live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in the morning in singapore, and 1am in the morning across greece, where pope francis has criticised what he says is the narrow self—interest of european countries, in the way they are responding to the migrant crisis. he spent time at a refugee camp on the greek island of lesbos. his verdict on the way people there are being treated — it could lead to the shipwreck of civilisation. our special correspondent fergal keane travelled with him and sent this report. they embrace the man and the message because at this moment, he is their most passionate advocate. pope francis arrives at the time of renewed political crisis in europe over the issue of migration. since his last visit, fences have gone up, there have been pushed back of migrants in land and at sea and globally there's no coherent political vision to tackle the problems of poverty and war that are driving people from their homes in their thousands. the pope spoke to an audience largely made up of refugees, but aimed his frustration at the political leaders. translation: let's stop ignoring reality, stop constantly _ shifting responsibility, stop passing off the issue of migration to others as if it mattered to no one and was only a pointless burden to be shouldered by someone else. "it was not time to build walls," he said, "or let the sea become a cemetery for children." the pope was addressing the legacy of migrant lives lost on the journey to europe, like an 87—year—old from afghanistan, and others, names unknown. there's sympathy on lesbos for the dead and many here helped when refugees first landed. but this farmer and local politician is critical of pope francis. translation: he promised many things for our island, _ none of which happened. this island has suffered greatly from migration. tourism was hit hard. he should have helped and advocated for tourists to visit this island. the pope did refer to the struggles faced by local people on the eu's borders, but it was here among the thousands waiting to enter europe that his words had most force. i have no money, i have a very big problem, no passport. where are you going? what do you want? ijust want to be free. i just want freedom. i don't want anything, just freedom. there's unlikely to be a radical political shift on migration, but the pope has offered a robust defence of refugees, in a debate so often framed in fearful terms. fergal keane, bbc news, lesbos. more on this story on our website, including how the pope's visit to greece links to the migrant crisis around the mediterranean. just log on to bbc.com/news or download the bbc app. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. changes to the rules for travellers arriving in the uk have been heavily criticised by the travel industry. from tuesday, passengers will be required to show proof of a negative pcr or lateral flow test, taken no earlier than 48 hours before departing for the uk. the deputy prime minister, dominic raab, says the measures are necessary to slow the spread of the omicron variant of coronavirus. i think, though, ithink, though, the i think, though, the worst think would be to then lurch, having not taken incremental steps that can make a difference even if it is only at the margins. i think we want to take those steps earlier, precisely to avoid disruption to the travel and the economy. a vigil has been held in solihull in the west midlands for arthur labinjo—hughes, who was tortured and murdered by his stepmother and father. the uk government says the case will be subject to a national review after social workers found "no safeguarding concerns" when they visited their home. the speaker of the house of commons in britain has promised to raise allegations of drug use within its buildings with the police. sir lindsay hoyle described as "deeply concerning" a newspaper report that traces of cocaine had been found in the palace of westminster. still to come a bit later in the programme, i'll bejoined by an award—winning poet, and we'll explain why techno music from berlin could be getting some recognition from the united nations. but first, tributes are being paid to bob dole, the long—serving republican politician who played a key role in us politics at the end of the last century, who died on sunday at the age of 98. he was a leading senator and the republican presidential candidate in 1996, when he lost to bill clinton. president biden has described him as a war hero, a friend and an american statesman like few others in history. i'm joined now by rick wilson, former republican strategist. thank you so much forjoining us. before being a politician, he was a war hero, so can you talk us through what kind of a man he was? bab war hero, so can you talk us through what kind of a man he was? bob dole is the type of — what kind of a man he was? bob dole is the type of man — what kind of a man he was? bob dole is the type of man that _ what kind of a man he was? bob dole is the type of man that has _ what kind of a man he was? bob dole is the type of man that has vanished l is the type of man that has vanished from american politics in many ways. he was a person who dedicated himself to public service from the moments he served in world war ii, he served heroically and was wounded to a degree that would have killed most ordinary men, and left most of them on the sidelines, but bob dole came back from it, he built a career as a public servant dedicated to this country, from the kansas state house all the way of running for president and vice president of the country, and he was a man who believed in that old and vanished america where we put partisanship aside come —— and come together to push things that are good for the country not just the political interests of the moment. i just the political interests of the moment. , ., ., , , . moment. i understand that public s-teakin moment. i understand that public speaking was _ moment. i understand that public speaking was not _ moment. i understand that public speaking was not exactly - moment. i understand that public speaking was not exactly his - speaking was not exactly his strength as a politician, but at the same time, he spent a decade as a top republican in the us senate. what legacy does he leave behind? bob dole's legacy is one of bipartisanship, of service, of selflessness and, frankly, i think one thing that people will miss about bob dole is he had a very dry sense of humour, he did not take himself too seriously in an era where american politicians tend to come very, very seriously, and bob dole could be self—deprecating, he could be witty, he could be caustic. it is the kind of authentic political speech we don't get in this country much any longer support the fact when he was tightness with advanced lung cancer, president biden at advanced lung cancer, president bide ., ., ., ., ~ ., advanced lung cancer, president bide ., ., ., ., «a, ,, . biden at home, and mark of respect and which he _ biden at home, and mark of respect and which he was _ biden at home, and mark of respect and which he was held _ biden at home, and mark of respect and which he was held on _ biden at home, and mark of respect and which he was held on both - biden at home, and mark of respectj and which he was held on both sides of the political divide. what has been a reaction to his death so far. americans not come together on much these days, but it has not been... a man with a degree in character and strength, we should look back and emily at this point. rick strength, we should look back and emily at this point.— emily at this point. rick wilson, former republican _ emily at this point. rick wilson, former republican strategist, i emily at this point. rick wilson, - former republican strategist, thank you so much forjoining us on newsday —— looked back and emulate. it's been a weekend of demonstrations across many european cities, with protests against renewed covid lockdown measures. it comes as the omicron variant continues to spread, with it now having been found in some of the biggest cities in the world. saoirse wilson reports. another weekend of protests across europe. in brussels, a thousand people marched against compulsory covid passes to enter bars and restaurants. translation: i restaurants. translation: .. �* restaurants. translation: �* , ., , translation: i can't bear this commission — translation: i can't bear this commission in _ translation: i can't bear this commission in any _ translation: i can't bear this commission in any form, - translation: i can't bear this commission in any form, now | translation: | can't bearthis - commission in any form, now there's the vaccine passports, that is discriminatory, and mandatory vaccines, they are heading our way. we do not want a dictatorship. translation:— we do not want a dictatorship. translation: ., , ., ., translation: people who want the vaccine have — translation: people who want the vaccine have the _ translation: people who want the vaccine have the vaccine. _ translation: people who want the vaccine have the vaccine. i _ translation: people who want the vaccine have the vaccine. i don't - vaccine have the vaccine. i don't want _ vaccine have the vaccine. i don't want it — vaccine have the vaccine. i don't want it of— vaccine have the vaccine. i don't want it. of this pass stops me being able to— want it. of this pass stops me being able to have a social life. i came to an _ able to have a social life. i came to an entry— able to have a social life. i came to an entry to say i don't agree with— to an entry to say i don't agree with that. — to an entry to say i don't agree with that-— with that. the protest was brought to an end with _ with that. the protest was brought to an end with police _ with that. the protest was brought to an end with police fire _ with that. the protest was brought to an end with police fire and - with that. the protest was brought| to an end with police fire and water cannons and tear gas. but it is not just the belgian who are angry. copenhagen in denmark was the latest city to seek large demonstrations this weekend, alongside austria, the netherlands and germany. yet despite governments and tell imposing stricter covid measures, cases of the new owner crime variant have been detected in almost a0 countries. the director for the been detected in almost a0 countries. the directorfor the us cdc says omicron has been found in least 16 separate states but has been cautious to add... taste least 16 separate states but has been cautious to add... we have about 90 to _ been cautious to add... we have about 90 to 100,000 _ been cautious to add... we have about 90 to 100,000 cases - been cautious to add... we have about 90 to 100,000 cases now| been cautious to add... we have l about 90 to 100,000 cases now in been cautious to add... we have - about 90 to 100,000 cases now in the united states, and 99.9% of them are the dose variant, so we have an issue with the united states with delta and we have so many things we can do about delta, including getting vaccinated, including getting vaccinated, including getting boosted. in getting vaccinated, including getting boosted.— getting vaccinated, including getting boosted. in south korea, covid cases _ getting boosted. in south korea, covid cases have _ getting boosted. in south korea, covid cases have reached - getting boosted. in south korea, covid cases have reached record| covid cases have reached record highs, prompt and covid cases have reached record highs, promptand hundreds covid cases have reached record highs, prompt and hundreds to get in line for testing. governments around the world are researching travel to try and buy themselves time against the new omicron variant. —— restricting travel. do you have restricted flights from several southern african countries, forcing portugal to said repatriation flights to get stranded citizens in mozambique, and as the new strand new spreads, leaders have to make difficult responds, decisions on how to respond to this global pandemic. saoirse wilson, bbc news. the omicron variant is in asia as well. here in singapore, there are 552 new infections down from saturday. 13 deaths have been reported. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we'll meet the winner of australia's richest poetry prize worth nearly $30,000. it's quite clear that the worst victims of this disaster are the poor people living in the slums which have sprung up around the factory. i am feeling so helpless. the children are dying in front of me and i can't do anything. charles manson is the mystical leader of the hippie cult suspected of killing sharon tate and at least six other people in los angeles. at 11 o'clock this morning, - just half a metre of rock separated britain from continental europe. it took the drills just i a few moments to cut through the final obstacle, then philippe cossette, . a miner from calais, _ was shaking hands and exchanging flags with his opposite number from dover. . welcome back. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines: the pope warns europe against "narrow self—interest" over the way countries treats migrants, during a visit to greece. there've been more protests in europe against covid restrictions, as cases of the omicron variant continue to spread. at the recent cop26 climate summit in glasgow, japan was one of the countries resisting demands for a rapid end to the burning of coal. that may seem strange, as japan has no coal reserves of its own. but japan is one of the world's biggest coal users, importing more than any other country in the world except china. despite that, the government in tokyo is still promising to reach net carbon zero by 2050. how is that possible? rupert wingfield—hayes has been finding out. i would say that's a totaljoke. that's just ridiculous. this man and his fellow activists are furious. the reason — this giant new coal—fired power station being built in their hometown. i'm totally against the burning of fossil fuels because i'm so worried about the future of young generations. translation: i don't understand why we still have to burn coal _ to generate electricity. this plant alone emits seven million tonnes of c02 a year. there are currently three of these enormous plants being built around japan, so how is japan going to cut its c02 emissions to zero when these plants are expected to run for the next a0 years, at least? the answer is hydrogen. japan wants to be the first country in the world run on hydrogen. and it's starting with cars. all around the world, big car companies are now talking about the future being battery electric vehicles. toyota so far has not produced any battery electric vehicles. instead, it is building this. this is a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. it's a very different technology. so, why does toyota think that hydrogen is the future instead of batteries? translation: we believe we need more choice than just _ battery electric vehicles. therefore, fuel cell technology, which uses hydrogen, is also very important in order to achieve our goal of zero emissions. the only waste the vehicle produces is water. but where does the hydrogen to fill extinct come from? -- fill —— fill its tank? last month, this ship leftjapan and sailed to australia. it's the first ship in the world that can transport liquefied hydrogen. but that hydrogen is being made from coal. 100 km north of tokyo, huge mountains of coal shipped here mainly from australia. at the moment, japan imports close to 200 million tonnes of coal a year. japan knows it cannot carry on doing this, so instead, it's going to convert the call to either hydrogen or ammonia in faraway australia and then ship those here. it's what the industry calls blue hydrogen and blue ammonia. the conversion process still creates lots and lots of carbon dioxide. but that co2 will not count as japanese emissions. instead, in theory, the c02 will be buried in the ground in australia. translation: i'm ashamed ofjapan. this woman is one of the young activists who filed a lawsuit to try and stop construction of japan's new coal—fired plants. translation: i don't think people understand - blue hydrogen or blue ammonia. japanese people do not question. theyjust believe what they've been told if it's on the news. people will just say, "oh, i see, that's great." japan is promoting its hydrogen society as a zero carbon alternative to pure renewal, but producing blue hydrogen will mean digging up coal for decades to come. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. and fresh violence has erupted in the north—east indian state of nagaland following the killing of 13 civilians by security forces. hundreds of people threw stones and set fire to areas near an army camp. on saturday, an army patrol shot a group of miners returning home after mistaking them for militants. nagaland's chief minister has blamed an intelligence failure. rescuers in indonesia are searching for survivors in villages blanketed by molten ash after the eruption of mount semeru. the eruption of the biggest mountain on the island ofjava caught locals by surprise on saturday, forcing thousands of people to flee. at least ia people have been killed and dozens injured. people in yangon banged on pots and pans from their homes late on sunday evening in protest, after soldiers rammed a truck into demonstrators earlier in the day. local reports say myanmar security forces had also opened fire on the peaceful anti—coup protest, killing several people and injuring dozens of others. the authorities have denied that anyone was killed but say one person is in a critical condition. they say they arrested 11 people. the sydney poet emily stewart has won the 2021 helen anne bell poetry bequest award, australia's richest poetry prize dedicated to celebrating women poets. thejudges reviewed more than 300 unpublished manuscripts by australian women poets to determine a shortlist of seven stunning entries. and emily, who managed to beat off the competition, joins us now live from sydney. thank you so much forjoining us on newsday. firstly, what was your reaction when you were told you won the award? , ., ., ., ., , the award? yes, good morning! i was so stunned- — the award? yes, good morning! i was so stunned- i— the award? yes, good morning! i was so stunned. i think _ the award? yes, good morning! i was so stunned. i think i _ the award? yes, good morning! i was so stunned. i think i was _ the award? yes, good morning! i was so stunned. i think i was actually - so stunned. i think i was actually speechless on the phone. it was late afternoon and i was at my desk working, and it took me a few moments to understand what was going on in the conversation and honestly. i think as a poet, you just on a spec some thing like this to happen, it's not a kind of creative path where there is much money involved, so, yeah, it was a huge surprise —— you don't expect something like this. i you don't expect something like this. , ., , ., you don't expect something like this. , ., ., you don't expect something like this. ., this. i understand you can read some ofthe this. i understand you can read some of the lines — this. i understand you can read some of the lines from _ this. i understand you can read some of the lines from your _ this. i understand you can read some of the lines from your winning - of the lines from your winning problem and i want to know what you think it was about your work that helped clinch the prize? yes. think it was about your work that helped clinch the prize? yes, sure. i would helped clinch the prize? yes, sure. i would love _ helped clinch the prize? yes, sure. i would love to _ helped clinch the prize? yes, sure. i would love to read _ helped clinch the prize? yes, sure. i would love to read a _ helped clinch the prize? yes, sure. i would love to read a few- helped clinch the prize? yes, sure. i would love to read a few lines - i would love to read a few lines here. shuffling cards, hoping for a dare. i know where i am going wrong. flicking between screens. my mood is split and by meaning filling up, a hand in the pocket of laster�*s teens and the genes of the year before. and i think this prize, which is administered through the university of sydney, it's about australian cultural life in the broader sense and think something i managed did was really capture the complexity and the range of emotions that it fuels in contemporary work in australia right now, and particularly over the period of covid and our recent lockdowns, which is where i was writing these poems. £31 which is where i was writing these oems. . ., , ., which is where i was writing these oems. , ., ., ., poems. of course, and covid also affect a lot _ poems. of course, and covid also affect a lot of _ poems. of course, and covid also affect a lot of poets _ poems. of course, and covid also affect a lot of poets and - poems. of course, and covid also affect a lot of poets and artists i poems. of course, and covid alsoj affect a lot of poets and artists as well. what does it mean to you to have won the prize and what will you do with it? , ., �* , do with it? yes, that's right, i think as a _ do with it? yes, that's right, i think as a writer, _ do with it? yes, that's right, i think as a writer, like - do with it? yes, that's right, i think as a writer, like many i think as a writer, like many writers, it has been a challenging time. many of us have a lot of freelance work and things like that, that's been more challenging to kind of keep going, so this price to be really could not commit a better time, and as well as an finding a way to reinvest in my work, able help me pay the rent and keep me going, so, yeah, i'm very great. white as you say, poetry resonates with so many people, partly because of covid and lockdowns, but why do you think it is so important to many people, not i think the wonderful thing poetry does is it can hold complexity. at a time of a lot of distraction, which continue with problems is really hard multiple ideas at once and it is really special space for —— what you can do with problems. a kind of depth of getting in touch with feelings and ideas in a really different kind of way than what we get in our day—to—day lives otherwise. i get in our day-to-day lives otherwise-— get in our day-to-day lives otherwise. ., ., ., ., , otherwise. i want to ask about this articular otherwise. i want to ask about this particular prize _ otherwise. i want to ask about this particular prize you _ otherwise. i want to ask about this particular prize you just _ otherwise. i want to ask about this particular prize you just won, - particular prize you just won, because it is dedicated to accelerating female poets. is there accelerating female poets. is there a difference between male and female poets? i a difference between male and female oets? ~' ., a difference between male and female oets? ~ ., , poets? i think the wonderful things about this prize _ poets? i think the wonderful things about this prize is _ poets? i think the wonderful things about this prize is that _ poets? i think the wonderful things about this prize is that it _ poets? i think the wonderful things about this prize is that it is - about this prize is that it is actually an inclusive prize for women, including trans women, and like in the rest of society, it is great to be supporting gender diversity, wherever we can, and i think in terms of this prize, you know, it is a bequest from a woman named helen anne bell who wanted to supporting woman with the acknowledgement, i think, supporting woman with the acknowledgement, ithink, that supporting woman with the acknowledgement, i think, that it is still the case that women earn less money and have a little bit less time at their disposal to 2k responsibility and things like this, so it is a gesture of feminist solidarity across time, i think. emily stewart, thank you forjoining us and congratulations on winning the prize. us and congratulations on winning the rize. . ~ i. us and congratulations on winning the rize. . ~' . now — a brief musical interlude on newsday — what do you think of this? that is berlin techno, in case you were wondering, and the reason we're playing it is because some of the city's best known djs have started a campaign for the united nations to grant "berlin techno" unesco world heritage status. they say it's the best way of protecting the city's legendary night clubs. here's dj chris liebing explaining why the berlin dance scene is so important. let's start from the beginning. you know, when the wall fell in germany, it was basically the dance floor of the clubs in berlin where everybody gathered, and there was no discrimination going on. it was not asked, "are you from the east, are you from the west?" it was music that was truly global, had no roots in any nation or any other culture, so people could get together, be united on the dance floor. and that was very specific for berlin because of its history, and it spread over, basically, from berlin over into the world. hello there. it was cold over the weekend. some areas saw quite a bit of rain, and we had some snow over northern hills. similar story as we start the new week. we've got a frontal system working its way in from the atlantic. that's going to bring another round of rain and hill snow. you can see it here showing up on that pressure chart. it will be very wet across northern ireland, parts of scotland, western england and wales to start this morning. quite quickly, though, it will brighten up across northern ireland with sunshine and showers. but this band of rain will continue its journey eastwards through the day, eventually crossing most of england. we'll see some snow over the pennines as well. there could be a bit of a hang back of the rain for east anglia and the far southeast. otherwise, it brightens up for many of us with some good spells of sunshine. most of the showers will be in the north and the west, some of these heavy and frequent, and there will be some wintriness over the high ground. a cold day to come — could see nine or ten celsius in the far southwest. it stays breezy with blustery showers, wintry on the hills through monday night. and then it turns a little bit drier, but clear and cold for many of us. and then in the southwest, we start to see an area of wet and very windy weather pushing up across ireland and then into irish sea coasts. now, it's all tied in with this — the second named storm of the season, named storm barra by the irish met service, because it's ireland that will see the biggest impacts from this storm through the course of tuesday. but across the rest of the uk, we'll see gusts widely 50mph, more than that near exposed coasts in the south and the west. that, mixed in with the heavy rain and also some hill snow, is likely to cause some disruption, even some damage. so, it starts very wet, very windy indeed across western areas, damaging gusts of wind. this area of rain pushes eastwards into the cold air, so likely to see some significant snow over the pennines, certainly across the scottish hills. some of this rain, really, will be quite heavy, so a pretty atrocious—looking day, i think, for tuesday. stay tuned to the forecast. details may change. as we move out of tuesday into wednesday, storm barra begins to weaken. and it sits across the uk, we think, as it does weaken. will still be quite a windy day on wednesday, not as windy as tuesday, but a blustery one nonetheless with showers or longer spells of rain. these will be wintry over the high ground as the air stays cold, and we'll see gales across southwestern areas too, and it's going to feel chilly, those temperatures in single digits across the board. hello. this is bbc news with martin croxell. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment — first the headlines. another 86 cases of the omicron variant are confirmed in the uk as the government defends the decision to re—introduce pre—departure coronavirus tests from tuesday. remembering arthur labinjo—hughes — a vigil brings the solihull street where he lived to a standstill as a national review is launched into his murder. the pope warns europe against "narrow self—interest" over the way countries treats migrants, during a visit to greece. the former republican us senator and presidential candidate bob dole has died — at the age of 98 hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are parliamentaryjournalist tony grew and journalist and broadcaster caroline frost. welcome to you both. the front pages, then starting with the metro, leading with storm barra due to hit the uk tomorrow after 11 days of arwen. the financial times says there's a new strategy from lloyd's bank ceo which will see its banking ambitions in property and investment expand. the daily mirror's splash is fears that christmas celebrations could trigger a surge in coronavirus cases. staying with coronavirus, the guardian says there's a warning from a scientist that the next virus could be more lethal. the daily telegraph — leads with boosterjabs — as more than 300,000 housebound people are yet to have theirs. the sun leads with a message from the grandfather of arthur labinjo—hughes who says his killers must never go free as a major national review is announced.