Midnight in london and 7pm in the eastern United States where the american gun lobby has lashed out against calls for tougher weapons limits. Relatives and friends of the 17 students who died in florida have called for the measures to stop another School Shooting. But the head of the National Rifle association said it was an elitist plot to infringe american freedoms. Wayne lapierre said teachers should be armed instead an idea supported by President Trump. Heresjon sopel. Will the Florida School shooting come to be seen as a landmark moment, when impotence gave way to rage, and rage led to action . Never again the vociferous students who have taken to the streets are bringing change. But not always in the way they wanted. The president , making clear that he thinks the way to make schools more secure is to train and arm more teachers. Tweeting today, if a potential sicko shooter knows that a school has a large number of very weapon talented teachers and others who will be instantly shooting, the sicko will never attack at school. Cowards wont go there. Problem solved. He first floated the idea at an emotional white house meeting last night, with victims families. One of those in attendance was a pupil at the parklands school, sam zeif. How is it that easy to buy this type of weapon . Afterwards, he was dismissive about the president s plan. Arming teachers is just not what we need. You know . This is a problem because guns were brought into our school. Why would it make sense to bring more guns into school . And the president has held another white house meeting today to discuss the issue, promising action that will win the support of many of the students. I think we are making a lot of progress, and i can tell you it is a tremendous feeling that we want to get something done. He wants increased background checks on those seeking to purchase weapons. To ban bump stocks this is the device that turns a semiautomatic rifle into a machine gun. And he backs raising the minimum age for buying a rifle to 21. To those arguing for comprehensive gun control measures, what donald trump is proposing might seem like teeny weeny baby steps. But any measure will have to get congressional approval, and doing that is never achieved without a fight. And no one fights for gun rights like the National Rifle association. Today, in a rare public appearance, the leader of the nra spoke out, and he was in no mood for compromise. Lean in, listen to me now, and never forget these words. To stop a bad guy with a gun, it takes a good guy with a gun. Applause thank you very much. In other words, what America Needs is more guns, not fewer. The president is being pulled in one direction by the nra, another by the students. If past form as a guide, there will only be one winner and it wont be the students. Jon sopel, bbc news, washington. More on the us gun debate in a moment. Lets take a look at some of the days other news. A Senior North Korean official, blamed for two attacks on south korea that killed 50 people, will attend the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics. Kim yong chol will also have a meeting with south koreas president , moonjae in. The south hopes it will continue to warm relations between the two countries. Translation we believe that the north korean high level delegations participation in the closing ceremony will help improve the relationship between south and north korea and bring peace to the korean peninsula, including the norths denuclearisation, so we will accept their visit to the south. Also in the news today the Un Security Council has not been able to agree on a humanitarian ceasefire for syria. Russia said a draft resolution needed amendments, but western diplomats have called the move a delaying tactic, to allow the Syrian Government to carry on with its offensive in eastern ghouta. Syria too says the resolution is flawed. Translation will not succumb to those who have supported terrorism in syria, we will not be complacent of the plans of governments in five countries, five countries that met in washington last month to divide syria. The Un Childrens Fund unicef is warning that almost three quarters of a million rohingya children face huge risks for years to come. In a report to mark six months since the start of the crisis, unicef says hundreds of thousands of children remain trapped in makeshift camps, denied education, and at risk of disease and violence. A policeman has died during violent clashes between rival football fans in the spanish city of bilbao. More than 500 police were deployed for athletic bilbaos Europa League match against Spartak Moscow on thursday evening. Supporters launched fireworks at each other, and at least five arrests were made. The Police Officer who died, reportedly suffered a heart attack. Uefa has strongly condemned the clashes. At the Winter Olympics, hungary has made history with its first ever Winter Olympics gold. The short track speed skaters were the ones to do it, beating the favoured south koreans. There are four gold medals to be won on friday including the long track speed skating and womens figure skating. Hong kongs harbourfront is known for glistening skyscrapers. Now a Sculpture Park isjoining the skyline. The aim of the collection of works by 19 local and international artists, is to increase Public Access to art in a city associated more with exclusive high end galleries. Lets return to our top story. The nra criticising those calling for tougher gun control laws following the Florida School shooting. For more on this we can cross to california and speak tojoshua marx, a professor at Sanjose State University. Professor, thank you so much the joining us on music. Trained and armed teachers, is this the answer to the problem newsday . armed teachers, is this the answer to the problem newsday . I think absolutely not. The way that i feel and the way the majority of my campus feels, i think, is the notion of us having to be responsible for firearms or having a lethal environment at a school wart ultimately deterred the learning environment that we are so delicately trying to balance. How safe do you feel, as a teacher in school . I mean, it is where i work. I feel just a safe school . I mean, it is where i work. I feeljust a safe here as they do walking down the street or getting on the bus as a saviour. I dont think anybody walks into work and think anybody walks into work and think that is the dates on the bad will happen. In your view, what are the alternative solutions . There is this raging debate on gun control for many years . Yes. I think a lot of people in my country feel that gun rights have been equated with freedom or security, whereas in made in my profession we equate that with education. One thing put on the table has been taking guns out of the hands of those who could be dangerous to us, without necessarily persecuting or demonising those with disabilities. What you make of these proposals being put forward by President Trump, more background checks, banning of stocks, raising the minimum age to 21 . They all seem like steps in the right direction. But i dont think they ultimately solve the problem. Thank you for joining us from Sanjose State University in california, joshua marx. Thank you to having me. Is eight too young for children to get careers advice . Thats the recommendation submitted to a parliamentary inquiry in the australian state of victoria. The aim is to explain the different job options available. Research indicates that children divide jobs into whats suitable for a boy and whats suitable for a girl, from as early as seven years old. And those ideas tend to come from traditional perceptions. Popularjobs for boys include being a Police Officer, while teaching is a popular choice for girls. The same Research Also showed exposing children to different choices is key. Earlier, i spoke to Bernadette Gigliotti from the Career Education association to the victorian government, which submitted the evidence to parliament. She explained what her organisation hopes to achieve. We are aiming to ensure that young people have an opportunity for quality Career Education programmes. We are not talking about career advice, i want to make that quite clear. In terms of our submission, we are talking about Career Education, structured programmes from a younger age, that allow young people to explore the world of work and to get an understanding of the language of korea price of having to make more informed choices as they progress through their secondary education career. Progress through their secondary education career. Introducing children from as early as eight is all to the world of work, are we not curtailing their childhood somewhat . Not at all. I think Young Children are quite curious. They are already exploring the world. Work makes up a significant component of the world and what we have available to them. I think we are not actually curtailing, we are opening up their eyes. This natural curiosity to explore and to find out what could possibly be available to them is pa rt possibly be available to them is part of a good educational progress. I will draw your attention to quite a significant piece of research that has come out of the uk, called drawing the future, where seven and eight year olds were asked to draw occupational choices. In this particular piece of research it showed quite clearly that if we are able to start the conversation quite early with young people they will be able to, perhaps, struck down some of the myths and stereotypes that come with very old paradigms in relation to occupational choices strike down. What led you to that age . It is a young age. We are talking about very Young Children. Yes. The evidence we have conducted ourselves and from right around the globe, there is quite a bit of international evidence, it suggests that if we start quite early having the conversation about what makes up the conversation about what makes up the world of work and what interests them, what skills that they might have already, their talents, and where those talents might be used, this evidence based is quite clearly that we can start to have those conversations in a way that will allow young people to explore a wider selection of opportunities, including, perhaps, even subject choices. We are not at all suggesting that we start with career advice with seven year olds. That is absurd. That is not what we are suggesting. We are suggesting plant, structured educational programmes that have a component of exploration involved in the discovery of the world of work. That is Bernadette Gigliotti, speaking earlier. Youre watching newsday on the bbc. Still to come on the Programme Second hand food. We report on the so called pagpag trade in the philippines where millions live under the poverty line. Also on the programme the Lunar New Year tradition of giving children lucky money. But can parents pocket it . A court in china had a say. 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 cruellest regimes of modern aaia. 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 the 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. Im rico hizon in singapore. Im Kasia Madeira in london. Our top stories. Americas hugely influential gun lobby, the nra, has launched a strident defence of weapons ownership, in the face of demands for stricter controls after last weeks School Shooting in florida. A Senior North Korean official blamed for two attacks on south korea that killed fifty people will attend the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics. A letter containing white powder that was sent to the office of prince harry and his fiancee megan markle is being treated as a race hate crime according to london police. That story is popular on bbc. Com lets take a look at some front pages from around the world. Well start with arab news, which is leading on the intensive bombardment of eastern ghouta. It reports that saudi arabia is calling on the Syrian Regime to halt the offensive whilst aid agencies are struggling to reach those who are in need of help. Moving on to gulf news. Theyve got more on the story were leading on, the issue of gun control in the us following the School Massacre in florida. Theyre reporting that President Trump has endorsed stiff measures by pushing for more background checks and raising the minimum age of buyers to 21. And and the china daily is featuring a picture of the countrys olympic competitor wu dajing celebrating a victory after winning the mens 500 metre final of short track speed skating at the winter games. The paper reports that his win, which gives china their first gold medal of the games, triggered a standing ovation from hundreds of chinese spectators. Now, what stories are sparking discussions online . Rico, canadas prime minister, justin trudeau, has caught peoples attention online. Hes on a visit to india and his locally inspired outfits have got people taking. Here are the trudeaus at the Golden Temple in amritsar. Now mr trudeau is no stranger to wearing traditional indian dress. He has regularly worn it at home during official celebrations of diwali, the hindu festival of lights. Now to the philippines, where its estimated that more than 21 Million People live under the poverty line. In the capital manila, many struggle to find work and the money to buy food. Thats led to the rise of a trade of pagpag, thats food scavenged from rubbish tips, then cooked and sold in poor communities. Our philippines correspondent Howard Johnson visited happyland barangay to meet the people involved in the trade. This man thinks through the rubbish, looking for scraps of meat thrown away by Fast Food Restaurant in manila. He became a pagpag collector after he lost his job in the nearby dock. Translation after he lost his job in the nearby dock. Translationzlj after he lost his job in the nearby dock. Translation i get around 6 per week after the pagpag is sold. Somehow it is ok because it helps with house expenses, rice and other food. Like him, millions of filipinos live under the poverty line and in the overcrowded slums of manila, this is what the poorest of the poor eat. Pagpag, food thrown away by others. It is 4am in happyland ba rangay, i away by others. It is 4am in happyland barangay, i have seen different groups of people sifting through the rubbish already this morning. The smell here is very intense, it smells like a mixture of cheese and vinegar and seek. Lots of maggots on the floor, i have seen rats running past. I have to say this is what you would not expect from a place preparing food to sell to the public. This Restaurant Owner buys the salvaged meet. Pagpag is all he can afford. Translation pagpag is for poor people like us. We make it because we needed temporary leave of hunger the cheapest way we can. Relief. For i cook it, remove any bones to make sure that only the meat goes into the actual food. Once the meat is separated from the bones, i washed it. To mask the rotting smell, he cooks the meat with strong herbs and spices. Charities are working with local authorities to supply clean food and educate people about the risks of recycled meet. Project pearls helps to fight feed malnourished children everyday. Pearls helps to fight feed malnourished children eve ryday. M you observed and ask the kids can realise they are very short and small for their age. Some of them will say they are 12 year old sold but they look like eight years old. 12 but they look like eight years old. 12 years old. But they look like eight years old. 12 years old. But for her regular customers, eating healthy, nutritious food is the least of their worries. Translation nutritious food is the least of their worries. Translationzlj nutritious food is the least of their worries. Translation i eat pagpag because it is tasty. It is really good to eat. It is about having a strong stomach, us here, well, we are used to it. Howard johnson reporting from manila in the philippines. It isa it is a Lunar New Year tradition, pa rents it is a Lunar New Year tradition, parents giving children red envelopes containing lucky money. While it is meant to express good wishes for the year ahead and revive