welcome to newsday. reporting live from singapore, i'm steve lai. the headlines. oj simpson, the american footballer—turned—actor who was controversially cleared of double murder, has died of cancer at the age of 76. one of the greatest players in history, he'll forever be remembered for his televised trial for the double murder, and this notorious car chase. japan's prime minister tells the us congress that american leadership remains indispensable to the world. and a big night for key players in the gaming industry, who are gathered in london for the bafta games awards. and we have an exclusive look at stunning new discoveries in the ancient italian city of pompeii. voiceover: live from our studio | in singapore, this is bbc news. | it's newsday.

welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the united states, where oj simpson has died of cancer at the age of 76. his career as an american football star and actor were spectacularly overshadowed by events surrounding a brutal double murder. in 1995, he was controversially acquitted of the murder of his ex—wife nicole brown and herfriend ron goldman — the acquittal came after a slow speed car chase by police when simpson fled on the day he was due to turn himself in. both the car chase and the murder trial were watched by millions around the world at a time when rolling news was in its infancy. our los angeles correspondent emma vardy reports. this is one of those scenes that would only happen honestly here in southern california. tonight, oj simpson is a fugitive. watched by millions, oj simpson famously led police on a car chase through los angeles, after becoming the main suspect in the murder

of his ex—wife and her friend. around the world, viewers watched the unfolding drama as people came onto the streets, cheering him on. couldn't actually see oj, but we seen a guy driving past. that was oj, though! police attempted to apprehend him live on tv. he was eventually taken into custody at his california home. he was clearly the best running back of the �*70s. oj simpson had had a remarkable life. from an impoverished childhood, he had gone on to become one of the greatest american football players in history, setting records in the sport still unbroken today. ship? boat? that's right, a boat. his celebrity status didn't end on the football field. he later became a hollywood actor. drugs. hey, nurse, give this man some drugs, quick. but oj simpson will be forever remembered for this nine—month televised trial, for the double murder that transfixed america.

he was accused of killing his former wife and a friend in a jealous rage. nicole brown simpson had been murdered in a brutal knife attack outside her home in a fashionable los angeles neighbourhood. gavel bangs known as the trial of the century, people tuned in from all over the world. at one point, oj simpson was shown struggling to try on a pair of gloves found at the crime scene, leading to his attorney's famous line. if it doesn't fit, you must acquit. we, the jury in the above entitled action, find the defendant, orenthal james simpson, not guilty of the crime of murder... the jury took just three hours to deliver their verdict. the oj simpson trial sparked deep public emotion in america, seen by some as a case of a white police force trying to frame the star, he was acquitted by a mainly black jury. but to this day, many people believe he simply got away with domestic violence and murder.

oj simpson later did go to jail, having been charged with armed robbery after a confrontation with two sports memorabilia dealers in las vegas. he was released in 2017 after nine years behind bars. in a seemingly twisted take on reality, he published a book called if i did it: confessions of the killer. hey, let me take a moment to say thank you to all the people who reached out to me... seen little in public life in recent years, he'll be remembered for his rags to riches story and fall from grace, which left the unresolved question in popular culture ever since about whether justice was ever truly served. emma vardy, bbc news, los angeles. dan morrison covered the oj case the case as a spectacle for the rest of the world but for the rest of the world but for the rest of the world but for the rest of the world that was very intimate.— for the rest of the world that was very intimate. this was a famil . was very intimate. this was a family- we — was very intimate. this was a family. we know _ was very intimate. this was a family. we know these - was very intimate. this was a | family. we know these places and these characters. in fact, the night of the murders, about five or six hours before the

murders, i was across the street from o.j. simpson's house at a charity event. we know these roads and freeways. and just a couple of years before the simpson goldman murders, the los angeles riots that happen. you may remember these were triggered by the fact that white police officers were acquitted of beating the black motorist rodney king, and a videotape also seen around the world. and to some extent, this quick verdict, this acquittal of oj simpson, this famous black man by a majority black verdict, was seen in some parts as as a bit of a payback for what had happened to rodney king. we had had all sorts of upsets with the los angeles police department and, in the years since, there has been a lot of healing to address some of these problems. but the oj case riveted everybody. i could see the courthouse from my desk at the la times, and was there

for the civil trial that you mentioned. if you walked a block up the street from my desk, there were crowds of people outside the courthouse every day selling t—shirts, proclaiming his innocence, proclaiming his innocence, proclaiming his innocence, proclaiming his guilt. it was notjust a three—ring circus, but i think a 30—ring circus magnified the world over. find magnified the world over. and if ou magnified the world over. and if you could. _ magnified the world over. and if you could, patt, _ magnified the world over. and if you could, patt, take us back to that car chase then with the white ford bronco that is so infamous, and how did that moment and the subsequent trial change sort of the coverage of news? trial change sort of the coveraue of news? u, . . , coverage of news? the car chase is a staple _ coverage of news? the car chase is a staple of— coverage of news? the car chase is a staple of los _ coverage of news? the car chase is a staple of los angeles - is a staple of los angeles news. we were once the great bank robbery capital of the world because all people had to do was snatch the money and drove onto the freeways. these are as familiar — i apologise for the commentary there — these are as familiar to us as any of our neighbourhoods. so i was on television on the night of our chase, and we were conducting our programming and

someone said, "oh, my goodness, 0j someone said, "oh, my goodness, oj simpson is running away and a white bronco down the freeway." and we just gave up our regular programming. nobody wanted to see anything else. and for months thereafter people didn't talk about anything except the chase and simpson and the trail and how it cut across raisin celebrity in domestic violence and all those considerations. the us secretary of state has called on his counterparts in countries from europe to china to help dissuade iran from launching a retaliatory strike against israel. antony blinken has asked them to make it clear to tehran that an escalation of the conflict in gaza is in no—one's interest. fears are growing that iran could strike following the killing of senior iranians in syria last week. from jerusalem, here's lucy williamson. the target was precise — a carefully calibrated strike. but the fallout from this attack may be much harder to control. iran's supreme leader has said israel must be punished for the strike on its damascus consulate that killed a top

military general and six other people. israel has promised direct retaliation for any attack on its soil. it's worried enough to cancel leave for all combat units and call up its air—force reserves. translation: we have - established a simple principle. whoever harms us, we will harm them. we are prepared to meet all the security needs of the state of israel, both defensively and offensively. a warning for iran that's also being heard at home. we're always aware about something in the corner that maybe would come and surprise us, like in october. we've prepared a shelter, we've put some water inside and a transistor and a tv, so we can see what's the condition outside, what's happening. and we wish everything would be ok. israel has been fighting iran—backed groups like hezbollah for years, but a direct confrontation with tehran could bring the conflict right into the centre of israel. leaders both here and in the united states are watching to see what iran does next —

and what iran does next will determine whether this becomes a much bigger war. neither side is seen as wanting all—out war right now, but the stakes of any miscalculation are high. when israel will be attacked, if it is attacked by iran, and depending on where that attack comes from and how and what the target is, that will dictate for israel how it responds and retaliates, so a miscalculation, even when both sides want to keep this contained, can very quickly and easily lead to a larger and wider regional war. tonight, iran's foreign minister said his country did not seek to expand the conflict but that, without international condemnation of the attack on its consulate, it was necessary to contain israel's aggression. israel, fighting on two of its borders and under attack from groups in syria, yemen and iraq, faces a dangerous moment in what is

already a regional war. lucy williamson, bbc news, tel aviv. the ancient roman city of pompeii which was buried in a volcanic eruption almost 2000 years ago as reveals more of its treasures. stunning artworks depicting medical greg vigors have been uncovered and what was a banquet hall. rebecca morelle has been to pompeii to see them. this is the black room. it pompeii to see them. this is the black room.— pompeii to see them. this is the black room. it is the salon of ner0- _ the black room. it is the salon of nero. hidden _ the black room. it is the salon of nero. hidden from - the black room. it is the salon of nero. hidden from the - the black room. it is the salon. of nero. hidden from the world for 2000 years, _ of nero. hidden from the world for 2000 years, new _ of nero. hidden from the world for 2000 years, new part - of nero. hidden from the world for 2000 years, new part of. for 2000 years, new part of pompeii comes to light. this is the most beautiful _ pompeii comes to light. this is the most beautiful when - pompeii comes to light. this is the most beautiful when i - pompeii comes to light. this is the most beautiful when i have ever seen. the most beautiful when i have ever seen-— ever seen. small, intricate paintings— ever seen. small, intricate paintings of _ ever seen. small, intricate paintings of greek - ever seen. small, intricate paintings of greek medicalj paintings of greek medical scenes stand out against this dark backdrop. this is a banqueting room where the wealthy owner once entertained important guests. there is an almost complete white mosaic floor. ~ , ., ., ,

floor. why would he walls black? this _ floor. why would he walls black? this worm - floor. why would he walls| black? this worm probably floor. why would he walls - black? this worm probably was used after sunset. the smoke from the lamps which deposit on the walls, so you would like to have them back so you wouldn't see this immediately. and then you have the light, the shimmering light of the lamps, and the paintings almost coming to life. .., ., ., to life. the excavation, the bi . . est to life. the excavation, the biggest in _ to life. the excavation, the biggest in a _ to life. the excavation, the biggest in a generation, . to life. the excavation, the| biggest in a generation, has been followed for a bbc documentary series. a second room with rare full—height frescoes appears from beneath the volcanic debris. who ever lived here had high status. and it isn'tjust lived here had high status. and it isn't just the lived here had high status. and it isn'tjust the walls that were lavishly painted. so they were lavishly painted. so they were on the ceiling? this is plasterwork from an upper floor with exquisite detail. you plasterwork from an upper floor with exquisite detail.— with exquisite detail. you can see all that _ with exquisite detail. you can see all that remains - with exquisite detail. you can see all that remains of - with exquisite detail. you can see all that remains of of - with exquisite detail. you can see all that remains of of a i see all that remains of of a lavish life. not only some fragments, but they are houses,

they are objects. for this reason, pompeii is unique. but the grand _ reason, pompeii is unique. but the grand residence is part of a bigger complex, with a laundry, a bakery, and a darker side to roman life. a bakery would have been one of the worst places to have been a slave. the intense heat from the oven, they would have been flour everywhere, making it difficult to breathe. in here, they would have been squeezed in with animals, donkeys, turning these big millstones to grind the ancient wheat. the team has also discovered that living quarters in the back. and they say there were bars on the windows and on a skylight above. it would have been impossible to escape. like a prison, really. the buildings seem to be owned by the same person and there are clues about who this might be. we are standing next to probably our greatest clue of all — it is a red painted inscription on the wall. and we know who arv is

and we know him to be aulus rustius verus, who we know to be a politician. he might be funding the bakery, but he is unlikely to be living here. this is far too impoverished for a grand politician. so we then, hopefully, maybe have the idea that he was living in this big, grand house behind us. the excavation is far from finished, and new discoveries are emerging here every day. rebecca morelle, bbc news, pompeii. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

the japanese prime minister has urged the united states to continue to play its leading role in international affairs. mr speaker, the prime minister ofjapan. fumio kishida was addressing a joint meeting of the us congress in washington —

the first by a japanese leader in nine years. he called on america to overcome what he called its self—doubt and warned that, without american leadership, ukraine could collapse under the current russian invasion. the world needs the united states to continue playing this pivotal role in the affairs of nations. today, i detect an undercurrent of self—doubt amongst some americans about what your role in the world should be. this self—doubt is arising at a time when our world is at history's turning point. after his address before congress, the japanese pm attended a lunch hosted by vice president kamala harris and the us secretary of state, antony blinken. the event was meant to celebrate the us—japanese alliance. the vice president also paid tribute to japanese prime

ministers past and present. prime minister abe was the author, of course, of the principle of a free and open indo—pacific, and he invested in the us—japan alliance and setjapan on a course of global leadership. mr prime minister, under your leadership, japan's global role has grown immensely and even further, and the united states and the japan alliance is now stronger than ever. mr kishida wasn't the only world leader in washington. joe biden has been holding talks with japan's prime minister and the philippine president, ferdinand marcos junior. we were told why these three countries are coming together now. i think the us— japan—

philippines trilateral was waiting to happen. the three countries share common security interests. the philippines is currently under coercion from china and the south china sea, and offer the first time. there was an attempt from china to dislodge the philippines in 2014. since 2001, it has been trying to remove philippine presidents, but now with greater coercion. manila's view is its treaty with the united states is important in dealing with china, but also japan is playing an important role, in terms of capacity building, for example. note thatjapan is terms of capacity building, for example. note that japan is the reason why the philippine coastguard is now one of the largest if not the largest in southeast asia in terms of assets. this is from the philippine perspective. from

the point of view ofjapan, the east south china sea are connected. japan's economic obviously, is so dependent on a stable and rules based maritime order. the japanese energy supplies move through the seas. japan is also viewing its alliance with washington as critical to dealing with china in the east china sea. but it also sees the philippines as an important partner in ensuring that the south china sea remains free, open, global space. the united states, japan and the philippines are its key allies in maritime security in east asia. and its ability to respond in any taiwan scenario in the future.— in the future. just quickly, i want to get _ in the future. just quickly, i want to get your _ in the future. just quickly, i want to get your thoughts, | in the future. just quickly, i - want to get your thoughts, this meeting, as you mention, between the three countries is intended to send a message about the south china sea. how will that be received, and credit increase tensions in that region? i credit increase tensions in that region?— that region? i think it is

important _ that region? i think it is important to _ that region? i think it is important to look- that region? i think it is important to look at - that region? i think it is - important to look at the full context of the philippine— china tensions in the south china tensions in the south china sea in answering that question because obviously there are a lot of this information out there about how these partnerships or these exercises or cooperation happening between and among us allies in the region could result to more tension with china. i think what has become clear over the past several years is that the bilateral track, preferred by china, hasn't worked, so the philippines is looking for ways to stop china's coercive activities and one way is by threatening its alliance —— strengthening its alliance with the us and developing ties with japan. the philippines is interested in the capacity to withstand coercion. the united states alliance, the alliance with the united states, obviously, it is hoped to provide deterrence and the partnership with japan is being

seen as an important element in increasing manila's capacity, particularly coastguard capacity. particularly coastguard capacity-— particularly coastguard caaci . �*, ., capacity. let's look at some other stories _ capacity. let's look at some other stories in _ capacity. let's look at some other stories in the - capacity. let's look at some i other stories in the headlines. a japanese interpreter other stories in the headlines. ajapanese interpreter has been charged with stealing millions of dollars from the la dodgers baseball star. he is accused of impersonating mr ohtani to bank officials, stealing more than $16 million and sending it to an illegal gambling operation. the alexander navalny�*s memoir will be published in different managers in october. in a rare interview, the indian prime minister narendra modi is at his country in china must urgently address their border disputes to improve bilateral relations. the two countries

share an ill—defined border in the himalayas which has been a source of tension for decades. sumo legend taro akebono has died of heart failure at the age of 54. the hawaiian—born wrestler passed away in a tokyo hospital earlier this month. his family said in a statement he won 11 championships and was the first foreigner to obtain the sport's highest rank. it's been a big night for key players in the gaming industry, who are gathered in london for the bafta games awards. marc cieslak was there. this is what it's all about — a bafta golden mask. tonight's winners will be taking home a slightly smaller version of one of these, but these are water proof that the industry is more than an economic force, and the uk has always played a giant role in games development. —— these awards. in a recent bafta poll, lara croft, made famous by the tomb raider games, was voted most iconic video

game character of all time. i caught up with the co—founder of the company behind lara, sir ian livingston, to talk about her legacy in the state of the industry. of course, it was developed in derby in the mid 1990s and it became a phenomenon, and it has survived the test of time, and lara croft is significant today as she ever was, and long may she continue. i think a lot of people think games are developed in the uk, not as much as in the united states orjapan or china, but the uk is at the forefront of all great game development. sticking with the uk theme, winner of the best british game was indie puzzler viewfinder from sleepy owl studios. they also took on the award for new intellectual property. a little speechless, but very, very happy and very grateful and chuffed. emotional. we really appreciate

being validated by our peers, by the people in the industry. baldur's gate iii. but the big prize of the night, best game, went to baldur�*s gate iii. based on the dungeons & dragons table—top role—playing games, it cleaned up, racking up five awards in total. the games industry has been rocked by recentjob losses, but tonight the developers and performers in this room are focused on celebrating an industry that is far from meeting its end of level boss. before we go, we return to our top story. o.j. simpson has died aged 76. john sudworth has more on the cultural legacy of a divisive figure. o.j. simpson once personified the american dream, a black sporting star from the humblest of roots at the pinnacle of wealth and celebrity. but as that car chase came to an end, his arrest and trial held up a mirror to a different reality. i see no weapons drawn by the

lapd. b. i see no weapons drawn by the lapd. �* . ., , i see no weapons drawn by the lapd. ~ _, y . i see no weapons drawn by the lapd. a country in which racial divisions and _ lapd. a country in which racial divisions and deep-rooted - divisions and deep—rooted police determination were never far from the surface. the police determination were never far from the surface.— far from the surface. the crowd is cheering- _ far from the surface. the crowd is cheering. it _ far from the surface. the crowd is cheering. it took _ far from the surface. the crowd is cheering. it took based - far from the surface. the crowd is cheering. it took based on i is cheering. it took based on the shadow of the rodney king chase, the acquittal of four white los angeles police officers for the beating of a black man. officers for the beating of a black man-— officers for the beating of a blackman. ,, , ., black man. questions of racism in that same — black man. questions of racism in that same police _ black man. questions of racism in that same police force - in that same police force became a highly effective part of o.j. simpson's defence. almost three decades later, reacting to news of his death, one of his lawyers still questions the fairness of his eventual sentencing for robbery. eventual sentencing for robbery-— eventual sentencing for robbe . , . ., robbery. the sentence that he received in — robbery. the sentence that he received in that _ robbery. the sentence that he received in that case - robbery. the sentence that he received in that case was - robbery. the sentence that he received in that case was a - received in that case was a payback for the acquittal that we obtained in los angeles. popular dramas have kept the story alive for a whole new generation of viewers, highlighting not only the issue of race, but of domestic violence, to. the star continue to receive lucrative media contract despite the

allegations and the conviction for the assault of his wife in the years before her murder. but perhaps the biggest legacy of the simpson trial is on the justice system itself, ushering in the era of the television trial. �* .., . in the era of the television trial. �* .. , ., , trial. because it was televised, _ trial. because it was televised, it - trial. because it wasj televised, it became trial. because it was l televised, it became a trial. because it was _ televised, it became a national obsession. everybody watched it. i mean, i meta guy in hawaii who told me he changed his whole work schedule so he could get up in the middle of the night hawaii time to watch the night hawaii time to watch the show. ,., ., , , the show. the boundary between entertainment _ the show. the boundary between entertainment and _ the show. the boundary between entertainment and the _ the show. the boundary between entertainment and the law - the show. the boundary between entertainment and the law was i entertainment and the law was blurring and it could be exploited by those with access to the highest paid lawyers, sometimes regardless of the evidence. john sudworth, bbc news, new york. that's it for this friday's edition of newsday. we will see you next week. goodbye.

hello there. we still had the same south—westerly breeze on thursday, but more sunshine led to a warmer day. the highest temperature in the sunshine was measured in norfolk, with temperatures reaching 20 degrees in northern ireland whilst it did cloud over later on and we got some rain as well. temperatures here reached 18 celsius, the warmest it's been in northern ireland so far this year. now, this is the temperature anomaly map. the red colour is showing that it's warmer than average across the whole of the uk. we'll get similar temperatures again on friday but then over the weekend it gets cooler from the northwest. that cooler weather arrives in the southeast by sunday. now, heading into early friday, we've got some sunshine to begin with in scotland. we've got these showery bursts of rain coming back into northern ireland, into cumbria and showers pushing into scotland. for england and wales though the cloud should be breaking up. we'll get more sunshine more widely, although some western coasts could stay a bit grey and cloudy. but in the sunshine, it's going to feel warm. temperatures in the southeast and east anglia reaching 20 or 21 degrees and again, in the northeast of scotland, 18 degrees where we're missing those showers. but the weather starts to change into the weekend because we've got a few weather fronts coming down from the northwest, bringing more cloud,

some rain and some cooler air, too. first weather front here is bringing this cloud and patchy rain across northern england and wales, pushing into the midlands and southwest england later. and then, following on behind, a lot of showers for scotland and northern ireland, some of them heavy and thundery with some hail. the last of the warmth and some sunshine still across east anglia in the southeast — temperatures 20 degrees here. but elsewhere, those temperatures are going to be several degrees lower on saturday. now, we're replacing that warmer south—westerly wind with something much cooler — a westerly wind which will bring in more showers on sunday — and we'll see showers, particularly in scotland and northern ireland. and just for a while, there could be a bit of winter illness over the mountain tops. there'll be a few showers coming in over the irish sea to northwest england and north wales, but further south and east, it may well be dry, but it's certainly going to be cooler. we've got temperatures back down to 15 degrees, which is near normal for this time of the year, but struggling to 10 or 11 across much of scotland and northern ireland.

and here we're going to find a lot of showers overnight and into monday. low pressure moving down across the uk. that's going to bring a stronger northwesterly wind and make it feel chilly on monday. but after that, the weather should improvejust a little with fewer showers and it won't be quite as windy.

a decade of weak growth: the international monetary fund sounds the alarm as central banks consider when to start cutting rates. plus, vietnam's corruption crackdown: why a property tycoon has been sentenced to death. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm steve lai. our top story today — the head of the international monetary fund has warned the global economy is set for a "sluggish and disappointing" decade as many countries remain challenged by inflation and debt. but kristalina georgieva also said central banks should resist the pressure to cut rates too early. the bbc�*s north america business correspondent michelle fleury has more. with interest rates in many richer countries now at their highest levels in years, the head of the imf, kristalina georgieva, urged caution when it comes to cutting interest rates. where necessary, policymakers must resist calls for premature

interest rate cuts.