welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore. i'm karishma vaswani. the headlines — the us, britain and australia reveal details of a security pact to counter china's military strength in the pacific, including nuclear—powered submarines from the us. we are showing again how democracies can deliver our own security and prosperity, and notjust security and prosperity, and not just for us but for the entire world. the us government green—lights the controversial willow oil drilling project in alaska and the arctic. gary lineker agrees a deal that will see him back on bbc channels, after being taken off air, over a tweet criticising the government.

and, michele yeoh says she "kung—fu kicked" the glass ceiling, with her best actress win at the oscars. for all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk, on pbs in the us, and around the world. the leaders of britain, australia and the united states have hailed a pact to provide canberra with nuclear—powered attack submarines, saying it will boost security in the asia—pacific region for decades to come. under the aukus agreement, australia will first receive at least three submarines from the us. chris mason reports from san diego, where the deal was announced.

a pact of old democracies coming together to counter a new and growing adversary. china. australia and the united kingdom are two of america's most stalwart and capable allies. our common values, ourshared vision for a peaceful, prosperous future unite us all across the atlantic and pacific. this is about projecting power and resolve. the backdrop, a naval base, the images and the words intended to work in unison. the aukus agreement, we confirm here in san diego, represents the biggest single investment in australia's defence capabilities

in all of our history. joe, anthony, we represent three allies who have stood j shoulder— to shoulder together for more than a century, three peoples who shed i blood together in defence of our shared values. - in free democracies that l are coming together again to fulfil that higher purpose of maintaining freedom, i peace and security. now, and for- generations to come. compare and contrast what you've just heard and seen with this. china's leader xi jinping also promising to modernise its military. to turn it, he said, into a great wall of steel. prime minister, is china dangerous? china is a country with - fundamentally different values

to ours and represents - a challenge to the world order and that is why it is right that we are alert to thatl and take steps to protect ourselves, protect both. the values, stand up- for our values and protect our interests. the main announcement here today was an agreement to build australian nuclear—powered but not nuclear—armed submarines, built in shipyards around the uk and australia over the next 20 years. it is expected to create thousands ofjobs in the uk. but as global threats escalate, will the uk's military cope? your defence secretary said in january that the british army was hollowed out and underfunded. was he right? well, what the defence secretary was talking . about was things that| happened in the past, and as the chancellor and i work with the defence secretary to increase - the funding for armed forces

by record amounts. - since the end - of the cold war... but they said that the military spread too thinly. well, actually record amounts of investment since the courtl were, that is what i announced as chancellor, we have - announced today is five billion more pounds for a fantastic i armed forces and an ambitionl of her time to increase defence spending between to two and a half % of gdp. - it's meaningless, isn't it? it'sjust an ambition, there no timeframe on it? well, again, judge us - on our actions, as chancellor, we announced the highest uplift of defence spending since the end of the cold war, we've increased spending - since then. labour say the last time military spending reached 2.5% of national income, they were in power. our future defence is a domestic political tussle too for the prime minister on the world stage. danny russel is former assistant secretary of state for east asian and pacific affairs, and special assistant to the president for asia under barack obama. currently vice president at the asia society policy institute — he spoke to us about the significance of this announcement. this is a multi—year,

multi—decade programme, and frankly the first australian built submarine won't fit the pacific ocean for another two decades at least, so it's not an immediate response to china, but it is relevant to china, because it reflects a common commitment by the three governments to work to build interoperability, to share defence technology and to try to keep the world's oceans open and safe. i think they have a common vision for regional and global security, and they are very uncomfortable. in fact, intolerant of the idea that asia could become a sphere of influence dominated by china. indeed, danny, you know, setting out here in singapore, the sorts of discussions happen all the time about the power struggle between the us and

china, and what it means for countries in this region, and i hear a lot of the time, you know, that these sorts of actions from the west means an exhilaration of tensions out in the asia—pacific region, that you are just pushing china closer to some sort of conflict. your thoughts on that? ~ , ~ that? well, kershner, ithink the us and — that? well, kershner, ithink the us and china _ that? well, kershner, ithink the us and china are - that? well, kershner, ithink the us and china are locked l that? well, kershner, ithink. the us and china are locked in what the experts call a security dilemma, in which each side is absolutely convinced they are merely responding to they are merely responding to the provocation of the other side. of course it is more competitive than that. the fact that they find so much difficulty in talking to each other, the traditional amount of mistrust between them, those are major risk factors. i know president biden. i have spent a lot of time in meetings where

president xijinping, i am absolutely confident that neither one of them wants conflict, once risk, once more, but was don't happen only because leaders want them, they often have happened historically because leaders have stumbled into them, and i think this mindset that oh, its all yourfault, is think this mindset that oh, its all your fault, is driving it's all your fault, is driving real risk in the region. that was danny _ real risk in the region. that was danny russell, - real risk in the region. that was danny russell, former| was danny russell, former assistant secretary of state for east asian and pacific affairs and special assistant to the president for asia, under the barack obama administration. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. a storm that's ripped through malawi has left about 100 people dead and overwhelmed rescue teams. the government declared a state of emergency, as strong winds and rains continue to cause severe destruction. freddy is the strongest tropical cyclone on record. shares in banks around the world slumped on monday, despite reassurances from president biden

that the us government would guarantee the customer deposits of two collapsed lenders — silicon valley bank and signature bank. it was the biggest such failure for 15 years. donald trump's former fixer, michael cohen, has testified before a grand jury in new york that's investigating a payment to a porn star, stormy daniels, shortly before the 2016 presidential election. his appearance comes as prosecutors consider whether to file criminal charges against the former us president. police in wales have recovered the body of a man from the scene of a suspected gas explosion in swansea. three other people were taken to hospital after the blast, which caused a house to collapse. around 100 people have been displaced. the disgraced paedophile pop star, gary glitter, has been recalled to prison in the uk for breaking the conditions of his release. the 78—year—old was freed last month, after serving half of his 16—year sentence for sexually abusing three school girls.

president biden has given the go—ahead for a controversial oil—drilling scheme in alaska, inside the arctic circle. environmentalists say it's a "carbon bomb," with some indigenous groups warning it will damage local wildlife and traditional hunting practices. but others have welcomed the move, saying the investment will create much needed jobs. gary o'donoghue has that story. alaska, home to some of america's last remaining undisturbed landscapes. but one oil company says under the squeezing expanse lies decades of untapped oil, and the potential to ensure us energy security into the future.

the company, conocophillips, has already begun exploratory work, and a grant from the biden administration. this is putting us in the direction of complete climate collapse. this is sending us into a direct move of irreversible climate collapse. the campaign to stop willow generated more than a million letters to the white house on the backlash among campaigners on social media. gen z will not accept the willow project moving forward. one of the most powerful movements ever. activism works. in an attempt to offset criticism, the biden administration has announced drilling bans on nearly 60 million acres of land and sea in alaska, as well as curbing the scale of development. in a statement, the department of the interior said it was "substantially reducing the size of the willow project "by denying two of the five drill proposed

by conocophillips", and it said the actions will create an additional bufferfrom exploration and development near the teshekpuk lake caribou herd. this could costjoe biden politically. in his 2020 election campaign, he vowed to end new drilling on his own land, and some in his own party will see this as a betrayal. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, washington. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: michelle yeoh. cheering the oscars gets its first best actress, from an asian background. today, we have closed the book on apartheid and that chapter. cheering more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea, bleeding, headaches and a dimming of vision — all of this caused by

an apparently organised attack. the trophy itself was - on the pedestal in the middle of the cabinet here. now, this was an international trophy, and we understand - now that the search for it has i become an international search. above all, this was a triumph for the christian democrats of the west, offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that's what the voters wanted. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines: the us, britain and australia reveal details of a security pact to counter china's military strength

in the pacific, including nuclear—powered submarines from the us. the us government greenlight is a controversial willow oil drilling project in alaska. let's have some more on that deal between the uk, the us and australia — it comes as the british government has promised to increase defence spending, by nearly five billion pounds, over the next two years, to counter growing threats from china and russia. here's our defence correspondent, jonathan beale. a british warship in northern norway, on exercise with nato allies. making their military presence known to a nearby neighbour. radio chatter. russia has always been on the radar, but more so since its invasion of ukraine.

the uk has now promised to increase defense spending in line with most nato countries. everyone agrees that we need to pick up where it comes to readiness and preparedness, that we need to invest in our safety and security. and that means spending more money on defence? it does. uk defence will get another £5 billion. but is it enough? less than £2 billion of that will replenish weapons stockpiles and equipment given to ukraine. it won't fill all the gaps in what the defence secretary has called a hollowed out armed forces. in contrast, these norwegian troops have already ordered new tanks and artillery guns to replace what they've sent to ukraine.

it is still spending more than most nato allies. currently, just nine of nato's 30 members spend at least 2% of their national income on their armed forces. britain is one of those countries. but after more than ten years of conservative leadership, defence spending in the uk has been declining — from 2.6% in 2010, now down to 2.2%. we will increase defense spending by a further £5 billion over the next two years. this will bring us to around 2.5% of national income and this will bring us to around 2.25% of national income and represents significant progress in meeting our long term minimum defense spending most of the new money will go to the uk's nuclear submarine programme. it'll help the deal with australia counter the threat from china, but also sustain british jobs. and it is often the economy, not the fence that helps decide an election. two people have been killed and nine others injured after they were hit by a truck in canada. the incident happened in the town of amqui —

north of quebec city. a 38—year—old man has been taken into custody as police investigate whether the incident was deliberate or not. prime ministerjustin trudeau has sent his condolences to the people of amqui. the streets of paris are piled high with rubbish as workers continue to strike against pension reforms. officials say around 5,400 tonnes of waste has remained uncollected on the streets of the capital with some bins blocking pavements. president emmanuel macron has refused to meet with unions. his proposed pension reforms passed the french senate vote on saturday — bringing the package a step closer to becoming law. the bbc has announced that gary lineker, one its best known presenters, will be allowed back on air. three days ago he was told to step back from presenting because of a tweet in which he criticised uk government policy.

the corporation says it will now hold a review of its impartiality guidelines. in the meantime, the presenter would abide by its current rules. mr lineker said he was �*delighted' to get back to presenting, and thanked his colleagues at bbc sport for backing him. here's our media correspondent david sillito. morning, gary. morning, mr lineker. how do you feel about being reinstated? as gary lineker left home this morning, the weekend's dramas that saw him taken off air, chaos brought to the bbc�*s sporting output, looked to have been resolved. this was match of the day 2 yesterday, after presenters, pundits and commentators downed microphones in protest at his treatment. but the bbc says there was good reason for its actions, he had broken guidelines with tweets in which he described government asylum policy as "immeasurably cruel" and the language "not dissimilar to that used by germany in the 30s". however, he's made no apology, nor is there a sanction, merely an agreement to abide by guidelines while the bbc re—examines

those guidelines. this looks like a complete climb—down of the bbc. i don't think so. i think i've always said we need to take proportionate action. for some people, by the way, we've taken too severe action. others think we've been too lenient. re—examining guidance and guidelines sounds like kicking the can down the road. has gary lineker agreed to stop tweeting about politics, which is what you asked on friday? we've agreed, and i've spent time talking to gary and we've had lots of discussion. between now and when the review reports, gary will abide by the editorial guidelines. that's where we are. how are you so out of touch with your own corporation, your own organisation, your own staff, your own programmes, that you didn't foresee this complete chaos that's happened to the organisation? look, i respect the views of the sports teams. they obviously were put in a very difficult situation. i think people across the bbc, if you talk to them,

are all very passionate about our standing as an impartial broadcaster. that's a really important thing. that word, impartiality, does raise a few questions, though. for instance, the man at the top of the bbc, chairman richard sharp, is a former conservative donor and the subject of an ongoing inquiry into what role he played in a loan guaranteed to borisjohnson. and tim davie was also himself at one point an active member of the conservative party. there are many people and all they see here is a conservative director—general and a conservative chairman bowing to pressure from conservative mps and the conservative press. i can tell you, anyone who knows me knows that yes, 30 years ago, some political involvement. but absolutely not affected by pressure from one party or the other. that is not how we work, editorially in the bbc. on the question regarding

the chairman, one of the people i don't appoint is the chairman. and gary lineker isn't the only famous bbc face a recently express political opinions. what about alan sugar on the rail unions? deborah on brexit? chris packham on hunting? one former architect of bbc guidelines has a few doubts that a review will solve it all. it's not remotely a problem solved. it's a problem shelved for the time being. gary will be back, we are all pleased about that. gary will continue to hold his views, he says he will continue to abide by the bbc�*s guidelines until they're rewritten, but he was supposed to be abiding by bbc guidelines last week he tweeted what he tweeted. one thing is certain, his tweets will be scrutinised. today he gave thanks to those that supported him and expressed sympathies for refugees.

the sci—fi epic everything everywhere all at once was the big winner at the oscars with seven awards including best director and best picture. the film's star, michelle yeoh, was named best actress — making her the first woman from an asian background to claim the prize. brendan fraser won best actor for his role in "the whale", but everything everywhere also scooped the two best supporting awards — including a first oscar forjamie lee curtis at the age of 64. our correspondent sophie long was watching. hostjimmy kimmel was parachuted in and kicked off the show with jokes about how he was the only person brave enough to do it. kind of. and if any of you get mad at a joke and decide you want to come up here and getjiggy with it, it's not going to be easy. there are a few of my friends you're going to have to get through first. michelle yeoh. but this year, the oscars will be

remembered for reminding us that here in hollywood, dreams really do come true. the multi—verse movie with the big hearts swept up statues. for all the little boys and girls who look like me watching tonight, this is a beacon of hope and possibilities. this is proof that dreams, dream big and dreams do come true. and ladies, don't let anybody tell you you are ever past your prime. never give up. her co—stars reinforced that. there were oscars forjamie lee curtis and for ke huy ouan. there were so few rules for asian men. this was quite a comeback. myjourney started on a boat. i spent a year in a refugee camp and somehow i ended up here, on hollywood's biggest stage. they say stories like this only

happen in the movies. i cannot believe it's happening to me. this, this is the american dream. all quiet on the western front. james friend was awarded the oscar for best cinematography. british people also triumphed in the — british people also triumphed in the short film categories. with the win for the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse. thank you everyone, my dog is in the hotel. i wasn't really meant to say that. thank you so much for this. thank you. # happy birthday. and it was a memorable birthday forjames martin, the star of an irish goodbye. five irish actors are nominated tonight, which means the odds of another fight on stage just went way up! despite the banshees of inisherin going in with nine nominations, none of them were called to the stage. colin farrell was beaten to best actor by brendan

fraser for the whale. it was a joyful celebration of film which will go down as a win for the academy, if not for next year's ratings. sophie long, bbc news, hollywood. before we go we have some more extraordinary images for you. i want to show you these pictures from a site in the uk near the northern city of leeds, the remains of a high status roman woman among dozens that were on earth in is thought to be the forced anglo—saxon cemetery found in west yorkshire. you will find a lot more detail about the stories that we have been covering news day on the bbc website including that top story of ours, that deal to provide nuclear powered submarines to australia. just head over to our website or download the bbc news app, if you have not done so already.

that brings us to the end of newsday. thank you forjoining me. stay with us for the latest level headlines. —— global headlines. hello. there's a weather battle going on this week, a battle between mild air and cold air. the mild air clung on for many on monday. in fact, parts of eastern england got all the way up to 16 degrees. compare that with just 1 degree in parts of northern scotland. and for tuesday, the cold air wins out for now. those parts of eastern england, just eight degrees on tuesday afternoon, and some spots in the highlands will struggle to get above freezing. with that, it will be breezy, not quite as windy as it was on monday. and there will be some wintry showers around as well, some ice to start the day. the cold air working in behind this band of rain and some hill snow pushing across southern england first thing.

behind that, yes, some spells of sunshine, but some showers. and many of these showers will be wintry. the showers tending to clump together, actually, through the afternoon across parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, getting down into northern england, north wales and the north midlands. these showers will be a mixture of rain, sleet, hail and snow. some of the showers could be pretty heavy. there could even be some flashes of lightning, some rumbles of thunder mixing in. temperatures, well, they are set to struggle. just three degrees there in aberdeen, perhaps nine for london and for plymouth, so a chilly day wherever you're spending it. as we go through tuesday night, some wintry showers pushed across the south. we'll keep a feed of wintry showers into northern scotland, where it will stay quite windy, but for many, a slice of clear sky and some really cold weather for tuesday night, wednesday morning. those are the temperatures in the towns and cities. some places in the countryside will be colder than that. so a frosty start to wednesday. however, we start to see things changing from the west. we'll see cloud rolling in,

some outbreaks of rain, briefly some snow over high ground, perhaps very briefly to low levels. but it will tend to turn back to rain because it is going to start to turn milder. and for the end of the week, it looks like mild air is going to start to win the battle for most of us. maybe that cold air clinging on in the north of scotland. but for thursday and friday, some much milder weather on the way, temperatures of 1a, maybe 15 degrees. but with that, some wet and windy weather at times.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. hello, everybody. welcome to talking business weekly, with me, aaron heslehurst. let's take a look at what's on the show. rates are rising around the world, so why aren't more savers getting a better deal from their banks? bumper profits are expected from the world's biggest financial institutions this year, as they charge more to borrow. but those with savings haven't seen the same consistent increase in what they get paid for putting money in the bank. so, why not?

i'm going to be discussing it with these three,