And london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Glad you could joining us at 8am here in singapore, it is 1am in london and 9am in seoul, where a court has approved an Arrest Warrant for the countrys ousted president on corruption charges. Miss park was removed from office when the Constitutional Court endorsed the decision to impeach her. Steve evans has what is next. Well, she enjoys, if that is the right word, that prison cell, and she probably faces trial on very serious allegations, so the prospect is that prison cell for the foreseeable future. Maybe if shes found guilty eventually some months on for some years. Youre absolutely right, rico, it is a very rude awakening. Three weeks ago she was in the president ial palace. She has had a rough night. The decision of the court was at 3am in the morning and she had to wait in a room adjoining the court before learning at 3am, presumably not with much sleep, that she would be taken not to her own home but to a Detention Centre. This is the same Detention Centre to which her best friend was taken and the acting head of samsung was taken. So we now have a position where these three central characters in a Swirling Scandal have all been put behind bars. And i should say, importantly, that all three deny committing crime. There have been lots of apologies, the word sorry has been used repeatedly, but theyve not actually said sorry for doing anything and theyve denied wrongdoing even as they have said it. The former president , steve, has pleaded her case with the courts to not be arrested while the investigation is ongoing. So, for how long can these prosecutors keep her injail while the probe is ongoing . They can keep her injailfor three weeks but the presumption is that formal charges will be laid and that they will come back to the court and say, firstly, evidence may be destroyed, thats the fundamental reason behind this decision, but also that the charges are serious. Theyre unlikely to say shes a risk of flight because you cant imagine the former president , perhaps the most familiar face in the country, turning up at the airport and seeking a flight out. But the seriousness of the charge doesnt go away, nor does the allegation that evidence must be destroyed. Both defenders would say, look, she has been free for the last six months while this investigation has been going on. If there were hard drives or tablets or whatever with information on, it would be quite easy to dispose of them. Having said all that, the court did not accept that argument. The court said theres the risk of destroying evidence, behind bars she goes. Steve evans reporting from seoul. In australia authorities have told 40,000 people to evacuate to Higher Ground to avoid flooding in the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie. It pummelled the north east coast for two days. Lets go live to queensland. Deputy commissioner Mark Roacheis queensland. Deputy commissioner mark roache is there with the latest details on the Emergency Efforts and hejoins us live details on the Emergency Efforts and he joins us live via skype. Details on the Emergency Efforts and hejoins us live via skype. Mike, she may be an excite, but debbie is certainly doing a lot of damage. X site. How much rainfall did brisbane get over the last 24 hours . We had significant rain here, not just the last 24 hours but the past few days. Overnight some parts of the south coast and the Gold Coast Hinterland in queensland have hit well over 600 millimetres of rain. It really has packed a punch, which means theres a lot of rescues, people have been surprised by how quick the water has come up, we still maintains a board for the community. Weevil had well over 5600 requests for assistance and the ses are helping the community at the moment weve had we still maintainsa board. Moment weve had we still maintains a board. Weve had well over 100 rescues. Maintains a board. Weve had well over100 rescues. We maintains a board. Weve had well over 100 rescues. We still maintain support. Authorities are telling people to evacuate to Higher Ground, are people doing this . The advises being heeded, we still have advises being heeded, we still have a long way to go, though, we are hoping by the end of today some of the rains and the impact of the floods today and tomorrow could ease the advice is. We will still have devastation to clean up over the coming days and weeks. Our message to people today is tuesday off the roads. If you need to get to Higher Ground, please do that as soon as you can, but stay off the roads, theres no need for people to be on theres no need for people to be on the roads, they may get themselves into situations where they themselves may need a rescue. Were you expecting Cyclone Debbie to be as bad as it was . All of the forecasts that we were advised have come to fruition. We knew it was going to be a big event, a long event, we actually knew that by probably late afternoon, yesterday afternoon, we were going to get 400500 afternoon, we were going to get 400 500 millimetres of rain, that did occur. A lot of the community we re did occur. A lot of the community were surprised but a lot of them did listen to the warnings and its good to see that the community has been listening. Weve got our troops out there, not only from those within queensland but we brought some people interstate to assist with the cleanup and also the devastation of this cyclone. Mark, with wish you the best with that, mark roache, Deputy Police commissioner, joining us Deputy Police commissioner, joining us live from queensland we wish you. Lets have a look at some of the other news. The us representative at the un says her country is no longer making the removal of the president Bashar Al Assad a focus on his policy in syria. The Ambassador Nikki Haley said the priority for america would be a she put it looking at how to make a difference for the syrian people. Israel announced it is building the first new settlement in the occupied west bank in more than 20 years. The settlement near the palestinian City Of Nablus was approved at a meeting of the Security Cabinet of israel on thursday. Palestinian officials have condemned the plan and have called for international intervention. Reports from south africa say that President Zuma has sacked Finance Minister following the instability on the financial markets. Mr zuma will make an announcement shortly after a meeting of Senior African National Congress officials. Pa rt part of a motorway in atlanta in the states has collapsed after a major fire burned underneath an overpass. Local reports say Atlanta Police believe the fire was caused by electrical wire burning under an overpass on the interstate 85. So far there are no reports of casualties. People are being advised to avoid the area. Three, two, one. You are watching history in the making, this Californian Company has just made this monumental moment, this historic moment, by sending a used rocket, the falcon 9 back into space. Traditionally rockets are used once before being discarded, so Space Companies have been trying to create usable ones that are more Cost Effective than the nasa Space Shuttle programme. Spacex has developed a way to land rockets safely on earth after a mission. Heres, an unusual bit of Animal Welfare work from india, where a man resorted to offering a poisonous snake a drink, from a water bottle, after it was found in a village in the south west of the country. It seems the cobra was thirsty, after failing to find anything to drink after several weeks of drought. As you can see, the villager was able to calm the snake, before allowing it to drink its fill. Nine malaysians freed by pyongyang have arrived home after kuala lumpur agreed to send back the body of kim jong nam. The half brother of the north Korean Leader was killed at Kuala Lumpur Airport last month by two women using a deadly nerve agent, triggering a diplomatic row between the countries, which expelled each others ambassadors and bad citizens from leaving. Our correspondent Jonathan Head has more. The malaysian prime minister, najib razak, described these negotiations as facing lots of challenges. They were certainly very difficult. Remember a couple of weeks ago the countries were at daggers drawn with the malaysian government outraged by what it saw as north Korea Holding its own citizens hostage. It wasnt allowing these Nine Malaysians to leave. Those negotiations have carried on in that time. During that time there have been at least two north koreans who are wanted by the police in connection with the killing of kimjong nam, who was inside the north Korean Embassy we believe while the north korean and malaysians have been seeking him, so north koreans havent been able to leave either. The deal has been done. North korea has got what it wanted. It wanted its own citizens to be able to leave. That seems to be the deal that has been done. Prime minister najib has not referred to any north koreans being held back, which means that in effect they no longer have the option of trying to find out who actually organised this extraordinary operation to kill kim jong nam in Kuala Lumpur Airport. The body of kim jong nam, the north koreans wanted it back as well, and the malaysians say they completed the autopsy procedures they needed. They are also saying curiously that they have received a letter from Kim Jong Nams family authorising the release of that body. We dont know who that would be, bearing in mind that his son lives in exile as well, as his father did, and we believe is in Hiding Forfear of his life, so it certainly didnt come from him. Whatever the actual terms of the deal, it does seem malaysia was pressured by having its citizens held in north korea. It has now acceeded to what north korea wanted and it is now getting its own citizens back and is very relieved that it is over. You are watching newsday on the bbc, live from singapore and london. Still to come on the programme can china save the elephants . These cambodian elephants may look like they are having a good time but in fact they are stuck in a swampy bomb crater. Also coming on the programme what you do when president of the us calls and asks to play golf . Greg norman takes the call and gives some good advice. The accident that happened here was of the sort that can at worst produce a meltdown. In this case the precautions worked, but they didnt work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the Safety Features of these stations from resurfacing. The Republic Of Ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. From today, Anyone Lighting Up in offices, businesses, pubs and restaurants will face a heavy fine. The president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel, where hed been addressing a trade union conference. The small crowd outside included his assailant. It has become a symbol of paris. 100 years ago, many parisians wished it had never been built. The eiffel towers birthday is being marked by a re enactment of the first ascent by gustave eiffel. This is newsday on the bbc. Im rico hizon in singapore. And im kasia madera in london. Our top stories the former president of south korea, park guen hye, has been arrested over a Corruption Scandal that led to her impeachment. Malaysia has released the body of kimjong nam, the murdered half brother of north koreas leader, under a deal reached with pyongyang. Heres a story popular on the web. A chinese boy band have revealed that theyre actually a girl group. Ffc acrush already have nearly 900,000 followers on weibo. The androgynous group is made up of five women who are all in their early 20s and were launched last year after a competition. Lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. The french newspaper, le figaro, leads with an image of Vladimir Putin looking like hes on top of the world. Yes, there he is. The russian president attempted on thursday to impose his vision of the arctic at a forum in arkhangelsk. Almost 70 of Arctic Gas Reserves are under russian jurisdiction. The front page of the independent is a stark reminder of the plight of civilians in the iraqi city of mosul. Residents trapped in the old city say they risk starving to death or being shot by the so called Islamic State if they flee. Finally, the New York Times reflects on womens History Month which is drawing to an end. With a quote from president trump, proudly announcing his cabinet is full of really incredible women leaders. Yes, says the paper, all for. And a problem trend in on line. The floods caused by Cyclone Debbie in australia have caused devastation. But some people have strill tried to make the most of a bad situation. Extreme sports lovers ryanjarman and Cameron Binstead took theirjet skis out for a spin in the floodwaters in queenslands Pacific Pines on thursday. But beware what could be lurking under these flood waters. Queensland Emergency Services tweeted these Pictures Of A Dead Bull Shark in receding flood waters and warned people to be cautious. The senior democrat politician on the Us Senate Intelligence committee has accused russia of mounting what he called a Propaganda Campaign on steroids in seeking to influence the 2016 us president ial election. At a hearing, senator mark warner accused the russian president of ordering the cyber attack campaign. Russias president , Vladimir Putin, ordered a deliberate campaign, carefully constructed, to undermine our election. Russian propaganda outlets, like rt and sputnik, struck at our Political Institutions by electronically breaking into the headquarters of one of our Political Parties and stealing large amounts of information. Before todays Committee Hearing started here in washington, russian president Vladimir Putin dismissed the Us Intelligence communitys claims that his government interfered in the election. Translation did the russian government attempt to influence the election . At one time one of them said read my lips, no. Our correspondent in washington laura bicker gave details on the outcome of the first open hearing on this investigation. Two key things to come out of this key hearing today, the first was the level of sophistication it is being alleged when it comes to claims Russia Meddled in the election last year. Cyber Security Experts are saying there was a Disinformation Campaign and they targeted key states in the United States and voters. They spread disinformation on various social media profiles and used to that to slander, in their view, the view of cyber Security Experts, one, certainly the Hillary Clinton campaign, and also trying to influence votes. The other level of this propaganda war, as they called it in this hearing, is being targeted times in this Committee Hearing, is targeting times when they believed the then candidate donald trump candidate was tweeting. They used those hours he was on line to put that disinformation online in the hope that the candidate would see it. And according to the Cyber Security expert giving evidence today, a former fbi agent, clint watts, he alleges that donald trump then cited some of that fake information. China says its determined to end the trade in ivory that is threatening the very survival of elephants as a species. Until now there have been 34 licensed Ivory Carving factories and shops able to sell ivory legally but there are plans to shut them all by the end of this year. Friday marks the deadline for the first half of those closures. Earlier, i spoke to our Correspondentjon Sudworth in beijing and i asked him if this was a significant move by the chinese and whether it could put african poachers out of business. Conservationists see this as a game changer. The trouble for chinas authorised legal Ivory Industry is that even though it is meant to use very carefully controlled and monitored stockpiles of ivory, in fact, over the years it has done two things. It has given a green light to consumers that it is ok to buy. And as you saw in the video, it has acted as a cover for the illegal trade which now far outweighs the authorised trade by a factor of many, many times indeed. Fake certifications, fraud, official collusion, corruption, those are the things we know are part and parcel of public life year in china. That has meant a huge flood of illegally poached ivory has been coming into china. And the move by the chinese authorities to begin closing down these factories and shops from today is being seen as probably the biggest step in the fight to save the African Elephant in living memory. So, what has been the reaction from the Ivory Businessmen and traders in china to this move by chinese authorities . Well, for them it is the end of an era. Of course, they point to this ancient intangible tradition. You can trace Ivory Carving in china back centuries. The problem is that today it is less of an artform and more of an industry. A lot going on sale is not high and carvings. It is the small paperweights and pens. Mass produced and Often Machine carved. In terms of volume and weight, that makes up the bulk of the market. So, of course, many people will recognise in any sort of shift like this when Government Regulation drives people out of business, there will be losers. But on the other hand, of course, if the Chinese Government had not done that, the world would face losing a whole species and the tragedy would have been that the African Elephant would have gone down in the History Books as an elephant that was lost to this dreadful and often very cheaply produced produce you can find on sale in any market in china almost. It is great news for the elephant, that ends from today. Its a dilemma not many of us have faced. What happens when the president of the United States calls up to play golf . Greg norman is among those who have had to answer the question and its not as easy as you may think. Recently he spoke to the bbc and started by giving his assessment of president trumps form on the course. His flexibility for a 70 year old guy is pretty darn good. He hits the ball out there are a fairly long way. You are notjust being nice . No. I have played with him a few times. I am not embellishing his golf swing. I am just telling you. I would mention if he had a bad one. He hits it extremely well. Are you surprised with the stick that rory mcilroy got . He did get a lot of it, and wrongly so. If the president of the United States asks you to play golf, you have to play golf with the president of the United States. It is as simple as that. I dont care. A great story, to give you an analogy, if i got a phone call from the white house saying the president will be in australia on this day. I said, i am not a democrat. I dont want to play within. So what i did was i called up president bush 41. And i said, mr president , i need your advice, it is free. Ijust got a call from the white house and president clinton requested i played golf with president clinton. I said i am not a democrat, i am a republican. He said, greg norman, let me tell you, respect the position of the president of the United States. You go and play golf with the president. I said yes, sir. That is why i say with complete authority within myself that i prejudged the president. I was an idiot. It created a great friendship that i still have two this day. Golfing champion greg norman with the us president s. You have been watching newsday. Stay with us. We will be looking at singapores effort to get rid of its 2g signal for old school phones. Do you still have one of these . Do you still have one of these . |j dont even know what you are talking about. I dont remember those at all. We heard a lot about elephants and the ivory trade. Let me show you these particular elephants in cambodia. They look like they are having fun in the mud. But in fact they are stark in a swamp crater. Stuck. Local farmers they are stark in a swamp crater. Stuck. Localfarmers realised the elephants were trapped and they poured in water to help get the Mud A Little Bit less sticky and the elephants were able to get out. Hi there. It was the warmest day of the year so far yesterday with temperatures reaching 22 degrees celsius in the east. 72 degrees fahrenheit. It wasnt warm and sunny everywhere. Pulses of Rain Affecting North and western parts of the uk. The rain affecting this part of the country in the next 12 hours. The front, fairly weak as it goes south east. The wettest weather will always be in the north and western parts. However, wherever you are in the morning it will be a mild start to the day. Temperatures around 11 12 degrees for many of us. But there will be some rain around. A wet start to the day across South West England and wales. Fairly heavy rain. A few spots getting across the midlands and hampshire. Not amounting to much. East of this line it will probably be largely dry. The front will be very weak as it moves on through the morning. Northern ireland. A cloudy and wet note. The rain moves through quickly. Skies will brighten up. A different story here in scotland. Heavier as the day goes by with strengthening winds in the north. North west england, wet weather around lancashire and cumbria, though the rain rather patchy. Cheshire and merseyside as well. As the Weather Front goes across south east england, it will be so weak it will bring little rain. The weather will brighten up with sunshine. And sunshine for a time in Northern Ireland. Temperatures on the mild side, 22 degrees. During the night time, low pressure will be swinging towards the south west approaches, bringing a number of showers across wales in South West England overnight. A bit of showers. Damp for Northern Ireland in scotland. Mixed fortune this weekend. Saturday is a day of sunny spells and showers. They clear through overnight. Quite chilly. Then a fine day will follow. Sunday, the better of the two days for getting out and about. Low pressure towards South West England and wales. That is where we will see the most frequent of showers on saturday. Slow moving showers. Not much wind to push them through. If you catch one it could be around a while and a hefty downpour too. A chilly night to follow. Mist and fog to start sunday. High pressure building in, which means the weather should become nice and quiet for sunday. Sunny spells coming through. Similar temperatures ranging from ten in the north to 17 towards the south east. Thats your latest weather forecast. Bye for now. Im kasia madera with bbc news. Our top story south koreas ousted President Park geun hye has been arrested on corruption charges. Theyre the same charges that led to her political downfall when south koreas Constitutional Court backed parliaments decision to impeach her. Malaysia has released the body of kim jong nam, the murdered half brother of north koreas leader, under a deal reached with pyongyang. In exchange, Nine Malaysians freed by north korea have arrived home. And this video is trending on bbc. Com. Blast off for space x as the company attempts to make history by sending a used rocket back into space. In every Space Programme rockets have only been used once before being discarded. Thats all from me now. Stay with bbc news. And the top story here in the uk five members of the same family have died in a Helicopter Crash in north wales. The privately owned aircraft went missing as it was flying from luton to dublin