this is bbc news. the headlines: how to make friends and influence people — new research uncovers a staggering scale of china's hidden foreign lending. jane china is bankrolling big infrastructure programme at at twice the rate of the us. the etrol twice the rate of the us. the petrol panic _ twice the rate of the us. the petrol panic continues in the uk. reliving the horror of the paris terror attacks, testimony begins at the trial of the manicures are carrying them

out. north korea says it has —— north korea has tested its first hypersonic missile, travelling five times the speed of sound. a license to the latest james bond of sound. a license to the latestjames bond movie makes its premiere after a long clover delay. —— after a long delay. a very warm welcome to the programme. new research has shown that china hands out more than twice the development money as he was combined. american researchers went through financial transactions and government records to reveal billions in china's secret development spending. the new data shows an increasing number of mega projects with half $1 billion

or more. this is the asia pacific editor. a 150—page report full of hidden data that took us researchers four years to uncover. it's full of hidden information that the chinese government doesn't even have about its own lending. namely that china is bankrolling international infrastructure projects — gig things like bridges and ports — at twice the rate of the united states and other major powers, and a majority of that funding is being channelled through chinese state banks. they're often issuing risky high—interest loans. $843 billion worth of funding spread across 165 countries. here's a prime example. a 400—kilometre railway stretching from kunming in south—west china, across the border into neighbouring laos, down to its capital, vientiane. it's a complicated project requiring 75 tunnels and 62

bridges, and it's costing a lot — $5.9 billion. laos is one of the poorest countries in the region and it's shouldering most of the risk. last year laos had to sell off a $600 million chunk of its energy grid to pay its chinese creditors — all before the railway even starts operations. loans like the laos deal are often cloaked in confidentiality clauses, so researchers are concerned that the shaky financing behind such deals are often hidden from public view, even though ultimately it's the public that's going to be on the hook for repaying the mammoth debts to china owed by such mammoth projects. we had an expert informing us why it was such a concern. the levels of _ why it was such a concern. the levels of debt _

why it was such a concern. tue: levels of debt accumulation overtime is staggering. we found that 42 countries around the globe now have levels of public debt exposure to china in excess of 10% of gdp and much of that is hidden from public view is that the belt and road initiative has really created major debt sustainability challenges for poorer challenges. beijing has a buyer's remorse programme on a buyer�*s remorse programme on its a buyer's remorse programme on its hands. many foreign leaders initially eager tojump its hands. many foreign leaders initially eager to jump on the belgian rider bandwagon are either suspending or cancelling chinese infrastructure projects because of the debt concerns and changes in public opinion are making it difficult for the leaders to maintain close relations with beijing. the juries out whether buyer's remorse among borrower countries will undermine the long run sustainability of the belton road but clearly beijing needs to watch its back because there will soon be greater choice in the financing market which could lead to some high—profile defections from

the belt and road initiative, the belt and road initiative, the us, the uk and other members of the g7 are now positioning the belt and road initiative as the low quality initiative as the low quality initiative add their own build back better world initiative as an alternative option for countries that want to undertake infrastructure projects based on transparent and sustainable financing. news in the uk and ships conduct training to deliver petrol surprise after the secretary put 150 military drivers on standby. a decision on the deployment is yet to be taken. yesterday the prime minister said the situation was stabilising following a week of shortages. the government has approved the training of army personnel to use army fuel tankers over the next few days, meaning they could be making deliveries to petrol stations

by the end of the week. the move comes as some in the industry and government say there are signs of improvement by the picture across the country is still mixed. relieved? absolutely, i am a care support worker so i am very relieved. i need to work. i am self—employed so i need to work and i need petrol to get around. ~ around. appointed - according to a government _ around. appointed - according to a government source, - around. appointed - according to a government source, at. around. appointed - according to a government source, at the weekend. — around. appointed - according to a government source, at the weekend, just _ around. appointed - according to a government source, at the weekend, just 10% _ around. appointed - according to a government source, at the weekend, just 10% of _ around. appointed - according to a government source, at the weekend, just 1096 of petrol. weekend, just 10% of petrol stations are fully supplied with fuel. now, roughly 16% are fully stocked up. but before the rush on fuel, that figure would be closer to a0%. the government and industry want motorists to fill normally but what does that mean? according to the petrol retailers' association, before the crisis, a driver would typically spend between 25— £30 on fuel per visit. between 25- £30 on fuel per visit. �* ., visit. between the long weekend. _ visit. between the long weekend, double - visit. between the long weekend, double that l visit. between the long|

weekend, double that if visit. between the long - weekend, double that if not more, if we can get back to the 25- £30, then i think more, if we can get back to the 25— £30, then i think we will see the equilibria and balance between supply and demand and start to improve every day as we go forward into this weekend.— we go forward into this weekend. , ., , , ., weekend. the problems that we have had have _ weekend. the problems that we have had have highlighted - weekend. the problems that we have had have highlighted a - have had have highlighted a weakness in the supply chain and the challenge now for government and business is to make sure there are enough deliveries in all businesses in the run—up to christmas. we will have more in business. other news now, sir keir starmer promises to get the uk labour party back in business we he delivers his first conference addressed in person since becoming leader. is expected to say a government led by him would train thousands of teachers and cut waiting times for mental health services. sweden is lifting its covid—19 restrictions today, lockdown was never introduced there but some restrictions

were eventually brought in. indoor nightclubs can reopen for the first time since march 2020, large gigs and sporting events can also return and bars and restaurants will no longer have to offer table only service and a rule of eight at indoor dining and drinking tables will be scrapped. fresh tensions have surface between britain and france over post—brexit fishing rights, later today an announcement is expected on permits for waters around the channel island of jersey where a fishing dispute erupted this year. it prompted the deployment of two naval ship after a main port was blocked. survivors of the 2015 attacks have been giving their first opportunity to tell a court what they went through at the trial of 20 men accused of planning and carrying out a

plot. courtney bembridge reports. almost six years after the attacks, friends and families are getting their day in court. one by one they filed into the courtroom in paris to tell their stories. it's important because it is important to make sure you can tell your story without any filter. translation: i didn't sleep much last night, j i must admit, an anxious day but i think it's part of my grieving process. it is important. november 13, 2015, was the country's worst ever night of terrorism, 130 were killed and hundreds more were injured in co—ordinated attacks at a concert hall, sports stadium, restaurants and bars. in court, a police officer describes the horrifying moment a bomb was detonated in front of him, saying he could still feel the explosion and recall the noise and smell. over the next few weeks, more than 300 witnesses will give their accounts.

translation: it is a way of trying to make those i in the box understand that it is not anonymous. it was not nameless people they attacked that day. they were people who had a life, and now live with indelible trauma. salah abdeslam is the only surviving member of the group accused of carrying out the attacks, six others will be judged in their absence, also on trial, 13 men accused of helping the attack, by providing weapons and cars, a verdict is not expected until at least may. courtney bembridge, bbc news. north korea says it has successfully tested a new hypersonic missile, the launch of the missile yesterday was condemned by the united states, which urged north korea to come back to the negotiating table. let's discuss this with a researcher in nuclear security

at stamford. welcome to the programme. first of all, do you think this actually happened? at this point we don't have much to go on beyond the statement by north korea about the test but this is not in keeping with the missile testing they have been conducting for the last several years, so it's reasonable to suspect they have conducted a test of this sort of technology they are talking about, i hypersonic systems. in they are talking about, i hypersonic systems. in terms of a threat level, _ hypersonic systems. in terms of a threat level, what _ hypersonic systems. in terms of a threat level, what does - hypersonic systems. in terms of a threat level, what does this i a threat level, what does this that this is a hypersonic missile?— that this is a hypersonic missile? ., ., . , missile? not that much in terms of new capabilities _ missile? not that much in terms of new capabilities for _ missile? not that much in terms of new capabilities for north - of new capabilities for north korea's missile programme. the missile they have been testing our ballistic missile systems, already travelling at hypersonic speeds, that is five times the speed of sound. this offers a light vehicle attached to one of these rockets, allowing the missile after launch to have some degree of manoeuvrability as it flies.

they could be useful in evading some types of missile defence systems but that said, there are already cheap, easy and effective ways to bypass many of these systems that north korea would like to be capable of so while this is a technological advance, it probably is not a great threat to international security at this point. to international security at this point-— this point. yet, from the point of view of _ this point. yet, from the point of view of what _ this point. yet, from the point of view of what north - this point. yet, from the point of view of what north korea i this point. yet, from the point of view of what north korea is| of view of what north korea is trying to do, what can we read between the lines? is hypersonic, ballistic and other types of weapons, it is trying to display it is a vast array of weapons?— to display it is a vast array of weapons? to display it is a vast array of wea ons? ., , ,, ., of weapons? certainly, you want to show it _ of weapons? certainly, you want to show it is _ of weapons? certainly, you want to show it is capable _ of weapons? certainly, you want to show it is capable of- to show it is capable of deploying and developing technology similar to those that other major military powers are deploying. that said, there is an interesting advance here that is lost in this hypersonic aspect of the test, north korea claims that that they use what is called a fuel ampoule, where the missile contains fuel that is already

filled at the factory where it was produced. in the prior missile designs, feeling would have to take place shortly before launch so in a battle situation you can imagine an adversary could try to destroy the missiles before they are launched, this advancement in this sense of a fuel ampoule could actually be significant, more significant in terms of survivability of the north korean missiles in the hypersonic aspect. so this is a case where focusing on the hypersonic facet of the test may distract from more important issues that the programme has made possibly quite significant advances, if these reports are true. thank ou for these reports are true. thank you for explaining _ these reports are true. thank you for explaining that. - that is a researcher in nuclear security at stamford. you are with bbc. still to come, lost and found, a previously unreleased audiotape ofjohn lennon goes under the hammer.

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this is bbc news. the latest headlines: new research suggests chinese lending forforeign projects is now twice as much of that of the us and other major powers combined. british army personnel are to begin training to drive fuel tankers is the country's petrol panic continues. we have been waiting a long time to say this butjames bond is back. the latest movie had its premiere in london last night afterfive its premiere in london last night after five postponements caused by the pandemic. actual royalty... ..and one of the closest things we have to cinema royalty.

tonight's premiere, a celebration of the 25th officialjames bond film. there's something i need to tell you. i bet there is. no time to die is daniel craig's farewell to the 007 franchise. he is also hoping it will mark the end to a hugely difficult time for the cinema industry, so badly hit by the pandemic. just to be here is just a huge relief. i hope we can do something. i hope it has, it is a springboard. i hope it drives people back to the cinema and that we can keep this wonderful business going. shall we... ..cut to the chase? i am here as a professional courtesy. well, you aren't very courteous, are you? this will also be the first post #metoo bond film, with the cast and crew keen to emphasise that the secret agent has moved firmly into the 21st century. i feel like all of daniel's films have been doing that and i feel like they've...

that has been the engine. that is why i was really, really keen to be a part of it. so it's not really like i was bringing that to it. it was already really alive and i felt like a good fit for that, i think. the film will need to connect with all audiences if it is to accelerate cinema's recovery after 18 months when they say finances have been hanging by a thread. lizo mzimba, bbc news. the reviews are starting to stream in. you saw the film just a few hours ago what do you think? t just a few hours ago what do you think?— you think? i saw it simultaneously . you think? i saw it simultaneously as| you think? i saw it. simultaneously as the you think? i saw it _ simultaneously as the london premiere. they had a code and started an exact at the same time, the lion is roaring. i thought it was really terrific and surprising and risky and all those things you want from all those things you want from a james bond all those things you want from ajames bond movie. it moved to

the franchise followed but i'd really thought this is the perfect finale for daniel craig. five films and out but you could not ask for a better way to go out for him and i think it is his best performance so far in this role. ., ., , ;;;~, , performance so far in this role. ., ., , , role. two hours 33 minutes is not too long? _ role. two hours 33 minutes is not too long? some - role. two hours 33 minutes is not too long? some might. role. two hours 33 minutes is| not too long? some might say role. two hours 33 minutes is - not too long? some might say no time for dinner, not no time to die. it time for dinner, not no time to die. , ., , g ., , die. it is the longest james bond die. it is the longest james itond film _ die. it is the longest james bond film ever. _ die. it is the longest james bond film ever. i _ die. it is the longest james bond film ever. i did - die. it is the longest james bond film ever. i did not i die. it is the longest james i bond film ever. i did not feel the length of it so much although the last hour or so, when it is concentrating on the battle between him and the vlan, it seemed like it was stretched out a bit too far. —— villain. we have been waiting six years for the newest james bond movie so i think fans are going to eat it all up in terms

of that and will want more. the comforting thing is, no matter what happens in this movie, those four great words are at the very end of the great credit, james bond will return. and who will it be. before you answer that, let's have a little look at some of the action. ~ ., ., , action. what would i betray ou? action. what would i betray you? we — action. what would i betray you? we all— action. what would i betray you? we all have _ action. what would i betray you? we all have our- action. what would i betray. you? we all have our secrets, we “ust you? we all have our secrets, we just didn't _ you? we all have our secrets, we just didn't get _ you? we all have our secrets, we just didn't get to _ you? we all have our secrets, we just didn't get to yours - we just didn't get to yours yet. we just didn't get to yours et. . , we just didn't get to yours et. ., , ., , , , yet. that is a little snippet. who do you _ yet. that is a little snippet. who do you might - yet. that is a little snippet. who do you might be - yet. that is a little snippet. who do you might be in - yet. that is a little snippet. j who do you might be in the frame for the next bond? tote frame for the next bond? we have had _ frame for the next bond? - have had many names. i have even heard women mentioned although barbara broccoli shut down that idea. she said james bond will always be a man as far as she's in charge. a first

possible black james bond far as she's in charge. a first possible blackjames bond with interest. page from bridge attorneys the latest. i am not sure direction they will go into. as i pointed out in my review of this movie, we have lost roger moore in 2017 and sean conneryjust a little over a year ago. there is a poignancy here. an out daniel craig, a poignancy watching him leave and whoever they get has big shoes to fill.— big shoes to fill. pete who has “ust big shoes to fill. pete who has just watched _ big shoes to fill. pete who has just watched that _ big shoes to fill. pete who has just watched that new - big shoes to fill. pete who has just watched that new james l just watched that new james bond film. now time for the sports news. we will start in paris. lionel

messi scored his first goal for his new club, psg, defeating manchester city. it is this first appearance since leaving barcelona. just a city had seven shots on target. to see him score — seven shots on target. to see him score in _ seven shots on target. to see him score in the _ seven shots on target. to see him score in the opening, - seven shots on target. to see | him score in the opening, with the opening team, sometimes suffering, but now the first goal for our suffering, but now the first goalfor our side. we are on the same side. i enjoy it a lot and happy to be here. enjoying this first goal of leo. and happy to be here. en'oying this first goal of leah this first goal of leo. mulled over pulling _ this first goal of leo. mulled over pulling off— this first goal of leo. mulled over pulling off one - this first goal of leo. mulled over pulling off one of - this first goal of leo. mulled over pulling off one of the i

over pulling off one of the biggest shocks in its history as they beat real madrid. it is the first time winning the two matches, topping the grip. both mohamed salah and roberto firmino scoring twice. more champions league action to look forward to it later on wednesday. chelsea have travelled to italy where they will face juventus but they will face juventus but they will have to do without some of their key players. a midfielder testing positive for coronavirus. the european champions will also be without reese james and two other players. reese james and two other -la ers. , , , reese james and two other .la ers, . , , ., reese james and two other -la ers., , , ., , reese james and two other laers. ., players. juventus is a big club and they have _ players. juventus is a big club and they have been _ players. juventus is a big club and they have been that - players. juventus is a big club and they have been that for. and they have been that for many years and we need to try

to break them by speed, energy and we know it is going to be difficult. we respect them but we're going to try to win. barcelona play away to benfica stop they are currently bottom of the group after being defeated by bayern munich. the newly crowned us open champion has been granted a wildcard into the indian wells tournament which starts in california next week. the 18—year—old british player who studied the tennis world after winning the us open is an unseeded qualifier will be making her debut at the rescheduled event. it has been a remarkable season for the player. she only made her debut

injune. a previously unreleased audiotape featuring the words and music ofjohn lennon has sold an auction in copenhagen for almost 60,000 pounds. the recording was made more than 50 years ago by four danish schoolboys of the former beatle and his wife, yoko ono, was spending a couple of weeks in denmark. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. from lovable moptop. .. # power to the people...#. ..to committed peace campaigner, john lennon still fascinates more than 40 years after his death. he took his activism all around the world, including a remote corner of the jutland coast. there he was interviewed by four danish schoolboys, desperate to give peace a chance. but how do we think that people like me can help you with making the peace around the world? lennon: if you can't think of any ideas yourself, imitate what we do and just try and sit down and think, what can i do locally? it'sa tape... 51 years later, that audiotape, all 33 minutes of it,

was up for sale at auction. 370,000, selling now. and one of those danish schoolboys, a little bit older now, was there to witness the occasion. translation: i was not expecting anything. - i did not know how high the price would go but it was above the estimate so that was nice. # i want to make love...# the tape also includes a never before released song, called radio peace, although for now the lennon estates seems to want to keep that under wraps. perhaps if you can find out who the anonymous winning bidder was they'll let you have a listen. tim allman, bbc news. we have so much more on this programme in all our business coverage, taking a look in particular at the rocky 2a particular at the rocky 26

hours experienced by financial markets, the worse session on wall street in five months. the fear of inflation and what it means for key economies in the world is back. i will talk to you in a moment. hello, there. after the heavy rain and brisk winds that affected most parts of the uk during tuesday, wednesday gives something of a chance to draw breath — certainly a drier, brighter day in prospect with some sunshine. it will still be quite breezy and there will be one or two showers but we are essentially between weather systems — this band of cloud that brought the rain on tuesday, this area of cloud waiting in the wings in the atlantic — but, in between, a zone of clearer skies thanks to this little ridge of high pressure building its way in. notice the white lines on the chart, though — the isobars still fairly tightly squeezed, so it will still be quite breezy and certainly we're getting off to a very cool start, quite a chilly start in places — three orfour degrees in one or two spots in the countryside, but we should see a good deal of sunshine through the day.

now we will see some showers, too — these most plentiful across parts of northern ireland, south—west scotland, drifting through northern england, into the midlands, perhaps one or two into east anglia and the south—east, but many spots by the end of the afternoon will be dry with some sunshine. the winds easing a little by the end of the day, but temperatures just 13 to 16 degrees. and temperatures will drop quite quickly under clear skies during wednesday evening. however, the clear skies won't last. in western areas we see cloud and rain spreading in, a strengthening breeze, so by the end of the night it will be turning milder in the west — 11 for belfast, 12 for plymouth — still quite chilly to start the day across eastern areas. but for thursday, this frontal system dominates the weather — that's going to bring some outbreaks of quite heavy rain southwards and eastward, the rain quite sporadic, quite on and off in nature. very windy to start the day, especially in north—west scotland. the winds will ease a little through the day across northern areas — it should brighten up a little bit here, too. further south, those winds will stay strong and gusty, exposed spots in england and wales seeing gusts in excess of 40 or 45 mph even

through into the afternoon. temperatures still struggling — 13 degrees for aberdeen, 17 in plymouth — although, actually, that's about where we should be at this time of year. now, into the weekend, low pressure dominates. weather system spinning around these areas of low pressure — that means we'll see some outbreaks of heavy rain at times, some very strong winds are possible, too, and temperatures will stay in a similar range — between 12 and 17 degrees. so with the cloud, the rain, the brisk winds and the cool conditions, it will feel very autumnal.

of europe's biggest and richest nation. this is bbc news. the headlines: inflation fears rattle financial markets with wall street suffering its biggest one—day loss in nearly five months. with a rise in vadjust one day away, uk calls for making the rate permanent and meet astro, the first household robot. is itjust alexa on wheels? —— vat.