in singapore, midnight in london and 8am in kuala lumpur, where it is reported that the half brother of the north korean leader, kim jong—un, was killed. police save kim jong—nam was found dead at kuala lumpur airport. american intelligence sources say they strongly believe that he was murdered i north korean agents. our correspondent sent this report from tokyo. this is kim jong—nam, whose body is thought to be the one now lying in a malaysian morgue. officials there say he died after being sprayed in the face with something at kuala lumpur airport this morning. south korean media immediately claimed north korean agents had assassinated kim on the orders of his own younger brother, kim jong—un. north korea's young dictator has been tightening his grip on power, ruthlessly purging potential opponents. what's so sensitive? last year i saw for myself how strange north korea can be. i was detained and expelled for insulting the kim leadership. much more telling is what he did to his own uncle, seen here on the left. jang sung—taek was hauled away from a party meeting, accused of treachery, and executed. has he now also eliminated his brother? kim jong—nam was once his father's favourite, being groomed to one day take over as north korea's supreme leader. but his downfall began here in tokyo, when he was caught sneaking into japan on a fake passport. these pictures of his humiliating deportation from japan are said to have deeply angered his father, north korea's late dictator kim jong—il. his place at his father's side was taken instead by his younger brother kim jong—un. kim jong—nam then went into exile in macau. in interviews, he repeatedly said he had no interest in power. so why kill him? kimjong—nam, although he had been quiet and lying low for a while, not low enough it seems, had gone off—message badly before. he'd said some stuff about not believing in hereditary succession. and maybe, in this kind of a system, like medieval europe, any other possible claimant to the kingship could potentially be a threat. in the 21st century, fratricide is normally confined to history books. yet again, north korea is showing it is not a normal country. rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news, tokyo. a short time ago i spoke to kevin kim and asked him if he knew any more about what happened to kim jong—nam in malaysia. more about what happened to kim jong-nam in malaysia. well, the government's sole is being very cautious, and officials have yet to reveal or confirm any information, how the attack actually unfolded is still unclear. initially, the south korean media sourced an unnamed ultimate official, and papers said that kim jong—nam was killed by a poisonous needle by two female agents. the other reports in malaysia mention a spray, and the latest account seems to be that, at the airport, a woman had approached mr kim from behind, and covered his face with a cloth laced with a liquid. based on all of these reports, it seems highly likely an investigation is likely to take place, focused on a deliberate attempt of murder through poisoning. and an autopsy may take place to reveal the exact cause of death. some analysts believe this could have been a deliberate attempt of assassination by the leadership in pyongyang. also making news today: authorities have declared it safe for people to return to their homes, after they were evacuated from the area around lake oroville in california. 200,000 residents were told to leave on sunday over fears that a spillway could give way and cause catastrophic flooding. the united nations has warned of a serious escalation in the conflict in the east of ukraine. an official said since january the distance between government and rebel forces had narrowed to hundreds of metres, and in some places it is almost face to face. a new study has warned that india's air pollution now rivals china's. the report, by the us—based health effects institute, suggests india's worsening air quality causes over a million premature deaths there every year. and staying in india, the country hopes to set a new space record later, by launching 104 satellites into space in a single mission. these pictures are from the indian space research organisation that launched eight satellites with one rocket in september last year. russia currently holds the record, with 39 satellites sent into space in a single mission. and vogue paris isto feature a transgender model on its cover for the first time next month. the brazilian model valentina sampaio has more than 32,000 followers on instagram, and she posted this image of herself on the cover of the french fashion magazine saying, so proud and super happy. the polls havejust opened in indonesia, where millions of people will vote in regional elections. the focus is on jakarta, where the seat for governor is upforgrabs. so will this man, basuki tjahaja purnama, the current governor of jakarta, manage to secure any votes, while also facing trial for alleged blasphemy? the bbc‘s rebecca henschke is in jakarta for us. rebecca, just talk us through exactly what has happened with this current governor, and what is at sta ke current governor, and what is at stake here. well, basuki tjahaja purnama is the first non— muslim to hold this powerful position. he is also ethnic chinese, and this fact has been a key part of this election, both the two muslim candidates that are running against him have raised the race and religious card in this campaign, in a way that we haven't seen here in indonesia. also governor ahok, as he is known, is on trial for blasphemy. he is accused of insulting is lamb ina campaign he is accused of insulting is lamb in a campaign speech. —— islam. his supporters say this trumped up charges to bring him down but there has been a lot of anger against his comments. we have seen huge demonstrations on the streets of ja ka rta demonstrations on the streets of jakarta with moderate and more hardline muslim saying they were deeply insulted by his insinuation that they were being lied to by the koran. we showing our view the scene live in jakarta koran. we showing our view the scene live injakarta at one of the voting stations that have been set up. we are talking about jakarta, but this is one of many other regional areas where the elections are taking place today. that's right. it is almost a nationwide election for local leaders, right from papua in the east of indonesia, here injakarta behind me the voting has now officially begun and all the way up north in aceh today, people will be voting for the local leaders. so a huge logistical challenge as people having to get voting out on planes and votes will make votes out to these thousands of islands —— boats out to these thousands of islands. we will not have official results for days, if not weeks. thank you very much for now. rebecca will stay with us injakarta for the next few hours, keeping a close eye on those results as they come in. back to our main story now, the death of the north korean leader's half—brother. earlier i spoke to barbara demick, journalist with the la times and award—winning author of the book, nothing to envy, real lives in north korea. she spoke to us from new york on the significance of the death of kimjong—nam. kimjong—nam kim jong—nam was seen as a possible replacement for kim jong—un if there was a coup d'etat at, and so we are curious about why the north korean is, presumably it was the north koreans who took out, would have done it right now. did they see an imminent threat, or was this something that was planned for a few yea rs ? something that was planned for a few years? it is all very mysterious. you know, coming on the heels of a missile test, you know, it shows how provocative this young north korean leader really is. so how would you assess, harbrow, the claims of the that north korean agents are behind the assassination of kim jong—nam? well, i don't know that they have any, you know, secret knowledge on this, but one can't imagine who else would have taken out kim jong—nam, the north koreans had all the motivation to do it, and this was com pletely motivation to do it, and this was completely their ammo. this was exactly the way they would do it. they are very bold, they have used poison needles in the past —— m0. it just seems obvious that as it is. so what this mean for kim jong—un now, that his half brother is dead? they didn't really know each other. they had different mothers. but it would mean that he is consolidating his power, whether he perceived the threat or not, i think it does make him stronger. because although kim jong—nam did not want to be leader of north korea, he always said he didn't want to be leader, he was just sort of there. he had the blood right, he was the firstborn, and a lot of people looked to him as a potential replacement. you have been to north korea, barbara, what will be the reaction that, do you think? it will be interesting to see how much of it is reported. it may not be reported inside north korea, but i think the north korean diplomats abroad, other defectors, other north korean critics, it is a message that they can get you wherever you are, it is pretty scary. the white house has rejected suggestions that donald trump's presidency is in turmoil, following the resignation of his national security adviser michael flynn. he had admitted misleading colleagues over his contact with russian diplomats, before mr trump took office. 0ur north america editor jon sopel reports. they were oh—so—close, politically inseparable. but, afterjust three weeks as national security adviser, michael flynn has gone, in a stunning fall from grace, after a day of chaos and confusion at the white house. the camera—loving president suddenly becoming camera—shy when asked about his future. do you have full confidence in him? but today, the president's spokesman came out all guns blazing. the former close friend had lost the president's trust. we got to a point, not based on a legal issue, but based on a trust issue, where the level of trust between the president and general flynn had eroded to the point where he felt he had to make a change. the president was very concerned that general flynn had misled the vice president, and others. the evolving and eroding level of trust, as a result of this situation, and a series of other questionable instances, is what led the president to ask for general flynn's resignation. the republican leadership, always uncomfortable about the unorthodox general, were relieved to see him go. you cannot have a national security adviser misleading the vice president, and others. so i think the president was right to ask for his resignation, and i believe it was the right thing to do. this all goes back to action taken over the christmas period by the former president, barack 0bama, to impose sanctions against russia over its interference in the us election. on 29 december, michael flynn speaks to the russian ambassador, in the first of a series of calls. on 15 january, vice president mike pence denies that sanctions were discussed. what i can confirm, having spoken to him about it, is that those conversations that happened to occur around the time that the united states took action to expel diplomats had nothing whatsoever to do with those sanctions. but, in late january, the former acting attorney—general warned the white house it might have been misled by general flynn's account. no action was taken. but then, on 9 february, the washington post revealed that flynn did discuss sanctions, and it was then that pressure grew. and democrats are not going to let the matter go. the resignation of michael flynn was brought about, not by discovering the falsehood, but by the fact that the falsehood became public, and that ought to be deeply disturbing to everyone. welcome to the stage, general mike flynn, retired united states army. michael flynn was a spear—carrier for donald trump during the election, making hillary clinton's honesty a central point of attack. we do not need a reckless president who believes she is above the law. crowd: lock her up! yeah, that's right. lock her up. but now it is michael flynn who on a question of trust has been found wanting, and finds himself very much alone. you're watching newsday on the bbc. live from singapore and london. still to come: if you're a fan of steam trains, we'll tell you more about this story trending on bbc.com. also on the programme: how a tiger toy is making its mark on these rescued cubs in india. there's mr mandela. mr nelson mandela, a free man, taking his first steps into a new south africa. iran's spiritual leader, ayatollah khomeini, has said he has passed a death sentence on salman rushdie, the british author of a book which many muslims say is blasphemous. the people of haiti have flocked to church to give thanks for the ousting of their former president, 'baby doc' duvalier. because of his considerable valuable as a stallion, shergar was kept in a special secure box in the stud farm's central block. shergar was driven away in a horse box the thieves brought with them. there stepped down from the plane a figure in mourning, elizabeth ii, queen of this realm and of all her other realms and territories, head of the commonwealth, defender of the faith. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon, in singapore. i'm babita sharma, in london. our top stories: the half—brother of north korean leader kimjong—un has been killed in the malaysian capital kuala lumpur. he's believed to have been poisoned. the white house says that donald trump's national security adviser michael flynn discussed nothing illegal in his contacts with the russian ambassador, but resigned over an erosion of trust. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times is reporting on the resignation of toshiba's chairman over huge company losses. it's a big business story and the times says it's the result of the company's ailing us nuclear power unit. the paper says there's now an inquiry into a whistleblower who has been linked to the business. the south china morning post covers our main story, the killing of the estranged half—brother of north korean leader kim jong—un in malaysia. the paper says that sources report kim jong—nam was poisoned with needles by two women believed to be north korean agents. and the straits times says tourist spending in singapore hit historic highs last year. this was boosted by the growth of the chinese market and visitors spending more on food, drink, shopping and accommodation. this babita has been trending on bbc.com. it's a sight not seen in 50 years. look at the train! normal, timetabled trains between settle and carlisle in england will be running on steam for three days. it is part of celebrations to mark the reopening of the line. i'm a little far, but if i were you, babita, i'd be buying a ticket right now! i would love to but i get a little bit nervous if it sounds like you just described! but wonderful things, seeing it back working after 50 yea rs. now, israel's prime minister is in washington, getting ready for his meeting on wednesday with president trump. benjamin netanyahu has been brain—storming with his advisors on how to ensure a smooth visit. his one official engagement so far is a working dinner with us secretary of state rex tillerson. but what's on the agenda for the meeting at the white house? barbara plett—usher takes a look. this moment for israel and america to ta ke this moment for israel and america to take stark of their relationship. these are the four priorities. first and foremost a chance to reset us— israeli relations at the top. 0bama didn't get on very well with netanyahu, a now... you -- he is strong. the best thing that could have happened is israel. so get ready for lots of mutual admiration. i plan to keep with —— speak to president trump about how to counter the threat of the iranian regime.- the threat of the iranian regime.- the top of netanyahu's agenda is around. with leaders are critics of the deal to curb iran's nuclear programme. this is a bad deal, a very bad deal. i think it was the worst deal at everything negotiated. netanyahu worst deal at everything negotiated. neta nya hu wa nts to worst deal at everything negotiated. netanyahu wants to scrap the agreement, trump is more likely to enforce it vigorously and take a harder line against iran. then there's the battle against the so—called islamic state. trump vows to crush the group in syria, netanyahu to crush the group in syria, neta nyahu is all to crush the group in syria, netanyahu is all for to crush the group in syria, neta nyahu is all for that to crush the group in syria, netanyahu is all for that but doesn't want any of this to spill over israel's shared border with syria. plus israel may want american helped to foster coworker co—operation with some arab countries on counterterrorism and also on a shared desire to counter iran -- also on a shared desire to counter iran —— to hurt. finally, the hot ticket question, trump's policy for peace with palestinians. he wants to know neta nyahu's plan. peace with palestinians. he wants to know netanyahu's plan. he is still forming his own and it seems to stray from bedrock us positions, which are support for a palestinian state and oppositionjewish settle m e nts state and oppositionjewish settlements built on occupied land expected to form part of that. trump says israel should keep building, but the president has been cautiously rowing back. we do believe the existence of current sentiments is an impediment to peace but we believe the expansion of existing settlements will not be helpful going forward. netanyahu he is also seeking a better breed on trump's editions. campaign promises on one thing, complicated realities are another, especially if the president is a businessman who hopes to make the ultimate deal on middle east peace. in australia, campaigners are calling for a ban on the sale of fake aboriginal art. it's claimed tens of thousands of the boomerangs, dot paintings and didgeridoos sold every year are cheap imports from china and indonesia, which rip—off the work of indigenous artists. from sydney, hywel griffith reports. following the line that traces back tens of thousands of years, dean kelly says every artwork he makes is ingrained with his identity. he learned to make traditional canoes from his grandfather and says he will pass on his skills to the next generation. but he finds the trade in so—called 'fake' aboriginal art offensive. they shouldn't attempt to make money from the oldest living culture in the world. it is very disrespectful and my people aren't like that, my people are very generous, very accepting. but i think any aboriginal person would be offended from people copying and replicating our art or our styles and making money off it. these are the kinds of things that make dean and many other indigenous artists angry. everything from paintings and didgeridoos to the towels and flip—flops, all decorated to look as if they've come from aboriginal communities when in fact they are imports. millions of people visit australia every year and many want to ta ke australia every year and many want to take a souvenir home. what could be more authentic than australian than a boomerang? these come with aboriginal looking designs, but both are fake and both imported from indonesia. what could you tell? tell me what these things are. what are these? boomerangs. aboriginal art. how can you tell? i've seen those in a lot of places, like in parks and other places where these paintings are. aboriginal art. what if i told you they are from indonesia? why have they got australia? you they are from indonesia? why have they got australia ?|j you they are from indonesia? why have they got australia? i think is one is authentic at this one isn't. what if i told you they are both from indonesia? i am surprised! genuine art works like this can sell for tens of thousands of dollars. their provenance traced and checked, the artists recognised on international stage, but it is the trading rip—off goods that has led to calls for new laws in australia to calls for new laws in australia to stop the import and sale of invitation art. —— imitation. to stop the import and sale of invitation art. -- imitation. there are so many aboriginal and torres strait islander artists making beautiful, authentic objects and artworks and they are accessible and they want to share that with people. i think it is offensive that people are buying all of these other crap and that it is ok to sell that other crap when you could be getting the real thing. campaigners want a new law in place ahead of the commonwealth games. it will go before parliament in the coming weeks. for dean, anything that can help preserve and protect his culture is welcome. support original art and not fake art. you've been watching newsday. we just want to show you these pictures of how a tory has provided much—needed love for this rescue cubs in india, they managed to feed from bottles that were inserted into the toy after their mother passed away. we are looking at changes to the weather. we've lost the cold, easterly grey weather. something milder coming from the south. in the next 2a hours and for the rest of the week the weather will come in off the atlantic. that's what we are looking at overnight. weather fronts pushing away from the south, introducing more cloud and some rain across central, northern areas, which will clear northwards. rain pushing toward southern england by the end of the night. generally quite a misty, murky and cloudy night, but that will blanket temperatures. anything from 5— nine celsius, but some chilly spots in northern scotland in the morning. we have rain pushing toward southwest england and towards south wales. heavy burst mixed in. there could be a rumble of thunder through the morning. i'll stop. elsewhere, dampness across the south—east, generally cloudy and grey, misty and murky for england and wales. rain and showers affecting the irish sea coasts. some of it pushing towards northern ireland and south scotland. central northern scotland, a cold start, perhaps with a touch of frost in northern glens. but you will see the best of the sunshine. the same for northern ireland. further south, the weather front pushes northwards and eastwards as the day wears on and eastwards as the day wears on and again it could be heading towards the midlands and towards the south—east, potentially heady bursts for more than counties as well. a mild fealty things. little bit cooler for the north, but mild fealty things. little bit coolerfor the north, but you have the sunshine, so it will compensate. the weather front pushes towards the north sea. it turns dry for england and wales. the winds turn light. a cool night, maybe mist and fog to start thursday. low pressure will sweep to the north of scotland. this brings frequent showers to northern ireland and much of central northern scotla nd ireland and much of central northern scotland and strong, blustery winds. for england and wales quite a quiet day with light winds and sunshine. feeling milder. the low pressure pushes into the north and scandinavia. high—pressure nudges in for friday. that means with light winds and damp air we could start the day on friday with some dense fog patches around. they should generally clear and lift. sunshine develops through friday afternoon. this is friday in more detail. starting with dense fog. through the day skies should tempt to brighten up day skies should tempt to brighten up —— tend to brighten up. 0ut day skies should tempt to brighten up —— tend to brighten up. out with their will be strengthening winds and outbreaks of rain. into the weekend most of us stay mild. a little bit of rain forecast. for most of us it should stay dry. i'm babita sharma with bbc world news. our top story: the half—brother of north korea leader, kim jong—un, has been killed in an attack in the malaysian capital. the white house spokesman sean spicer says the us president asked his chief adviser on national security, general michael flynn, to resign after his trust in him had eroded. and this video has been trending on bbc.com. it is a sight not seen in 50 years. normal, timetabled trains between settle and carlisle in england will be running on steam for three days, part of celebrations to mark the reopening of the line. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now it is time for hardtalk.