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It is 9 00am in singapore, 1 00am in london and 10 00am in the morning in seoul, where in the next few hours, us Secretary Of State, Rex Tillerson, will be meeting acting president hwang kyo ahn. Amongst other things, the pair will discuss how to deal with. The, grgwingthrggtj to get china to do more. Mr tillerson has already had meetings with the japanese Prime Minister on his asia tour. At a press conference on thursday, shinzo abe welcomed the visit, and its timing. Translation in a situation where north korea unfortunately in Asia Pacific Region intensifies, i find the visit by secretary tillerson comes in a timely manner. Shinzo abe. Policy towards north korea hadnt worked, and a new way forward was needed. In the face of this ever escalating threat, it is clear that a different approach is required. The purpose of part of the purpose of my visit to the region is to exchange views on a new approach. F§f§i§fi eufituitjr faihguiie in . . His around a different approach. Well have further discussions with Prime Minister abe, i will have further discussions in seoul, and hopefully in beijing as well. Earlier i spoke tojohn kim, managing partner of venture capitalist amasia, and asked him his thoughts on how mr tillersons approach to north korea will differ from the 0bama administrations. For me, its quite a bit different. Even when 0bama came in, he had a platform called strategic patience, which is the same exact thing. Nothing much happened. Exactly. It was almost exactly the same to fall. I think we are in a bit of an Inflection Point here. Whether the Administration Prior before had not worked. How should they approach it . Should they be thinking Out Of The Box . I think theyre starting to. Trump is much more a man who understands force, i suppose, and if you look at his cabinet and even and so forth, i think he understands and has more apt to use force than his predecessors. What about china 7 do you think it could be a key component in this move towards north korea, given the fact there have been some conflicts in terms of rhetoric, and you have china against this anti Missile Defence . Yeah, well, from the us and south korean perspective, the whole anti thaad Missile Deployment System does not make a lot of sense for them, because they feel that china is the key to all things north korea. So if china had in a sense tight way as they were supposed to, based on the Un Security Council resolutions, this whole thing would not have happened. North korea would have tapered off much earlier on. Could we see more sanctions coming from the chinese without the influence of the west . From here on, and what was missing was that it was not implemented. It is a little too little too late. It shouldnt happen when the us programme was not as far along. We will have more analysis on that a little later, but now lets take a look at some of the days other news. It is spectacular, but also incredibly dangerous. Mt etna has burst into life, Spitting Molten Lava nearly 200 metres into the sky above sicily. The scale of this eruption was unexpected, and there was a narrow escape for visitors. Ten people were injured. And a bbc film crew was filming there at the time, among them our science correspondent rebecca morelle. It is one of the worlds most active vulcanoes, and for the last few weeks, mt etna has been erupting again. We were filming a lava flow that had formed overnight. Tourists had come to see it, too. The lava is so slow moving it is usually considered safe. Then this happened. Explosion. The hot rocks mixed with snewfan tezausmg a massive explosion. Our camerawoman, rachel price, filmed as rocks, boulders and steam were hurled up into the air. We ran for our lives. Many were hit. You ok . Stag down. Just sit down. Eruptions at etna are frequent. But incidents like this, involving people, are rare. In his 30 year career. We have made it back down the mountain, and what happened is only really just starting to sink in. Look at this. This hole was made by one of the incredibly hot pieces of Volcanic Rock that rained down upon us. We really thought we were all going to die. We had a very, very narrow escape. Scientists will now continue to track how the eru ptjon progresses. Our close call only shows how dangerous these Forces Of Nature can be. Rebecca morelle, bbc news, mt etna. Also making news today the republican and Democratic Leaders of the Us Senate Intelligence Committee Say they have seen nothing to suggest that trump tower was under surveillance by any element of the us government, either before or after last years election. But the white house spokesman, sean spicer, said the committee had not been provided with all of the intelligence. So are you saying that the president still stands by his allegation that president obama ordered Wiretapping Oi president obama ordered wiretapping or surveillance of trump tower, despite the fact that the Senate Intelligence Committee Says they see no indication it could have happened. Does the president still stand by that . Festival, he stands by it, but again, you are mis characterising what happened today. Understand that, and at the same i understand that ,and at the same they acknowledge that they time, they acknowledge that they have not been in contact with the department of at least eight people have been injured in a School Shooting in the Southern French town of grasse. The attacker, who was armed with a rifle, handguns and grenades, is reported to have been involved in a dispute with the headmaster. A 17 year old student has been arrested. Nonthesetammnters in new vang; probably should have stepped a little further away from the edge of the platform. Because after a heavy snowfall, this is what happens. You get hit with a wall of snow, even as the train is slowing down. New york had actually avoided the worst of storm stella. China has declared that islamist separatists in the far west of the country are the greatest threat to the nations security. The president has promised to build what he calls a great wall of iron, to safeguard the countrys vast Western Region of xinjiang, home to a community of some 10 million uighurs, mostly muslim people, and the government is concerned that they are vulnerable to radicalising propaganda from syria and iraq. Our china editor Carrie Gracie gained exclusive access, and sent this report. Southern xinjiang, once the fabled silk road between china and the west. Now, the frontline in chinas war on terror. They call it an all out offensive, a new great wall of iron. Thousands of troops pledging to lay down their lives and shed blood. As; §§ hgsefis ffi again; gfigfiit 1511117 china doesnt want the world to see the police checkpoints. Filming has to be discreet. Body searches in every public building. We are the only foreign reporters to get to pishan county. Here last month. fi ||if lllnummvmumeg. Police shot the attackers dead. The government offers huge rewards for information, and some are glad of the heightened security. You dont need to be afraid, she says. This place is full of police. You can feel safe, its a lot better than before. Recent attacks here have all been local and low tech. A handful of Young Farmers armed only with knives. They show no sign of delivering the kind of large scale atrocity that would explain the governments call for an all out offensive and sending thousands of troops to this so called frontline. But some say there are more attacks than the government admits to. Security the only growth business. They say it is backward here, they would get out if they could. The so called Islamic State posted this video of uighurs in iraq, promising rivers of blood in chinas heartland. Beijing fears they will come home to kill. And so religion in xinjiang is under ever growing pressure. No young people in the mosque. And propaganda slogans urging the public to thank their Communist Party leaders. Some are grateful. Ablajan sings a tune that beijing likes. They call him xinjiangs justin bieber. A reminder that uighurs were once more famous for song than for violence. He tells his fans to seize every chance the government offers. But the relationship between uighurs and han chinese . And i can see why he is careful. People disappear. Armed swat teams are everywhere. Foreign critics warn this repression is the recruiting but china vows it will triumph. And, until then, every uighur is suspect. Carrie gracie, bbc news, xinjiang. You are watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the programme the art of getting inked. A new exhibit celebrates rattan ffirfiufifi the scar , and the mark they have left on british culture. Also on the programme what happened when that professor went back i have written a little bit about it. Nobody read my stuff. Maybe they will now, because i. Bbc dad. Today we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. More than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. Nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision. All of this caused by an apparently organised attack. The trophy itself is on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. This was an International Trophy and we understand there now that the search for it has become an international search. Above all this was a triumph for the Christian Democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible and thats what the voters wanted. Hello everyone. Welcome back. This is newsday on the bbc. Im rico hizon in singapore. And im kasia madera in london. Our top stories after his meeting with the japanese Prime Minister, the us Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson with be meeting the acting president of south korea. And a bbc team is among those who have escaped from the eruption of mount etna in italy. And group of cyclists in australia have used pedal power and an app to map their route. And create this. Why you may ask . Well, they said that it was a fun way to spend a sunday. That story is popular on bbc. Com across asia. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. We start off with the japan times. It leads on our top story, the Visit To Asia by the us Secretary Of State, Rex Tillerson. The paper says washington is ready to toughen its diplomatic approach toward northm the picture shows mr tillerson greeting japans foreign minister fumio kishida. The Philippine Star covers attempts to impeach president rodrigo duterte. It shows representative gary alejano, holding a copy of the Impeachment Complaint he filed against the president. The paper also quotes the speaker of the house, pantaleon alvarez, who says those who support the move are, quote, entitled to their own stupidity. And the gulf news leads on the success of what it calls the paper says king Salman Oversaw The Signing of deals worth up to 65 billion during his visit to china. The pictures shows king salman with president xi in beijing. And, kasia, a diamond discovery is sparking discussions online . What a discovery and this is a true tale of honesty. A priest in sierra leone has found a monster diamond take a look at that, its one of the worlds largest. A local chief from the kono region handed the stone to president ernest bai koroma. The president thanked the finder for not smuggling the diamond out of the country. Now, how many people would have done that . The government now plans to auction it to raise much needed revenue. Extraordinary find. In his deed. Indeed. Honesty is the best policy. Are you afraid of plane landings, especially in bad weather . Well an Aviation Expert in the netherlands may have a rather take a look. My my big idea is a circular runway. Aircraft on and land as points on the circle to make certain that they have no crosswinds and only headwind. Can land at points. The passengers will experience a slight turn, similar to a turn in the air. Because of the centrifugal forces, the aircraft will automatically go slower and go towards the of automatically go slower and go towards the of the runway. This offers the possibility for less fuel burn in the area around the airfield. We can also design procedures to make sure that the environment is experiencing less noise. As we now have the possibility to fly in from any direction, and towards any direction, and towards any direction, we can make the decision . ;;u; m; l2; lg, n , j;;;;; where . Ll1ll. Ll lll lell u , jlllll where to fly, and where to avoid on where to fly, and where to avoid flying. You could also decide that eve ryo ne flying. You could also decide that everyone living around the airport has a everyone living around the Airport Hasa Similaramount everyone living around the airport has a similar amount of there has a similar amount of noise. There isa has a similar amount of noise. There is a huge demand for more airports. Will want to fly. At ports people will want to fly. At ports are getting congested. The circular ru nway are getting congested. The circular runway is a more efficient way to handle all this traffic. Airports are getting. We are going to take you now to live pictures in south this is the pictures in south korea. This is the us Secretary Of State Rex Tillerson arriving live right now. This is of course the second leg of his three nation asian trip. He is expected to hold talks with the acting president and is also expected to visit the demilitarised zone. So far, he has been quite forthright about saying that 20 years of diplomacy has failed to get north korea i scrap failed to get north korea to scrap its nuclear programme. He has admitted that. This is the second leg of his asia trip. Live pictures now of Rex Tillerson arriving in south korea. Now, from sailors to socialites, whether you are a fan or not, tattoos have left an indelible mark on many cultures. Of tattoos, and re position them as a fine art. Our arts editor, will gompertz, went to take a look. Tattoos, as you know, are all the rage nowadays. Theres more choice than ever. You have the geometric all over design, the star wars stormtropper and, of course, your classic love heart. Do you know what, lal, im as pleased as punch with that. Thanks very much. Youre welcome. Back in the late 70s, lal hardy made his Living Tattooing Iconoclastic punks. Todathew in a major museum exhibition, celebrating his artform. Times have changed. I think the perception of tattoos has changed, because there is so much fantastic artwork out there. I mean, every genre and subject is covered with tattooing now. Theres so much beautiful stuff. You know, there isnt a stigma like there used to be attached to it anymore. Charts, as well as taking on what the curators feel are common misconceptions. We start with disspelling the myth that is captain cook brought tattooing back to britain. British people had been tattooed for hundreds of years before. And we start to see evidence of that in the pilgram tattoos that people were going to have in the middle east, when they were going out in the pilgrimages in the 1600s. This is one of my favourite parts of the exhibition, we are trying to challenge the idea that tattooing is gender or class specific. Its notjust people that are getting tattooed but also who was tattooing as well. Justine knight the tattooist was once the target in a circus sharp shooting act. Now shes at the business end of the target no more. It must have been really hard for her tattooing in what was predominantly a mans world at the time, in as early as the 20s, 30s, 40s, but her art is so beautiful and it has a real feminine quality to it. So the Exhibition Finishes with 100 hands. Its a snapshot of whats happening in britain, and i think it shows not just the diversity of styles, but the true beauty and artistic quality of tattoo art now. Not everybody will agree with that appraisal. Tattoos are still contentious. Seeks to altar by presenting them as an expression of artistic sensibility. Of course, mine wasnt a real tattoo. Lal hardy said if ijust rub it with this, itll come. Lal, lal. Professor robert kelly became one of the best known academics in the world because of his interview with the bbc. Now he is back in his day job. I wrote a little bit about it. Nobody reads my stuff. Maybe they will now because i am bbc dad. We will do a little of that. The president betrayed the trust of our citizens. This is a huge democratic establishment conducted solely by our citizens. We need a new president quickly to organise everything and recover a relationship with china and america. Political opinion is not my taste, the Prime Minister was not to my taste but her gender was a celebration. What she deserved. For the last century we were a country known along with strong Economic Growth we have achieved a sophisticated high level of democratic system. So autonomy is awesome. Whoever wins needs to tackle this. This is long overdue and this needs to be tackled. It proves it is a Huge National issue and it is time for south korean politics to get on top of it. That is to buy from us. You have been watching newsday. Goodbye through now. For now. We start the day with quite a lot of variety up and down the uk. The southern half of the country enjoying a reasonable start as we step outside. Some rain for the north and it does not look so pretty. Cold wind and wintry showers, l. L for wales, not too bad at eight oclock breakfast, ell 5 l lle lli here and the wind is not too strong. Quite chilly, mind you. Further north it is wet with rain piling into Northern Ireland from the west. A period of heavy rain through the morning at least. Rain into the west of scotland merging with the wintry showers over the highlands makes a cold wet start to the day. Sunshine further east, but temperatures are not much above freezing. Some dampness is coming into north west england over the pennines but to the east i think it will be a dry start. Plenty of sunshine there across the midlands and east anglia as well southern england. A Nip In The Air but, again, sunshine makes a difference. Wind will be light across the Southern Parts of the country. As we go through the day, all of this will head eastwards but, having said that, the high ground will block out a lot of the rain. So there will never be much across the east of scotland of north east of england, for that matter. The heavy stuff there is further west and there will be snow over the highlands. Cloud coming down over the southern and eastern areas of england and wales but will stay dry here and reasonably mild into the low teens. Unpleasant north and west. The rain should hold off from cheltenham. Not too bad a day if you wear a few layers. As we head into the evening, some rain will arrive across southern areas and it is quite patchy in nature and no great amount. Heavy stuff remains north and it does not look like a nice night. Some of the rain will be an issue as we get into the weekend, up over the high ground of North Western england and north wales. We will keep an eye on it. A touch of frost first thing across the north of scotland saturday. For the rest of us, a lot of cloud in the sky. And a patchy start reaching eastern parts. It will be relatively mild despite the cloud. Low to mid teens and chillier across the far north. By sunday, under the system coming in from the west. Difficult to get the detail right but on Balance Eastern Areas will see the best of sunshine, Western Areas will see most of the rain. Quite blustery, but mild. Im kasia madera with bbc world news. Our top story the us Secretary Of State, Rex Tillerson, is to meet south koreas acting president in the next stage of his asia tour. The pair will discuss, among other things, how to deal with the growing threat from north korea. While injapan, he said 20 years of International Efforts to rein in pyongyang have failed. China has declared that islamist separatists in the far west are the greatest threat to the nations security. The president has promised to build what he calls a great wall of iron. And this video is trending on bbc. Com. It is the story of how a bbc team and a number of tourists suffered minor injuries after being caught up in an eruption on mt etna in italy. Thats all from me now. And the top story here in the uk the row escalates between the Prime Minister and the first minister on the question of another referendum on scottish independence