in michigan and ohio, have urged their leaders to hold firm on their biggest demands for pay hikes and compensation. they've been targeting the factories of the detroit three — that's ford, general motors, and chrysler parent, stellantis. but the union is warning it could soon escalate the strike further. our north america business correspondent erin delmore has more from new york. there is a new deadline in detroit. if contract negotiations don't yield significant progress by friday, the united auto workers has threatened to expand its targeted strikes. that's what union president sean fain told in a video posted late monday. by in a video posted late monday. by tuesday, day five of the strikes, the two sites looked no closer to an agreement. more than 12,000 union members are on strike, and their tactic is historic. the union is striking

all three auto—makers at once, targeting some of the most profitable plants for gm, ford and still lantus. by stopping work in only certain plants, the union can effectively bottleneck production without having to call all its members to strike at once. the union is seeking better pay and benefits, including the and of a tiered pay system, a shorter workweek and better plans for retirees. auto—makers say that's out of reach and that meeting the union's demand on worker pay would not allow them to compete with foreign car—makers. the union has an advocate and presidentjoe biden who has voiced his support. meanwhile, donald trump plans to skip the second republican primary debate and instead speak to striking union members in detroit. we instead speak to striking union members in detroit.— instead speak to striking union members in detroit. we will be trackina members in detroit. we will be tracking the — members in detroit. we will be tracking the fallout _ members in detroit. we will be tracking the fallout of - members in detroit. we will be tracking the fallout of that - tracking the fallout of that strike here on the bbc. staying in the us — the parents of ftx founder sam bankman fried are being sued for money they allegedly received improperly from the crypto firm ahead of its collapse.

in a filing, managers at the bankrupt firm accused the couple of holding millions of dollars and of turning a blind eye to misconduct at the company. the action was filed on behalf of those owed money after the firm's failure. the fall of the company led to the arrest of mr bankman fried last year. now to smartphones in china — where a bit of a buzz has started in industry circles, after chinese tech giant huawei recently unveiled 5g phones with locally—made chips. the new phones surprised analysts who had earlier speculated that curbs on imports of mobile phone chips to china would slowdown production and roll—out of new topline smartphones. an event in shanghai this week, huawei connect 2023, sponsored by the tech giant, could give us more clues on what's next from the company. marc einstein is a technology analyst who covers huawei, and he says the company's technology still lags far behind that of its western rivals.

so if we look at historically china has not had the capability to manufacture its own ships, so them coming out with a domestically produced phonein with a domestically produced phone in the range is quite significant. i would still say if we look at the top—of—the—line iphone, apple products, these are three nm, much smaller chips, and china still doesn't have the capacity to make those, and it will be sometime before they will be able to manufacture those domestically.— able to manufacture those domesticall . ., , ,., domestically. there was some sur - rise domestically. there was some surprise that _ domestically. there was some surprise that hallway - domestically. there was some surprise that hallway unveiled| surprise that hallway unveiled a 5g phones with those many vector chips we were talking about, especially after the rules imposed in 2020, what if we delve deeper? i rules imposed in 2020, what if we delve deeper?— we delve deeper? i think there are some _ we delve deeper? i think there are some looming _ we delve deeper? i think there are some looming questions. i are some looming questions. does huawei have the ability to mass—produce these devices? we don't know. where exactly does this technology come from? we also don't know. so i think in the coming weeks, this will get a lot of scrutiny in congress

in the united states — we will know more, but this absolutely was a surprise to the industry. moving away from this a bit, who are huawei's competitors in the high—end 5g smartphone space? the high-end sg smartphone sace? ~ ., , ., space? we need to remember that as late as 2020, _ space? we need to remember that as late as 2020, huawei _ space? we need to remember that as late as 2020, huawei was - space? we need to remember that as late as 2020, huawei was the l as late as 2020, huawei was the number one smartphone supplier in the world in terms of volume, so they have a major presence not only in china, but in africa, parts of europe. so it's part of other chinese brands. ~ ., ., , brands. what are the big highlights _ brands. what are the big highlights are _ brands. what are the big highlights are expecting | brands. what are the big - highlights are expecting this event? �* , . ., ., event? i'm expecting to hear more about _ event? i'm expecting to hear more about what _ event? i'm expecting to hear more about what the - event? i'm expecting to hear i more about what the production capability is, it's very important. but i think the burning question is, will china be able to make chips on par with what's produced in taiwan and the united states, and when? because that's ultimately what we need to see you to

understand how competitive the smartphones will be in the future. in smartphones will be in the future. , ., future. in terms of the smartphone _ future. in terms of the smartphone market i future. in terms of the smartphone market in| future. in terms of the - smartphone market in asia, we've seen fairly low demand, but in a macro perspective, what do you see going in the months ahead happening? i’m months ahead happening? i'm ve months ahead happening? i“n very interested to see if the chinese government could ban apple from the market. that would be a shot heard around the world. in terms of demand, it's been slow couple quarters for years, and if we come away from this post—covid hangover in the market, that'll also be something i'll be watching closely. in recent months, various parts of the world have been seeing some of the highest temperatures on record. here in asia, we've recently had a number of extreme weather events, including but not limited to cyclones, typhoons, and wildfires. this was the scene in hong kong earlier this month, when super typhoon saola swept across the region. schools and offices were shut in, the financial hub and trading was halted on the stock exchange. and we're fast approaching

bushfire season in australia. pollution levels in parts of sydney are already comparable to beijing and new delhi. authorities are forecasting the most intense bushfire season since the black summer of 2019—20. earlier, i spoke to the chief executive of international sos, arno vassey, and he told me how businesses can best prepare for these types of weather events. the whole point is to get prepared. so how does one get prepared? it is training employees and having plans in place. so you train employees so you inform them of the risks, you can go through each training, you can give them a number of digital tools so they can access information — in our case, we are publishing materials 24/7 on medical and

security situations so that the employees know in advance what will happen. so access to digital tools, applications, tracking systems so an organisation does at any one time where the employee is, the possibility of checking in through your mobile phone, and through your mobile phone, and through this check—in, you'll get the best information and best instructions on how to respond to a critical situation. so it's an entire range of training, tools which are given, and access to experts. we have 14,000 experts that people can access continuously over the phone or digitally in order to get advice and support in complex situations. now, do you have a business

idea that's been brewing away for years in your head, but you've never had the courage to give it a go? well, we've been speaking to one australian entrepreneur who wants to share a motivational quote that gave him the courage to give his business dream a shot. you got 30,000 days to live, that's what inspires me every day to do what i can to grow my business. 30,000 days is the average life span of us on the planet. when you see it as a day format, it gives you the energy to move.

that's the thought that motivated me to become an entrepreneur. so i was working in a stable marketing job, and i loved thatjob. i was working with some amazing global clients, i knew what motivated them, but i wasn't very motivated. so i found myself looking for inspiration. i wrote that mike read a quote, "we've only got 30,000 days to live." i was already there my first 10,000 days when i read it, and i knewi first 10,000 days when i read it, and i knew i needed to do something. even though i knew the path to success was this main road, to get in the car and just keep going down this path, i needed to divert. i needed to turn left and find my own path. now whether that took me 2—3 times longer to find who i wanted to be, may be, but it felt like i was moving and i was quite excited by those choices. that quote was all the strategy i needed. and before we go, let me

tell you how neuralink — that's the brain chip startup of billionaire entrepreneur elon musk — says it has received approval to begin recruitment for the first human trial of its brain implant for paralysis patients. 0nly people with certain severe neurological and that's it for this edition of asia business report. stay with bbc news, thanks for watching. bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. robotics experts from all over europe and the uk have come to milton keynes to showcase their tech and put it to the test. 0pening doors, calling a lift, selecting the shopping — these robots are programmed to help with everyday tasks. but why is that necessary? i think, you know, the labour shortage in all areas nowadays, from shop floor to the hospital, and therefore

any technology support would allow the people, especially in hospital environments and such, to take care of the patients, but also to avoid too much boring work. it's the second time this city's held this event — and for many, it's the natural choice. one in threejobs in milton keynes are actually related to the tech industry. yeah, i think it's in our dna, in milton keynes. so we've got the high—end kind of engineering, like with the formula 1, and then we have advances in al technology. we've currently got the world's largest fleet of autonomous delivery robots, in the starship robots — if you're a milton keynes local, you'll be very familiar with those. but is this global advance in technology safe? later this year, bletchley will host an international conference on the safety of artificial intelligence. leaders here welcome the debate. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. hi, i'm ellis

with the catch up. tonight — double doctors strike, h&m to charge for returns, and a snake somewhere it shouldn't be. but first — the bbc says it'll be reviewing complaints against russell brand. the comedian — a former bbc radio presenter — has been accused of rape, sexual assault, and emotional abuse. he denies the claims. content featuring russell brand has been removed from bbc iplayer and sounds. some other stories now — junior doctors and consultants in england are staging theirfirstjoint strike in the history of the nhs. the strike by consultants will last two days, while the one byjunior doctors is scheduled for three. emergency care will be covered throughout — but nhs bosses say patients were still in danger. fashion giant h&m is to charge shoppers who return items bought online. customers must now pay £1.99 to return parcels either in store or online,

with the cost taken from their refund. some good news now — teens who might be at risk of falling into drugs or crime are being offered free gym memberships in swindon, funded by money taken from criminal gangs. it's run by the council there, and it's one of the first trials outside london. time now to leave you with ten seconds of snake. imagine spotting a snake in your home. a man in hampshire found this python in his conservatory. it grabbed hold of his arm, but he suffered only minor injuries. you're all caught up — bye for now!

hello, and welcome to sportsday with me, marc edwards. the defending champions pick up where they left off. it's three points in the bag for manchester city. the world champions report for duty, but the majority of spain's women say they are still on strike. still the main attraction: ronaldo causes a stir in tehran in the asian champions league.

hello, and thanks for joining us on sportsday. the champions league is back — europe's premier football competition kicking off properly it's matchday one of the group stages, 16 teams in action on tuesday and lots of stars in the spotlight, but its business as usual for the defending champions manchester city. they kicked off their campaign with a 3—1win at home to 1991 european cup winners, red star belgrade. the serbian side were leading 1—0 at the break, but argentina's julian alvarez wwith two goals before a fantastic finish from spain international rodri to secure all three points. pep guardiola's side picking up where they left off last season. meanwhile, over in the so—called group of death, psg hosting borussia dortmund.

the moneyed french capital club coming off the back