. -- - newsday. from me and eating, thank you forjoining us. -- mej thank you forjoining us. —— me and the team. hello there. there's a lot of settled and dry weather to come for many of us over the next few days and indeed even into the weekend. it's going to be very mild as well. certainly on friday it's going to be extremely mild for early february. and that area of high pressure will bring a lot of dry weather, too. these weather fronts will always be flirting with the north of the uk, bringing rain at times, particularly to the northern half of scotland. and it will be a little bit windier here as well. as you can see more isobars on the charts. but we start thursday off on a mild, fairly cloudy note across the south, even into southern scotland, parts of northern ireland as well. a little bit cooler for the northeast of scotland. it's here where we'll start very wet, quite windy for the north and west of scotland. elsewhere, southern scotland, northern ireland, much of england and wales dry

also coming up on newsday... disgraced hollywood film mogul harvey weinstein is sentenced to a futher 16 years in prison for rape — on top of the 23—year sentence he is already serving. and the european union tells its staff to delete the social media app tiktok to protect data and increase cyber—security. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. it's almost exactly one year since russia began its full scale invasion of ukraine — and the un general assembly has voted to demand that moscow immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops from the ukraine. 141 countries backed the motion — which has no legal weight — while seven opposed it and 32 abstained, including one of moscow's staunchest allies, china. of course, vladimir putin shows no inclination of adhering to international law. this is how the ukraine's foreign minister reacted to the vote. 141 countries and member states of the united nations reiterated their equivocal support

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: trouble for manchester city, as the premier league charges the club with more than 100 breaches of its financial rules. there's mr mandela, mr nelson mandela, a free man taking his first steps into the new south africa. iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he has passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president baby doc duvalier. because of his considerable value as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves had brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. welcome to newsday. 0ur headlines: extensive search and rescue operations

welcome to newsday. the headlines... the search continues for survivors of the earthquake that's devastated turkey and syria as the number killed soars to more than seven thousand. the extraordary moment when a three year old girl is pulled — alive from the rubble. some of the worst affected areas are earthquakes epicenter. but of our firstjournalists earthquakes epicenter. but of our first journalists to earthquakes epicenter. but of our firstjournalists to reach the heart of the disaster zone. if first journalists to reach the heart of the disaster zone.— first journalists to reach the heart of the disaster zone. if you picture ei . ht, of the disaster zone. if you picture eight. nine. _ of the disaster zone. if you picture eight, nine, ten _ of the disaster zone. if you picture eight, nine, ten buildings - of the disaster zone. if you picture eight, nine, ten buildings are - eight, nine, ten buildings are collapsed in a row, the debris mixed together, it is astonishing and that is replicated across what is a big c

thank you so much for joining us on newsday. the united nations say they're particularly concerned about getting aid into north west syria — already ravaged after years of conflict. and there are warnings from the charity unicef that thousands of children may have been killed. but rescuers have today pulled out a newborn baby — born under the rubble — the sole survivor of herfamily. 0ur chief international correspondent, lyse doucet reports. layer upon layer of psyllium cement. ——syrian entire streets smashed in this seismic shock. layer upon layer of crises. this country broken by more than a decade of war. a people living on so little. now, even that little is lost. buried in the rubble. and then at this moment, a newborn baby pulled from the ruins. even more, her umbilical cord had to be cut from her mother, her dead mother. today, she is being kept alive in this incubator. translation: we received - the baby yesterday at 3.00pm, with bruises and abrasions all over her body. she was exposed to severe cold. the child

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines: extensive search—and—rescue operations are under way after two powerful earthquakes hit southern turkey and northern syria, killing at least 3,500 people. the first quake measured 7.8 in magnitude and was felt as far away as lebanon and cyprus. the un secretary—general has called for an international response. to the uk now, where the head of epsom college — a private school in surrey — has been found dead along with her husband and seven—year—old daughter in their home in the school grounds. 45—year—old emma pattison, who became the first woman to lead the prestigious school last september, was found with her husband george and their daughter lettie. police say they are confident there was "no third—party involvement". here's our special correspondent lucy manning. the school that she led, where she inspired, has police cars, detectives and a major crime investigation. emma pattison was the first female head of awa

also in newsday this hour... mexico's former security chief is found guilty of taking bribes — in return for helping drug dealers. and — empty food shelves in the uk — why are some supermarkets having to limit sales of fruit and veg? live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to the programme. we have a tale of two presidents for you this hour from the us and russia. we'll get to the american presidentjoe biden in a moment — but first — russian leader vladimir putin. he's announced he's suspending russian participation in the last major nuclear arms control agreement with the us. in his two—hour state of the nation address, mr putin accused the west of starting the war in ukraine and seeking to destroy russia in a global confrontation. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. the world according to vladimir putin feels like a parallel universe. who started the war in ukraine? "not russia," he says. translation: responsibility for fuelling the ukrainian - conflict,

thank you so much forjoining us on newsday. a change of defence minister in the middle of the war seems rather unusual, does this come as a surprise? i seems rather unusual, does this come as a surprise?— as a surprise? i don't think it does. as a surprise? i don't think it does- the — as a surprise? i don't think it does. the whiff _ as a surprise? i don't think it does. the whiff of _ as a surprise? i don't think it does. the whiff of scandal i as a surprise? i don't think it. does. the whiff of scandal has as a surprise? i don't think it - does. the whiff of scandal has been surrounding the defence ministry for a few weeks now, obviously due to this procurement scandal where food was being charged, rations were being charged at two or three times the normal price. there is no suggestion that mr reznikov himself was dishonest but i think as head of that ministry and given the fact that ministry and given the fact that the ukrainian president is so eager to set a new face on ukraine's government, one that tackles corruptio

it's newsday. republicans have criticised president biden over the amount of time it took to shoot down a chinese observation balloon that flew across the united states. china has said shooting down the balloon was an obvious over—reaction. the diplomatic fall—out is continuing, as warships try to recover the debris. secretary of state antony blinken was due to be in beijing this week, but he postponed the trip after the balloon was discovered. barbara plett usher reports from beijing. for days, this solitary object floated serenely through us airspace, putting a diplomatic crisis onto television screens in real time. was it a harmless weather balloon, as the chinese claimed, or a spy in the sky? moments after it arrived over the atlantic, the us brought an explosive end to the drama. that trail of white vapour you see on the left of the screen is an american fighterjet heading for the balloon. the second vapour trail is from a heat—seeking missile fired from the jet, easily finding its targe

it's newsday. welcome to the programme. we have a tale of two presidents for you this hour from the us and russia. we'll get to the american president joe biden in a moment — but first — russian leader vladimir putin. he's announced he's suspending russian participation in the last major nuclear arms control agreement with the us. in his two—hour state of the nation address, mr putin accused the west of starting the war in ukraine and seeking to destroy russia in a global confrontation. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. the world according to vladimir putin feels like a parallel universe. who started the war in ukraine? "not russia," he says. translation: responsibility - for fuelling the ukrainian conflict, for its escalation, and for the growing number of victims lies fully with the west and, of course, with the regime in kyiv. i wish to repeat, they started the war, we are using force to stop it. but it was russia that invaded ukraine. western military aid has helped kyiv resist. it hasn't forced the kreml

this is newsday on the bbc. the earthquakes in syria have killed more than 10,000 people it's fitted are still trapped. meanwhile, in ukraine, there's been fierce fighting around the eastern city of bakhmut. russian forces are trying to encircle the city and there is street to street fighting in some areas. russia's president putin is pushing hard for a victory in bakhmut before the first anniversary of the invasion in a few weeks' time and before ukraine takes delivery of tanks from western allies. from eastern ukraine, our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports. on the battlefields around bakhmut, we follow ukrainian national guardsmen hunting for the enemy. every minute counts, russian forces are attacking from three sides. this is the safest place, here on the front line. because we have 1.5 kilometres for the russian troops. now it is here. we will fight with a drone and try to find somebody. and if they find russian forces, they will drop this modified german grenade, held in place with a b

also coming up on newsday... two weeks after being struck by catastrophic earthquakes — turkey is hit by further tremors. a bbc investigation reveals widespread sexual abuse on tea farms which supply some of the world's most popular brands. and real treasure from cambodia dating back a thousand years or more surfaces in london hello and welcome to the programme. it's seven in the morning in singapore, and 1am in kyiv where an american president has made an extraordinary visit, to an active war zone. joe biden�*s trip to kyiv was short on time, but long on symbolism, ahead of the first anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine. he said america would stand with ukraine for as long as it takes and pledged another $500 million of military aid. speaking while air raid sirens were going off, president biden added that vladimir putin's war of conquest was failing. our first report tonight comes from our international editor, jeremy bowen. the air—raid alarm as the two presidents arrived at st michael's church

also coming up on newsday... the united states says the chinese balloon it shot down at the weekend was definitely being used for spying. and we'll remember burt bacharach, one of pop�*s greatest songwriters, who has died aged 94. and rihanna gears up to perform on one of the world's biggest stages — the super bowl half—time show. representing for immigrants, representing for my country barbados, representing for black women everywhere. i think that's really important, that's key for people to see. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news, it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin this hour in turkey and those powerful earthquakes that have taken at least 20 thousand lives. rescuers in the region continue to work through the rubble, sometimes still finding people alive. i want to show you these pictures, which were taken only a few hours ago, you can see a turkish woman being pulled out from debris of a collapsed building in kahraman—marash which was near the epicentre of both

you have been watching newsday. hello there. strong solar activity brought spectacular sightings of the aurora borealis during sunday night into the early hours of monday morning. the strongest aurora was across scotland, but unusually, the aurora borealis could be seen as far south as wiltshire and oxfordshire, and one of the reasons being clear skies. in fact, temperatures really fell away quite sharply, as low as —8 in highland scotland, but even —6 in parts of oxfordshire. now, it does look likely that we are going to see more cloud, and so maybe the aurora not quite as prominent as we go through the next few hours. high pressure withers, but a northeasterly flow is drifting in a lot of cloud off the north sea, so that'll prevent temperatures from falling too far, perhaps staying above freezing. but where we've got the clearest of the skies, we could see —5 in rural sheltered areas of scotland — maybe a touch of the aurora as possible here. but first thing on tuesday morning, we'll continue to see cloud drifting in o

thank you einar for “oining us on newsday. — you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... south korea's real—life squid game how south korea reality tv going global. first, the plates slid gently off the restaurant tables. then suddenly, the tables, the chairs and people crashed sideways and downwards. it was just a matter of seconds as the ferry lurched onto her side. the hydrogen bomb. on a remote pacific atoll, the americans had successfully tested a weapon whose explosive force dwarfed that of the bomb dropped on hiroshima. i had heard the news earlier, and so my heart went bang, bang, bang! the constitutional rights of these i marches are their rights as citizens of the united states, - and they should be protected, even in the right to test them out so that they don't get their heads broken and are sent to hospital. i this religious controversy — i know you don't want to say too much about it — but does it worry you that it's going to boil up? oh, it worries me, yes, but i hope everything'll be all right at the end of the day.

it's newsday. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. president putin has been addressing crowds filling moscow's main stadium for a patriotic gala concert to mark one year of russia's invasion of ukraine. he insisted that his decision to launch military action was entirelyjustified to protect russia's security. mr putin went on to stress that the cooperation between china and russia on the world stage is very important to stabilise the international situation. our russia editor steve rosenberg in moscow. to russia's largest football stadium they came in their tens of thousands, not to cheer on their team, but to support their president. from colleges, factories and state enterprises, they had been bussed in specially for a kremlin show, designed to show that russians back president putin and his war in ukraine. irina seems to. "we weren't the ones to start this", irina says. "i trust our president." inside the stadium, the main event. vladimir putin shared the stage with russian soldiers back from ukraine. it was putin who had ordered t

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines — at least 20,000 people are now known to have been killed in the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria. still, relatives hope their loved ones might still be alive. the united states says the chinese balloon it shot down at the weekend was definitely being used for spying. more on our top story now. dr akhilesh surjan, a humanitarian response and disaster management expert from charles darwin university, told me what's likely to happen after the search—and—rescue phase. we've been speaking about a lot of things have to happen from now on, and for the very long—term for the scale of disaster which has happened at the moment, and we do not need to reinvent the wheel. this is a good thing. recovery time lines are very difficult to define. however, as communities begin to rebuild their lives after disaster, several phases unfold, and the current phase, which is the search and rescue, likely it is going to go on for let's say

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... over 33,000 people are now known to have died in the earthquakes in turkey and syria, but a week after the disaster survivors are still being pulled from the rubble. we report from inside syria, where the united nations says many people feel forgotten. these were people's homes. they were newly built. but look at it now. 80% of this village is gone, and they have had hardly any help. the us has reportedly shot another object out of the sky, the second within 2a hours. e—a—g—l—e—s, eagles! and excitement as the biggest event in america's sporting calendar, the super bowl, is underway in phoenix, arizona. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc new, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it's almost a week since the devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria, in which so far, more than 33,000 people have died. the united nations however says it expects that figure to double. remarkably though survivors are still being

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: why a young woman and her tote bag have been at the centre of a debate on class and wealth in singapore. we'll be speaking to tiktoker zoe gabriel right after the break. this is the moment that millions in iran have been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions unparalleled in the history of apartheid, and the anc leader nelson mandela is to be set free unconditionally. three, two, one. a countdown - to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 - of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket —i slashing the cost of a launch — that makes this _ a breakthrough in the . business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it a piece of cake. thousands of peop

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i in singapore. 0ur headlines — an extraordinary moment, as a three—year—old girl is pulled out alive from the rubble of the earthquake that's devastated turkey and syria. meanwhile, rescue workers continue the search for survivors, as the number killed soars to more than 7,000. president biden will try to bring together a divided america when he makes his annual state of the union address to congress shortly. in his first address to a joint session of congress since republicans took control of the house of representatives. a short while ago, our north america correspondent nada tawfik gave me the latest on the upcoming speech. yeah, well, ithink yeah, well, i think for him the focus is going to be to really tout his accomplishments to the american people, while striking a tone that says that the job is not done, that there is still a lot of work to do, and the reason for that is because even though he hasn't officially announced that he is running again, many expect

also coming up on newsday. president zelensky of ukraine addresses the uk parliament and appeals for fighterjets to use against the russians. the writing on the helmet reads, "we have freedom, give us wings to protect it". applause and basketball superstar lebronjames becomes the nba's leading points scorer of all time. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in turkey and syria, where more than twelve thousand people are now known to have died in the earthquakes which devastated the region just two days ago. rescue workers continue their search for survivors but hope is beginning to fade. in turkey, there's growing anger at the speed of the rescue effort — with many complaining that they've had no help, trying to pull people from the rubble. while in syria, the state media is reporting that some three—hundred thousand people have been forced to leave their homes. more from syria shortly, but

also coming up on newsday... the united states says the chinese balloon it shot down at the weekend was definitely being used for spying. and we'll remember burt bacharach, one of pop�*s greatest songwriters, who has died aged 94. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news, it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin this hour in turkey and those powerful earthquakes that have taken at least 20 thousand lives. rescuers in the region continue to work through the rubble, sometimes still finding people alive. these pictures are only a few hours old — you can see a turkish woman being taken out from debris of a collapsed building in kahramanmaras which was near the epicentre of both quakes. this lady was rescued almost 90 hours after the quake hit. the world health organisation has talked about a new disaster — with thousands unable to find shelter, food and water. help is arriving — the first aid has crossed into syria, through the one border c

this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, is to meet the president of european commission ursula von der leyen on monday in a bid to finalise a new brexit deal for northern ireland. at least 59 people including some children have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in rough seas off near the coast of southern italy. early results have started to come in from nigeria's tightest election since the end of military rule in 1999. official results from the south—western ekiti state show a victory for the governing party candidate bola tinubu in one of his strongholds. delays and attacks on some polling stations on saturday meant voting was postponed until sunday in parts of the country. the electoral commission in nigeria has admitted vote counting has been "slow and unsteady" due to a new polling system upgrade which led to technical glitches. india's federal police have arrested the deputy chief minister of delhi, manish sisodia, for alleged corruption. the arrest came after hours of que

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme — a special report from the front line in the east of ukraine, as fears grow of a new offensive by moscow to mark the first anniversary of the russian invasion. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan, the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order but the army defeated in the task it had been sent to perform. he has been murdered, and it has a terrible effect on the morale of the people. i am terrified of the repercussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. as the airlift got under way, there was no letup in the eruption itself. lava stream from a vent lower in the crater low down to the sea on the east of the island. away from the town from the time being. it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded their new generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they call it mir, the russian for peace. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... hollywood actress raquel welch, often credited with paving the way for modern day action heroines in hollywood films, has died at the age of 82. nine years and 15,000 deaths after going into afghanistan the last soviet troops were finally coming home. the withdrawal completed in good order but the army defeated in the task it was sent to perform. malcolm has been murdered. that has a terrible effect for the morale of the people. i'm terrified of the reprecussions in the streets. one wonders who is next. explosions. as the airlift got under way there was no let—up in the erruption itself. lava streams from a vent low in the crater flow down to the sea to the east of the island, away for the town for the time being. it could start flowing again at any time. the russians heralded the next generation space station with a spectacular night launch. they called it mir — russian for peace. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani, in singapore. 0ur headlines. the 19—year—old g

newsday. reporting live from singapore, i newsday. reporting live from singapore, lam newsday. reporting live from singapore, i am marika oi. the headlines: written and the european union agree a new post read that trade deal for northern ireland. it will scrap customs checks within the british mainland.- customs checks within the british mainland. , ., , british mainland. this means we have removed _ british mainland. this means we have removed any _ british mainland. this means we have removed any sense - british mainland. this means we have removed any sense of- british mainland. this means we have removed any sense of a - have removed any sense of a border in the irish sea. it provides for long lasting solutions that both of us are confident will work for all pe0ple _ confident will work for all people and businesses in northern ireland.- people and businesses in northern ireland. calls were calm in the _ northern ireland. calls were calm in the middle - northern ireland. calls were calm in the middle east - northern ireland. calls were | calm in the middle east after more

it is wonderful to get you on newsday, professor. in terms of your experience, what is the rest phase —— what is the next phase of rescue efforts look like in the affected areas? thank you for inviting me. currently, the disaster effort is ongoing. the next phase will be providing more emergency assistance such as water and shelter and the medical assistance to the people who are evacuated from the affected regions. so many humanitarian organisations have already worked in these regions but most of them are the ones who have established their presence before the earthquake and by local and international organisations so what we can do right now we support these organisations, particularly financial donations, so also i am sure there are many organisations who are ready to assist right now.— assist right now. indeed. professor, _ assist right now. indeed. professor, i— assist right now. indeed. professor, i want - assist right now. indeed. professor, i want to - assist right now. indeed. professor, i want to getl assist right

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: why the the european union has told its staff to delete tiktok from their mobile devices. prince charles has chosen his bride. the prince proposed to lady diana spencer three weeks ago. she accepted, she says, without hesitation. as revolutions go, this has had its fair share of bullets, a climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcos's sanctuary, malacanang — the name itself symbolising one of the cruellest regimes of modern asia. the world's first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. warren beatty and faye dunaway announced to the world - that the winner of the best film was la la land. - the only trouble was it wasn't. the mistake was only put right in the middle of gushing - speeches by the team behind the modern musical. - not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. some of the swarms have been ten miles long.

it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has arrived in poland, after an extraordinary visit to an active war zone on monday. joe biden�*s unannounced and surprise trip to kyiv was short on time, but long on symbolism, ahead of the first anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine. he said america would stand with ukraine for as long as it takes, and pledged another $500 million of military aid. speaking while air raid sirens were going off, president biden added that vladimir putin's war of conquest was failing. our international editorjeremy bowen has this report. (air raid siren wails) the air—raid alarm, as the two presidents arrived at st michael's church, where ukraine commemorates its war dead, felt too well timed to be a coincidence. with unprecedented security in kyiv, the americans had warned the kremlin that joe biden was coming. he had just arrived from a long trainjourney and a point was being made. ukraine was still under attack, its most powerful ally was there, in an active war zone, to

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. ukraine's president zelensky speaks to the bbc — and warns neighbouring belarus against helping russia launch a new offensive. it will be big mistake for him and for belarus, it will be historical mistake. but belarus�* leader, alexander luckoshenko — tells foreign journalists — he would be prepared to allow his territory to be used again — for any new invasion. translation: yes, i am ready. you say invasion. we have differing views of this. i am ready to provide territory again. we'll have the latest developments — as we appoach the first anniversary of russia's invaion of ukraine. also in the programme... the un launches an appeal for $1 billion to help turkey recover from last week's catastrophic earthquakes. the british prime minister travels to northern ireland amid speculation about a post—brexit trade—deal that could revive the devolved government in belfast. and — an array of celebrities attend a memorial service for, dame vivienne westwood in london. the era

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines: ahead of the first anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine, president putin once again defends his special military operation. translation: there are nettles coin: translation: there are nettles auoin on translation: there are nettles going on right — translation: there are nettles going on right now— translation: there are nettles going on right now on _ translation: there are nettles going on right now on our- going on right now on our historical frontiers for our people courageous warriors are fighting. we'll have details of the putin rally, and we'll look at the latest military cooperation between russia and china. also in newsday this hour: 11 palestinians are killed and more than a hundred injured in an israeli—raid on the occupied west bank. an off—duty police officer is shot in northern ireland, he's been taken to hospital but his condition�*s unknown. shameema begum, who fled the uk tojoin islamic state when she was 15, fails to regain her brit

welcome to newsday reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... summit in a war zone — president biden makes a surprise visit to ukraine and reaffirms america's support. kyiv stands and ukraine stands and democracy stands. america stands with you and the world stands with you. the us secretary of state repeats his warning to china not to provide weapons and ammunition to russia. also in the programme... two weeks after being struck by catastrophic earthquakes, turkey is hit by a further deadly tremor. as the body of nicola bulley is finally identified, her family criticise sections of the uk media. and real treasure from cambodia dating back a thousand years or more surfaces in london. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden has arrived in poland after an extraordinary visit to an active war zone on monday. jo biden�*s unannounced and surprise trip to kyiv was short on time but long on symbolism ahead of the first anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine. he said america would stand with ukraine for as long as it takes and pl

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines... the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, is due to meet the president of european commission, ursula von der leyen — in a bid to finalise a new brexit deal for northern ireland. at least 59 people including 12 children have died after a boat carrying migrants sank in rough seas off the coast of southern italy. israeli settlers in the occupied west bank set fire to palestinian houses, shops and vehicles — after two residents were shot dead. the surge in violence comes despite both side agreeing to de—escalate tensions. sheffield becomes the latest city in the uk to introduce a clean air zone. drivers of the most polluting vehicles will be charged for entering a designated area. the uk prime minister, rishi sunak, will meet the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, on monday. the meeting is expected to revolve around the post—brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland — in a joint statement said they would work towards finding a solution to the dispute.

live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it is newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. next week marks the first anniversary of russia's invasion. ahead of that, ukraine's president zelensky has been speaking to our world affairs editorjohn simpson, reflecting on what's happened and what may happen ahead. president zelensky said his troops could keep defending their country until they are able to launch a counter—offensive. and crucially he ruled out conceding any territory to russia in a potential peace deal. a warning that there are flashing images in this report. a year on, president zelensky may be stressed and deeply tired, but there's a definite spring in his step. compared with the last time i met him, four months ago, he seemed a lot more confident, even though russia may soon unleash a new onslaught. translation: they are coming from several directions - and we understand it but we are holding defence. modern weapons, powerful weapons, when we get them, speed up liberation and peace because weapons are the only language whi

it's newsday. north korea has been accused of firing ballistic missiles into the sea of japan just a day after the us and south korea held a drill in response to a similar launch. north korea said that test was designed to show it was able to fire nuclear—capable missiles at short notice in response to threats. chad o'carroll works for the korea risk group and told me more. north korea has shown the capability to launch macro in short range tactical missiles over several years successfully. i think the key new thing here is the fact that the north koreans were making clear they could launch this icbm on saturday with a 9— hour window and they responded very quickly today to the us and south korean our drills last night with these tactical tests and i think the message basically is that for all the forthcoming us— south korean exercises, there is going to be a very significant north korean military demonstration in response. 50 military demonstration in resnonse-_ military demonstration in res

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines. us vice president, kamala harris, leads calls for police reform at the funeral in memphis of tyre nichols, who died after being beaten by officers. and as vice president of the united states we demand that congress passed the george floyd justice in policing act. joe biden will sign it. the funeral of the controversial australian cardinal george pell begun in sydney a few minutes ago. divisive internet personality andrew tate will remain in police custody until february 27 after a romanian court rejected his detention appeal on wednesday. american football legend has been announced his retirement for the second time, tom brady. welcome to the programme. we begin in the us, where the funeral of tyre nichols, the 29 year—old black man who died after being beaten by police, has taken place. the us vice—president kamala harris was among the thousands attending the service at mississippi boulevard christian church, in memphis, tennessee. following tyre nichols�*s death, five officers

you have been watching newsday. stay with us. hello there. the winds are really picking up overnight. we're expecting some travel disruption and perhaps some damage across northern parts of the uk where the winds will be strongest, particularly over scotland, over the pennines and in the north—east of england with the peak of the wind strength expected during friday morning. it's all due to this deepening area of low pressure currently heading to the north of scotland. that is storm 0tto that will sweep its way down into scandinavia. it's the first named storm of the season, although it was actually named by the danish met service. it'll be a very windy start to friday morning, a very mild start as well. the rain in the south being replaced by showers, but it's the strength of the wind. that's the story, could be touching 80 mile an hour in the northern isles for a while. and generally across scotland, gusts of 60 or 70 miles an hour. similar strength over the pennines and some very gusty winds to the east of the pennines as well. now the w

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — rescue efforts to find survivors are coming to an end, officials say — nearly two weeks on from turkey and syria's devastating earthquakes. police investigating the disappearance of a woman in the northwest of england say they have recovered a body from a river — near to where nicola bulley was last seen. will russia soon be buying chinese weapons for its war in ukraine? the americans warn china not to do it. and the first world war german—language film, "all quiet on the western front", takes home 7 bafta's at the film awards ceremony in london. it's seven in the morning in singapore, and two o'clock in the morning in turkey where officials have said most rescue efforts to find survivors have come to an end — two weeks on from the earthquake that devastated the south of turkey and north west of syria. search operations have been winding down for days as the chances of finding people fade. more than 47 thousand people are known to have been killed by the quak

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani. 0ur headlines... the 19—year—old gunman — who killed 10 black americans, at a grocery store in buffalo, new york — is sentenced to life in prison — without parole. tributes are paid, to a young footballer — rescued from a thai cave in 2018 — who's been found dead at his school in england. the former us ambassador to the united nations nikki haley has officially launched her bid to win the republican nomination for the presidency. the launch came in charleston in south carolina. she talked about the need to help ordinary people at home — and be stronger abroad — citing china as a huge threat to the us. have a listen. i stand before you as the daughter of immigrants, as the proud wife of a combat veteran, and as mum of two amazing children. i have served as governor of the great state of south carolina. applause. and as america's ambassador for the united nations. and above all else i am a grateful american citizen who knows our best days are yet to come. if we unite and fight to save

this is newsday on the bbc. 0ur headlines. as the number of dead exceeds 40,000 in turkey and syria, more aid is promised for the surviors of last week's earthquakes. nato members meet to discuss more weapons for ukraine — with concerns kyiv is using them faster than they can be supplied. let's turn to india, where tax authorities have searched the bbc bureaus in delhi and mumbai. this comes just weeks after the bbc aired an inflammatory documentary in the uk, which is critical of indian prime minister narendra modi. we'll come back to that bbc programme in a moment. but first, this was the scene outside the bbc office in delhi on tuesday. police there were preventing people from entering or leaving the building. the bbc released a statement, saying "the income tax authorities remain at the bbc offices in new delhi and mumbai." they go on to say that some staff "have been asked to remain and are continuing to co—operate with the ongoing inquiries," and that, "we hope to have this situation resolved as soon as possible". th

newsday. reporting live from singapore, iam newsday. reporting live from singapore, i am marika 0i. the headlines: written and the european union agree a new post read that trade deal for northern ireland. it will scrap customs checks within the british mainland.- customs checks within the british mainland. , ., , british mainland. this means we have removed _ british mainland. this means we have removed any _ british mainland. this means we have removed any sense - british mainland. this means we have removed any sense of- british mainland. this means we have removed any sense of a - have removed any sense of a border in the irish sea. it provides for long lasting solutions that both of us are confident will work for all pe0ple _ confident will work for all people and businesses in northern ireland.- people and businesses in northern ireland. calls were calm in the _ northern ireland. calls were calm in the middle - northern ireland. calls were calm in the middle east - northern ireland. calls were | calm in the middle east after more deadly violence and the occupied west bank betw

this is newsday, on the bbc. our headlines: the president of the uk commission ursula von der leyen is travelling to the uk to meet the uk prime minister, could there finally be a new brexit deal for northern ireland. at least 59 people — including 12 children — have died, after a boat carrying migrants sank in rough seas, off the coast of southern italy. israel settlers have set fire to palestinian houses, shops and vehicles in the occupied west bank, killing one palestinian man. the violence happened in the village of huwara, just south of nablus. the palestinian red cross said that about 100 people were being treated, many of them from inhaling tear gas fired by israeli security forces. it comes after two israelis were shot dead earlier in the occupied west bank. the israeli army said a palestinian gunman opened fire at an israeli—owned car and then fled the scene. the violence comes despite the israeli government and the palestinian authority agreeing to take immediate steps to end a surge in violence.

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani, in singapore. our headlines: the united nations general assembly has overwhelmingly approved a resolution demanding that russia immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops from ukraine. 100 and 41 countries voted in favour. only seven opposed it. the resolution comes on the eve of the first aniversary of russia's invasion — which has killed tens of thousands of people, flattened cities and towns, and forced millions to flee their homes. more now on the war in ukraine — and my colleague clive myrie was in the capital, kyiv, this time last year and has returned to ukraine, one year on. he's been visiting the city of izyum in the north east of the country, which is blanketed in snow now, to follow the accounts of russian soldiers who'd been fighting there, and one ukrainian woman, living through the despair of war. two narratives of this war are being written. two testimonies. in the northeastern city of izyum, those histories have merged, as we piece together transcripts from russian sold

welcome to newsday — reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — ahead of the first anniversary of the russian invasion of ukraine — president putin once again defends his special military opposition. translation: there are battles going on right now on our- historical frontiers for our people. courageous warriors are fighting. hello and welcome to the programme. president putin has been addressing crowds filling moscow's main stadium for a patriotic gala concert, to mark one year of russia's invasion of ukraine. he insisted that his decision to launch military action was entirelyjustified to protect russia's security. mr putin went on to stress that �*the cooperation between china and russia on the world stage is "very important to stabilise the international situation". our russia editor steve rosenberg is in moscow. to russia's largest football stadium they came in their tens of thousands, not to cheer on their team, but to support their president. from colleges, factories and state enterprises, they had been bussed in spec