Japans longest serving post war Prime Minister. Rupert Wingfield Hayes has the latest from tokyo his report contains flash photography. Shinzo abe took a gamble and it has paid off. This summer, the japanese Prime Ministers Approval Rating plunged to less than 30 . This victory makes mr abe japans most successful post war politician. He was assisted to his win by typhoon lan which helped keep nearly half of japanese voters at home. Mr abe claims he called the election because of the threat from north korea. He said he needed a mandate from the japanese people to get tough on pyongyang and its missile programme. Translation i believe this election was firstly about the north korean threat. You can say it is the biggest threat ever. But the issue much closer to shinzo abes heart is changing japans constitution. Japan has a powerful modern military but for over 70 years, it has not fired a single shot in anger. Article nine of the postwar constitution states that japan will forever renounce war and the use of force to settle mr abe and his supporters considered those words a humiliation, forced upon them by the american victors. He now has the best chance he will ever get to remove them. Early results from argentinas mid term Congressional Elections suggest that president mauricio marcis pro business, centre right coalition has made significant gains. Former president Cristina Fernandez de kirchner, is losing to the government candidate, Esteban Bullrich in the bellweather province of buenos aires that is home to nearly 40 of argentine voters. The us secretary of state, rex tillerson, has said iranian backed militias whove been fighting is in iraq should disband, now the battle is drawing to a close. Rex tillerson was speaking in saudi arabia on a tour of gulf countries. He praised an agreement between the saudis and iraq to co ordinate their fight against the militants and help rebuild iraqi territory. Iranian militias in iraq now that the fighting against daesh and isis is coming to a close, those militias need to go home. Any foreign fighters in iraq need to go home and allow the iraqi people to regain control of areas that had been overtaken by isis, that have now been liberated. Allow the iraqi people to rebuild their lives with the help of their neighbours and i think this agreement that has been put in place between the kingdom of saudi arabia and iraq is a crucial element to assisting the iraqi people to do that. Russias Opposition LeaderAlexei Navalny has plunged straight back into campaigning, hours after being released from 20 days in prison for organising illegal protests. Addressing an unauthorised political rally in the southern town of astrakhan, mr navalny insisted that he had more right to take part in next years president ial election than all the other candidates combined. A vocal critic of president putin, hes been banned from contesting the poll because of a suspended prison sentence. Thousands of people have taken to the streets of the maltese capital valetta demanding justice over the murder of high profile journalist daphne galizia. The 53 year old was killed by a car bomb near her home a week ago. The government has offered a large reward for information that helps identify the killer. Sarah corker reports. The initial shock over Daphne Caruana galizias death has now turned to anger and calls for justice. Crowds in the maltese capital valetta demanded the resignation of this man, the Police Commissioner and the attorney general. Outside the law courts, there is a growing shrine to the woman who was maltas best known journalist. Malta and Maltese Society will not rest untiljustice is served for the assassination of Daphne Caruana galizia. We want to turn Civil Society that is active enough and Strong Enough to protect us, to be free to voice our opinion and agree to disagree. We are here to protest forjustice, so thatjustice is made and is seen to be made, and for protection of freedom of speech. The prominentjournalist was killed last monday near her home in northern malta. Police believe a bomb was attached underneath her car and triggered remotely. She was a harsh critic of the government and alleged corruption on the island. Dominating maltas front pages on sunday was the slogan, the pen conquers fear. Last week, journalists held a rally to show they would not be intimidated by the killing. The 53 year old ran a blog called running commentary and in herfinal post she wrote there are crooks everywhere you look now, the situation is desperate. Malta is the eus smallest country with a population of around 420,000 people, a popular holiday destination. The government says no expense will be spared in finding the killers and has offered a reward of about 1. 2 million for any information leading to the murderers. Sundays rally paid tribute to the mother of threes career as a fearless investigative reporter. Sarah corker, bbc news. An eight year study involving over 250 scientists has concluded that all sea life around the world will be affected by co2 emissions. The report suggests that cod stocks could fall to a quarter of current levels and infant Sea Creatures will be particularly harmed. The bbcs environment analyst Roger Harrabin reports. Here is the effect of Carbon Dioxide on seawater. These bubbles contain natural c02 from an underwater volcano in papua new guinea. Few Sea Creatures can live here because the c02 has made nearby water more acidic. Swim away from those vents and what a difference, the seas chemistry returns to normal. Wonderful reef life can thrive. But Industrial Society is churning out c02 on a massive scale and the gas is being absorbed into sea water round the world, making it all more acidic. Todays report warns of major impacts on sea life. This comprehensive Study Confirms what we have been observing globally. 0cean acidification is a problem. Acidity is increasing and that is notjust having an impact on the ecology but it will have an impact on us as humans further down the line. Take one fish we love to eat, cod. The Research Shows that baby cod are especially sensitive to more acidic water. It projects that if c02 levels rise unchecked, we should expect only a quarter as many cod in the seas. Some species will thrive with the changes, the scientists say, like some seaweeds. But the report warns that all sea life will be affected by the disruption of the food web in the seas. Zimbabwes president , Robert Mugabe, has been stripped of his position as goodwill ambassador for the World Health Organization just days after his controversial appointment. The head of the w h 0 said the decision was in the best interests of the un agency. 0ur africa correspondent, andrew harding, reports he has been in powerfor 37 years, but zimba bwes president Robert Mugabe held onto his newjob for less than a week. A humiliating blow for the 93 year old. Mr mugabe was selected as a global ambassador for the World Health Organization by its first african boss who hoped the elder statesman might rally other leaders in the fight against diseases like cancer. But today the who quickly backed down after a fierce international backlash. Under president mugabes long rule, zimbabwes economy and Health System have crumbled. Britain and other western governments have accused him of widespread Human Rights Violations and targeted him with sanctions. There was delight today from a broad range of organisations which had condemned mr mugabes United Nations role as a sickjoke. There was outrage that mugabe could be appointed a goodwill ambassador, especially given the state of Public Health services and access to basic Public Health facilities. Even painkillers in public hospitals. This comes as a relief that the who has seen the light. But mr mugabe is not without support, both inside zimbabwe and around the continent. Today his supporters describe the whos u turn as yet another sign of western meddling in africa. President mugabe has yet to react in person, but few zimbabweans can be surprised about this decision. Their leader may be proud of his achievements but tellingly he travels abroad for his own healthcare. The Spanish Government has rejected accusations from the regional authorities in catalonia that it has carried out a coup by moving to impose direct control after the disputed independence referendum. People opposed to Catalan Independence have been protesting in barcelona from where tom burridge reports. This scene, hard to imagine just a few weeks ago. Maybe 200 people outside a military barracks in barcelona. Chanting. Gestures of support for spains Civil Guard Police and the army inside. Chanting. Puigdemont to prison, they call. The Catalan Leader has disobeyed the Spanish Government. And these people support madrids move to scrap catalonias devolved government and take control. I also have friends that want independence and they tell me things that are lies and i try to talk to them but they are like a wall. Two sides, two visions of a catalan crisis, neither listening to the other. The atmosphere today in catalonia is febrile. People here outside a military barracks calling for catalan politicians to be arrested, and calling for action to be taken against catalonias public radio and tv. Madrid accuses the catalan public tv channel, of propaganda, which spanish officials claim has fuelled the Pro Independence cause. In a highly controversial move, madrid might try to exert control over their programmes. I think it would be terrible, because we are doing ourjob, we are journalists, we are here to explain the things that happen here in catalonia, in spain and in the world. And i think that they are violating one of the principal rights of freedom of speech. And the Spanish State has jailed susannas husband. Jordi sanchez, the leader of a prominent Pro Independence organisation is accused of inciting public disorder during a demonstration. A charge he, his family and supporters strenuously deny. Translation he is a political prisoner. He is not a politician but he is injailfor defending his ideals. The Spanish Government denies that susannas husband and another activist who has also been refused bail, are political prisoners. But susanna has no confidence they will get a fair trial, when the Political Climate in spain is as it is today. Stay with us on bbc news, still to come after a five hour armed siege armed police storm a Bowling Alley in nuneaton in warwickshire freeing two hostages. A historic moment that many of his victims have waited forfor decades. The former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer and, as he sat down, obedient enough. Dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plain outside korem, it lights up a biblicalfamine, now in the 20th century. The depressing conclusion in argentina today, it is actually cheaper to paper your walls with money. Weve had controversies in the past with great britain, but as good friends, we have always found a good and lasting solution. Concorde bows out in style after almost three decades in service. An aircraft that has enthralled its many admirers for so long, taxis home one last time. This is bbc news. The latest headlines japans Prime Minister shinzo abe has declared victory in his countrys snap election and pledged to reverse the countrys pacifist constitution. The United Nations is holding a pledging conference in geneva today, aimed at raising money to support Rohingya Muslims who have fled myanmar to bangladesh. More than half a million have arrived in the last few weeks, and thousands more are crossing the border every day, creating, the un says, an massive humanitarian emergency. Imogen foulkes reports from geneva. It is the world s Fastest Growing refugee crisis. In just eight weeks over 600,000 people have fled their homes in me from in myanmar, hoping for safety in bangladesh, a country which is not wealthy and which was already sheltering 300,000 Rohingya Muslims from an earlier outbreak of violence. Over half the refugees are children. Crammed into makeshift overcrowded camps, they lack the most basic for survival. Clean water, shelter and food. The un wa nts water, shelter and food. The un wants 434 million to support the refugees and the Bangladeshi Community that is hosting them until the end of february. Donor countries attending the conference in geneva are being urged to be generous, to show solidarity in the face of such an enormous humanitarian disaster. Aid agencies know this crisis is likely to get worse. Tens of thousands of people are waiting at the border, desperate to get across. The only way the un can help them is in bangladesh because myanmars government continues to restrict access to rack line state rakhine state. Here in the uk armed police surrounded a Bowling Alley in nuneaton in the West Midlands after a man with a gun took two people hostage. The five hour siege took place at the bermuda park retail and leisure site, which was packed with families at the time. Warwickshire police say the incident was resolved and a suspect arrested and taken to hospital. Sophie long has the details. Panic as parents desperately try to get their children to safety. Just very scared because we have small kids. Very scared. It was like in the movies. Shells and dogs and everything. Sunday afternoon and bermuda park, home to play areas and restaurants was packed with families having fun. It was just after 2 30 when a man entered the Bowling Alley with what eye witnesses described as a sawn off shotgun. The guy actually ran up to the door, with the gun in his hand, opened the door and told me to get out of the area. Friends, liam roberts and Alex Mulholland were in the middle of a game. A man who was also playing bowling ran across our lane shouting, get out, get out. I turned behind me, a white man he had a gun over his head like this and he is shouting game over, game over, get out. Everyone is panicking screaming, you heard crying from kids. Everyone is running trying to get out of the doors. It was really hectic, really and horrible to be a part of. Most made it out but the gunman held two men hostage for more than four hours. Friends waited as they remained trapped inside. There was a video that surfaced saying that he has been taken to the door by the gunman and forced back inside. Pretty sickening to be honest, nobody should be put in that situation. You hear of it in places like america, but a little place in warwickshire, no, its not right. Its quite worrying. Gunshots just after 6 30 police stormed the Bowling Alley. 45 minutes later they confirmed the incident was over. Relief for families whod had to barricade themselves inside the soft play area next door. It was really scary and when we saw the police, i thought the man was in here and then when we went outside, i felt a little bit more safe. It was just so scary seeing other peoples families just fleeing from the danger. Itsjust itsjust upsetting. Warwickshire Police Say One man has been arrested, two others were led to safety unharmed. Sportswomen often indeed, usually earn less than their male counterparts, and womens sport continues to attract smaller audiences than the mens games. As part of our 100 women season, were asking are female athletes competing on a level Playing Field . Our correspondentjulia carneiro is in brazil. The 100 women season has come to rio dejaneiro the 100 women season has come to Rio De Janeiro and the 100 women season has come to rio dejaneiro and in the last of our four challenges we will try to tackle the problem of sexism in sport. Brazil is the land of football. Both women were not allowed to play here for decades until 1979. Were getting together a tea m until 1979. Were getting together a team of experts, women, who have dedicated their lives to overcoming barriers for women in sport and we will ask them to come up with solutions to make sure that young girls like these have an equal Playing Field. Louisa is the youngest player here. She is 13 yea rs youngest player here. She is 13 years old. As well is playing football she has a blog in which she writes about her passion for this board and about your training routine. Why is it important for you to talk to other girls about what you do . I feeli am to talk to other girls about what you do . I feel i am encouraging them to do what they want and knowing that other girls love soccer to. That is great. Good luck to you. Thank you. Will be keeping up to date with our progress here in rio during the 100 women series in brazil. Tensions on the Korean Peninsula remain high following the recent nuclear test and missile launches from north korea. People in the south are attempting to get on with their daily lives despite the threat that lies just across the border. Mark lowen has been meeting south koreans at a military air show in seoul to get their reactions. A 15 Year Old Girl has survived a terrifying encounter with a five metre shark, which knocked her into the water in coastal waters in south australia. Sarah williams was fishing for squid from her kayak when the shark, believed to be a great white, attacked her. Her father chris was watching from a boat and rushed to rescue his daughter. He said the shark then followed the boat for about ten minutes as they drove back to shore. It was gonna eat her. To witness Something Like this and for it to be your youngest daughter and maybe she would not make it. She lost her phone and her sound system but she has gone home with both legs. A lucky escape. This is bbc news. Hello there. After a weekend of being battered by brian youll probably be relieved to see what remains of that low is slipping into the north sea and very innocuous indeed. Another big low to the west of us in the atlantic. That will be driving our weather for the week ahead. Nothing like the week we just had but we will be feeling weather fronts our way and thats what we have first thing today. Grey and gloomy prospects with outbreaks of rain in the west. Clearer skies in the east, quite a chilly start first thing but the cloud will move in and the breeze will pick up and that will lift the temperatures. A grey beginning to the new week for scotland and Northern Ireland too, although brightness quickly following. Cloudy to get the day under way across wales, the midlands and the south west. Quite a bit of cloud although a dry start to east anglia and the south east. In a couple of hours you will see the rain move through quickly. The murky across the hills first thing with low cloud. Northern ireland brightens nicely through the morning and by the time we get to the afternoon, you see brighter skies sweeping across scotland into northern england, wales and the midlands. Southern and eastern counties, however, could be stuck with persistent cloud through the second half of the day but it should be mild, reaching 17 degrees in the south east. Good deal milder than it was to finish the weekend. Overnight monday into tuesday, low pressure still swirling away in the atlantic, throwing bits and pieces fronts our way. A lot of cloud and rain across england and wales, heavier rain for wales and the north west of england for a time. Brightest on tuesday to northern scotland, albeit with showers. To the south, some drier weather but gloomy conditions, 18 in london. Milder air to the south this week in front. It will try and battle its way north throughout the middle part of this week. To the north, always clear and bright but always cooler. Some warm air coming up from the south could shift temperature and a little bit of brightness to the south of the front, even up intto the low 20s before the week is out. Wednesday the front will sit southward and actually a good part of the northern half the uk will be bright. Pushing north, gloomy weather on thursday but also bear in mind mild weather as well. A few breaks in that cloud could send those temperatures up to the high teens or a low 20. That is the outlook for the week ahead. Still changeable with rain around times but considerably lighter winds than the week we just had. Warm weather to come as well. This is bbc news. The headlines japanese Prime Minister shinzo abes Ruling Coalition is on course for a resounding victory in sundays general election, according to exit polls. On hearing of his victory he said he would firmly deal with threats from north korea. Thousands of people have attended the latest demonstration in malta to call forjustice for the murdered journalist, Daphne Caruana galizia. The writer, who denounced political corruption and organised crime, was killed in a car bomb attack on monday. The government has offered a large reward to help find her killer. A Major Research project has concluded that all marine life will be affected by increasing acidification of the worlds oceans. An 8 year study by german scientists says that while some species may benefit, most creatures will be adversely affected because of deteriorating food supplies. Lets have a look at the front pages of this mornings newspapers. The times says the chancellor is facing an ambush over his budget next month from conservative mps who want him out