hello and welcome. members of parliament in britain will hold an emergency debate later as the government continues to come under fire over allegations of sleaze and corruption. ministers have been criticised for the handling of the case of former mp owen paterson who was found to have broken rules about lobbying. our political correspondent, chris mason, reports. mps returned today to debate the standards and rules of this place after the best part of the week of rows about sleazy behaviour. it all began when the former cabinet minister owen paterson broke the rules by making the case to ministers and others on behalf of companies that were paying him. butjust when parliament companies that were paying him. but just when parliament was expected to chuck him out for a bit, the government ordered its mps to back at least a delay to that, and a review of the disciplinary system. that provoked a boiling anger from many, and the government changed its mind. any review would not be applicable to mr patterson. he then gave up as an mp. the labour leader guess donna will lead the party's responses afternoon, saying that the prime minister should apologise to the country. he will hope that after having long struggle to get the better of boris johnson in the opinion polls that this whole saga mightjust help him. this has been a difficult few days for the government and for parliament. we can expect plenty of anger and anguish later on. chris mason, bbc news. and of course we will cover that debate as the day continues here in london, and there's more information on the website that story. now let's take you to the us. it has reopened its borders to fully vaccinated travellers this morning — including those from the uk — for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. people travelling into the country will also need to show proof of a negative pcr test. the easing of restrictions means many families who have been separated for more than 18 months can finally reunite, as our transport correspondent caroline davies reports.tori tori emerson barnes, the executive vice president of the us travel association, has been explaining more about the vaccination policy — and the risks associated with it. = we have a policy were you have to be vaccinated and you need to be vaccinated and you need to have a negative covid test. the chances of coming from just the uk to the us, the chances of somebody boarding the plane that actually has covid is one in 10,000, and the chances of getting infected is one in1 million, so we feel really good about the science that is in place, and the fact that we are waiting vaccinated travellers that have also proof of a negative test. i think this is good reassurance that it is the right time to reopen, and as we see more folks get vaccinated here in the us and across the globe, we will be able to live with the virus. later, we'll be looking at the impact of the pandemic on new york a little later and the financial cost to the united satets as a whole in business coverage. let's get some of the day's other news. the rappers travis scott and drake are being sued over friday's stampede at the astroworld music festival in the us city of houston, in which eight people were killed. prosecutors in texas have filed lawsuits on behalf of relatives against both artists. the stampede happened while scott was performing. the president of sierra leone has declared three days of national mourning after a fuel tanker explosion killed more than 100 people on friday. joseph maada bio said the country must learn from the incident, adding that those injured would be given free treatment. a us security team has been called in to help investigate a drone attack on the residence of the iraqi prime minister, mustafa al—kadhimi. the attack targeted the prime minister's home in the high—security green zone of baghdad. the interior ministry said two drones were shot down, but a third hit his house. there've been violent clashes between the security forces and supporters of pro—iranian political groups in recent weeks. security forces in sudan have fired tear gas at teachers taking part in pro—democracy protests in the capital, khartoum. demonstrators have set up barricades for what's intended to be two days of civil disobedience against last month's coup. as arab league mediators arrive in the country to try to defuse the crisis, organisers say they want to increase pressure on the military government to transition to civilian rule. our africa correspondent, andrew harding reports from khartoum. chanting. anger on the streets of khartoum today. protesters blocking off neighbourhoods. taking big risks to show their contempt for sudan's military coup. right now, a lot of blood, a lot of dead people. this military government is killer. it's a goddamn killer, for real. the protests began two weeks ago when the generals seized power, halting this giant country's admittedly bumpy transition from dictatorship to democracy. so which side will prove stronger? the army or the street? in a khartoum hospital, we found an elderly tailor recovering from a savage beating by the military... can i see your leg? ..and this young student, shot in the leg. a lot of people were shot. his message to the soldiers... they're like animals. maybe animals are better. it's hard to find anyone here who supports the military takeover. it's heartbreaking, honestly. to see those young people, the ones that are being killed just for asking for what's rightfully theirs. for a free country with a civilian government. so for me, it's very devastating. it makes me angry. the man leading sudan's coup is general burhan. his spokesman, an admiral, told me the military had done nothing wrong. you've detained the prime minister and other politicians. your troops have killed protesters on the streets. why on earth would the sudanese people trust you for a second? translation: time will show this was not a coup. _ we will hold elections and the military will step aside. this was simply a course correction. but many people here are not convinced. even at night, the protests continue. the determination, the defiance here is impressive. and it's possible that sudan's generals will back down under growing international pressure. but for now, this country's democratic revolution remains on hold. on a continent where it seems military coups are firmly back in fashion. andrew harding, bbc news, khartoum. an italian court has sentenced 70 criminals linked to the powerful �*ndrangheta gang in the first phase of the country's largest mafia trial in more than 30 years. judges handed six of those convicted the maximum 20—year sentence that prosecutors had asked for. the proceedings are expected to last for another two years. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. their shadow has hung over italy for decades. a web of criminal activity, a history of robbery, kidnapping, drug smuggling and murder. now, in this especially adapted courtroom in southern italy, some of �*ndrangheta finally facejustice. translation: today, - we have an important sentence. 91 defendants, 70 found guilty. i'm not afraid of anything or anyone. i always say what i think and if i can't tell the truth, it's because i can't prove it. there are no problems. a large and powerful criminal network, the �*ndrangheta first came to national prominence in the 1970s, but it's believed they could date back to the late 18th century. they don't just operate in europe — their activities have been unearthed as far afield as north and south america and even australia. it's estimated the group has an annual turnover of more than 50 billion euros — that's nearly $60 billion — bigger than most companies in italy. this isjust the beginning. in the coming months, hundreds of other suspects will go on trial. but these proceedings are only targeting one of perhaps 150 families that makes up this sprawling criminal enterprise. there is a lot of work to be done. tim allman, bbc news. polls have closed in the nicaraguan election, which the white house has described as a "sham". in recent months, the government of president daniel ortega has arrested seven of the leading opposition candidates under a treason law. many more government opponents have been forced into exile. foreign journalists have been prevented from entering nicaragua to cover the vote, and our correspondent, will grant, reports from costa rica. as he cast his ballot amid the warmup because of his supporters, daniel ortega may as well have declared himself the winner there and then. after having rested all his main opponents, the selection was always going to end with another 55 year term for daniel ortega and his wife, the vice president. he later repeated his claim that they were not guilty for terrorism and sedition. translation: ., ., translation: you also the attem -t translation: you also the attempt at _ translation: you also the attempt at a _ translation: you also the attempt at a terrorist - translation: you also the attempt at a terrorist coup i translation: you also the| attempt at a terrorist coup in 2018. they thought it was through these means that power could be taken. but order and stability have been restored across all social, economic and political spheres. such justifications were dismissed out of hand by nicaraguan exiles. neighbouring costa rica, hundreds took to the streets to denounce the voters fraud and urged the legitimising of it via a boycott. translation: , , ., translation: this is a consulate _ translation: this is a consulate fraud - translation: this is a consulate fraud and - translation: this is a consulate fraud and all| consulate fraud and all nicaraguans are aware of it. we are calling on the international community to not recognise this vote. this is a protest over an election whose result has already been decided. these people know there is next to nothing they can do to force daniel ortega from power, but they want their anger to be heard about his relentless grip on power. the white house later called the boat a pantomime election that was neither free nor fair, election that was neither free norfair, and most certainly not democratic. that'll welcome by protesters, but will not consent daniel ortega. they have just held a vote devoid of meaningful rivals and with no election observers orjournalists present. and they will use such electoral theatre to justify remaining in powerfor years to come. will grant, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: tributes are paid to one of iran's most prominent cartoonists who's died from covid—i9. the bombastic establishment outsider donald trump has defied the pollsters to take the keys to the oval office. i feel great about the election results. i voted for him because i genuinely believe that he cares about the country. it's keeping the candidate's name always in the public. eye that counts. success or failure depends not only on public display - but on the local campaign l headquarters and the heavy routine work of their women volunteers. i berliners from both east and west linked hands and danced around their liberated territory. and with nobody to stop them, it wasn't long before the first attempts were made to destroy the structure itself. yasser arafat, who dominated the palestinian cause for so long, has died. palestinian authority has declared a state of mourning. after 17 years of discussion, the result was greeted with an outburst ofjoy, leaving ministers who long felt only grudgingly accepted among the ranks of clergy suddenly felt welcome. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: an emergency debate in the british parliament, as the government comes under fire over allegations of sleaze and corruption. after more than 18 months, america finally re—opens its doors to welcome fully—vaccinated visitors to the country. bringing you more on that story now. as you have been hearing, it is nearly two years since international travellers have not been allowed back into america. new york's devastated tourist sector is hoping that the return of foreign visitors will be its salvation. the city has mounted its most aggressive marketing campaign ever to bring back tourists, and businesses and individuals in tourism—dependentjobs are overjoyed the borders are finally open. but not every new yorker is happy at the prospect. from new york, tom brook reports. the naked cowboy, also known as robert burke. a new york institution, street performer and tourist attraction in times square who performs in his underwear, has composed his own song to welcome international travellers back to new york. # welcome back to their international visitors to nyc. because of the ban on more than 18 months in some instances, new york city really needs foreign tourists. they tend to stay longer and spend more money than visitors within the us. ~ money than visitors within the us. . . ., �* money than visitors within the us. . �* , ., money than visitors within the us. �* ., us. we can't understate how important — us. we can't understate how important the _ us. we can't understate how important the lifting - us. we can't understate how important the lifting of - us. we can't understate how important the lifting of a - us. we can't understate how important the lifting of a ban is for the city like new york where we are very reliant on the international travel markets. in normal years it represents more than 50% of the spending on hotel room nights so it is an amazing change for us. so it is an amazing change for us. so it is an amazing change for us. ,, so it is an amazing change for us. some us landmarks stood firm during — us. some us landmarks stood firm during the _ us. some us landmarks stood firm during the worst - us. some us landmarks stood firm during the worst days - us. some us landmarks stood firm during the worst days of. firm during the worst days of the pandemic but others fell by the pandemic but others fell by the wayside. the hospitality sector has been devastated with many hotels and restaurants closed. with broadway theatres now back in business, tourist focused enterprises have been very aggressively marketing new york in recent weeks, targeting overseas capitals. the lifting of the restrictions on fully vaccinated visitors from abroad and the city's aggressive marketing campaign won't alone guarantee a full return to health the new york's tourism sector. officials estimate it could take several years for a full recovery. p, could take several years for a full recovery.— full recovery. a map of the former world _ full recovery. a map of the former world trade - full recovery. a map of the i former world trade center... but this man who has been conducting tours for more than seven years, many patronised by those foreign visitors now back in the us, is optimistic that after tough times he will soon be back on top. my after tough times he will soon be back on top.— after tough times he will soon be back on top. my own business will beain be back on top. my own business will begin to _ be back on top. my own business will begin to pick _ be back on top. my own business will begin to pick up _ be back on top. my own business will begin to pick up over- be back on top. my own business will begin to pick up over the - will begin to pick up over the next six, eight, 12 months. but many new— next six, eight, 12 months. but many new yorkers have a love— hate relationship with tourists.— hate relationship with tourists. ., ~ , , tourists. new yorkers get very irritated by — tourists. new yorkers get very irritated by tourists _ tourists. new yorkers get very irritated by tourists because i irritated by tourists because they usually stop in the street and take pictures of everything. we usually see everything. we usually see every day. everything. we usually see every day-— every day. new york has problems _ every day. new york has problems which - every day. new york has problems which could i every day. new york has i problems which could deter tourists. murders and shootings have declined but other violent crimes have increased. and there are reports of some supply chain problems with hotels. generally, new yorkers are pleased that at last foreign tourists are back. # welcome back those international visitors to nyc. tom brook convert bbc news, new york. —— bbc news. tom brook convert bbc news, new york. -- bbc news.— york. -- bbc news. music mac it is the best _ york. -- bbc news. music mac it is the best thing _ york. -- bbc news. music mac it is the best thing that _ york. -- bbc news. music mac it is the best thing that could - is the best thing that could have happened to you and me. the central asian republic of turkmenistan — like north korea — is still claiming it has had no coronavirus cases. information is tightly controlled and the world health organization has to rely on data provided by the government. but now covid cases are being reported by independent observers and media. the bbc�*s abdujalil abdurasulov sent this report: this is a nation of health and happiness. at least this is how the state tv portrays turkmenistan. its government says that the country is covid free and yet there is a growing number of reports claiming that the nation is struggling to cope with rising covid cases. we found proven cases when people had covid... abs, people had covid... a foreign—based website has identified more than 70 people who died from covid. the situation _ who died from covid. the situation is _ who died from covid. the situation is quite - who died from covid. the situation is quite bad. - who died from covid. the situation is quite bad. isl situation is quite bad. is editor says that this figure is just a tiny fraction of all existing cases. i asked a representative of the world health organization how they assess the situation. until recently, who referred to the government data, repeating the total —— that turkmenistan registered zero cases was not it appears their position has changed. it appears their position has chan . ed. �* it appears their position has chanced. �* . ,, changed. are current assessment is, from changed. are current assessment is. from a — changed. are current assessment is, from a scientific— changed. are current assessment is, from a scientific point - changed. are current assessment is, from a scientific point of- is, from a scientific point of view, it is unlikely that covid—19 is not circulating as the country —— in the country. do you think then that the government is giving you wrong data or false data? government is giving you wrong data orfalse data? in government is giving you wrong data or false data?— data or false data? in our current — data or false data? in our current legal _ data or false data? in our| current legal frameworks, international governments, we as an institution do not question and cannot call into question and cannot call into question whether a country is acting in the spirit of the international health regulations.- international health re . ulations. ., ~ ., , regulations. now, who has managed — regulations. now, who has managed to _ regulations. now, who has managed to convince - regulations. now, who has managed to convince the i managed to convince the turkmenistan authorities to introduce measures to protect the population. but, like this tv at about face masks, none of them acknowledge that the coronavirus is spreading across the country. under its current mandate, who cannot say that the turkmenistan authorities are lying about covid cases. but many observers question whether they can stop the spread of the virus without demanding the truth. abdujalil abdurasulov, bbc news. now it's time for a sports briefing from the bbc sports centre. we start with football. liverpool's long unbeaten run is over. david moyes got a win overjuergen klopp for the first time, as west ham side leapfrogged the table with a victory that maintains their best start to a season in the premier league era. jurgen klopp's sign are now —— side are now behind chelsea after a day of disappointment. it was a great performance, it really was. we wanted to challenge the top teams if we could. i don't know if we will be able to but in a 1—off game maybe we will be able to give them a game like we did today. i think we have been doing that for a good part of the season now and last year as well. meanwhile, antonio conte's first premier league game in charge of tottenham ended in a draw at everton with both sides failing to score. the point moves spurs up to ninth. after only a few days with his new team, conte says there's plenty on his to do list. in italy, the milan derby ended in a 1—1 draw with ac milan missing the chance to go top of serie a. after being tripped inside the box, hakan calhanoglu gave inter the lead from the penalty spot after just 11 minutes, but the advantage didn't last long, as stefan de vrij turned a free—kick into his own net. both sides had chances to win it, with inter missing their second penalty of the match. ac milan are second on goal difference, behind the leaders napoli who were held to a 1—1 draw by hellas verona. pakistan will play australia in the men's t20 world cup semi finals after an emphatic 72—run win over scotland. pakistan posted 189—4, with babar azam top scoring with 66. impressive stuff againfrom him. there was a half century from shoaib malik too. in reply, scotland limped to 117—6. pakistan will face the aussies in dubai on thursday. before that, new zealand will face england in the first semi final on wednesday after the black caps beat afghanistan by 8 wickets, a result that eliminated india who play namibia on monday. iran's most prominent cartoonists has died with covid—19. kambiz derambakhsh received international recognition over his 60 year career — and in 2014, he was decorated by the french government with the chevalier of the legion of honour medal. courtney bembridge looks back on his life. the work of kambiz derambakhsh is known around the world. on display in museums from paris to warsaw, hiroshima to istanbul, and published in popular magazines and newspapers including the new york times and germany's der spiegel. he grew up in tehran and started drawing professionally when he was just a teenager, working for a newspaper where his father was the editor—in—chief. he had a career spanning more than 60 years and was best known for this style — a faceless man sketched with a simple line. he once said an artist's duty is to relieve the suffering of people's souls but often, his images highlighted human suffering. translation: ordinary people can't see these social _ problems, but cartoonists can spot them and show them to people. cartoonists are like doctors who know exactly what problem you have but can't give you the remedy. his recent work focused on the pandemic and featured messages encouraging people to try to stop the spread of the virus which eventually claimed his life. the iranian culture minister has released a statement, saying: kambiz derambakhsh was 79 years old. courtney bembridge, bbc news. before we go, let's bring you some lovely pictures from pakistan where wildlife teams were involved in a race against time literally to save a rare and blind river dolphin that needed rescuing after straying from home. using nets, they carefully traps the freshwater mammal while obviously trying not to put it under too much stress and they made sure its skin didn't dry out during the 80 kilometrejourney to skin didn't dry out during the 80 kilometre journey to the wildlife century. some dolphins find their way into shallower irrigation, canals, ponds and even fields where they cannot survive. that was a great ending to that rescue. i will be back with the business stories injust be back with the business stories in just a be back with the business stories injust a moment. hello. after a bright and blustery sunday, lighter winds for monday morning mean it will feel colder out there. in fact, the start of monday looks to be the coldest part of the week ahead but the milder air isn't too far away from coming back with these set of weather fronts about to move in from the atlantic with thicker cloud and some patchy rain, heading into westernmost parts of the uk to begin the day, especially into northern ireland. where skies have stayed clear for long enough overnight across eastern scotland and eastern england, this is where temperatures will have fallen low enough with those light winds for a touch of frost. any early sunshine isn't going to last too long here as cloud increases. the rain from northern ireland will then gradually move across scotland as the day goes on, heaviest in the west, into north west england and wales — though much of the midlands, eastern and southern england, will stay largely dry during daylight hours. the milder air lifting the temperature in belfast to 15 degrees. still feeling quite chilly into eastern parts of england with the cloud increasing after that frosty start — around 10 degrees in norwich. further outbreaks of rain overnight and into tuesday through northern ireland and scotland, pushing into parts of northern england. it will be a much milder night overnight and into tuesday — double—figure temperatures for many of the larger town and city centres as we start the day. this weather front is only very slowly edging southwards on tuesday, so from it there'll be cloud and some outbreaks of rain into northern england and wales, eventually pushing into parts of the midlands and south west england. east anglia and the south—east, will stay largely dry — a few hazy, sunny spells. a brighter day in scotland and northern ireland, albeit a few showery bursts of rain spreading their way southwards during the day, and temperatures are definitely on the mild side of average, and that's where they're going to stay for the rest of the week. this weather front is still around into wednesday — in fact, there will be another pulse of energy running along it. it looks as if that will bring some outbreaks of rain into parts of wales and england on wednesday. a bright day in scotland and northern ireland. there will be a few showers just edging towards north—west scotland during the day. and again, those temperatures, for the most part, are into double figures. again, that's where they are going to stay for the rest of the week. a fair amount of cloud around, some sunny spells here and there, and another set of atlantic weather fronts beginning to take some rain southwards from scotland and northern ireland into wales and england as we head towards the end of the week. bye— bye. this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. open for travel after nearly two years of closure, relief for thousands as the us re—opens its border to 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