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china's close ties with russia?— is for the us? china's close ties with russia? those are significant _ ties with russia? those are significant problems, - significant problems, particularly because after the war started when the russians launched their full—scale invasion, trade between russia and china have gone up. a good view of that is the result of sanctions and that has been a big problem for the united states. �* , , ., big problem for the united states. �*, , ., ., ~ states. it's been good to talk to ou states. it's been good to talk to you william _ states. it's been good to talk to you william courtney - states. it's been good to talk to you william courtney from rand think tank, thank you for your time. the traveller should ship —— trade relationship we will unpack leader in business. let's get some of the day's other news now. the first witness at donald trump's hush money trial has told the court in new york about a secret deal to block stories that might have damaged his presidential bid in 2016. the former publisher of the national enqui
china's close ties with russia?— is for the us? china's close ties with russia? those are significant _ ties with russia? those are significant problems, - significant problems, particularly because after the war started when the russians launched their full—scale invasion, trade between russia and china have gone up. a good view of that is the result of sanctions and that has been a big problem for the united states. �* , , ., big problem for the united states. �*, , ., ., ~ states....
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the concern really comes down to mainly the challenge from china and the concern is that uk universities, notjust the uk, other countries as well, have seen attempts to get hold of sensitive research, sensitive material. not, if you like, what would be typically thought of as secret, not really talking about spying here, but often academic orjoint ventures in the academic world. in which sensitive technology and sensitive research might then pass which could be useful to another state, for instance, china. it is hard to understand, but if you think about it as perhaps if the university was carrying out some kind of research on movements under water and the ability to detect those, that might be open research which could have some value commercially for a university but it could also have a national security implication for instance, in detecting submarines or detecting cables underground. and it is those kind of collaborations or those kind of ventures which the uk security services are worried about, that universities may not realise that sensitive research could be useful to a country
the concern really comes down to mainly the challenge from china and the concern is that uk universities, notjust the uk, other countries as well, have seen attempts to get hold of sensitive research, sensitive material. not, if you like, what would be typically thought of as secret, not really talking about spying here, but often academic orjoint ventures in the academic world. in which sensitive technology and sensitive research might then pass which could be useful to another state, for...
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china is helping the world capture the sun, but at a cost. this feat cannot save its workforce and the west wants its dependence on china to end so now, once again, trade tensions threaten to cast a shadow over east—west relations. laura bicker, bbc news, dongguan. nearly a billion people are eligible to vote in the indian election this year. polling will run across the country in seven phases over six weeks, beginning on friday. meghan 0wen takes a look at the scale of it. around 1 billion people are eligible to vote in this year's indian election — that's the equivalent to one in eight people around the world. now, it's a mammoth election which requires a huge effort. this year, we'll see 15 million polling officials and security staff, 400,000 vehicles and 5.5 million electronic voting machines. let's take a closer look at the voters themselves. they make up the equivalent of the populations of the us, russia, the uk, belgium, france, japan and brazil. let's take a closer look at the make—up of those voters. in red, we can see a smal
china is helping the world capture the sun, but at a cost. this feat cannot save its workforce and the west wants its dependence on china to end so now, once again, trade tensions threaten to cast a shadow over east—west relations. laura bicker, bbc news, dongguan. nearly a billion people are eligible to vote in the indian election this year. polling will run across the country in seven phases over six weeks, beginning on friday. meghan 0wen takes a look at the scale of it. around 1 billion...
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on china. —— mr blinken made on china. any indication as to how the us can act? ., 4' ., , indication as to how the us can act? ., «a, , ,, , act? you know, the big issues here are _ act? you know, the big issues here are in — act? you know, the big issues here are in some _ act? you know, the big issues here are in some ways - act? you know, the big issues here are in some ways really i here are in some ways really tied together. china did not use to act as a spoiler of democracy in the world. it was interested in better relationships, and to try and improve its economy. xijinping sees the world very differently than his predecessors did. he is really a kind of old—fashioned leninist. this is the world in zero—sum terms. his predecessors actually saw the possibility of a positive world where both the western democracies and china gained at the same time. xi jinping things any gain for democracy is a loss for him. so to that end he is actually aiding russia's more on ukraine, and ale
on china. —— mr blinken made on china. any indication as to how the us can act? ., 4' ., , indication as to how the us can act? ., «a, , ,, , act? you know, the big issues here are _ act? you know, the big issues here are in — act? you know, the big issues here are in some _ act? you know, the big issues here are in some ways - act? you know, the big issues here are in some ways really i here are in some ways really tied together. china did not use to act as a spoiler of democracy in the...
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i think we are in a hiatus in us- china relations. | hiatus in us— china relations. donald trump really changed —— changed the us orientation. the us under trump stop viewing china as a kind of almost disciple in the global system, and started viewing them as a direct competitor. the biting administration has put some diplomatic guardrails on but kept that orientation. the donald trump tariffs have stayed in place and they have sanctions on crucial technologies like semi conductors. the meeting between resident gigi xi jinping and joe biden last year signal some credibility but what we see not with concerns about china's exports to russia and concerns about china's overt opacity and with the us physical cycle and election coming in november, there is a potential for that's stress stress to start ramping up again. i potential for that's stress stress to start ramping up again. i want to talk about this _ to start ramping up again. i want to talk about this competition - to start ramping up again. i want to. talk about this competition element. we have heard from b
i think we are in a hiatus in us- china relations. | hiatus in us— china relations. donald trump really changed —— changed the us orientation. the us under trump stop viewing china as a kind of almost disciple in the global system, and started viewing them as a direct competitor. the biting administration has put some diplomatic guardrails on but kept that orientation. the donald trump tariffs have stayed in place and they have sanctions on crucial technologies like semi conductors. the...
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how that being received in china?— received in china? it was stron: received in china? it was strong words _ received in china? it was strong words from - received in china? it was strong words from the i received in china? it was - strong words from the campaign podium from joe biden by the foreign ministry here have responded and in the press conference yesterday what they turned around and said was is the us talking about china or is it talking about itself? he added that the urge the us to play by the rules and play competitively when it came to world trade and that china would do what it could to protect its own interests. at the heart of this is subsidies, who is subsidising what, all countries subsidise their industries to some respect but the argument here is that china is subsidising to such an extent that it is allowing solar panels for instance to be sold at half the cost that they were last year and that is not allowing western firms to compete and that is why many countries including the us are considering these greater tariffs. ~ , . considering these grea
how that being received in china?— received in china? it was stron: received in china? it was strong words _ received in china? it was strong words from - received in china? it was strong words from the i received in china? it was - strong words from the campaign podium from joe biden by the foreign ministry here have responded and in the press conference yesterday what they turned around and said was is the us talking about china or is it talking about itself? he added that the urge the us...
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the south china sea, and china's support for russia in its war on ukraine. mr blinken sat down for an interview with the bbc. he said that washington will act if beijing does not stop supplying russia with items used in its assault on ukraine. our china correspondent laura bicker has more from beijing. hello. i'm laura bicker. how are you? antony blinken�*s visit comes as us ties with china are at a turning point. how's your trip been? oh, it's been... i've covered a lot of ground. the dialogue and diplomacy for the cameras hides real discord and distrust. this is what chinese viewers are shown. a cinematic soundtrack accompanies president xi, urging the us to be partners, not rivals. yet, hours earlier, mr blinken was warned the two sides could slip towards conflict. ..and this could not be happening. but he came to beijing with a warning of his own. 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting from abroad coming from china, 90% of the microelectronics. so for china, if it wants to have better relations not only with us but with countries in europe, it
the south china sea, and china's support for russia in its war on ukraine. mr blinken sat down for an interview with the bbc. he said that washington will act if beijing does not stop supplying russia with items used in its assault on ukraine. our china correspondent laura bicker has more from beijing. hello. i'm laura bicker. how are you? antony blinken�*s visit comes as us ties with china are at a turning point. how's your trip been? oh, it's been... i've covered a lot of ground. the...
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we have had reaction from china in the last couple of hours. foreign ministry spokesman wang wenbin said: well, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has just landed in china to meet with senior officials in beijing and shanghai. china and the us, the world's two biggest economies remain at odds over trade, technology, taiwan and ukraine war and antony blinken is expected to warn beijing against exporting components that help russia's war efforts. washington says moscow uses chinese machine tools and microchips for weapons deployed against ukraine. laura bicker is our correspondent in beijing and gave us this assessment of the likely conversations between the two countries. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is heading to china to try to stabilise ties between the two worlds largest economies, and there will be discussions on everything from trade to human rights. but top of the agenda certainly for both sides will be ukraine, middle east and taiwan. now, let's deal with, first of all, the taiwan bill that has gone through congress
we have had reaction from china in the last couple of hours. foreign ministry spokesman wang wenbin said: well, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has just landed in china to meet with senior officials in beijing and shanghai. china and the us, the world's two biggest economies remain at odds over trade, technology, taiwan and ukraine war and antony blinken is expected to warn beijing against exporting components that help russia's war efforts. washington says moscow uses chinese...
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in china's internalaffairs, ortrample not interfere in china's internal affairs, or trample on china's red alliance involving its sovereign security development interests. tough talk from both sides, however early as they are talking and thatis early as they are talking and that is better than, as they both acknowledged, sliding into conflict. ~ ., . ., conflict. when we hear wang yi sa the conflict. when we hear wang yi say the relationship _ conflict. when we hear wang yi say the relationship has - conflict. when we hear wang yi say the relationship has begunl say the relationship has begun to stabilise, when and why did it go wrong? hasn't it always been on a slightly tricky ground?— been on a slightly tricky round? ., , , , ground? the world super powers of course will _ ground? the world super powers of course will have _ ground? the world super powers of course will have these - ground? the world super powers of course will have these times | of course will have these times when they disagree with each other but you will remember a couple of years ago when it nancy pelosi from
in china's internalaffairs, ortrample not interfere in china's internal affairs, or trample on china's red alliance involving its sovereign security development interests. tough talk from both sides, however early as they are talking and thatis early as they are talking and that is better than, as they both acknowledged, sliding into conflict. ~ ., . ., conflict. when we hear wang yi sa the conflict. when we hear wang yi say the relationship _ conflict. when we hear wang yi say the relationship...
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to china next. in the past few moments, state media in china have said that america's top diplomat antony blinken has met the chinese president. mr blinken has already held talks in beijing with the foreign minister wang yi. mr wang said the us—china relationship had begun to stabilise in recent months, but negative factors were increasing. he said the choice was between international cooperation or rivalry and confrontation that could even slide into conflict. mr blinken said it was important to discuss differences to avoid miscalculations. let's speak to our china correspondent stephen mcdonell, who's in beijing for us. so mr blinken had that meeting with the president?— so mr blinken had that meeting with the president? yeah, and you can see how important— the president? yeah, and you can see how important this _ the president? yeah, and you can see how important this visit _ the president? yeah, and you can see how important this visit is _ the president? yeah, and you can see how importan
to china next. in the past few moments, state media in china have said that america's top diplomat antony blinken has met the chinese president. mr blinken has already held talks in beijing with the foreign minister wang yi. mr wang said the us—china relationship had begun to stabilise in recent months, but negative factors were increasing. he said the choice was between international cooperation or rivalry and confrontation that could even slide into conflict. mr blinken said it was...
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we have just had some reaction from china because some of that money is going to taiwan and china is saying that at military support only increased the risk of conflict along the strait. this statement from the foreign ministry spokesman said "i would like to emphasise that the united states and taiwan strengthening military ties will not bring about security for taiwan. it will only increase tensions and the risk of conflict across the taiwan strait." that's in reaction to the money going to taiwan from china. as part of the vote the lawmakers also approved a controversial landmark bill that could see tiktok in america. it gives the apps chinese owner, bytedance, nine months to sell its stake or tiktok will be blocked in the united states. our north america correspondent peter bowes has more on the overall package of measures that were approved. this was a long time in coming, held up for months in large part by republicans in the house, some of whom would rather see more money spent here in the united states on immigration and on the issues affecting the southern border of the us w
we have just had some reaction from china because some of that money is going to taiwan and china is saying that at military support only increased the risk of conflict along the strait. this statement from the foreign ministry spokesman said "i would like to emphasise that the united states and taiwan strengthening military ties will not bring about security for taiwan. it will only increase tensions and the risk of conflict across the taiwan strait." that's in reaction to the money...
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we want to china's economy to grow. we want american businesses and investors here to flourish but the way china grows matters. that means fostering a healthy economic relationship where american workers and firms are treated equally and fairly. in those meetings, i discussed the prc's dangerous actions in the south china sea. freedom of navigation is important in these waterways. it is very important to every nation in the pacific. we have expressed concern about the prc's maritime manoeuvres. 0ur defence commitment to the philippines remind innings intact. it is of critical importance for maintaining peace and stability in the region. president biden and i will not rest until people had been detained are back with their families. we are also concerned about the erosion of hong kong's economy. as well as repression and human rights abuses. there is a number of human rights cases. i appreciate that the prc granted short—term visas to a number of foreign journalists so that they can cover this visit. in my meetings, i
we want to china's economy to grow. we want american businesses and investors here to flourish but the way china grows matters. that means fostering a healthy economic relationship where american workers and firms are treated equally and fairly. in those meetings, i discussed the prc's dangerous actions in the south china sea. freedom of navigation is important in these waterways. it is very important to every nation in the pacific. we have expressed concern about the prc's maritime manoeuvres....
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suppressed china's development or trample on china's red lines close include involving china's security, treasury and sovereignty interests, tough words but we expected they would be. what expected they would be. what about when — expected they would be. what about when it _ expected they would be. what about when it comes - expected they would be. what about when it comes to - expected they would be. what about when it comes to the i about when it comes to the economy? clearly it's only agenda as you mentioned. is there a risk now that these clashes between the two countries could result in some sort of trade war with a different spas with fencing back—and—forth? i different spas with fencing back-and-forth?_ different spas with fencing back-and-forth? . , , back-and-forth? i mean, i guess "trade war" _ back-and-forth? i mean, i guess "trade war" is — back-and-forth? i mean, i guess "trade war" is a _ back-and-forth? i mean, i guess "trade war" is a sort _ back-and-forth? i mean, i guess "trade war" is a sort of— back-and-forth? i mean, i guess "trade war" is a sort of point
suppressed china's development or trample on china's red lines close include involving china's security, treasury and sovereignty interests, tough words but we expected they would be. what expected they would be. what about when — expected they would be. what about when it _ expected they would be. what about when it comes - expected they would be. what about when it comes to - expected they would be. what about when it comes to the i about when it comes to the economy? clearly it's only...
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he spoke about direct engagement, saying china and the us must resolve their differences responsibly although tensions have eased between the two nations since last year. this agreement on issues such as trade and security remain. tom bateman is travelling with mr brinkmann. 0ne one of the main messages will be about the war in ukraine. it's a warning, really, from the americans to the chinese, urging them to curb the us says it is the export of machine tools, of microchips that they say russia is using to build weapons for its war in ukraine and they want the chinese to stop exporting those components. secretary blinken has called china the primary contributor to russia's military industrial base when it comes to the war in ukraine, soa it comes to the war in ukraine, so a warning there but the chinese already countered this, they have hit back, and called it a groundless accusation, first of all. also saying that the americans are being hypocritical. it was only days before mr blinken flew here to china that congress passed a multibillion—dollar package of little assistance for t
he spoke about direct engagement, saying china and the us must resolve their differences responsibly although tensions have eased between the two nations since last year. this agreement on issues such as trade and security remain. tom bateman is travelling with mr brinkmann. 0ne one of the main messages will be about the war in ukraine. it's a warning, really, from the americans to the chinese, urging them to curb the us says it is the export of machine tools, of microchips that they say russia...
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the bbc�*s china correspondent laura bicker has more. powerful storms across southern china turned rivers into raging torrents. roads became fast flowing rapids cascading down village streets as hail the size of golf balls fell from the sky. watch the right hand corner of the security camera. the bridge simply couldn�*t withstand the sheer force of the flood. the destruction became clearer in daylight, as did the number of people left stranded. some almost managed to sleep through their rescue, cradled from the worst of the rising floodwaters. but others cried for help as their streets were submerged. rescuers had to navigate their boats through a flooded urban landscape. tens of thousands of people were evacuated across the province. several regions stayed on alert as water levels rose over the weekend, drowning dozens of crops. 61—year—old huangjing rong couldn�*t save his farm from being swamped. translation: it was my home. everything is gone or the seedlings are gone. i lost over 13,000 us dollars. our fields over there are
the bbc�*s china correspondent laura bicker has more. powerful storms across southern china turned rivers into raging torrents. roads became fast flowing rapids cascading down village streets as hail the size of golf balls fell from the sky. watch the right hand corner of the security camera. the bridge simply couldn�*t withstand the sheer force of the flood. the destruction became clearer in daylight, as did the number of people left stranded. some almost managed to sleep through their...
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i�*m going to take younes live to some pictures out of shanghai in china. you will have seen that the us secretary of state antony blinken has just arrived in shanghai. us secretary of state antony blinken hasjust arrived in shanghai. he is there on a two day visit to talk to officials, sorry, a three visit, where he is expected to warn against exporting components to help russia�*s war effort. washington says moscow uses chinese tools and microchips for weapons deployed against ukraine, something beijing has called groundless. mr blinken�*s visit, the camera is moving around because his plane hasjust arrived, is aimed at stabilising relations between the two countries. the talks will include how to avoid confrontation in the south china sea and the taiwan strait. you will remember that tension surged last year, when a chinese spy balloon was shot down over the us. of course, china and the us are the world�*s two biggest economies, so they have to talk about that as well. this all comes after that bill was passed in the us overnight which allowed some
i�*m going to take younes live to some pictures out of shanghai in china. you will have seen that the us secretary of state antony blinken has just arrived in shanghai. us secretary of state antony blinken hasjust arrived in shanghai. he is there on a two day visit to talk to officials, sorry, a three visit, where he is expected to warn against exporting components to help russia�*s war effort. washington says moscow uses chinese tools and microchips for weapons deployed against ukraine,...
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the countries spending the most were the united states, china, russia, india and saudi arabia. the report said that there was no region in the world where the security situation had improved in 2023. a bbc investigation has traced how deadly synthetic drugs have been getting into the uk. nitazenes, which are more deadly then heroin, have recently been linked to more than two uk deaths a week. made in labs in china, nitazenes are being advertised on social media platforms and smuggled into the country, before being mixed into other illegal drugs by criminal gangs. 0ur correspondent colin campbell has more. 21—year—old southhampton musician dylan died after a unknowingly taking synthetic opioids called nitazenes that were hidden in heroin. i wanted to cuddle him, _ were hidden in heroin. i wanted to cuddle him, put— were hidden in heroin. i wanted to cuddle him, put my - were hidden in heroin. i wanted to cuddle him, put my head - were hidden in heroin. i wanted to cuddle him, put my head on| to cuddle him, put my head on his chest. i was really scared, i don't want to put
the countries spending the most were the united states, china, russia, india and saudi arabia. the report said that there was no region in the world where the security situation had improved in 2023. a bbc investigation has traced how deadly synthetic drugs have been getting into the uk. nitazenes, which are more deadly then heroin, have recently been linked to more than two uk deaths a week. made in labs in china, nitazenes are being advertised on social media platforms and smuggled into the...
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china views this as hypocrisy as the us continues to arm israel. beijing is using the war in gaza to discredit washington and paint itself as a peaceful power. it erodes the credibility of the united states, notjust here in china, but around the world, don't you think? of course, china will do whatever it will do to distort our policies and to misinform its own people about what we're actually doing, what we're not doing, what we stand for, what we don't stand for. and i think china can play a constructive role here. it has relationships. it has influence with countries like iran that it can use effectively to, in the first instance, try to prevent the conflict from spreading. a record shop was mr blinken�*s final stop. perhaps taylor swift can help forge cross—cultural ties. this trip has not dealt with the two sides' differences. they've merely talked about them. and real risks remain in this fragile relationship, which mr blinken described as the most consequential in the world. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. there've been developments in
china views this as hypocrisy as the us continues to arm israel. beijing is using the war in gaza to discredit washington and paint itself as a peaceful power. it erodes the credibility of the united states, notjust here in china, but around the world, don't you think? of course, china will do whatever it will do to distort our policies and to misinform its own people about what we're actually doing, what we're not doing, what we stand for, what we don't stand for. and i think china can play a...
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of thousands are forced to leave their homes after torrential flooding and landslides hit southern china. and a new photograph of prince louis taken by his mother to mark his sixth birthday. hello, i'm sarah campbell, welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. just hours after rishi runak�*s flagship rwanda bill was passed just hours after rishi sunak�*s flagship rwanda bill was passed in the british parliament, five people — including a child — have died attempting to cross the sea from northern france to britain. these were the chaotic scenes on the beach near calais just before daybreak. the incident happened as migrants attempted to launch a boat. the french coastguard said the small, overloaded boat was carrying 110 people when it set off from wimereux, just south of calais on tuesday morning. authorities have also been carrying out several
of thousands are forced to leave their homes after torrential flooding and landslides hit southern china. and a new photograph of prince louis taken by his mother to mark his sixth birthday. hello, i'm sarah campbell, welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. just hours after rishi runak�*s flagship rwanda bill was passed just hours after rishi sunak�*s flagship rwanda bill was passed in the british parliament, five people — including a child —...
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southern bible belt of america reborn as the battery belt, as the usa throws money at out—competing china in manufacturing a variety of electric cars. and where some of these vehicles are going, they won't need roads. so we're building an all—electric vertical take—off aircraft, which is basically a flying car. this flying car will hold four passengers, plus a pilot. mass produced here? mass produced here, in the hundreds to thousands of flying cars per year. we're going to be getting up to thousands ofjobs. the speed and the scale of america's green industrial rebirth is staggering. it shows itself in america's jobs numbers and growth numbers and raises the question, in this election year, about whether that old mantra — that it's the economy, stupid, that matters — whether that still applies. this is green tech done the american way. $100,000 electric trucks weighing three tons are a niche. another factory for these rivian trucks is planned here in covington. but in the central square's ice cream parlour, many voters aren't feeling a boom. do people feel like it's gone well over
southern bible belt of america reborn as the battery belt, as the usa throws money at out—competing china in manufacturing a variety of electric cars. and where some of these vehicles are going, they won't need roads. so we're building an all—electric vertical take—off aircraft, which is basically a flying car. this flying car will hold four passengers, plus a pilot. mass produced here? mass produced here, in the hundreds to thousands of flying cars per year. we're going to be getting up...
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we start in china. america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has told the bbc that he is prepared to take steps against china if beijing continues to send key supplies to russia which are used to aid its invasion of ukraine. the secretary of state has been holding talks with the chinese leader, xijinping, for talks in beijing — where he also raised concerns about taiwan, and industrial espionage. mr xi in return called for greater mutual co—operation, so both countries could succeed. after that meeting, mr blinken sat down with the bbc�*s laura bicker — here's a little of what they said. thank you forjoining us. what were the biggest points of contention for you and your chinese counterparts? what's really important is i was last here ten months ago and that really kicked off much greater engagement between our countries, diplomatic engagement with a number of my colleagues coming to china after my trip and president biden and xi meeting in san francisco last year. they agreed it was very importan
we start in china. america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has told the bbc that he is prepared to take steps against china if beijing continues to send key supplies to russia which are used to aid its invasion of ukraine. the secretary of state has been holding talks with the chinese leader, xijinping, for talks in beijing — where he also raised concerns about taiwan, and industrial espionage. mr xi in return called for greater mutual co—operation, so both countries could succeed. after...
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authoritarian states with different values to hours like russia, iran and north korea and china, they are increasingly assertive, and the danger they pose is not new but what is new is that these countries, or their proxies, are causing more instability more quickly in more places at once. they are increasingly acting together making common cause in an attempt to reshape the world order and i know there are some people who will think these are far—away problems but they aren't. they pose real risks to the uk and to our security and prosperity and russia has already poisoned people on british soil with chemical weapons, caused energy bills to soar, weaponised migration, and sent technology to iran in exchange for weapons like the drones that i saw myself are wreaking such devastation in ukraine. iran themselves are threatening to kill and kidnap people within our borders were exercising their right to free speech. and use proxies like the houthis. north korea supplying military hardware to russia. and chinese state affiliated actors have conducted malicious cyber campaigns against br
authoritarian states with different values to hours like russia, iran and north korea and china, they are increasingly assertive, and the danger they pose is not new but what is new is that these countries, or their proxies, are causing more instability more quickly in more places at once. they are increasingly acting together making common cause in an attempt to reshape the world order and i know there are some people who will think these are far—away problems but they aren't. they pose real...
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top us diplomat antony blinken is meeting with china's president xi in beijing. we could hear to communicate clearly about our differences to minimise the chance of miscalculation. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer, hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment, is being tested on british patients. global conservation efforts are having a positive effect.
top us diplomat antony blinken is meeting with china's president xi in beijing. we could hear to communicate clearly about our differences to minimise the chance of miscalculation. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer, hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment, is being tested on british patients. global conservation efforts are having a positive effect.
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are working together— iran, russia and china are working together in— iran, russia and china are working together in partnership to continue together in partnership to continue to create _ together in partnership to continue to create regional instability around _ to create regional instability around the globe. it happen in africa, — around the globe. it happen in africa, the middle east, south america. _ africa, the middle east, south america, in europe and we have to take a _ america, in europe and we have to take a stand — america, in europe and we have to take a stand. we america, in europe and we have to take a stand-— america, in europe and we have to take a stand. ~ . ., ., take a stand. we heard about some of the uruent take a stand. we heard about some of the urgent two — take a stand. we heard about some of the urgent two urgency. _ how urgently is this aid needed in ukraine — what kind of impact could this bill have once its expected to fully pass? the pentagon has been watching some of this political infighting. it's been pre—positioning weapons in an effort to g
are working together— iran, russia and china are working together in— iran, russia and china are working together in partnership to continue together in partnership to continue to create _ together in partnership to continue to create regional instability around _ to create regional instability around the globe. it happen in africa, — around the globe. it happen in africa, the middle east, south america. _ africa, the middle east, south america, in europe and we have to take a _ america,...
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little wonder many economists say china's interest in mexico is no passing fad. the cuestion mexico is no passing fad. the question is — mexico is no passing fad. the question is not _ mexico is no passing fad. the question is not af _ mexico is no passing fad. tue: question is not af this mexico is no passing fad. the: question is not af this trend mexico is no passing fad. "the: question is not af this trend will continue but rather how much of that trend can take advantage of because just as mexico is thinking and we're having this conversation, i am sure that some people are having the same discussion in colombia, vietnam, costa rica. discussion in colombia, vietnam, costa rica-— costa rica. and then the nearshoring, _ costa rica. and then the nearshoring, us - costa rica. and then the nearshoring, us firms i costa rica. and then the i nearshoring, us firms like costa rica. and then the - nearshoring, us firms like tesla have announced plans to set up in mexico also, helping the company replace china as the main trading partner. the next tesla gig factory
little wonder many economists say china's interest in mexico is no passing fad. the cuestion mexico is no passing fad. the question is — mexico is no passing fad. the question is not _ mexico is no passing fad. the question is not af _ mexico is no passing fad. tue: question is not af this mexico is no passing fad. the: question is not af this trend mexico is no passing fad. "the: question is not af this trend will continue but rather how much of that trend can take advantage of because...
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southern china regularly gets heavy rain, but not like this. and it's the same with dubai, big storms blowing every few years but they don't normally do this. the city got a year—and—a—half�*s worth of rain in a single day. the storms that hit the gulf states last week killed 23 people and brought dubai and oman to a virtual standstill. the study published today found it was made between 10—40% more intense because of climate change. the finding isn't certain because rainstorms are so rare in the region but the trend is clear. the atmosphere has warmed, and that means it can hold more moisture — it's that simple. then, that moisture then falls as heavier rain. so, those storms that might have happened anyway will have heavier rainfall associated with them. and the same is true here in the uk. the met office says the 18 months to march this year were the wettest on record. now, rainfall has always varied from year to year, but the met office says the trend of wetter winters and drier summers is likely to continue in the long run, and
southern china regularly gets heavy rain, but not like this. and it's the same with dubai, big storms blowing every few years but they don't normally do this. the city got a year—and—a—half�*s worth of rain in a single day. the storms that hit the gulf states last week killed 23 people and brought dubai and oman to a virtual standstill. the study published today found it was made between 10—40% more intense because of climate change. the finding isn't certain because rainstorms are so...
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i want to show you live pictures out of china. this is beijing and there you can see the american flag is in there. we are expecting america's top diplomat the secretary of state top diplomat the secretary of state to hold a news conference after his talks with the chinese president. the chinese pm says both countries should be partners are not rivals as those talks got away. we will be live there as soon as we see mr antony blinken. here the weather. hello. there was another chilly start for many of us. a touch of frost here and there. we've been shivering for days. we'd like something a little bit warmer. we'll have to wait until the middle of next week before the temperatures recover. for today, though, we're forecasting sunshine and showers. and yes, it's going to be on the cold side. so here's the forecast for friday, weather front very close to the south west of the uk. that spells thick cloud and outbreaks of rain for cornwall, devon, somerset, perhaps along the southern counties for a time too. i suspect a little bit of da
i want to show you live pictures out of china. this is beijing and there you can see the american flag is in there. we are expecting america's top diplomat the secretary of state top diplomat the secretary of state to hold a news conference after his talks with the chinese president. the chinese pm says both countries should be partners are not rivals as those talks got away. we will be live there as soon as we see mr antony blinken. here the weather. hello. there was another chilly start for...
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china _ crop china when it comes ukraine. china is_ crop china when it comes ukraine. china is the — crop china when it comes ukraine. china is the most in potent back of russia _ china is the most in potent back of russia he — china is the most in potent back of russia. he has accused chinese companies of supplying machine tools and other_ companies of supplying machine tools and other dual use technologies which _ and other dual use technologies which dress you can use to make weapons — which dress you can use to make weapons or— which dress you can use to make weapons or make batteries that make the weapons. he said that china had to do— the weapons. he said that china had to do something about this or the us word~ _ to do something about this or the us word~ that_ to do something about this or the us word. that threat, he didn't say what _ word. that threat, he didn't say what that— word. that threat, he didn't say what that meant, but it seems to me that that _ what that meant, but it seems to me that that means sanctions on those companies — that th
china _ crop china when it comes ukraine. china is_ crop china when it comes ukraine. china is the — crop china when it comes ukraine. china is the most in potent back of russia _ china is the most in potent back of russia he — china is the most in potent back of russia. he has accused chinese companies of supplying machine tools and other_ companies of supplying machine tools and other dual use technologies which _ and other dual use technologies which dress you can use to make weapons —...
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that's a claim that both china and the company deny. the house of representatives last month approved a similar bill cracking down on tiktok, but the measure got held up in the senate. alongside money for ukraine and taiwan, the us aid package would also send $26 billion to the middle east. $17 billion of which would go to israel — to buy things like air defence missiles and advanced weapons systems and $9 billion will go to humanitarian relief for gaza — something democrats insisted be included, over the objections of some conservative republicans. that boost in aid and in weapons comes as unrwa, the un agency responsible for getting aid to palestinians, says the risk of disease in gaza is rising. the un warns the situation could deteriorate if israel goes ahead with a planned ground offensive against hamas in the southern city of rafah — where an estimated 1.5 million palestinians are sheltering. wyre davies has the latest from jerusalem. the very real threat seems to diminish after both sides played down or completely ignored t
that's a claim that both china and the company deny. the house of representatives last month approved a similar bill cracking down on tiktok, but the measure got held up in the senate. alongside money for ukraine and taiwan, the us aid package would also send $26 billion to the middle east. $17 billion of which would go to israel — to buy things like air defence missiles and advanced weapons systems and $9 billion will go to humanitarian relief for gaza — something democrats insisted be...
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to make it very clear, this is a three—tiered show of us strength — we are talking about deterring china in taiwan with our security package, we are talking about the security package we are sending to israel to deter more iranian aggression and also with the war that was started years ago in ukraine that russia thought it was going to end within a few days, and that did not happen, so, yes, while democracy is incredibly messy, the showing of strength today showed the world that our commitments and our promises can circumvent and can definitely be the core thing that is most important to americans versus all the kind of political infighting, so i think two very important messages were sent today, very clear, very loud. let's talk about that point of political infighting then, ijust wonder there might have been some kind of collective sigh of relief among western allies, allies of ukraine, but do you think there is the potential here that this could all change with a new administration? that is a reality, that is a reality of democracy and a lot of conversations are happening about that r
to make it very clear, this is a three—tiered show of us strength — we are talking about deterring china in taiwan with our security package, we are talking about the security package we are sending to israel to deter more iranian aggression and also with the war that was started years ago in ukraine that russia thought it was going to end within a few days, and that did not happen, so, yes, while democracy is incredibly messy, the showing of strength today showed the world that our...
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also in the programme, the australian wine industry pops the corks as china drops import tariffs. welcome to world business report. let's start in the uk, where official figures show government borrowing was higher than forecast in the last financial year. borrowing — that's the difference between spending and tax income — reached over £120 billion in the year to march. that's according to the office for national statistics. while it is lower than the previous year, it was £6.6 billion more than the government's forecaster predicted. these latest figures could limit the scope for further tax cuts before the general election. let's speak now to paul dales, chief uk economist at capital economics. gives a sense of what this says about the state of uk finances. things are moving in the right direction, as you said borrowing is lower than the previous financial year and much lower than during the pandemic when borrowing was over £300 billion in one single year. it isjust not falling £300 billion in one single year. it is just not falling quite as fast
also in the programme, the australian wine industry pops the corks as china drops import tariffs. welcome to world business report. let's start in the uk, where official figures show government borrowing was higher than forecast in the last financial year. borrowing — that's the difference between spending and tax income — reached over £120 billion in the year to march. that's according to the office for national statistics. while it is lower than the previous year, it was £6.6 billion...
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a the price of its model 3 was trimmed both in china and germany by about $2,000. all this comes after the ev—maker reported a fall in global deliveries for the first time in four years last quarter. elon musk�*s company has also been grappling with declining sales and a price war in the world's largest auto market — china. tesla will report its quartelry results later this week. david bailey is professor of business economics at the university of birmingham. no great surprise, we know that tesla is struggling to shift the vehicles. but quite a significant cut designed to get those sales numbers back up. ids, cut designed to get those sales numbers back up.— cut designed to get those sales numbers back up. a difficult quarter for tesla, numbers back up. a difficult quarter for tesla. a — numbers back up. a difficult quarter for tesla. a bumpy _ numbers back up. a difficult quarter for tesla, a bumpy road. _ numbers back up. a difficult quarter for tesla, a bumpy road. we - numbers back up. a difficult quarter for tesla, a bumpy road. we also i numbers bac
a the price of its model 3 was trimmed both in china and germany by about $2,000. all this comes after the ev—maker reported a fall in global deliveries for the first time in four years last quarter. elon musk�*s company has also been grappling with declining sales and a price war in the world's largest auto market — china. tesla will report its quartelry results later this week. david bailey is professor of business economics at the university of birmingham. no great surprise, we know...
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preliminary results from the parliamentary elections in the maldives show the pro—china people's national congress party led by president won a landslide victory. sunday's vote was seen as a crucial test against the the pro—indian opposition, in their plan to strengthen economic ties with china. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. northern ireland was the place to be. light wind and sunny skies and it turned out to be the warmest day country so far. by by contrast, . .. by contrast,... remains cold. breeze coming in off the north sea. high—pressure close by but it is tending to edge way and thatis it is tending to edge way and that is allowing these weather fronts to bring cloud and even brain southwards overnight but ahead of that we have clear skies for east anglia and the southeast. temperatures could be close to freezing first thing in the morning before that cloud comes in. there will be a lot of cloud on monday. we have the slight rain and drizzle affecting northern england, the midlands and wales heading towards the southwest of there could be few spots of rain heading
preliminary results from the parliamentary elections in the maldives show the pro—china people's national congress party led by president won a landslide victory. sunday's vote was seen as a crucial test against the the pro—indian opposition, in their plan to strengthen economic ties with china. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. northern ireland was the place to be. light wind and sunny skies and it turned out to be the warmest day country so far. by by contrast, . .. by...
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made in labs in china, nitazenes are being advertised on social media platforms and smuggled into the country, before being mixed into other illegal drugs by criminal gangs. colin campbell has the story. the 21—year—old southampton musician dylan rocha died after unknowingly taking synthetic opioids called nitazenes that were hidden in heroin. just really wanted to cuddle him. i put my head on his chest, really scared. i didn't want to put my head on his chest because because his heart wasn't beating. we've discovered the super—strength manmade drugs linked to more than 100 uk deaths are being openly advertised by chinese suppliers on major social media sites. on x, formerly twitter, we found more than 700 adverts for nitazenes. on the music sharing platform soundcloud, we found almost 3,000. finding adverts on this scale, hundreds, thousands of adverts, it is horrifying with potentially a very significant risk to human life. posing as a drug dealer, we contacted suppliers in china and received a flood of offers, videos of the labs where the drugs are supposedly made and bags of
made in labs in china, nitazenes are being advertised on social media platforms and smuggled into the country, before being mixed into other illegal drugs by criminal gangs. colin campbell has the story. the 21—year—old southampton musician dylan rocha died after unknowingly taking synthetic opioids called nitazenes that were hidden in heroin. just really wanted to cuddle him. i put my head on his chest, really scared. i didn't want to put my head on his chest because because his heart...
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preliminary results from the parliamentary elections in the maldives show the pro—china people's national congress party led by president mohamed muizzu won a landslide victory. sunday's vote was seen as a crucial test against the the pro—indian opposition in their plan to strengthen economic ties with china. us presidentjoe biden has congratulated workers at a volkswagen car factory in tennessee after they voted tojoin the united autoworkers union. the vote passed on friday with 73% support. volkswagen is one of several companies that opened non—union plants in southern us states in recent decades, lured by weaker labour laws. staff at a mercedes—benz plant in alabama will vote on unionisation next month. six republican governors condemned the effort, saying it will lead to lay—offs. uaw members ratified new contracts with detroit's big three carmakers — ford, general motors and stellantis — in november. earlier, i spoke to a chattanooga assembly worker and member of the volunteer organizing committee who led the successful unionization effort there, isaac meadows. very good
preliminary results from the parliamentary elections in the maldives show the pro—china people's national congress party led by president mohamed muizzu won a landslide victory. sunday's vote was seen as a crucial test against the the pro—indian opposition in their plan to strengthen economic ties with china. us presidentjoe biden has congratulated workers at a volkswagen car factory in tennessee after they voted tojoin the united autoworkers union. the vote passed on friday with 73%...
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china's ding junhui is out of the world snooker championship in sheffield after losing the deciding frame in a dramatic first round match against the world number 17 jack lisowski. a clearance break of 131 from ding, who was runner up here eight years ago but has never won the world title, levelled the match at 9—all. but it was the englishman, lisowski, who came out on top in that final frame — to set up a meeting with stuart bingham in the second round. kyren wilson hammered dominic dale 10 frames to i to win his first round match. the former finalist and twelfth seed won the final frame with a break of 88 — he was on for a maximum break of 147 but missed the next red. wilson will meetjoe 0'connor in round two and i can tell you that ronnie 0'sullivan has begun his campaign for a record eighth world title, he is one frame up against the welsh qualifierjackson page. you can follow it all on the bbc sport website. that's it from me. to greece now. skies over the south of the country including the capital athens turned orange on tuesday. it's after strong southerly winds carried dust
china's ding junhui is out of the world snooker championship in sheffield after losing the deciding frame in a dramatic first round match against the world number 17 jack lisowski. a clearance break of 131 from ding, who was runner up here eight years ago but has never won the world title, levelled the match at 9—all. but it was the englishman, lisowski, who came out on top in that final frame — to set up a meeting with stuart bingham in the second round. kyren wilson hammered dominic dale...
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the us secretary of state antony blinken is travelling to china next week, where he's expected to urge beijing to end its military support for russia. the us state department says mr blinken will also discuss the conflict in myanmar with chinese officials. the venezuelan president nicolas maduro has accused the united states of failing to respect its promise to lift all of what he called the "criminal sanctions" imposed against his country if caracas opened up the electoral process. his remarks followed washington's announcement that it had resumed the sanctions earlier this week. the people of the maldives are voting today in parliamentary elections just months after presidential polls put a pro—china politician in office as head of state. the archipelago's current parliament is dominated by a pro—india party, whose legislators have tried to thwart some of president mohamed muizzu's efforts to realign the country's diplomacy in beijing's direction. thousands of people have taken to the streets of the canary islands to protest against the impact of mass tourism. they say too many v
the us secretary of state antony blinken is travelling to china next week, where he's expected to urge beijing to end its military support for russia. the us state department says mr blinken will also discuss the conflict in myanmar with chinese officials. the venezuelan president nicolas maduro has accused the united states of failing to respect its promise to lift all of what he called the "criminal sanctions" imposed against his country if caracas opened up the electoral process....
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and taiwan — we are talking about deterring china and taiwan with our security package, _ and taiwan with our security package, we are talking about the security— package, we are talking about the security package we are sending to israel— security package we are sending to israel to— security package we are sending to israel to deter more iranian aggression and also with the war that was— aggression and also with the war that was started years ago in ukraine _ that was started years ago in ukraine that russia thought it was going _ ukraine that russia thought it was going to _ ukraine that russia thought it was going to end within a few days, and i did going to end within a few days, and i did not— going to end within a few days, and i did not happen, so, yes, while democracy— i did not happen, so, yes, while democracy is incredibly messy, the showing _ democracy is incredibly messy, the showing of— democracy is incredibly messy, the showing of strength today showed the world that our commitments and our promises _ world that our commitments and our promises can circum
and taiwan — we are talking about deterring china and taiwan with our security package, _ and taiwan with our security package, we are talking about the security— package, we are talking about the security package we are sending to israel— security package we are sending to israel to— security package we are sending to israel to deter more iranian aggression and also with the war that was— aggression and also with the war that was started years ago in ukraine _ that was started years...
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they make clear that the foreign state is china. taylor's swift latest album tortured poets department has broken the record for spotify�*s most streamed in a day. the album dropped last week and now a south london pub, named in swift's new album, has had to turn away customers after being swarmed by fans of the artist. fans quickly spotted that track 17 the black dog, which is named after the freehouse in vauxhall. let's speak to lily bottomley, who is events manager at the black dog. how has it been over the past few days? it how has it been over the past few da s? . , , how has it been over the past few da 5? ., , , , , how has it been over the past few das? , days? it has been pretty crazy, but amazinu. days? it has been pretty crazy, but amazing- so _ days? it has been pretty crazy, but amazing. so overwhelmingly - days? it has been pretty crazy, but. amazing. so overwhelmingly positive, everyone has been lovely, these few days have been amazing. what everyone has been lovely, these few days have been amazing.— everyone has
they make clear that the foreign state is china. taylor's swift latest album tortured poets department has broken the record for spotify�*s most streamed in a day. the album dropped last week and now a south london pub, named in swift's new album, has had to turn away customers after being swarmed by fans of the artist. fans quickly spotted that track 17 the black dog, which is named after the freehouse in vauxhall. let's speak to lily bottomley, who is events manager at the black dog. how...
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the concern really comes to mainly their challenge from china and the concern is that uk universities, notjust the uk, other countries as well, i've seen attempts to get hold of sensitive research, sensitive material, not what would be typically thought of as secrets, not really talking about buying here, but often academic collaboration orjoint buying here, but often academic collaboration or joint ventures buying here, but often academic collaboration orjoint ventures in the academic world. but in which sensitive technology and research might then pass which could be useful to another state, for instance, china. it is hard to understand that if you think about it as perhaps if university was carrying out some kind of research on movements under water and the ability to detect those, that might be open research which could have some value commercially for a university, but it also could have a national security implication, for instance in detecting submarines or cables underground. and native those kind of collaborations are ventures which the uk security services are worried about,
the concern really comes to mainly their challenge from china and the concern is that uk universities, notjust the uk, other countries as well, i've seen attempts to get hold of sensitive research, sensitive material, not what would be typically thought of as secrets, not really talking about buying here, but often academic collaboration orjoint buying here, but often academic collaboration or joint ventures buying here, but often academic collaboration orjoint ventures in the academic world....
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in china they say the situation looks grim-— in china they say the situation looks rim. , ,. , ., looks grim. they describe the water levels is grim- _ looks grim. they describe the water levels is grim. they _ looks grim. they describe the water levels is grim. they have _ looks grim. they describe the water levels is grim. they have monitored them for days. there are days and days of heavy rain, coupled with what had been localised storms. the storms have been so fierce, even heavy hail, big enough to go through windscreens, has fallen from the sky. even reports of some tornadoes. they have monitored water levels and there were fears of a once in a half—century flooding event as water levels began to rise. quietly flowing rivers turned into torrential rivers which raised the water levels, risking tens of thousands of homes. they have evacuated around 60000 and taken them to safety. but it does seem that the worst has passed for now. water levels are beginning to recede and officials are a little less worried for now, especially as the rain is easing. but now the clean—up begins. 3
in china they say the situation looks grim-— in china they say the situation looks rim. , ,. , ., looks grim. they describe the water levels is grim- _ looks grim. they describe the water levels is grim. they _ looks grim. they describe the water levels is grim. they have _ looks grim. they describe the water levels is grim. they have monitored them for days. there are days and days of heavy rain, coupled with what had been localised storms. the storms have been so fierce, even heavy hail,...
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china's ding junhui is out of the world snooker championship in sheffield after losing the deciding frame in a dramatic first round match against the world number 17 jack lisowski. a clearance break of 131 from ding, who was runner up here eight years ago but has never won the world title, levelled the match at 9—all. but it was the englishman, lisowski, who came out on top in that final frame — to set up a meeting with stuart bingham in the second round. waiting for a news conference about the stabbing at a school in south wales and the valley school where a teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder it is after two teachers and a teenage student were stabbed at the school and will bring you that as soon as we get it. but at the moment, will turn our attention to childcare. there's a fresh warning today that the government may struggle to deliver its promise of free childcare to working parents in england. by september next year, families with pre—school children who are 9 months and older will be entitled to 30 hours a week of government funded child care —
china's ding junhui is out of the world snooker championship in sheffield after losing the deciding frame in a dramatic first round match against the world number 17 jack lisowski. a clearance break of 131 from ding, who was runner up here eight years ago but has never won the world title, levelled the match at 9—all. but it was the englishman, lisowski, who came out on top in that final frame — to set up a meeting with stuart bingham in the second round. waiting for a news conference about...