Also in the programme. Shame and suicide in south korea. Claims the law is failing victims of spy camera crime. The footage from this can be updated from your phone in seconds, then can be on the internet. And a race against time in the philippines. Delays and corruption claims overshadow saturdays opening of the Southeast Asian games. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news its newsday. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, one oclock in london and 5. 30 in the morning in afghanistan where President Trump has made an unannounced trip to visit american troops. In his first trip to afghanistan since taking office, he said washington was substantially reducing troop numbers in the country although he did not provide specific numbers. The visit comes a week after a prisoner swap with the taliban aimed at restarting talks with the group. Chris buckler reports from washington. Donald trump arrived in afghanistan on a trip surrounded by secrecy and a huge amount o
A crushing defeat for england in new zealand, as the black caps wrap up an impressive innings and 65 run victory in the first test at bay oval. Good morning. Today we are looking ata good morning. Today we are looking at a fairly cloudy day. A misty one as well, and weve got rain pushing northwards. The driest conditions gcioss northwards. The driest conditions across the far north of scotland. I will have more in 15 minutes. It is monday 25 november. Our top story over a Million Students face disruption from today when University Lecturers and support staff begin an eight day strike over pay, pensions and working conditions. Lectures will be cancelled at 60 universities. That is almost half of the uks institutions. Here is our education correspondent lisa hampele. They are taking to the picket lines again. Last year, more than 40,000 University Staff went on strike because of changes to their pension fund. Now, they say there has been a lack of progress in that dispute and they are an
Back. Labour are vowing to tackle dodgy landlords if they win the election with plans to improve conditions for tenants in privately owned accomodation. Two cinema chains withdraw the gang film blue story after a brawl at a cinema in birmingham on saturday. Coming up chinas prison camps leaked documents reveal the government re Education Programme at detention centres for nearly a Million People. Thats at 9 15am. And in sport, a world away from world cup form. New zealand crush england by an innings. That and more at 9 35am. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. Pro democracy parties in hong kong have made huge gains in local elections, with voter turnout the highest in the territorys history. The councils theyve elected only have limited powers, but the result is being seen as a clear verdict on the way the authorities have handled more than five months of Anti Government protests. Chinese state media had urged voters to use the election to denounce the Pro Democracy Movem
For private tenants. Major wins for pro democracy campaigners in hong kongs council elections, putting renewed pressure on the government. People orderly and peacefully lining up people orderly and peacefully lining up outside of the voting station early in the morning, just because they want to get the vote. We deserve democracy. And coming up, two cinema chains withdraw the gang film blue story after a brawl at a cinema in birmingham on saturday. We speak to one of the actors in the movie. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. A lorry driver who is accused over the deaths of 39 migrants in essex has admitted plotting to assist illegal immigration. Maurice robinson appeared at the old bailey a short time ago. Our home affairs correspondent, Daniel Sandford, is at the old bailey. Tell us what happened 7 tell us what happened . This was a plea and trial preparation hearing in front of mrjustice id, and Maurice Robinson spoke first of all to confirm his name, date of birth and addr
Reached with the eu by the 19th of october. The biggest ever winterflu vaccination programme, 30 Million People will be eligible for the jab this year. Nazanin zaghari ratcliffe, the british iranian woman jailed in zaghari ratcliffe, the british iranian womanjailed in iran hopes to send her five year old iranian womanjailed in iran hopes to send herfive year old daughter home to london london so she can start school in the uk. A paralysed man who can move again with a man can filed suit, he says it is like walking on the moon. In a moment it is time for sportsday but lets take a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. Shortly after seven, i will be talking to a former superintendent from the metropolitan police as the source faces criticisms over the way it handled allegations of a nonexistent vip paedophile ring. Then well have more on news that consumers are overpaying by an incredible £i. 2 billion a yearfor overpaying by an incredible £i. 2 billion a year for hom