Australian intelligence officials investigate allegations of a plot to get a chinese spy elected to parliament. And we meet the malaysian punk rocker whos leading the Straight Edge Movement, by promoting a totally sober lifestyle. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore and the same time in hong kong, where leader carrie lam has said the government will seriously reflect after local elections saw Massive Gains by pro democracy candidates. They secured almost 90 of District Council seats in sundays poll. Its being seen as a stinging rebuke of ms lams leadership and a show of support for the protest movement. From hong kong, Rupert Wingfield hayes reports. This is not the sort of Media Attention usually given to the winners of a local council election. But last nights victory for hong kongs democrats was no ordinary win. It was an unprecedented landslide. These newly minted young politicians won 85 of all the
Also in the programme australian intelligence officials investigate allegations of a plot to get a chinese spy elected to parliament. And we meet the malaysian punk rocker whos leading the Straight Edge Movement by promoting a totally sober lifestyle. Live from our studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. It is newsday. Glad you could join us. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore and the same time in hong kong, where leader carrie lam has said the government will seriously reflect after local elections saw Massive Gains by pro democracy candidates. They secured almost 90 of District Council seats in sundays poll. Its being seen as a stinging rebuke of ms lams leadership and a show of support for the protest movement. From hong kong, Rupert Wingfield hayes reports. This is not the sort of Media Attention usually given to the winners of a local council election. But last nights victory for hong kongs democrats was no ordinary win. It was an unprecedented landslide. These ne
World tour have agreed to a shock merger with the saudi backed liv golf. This comes despite the pending litigation between pga and liv. That will now be halted as they move forward as part of the same enterprise. Over the past year liv golf caused huge disruption in the mens game, with top players such as rory mcllroy and tiger woods boldly criticising it. But other players such as Brooks Koepka joined liv golf for large sums with the backing of the Saudi Arabia Public Investment fund. The bbc s golf correspondent iain carter believes it is the big investment being offered that has made this deal possible. Players can get along fine when they are playing for the biggest prizes. Money is the massive driver here, the likes of rory mcilroy and the establishment from the live setup, they used to be west friends. Michael roy was a groomsmen at garcias wedding. They now do not speak. But that sort of thing will be shoved to one side. What we wait to see is what shape mens golf take Going For
Hello, im lyse doucet. Israels military says it carried out a new ground raid in gaza overnight to target hamas fighters. It is the second night in a row. Infantry and armoured units were accompanied by Helicopter Gunships as they entered eastern gaza city. These pictures, supplied by the idf, apparently show a Hamas Tunnel Being struck by a guided missile. Positions for launching anti tank missiles and command and control centres were also hit and the military says it has killed a senior hamas commander who helped organise the 7th october attacks. The army said all israeli troops exited the area with no injuries. This is the second ground incursion in as many days. Many are asking when a wider Ground Attack will take place. The israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has insisted a full offensive is coming. He said the timing had yet to be determined. There is more news now, dire warnings from the united nations. The un Humanitarian Coordinatorfor the occupied palestinian territor
Hello, im lyse doucet. The main un agency in the gaza strip is again warning its humanitirian work is becoming more difficult becasue of a lack of fuel in the territory. Unrwa says its having to drastically limit its consumption of fuel, which is seriously affecting what aid it can provide to people in gaza. It comes as the israeli army conducts another Ground Incursion into gaza to target hamas fighters. The idf says infantry and armoured units were accompanied by Helicopter Gunships as they entered eastern gaza city. Its the second Ground Incursion in as many days. Another development the us has carried out airstrikes in Eastern Syria against two facilities used by irans revolutionary guards, hitting weapons and ammunition Storage Facilities. The us says it is not linked to this crisis. More on that later. But first, lets get more on deepening humanitarian crisis in gaza. Unrwas commissioner general Philippe Lazzarini has been speaking. Lets hearfrom him. Gaza on the brink of a Massi