it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, and 2.30am in afghanistan — where the number of restrictions imposed on women under taliban rule is growing. the ministry for preventing vice and promoting virtue has been behind a raft of new, hard—line laws, and among them — ordering afghan women to wear the islamic face veil. our correspondent secunder kermani has been given exclusive access to a team of "inspectors" from the ministry, and begins our programme. we're joining the inspectors of the ministry of vice and virtue. they are remoulding afghanistan to fit in with the taliban's hardline beliefs. and how often do you do this? every day. every day? morning and afternoon? first stop, a shopping centre. bystanders and shopkeepers are given a lecture on the importance of saying your prayers and growing a beard, though it's all framed as brotherly advice. you haven't been talking about women, what they should wear? that's what your ministry is most known for at the moment. translation: we have already

this is bbc news, it's newsday. this is bbc news, it's newsday. hello and welcome to newsday. it's seven in the morning in singapore, and 2am in the devastated ukranian city of mariupol where attempts to evacuate more civilians have stalled. officials say russia has ended a ceasefire and is blocking humanitarian corridors. hundreds of women and children are still trapped in bunkers beneath the city's huge steelworks. the azovstal plant is surrounded by russian troops. on sunday, about a hundred people were evacuated to nearby zaporizhzhia — from where our correspondent laura bicker reports. a short break to feel grass under theirfeet, after weeks of concrete. the survivors from mariupol are allowed a break in the long awaited journey away from the front line. for a month we are eating, over a0 of us, six food tins. we boiled two buckets of soup out of them and that was it for the whole day. there is no house any more. of course there isn't. this is mariupol after two months of war. homes, play parks and cafes are now child and blasted rulings. tens of thousands of people are

it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, and 6pm in washington — where the white house has announced that the united states has passed more than one million deaths from covid—19. it's the highest official total in the world — although the world health organization believes the true number may be higher in other countries. in a statement, president biden described it as a tragic milestone and said as a nation, we must not grow numb, to such sorrow. this pandemic isn't over. today, we mark a tragic milestone here in the united states. one million covid deaths. one million empty chairs around the family dinner table. each irreplaceable. irreplaceable losses. young each leaving behind a family, a community young each leaving behind a family, a communi_ young each leaving behind a family, a communi a ., . ., , , a community forever changed because of this pandemic. _ a community forever changed because of this pandemic. my heart _ a community forever changed because of this pandemic. my heart goes - a

it's newsday. hello and welcome to newsday, broadcasting live to you today from sydney, australia. in just 2a hours, australians will head to the polls to choose their next government. iconic images, of course, for people here in australia, but around the world as well, this week, australia has been in the global headlines, hasn't it? it'sjust has been in the global headlines, hasn't it? it's just a day before the election. we will talk you through some of the main issues in just a moment, but first let me talk you through the facts and the figures. the liberal—national coalition has been in power since 2013 and is seeking another three—year term. going up against them are the opposition labour party, minor parties and independent candidates. all 151 seats in the lower house of the house of representatives will be up for grabs. the party or coalition holding a majority in the lower house will form a government. voting is compulsory for all australians — who must register when they turn 18. if you don't do that, then you face a fine of about 15 us dollars — or 20 australian

great to get you on newsday with — morrison. great to get you on newsday with your _ morrison. great to get you on newsday with your thoughts i morrison. great to get you on i newsday with your thoughts and analysis. thank you forjoining us on the programme. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. iranian state media say a senior military officer has been assassinated in tehran. two people on a motorcycle are reported to have shot dead colonel sayyad khodaie outside his home. he was a member of the powerful iranian revolutionary guards. days of flooding and landslides in parts of bangladesh and eastern india, have affected millions of people and left more than 50 people dead. bangladesh's north—east region has seen some of the worst flooding for nearly two decades. the two countries are prone to flooding and experts say that climate change is increasing the likelihood of events like this around the world. 35 tons of powdered baby milk have arrived in the united states to help relieve a critical shortage of infant formula. a military plane landed from europe

it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, and 7pm in new york state where president biden has travelled to buffalo, to meet the families of ten people killed in a racially—motivated mass shooting at the weekend. mr biden called white supremacy a "poison" which is running through the us. the bbc�*s nada tawfik was there as the president spoke and she sent us this report. america has a long and troubled history with racism and guns. the city of buffalo is the latest deadly chapter. joe biden, the latest president to console a community in mourning. in an all too familiar ritual, mr biden and the first lady paid their respects to the victims who were massacred here as they were shopping for groceries. after meeting with family members of the victims, he gave a forceful speech, calling the attack domestic terrorism and urging americans to reject white supremacy. white supremacy is a poison. it's a poison. it's running through... applause. it really is. running through our body politic, and that's been a

thank you so much for joining us on newsday with your thoughts. joining us on newsday with your thou:hts. . ., joining us on newsday with your thou:hts. ., ~ , ., joining us on newsday with your thou:hts. . ~' ,, ., ., , thoughts. thank you for doing this re ntortin. thoughts. thank you for doing this reporting. you're _ thoughts. thank you for doing this reporting. you're watching - thoughts. thank you for doing this i reporting. you're watching newsday on the bbc world _ reporting. you're watching newsday on the bbc world news. _ reporting. you're watching newsday on the bbc world news. let's - reporting. you're watching newsday i on the bbc world news. let's remind you of the breaking story coming out of texas where the governor grabbed our habits as a con man has shot dead 1a students —— governor greg abbott. the pupils at the school record in the second, third and fourth grade, meaning but they were between the ages of 7—10. two police officers were wounded and the robb elementary school in the city of uvalde, 135 km west of san antonio. let's hear from the governor. first

it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, and 4.30am in sri lanka — where security forces have been ordered to shoot anyone seen looting or damaging public property, in the latest attempt to stop anti—government protests. since last month, the country has been rocked by demonstrations over soaring prices, power cuts, and a lack of medicines. demonstrators are calling for the resignation of president gotabaya rajapaksa. his brother, mahinda rajapaksa, stepped down as prime minister on monday following violent street clashes. protesters have defied an island—wide curfew, and at least eight people have died and 200 have been injured — as our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports from colombo. a capital under curfew. troops told to shoot at sight at anyone who damages public property or threatens lives. the skeletons of a bustling city scorched by an economic crisis. reeling after a day of violence. yesterday, supporters of the prime minister attacked anti—government protesters, who until that

it's newsday.. hello, and welcome to newsday. it's 8am in singapore, and 3am in the devastated ukrainian city of mariupol, where it's hoped the coming hours will see civilian evacuations resume after rescue efforts stalled on monday. hundreds of women and children are sheltering in the tunnels beneath a sprawling steelworks, some haven't seen daylight for weeks. the azovstal plant is surrounded by russian troops. on sunday, aid agencies oversaw the rescue of around 100 people who were evacuated to nearby zaporizhzhia, from where our correspondent laura bicker reports. a short break to feel grass under theirfeet, after weeks of only concrete. the survivors from mariupol are allowed a break in their long—awaited journey away from the front line. translation: for a month we were eating - over 40 l of us — six food tins. we boiled two buckets of soup out of them and that was it for the whole day. weeping translation: there | is no house anymore. of course there isn't. this is mariupol after two months of war. homes, play parks, c

it's newsday. it's six in the morning here in singapore, and also in the philippines, where the polls have just opened in the most divisive presidential election for many years. there are several candidates hoping to replace the current leader, hardliner rodrigo duterte, but just two clear frontrunners. leading in the polls is ferdinand "bongbong" marcosjunior. the main challenger to him is leni robredo. polls in the philippines arejust opening, and karishma vaswani is at a polling station in manila. karishma, over to you. big day for the philippines. and i'm cominu big day for the philippines. and i'm comin: to big day for the philippines. and i'm coming to you _ big day for the philippines. and i'm coming to you from _ big day for the philippines. and i'm coming to you from the _ big day for the philippines. and i'm coming to you from the elementary school in manila on a typical day. today it's been transformed into one of the biggest polling stations in the city. some of the boulders have just s

it's newsday. it's 7am here in the philippines, where i m at the center for the national commission on elections in manila — later today there will be a press conference here to update the nation on some of the official results coming through. so far the unofficial partial results suggest that the son of the former strongman ferdinand marcosjunior — known here as bongbong marcos — has won a landslide victory — in an election that s been billed as a test for this country s democracy. his nearest rival leni robredo is well behind. now, this was a fiercely contested election campaign, and an election that has been said by many here as a test of this country's democracy as polls took place, they were marred by some reports of fault vote counting machines, and that's got some people in the philippines wondering about the integrity of the vote as my colleague reports. philippine history is turning on its head. people, power has taken over... once a disgraced family ousted from the presidential pa

it's newsday. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin tonight in texas where the police are facing criticism for how they responded to the mass school shooting in uvalde on tuesday. some parents say officers appeared hesitant to confront the teenage gunman after he barricaded himself inside a classroom, and that led to a delay in tackling the assaulter. but at a news conference a texas police official said special equipment and negotiators were required, and officers also had to evacuate the rest of the school. the attacker killed 19 children and two teachers in the space of up to an hour before he was himself shot dead. our north america editor sarah smith sent us this report. all of the 19 children who were killed in the same school class. this boys family had to wait 12 hours before they were told he was dead. this girl had been given a phone for her tenth birthday and she used it to try to call the police. jackie had just celebrated herfirst comm

it's newsday. it's 6am in the morning in singapore and 5pm in texas, where the usjustice department is to investigate the police response to the mass shooting at a school in which 19 children and two teachers were killed. public anger has grown after it emerged that officers waited in the hallway as children remained trapped with the teenage gunman in a classroom. the announcement comes as president biden visited the town and met with the families of those killed. our north america correspondent barbara plett usher reports. this is the hardest visit a president has to make, especially when the victims are so young. mr biden and his wife, jill, joined the mourning of a devastated community, pausing to recognise each of those murdered at this school. 19 children and two teachers. the president draws on his personal history in these moments of public grief because he's lost two children of his own. a bouquet of flowers added to the mound of remembrance that seeks to dampen the horror by honouring the

you're watching newsday on the bbc. we'll have the very latest from california, where police say the suspect behind a mass shooting at a church, was a chinese—american man motivated by hatred of taiwanese people. this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi, the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage, in doing so, it's become the first country in the world to approve the change in a national referendum. it was a remarkable climax to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever get into a pop singer. it's been a peaceful funeral demonstration so far, - but police are tear gassing - the crowd, we don't know why. the prelaunch ritual is well established here. helen was said to be in good spirits butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor has become the world's newest nation. it was a bloodbath for a poor country and the challen

it's newsday. hello and welcome to newsday, broadcasting live to you today from sydney, australia. just in front of the sydney harbour bridge. a bit of an overcase day but an iconic image. australia has been in the global headlines. we have a special guest coming up. but first, we'll look at some of the main issues injust a moment — the liberal—national coalition has been in power since 2013 and is seeking another three—year term. going up against them are the opposition labor party, minor parties and independent candidates. all 151 seats in the lower house of the house of representatives will be up for grabs. the party or coalition holding a majority in the lower house will form a government. voting is compulsory for all australians who must register when they turn 18. if you don't do that, then you face a fine of about us$15, or a$20. and while you don't vote directly for a prime minister in australia, voting for the party instead, based on which party wins, the leader becomes the prime minister. and this election it's a choice between two men who are very familiar to austr

hello and welcome to newsday. it's six in the morning in singapore, and 1am in the devastated ukranian city of mariupol where attempts to evacuate more civilians have stalled. officials say russia has ended a ceasefire and is blocking humanitarian corridors. hundreds of women and children are still trapped in bunkers beneath the city's huge steelworks. the azovstal plant is surrounded by russian troops. on sunday, about a hundred people were evacuated to nearby zaporizhzhia — from where our correspondent laura bicker reports. a short break to feel grass under theirfeet, after weeks of concrete. the survivors from mariupol are allowed a break in the long awaited journey away from the front line. for a month we are eating, over a0 of us, six food tins. we boiled two buckets of soup out of them and that was it for the whole day. there is no house any more. of course there isn't. this is mariupol after two months of war. heinz, play parks and cafes are now child and blasted rulings. tens of thousands of people are t

it's newsday. it's six in the morning in singapore and 1am in ukraine, where russian forces have intensified their attack on the eastern donbas region. their renewed assault comes as president biden ruled out sending advanced long—range rocket systems to ukraine to help it fight the russian invasion. meanwhile, the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, has urged european union leaders meeting in brussels to resolve their disagreements and impose wider sanctions on russia. our correspondentjeremy bowen and cameraman fred scott have been in the donbas, where the russians are trying to encircle the city of severodonetsk. they sent this report from bakhmut, a frontline town about 60 kilometres away, that could become one of russia's next objectives in the region. life was never easy in donbas, at least it was familiar. now, the war is getting closer to their care home these women have no families to support them. and it's time to go. these women have no families to support them. one of the ukraini

it's newsday. hello and welcome to newsday — broadcasting live to you today from sydney, australia. a bit ofa a bit of a grim and gloomy day, the sun is coming up 2a hours before australians had to the polls after a heated election campaign, some of the main issues for you injust campaign, some of the main issues for you in just a moment, but first, let me talk you through some of the facts and figures. the liberal national coalition has been in power since 2013 and is seeking another three—year term going up another three—year term going up against some of the opposition labour party, minor parties and independent candidates, all 151 seats in the lower house of the house of representatives will be up for grabs, the prettier coalition holding a majority in the lower house will form a government. voting is compulsory for all australians who must register when they turn 18. if you don't do that for me face a fine of about 15 us dollars or 20 australian dollars. and while you don't vote directly for a prime minister in australia — voting for the party instead — based on which p

thank you for your time here on newsday. as i said, you were part of that panel last week and look at that macro picture. when you talk about this radically different future, what exactly is in store? t what exactly is in store? i think radical might be what exactly is in store? t think radical might be too strong but certainly more change is coming. i think there were weaknesses in the liberal democratic party market baseball before covid was rising in inequality, flatline of wages in a rise of concern around issues like climate change, which means people were really looking for new ways of regulating the economy well before covid. of course covid put huge pressure on supply chains, people left in really dire economic circumstance. and people is a well, what's next? i think there are three parts. one is a kind of economic nationalist path where countries turn away from free trade back to their own pre—rise of global free trade economy, which is going to lead to a lower standard of living across the board. there is a turn

it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, and 3:30am in afghanistan — where the number of restrictions imposed on women — under taliban rule — is growing. the ministry for preventing vice and promoting virtue — has been behind a raft of new, hard—line laws, and among them — ordering afghan women to wear the islamic face veil. our correspondent — secunder kermani — has been given exclusive access to a team of "inspectors" — from the ministry and begins our programme. how h ow ofte n how often do you do this in a week or two— how often do you do this in a week or two every day. we are followin: week or two every day. we are following one _ week or two every day. we are following one team _ week or two every day. we are following one team in the - following one team in the centre of kabul. first stop shopping centre. bystanders and shopkeepers are given a lecture on the importance of saying your prayers and growing a beard, though it's all framed as brotherly advice. you haven't been ta

this is newsday on the bbc. in singapore. our top story. president biden has called for the preservation of the ruling that legalised abortion across the us after a leaked document suggested it could be scrapped by the supreme court. let's stay with that story. i'm joined now by kristin ford, vice president of communications and research at naral pro—choice america — a group that campaigns for access to abortion care. agreed to get you on the programme. what is your reaction to this decision by the supreme court? we were certainly surprised _ the supreme court? we were certainly surprised to - the supreme court? we were certainly surprised to see - the supreme court? we were certainly surprised to see an l certainly surprised to see an opinion leakfrom certainly surprised to see an opinion leak from the supreme court. it is unprecedented in modern history but we were not surprised by the substance of this, every signal we had gotten up to this point was ominous in terms of the fate of roe v wade in the right to abortions in the united s

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i in singapore. 0ur headlines: a bbc investigation finds some of ukraine's most vulnerable children have been left behind in insitutions, after being displaced by the war. ukrainian officials say russia has launched a major assault on the besieged azovstal steel works in mariupol, the last part of the city held by ukrainian forces. north korea is testing its weapons with renewed urgency. earlier in the week, it fired its 14th known round of missiles so far this year. it comes days before south korea's new president takes office, who is promising to take a hard—line on north korea. —— hard line. the outgoing president, moonjae—in, staked his legacy on achieving a breakthrough with the north using diplomacy, but his attempts failed. jean mackenzie sent this report from seoul. forjust a moment, peace looked possible. but north korea is back to testing its biggest, most powerful weapons. a disappointing end for south korea's outgoing president, who staked his legacy on

it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, and 6pm in new york, where president biden has gone to buffalo, to meet the families of ten people killed in a racially—motivated mass shooting at the weekend. mr biden called white supremacy a "poison" which is running through the us. the bbc�*s nada tawfik was in buffalo as the president was speaking and she sent us this report. america has a long and troubled history with racism and guns. the city of buffalo is the latest deadly chapter. joe biden, the latest president to console a community in morning. in an all ritual, mr biden and the first lady paid their respects to the victims who were massacred here as they were shopping for groceries. after meeting with family members of the victims, he gave a forceful speech, calling the attack domestic terrorism and urging americans to reject white supremacy. white supremacy is a place and. it's a poison. it's running through... it really is. running through our body politic, and there's been allowed to fester a

this is newsday on the bbc. our headlines. president biden has called for the preservation of the ruling that legalised abortion across the us after a leaked document suggested it could be scrapped by the supreme court. to china now, where after more than a month of strict lockdown, authorities in shanghai, china's biggest city, are beginning to gradually ease covid restrictions. the number of new cases is falling — but thousands of people remain in government run quarantine facilities as officials try to stop a wave of the omicron variant spreading any further. the bbc has seen evidence of people in their 90's — some even 100 years old — who've been moved out of their homes after testing positive. our correspondent robin brant is in shanghai, where he is still locked down. it's taken more than a month, but now shanghai's leaders think this outbreak is contained. so, it's time for a mass clean—up. disinfection by an army of workers, thousands of them, before a gradual opening up. but the brutal war against covid has le

it's newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. ukrainian forces have been retaking a number of towns and villages, pushing russian infantry and artillery back towards the border. the fighting, which has led to a dramatic fall in russian shelling of kharkiv, has been slow and costly — but ukrainian forces, say they now have the upper hand. kharkiv is just a0 kilometres from the russian border, and the russians�* retreat could pose a wider threat to moscow's stated aim of capturing significant territory in the east, as fresh ukrainian troops join the battle there. our correspondent, quentin sommerville, and camera journalist, darrin conway, have spent the last week with ukrainian troops, in and around the town of ruska losova, and they've sent us this report. a warning, you may find some of the reporting distressing. air raid sirens the spectre of russian victory once haunted this city. but no more. for months, the invaders were at the city gates, but kharkiv has cast doubt vladimir putin's foot soldiers, forcing them back towar

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: ukrainian group antytila team up with ed sheeran, releasing a new song partly filmed and recorded while serving in the war against russia. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterrand. but the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and i islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit - symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in underfour minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in the future of peace and freedom. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our top story today: president biden has called for the preservation of the ruling that

it's newsday. it's 8:00am in the morning in singapore, and 5.30am in sri lanka, where security forces have been ordered to shoot anyone seen looting or damaging public property, in the latest attempt to stop anti—government protests. since last month, the country has been rocked by demonstrations over soaring prices, power cuts and a lack of medicines. demonstrators are calling for the resignation of president gotabaya rajapaksa. his brother, mahinda rajapaksa, stepped down as prime minister on monday following violent street clashes. protesters have defied an island—wide curfew and at least eight people have died and 200 have been injured, as our correspondent rajini vaidya nathan reports from colombo. a capital under curfew. troops told to shoot at sight at anyone who damages public property or threatens lives. the skeletons of a bustling city scorched by an economic crisis. reeling after a day of violence. yesterday, supporters of the prime minister attacked anti—government protesters, who

it's newsday. hello and welcome. the united nations�* world food programme has described russia's blockade of ukrainian ports as a �*declaration of war on global food security�* that could push tens of millions of people into severe food shortages. it echoes concerns raised by the ukrainian government, and wider accusations that the kremlin is deliberately targeting food supplies. our economics editor, faisal islam, reports. across the world, food and energy crisis are hitting households, increasing social instability and hunger and leading to whole country is going bust. sri lanka at first, but more are feared to be heading in the same direction. with russia's war in ukraine making the supply shocks much worse, the economic stakes are very high here and across part of the problem is that the natural response that should bring down energy orfood prices producing more isn't working because, for example, russia is blockading ukraine's food exports. if we don't open ports, you're talking about a declaration of war

it's newsday. it's 7am in the morning here in singapore and 2am in ukraine, where it's reported that a russian air strike has hit a chemical plant in the embattled city of severodonetsk, releasing a cloud of dangerous gas. residents have been told to stay in bomb shelters to avoid the fumes. the ukrainians say russian forces now control most of severodonetsk, the main focus of the russian offensive in the donbas region. the local governor said the city wasn't surrounded, but continuous shelling was making it impossible to bring in supplies or evacuate the remaining civilians. and russian troops are pushing deeper into the region. this is the city of slovyansk, where three people have been killed in a russian missile strike. meanwhile, ukraine keeps calling for more weapons from the west. this is the former defence minister speaking to the bbc. we will always be looking at counteroffensives, because as soon as we can get more weapons, particularly these artillery weapons which are being shipped righ

it's newsday. it's 7am in the morning in singapore and 6pm in texas, where the usjustice department is to investigate the police response to the mass shooting at a school in which 19 children and two teachers were killed. public anger has grown after it emerged that officers waited in the hallway as children remained trapped with the teenage gunman in a classroom. the announcement comes as president biden visited the town and met with the families of those killed. our north america correspondent barbara plett usher reports. this is the hardest visit a president has to make, especially when the victims are so young. mr biden and his wife, jill, joined the mourning of a devastated community, pausing to recognise each of those murdered at this school, 19 children and two teachers. the president draws on his personal history in these moments of public grief because he's lost two children of his own. a bouquet of flowers added to the mound of remembrance that seeks to dampen the horror by honouring the

it's newsday. hello and welcome to bbc news and to our viewers in the uk and around the world. and to our viewers in the uk it's 6am in the morning here in singapore and 1am in ukraine, where it's reported that a russian air strike has hit a chemical plant in the embattled city of severodonetsk, releasing a cloud of dangerous gas. residents have been told to stay in bomb shelters to avoid the fumes. the ukrainians say russian forces now control most of severodonetsk, the main focus of the russian offensive in the donbas region. the local governor said the city wasn't surrounded, but continuous shelling was making it impossible to bring in supplies or evacuate the remaining civilians. and russian troops are pushing deeper into the region. this is the city of slovyansk, where three people have been killed in a russian missile strike. ukraine says the battle for severodonetsk is only one in a much larger context and that more weapons from the west are key. this is the former defence minister speaking

it's newsday. it's 8:00 in the morning here in singapore and in the philippines, where the polls have opened in the most divisive presidential election for many years. there are several candidates hoping to replace the current leader — hardliner rodrigo duterte — but just two clear frontrunners. leading in the polls is ferdinand �*bongbong' marcos, jr. he's the son of the former president, ferdinand marcos. critics say he's used his wealth to whitewash the history of his father's brutal dictatorship. bongbong marcos was also convicted in 1995 for tax evasion while serving as a public official. his running mate is sara duterte — the daughter of the current president. the main challenger to them is leni robredo. she is the current vice—president of the philippines. mrs robredo is a former lawyer and human rights advocate. her supporters include many celebrities and leading figures in philippines life. she's a member of the liberal party, which is traditionally connected with the richest fam

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: the pudding deemed fit to celebrate the queen's platinum jubilee. a lemon trifle wins the title beating thousands of other recipes. the pope was shot, the pope will live — that's the essence of the appalling news from rome this afternoon, that, as an italian television commentator put it, "terrorism had come to the vatican." the man they called the butcher of lille, klaus barbie, went on trial today in the french town where he was the gestapo chief in the second world war. winnie mandela never looked like a woman just sentenced to six years injail. the judge told mrs mandela there was no indication she felt even the slightest remorse. the chinese government has called for an all—out - effort to help the victimsl of a powerful earthquake, the worst to hit the | country in 30 years. the computer deep blue has tonight triumphed over the world chess champion, gary kasparov. it's the first time a machine has defeated a reigning world champion in a classi

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines. ukraine's abandoned children — displaced by the war a bbc investigation finds some of the most vulnerable have been left behind. because of their disabilities, they are not treated as human beings, they're only kept alive here and it's not a problem of this institution, it's the problem of a system. in the besieged port of mariupol — officials say russia has launched a major assault on the remaining ukrainian forces there. no escape from covid, for hong kong's poores, we meet those living in such crowded conditions, self—isoloation is almost impossible. amber heard takes the stand in the defamation trial brought by former husband johnny depp, she alleges domestic abuse. he's slapped me again, like. it was clear it wasn't a joke any more. life from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news, it's newday. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the plight of thousands of disabled children in ukraine, victims of the russian invasion who've been abandoned without proper car

it's newsday. hello and welcome to newsday — it's 8:00am in the morning in singapore, and 3:00am in mariupol, where the international red cross and the united nations have confirmed that they are involved in an operation to move civilians out of the city. the red cross said a convoy of vehicles had reached mariupol on saturday to evacuate some of the hundreds of people trapped in the city's azovstal steel plant. these images show evacuees arriving earlier on sunday at their first stop in donetsk on the russian border, they're accompanied by red cross and un staff. ukrainian president zelensky tweeted: but around 1,000 more civilians are still sheltering inside the vast steelworks complex, along with around 2,000 ukrainian fighters, who are making a desperate last stand in the city that has been almost completely destroyed by russian forces. 0ur correspondent laura bicker is in zaporizhzhia, where the evacuated civilians are being taken. after 60 days in darkness. they can finally crawl into the d

you're watching newsday on the bbc. an investigation into the murder of a popular punjabi singerjust a day murder of a popular punjabi singer just a day after murder of a popular punjabi singerjust a day after his security cover was reduced. the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning, in accordance with the order of service via signal given, the great guns of the power. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who's died at the age of 7a. 0utspoken but rarely out—fought, ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three—times world champion. he was a good fighter and he fought all the way to the end, even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles' lp sgt pepper's lonely hearts club band, a record described as the album of the century. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. 0ur headlines. european union leaders have agreed to ban

it's newsday. it's 6am here in the philippines, where i m at the center for the national commission on elections in manila — later today there will be a press conference here to update the nation on some of the official results coming through. so far the unofficial partial results suggest that the son of the former strongman ferdinand marcosjunior — known here as bongbong marcos — has won a landslide victory — in an election that s been billed as a test for this country s democracy. his nearest rival leni robredo is well behind. that's almost double the number that have been counted in these unofficial partial results so far. now, these figures are coming against the backdrop of what's been an extremely divisive political campaign, a very heated election season, and also reports of something like 1800 malfunctioning vote counting machines that's got many filipinos questioning the integrity of this vote, as my colleague howard johnson now reports. philippine history is turning on its head. .

it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, and 1am in ukraine. we begin our programme with a special report from the second—biggest city, kharkiv. in recent days, ukrainian forces have been retaking a number of towns and villages, pushing russian infantry and artillery back towards the border. the fighting, which has led to a dramatic fall in russian shelling of kharkiv, has been slow and costly, but ukrainian forces, say they now have the upper hand. kharkiv is just a0 kilometres from the russian border, and the russians�* retreat, could pose a wider threat to moscow's stated aim of capturing significant territory in the east, as fresh ukrainian troops join the battle there. our correspondent, quentin sommerville, and camera journalist, darrin conway, have spent the last week with ukrainian troops, in and around the town of ruska losova, and they've sent us this report. a warning — you may find some of the reporting distressing. air raid sirens the spectre of russian victory once haunted this city. but no more. for months, the invaders wer

this is newsday on the bbc. in singapore. our headlines. the bbc sees more evidence of apparent war crimes committed against ukrainian civilians by russian forces. more than one thousand bodies are discovered in the bucha region. nato is confident that finland and sweden will rapidly become the alliance's latest members — despite the misgivings of turkey. let's turn to north korea now — state media have reported eight new deaths from fever—like symptoms as it deals with a covid outbreak. nearly 400,000 more cases of people with similar symptoms were also reported. the country's state news agency said kim—jong—un has ordered the military to help stabilise the supply of medicines in pyongyang. i've been speaking to mason richey who's an associate professor of international politics at the hankuk university of foreign studies. i asked him about the �*mysterious fever�* that has been reported in north korea. north korea does not have extensive testing capabilities which is part reason why kim jong—il on regime and party referrin

it's newsday. it's six in the morning in singapore and one o'clock in the morning in ukraine, where a court has sentenced a russian tank commander to life in prison for killing an unarmed civilian. vadim shishimarin was the first person to stand trial for war crimes since russia's invasion three months ago. he had admitted shooting the 62—year—old civilian, but said he'd been acting on orders and he will appeal against his sentence. our correspondentjames waterhouse was in court. this wasn'tjust a trial, it was ukraine's day in court, with all eyes — and cameras — on 21—year—old vadim shishimarin. by legal standards, his journey to this dock has been quick. more than two weeks ago, the russian soldier was questioned over an alleged war crime. translation: we started moving. on the way, we saw a civilian talking on the phone. i was ordered to shoot and fired one round at him. he fell down. we moved on. today, the court heard how shishimarin shot a 62—year—old man, oleksandr shelipov,

welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines: on patrol with the afghan vice and virtue inspectors, as they enforce the taliban's strict rules on how women should appear in public. a 21—year old russian soldier pleads guilty to shooting dead an unarmed ukrainian civilian, in the first war crimes trial of the conflict. i'm karishma vaswani live from sydney, australia, where voters will head to the polls on saturday to decide who'll be the country's next prime minister. it's a contest between the incumbent, scott morrison, and his rival, anthony albanese, who is hoping to form the first labor government in nine years. amnesty international demands fifa should pay hundreds of millions of dollars to compensate migrant workers abused during world cup preparations in qatar. as india and pakistan face blistering temperatures of 50 degrees celsius, experts warn such heatwaves are now 100 times more likely because of climate change. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it is newsday. it's 8:00 in the morni

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines... us investigators say all nineteen schoolchildren murdered by a teenage gunman in texas were in the same classroom. minutes before the killings, he'd posted that he was going to attack an elementary school. in the town of uvalde, there's grief, shock, and anger. president biden says he's sick of the carnage caused by gun violence. the idea that an 18—year—old can walk into a store and buy weapons of war designed and marketed to kill is i think, just wrong. also in the headlines — britain's prime minister borisjohnson says he will not resign after a highly—critical report into lockdown parties at his government offices. i mr speaker, i'm humbled and i have learned a lesson. the investigation blamed senior leadership for a series of alcohol—fuelled parties at downing street — which broke covid lockdown rules. and supermodel kate moss gives evidence in thejohnny depp, amber heard trial. she denies allegations that the actor pushed her down the stairs. it's seven in the morning

it's newsday. it's eight in the morning in singapore, and 2am in brussels where the european union has imposed more sanctions against russia over its invasion of ukraine. the bloc has agreed to ban more than two—thirds of russian oil imports at a summit in brussels, where hungary, heavily dependent on russian oil, resisted a full oil embargo. european commission president, ursula von der leyen said the agreement was very significant. it isa it is a big step forward, what we did today, because, indeed, we did today, because, indeed, we have now gotten rid of: this was already very difficult and now we have, basically, the political agreement. how to phase out oil in a clear timeframe and we started tonight and we will report tomorrow to discuss the big energy package repower eu that the commission tabled which is the commission tabled which is the basis to be able, over time, to completely diversify away from russian fossil fuels. that is our goal and, there for, we now have a very clear role to m

this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko 0i, in singapore. 0ur headlines: president biden has visited buffalo which witnessed a mass shooting at the weekend. he urged all americans to reject the poison of white supremacy. ukrainian fighters leave the azovstal steel plant in mariupol in buses escorted by pro—russian forces, as the longest siege of the war draws to a close. in afghanistan, secret schools are being set up to educate girls, who the taliban are not allowing back into the classroom. the leadership continues to insist girls secondary schools will eventually re—open, but many afghans are losing hope. even some of those sympathetic to the taliban were left disappointed when hardline leaders overruled a decision to allow girls to resume lessons earlier this year. secunder kermani has been to one secret school and sent this report. hidden away, in a residential neighbourhood, a small but powerful act of defiance. these teenage girls, like most in the country, have not been allowed back to school by the t

it's newsday. it's seven in the morning here in singapore, and also in the philippines, where the polls have opened in the most divisive presidential election for many years. there are several candidates hoping to replace the current leader, hardliner rodrigo duterte, but just two clear frontrunners. leading in the polls is ferdinand "bongbong" marcosjunior. he's the son of the former president, ferdinand marcos. critics say he's used his wealth to whitewash the history of his father's brutal dictatorship. bongbong marcos was also convicted in 1995 for tax evasion while serving as a public official. his running mate is sara dutert, the daughter of the current president. the main challenger to them is leni robredo. she is the current vice—president of the philippines. mrs robredo is a former lawyer and human rights advocate. her supporters include many celebrities and leading figures in philippines life. she's a member of the liberal party, which is traditionally connected with the richest familie

you have been watching newsday. a reminder of the top story. in the last half hour, australia's new prime minister anthony albanese has been sworn in. he beat scott morrison to become leader at the weekend. he'll now head to tokyo for talks with president biden and other leaders. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. after the warmth of last week, when both scotland and england recorded their highest temperatures of the year so far, things are looking cooler this week, especially where it was so warm last week. it'll be breezier, windy by wednesday. it'll be wet at times, not all the time, mostly in the form of showers. a rather cloudy—looking picture for monday and messy on the chart here, with quite a few weather fronts around as well, so we are going to see some wet weather at times. this is how we start the day, this weather front here with cloud and some patchy rain stretching through parts of england. still raining into the north and northwest of scotland after a damp sunday. that rain, though, just beginning to fizzle

it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, and 3.30am in colombo — where security forces have been ordered to shoot anyone seen looting or damaging public property, in the latest attempt to stop anti—government protests. -- in sri —— in sri lanka. since last month, the country been rocked by demonstrations over soaring prices, power cuts, and a lack of medicines. demonstrators are calling for the resignation of president gotabaya rajapaksa. his brother, mahinda rajapaksa, stepped down as prime minister on monday, following violent street clashes. protesters have defied an island—wide curfew, and at least eight people have died, and 200 have been injured — as our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan reports. a capital under curfew. troops told to shoot at sight at anyone who damages public property or threatens lives. the skeletons of a bustling city scorched by an economic crisis. reeling after a day of violence. yesterday, supporters of the prime minister attacked anti—government protesters,

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i'm mariko oi. the headlines. in the besieged port of mariupol — officials say russia has launched a major assault on the remaining ukrainian forces there. the us central bank raises interest rates by half a percentage point — the most aggressive increase in more than twenty years. no escape from omicron for hong kong's poorest, we meet those living in such crowded conditions, self—isoloation is almost impossible. amber heard takes the stand in the defamation trial brought by former husband johnny depp she alleges domestic abuse. he's let me again, like. it was clear it wasn't a joke anymore. live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news it's news day. it's six in the morning in singapore, and midnight in brussels, where the eu has announced its toughest sanctions package yet — aimed at vladimir putin and the war in ukraine. it plans to ban imports, of all russian oil by the end of this year. "putin must pay a price", said the european commission president. meanwhile, russian forces have intensified t

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we'll have the very latest from california, where police say the suspect behind a mass shooting at a church, was a chinese—american man motivated by hatred of taiwanese people. this morning, an indian air force plane carrying mr gandhi's body landed in delhi. the president of india walked to the plane to solemnly witness mr gandhi's final return from the political battlefield. ireland has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage. in doing so, it has become the first country in the world to approve the change in a national referendum. it was a remarkable climax. to what was surely the most extraordinary funeral ever given to a pop singer. - it's been a peacefulfuneral demonstration so far but suddenly, the police are tear—gassing the crowd. we don't yet know why. the pre—launch ritual is well—established here. helen was said to be in good spirits, butjust a little apprehensive. in the last hour, east timor- has become the world's newest nat

you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: at home with queen elizabeth — rare images are being shared with the public for the first time. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletic events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, _ fighting to full—scale riot - as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into i the juventus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. i the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than 11,500 episodes. the chat show has made her one of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as 'ginger spice', has announced she's left the spice girls. argh! — i don't believ