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michelle fleu in trade policy of this type. michelle fleury in york. — trade policy of this type. michelle fleury in york, thank _ trade policy of this type. michelle fleury in york, thank you - trade policy of this type. michelle fleury in york, thank you very - trade policy of this type. michelle i fleury in york, thank you very much. we are staying in the us. the safety culture at the plane—maker boeing is due to be scrutinised by two us senate committees today. the first will hear from a panel of experts who found major failings at the embattled company. the second will hear from a whistle—blower over his claims that 787 dreamliners could break apart because of production problems. the departing ceo of boeing has repeatedly said the company is focused on safety after the two fatal 737 max crashes and an incident injanuary where part of a cabin wall fell off a plane shortly after take off. john grant is a consultant to the airline industry with 0ag and joins us now. the bad headlines keep on being printed about boeing. more expected today. how much worse can it get for the
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one thing that struck me in that news conference, michelle, was that news conference, michelle, was that they were telling people what to do if there aftershocks. that is of course a concern even though it is a relief that there was no damage or injuries in that initial quake. well, since we last spoke a few moments ago, my phone lit up with an emergency alert and it was expressing exactly that, basically warning that there was the potential for aftershocks, warning that there was the potential foraftershocks, but warning that there was the potential for aftershocks, but also saying that new yorkers should go about their normal activities and then providing a link to find out additional information. there were a couple of things that stood out to me, one of the things was governor kathy hochul saying officials were springing into action, doing what needed to be done. she said they are masters of disasters come in other words prepared for everything. this is a state that is kind of used to having things thrown its way, even if they may not be used to seismic activity of this kind. the if
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absolutely, michelle, thanks so much _ all want. absolutely, michelle, thanks so much for— all want. absolutely, michelle, thanks so much forjoining - all want. absolutely, michelle, thanks so much forjoining us | all want. absolutely, michelle, l thanks so much forjoining us on all want. absolutely, michelle, i thanks so much forjoining us on a really busy day for you, but thanks so much for your time.— eurovision has catapulted many acts to global fame over the years, but one performer triumphed without even competing. michael flatley was the half—time entertainment when he stole the show in 1994, with riverdance, his fresh take on irish dancing. 30 years on, he's been talking to our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher. eurovision, 1994 in dublin. and this was the interval act — riverdance with michael flatley. my goodness, that brings up a lot of memories. it was a very unique evening. it was very, very special. i'll tell you a story, i don't think i've ever mentioned it before. right before i went on stage, they ca
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michelle fleury, bbc news, new york. personal data remaining —— belonging to 43 million customers of at&t has been leaked online. the company said information including addresses, social security numbers and passcodes published on the dark web. the telecom giant's wireless 36 network covers 290 million people across the us. more news for you on asia business report tomorrow. bye for now. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jane dougall. liverpool are top of the table after a tense day in the battle to win the premier league. arsenal lift the league trophy after a late goal against chelsea — stopping them from winning the quadruple. and he can't stop winning, jannick sinner takes the title in miami. hello and welcome to the programme, where we'll start in the english premier league as liverpool have moved to the top of the table after their 2—1 victory over brighton. the visitors took the lead through danny welbeck afterjust two minutes, but goals from luis diaz and then a winner from mohamed salah gave manager
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michelle. nice to meet you. i got to see gm's super cruise in action out on the roads of new york city. so we're turning on super cruise. we have a green indication on the wheel and we can take our hands off the wheel. tech that literally takes the driving out of your hands. it's especially nice on long road trips, you know. so that was fun seeing the system in action. but there are so many words out there at the moment, like driverless, autopilot, hands—free. and it's sowing a lot of confusion in the minds of the public. these are not self driving vehicles. these are partial driving automation systems that are intended to assist you and make some of the driving a little more convenient. new testing by the insurance institute for highway safety found that many of these hands—free systems aren't doing enough to monitor drivers�* behaviour. the findings were a little disappointing. out of the 14 systems we tested, 11 of those received poor ratings from us. a couple of miles uptown is the new york auto show,
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michelle fleury, bbc news, new york. turning to china and manufacturing activity in march expanded for the first time in six months. the index rose to 50.8 from 49 point nine in the previous month. it separates growth from contraction. that's it for this edition of asia business report. see you in the next hour. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm jane dougall. liverpool are top of the table after a tense day in the battle to win the premier league. arsenal lift the league trophy after a late goal against chelsea — stopping them from winning the quadruple. and he can't stop winning — jannik sinner takes the title in miami. hello and welcome to the program, where we'll start in the english premier league as liverpool have moved to the top of the table after their 2—1 victory over brighton. the visitors took the lead through danny welbeck afterjust two minutes, but goals from luis diaz and a winnerfrom mohamed salah gave manager jurgen klopp's side all three points. in games against brighton, we were never close.
michelle fleury, bbc news, new york. turning to china and manufacturing activity in march expanded for the first time in six months. the index rose to 50.8 from 49 point nine in the previous month. it separates growth from contraction. that's it for this edition of asia business report. see you in the next hour. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm jane dougall. liverpool are top of the table after a tense day in the battle to win the premier league. arsenal lift the league trophy after a late...
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the bbc�*s michelle fleury has more from new york. for apple and tesla investors the big question is how are they doing in china? elon musk�*s car companyjust got good news on that front. tesla cleared a major hurdle for its full self driving technology in china after years of trying. this is a key moment for the electric car maker. it faces fierce domestic
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for more on this, here's the bbc�*s north america business correspondent, michelle fleury, in new york. one analyst called the start of this year a nightmare for tesla as he cut 475 to 425,000 the forecast, the first sales reports and years, the first sales reports and years, the first time that happened was during the pandemic of 2020, what is going on? you will double our company has been beset by setbacks, and halted production, higher interest rates taking a toll and an ageing line—up of vehicles but it is the chinese market that investors are most worried about. it is blamed, ev competition and price war driving prices in that market. stock is down 30% roughly since the start of this yearfor 30% roughly since the start of this year for tesla, 30% roughly since the start of this yearfor tesla, still one 30% roughly since the start of this year for tesla, still one bright spot, poised to retake the title of largest ev maker in the world from chinese maker set which sold on monday it had sold around 300,000 ev playback during the quarter. —— evs. tech news now, and the united s
for more on this, here's the bbc�*s north america business correspondent, michelle fleury, in new york. one analyst called the start of this year a nightmare for tesla as he cut 475 to 425,000 the forecast, the first sales reports and years, the first sales reports and years, the first time that happened was during the pandemic of 2020, what is going on? you will double our company has been beset by setbacks, and halted production, higher interest rates taking a toll and an ageing line—up...
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hello, i'm michelle fleury. it is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu says a date has been set for an israeli invasion of rafah, ga are�*s last refuge for displaced palestinians. he did not reveal the date. the un watchdog sticks out after drones hit a nuclear power plant in ukraine. and a total solar eclipse sweeps across parts of north america, plunging millions into brief darkness. plunging millions into brief darknes— plunging millions into brief darkness. , ., , darkness. there it is! that is spectacular! _ hello, i'm michelle fleury. israel premised a benjamin netanyahu says a date has been set for an israeli invasion of rafah, gaza's last refuge for displaced palestinians but did not reveal the date. miss netanyahu said invading the area is critical to reach his country at�*s goals are releasing all hostages and destroying hamas. but as many asi million people are believed to be sheltering in rafah, more than half of them children. mr dutton yahoo face international pressure including from the
hello, i'm michelle fleury. it is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu says a date has been set for an israeli invasion of rafah, ga are�*s last refuge for displaced palestinians. he did not reveal the date. the un watchdog sticks out after drones hit a nuclear power plant in ukraine. and a total solar eclipse sweeps across parts of north america, plunging millions into brief darkness. plunging millions into brief darknes— plunging millions into brief darkness. , ., , darkness. there it...
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but you, michelle. one day after donald trump said abortion should be left for individual states to decide, the arizona supreme court revived a near—total ban on abortion dating back 160 years. it bans abortion in all cases except for when the mother's life is at risk. making performing abortion a felony in the swing state. the ban was first on the books in 1864 — nearly 50 years before arizona was a state and 55 years before women gained the right to vote. arizona nowjoins a growing list of more than a dozen other states that have largely restricted abortion access since the us supreme court overturned roe in 2022. lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have publicly condemned the court's ruling. republican us senate candidate kari lake said she "opposes today's ruling." while, arizona governor katie hobbes called the decision a "dark day" for the state. the 1864 law makes providing an abortion or helping woman obtain an abortion punishable by two to five years in prison. however, shortly after the r
but you, michelle. one day after donald trump said abortion should be left for individual states to decide, the arizona supreme court revived a near—total ban on abortion dating back 160 years. it bans abortion in all cases except for when the mother's life is at risk. making performing abortion a felony in the swing state. the ban was first on the books in 1864 — nearly 50 years before arizona was a state and 55 years before women gained the right to vote. arizona nowjoins a growing list...
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michelle. nice to meet you. i got to see gm's super cruise in action out on the roads of new york city. so we're turning on super cruise. we have a green indication on the wheel and we can take our hands off the wheel. tech that literally takes the driving out of your hands. it's especially nice on long road trips, you know. so that was fun seeing the system in action. but there are so many words out there at the moment, like driverless, autopilot, hands—free. and it's sowing a lot of confusion in the minds of the public. these are not self driving vehicles. these are partial driving automation systems that are intended to assist you and make some of the driving a little more convenient. new testing by the insurance institute for highway safety found that many of these hands—free systems aren't doing enough to monitor drivers�* behaviour. the findings were a little disappointing. out of the 1a systems we tested, 11 of those received poor ratings from us. a couple of miles uptown is the new york auto show,
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michelle roberts, bbc news. a student who has cerebral palsy and relies on a communication device to speak has found a new voice after a two—year search. daniel challis was fed up with sounding like a robot and decided to search for someone from his local area — walsall — to record a spoken vocabulary for him. he's been talking with our midlands correspondent navtej johal. midlands accent: when i chose my i voice, i knew what voice i liked. i dan will happily admit that he loves the sound of his own voice. but you can't blame him, especially as it's not technically his own voice. dan was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was a toddler, and has never been able to speak in his own voice. since he was nine years old, he's used a tablet—like device to communicate, which he controls with his eyes, and sounds like this. generic robotic voice: this is my old voice. it's a robot voice. but two years ago, he set out on a mission to replace the robotic drawl and find someone with a walsall accent like his fami
michelle roberts, bbc news. a student who has cerebral palsy and relies on a communication device to speak has found a new voice after a two—year search. daniel challis was fed up with sounding like a robot and decided to search for someone from his local area — walsall — to record a spoken vocabulary for him. he's been talking with our midlands correspondent navtej johal. midlands accent: when i chose my i voice, i knew what voice i liked. i dan will happily admit that he loves the sound...
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hi, michelle. but has the reaction been to these numbers? i hi, michelle. but has the reaction been to these numbers?- been to these numbers? i think fairly mixed. — been to these numbers? i think fairly mixed, because _ been to these numbers? i think fairly mixed, because there - been to these numbers? i think fairly mixed, because there are| been to these numbers? i think- fairly mixed, because there are two things people are looking at and care about. one isjobs things people are looking at and care about. one is jobs and comically on that front, things are going very well. the other is prices. and you mentioned there the federal reserve and the implications that today's data has for that. just to recap, we saw american employers adding 3003000 jobs in the month of march, the unemployed and rate ticked down slightly. there was a couple of things as you look into the report, the labour participation rate, the number of people entering and returning to the job market looking for work, increased slightly. we also saw hourly wages and annual rate of about
hi, michelle. but has the reaction been to these numbers? i hi, michelle. but has the reaction been to these numbers?- been to these numbers? i think fairly mixed. — been to these numbers? i think fairly mixed, because _ been to these numbers? i think fairly mixed, because there - been to these numbers? i think fairly mixed, because there are| been to these numbers? i think- fairly mixed, because there are two things people are looking at and care about. one isjobs things people are looking...
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michelle, nice to meet you. i got to see gm's super cruise in action. we are turning on super cruise, green indication on the wheel allowed when driving hands—free. we want to gain their trust, we don't want to outpace them to where they don't trust the technology. the technology is meant to support the driver and prevent car crashes and injuries, an ambition that won't be realised if the humans behind the wheel become distracted. live now to the tourism and aviation expert anita mendiratta. we were discussing hidden baggage fees, are they kidding? good morning and thank you for having me. they are not hidden and many airlines as we know, the low—cost carriers in particular are using what is called a la carte pricing. when you buy the airline ticket, you can pay for if you want seat selection, if you want can pay for if you want seat s meal>n, if you want “ can pay for if you want seat s meal in if you want “ can pay for if you want seat s meal in advance ant “ can pay for if you want seat s meal in advance and �* can pay for if you want sea
michelle, nice to meet you. i got to see gm's super cruise in action. we are turning on super cruise, green indication on the wheel allowed when driving hands—free. we want to gain their trust, we don't want to outpace them to where they don't trust the technology. the technology is meant to support the driver and prevent car crashes and injuries, an ambition that won't be realised if the humans behind the wheel become distracted. live now to the tourism and aviation expert anita mendiratta....
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qm. to monitor the situation. 0k, michelle fleury, _ to monitor the situation. 0k, michelle fleury, our- to monitor the situation. ok, michelle fleury, our correspondent in new york with the latest, thank you very much. if you want to stay on top of the developments from new york, you can scan the qr code next to me and we have a live stream which has continuing coverage. of course, this comes in the same week that taiwan experienced a deadly earthquake of magnitude 7.4. let's move on to our other major story. that is the israeli military has that air strikes on a convoy in gaza which left seven aid workers dead happened after a series of grave mistakes. israel has sacked two senior officers and reprimanded others. it has given its first detailed account about how and why it carried out the attack. let's look at the main points. the idf said the strike should not have happened and has expressed its deep sorrow for the incident. it says those who approve the strike were convinced they were targeting hamas operatives. the strikes were carried out in serious violation of standard operating
qm. to monitor the situation. 0k, michelle fleury, _ to monitor the situation. 0k, michelle fleury, our- to monitor the situation. ok, michelle fleury, our correspondent in new york with the latest, thank you very much. if you want to stay on top of the developments from new york, you can scan the qr code next to me and we have a live stream which has continuing coverage. of course, this comes in the same week that taiwan experienced a deadly earthquake of magnitude 7.4. let's move on to our...
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they faced months of investigation will stop the problem was, michelle donelan was wrong about that. the scientist had commented publicly on a newspaper article but not in any way expressed support for hamas, so she was sued, she had to retract and apologise, and her government department picked up and her government department picked up the cost. now, we now know that amounts to as you say £15,000 for the scientist, £34,000 in all. the government says a minister in their line of work gets legal costs paid and they acted to stop the legal bill ballooning. the opposition parties say she did it on her personal twitter x account and taxpayers should not be picking up the bill. damian grammaticas, thank you. the foreign secretary david cameron has said tonight that iran "must not draw the middle east into a wider conflict". fears are growing that iran could launch reprisals for an attack that killed senior iranians in syria last week. the us presidentjoe biden says america's support for israel is "ironclad . from jerusalem, here's lucy williamson. the target was precise — a carefully
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thank you, michelle fleury in new york. now, it's a big day in the games industry — the bafta gaming awards take place tonight in london. gaming is big business here in the uk — sales topped more than £4] billion last year — more than double that of the music industry. this marks the 20th year of the gaming baftas, and 2023 was widely considered to be one of the best years ever in the industry. joining me now is conor clark from the gaming company boneloaf. good to have you with us. so much to talk about. when you look at the nominations for best game, what stands out for you? so nominations for best game, what stands out for you?— nominations for best game, what stands out for you? so many, as you mentioned. — stands out for you? so many, as you mentioned, 2023 _ stands out for you? so many, as you mentioned, 2023 was _ stands out for you? so many, as you mentioned, 2023 was an _ stands out for you? so many, as you mentioned, 2023 was an all-time i stands out for you? so many, as you i mentioned, 2023 was an all
thank you, michelle fleury in new york. now, it's a big day in the games industry — the bafta gaming awards take place tonight in london. gaming is big business here in the uk — sales topped more than £4] billion last year — more than double that of the music industry. this marks the 20th year of the gaming baftas, and 2023 was widely considered to be one of the best years ever in the industry. joining me now is conor clark from the gaming company boneloaf. good to have you with us. so...
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after losing her colleague and friend, michelle lunarfears friend, michelle lunar fears for friend, michelle lunarfears for her own life. translation: if we do not get any more guaranties about our safety i will have to resign. lawyers have not studied and practised for years to do a job that is suicidal. for years to do a 'ob that is math for years to do a 'ob that is suicidal. ., , suicidal. the government says it is winning — suicidal. the government says it is winning the _ suicidal. the government says it is winning the war— suicidal. the government says it is winning the war and - suicidal. the government says it is winning the war and has l it is winning the war and has dramatically reduced the number of violent deaths. but there is a growing unease about how long they can keep cops on the streets. troops on the streets. flooding has engulfed cities and towns across russia and kazakhstan, forcing more than a hundred thousand people to flee their homes. residents in the russian town of orenburg, seen here in footage released by state media, say it's the worst flooding in living mem
after losing her colleague and friend, michelle lunarfears friend, michelle lunar fears for friend, michelle lunarfears for her own life. translation: if we do not get any more guaranties about our safety i will have to resign. lawyers have not studied and practised for years to do a job that is suicidal. for years to do a 'ob that is math for years to do a 'ob that is suicidal. ., , suicidal. the government says it is winning — suicidal. the government says it is winning the _ suicidal. the...
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now we are “oined by michelle — party. thank you. now we are “oined by michelle thompson * party. thank you. now we are “oined by michelle thompson from h party. thank you. now we are joined j by michelle thompson from dundee. did humza yousaf do the right thing today? i did humza yousaf do the right thing toda ? ~ ., , today? i think that he did. it is obvious there _ today? i think that he did. it is obvious there had _ today? i think that he did. it is obvious there had been - today? i think that he did. it is obvious there had been somel today? i think that he did. it is - obvious there had been some disquiet about the relationship with the greens. many snp members, including in my location had expressed their concern that the agenda seemed to be slipping too far to the greens and away from some of the core policies of the snp. it was obviously quite a turbulent moment to do it when you had first minister's questions. but i think the general sense is that to sit tight forfour weeks i think the general sense is that to sit tight for four weeks until the greens had their vote
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michelle - money that we thought. michelle donelan falsely accused and academic of being sympathetic towards hamas, that was the suggestion in a tweet from the science secretary. she paid £15,000 in compensation. i should say the taxpayer paid it because she agreed to it but because it was in her ministerial role, the government covered the costs. what we found out yesterday is, it wasn'tjust £15,000, it was £34,000, because there were lots of legal costs involved as well. the government says this is what happens when ministers make mistakes like this in theirjob. laboursays ministers make mistakes like this in theirjob. labour says that michelle donelan should pay the money back. thank you, nick. the united states has restricted travel for its employees in israel amid fears of an attack by iran with the us embassy telling staff to reflect the possibility of an attack on israeli territory. iran blames israel for an air strike on its consulate in syria, which killed seven military commanders. the nhs will take booki
michelle - money that we thought. michelle donelan falsely accused and academic of being sympathetic towards hamas, that was the suggestion in a tweet from the science secretary. she paid £15,000 in compensation. i should say the taxpayer paid it because she agreed to it but because it was in her ministerial role, the government covered the costs. what we found out yesterday is, it wasn'tjust £15,000, it was £34,000, because there were lots of legal costs involved as well. the government...
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michelle, thank you for “oininu years. michelle, thank you for joining us- _ the boss of japan's nippon steel has defended plans to buy america's second biggest steel producer. the deal to buy us steel was agreed in december, but the white house says the company should stay in american hands. the japanese firm is calling for its roots in the united states to be recognised. here's our business reporter david waddell. here he is, the new president of nippon steel, tadashi imai. he takes up post today and on the top of his in—tray a tricky assignment. the $14 billion purchase of us steel. a deal has been agreed, but it's united these two — president biden and his predecessor, president trump. donald trump has said he'll block the deal if he's re—elected later this year. and president biden last month noted it's been an iconic american steel company for more than a century. and he said it's vital for it to remain an american steel company that is domestically owned and operated in common the white house sees steel as cri
michelle, thank you for “oininu years. michelle, thank you for joining us- _ the boss of japan's nippon steel has defended plans to buy america's second biggest steel producer. the deal to buy us steel was agreed in december, but the white house says the company should stay in american hands. the japanese firm is calling for its roots in the united states to be recognised. here's our business reporter david waddell. here he is, the new president of nippon steel, tadashi imai. he takes up post...
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michelle roberts, bbc news. just before we leave you, an update on our top story, after the uk government's rwanda bill was passed late last night, the plan is designed to deter migrants from crossing the channel in small boats. it was announced in 2022, but no flights are set off yet. the government hopes they will set off in the next ten to 12 weeks. in the past few hours, the french coastguard have now confirmed that five people have died attempting to cross the channel. these pictures were filmed by our team in calais, watching people try to leave the french coastline, heading to the uk. that is separate to the incident in which five people have died. those five include three men, women and a child, iconic french police. they say that a vessel set off around five o'clock this morning, a small boat after an initials stranding on a sand bank, set to see again. to stay with us for more on that and the other top stories. thank for watching. hello. today, again, it's going to be milder in the west compared to the
michelle roberts, bbc news. just before we leave you, an update on our top story, after the uk government's rwanda bill was passed late last night, the plan is designed to deter migrants from crossing the channel in small boats. it was announced in 2022, but no flights are set off yet. the government hopes they will set off in the next ten to 12 weeks. in the past few hours, the french coastguard have now confirmed that five people have died attempting to cross the channel. these pictures were...
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michelle roberts, bbc news. donald trump is back in court in new york — with first witness david pecker — the former publisher of the national inquirer — back on the stand. before the trial resumed though, the judge held a fiery hearing to determine if mr trump violated a gag order, which bans the former president from verbally attacking the jury and witnesses. our north america correspondent nada tawfik is there. sophie, david pecker took the stand and described a long—standing mutually beneficial relationship with donald trump. he said in the lead up to the 2016 election that michael cohen, donald trump's former lawyer, and mr trump himself asked for a meeting with the national enquirer, and they asked him how he could help donald trump campaign. mr pecker said he agreed to publish negative stories about mr trump's opponents, and crucially, to kill any negative stories about mr trump himself. his testimony will be important to prosecutors case as they try to establish there was a criminal conspiracy on
michelle roberts, bbc news. donald trump is back in court in new york — with first witness david pecker — the former publisher of the national inquirer — back on the stand. before the trial resumed though, the judge held a fiery hearing to determine if mr trump violated a gag order, which bans the former president from verbally attacking the jury and witnesses. our north america correspondent nada tawfik is there. sophie, david pecker took the stand and described a long—standing...
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that was michelle fleury. around 30 million workers in the uk will see a boost to take—home pay from tomorrow after a uk tax called national insurance is cut for employed and self—employed workers. the measures were announced in the uk chancellor's spring budget. live now to dan kemp, chief research and investment 0fficer, morningstar. hello to you. the global world viewers, who don't quite understand national insurance, give us a succinct definition. hello. i will try! give us a succinct definition. hello. iwill try! it give us a succinct definition. hello. i will try! it is challenging. national insurance is a tax that people pay on their earnings while they are working. it is another form of tax. viewers in the us will be familiar with federal tax and state taxes, it's one of the ways people pay tax on their income. when thinking about the impact of this change in national insurance from this weekend, the key thing to remember is there are two things going on here. the first is the big macroeconomic sto
that was michelle fleury. around 30 million workers in the uk will see a boost to take—home pay from tomorrow after a uk tax called national insurance is cut for employed and self—employed workers. the measures were announced in the uk chancellor's spring budget. live now to dan kemp, chief research and investment 0fficer, morningstar. hello to you. the global world viewers, who don't quite understand national insurance, give us a succinct definition. hello. i will try! give us a succinct...
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for more on this, here's the bbc�*s north america business correspondent michelle fleury in new york. 0ne analyst called the start of this year a nightmare for tesla as he cut his delivery forecast from 475,000 to 425,000. wall street is bracing for tesla to report its first sales decline in years. the last time that happened was during the pandemic lockdowns of 2020. so what is going on? elon musk�*s car company has suffered multiple setbacks. a fire at its gigafactory in berlin halted production. higher interest rates, which put up borrowing costs, are also taking a toll and it has an ageing line up of vehicles. but it is the chinese market that investors are most worried about. dan ives from wedbush securities blamed rising ev competition and a lingering price war for the challenges that the company faces in that market. the gloomy outlook, well, it's driven tesla's stock down roughly 30% since the start of this year. still one bright spot — it looks poised to retake the title of largest ev maker in the world from chinese rival byd, which on monday said it had sold around 300,0
for more on this, here's the bbc�*s north america business correspondent michelle fleury in new york. 0ne analyst called the start of this year a nightmare for tesla as he cut his delivery forecast from 475,000 to 425,000. wall street is bracing for tesla to report its first sales decline in years. the last time that happened was during the pandemic lockdowns of 2020. so what is going on? elon musk�*s car company has suffered multiple setbacks. a fire at its gigafactory in berlin halted...
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from new york, here's michelle fleury with more. higherfor longer, that higher for longer, that is the message on us interest rates. each of the federal reserve that policymakers have not seen enough progress on inflation since its rapid decline last year. with inflation likely to take longer to return to the fence desired target of 2%, a cut in rates he said did not seem justified. we said that we will need greater confidence that inflation is moving systemically towards 2% before it would be appropriate to his policy. it would be appropriate to his oli . . ., ., ., policy. the recent data have clearly not _ policy. the recent data have clearly not given _ policy. the recent data have clearly not given us - policy. the recent data have clearly not given us greater| clearly not given us greater confidence and instead indicates it is likely to take longer than expected to achieve that confidence.— that confidence. today's remarks _ that confidence. today's remarks highly - that confidence. today's remarks highly the - that confiden
from new york, here's michelle fleury with more. higherfor longer, that higher for longer, that is the message on us interest rates. each of the federal reserve that policymakers have not seen enough progress on inflation since its rapid decline last year. with inflation likely to take longer to return to the fence desired target of 2%, a cut in rates he said did not seem justified. we said that we will need greater confidence that inflation is moving systemically towards 2% before it would be...
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joining us now is michelle fleury in new york. the attention it will be on what we hear from the fed and the language they use. if hear from the fed and the language the use. , ., hear from the fed and the language the use. i. , hear from the fed and the language the use. ,, , ,. hear from the fed and the language the use. they use. if you cast your mind back to janua they use. if you cast your mind back to january when _ they use. if you cast your mind back to january when we _ they use. if you cast your mind back to january when we were _ they use. if you cast your mind back to january when we were talking - to january when we were talking about what the year with a hole in terms of interest—rate policy from the world's largest economy, we were discussing cuts, maybe three this year —— the year would hold. but that seems to be slipping away because growth in the us economy is slowing and we are seeing inflation moving in the wrong direction, increasing, and data released about one hour ago revealed us consumer confidence i
joining us now is michelle fleury in new york. the attention it will be on what we hear from the fed and the language they use. if hear from the fed and the language the use. , ., hear from the fed and the language the use. i. , hear from the fed and the language the use. ,, , ,. hear from the fed and the language the use. they use. if you cast your mind back to janua they use. if you cast your mind back to january when _ they use. if you cast your mind back to january when we _ they use. if...
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michelle roberts, bbc news. and good luck to them. four spears taken from an aboriginal community by captain cook and the crew of the endeavour when they landed in australia in 1770 are being repatriated. the weapons have been handed over at a ceremony at trinity college cambridge, following years of discussions. they had previously been lent to museums in australia in 2015 and 2020. noor nanji reports. these are the four spears that were brought to england more than 250 years ago when captainjames cook returned from australia on the endeavour. now they've been formally handed back. representatives of the la perouse aboriginal community welcomed their return. having them returned after all this time and having them displayed at kurnell at the very point they were taken in 1770 ensures that we're able to amplify the significance of the spears, but also too the events that occurred on that day. the weapons were taken from a local camp when the british expedition arrived in australia at the site of modern—day sydney. they were given to
michelle roberts, bbc news. and good luck to them. four spears taken from an aboriginal community by captain cook and the crew of the endeavour when they landed in australia in 1770 are being repatriated. the weapons have been handed over at a ceremony at trinity college cambridge, following years of discussions. they had previously been lent to museums in australia in 2015 and 2020. noor nanji reports. these are the four spears that were brought to england more than 250 years ago when...
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the bbc�*s michelle fleury has more from new york. for apple and tesla investors the big question is how are they doing in china? elon musk�*s car companyjust got good news on that front. tesla cleared a major hurdle for its full self driving technology in china after years of trying. this is a key moment for the electric car maker. it faces fierce domestic competition in china along with softer demand. remember, tesla is not just a car company. it is an autonomous driving and robotaxi company with massive amounts of data needed to train its algorithms and fine tune the system. meanwhile, apple has seen iphone sales fall in china and that will be in focus when it reports quarterly results after the us market close on thursday, as will any announcement it makes on artificial intelligence. another stock that has the power to move markets this week is amazon which turns in its report card later today. the tech giant is under under pressure to pay shareholders a dividend. it is the only big tech firm that doesn't after alphabet did it l
the bbc�*s michelle fleury has more from new york. for apple and tesla investors the big question is how are they doing in china? elon musk�*s car companyjust got good news on that front. tesla cleared a major hurdle for its full self driving technology in china after years of trying. this is a key moment for the electric car maker. it faces fierce domestic competition in china along with softer demand. remember, tesla is not just a car company. it is an autonomous driving and robotaxi...
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the bbc�*s michelle fleury has more from new york. the company behind the truth social platform has told financial regulators that it plans to issue another 21.5 million new shares linked to warrants. these are contracts that give investors the right to buy or sell a stock at a specific price within a certain time frame. but the sale can also devalue a stock if there isn't enough demand to absorb the increase in available shares, which appears to be what happened today. trump media is also looking for approval to potentially resell up to 146 million shares held by current investors, including the former president, who's the majority shareholder. the move paves the way for them to be able to cash in sooner. currently, these insiders are barred from any share sale until september, once the securities and exchange commission signs off on this filing, insiders, including mrtrump, can seek board approval to start selling their stock. it's worth noting so—called lock—ups such as this are fairly common, and filing this kind of paperwork
the bbc�*s michelle fleury has more from new york. the company behind the truth social platform has told financial regulators that it plans to issue another 21.5 million new shares linked to warrants. these are contracts that give investors the right to buy or sell a stock at a specific price within a certain time frame. but the sale can also devalue a stock if there isn't enough demand to absorb the increase in available shares, which appears to be what happened today. trump media is also...
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here is michelle fleury. they are ending a 30 year relationship in which essentially this franchisee has built up mcdonald's reputation and the business in israel. and now they are parting ways. we have heard from the ceo in the past who have said those boycotts in response to the decision to give free meals out certainly in many muslim countries, ranging from malaysia tojordan and other parts of the world, that has had an impact on the bottom line and the ceo said he thought that would continue, essentially, untilthe war is over. that was our north america business correspondent, michelle fleury. alison stuart allen is a branding expert and ceo of international marketing partners. ispoke expert and ceo of international marketing partners. i spoke to her and she tell me what she thought was behind the move by mcdonald's. it is absolutely business over politics. mcdonald's is a business first and foremost. they will be very concerned about the loss of sales in israel and in other parts of the world, because of
here is michelle fleury. they are ending a 30 year relationship in which essentially this franchisee has built up mcdonald's reputation and the business in israel. and now they are parting ways. we have heard from the ceo in the past who have said those boycotts in response to the decision to give free meals out certainly in many muslim countries, ranging from malaysia tojordan and other parts of the world, that has had an impact on the bottom line and the ceo said he thought that would...
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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. her comments come a day after us data showed a surprise increase in consumer inflation. but she also warned that waiting too long could chill economic activity, saying debt is up and the global economy faced a decade of weak growth, which she labelled the tepid �*20s. we are indeed heading for the tepid �*20s. a sluggish and disappointing decade. mr georgieva's comments come as the international monetary fund and its fellow lending agency, the world bank, prepares to host their spring meeting next week in washington, where finance ministers, central bankers and policymakers from around the world will discuss the global economy's most pressing issues. the annual gathering takes place as several conflicts threaten global fin
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. her comments come a day after us data showed a surprise increase in consumer inflation. but she also warned that waiting too long could chill economic activity,...
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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
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
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michelle roberts, bbc news. prince louis, the youngest child of the prince and princess of wales, is six today. to celebrate, a new photograph has been it was taken by his mother, known to be a keen photographer. the post office inquiry, which is looking into it failings that led to hundreds of prosecutions, has been hearing from susan crichton, the business's most senior in—house lawyer between 2010 and 2013. during her time, the post office brought hundreds of cases against sub—postmasters, despite concerns surrounding the horizon software. let's speak to our correspondent emma simpson, who is at the inquiry. tell us more about what has been heard _ tell us more about what has been heard today~ _ tell us more about what has been heard today it— tell us more about what has been heard today-— tell us more about what has been heard today. it really is, jane, one ofthe heard today. it really is, jane, one of the big question _ heard today. it really is, jane, one of the big question is, _ heard today. it r
michelle roberts, bbc news. prince louis, the youngest child of the prince and princess of wales, is six today. to celebrate, a new photograph has been it was taken by his mother, known to be a keen photographer. the post office inquiry, which is looking into it failings that led to hundreds of prosecutions, has been hearing from susan crichton, the business's most senior in—house lawyer between 2010 and 2013. during her time, the post office brought hundreds of cases against...
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from new york, michelle fleury reports. this was damaging testimony for the plane maker. boeing engineer turned whistle—blower, sam salehpour, claimed boeing used short cuts to reduce bottlenecks during the assembly of its 787 dreamliner planes. he said he faced retaliation for raising safety issues. and after the threats and after this, you know, it's like, you know, it really scares me, believe me. but i am at peace. you know, if something happens to me, i am at peace because i feel like by coming forward, i will be saving a lot of lives, and i'm at peace. another boeing engineer, ed pierson, accused the plane—maker of a criminal cover up after a door blew out of a 737 max plane shortly after take—off. and a preliminary investigation revealed the door was missing four bolts. the ntsb chair reiterated to congress last week that boeing has said there are no records documenting the removal of the alaska airlines door. i'm not going to sugar—coat this. this is a criminal cover up. records do, in fact, exist. i know this because i've personally passed them to the fbi
from new york, michelle fleury reports. this was damaging testimony for the plane maker. boeing engineer turned whistle—blower, sam salehpour, claimed boeing used short cuts to reduce bottlenecks during the assembly of its 787 dreamliner planes. he said he faced retaliation for raising safety issues. and after the threats and after this, you know, it's like, you know, it really scares me, believe me. but i am at peace. you know, if something happens to me, i am at peace because i feel like by...
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here is michelle fleury from new york with more. higherfor longer. that is the message from america's top banker, jerome powell on us interest rates. the chair of the federal reserve said policymakers hadn't seen enough progress on inflation since its rapid decline last year. and with inflation likely to take longer to return to the fed's desired target of 2%, a cut in rates, he said, didn't seem justified. we've said at the fomc that we'll need greater confidence that inflation is moving sustainably toward 2% before it would be appropriate to ease policy. you know, we took that cautious approach and, sought that greater confidence so as not to overreact to the string of low inflation readings that we had in the second half of last year. the recent data have clearly not given us greater confidence and instead indicate that it's likely to take longer than expected to achieve that confidence. today's remarks highlight the different paths being taken by central banks around the world, with the european central bank's christine lagarde reaffirming that t
here is michelle fleury from new york with more. higherfor longer. that is the message from america's top banker, jerome powell on us interest rates. the chair of the federal reserve said policymakers hadn't seen enough progress on inflation since its rapid decline last year. and with inflation likely to take longer to return to the fed's desired target of 2%, a cut in rates, he said, didn't seem justified. we've said at the fomc that we'll need greater confidence that inflation is moving...
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for the latest, here's the bbc�*s north america business correspondent michelle fleury in new york. trump's media company may never be profitable but its shares are valued at billions of dollars, and that has involved fighting over who gets a piece of it. in february, the co—founders of former president donald trump's media company filed a lawsuit in delaware, claiming that mr trump and other leaders had scheme to deprive them of a stake in the company that potentially could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. as part of that case, mr trump will be deposed by lawyers for andy litinski and wes moss, two former contestants on donald trump's reality tv show, the apprentice. the date, well, it coincides with the start of the former president's first criminal trial in new york, however depositions often get rescheduled. this week, trump media filed its own lawsuit against these two co—founders, arguing mismanagement and saying they should be stripped of their shares. this is the latest legal twist, just days after trump media went public, enjoying a remarkable debut on the nasd
for the latest, here's the bbc�*s north america business correspondent michelle fleury in new york. trump's media company may never be profitable but its shares are valued at billions of dollars, and that has involved fighting over who gets a piece of it. in february, the co—founders of former president donald trump's media company filed a lawsuit in delaware, claiming that mr trump and other leaders had scheme to deprive them of a stake in the company that potentially could be worth...
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predatory use of artificial intelligence in the industry. 0ur north america business correspondent michelle fleury has more from new york. to billie eilish, ai is the new bad guy. to katy perry, it is time to rise. a growing number of musicians are worried companies are training ai models to replace human artists. more than 200 of them have joined with the artist rights alliance, a nonprofit to demand protection against ai. in an open letter, they acknowledge the creative potential of ai, but called on tech companies and developers to stop using it to infringe upon, and devalue, the right of human artists. a year ago, a supposed collaboration between drake and the weeknd went viral. it was actually an ai song made by someone called ghostwriter. last month, tennessee became the first state to pass a law to protect artists from using al to copy an artist's voice without permission. country music star luke bryant was at the bill's signing. stuff comes in of my voice, on my phone, and i can't tell it's not me. securing protections from al was a priority for striking actors last year. now it is
predatory use of artificial intelligence in the industry. 0ur north america business correspondent michelle fleury has more from new york. to billie eilish, ai is the new bad guy. to katy perry, it is time to rise. a growing number of musicians are worried companies are training ai models to replace human artists. more than 200 of them have joined with the artist rights alliance, a nonprofit to demand protection against ai. in an open letter, they acknowledge the creative potential of ai, but...
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for more on this, he was a bbc north america business correspondent michelle fleury in new york. one analyst called the start of this year a nightmare for tesla as he cut his delivery forecast from 475,000 to 425,000. wall street is bracing for tesla to report its first sales decline in years. the last time that happened was during the pandemic lockdowns of 2020. so what is going on? elon musk�*s car company has suffered multiple setbacks. a fire at its gigafactory in berlin halted production. higher interest rates, which put up borrowing costs, are also taking a toll and it has an ageing line up of vehicles. but it is the chinese market that investors are most worried about. dan ives from wedbush securities blamed rising ev competition and a lingering price war for the challenges that the company faces in that market. the gloomy outlook, well, it's driven tesla's stock down roughly 30% since the start of this year. still one bright spot — it looks poised to retake the title of largest ev maker in the world from chinese rival byd, which on monday said it had sold around 300,0
for more on this, he was a bbc north america business correspondent michelle fleury in new york. one analyst called the start of this year a nightmare for tesla as he cut his delivery forecast from 475,000 to 425,000. wall street is bracing for tesla to report its first sales decline in years. the last time that happened was during the pandemic lockdowns of 2020. so what is going on? elon musk�*s car company has suffered multiple setbacks. a fire at its gigafactory in berlin halted...