Glad you could join us. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london and 3am in syria where the United Nations says fighting has resumed in Eastern Ghouta despite a humanitarian pause. It was hoped that the daily five hour ceasefire, which had been ordered by syrias ally russia, would allow civilians to leave, but the un says it collapsed before it was due to expire. Nearly 400,000 people are trapped in the region, which has been besieged by the government since 2013. 0ur middle east editor, jeremy bowen reports. It was supposed to be a chance to get some aid into Eastern Ghouta, but the temporary ceasefire, at best, was ragged. No civilians left down the newly designated safe corridors. Once again in syria, the russians are setting the pace. This russian officer, stationed in the humanitarian corridor, claimed armed opposition groups were stopping civilians leaving. The day turned into a demonstration of russian power in syria. Theirjets were in the sky, and their soldiers, alongside the syrians, were on patrol and they showed off clinics for displaced people. The humanitarian pause was president putins decision, not the uns. He seems to have put aside the Un Resolution calling for a 30 day ceasefire. The people of Eastern Ghouta are being failed by international diplomacy. Eastern ghouta is big, about the size of manchester, a mix of farms and concrete suburbs. The 400,000 people there have spent most of the last week in cellars. The russian humanitarian pause wont be enough to silence critics of their military operations in syria. The plan to suspend shelling from 9 00am in the morning to 2 00pm seems to have broken down on the first day. Persuading civilians its safe to leave will be difficult. The un ceasefire is not close to coming into effect. Its supposed to last for 30 days, right across syria. Jihadists like alqaeda are excluded, but the russians have said that all armed opposition groups are terrorists. The ceasefire resolution has no start time, at russian insistence, and that is a fatal flaw. This was Eastern Ghouta today, filmed by a local resident. Humanity, love asserts itself in the most desperate places. And this was 24 hours earlier. Another assertion of humanity, White HelmetsCivil Defence risking their lives to rescue children after an air strike. War is the reality in syria. Since it started, every ceasefire has failed, and nothing suggests the latest attempt will be any different. Jeremy bowen, bbc news. Lets take a look at some of the days other news. President Donald Trumps son in law Jared Kushner will have his security clearance downgraded. He will now be unable to view many sensitive documents to which shes had full access. Live now to our north america correspondent, peter bowes. A Spokesman Says it is not unusual for security clearances to take this fun. What does this mean exactly and how his affect mr kushners ability to do his job . The spokesman refers to do his job . The spokesman refers to the dozens of other people in the white house working with this interim clearance. This is the level of clea ra nce interim clearance. This is the level of clearance issued when the term of office starts but the background checks have not been completed. And in the case of Jared Kushner, thats top secret clearance which is now been reduced to secret clearance. He wont have access to this very Important Documents the most secret of documents. And how will it affect his ability to do his job . Of documents. And how will it affect his ability to do hisjob . The spokesperson says it wont affect him at alland spokesperson says it wont affect him at all and just use the spokes persons words it will not affect his ability to do here in work he has been assigned by the president. But it does raise some questions. If he is seen as a daily basis, the president s top secret briefing and i wont have that information, it may make it more difficult for him to perhaps advise the president on Foreign Policy issues hes been taking a keen interest in, middle east policy and also Foreign Affairs policy as it applies to mexico. Peter, many say theres something of a cloud hanging over mr kushner over a cloud hanging over mr kushner over a probe into russian interference into the elections in 2016. The fact that he left many omissions in his initial security clearance. Many probably asking if he even should be allowed into the inner circle. That isa allowed into the inner circle. That is a key question that apparently he had to resubmit that Application Form because he failed to answer some of the questions which in itself raises some questions as to what didnt he reveal in that document. And of course, he was a complex life in his current role in the white house, but previously as a businessman, dealing with countries overseas, different businesses and his work with donald trump as well. There is a lot to investigate there. But we dont know him and we havent really been led to believe that there is any specific issue that is Holding Things up, but clearly its been 13 months, which to some is too long. Thank you so much. Also making news today the funeral of bollywood superstar, sridevi, will be held later, after Police Closed the investigation into her death in dubai. An autopsy ruled the 54 year old had drowned in a bath after losing consciousness. Crowds have gathered outside her home in mumbai to pay their last respects ahead of the ceremony. The German Government says a Court Ruling Allowing cities to ban older diesel vehicles would not entail any change overnight and could still be avoided. The decision, by the main administrative court, is expected to affect around 70 cities in germany where nitrogen dioxide levels exceed eu limits. Myanmars leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces a new warning from three women, who like her, are Nobel Peace Prize winners. Shirin ebadi from iran, karmaan from yemen, and maraid maguire from the uk visited the camps housing the rohingya. The laureates implored mynamars civilian leader to condemn the violence or face prosecution. We appeal to our sister that she wake up. 0therwise she will be one of the perpetrators of this crime. If she couldnt stop all this crime, she has to resign now monica lewinsky, the former white house intern who had an affair with former president bill clinton, has said his relationship with her constituted a gross abuse of power. Ms lewinsky was 22 when she became romantically involved with the then president. She has written an article for vanity fair magazine, reflecting on events after the metoo movement. Now the spice girls could be adding a bit of zig a zig ah to the wedding between prince harry and meghan markle. Scary spice, mel b revealed on a us chat show that the group had been invited to the wedding which takes place in may. She didnt say if theyll be performing, but itll certainly add some girl power to the event. In cambodia, the government of hun sen has been hit with a cut in us aid. 8 million has been slashed, affecting the military, Tax Departments and local authorities. The reason american anger at the democratic failures including Sundays Senate polls, where opposition candidates were banned. It follows mondays threat of sanctions from the european union. Harvey biggs reports. On sunday, cambodias ruling party led by Prime Minister hun sen swept the countrys senate elections. It won every seat up for grabs. The result was a little surprised because effectively, there was no opposition. Before the ballot, thousands of opposition lawmakers and local Council Leaders were stripped of their rights to vote. The main opposition, the Cambodian National rescue party, was banned from running. It described the election as a sham and called on the International Community not to accept the results. On tuesday, citing recent setbacks to democracy, the white house announced. That follows a threat of economic sanctions from the european union. In view of these developments, the European Commission has already decided to suspend the eu Financial Assistance to the Cambodian National election committee. This decision was welcomed by the ministers today. An election can obviously not be democratic if the Main Opposition Party cannot participate. The Prime Minister has led cambodia for 30 years. Formerly a member of the khmer rouge, he defected and rose to power in 1979. In december, he vowed to stay on as leader for another decade. Rights groups fear by running his opposition thats becoming more and more likely. The country will go to a general election on july 29. Harvey biggs, bbc news. Investigators in the philippines say more than ten foreign nationals are suspected of paying money to a paedophile ring to watch live video streaming of children being abused. The National Bureau of investigation say they are investigating the cases following a raid of two properties in which three people were arrested and 13 children were taken into care. I spoke to our philippines correspondent Howard Johnson a short time ago, and asked him about the circumstances of the case. This story goes back to the successful prosecution of a 39 year old british paedophile by the name of alan collins last year. Police successfully prosecuted him. He was jailed for 18 years for sexual abuse of more than 46 children. What we saw was that he paid around 45,000 us dollars to a couple of women here in the philippines to get the children to perform live sex acts on skype while he watched and recorded them back in the uk. The chief investigator behind that prosections flew over to the philippines last week to secure arrest warrants. And last week, we sought raise that to the rest of these women. But howard, we know its not just alan collins because according to the National Bureau of investigations, ten more foreign nationals may be involved in this paedophile ring. Yes. What weve heard. The children taken into custody by social welfare workers, theyve begun to hear stories about more foreign nationals, more than ten other foreign nationals involved in this abuse. We are also seeing that computers and phones have been forensically examined and there is a paper trail, and messages leading back to other foreign nationals. It also led to the arrest of a second British National in the uk on monday. Bedfordshire police moved in on a property in bedfordshire. An arrest was made but the man was released, pending further inquiries. We can see more of these arrests and investigations in the coming months. You mentioned that the children have been taken into care but what assurances are the authorities giving that these children are getting adequate care and counselling . These children are being looked after by the social welfare tea m being looked after by the social welfare team in. What we have seen is 13 children have been looked after so far. The authorities are helping to give them counselling. As we speak. And they are also asking them to provide more detail so they can find other victims in the community and also offer support to those victims who have been caught up those victims who have been caught up in this awful crime. Howard johnson there in manila. Youre watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme we meet the hong kong actor anthony wong as he searches for his long lost rich father. British father. Also on the programme shaping Popular Culture with classic films we pay tribute to film director Lewis Gilbert, whos died aged 97. 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 had its fair share of bullets. A climax in the night outside the gates of mr marcoss sanctuary, malacanang, the name itself symbolising one of the cruelest regimes of modern asia. The worlds first clone has been produced of an adult mammal. Scientists in scotland have produced a sheep called dolly using a cell from another sheep. Citizens are trying to come to grips with their new freedom. Though there is joy and relief today, the scars are everywhere. Not for 20 years have locusts been seen in such numbers in this part of africa. Some of these swarms have been ten miles long. This is the last time the public will see this pope. Very soon, for the sake of the credibility and authority of the next pope, benedict xvi will, in his own words, be hidden from the world for the rest of his life. This is newsday on the bbc. Glad youre staying with us. Im rico hizon in singapore. Our top stories. Fighting has continued in the syrian suburb of Eastern Ghouta despite plans for a humanitarian pause. The us is ending much of its military and civilian aid programmes to cambodia. A white house statement said democracy in cambodia was under threat. Snow and freezing temperatures have been affecting southern europe. Records have also been reported in croatia will the temperature plunged to as low as 20 celsius. That story is popular on bbc. Com. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. And we start off with the financial times. It wonders whats happened to the powerful gupta brothers following the fall of jacob zuma. The familys involvement with the former president led to one of south africas biggest ever scandals. Theyre now believed to have fled to dubai. Lets turn the page now and check what is on the front page of the International Edition of the new york times. It investigates a possible link between north korea and the ongoing conflict in syria. An unreleased United Nations report apparently alleges that north korea shipped supplies to damascus. Including things used to produce chemical weapons. And the final whistle may have blown on the pyeongchang games, but the china daily reports on the race to the next winter olympics. The front page looks at the arrival of the olympic flag in beijing. Its marathon tour of the country comes ahead of the games in four years time. And those are the key stories of top publications around the world. And now on to trending. Which store is sparking online . Weve had men on the moon but now this time, it is about wi fi on the moon. The moon will get its first mobile phone network next year. Vodafone and nokia are working on a 4g network. It will allow lunar rovers to stream video back to earth. Now therell be no excuse at all for aliens not to get in touch. A survey of over 100 Tiger Conservation areas has found less than 15 meet global standards. And at least one third of them are at risk of losing their tigers. Alarmingly, most of these sites are in southeast asia, where tigers have suffered the most dramatic decline in the past decade. I asked khalid pasha, a protected area specialist at wwf, why standards are so below par. This new study which we are doing, we have conducted. In southeast asia, the governments have to invest in a long and sustained manner. That is not happening. To get the tigers conservation and protection, this is necessary. Investments, protections, resources. What will it take to turn things around and for governments here in southwest asia to realise, yes, we have to do it yesterday. Well, i think they can pick it up from their neighbours in south asia. India, nepal, bhutan and even russia have invested heavily and we have seen the dramatic results of Positive Side and we have seen the rise in the tiger numbers. Thats the net result of investment. And here in thailand, theyve also done the same thing as india, russia and nepal and theyve also invested in the protection of the tigers. Yes, they have done that, and i think there is also an example for other Southeast Asian countries to pick it up from there. They should be doing the similar way and taking Tiger Conservation into the lead. What are we doing right and what can india to boost the numbers further . These are the numbers we have found out and seen. These countries where the tigers have gone up, they have been consistently investing, professionalizing the project management. That needs to be an example. Nepal. The last three years, they did not have any other fatalities of any other wild animals, especially like rhinos, thats an example for other countries. The director Lewis Gilbert has died at the age of 97. He directed more than 40 films, including three james bond movies. David sillito reports. Thats it, thats fine. When Lewis Gilbert took on bond in you only live twice, he was already a director with more than 20 films to his name. Hed directed orson welles, kenneth moore, dirk bogart, but 007, with its seemingly unlimited budget, was new territory. Ive made 25 films and ive never been on a film where this doesnt ever come up. If i said today, look, i want 5,000 people flown in from tokyo, im sure theyd be flown in, you know. Start herup. In the 50s, Lewis Gilbert had made his name with a string of tales of stiff upper lip wartime british valour. And then in the 60s, a film that helped define a very different era, alfie. My understanding of women only goes as far as the pleasure. No, no, no, michael, were going right. 0n set, he was easy going, charming, unflappable. The child of musical performers, hed spent his life in show business. And 17 years after alfie, he was reunited with Michael Caine in educating rita. My god, i thought it was something serious. And after that came shirley valentine. Lewis gilbert, a career that reads like a greatest hits of the british film industry. Lewis gilbert, whos died at the age of 97. More than 20 years after hong kongs handover to china, one of the citys most successful actors is still looking for traces of his father, a former british Hong Kong Government official who left him when he was four. Anthony wong chau sang spoke to the bbc about his search. Thats all for now. Thanks for watching newsday. Hello there. The coldest snap of this winter season is likely to continue for the rest of this week and theres more snow in the forecast. Most of the country has seen some snow. It is falling in the form of showers, but some parts in Eastern England have got some pretty impressive snow depth. The are likely to add a further. More snow is forecast. There is going to be more travel disruption as a result. Driving all of these snow showers into eastern areas. Some pushing their way westward as well. During the start of wednesday, looks like most of the showers again will be confined to eastern coastal areas, particularly the northeast of england and in towards eastern scotland. Its going to be a very cold start to wednesday, below freezing across the board. And an amber warning remains in place. Northeast england, some places could see 5 10 cm. Quite red spread. We could see more amounts over the high ground. Could see significant disruptions for scotland in northeast england as these showers will continue. They will be frequent and heavy. Further south, showers around but its good to be a very cold day. Further south, showers around but its going to be a very cold day. I think today might end up being the coldest of the week. Factor in the wind as well, going to feel more like 5 to maybe 10 celsius. Bitterly cold. Now we look to the south as we head on in towards thursday. This big area is going to work its way slowly from the south. Full of moisture. As it bumps into the cold air across the united kingdom, it is likely to be snow initially across southern counties. Meanwhile, there will be further heavy snow showers across the eastern side of the country, particularly northeast england and eastern scotland. Two amber warnings by the time we get to thursday afternoon. 0ne across the northeast and this new one across the southwest, and this snow will be heavy, prolonged and disruptive. Another cold day. Gale force southeasterly winds, which will make it feel very cold indeed. Quick snapshot into friday. This band of snow will slowly move its way north, bringing pretty heavy falls. Likely to cause some pretty significant disruption. Im Sharanjit Leyl with bbc news. Our top story 400,000 civilians remain trapped in Eastern Ghouta after plans to suspend fighting for a humanitarian pause failed on the first day. The un says it hasnt been able to deliver any aid to the syrian suburb because of fighting. Both sides have blamed each other for the failure of the ceasefire. President trumps son in law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, has had his White House Security clearance downgraded. He now wont have access to many sensitive documents. And this video is trending on bbc. Com. In an article for vanity fair, monica lewinsky, the former white house intern who had an affair with former president bill clinton, has said his relationship with her constituted a gross abuse of power. Thats all from me for now, stay with bbc news. And the top story here in the uk. Snow and freezing temperatures have caused major disruption