal kashoggi, president trump says he's asked top saudi officials for answers we cannot let this happen — to reporters, to anybody, we cannot let this happen. and we are going to get to the bottom of it. i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme: rebuilding palu. two weeks after indonesia's devastating earthquake and tsunami, the authorities say they're ending search and rescue operations and police in nepal smash a major smuggling ring trading in baby chimpanzees stolen from their mothers in the wild. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and eight in the evening in florida, where hurricane michael is battering the us coast. the state's governor has warned it's could be t

well bent the negotiations between singapore and the e.u. actually concluded in october twenty four teams now the f.d.a. hasn't been rectified because one of the top you call it if you went all the e.u. countries must rectify so there's actually been quite a bit of work in order to make sure that it's on track to come in force by twenty nineteen so suppose singapore side was always been looking at free trade and trade liberalization so in that sense was always been would look at ways of how to facilitate and how to sign f.t.'s with countries and from different parts of the world so these are some of the things that we've been doing in the face of the empty rhetoric globalisation rhetoric but what sort of savings will these two deals bring business. well you know the removal of the straight tariff definitely makes things cheaper for a lot of the companies as well as. vietnam is also very much a trade manufactory it's also been making quite a bit of shoes a lot of products brand names tracking friends that we have seen so far so in actual fact

now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report.an markets are following wall street's rally after tech giants twitter, microsoft reported strong results. and from an awkward and check to a friendship. president trump oss trade war with beijing might be pushing china and japan closer together. good morning and welcome to asia business report live from singapore. tokyo stocks have open higher after having a massive sell—off yesterday. now by 1% and that is after us shares about to buy after suffering massive losses on wednesday. as he can see here, the snp is now back in positive territory for the year and the nasdaq has actually experienced its best will in the performance since march. it is partly because strong tag earnings from twitter and microsoft. but amazon and half of its shares tumble after disappointing results. technology expert mark i scheduled a earlier andi expert mark i scheduled a earlier and i began by asking him about why twitter shares are doing so well when they're in user numbers were down. i think we have seen

europe teams up with asia to push for free trade or free trade agreement with singapore signed in brussels should the e.u. give up on the u.s. on a trade mission to germany governor phil murphy says definitely not. also on the program how the french port of kelly is already getting ready for brics it it's a key port connecting the u.k. and the e.u. . and right now the border between the british held territory of gibraltar and spain is easy to cross but workers there worry that could change after a break so. it's time for business on d.w.i.m. how you got to get us to to have you with us the european union and singapore signed a free trade agreement on friday on the sidelines of the e.u. asia summit in brussels the pact with singapore prime minister unleashing long is one of many agreements the e.u. is pursuing with several asian countries including vietnam leaders participating in the summit call for unity and strong signals against american protectionism. america first policy has led to closer cooperation between asian and european economies to deal with singapore must still be confirmed b

is i mean they i mean it is a jap pan stock market strategist with singapore based symmetric advisors good to have you with us so how much damage has the whole affair done to the attractiveness of saudi money in the tech world right now or it's difficult to say the moment but i mean the likelihood is that you know it's going to have some notable impact all

in that and singapore. more important is that singapore.important is that singapore has a trade agreement in place with both japan and china and britain does not have that as an britain does not have that as an britain is unable to get those in place before next month because of the eu rules. this is absolutely about brexit, the lack of trade deals between britain and those key markets. let's stick with the car theme. the dylan thomas power, do not go gently into that good night, was seen not go gently into that good night, was seen to be encouraging angry driving and has resulted in the adverts being banned, pulled. driving and has resulted in the adverts being banned, pulledm driving and has resulted in the adverts being banned, pulled. it is an interesting choice of power to use because it is about dying... a curious thing to attach to driving a car. iam curious thing to attach to driving a car. i am not sure curious thing to attach to driving a car. iam not sure i curious thing to attach to driving a car. i am not sure i would have gone

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: saudi arabia's king discusses the investigation into the missing journalist jamal khashoggi with the turkish president, as international pressure mounts on the saudis, including this from the uk. if they've got nothing to hide, then they will and should co—operate. nepal's worst climbing accident for two years claims the lives of five south korean climbers and four local guides. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: could malaysia be about to get rid of the death penalty? lawmakers are due to debate new government proposals. game, set, and match, djokovic. 6-3, 6-4. back on top. the winning streak continues for novak djokovic, as he cruises to victory in the shanghai masters. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am here in singapore and 1am in london. as international pressure increases on saudi arabia over the disappearance of journalist jamal khashoggi, king salman has discussed the inve

so, why singapore in that case?um cleaners and other electric products to go into the electric car market, two and a half billion pounds being thrown at it but the big question was where will they build it, and their hq in watcher or singapore? this morning we found out they are going with singapore. it‘s not an enormous surprise, none of the dyson product actually manufactured here, design and sales and marketing happens here but the manufacturer happens in south—east asia. as a prize it‘s singapore, one of the highest cost places to do business in the world but the company said the access to engineering talent, supply chains that work in asia and crucially access to markets that this car will be in that, most notably china, all made it made sense to build it they are. people say that‘s not very good, why could we not do it here at your place in wiltshire. he is saying that as i say the technical expertise they get over here, and although we‘re not making the cars over here, the research and develop mintand over he

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: president trump praises nikki hailey after her shock resignation as us ambassador to the un. but is she after his job? we're all happy for you in one way, but we hate to lose you. hopefully you will be back at some point, maybe in a different area, you can have your pick. controversy over bangladesh's plan to resettle rohingya refugees to an uninhabited island in the bay of bengal. translation: i left everything behind, my house, my cattle, and faced a lot of hardship. now we've just about settled down and they're talking about moving us to that ireland? i am talking about moving us to that ireland? iam really talking about moving us to that ireland? i am really scared. —— talking about moving us to that island? i'm kasia madera in london. also in the programme: hurricane michael bears down on america's gulf coast, bringing 100 mile an hour winds and life—threatening storm surges. alabama, florida and georgia declare states of emergency. and jumping for joy — how one sw

not everything that works in singapore might work in much bigger countries and what about germany in terms of size somewhere in between comes in as number three on that competitiveness index and what might be surprising is that germany is doing especially well in the area of innovation how come. i must say that indeed it is a little surprise that germany is ranked number one in innovation but if you look at the details you find the reason in no single categories such as patent applications quality of research institutions and the like in no single category is germany actually number one but it's always close to the top other countries such as the us may be number one in some categories but they are much more mediocre in other categories so it's the breath of germany that it's pretty good in almost every category that means germany actually ends up number one in innovation although it does not have the most peyton applications and does not have the very best scientific research ok so that means we don't always have to be the number one in everything and can still excel good news that

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london.ina confirms the head of interpol, meng hongwei, is being investigated for suspected violations of the law. as indonesia plans to end the search for earthquake survivors on thursday, there are fears there could be thousands of bodies in the city of palu. around 5,000 people are still unaccounted for. in formula 1, lewis hamilton won the japanese grand prix and extends his lead in the drivers championship. there are nowjust four races to go. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the front page of the new york times international edition shows the devastation in indonesia. this is what remains of a mosque in palu, on sulawesi island, what they call "an island in disaster‘s grip". japan's prime minister shinzo abe is on the front of the the financial times, after he made an announcement on brexit. he's told the paper he'd welcome the uk into the trans—pacific partnership with "open arms" after it leaves the eu. and trade is also on the front page of the south china

and i‘m sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us. the national holiday. some images from the netherlands before we go. this was an abandoned lion cub and this cub was found in a small cage by someone outjogging. it is thought to be four or five—month—old. vets say it was very stressed by the ordeal, but otherwise it is healthy and i‘m happy to say that the cub is now being cared for at a wildlife park —— five months old. dutch police are looking for the owners. they‘re not sure what happened but they‘re interested in. the most important thing is that the little cub is ok —— there in investigating. that is good to hear! —— they are investigating. from both of us, goodbye! good morning. some autumn warmth to come in the week ahead, but before that, i just want to concentrate on the rain. it was a pretty miserable sunday across the far north—west of scotland, a lot of low cloud, it was windy at times and there was some rain, some of it persistent. a couple of inches of rain has already fallen in parts of the north—west of scotland alrea

now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. india's economy in focus. willard central bank hike interest rates as it cuts taxes on fuel? —— will its central bank. and we find out how to serve up a central bank. and we find out how to serve up a classic mix. —— serve up the classic cocktail mix. welcome to this friday edition of asia business report, i'm sharanjit leyl. we will start with india where the central bank is widely expected to hike rates for the third time sincejune. the country is grappling with a weakening currency, the rupiah, surging oil prices, and market instability —— rupee. overnight the government cut taxes on fuel to help people cope with rising prices, and against all of this background, an economist explains why he thinks they will again raise the cost of borrowing. yes, i think they will raise rates, last week we had this external deficit as interest rates in america go up. there is a lot of market focus on the countries that need to raise funds from overseas. india isa need to raise funds from overseas. india is a similar case a

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i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: president trump visits the scene of the massacre of 11 jewish people in pittsburgh despite some protestors saying he is not welcome. bangladesh and myanmar agree on the return of some rohingya refugees, but the un warns that it's not safe for them yet. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: indonesia orders inspections of all boeing 737 max 8 planes as the lion air recovery operation continues. this is now the grim ritual that's taking place here at the port. these coastguard boats coming in, bringing back what they have been able to recover from the wreckage. let's get to work. and we talk to the football star wayne rooney about his new life and success in america. 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 9pm in the evening in the us city of pittsburgh. that's where president trump has landed to meet the families of victims of the deadly mass shooting at a sy

i am sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: tributes for leicester city chairman and thai billionaire vichai srivaddhanaprabha, who's died in a helicopter crash outside the club's stadium. you can see behind me of course there is this extraordinary outpouring of grief, these tributes have been laid, pouring in throughout the course of the day. and this is the scene live in rio, as supporters of the far right candidate jair bolsonaro celebrate his victory in a highly divisive presidential campaign. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: authorities in pittsburgh name the 11 victims of a shooting at a synagogue in the worst anti—semitic attack in recent us history. and crowdfunding on a massive scale in pakistan — the government is trying to raise $17 billion to build two hydroelectric dams. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 7am in bangkok, and midnight in leicester, where the football club have confirmed that their

i'm mariko oi in singapore, the headlines. our headlines this hour. in a special report, the bbc reveals evidence of a vast new network of internment camps in china. it's thought as many as a million muslims are being held inside without trial. if this really is all about education, then why the effort to stop us getting close? i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. the moment the saudi crown prince, widely suspected of ordering the killing ofjamal khashoggi, meets the murdered journalist's son. can you learn empathy? we look at how virtual reality can enhance our responses to other people. live from our studios in singapore... and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. the bbc has new evidence that china is building a vast network of internment camps for its muslim population. experts say one facility we've identified could be the biggest detention centre in the world. it's thought as many as a million muslim uighurs are being held without trial in the western region of xinjiang. china denies the claims,

i'm mariko oi in singapore, the headlines. president trump warns that the us will build up its nuclear arsenal to pressure russia and china as he threatens to pull out of a landmark treaty. it's a threat to whoever you want, it includes china and russia, and anybody else that wants to play that game. turkey says it's preparing to reveal all about the murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi at the saudi consulate in istanbul. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. cristiano ronaldo says the truth is coming, as he speaks publicly for the first time about the rape allegation against him. spanning 55 kilometres: the world's longest sea bridge, linking hong kong and macau to mainland china, is about to open for business. live from our studios in singapore... and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in the evening in washington, where president donald trump has warned that the united states intends to build up its arsenal of nuclear weapons to put pre

i'm babita in london and i'm mariko oi in singapore.'s been dealing with the rising price of fuel. that's the net name for this deep sea that's the net name for this deep sea cucumber which has been filmed for the first time off of east antarctica. the marine creature has only been seen in the gulf of mexico previously and was captured in the southern ocean by cameras developed by australian researchers. quite extraordinary. stay with us, back with the headlines next. had someone in the sunshine this weekend but by the end of the week things are looking much colder. more on that in a moment. slightly colder air behind sunday's cold front and north westerly wind as we go through monday. this area of high pressure isa dominant monday. this area of high pressure is a dominant feature but noticed this front is never too far away from the far north of scotland. it will bring outbreaks of rain through monday and i may filter down to the northern ireland but much of scotland, northern ireland and england and wales it a try and find started a n

and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore.e speak to entrepreneurs there on what this will mean for business. and before we go, here's some free running for you, robot style. atlas, as it's known, is a creation of boston dynamics lab and is capable ofjumping over logs, and leaping up steps, although it still has to master the challenge of leaping. but the 40 centimetre high steps prove no obstacle. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello there. we saw a top temperature of 21 celsius across the south—east of england yesterday. today is looking a little bit cooler, and that's because we've lost that warm southerly wind off the near continent. we'll also have a few showers, as well. it's not going to be completely dry today. that's because we've got these weather fronts moving very slowly south—eastwards. now, this one is going to bring a band of cloud to portions of england and wales first thing this morning. some spots of rain, in fact, on its southern edge in towards the west country there. it'll very slowly move

i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines this hour. the us steps up the hunt for whoever‘s behind the crude bombs sent to high—profile democrats. new york's mayor says this is "terrorism". the people of the city understand the whole game plan of terrorists is to intimidate us. new yorkers refuse to be intimidated. the first bilateral talk in seven years. can shinzo abe's trip to beijing help repair relations between japan and china? i'm ben bland in london. also in the programme. paradise re—opens. the philippines‘ boracay island is back in business after closing for a six—month clean—up, but there are new rules. you all know what to do. saddle up! the new gaming experience that promises to take you into the heart of the old wild west. live from our studios in singapore... and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm on the east coast of us, where police are stepping up their efforts to find who's behind those crude bombs which were sent to leading democrats and critics o

i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm babita sharma in london.ions says about 200,000 people in indonesia need urgent help following the devastating earthquake and tsunami. more survivors have been pulled from the rubble as the death toll rises to more than 1300. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. first to singapore's straits times, which leads on plans for public services, but there's plenty of coverage of our top story, as the indonesia tsunami death toll passes 1,300. in the south china morning post, a large graphic illustrates what it calls the "near miss" between us and chinese warships in the south china sea. and in wednesday morning's financial times, the news that amazon is raising the minimum wage for its uk and us workers. the company founderjeff bezos says the group has "listened" to critics. the —— lures to the papers. the —— lures to the papers. for months china and the united states have been —— lures. —— those. for months china and the united states have been engaged in a bitter battle over trade and tarif

i'm mariko oi in singapore.on the programme: a special report on china's organ transplant system, as the authorities deny they're being sourced from executed prisoners. and inside president obama's mailbag. from hardships to homework, americans put it on paper and receive a personal reply. good morning. it's iam here in london, 8am in the morning in singapore, and 8pm in the evening in washington, where president trump has just hosted a special ceremony at the white house for the swearing—in of brett kavanaugh as a judge of the us supreme court. the president paid trubute to his new supreme courtjustice and the appointment process. brett kava naugh is brett kavanaugh is a man of outstanding intellect, a brilliant scholar and his credentials are unsurpassed. a graduate of those gay oi’ unsurpassed. a graduate of those gay or college and yale law school. he has taught at harvard, yale and georgetown. when he is not working with his family, he is giving back to his community. he spent 26 years in public service and

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: tributes from around the world for leicester city chairman and thai billionaire vichai srivaddhanaprabha, who's died in a helicopter crash outside the club's stadium. this is the scene live in rio, as supporters of the far—right candidate, jair bolsonaro, celebrate his victory in brazil's highly divisive presidential campaign. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: authorities in pittsburgh name the 11 victims of a shooting at a synagogue in the worst anti—semitic attack in recent us history. and crowdfunding on a massive scale in pakistan. the government tries to raise $17 billion to build two hydroelectric dams. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. its newsday. —— it's. good morning. it's 9am in singapore, 8am in bangkok and iam in the british city of leicester where the football club have confirmed that their chairman, vichai srivaddhanaprabha, was among those killed on saturday evening when the helicopter carrying him a

and i'm mariko 0i in singapore.out us markets and yet another rough day on wall street. all the gains from this year have now been wiped off after a sharp sell—off. and before we go, here's an interesting story about a us judge's dashing heroism to catch the accused. as you can see from these pictures recorded in washington state, two defendants bolt out of a courtroom, headed for the door. the aptly called judge buzzard ditches his judicial robes and chases after them. the judge catches one of the inmates by the door, and police arrived soon after. both the accused are now back with law enforcement. it looks like a comedy sketch. butjudge buzzard is back on the bench to review the security at the court premises. that's all for now, stay with bbc world news. hello there. sunshine on wednesday took temperatures very close to 20 degrees, but you can expect those temperatures to drop away over the next few days. and also through thursday, you will see a bit more cloud around in many areas. for most, it will stay dry, b

live from singapore and london.ets of delhi, as indian farmers demand more support and subsidies from the government. also on the programme: a more powerful, more assertive china. our world affairs editor reports on the changing face of a nation. for decades now, china has been hiding its time, getting quietly richer and stronger. now, though,, it it feels the moment has arrived. in all russia's turmoil, it has never come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the nightmare that so many people had feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility which produced affection from catholics throughout the world, but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. israel's right—winger, ariel sharon, visited the religious compound, and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sovereignty over the holy sites — an idea that's unthinkable to palestinians. after 45 years of division,

singapore airlines is starting its nonstop flight to new york.w york flight will only 18 hours and 45 minutes. made a viable by airplanes that use less fuel. singapore airlines is planning to fly nonstop to los angeles as well. saudi arabia's richest person is less rich today. fortune fell to $15 billion. that is the lowest since he was tracked back in 2012. fell bye of portfolio $760 million in the first nine months of the year. global news 24 hours a day on air and at tictoc on twitter powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm jenna dagenhart. this is bloomberg. stocks falling the most since february. the 14 day falling below the 30 mark into oversold territory. let's see how all of this will translate in asia. asian stocks also bracing for losses here after a tepid session we saw on wednesday. staring down a red day. kiwi shares starting falling for the most in two years. losses seen for sydney and soul as well. nikkei futures trading in chicago. not much change. we can see some losses for tokyo trading

and singapore during the asian summit and the european commission just approved a further free trade deal for the block this time with the. re a whole wine from spain look for cheese from france and parma ham from italy only three of nearly one hundred seventy products that will enjoy the same trademark protection in vietnam as they do in europe the new free trade deal with vietnam but also by english all existing customs duties the european parliament and each of the e.u.'s twenty eight members must still approve the deal and some concerns about the political implications have been voiced but the e.u.'s trade commissioner understands there are severe problems regarding human rights in india nobody denies this we have talking openly about this with and you can use counterparts and the trade agreement will not of course make vietnam a fully fledged democracy overnight that it is one to encourage in the two books that we have in our relations with vietnam and other countries a similar free trade pact has already been approved by e.u. member nations and singapore that what is scheduled

and just briefly singapore airlines has revised its direct route between singapore and york new jersey the world's longest direct commercial flight it took off just before midnight ten took around nineteen hours to cover of a fifteen thousand kilometers a return flight in premium economy will set you back fifteen hundred euros business class a bit more than four thousand singapore airlines launch the record breaking we're going to thousand fold the cancel that nine years later because of rising oil prices the fuel efficient a free fifty nine hundred makes the roof financially by. nice doing business with. real rock music needs drums go a little. it was one hundred years ago that the first drum kits came onto the markets thereby revolutionizing the music industry. so happy birthday to the drum kits. the for. your robotics next couple of. months forces are under pressure they're battling recruiting problems outdated and broken down equipment and limited budgets. all the challenges a huge loss in missouri not enough planes enough transport helicopters were not enough tanks have temptation

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: as indonesian investigators search through the wreckage of flightjt610, the bbc obtains a technical log showing the jet had instrument problems the day before it crashed with 189 people on board. search and rescue teams say they will work through the night to recover the debris as well as search for survivors. relatives wait for news of their loved ones — although its feared all those on board have died. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme. sri lanka's unfolding political crisis — as the president sacks his cabinet and suspends parliament. and how football diplomacy has helped with the thaw in relations between north and south korea. new live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 9 am in singapore, 1am in london and 8 am in indonesia where it's now thought a technical problem may have been responsible for the crash of a passenger plane with 189 people on board. a log obtained by the bbc says the

i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. the headlines: the mystery of the saudi journalist — now turkish investigators enter the consulate where he was allegedly killed. uk prime minister theresa may calls for calm ahead of crucial brexit negotiations but concerns in her party are growing. i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: australia welcomes the expectant royal couple meghan and harry. we're live in sydney with the latest. and introducing the keruru — new zealand's alcohol—loving bird of the year. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 3am in istanbul, turkey where a team of investigators has been searching the consulate of saudi arabia. they're looking for evidence the journalist jamal khashoggi was killed there. the saudis have officially denied the allegation. but there are claims in us media that riyadh is preparing to admit that khashoggi died in an interrogation that went wrong. mark lowen reports. th

and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us.nd before we go, take a look at this happy couple — it's the wedding of japan's princess ayako to commoner kei moriya. the 28—year—old princess was married in a traditional ceremony at tokyo's famed meiji shrine. the shrine is dedicated to the princess's great—grandfather, emperor meiji. hundreds of guests and well—wishers queued up outside hoping to catch a glimpse of the couple. they were arriving at the shrine in traditional court clothing, with the kimono road at her hair is tied in the ancient style of noble women. she smiled at moria, who was waiting for her in a suit. and the princess has lost her royal status after the marriage of the 32—year—old employee ofa marriage of the 32—year—old employee of a shipping company, but we understand that members of the imperial household agency will retain honorary positions at two organisations even after leaving the imperialfamily, organisations even after leaving the imperial family, in what would be the first such instance over fears of

i'm rico hizon in singapore. the headlines: rescuers say time is running out for hope of finding more survivors, after indonesia's earthquake and tsunammi. translation: she often asks, "where's my mum?" "where has my mother gone?" i tell her we're still looking for her, or i say, "your mother has gone on a long journey." authorities struggle to get aid to some areas. many survivors are thirsty, hungry and have no shelter. here in palu, food and waterfinally trickling in. at eight agencies told us trickling in. at eight agencies told us that arranging logistics, especially transportation, has been a major challenge. also on the programme: "how did you get home?" "i don't remember." "how'd you get there?" "i don't remember." "where is the place?" "i don't remember." "how many years ago was it?" "i don't know." president trump mocks the woman who accuses his supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual abuse, drawing criticism from democrats and republicans. a syrian man who's spent nearly seven months living in

and i'm rico hizon in singapore. stay with us.mazon. we will see why in the final edition of our reinventing india series. and before we go, just a reminder of the devastation caused by the tsunami in indonesia's sulawesi island. the fear is that the death toll will increase. we will bring you more on that. hello there. with plenty of showers around across the northern half of the uk yesterday and south—west england, we had a number of rainbows spotted by our weather watchers. this was one of these, from devon. thanks to gazzledazzle for sending that in. a few more showers around, but there will be some sunshine. but it will be it. patchy frost in the countryside for scotland and northern england over the next few hours. if you're heading out, wrap up warm. just two or three degrees there for newcastle and for edinburgh. so a ridge of high pressure with us first thing on monday, but we do have an approaching low. it will ultimately bring some rain from the north—west, so enjoy the sunshine first thing in the morning. they should b