this is bbc news. i'm sally bundock with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the us, britain and australia reveal details of a security pact to counter china's increasing military strength in the pacific. we again how democracies can deliver on security and prosperity, notjust for us but for the entire world. more than 100 people have been killed as storm freddy returns to mozambique and malawi. china says it will start issuing foreign visas again for the first time since the pandemic started.

the people risking their lives to get aid packages to remote ukrainian communites, as russian forces try to stop them. and trouble on the streets of the city of love, as tourists dodge rubbish bags due to strikes. a very warm welcome to the programme. we begin in california. the leaders of the us, britain and australia, meeting in california, have given details of a defence pact that will provide australia with nuclear—powered attack submarines. president biden said the aukus pact would boost security in the indo—pacific region for decades to come. the agreement comes in response to china's growing military strength and territorial claims. our political editor,

chris mason, has more from san diego. 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 capability in all of our history. joe, anthony, we representl

three allies, who have stood shoulder—to—shoulder together for more than a century, - three peoples who have shed blood together in defence - of our shared values, i and three democracies that are coming together again to fulfil that higher purpose - of maintaining freedom, | peace and security, now, and for generations to come. compare and contrast what you've just heard and seen with this — china's leader xijinping 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 righti that we are alert to that,

and take steps to protect ourselves, protect both. our values, stand up- for our values, and protect our interests. the main announcement here today was an agreement to build australia nuclear—powered, but not nuclear—armed, submarines, built in shipyards the uk and australia, over the next 20 years. it is expected to create thousands ofjobs in the uk. chris mason, bbc news, in san diego. let's get some of the day's other news. 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 truedeau has sent his condolences to the people of amqui. president biden has said he intends to visit northern ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement that formally ended 30 years of conflict in the province.

it was signed on 10 april 1998. mr biden, speaking at a news conference alongside the british prime minister said it was his intention to visit both northern ireland and the republic of ireland. a court in the romanian capital, bucharest will rule later on andrew tate's request to be released from police custody. the controversial social media influencer and his brother, tristan, have been in custody since december while police investigate charges of rape and human trafficking against them. the pair, who deny any wrongdoing, are asking to be transferred to house arrest. the boss of silicon valley bank has announced that the bank is conducting "business as usual within the us", and to expect the resumption of cross—border transactions in the coming days. that announcement follows the slump in shares in banks around the world on monday, despite reassurances from the us government that it would guarantee the customer deposits of two collapsed lenders — silicon valley bank and signature bank.

we have a lot more of that will story on our business coverage in 25 minutes. a state of emergency�*s been declared in malawi after tropical storm freddy struck the country for a second time, killing more than 100 people. rescue workers describe being completely overwhelmed by the rainfall and mudslides. the cyclone's one of the longest running in history and has caused havoc across parts of southern africa. the bbc�*s shingai nyoka has more. after leaving a trail of destruction in madagascar and mozambique, tropical storm freddy travelled westwards and is now pummelling southern malawi, felling trees and power lines. dozens of people are now confirmed dead and at least 200 are hospitalised. homes and infrastructure destroyed by the sheer force of the water and mudslides. in the suburb of blantyre,

of the second—largest city, a desperate search for those trapped beneath the rubble. translation: so far we have recovered 30 bodies - but we are not yet done. we're still looking for more victims. i'm using this hope at least to find someone. since the storm struck over the weekend, the death toll has risen sharply and is expected to increase further as search efforts expand to other affected districts. meanwhile, survivors say they witnessed distressing scenes. translation: it was too bad in the night, but now- in the daytime i feel the loss. i've never seen something terrible like this. my neighbours' houses are all gone, theirfamily members are gone, they're missing. in some instances the father is alive but their wife and children are gone. scientists say climate change is making tropical storms stronger, and as oceans absorb heat from greenhouse gas emissions, that heat is being transferred

to the atmosphere. translation: this is the second time. | in 2015 we also experienced some disaster, but this is the worst. as of now i have seen 12 dead people and the figures could be rising. malawi is currently battling the deadliest cholera outbreak in its history and un agencies have warned the situation could worsen because of freddy's heavy rains. the storm, which formed over a month ago, is one of the longest—running cyclones in history. it struck mozambique and madagascar twice, leaving over 30 people dead. the true extent of damage is yet to be revealed and incessant rains are hindering rescue efforts. tropical storm freddy is expected to dissipate over the next few days but it will take longer for these communities to recover. shingai nyoka, bbc news. a state of emergency has been declared in new york amid a warning that a snow storm sweeping across the north—eastern

states could be deadly. while in california, month—long storms have caused devastating flooding in northern and central regions. louisa pilbeam is our news reporter who has been looking at this for us. let's start with new york. what's happening the? a very interesting situation because there is this snowstorm earn new york is no stranger to snow. we all have the images of christmas time with this lovely, flaky, fluffy snow. that's what's been said by authorities out there that that's not the kind of snow there used to that is coming for them. they have courted this wet snow which they say is 50% heavy and that will cause the problems. even if they got three inches of snow, it wouldn't affect effect be double barred, they say, and cause a lot of problems. this snow is coming along the north—eastern states, also affecting pennsylvania and

maine. authorities are telling people to stay indoors, saying to prepare and they are really worried that people won't take this seriously because we have seen some shots and the state does not look too bad at the moment but it could cause problems. the governor of new york has issued a warning and we can listen in to what she said now to the people of new york. , _, , ., , ., york. this could be deadly and that is the _ york. this could be deadly and that is the message _ york. this could be deadly and that is the message that - york. this could be deadly and that is the message that we'rej that is the message that we're here _ that is the message that we're here deliver today. the key to handling — here deliver today. the key to handling this, early preparation, early mornings. i 'ust preparation, early mornings. i just gave _ preparation, early mornings. i just gave the warning. let me repeat— just gave the warning. let me repeat it _ just gave the warning. let me repeat it. this will be a dangerous storm. please stay off the — dangerous storm. please stay off the roads for your own safety, _ off the roads for your own safety, stay in your homes. a very safety, stay in your homes. very clear message therefore those in new york. tell us through what's happening in california.— california. california has suffered _ california. california has suffered from _ california. california has suffered from extreme l california. california has- suffered from extreme weather events. the wildfires there were terrible, remember the images of those. what's been happening in california as they suffered from a lot of rain, so

a month long rain storms has affected the area, so a lot of the vineyards are underwater. what's happening is the soil is so sudden that even more rain is to come. they are suffering from something called asthma it's very clever which is 100 miles along ——at mr sogavare. it's 100 miles along ——at mr sogavare. it's100 miles along and wired an event where tropical regions, the moist air comes from tropical regions and dumps that across another region. they are going through at the moment, a military evacuation order is in place for ten california counties and there are some shots of pgr in california that i was looking at that are terrible for residents there. the national weather service has posted flood watches for any of these essential states where it is coming of christ. california yet again suffering from extreme weather.- yet again suffering from extreme weather. 0k. louisa, thank you _ extreme weather. 0k. louisa, thank you so _ extreme weather. 0k. louisa,

thank you so much _ extreme weather. ok. louisa, thank you so much for- extreme weather. 0k. louisa, thank you so much for the - thank you so much for the update on that going on in united states but lets now focus on what's happening china where the foreign ministry said it will resume issuing visas to foreign nationals from next wednesday. it's a major easing of the travel restrictions that have been in place since the start of the covid pandemic. joining me now is our china correspondent stephen mcdonell. what is china proposing? this is the last _ what is china proposing? this is the last big _ what is china proposing? this is the last big plug _ what is china proposing? try 3 is the last big plug in china reopening after the coronavirus emergency. it has announced that tourists will be allowed back into the country. in recent times other visas have been issued but no tourists in here for more than three years. to give you an idea of what a big deal this is, in the year before the pandemic started, 65 million international travellers came to beijing. it's a lot of people. in the

interim, those sectors of the tourism industry geared up for foreign tourists, businesses have closed, people have lost theirjobs and they will welcome the return of foreign tourists to this country. you can tell the difference in the city like beijing where i am now, used to see foreign tourists around the streets all the time, especially around forbidden city and places like that, but it has been strange not having any tourists here. even notice it with little kids being more interested in seeing foreigners in recent times because they have not been seeing any. it will be a big shift for china to return to having big numbers of foreigners coming into the country again after 3.5 years of the haydos.— country again after 3.5 years of the haydos. for those who had visas _ of the haydos. for those who had visas prior— of the haydos. for those who had visas prior to _ of the haydos. for those who had visas prior to the - of the haydos. for those who had visas prior to the covid . had visas prior to the covid lockdowns, as it were, they said some of those can be reinstated, haven't they? exactly. if you have an

existing visa, it has not gone out of date, you could use it. they will be reassuring all types of classes of visas again with more ease but the big one is tourists. it includes, for example, cruise ships coming into shanghai stop they can have visa free travel like they used to. people who are able to come to various chinese cities using transit visas. you could come here, stay for a few days without a visa, then fly onto someone else.— someone else. that will be happening _ someone else. that will be happening again. - someone else. that will be happening again. 0k, - someone else. that will be happening again. 0k, we l someone else. that will be . happening again. 0k, we shall keep a close eye. thank you, stephen, for that. we'll have more of that in our business coverage. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: tourists in paris feel the full force of the strikes over pension reform as rubbish collectors refuse to go to work. today, we have closed the book

on apartheid and that chapter. 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 bbc news. the latest headlines: the us, britain and australia reveal details of a security pact to counter china's increasing military strength in the pacific. more than 100 people have been killed as storm freddy returns to mozambique and malawi. a bbc team has embedded itself with a group of aid volunteers who deliver food several times a month to hundreds of residents in the kherson 0blast region of ukraine. these volunteers have continued to work within the artillery range of russian troops. and as our bbc team witnessed, it oftens comes close to costing them their lives. victoria zhuhan reports. working at speed, with a range of russian firepower, these

volunteers rush to load vital aid. . ,, . volunteers rush to load vital aid. �* . . . ,, . aid. translation: translation: - lease aid. translation: translation: please step. _ aid. translation: translation: please stop, take _ aid. translation: translation: please stop, take it _ aid. translation: translation: please stop, take it easy, - aid. translation: translation: please stop, take it easy, it's - please stop, take it easy, it's heavy. please stop, take it easy, it's hea . ., , heavy. even on the road these volunteers _ heavy. even on the road these volunteers have _ heavy. even on the road these volunteers have not _ heavy. even on the road these volunteers have not escaped l heavy. even on the road these l volunteers have not escaped the danger. volunteers have not escaped the dancer. . ,, . danger. translation: in the area where — danger. translation: in the area where we _ danger. translation: in the area where we we _ danger. translation: in the area where we we have - danger. translation: in the | area where we we have people under a very difficult occupation and went through so much misery. figs occupation and went through so much misery-— much misery. as soon as the convoy leaves _ much misery. as soon as the convoy leaves the _ much misery. as soon as the convoy leaves the town - much misery. as soon as the convoy leaves the town thatl convoy leaves the town that becomes visible to the russian army, shelling can happen any time. and it's not long before they receive reports of artillery fire close by. this is the first aid convoy to arrive here for three weeks. for many here, this aid is the only source of food. the volunteers open their band is

one of them starts recording. just as he starts to describe the operation, this happens. we take cover as a shell exploded a couple of hundred metres away. a couple of hundred metres awa . . ., ., , a couple of hundred metres awa. . ., ., , , a couple of hundred metres awa. away. victoria, this is how we work to see — away. victoria, this is how we work to see what _ away. victoria, this is how we work to see what it _ away. victoria, this is how we work to see what it is - away. victoria, this is how we work to see what it is like, i away. victoria, this is how we| work to see what it is like, we are often in a situation like this. , , are often in a situation like this. , _ , are often in a situation like this. , , , are often in a situation like this. , , ., this. they say this is a threat they face _ this. they say this is a threat they face every _ this. they say this is a threat they face every day. - this. they say this is a threat they face every day. minutesj they face every day. minutes later, a second shell explodes, this time it is much closer. we were being targeted from a

russian position. to make the convoy shorter and less visible we have two split up. translation: we are well aware there was an artillery attack right now, it was so strong, i have never heard anything like it. ~ . ., have never heard anything like it. ukrainian authorities so what say _ it. ukrainian authorities so what say no-one - it. ukrainian authorities so what say no-one was - it. ukrainian authorities so| what say no-one was killed it. ukrainian authorities so i what say no-one was killed in what say no—one was killed in the area despite several villages coming under attack. this area has no military infrastructure, it's unclear what the target was. but despite the threat of more shelling the volunteers continue to the next village, delivering vital aid to those in need. victoria zhuhan, bbc news. the us has given the go—ahead for an $8 billion oil drilling scheme in alaska that's been fiercely opposed by environmentalists. the energy giant, conoco—phillips, will drill

at three sites on alaska's north slope in what critics describe as a 'carbon bomb'. but others are welcoming the investment saying it will create much needed jobs. 0ur north america correspondent gary 0'donogue reports. alaska, home to some of america's last remaining undisturbed landscapes. but one company says under this freezing expense lies decades of untapped oil, and the potential to ensure us energy security into the future. the company has already begun exploratory work and the go—ahead from the biden administration will mean more than 200 wells being sunk, and hundreds of miles of new road. we are already in a climate emergency, every single drop added to the climate emissions is sending us to a direction of completely reversible climate impact. completely reversible climate im act. .. completely reversible climate im act, .., ., completely reversible climate imact. ., , impact. the campaign to stop willow generated _ impact. the campaign to stop willow generated more - impact. the campaign to stop willow generated more than l impact. the campaign to stop| willow generated more than a billion letters to the white house, and the backlash among

campaigners on social media. ladle campaigners on social media. we will not campaigners on social media. - will not accept the willow project moving forward. fine will not accept the willow project moving forward. one of the most powerful _ project moving forward. one of the most powerful movement i the most powerful movement moving — the most powerful movement moving forward.— the most powerful movement moving forward. activism works. in an moving forward. activism works. in an attempt — moving forward. activism works. in an attempt to _ moving forward. activism works. in an attempt to offset _ in an attempt to offset criticism the administration has announced drilling bands on 16 million acres of land and sea and alaska as well as curbing the level of development. in a statement the department of the interior said it was substantially reducing the size of the william project by denying two of the five drill sites proposed by the company and its says the actions will create an additional bufferfrom exploration and development near the lake caribou herd. this decision could costjoe biden politically. in his 2020 election campaign you vowed to end new drilling on federal land, some in his own party will see this as a betrayal.

time now for the sports news. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is your sports news where we start with football. manchester city host rb leipzig later on tuesday in the second leg of their last 16 champions league tie. the opening leg ended 1—1 in germany and despite city manager pep guardiola having won nine major trophies in his time at the club, he finds it strange that he'll only be judged on whether he wins a european trophy. absolutely be judged for that competition, because it is day one i arrive here in the first league game in champions league landing here, setting here for the first time you are here to win the champions league. i say what? i was managerfor real madrid and this was not going to happen but here, i don't know, but i accept it. the other match on tuesday will see porto looking to overturn a 1—0 deficit against inter milan. substitute romelu lukaku scored

the 86th—minute winner at the san siro for the italians last month. but inter�*s recent form away from home has been patchy, with two defeats and a draw in their latest outings in serie a. men's defending champion taylor fritz is through to the last 16 of the indian wells masters. the american was a straight—sets winner over argentina's sebastian baez while in the women's draw, for the first time ever, a match between elena rybakina and paula badosa didn't go to three sets orfeature a tie—break. but monday's match between the two was still hard—fought, with the reigning wimbledon champion eventually coming through in straight sets against the spaniard. some sad news from the world of athletics, the legendary high jumper, dick fosbury, who revolutionised the event with his signature fosbury flop, has died at the age of 76. fosbury claimed gold at the 1968 olympics in mexico with this style and his innovation changed the sport, winning gold, he set a then world record of 2.21; metres and introduced a technique which is

now the norm. racing's four—day cheltenham festival in england starts in the coming hours as new rules on the use of whips comes into effect. about 280,000 spectators are expected at the meeting where the unbeaten constitution hill tops the opening day bill in the champion hurdle. runners face disqualification ifjockeys seriously breach contentious new rules on use of the whip. people travel to paris from all over the world to experience the classic architecture, fine food and maybe even a bit of romance. but now, with a garbage collectors' strike entering its second week, they're saying their trip is lacking a little ooh la la. stephanie prentice reports. from the eiffel tower, to notre—dame, and the many winding shopping streets, charming restaurants and bars,

paris is called the city of love for nothing. but its image as a romantic hotspot is currently being tested to its limits. tourists in the city have started taking photos of giant piles of rubbish instead of a morning macaroon or delicious glass of red. probably not one for the album. doesn't look as nice, you come to a city like this expecting it to look nice from what is on social media, or us, lots of garbage on each corner doesn't make it look as nice. translation: i come for a romantic trip with my boyfriend to palace but it spoils at about the charm of the city, the buildings and everything, the buildings and everything, the smell is very unpleasant when you go past, we went through the streets when you had to slay them through the bins, it's not very nice. the iles bins, it's not very nice. the piles of _ bins, it's not very nice. the piles of black _ bins, it's not very nice. the piles of black bags - bins, it's not very nice. tue: piles of black bags other casualties of labour unions war with the government. 0ver plans to raise the pension age to 64.

serious challenges ongoing in france, all the top business stories here next including the latest on the collapse of silicon valley bank, cu hair a moment. 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 one 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 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 push 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 14, maybe 15 degrees. but with that, some wet and windy weather, at times.

this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. as global bank shares continue to slump following the collapse of silicon valley bank, will central banks now hit pause on raising rates? powering up — vw annouces its first battery plant outside of europe. but can it keep ahead of the competition? reopening to the world — china lifts visa curbs forforeigners, moving further away from the strict covid policies of the past. and struggling to breathe — how air pollution is affecting indian rural communities.