annual lee is delivering his annual policy address. he started speaking about 30 minutes ago. earlier in his speech, he announced the government would reduce waiting times for public housing in a bid to revive the property sector. let's speak with the city's largest think tank, 0ur hong kong foundation. i know you have been following the speech, quite a bit of ground to cover, i understand it's a long speech but what have you heard so far? he was talking about housing. figs have you heard so far? he was talking about housing. fissi talking about housing. as i mentioned _ talking about housing. as i mentioned earlier, - talking about housing. sis i mentioned earlier, housing talking about housing. is i mentioned earlier, housing is one of the most important social issues over the past few years. i'm happy to hear him put housing in his policy address, especially reducing the waiting time, which had been quite long. in recent years, it went up to an average of between five and seven years

to get housing. as i said earlier, with the amount of public housing in the next two years, there will be a lot more rooms, for the government to try to cut down the public housing waiting time. that would be _ housing waiting time. that would be welcome - housing waiting time. that would be welcome news i housing waiting time. that | would be welcome news for housing waiting time. that would be welcome news for those in hong kong trying to get on the housing ladder. his focus notjust domestic, he is also seeking to attract international enterprises to list in hong kong.— international enterprises to list in hong kong. yes. that's also important. _ list in hong kong. yes. that's also important. i— list in hong kong. yes. that's also important. i mentioned i also important. i mentioned earlier, a lot of enterprises listing in hong kong has been mainland chinese companies. because of the downturn, the number of ipos dwindled a lot over the last two years. looking to diversify clients, not to focus only on the chinese mainland, but also

international companies. i would say the focuses can be on asean companies and also the middle east, both up—and—coming, big population bases. it's a good direction. to go all out and diversify the companies getting ipos in hong kong. companies getting ipos in hong kona. �* , ., ., kong. it's quite a wide-ranging seech. kong. it's quite a wide-ranging speech- he _ kong. it's quite a wide-ranging speech. he also _ kong. it's quite a wide-ranging speech. he also talked - kong. it's quite a wide-ranging speech. he also talked about l speech. he also talked about civil servants abiding by the national security law. the relationship hong kong has with china has become increasingly more connected for hong kong, hasn't it? i more connected for hong kong, hasn't it? ., ., hasn't it? i mean, we have alwa s hasn't it? i mean, we have always been _ hasn't it? i mean, we have always been connected - hasn't it? i mean, we have| always been connected with hasn't it? i mean, we have - always been connected with the mainland china on the economic side. but if you look at the latest communist party

conference, really quite a lot of focus on hong kong. including positioning as an international financial trading hub, and also global talent... for hong kong, there are two things. one, we have to tap into the opportunities presented. and we also have a thing about how we can contribute to the mainland economy as well, by strengthening our position in finance, trading and also to attract more talent to the territories.— attract more talent to the territories. ., . ., territories. thanks so much for our territories. thanks so much for your expertise. _ territories. thanks so much for your expertise, appreciate - territories. thanks so much for| your expertise, appreciate your thoughts. the paris motor show, the focus on chinese electric vehicle makers. last month, the european union said it would impose hefty tariffs on chinese

made evs, alleging that firms like xpeng receive unfair subsidies that allow them to sell cars cheaper overseas. we met with xpeng's boss and asked if his company did indeed receive subsidies. first of all, we are privately owned, our ownership is transparent, we are listed in the us and hong kong. so compared i would say to globally, we are as transparent as any other company. secondly, the reason we are competitive is because every year, we have fought tooth and nail through the most competitive market in the world, the chinese ev market, competing with tesla and other chinese brands, as well as global brands. that competition honed the core competencies, efficiencies and our technology... we are bringing that technology from the fierce chinese market to europe,

and i think it will benefit consumers as well as communities in europe. the european union has recently introduced those controversial tariffs on imports of chinese electric vehicles. how is that going to affect your company? our view is europe is a long—term opportunity for us. it's a long—term market we need to continue to invest and develop, by providing the best product, best technology and services. and with the quality locally. i think this is something, despite the tariffs, we have to continue to really build, improve and invest. i would say it will present challenges and put pressure on xpeng business model—wise, but it's all part of doing business globally as a multinational company. we are looking at the long—term perspective.

boeing's factory workers held a large rally in seattle on tuesday, mounting pressure on the new ceo to raise the wage offer. the ongoing strike at the main factory are thought to be costing them $100 million a day and are in their fifth week. 0ur north american business correspondent has the details. boeing workers staged a rally in seattle, hoping it would pressure them to raise the wage offer. hundreds of striking workers packed the main hall at the union headquarters, with speakers from elected officials to the union boss. it was the largest rally the union has held since the strike began last month. the show of force comes a day after the us acting labour secretary came to seattle to meet both sides in an attempt to break the deadlock. tensions between boeing and the union remain high, especially after the company's announcement last week that it will cut 17,000 jobs. boeing is trying to shore up its flagging financial position and announced it will offer up

to $25 billion in stock and debt offerings as well as a $10 billion credit agreement. the german airline lufthansa has agreed to pay a $4 million fine for its treatment fine for its treatment of american jewish passengers of american jewish passengers two years ago who were barred two years ago who were barred from boarding a flight. from boarding a flight. us authorities said lufthansa us authorities said lufthansa blocked access to 128 people, blocked access to 128 people, nearly all of whom were wearing nearly all of whom were wearing traditional orthodox jewish traditional orthodox jewish clothing, on the basis clothing, on the basis of alleged misbehaviour of alleged misbehaviour at frankfurt airport. at frankfurt airport. lufthansa has denied lufthansa has denied discrimination but has discrimination but has apologised and acknowledged apologised and acknowledged errors in procedure. errors in procedure. we are in another cycle we are in another cycle of the earnings season of the earnings season for corporate america, for corporate america, and overnight we got and overnight we got results from some heavyweights results from some heavyweights in the financial sector. in the financial sector. both bank of america both bank of america and goldman sachs beat revenue and goldman sachs beat revenue estimates for the july estimates for the july to september quarter, to september quarter, the solid result was thanks the solid result was thanks to growth in their investment to growth in their investment banking and trading units. gerard cassidy explained if this was sustainable. especially after the latest

rate cut by the federal reserve in september.

powell talked about two or three years ago, he has actually done quite well. we're in a soft landing in the us economy, which is another point the banks highlighted, jp morgan, bank of america both pointed out that the consumer in the united states is healthy and resilient. yes, the consumers living paycheque to paycheque are being affected by higher prices in the united states, but overall, chairman powell and the federal reserve have done a very good job of landing the economy into a soft landing, which you have to go back to 1995 when chairman greenspan did it, and it worked out remarkably well and we think that is the case this time as well. back to hong kong wherejohn lee is delivering his annual

policy address. earlier in his speech, he announced the government would reduce waiting times for public housing in a bid to revive its property sector. that will be welcome news to the domestic population on the island, where housing is a significant concern. he also talked about the desire to attract international enterprises to list in hong kong. thanks forjoining me, see you again soon.

hey, i'm zof with the catch—up. tonight, the latest in gaza, weight loss jabs and a cute baby rhino. we start in gaza, where the un says the situation is desperate. they've delivered food there for the first time in over two weeks. about 400,000 palestinians remain in northern gaza after fleeing from other parts of the territory. hundreds of people are reported to have been killed since israel launched an offensive in the north, which they say was to root out hamas fighters who had regrouped there. now, the us has given israel's government 30 days to urgently boost aid access in gaza or face having some military help cut off. some other stories now. thomas tuchel has agreed

to become the next england manager. the bbc has been told the german will take over from gareth southgate, who quit after england lost in the euros final. tuchel used to manage chelsea and bayern munich. next, unemployed people with obesity could be offered weight loss jabs to help them return to work. the government says it could be very important for our economy and health, whilst also easing pressure on the nhs. have you ever enjoyed a pub crawl in prague? i know i have. well, the city is set to ban night—time pub crawls to try and stop rowdy tourists from visiting. they want to attract more chilled—out visitors, if you will. so if you're planning on going for a stag or hen do, then maybe think again. and time now for ten seconds of this cute little rhino calf, now stomping around after having some feeding issues initially, but it's now healthy and even does some little stomping when it's hungry. have a look at that. it's adorable.

and you're all caught up now. see you later. hello and welcome to sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm will perry. i'm will perry. here's what's coming up. here's what's coming up. former chelsea boss former chelsea boss thomas tuchel agrees to become thomas tuchel agrees to become the new england manager. the new england manager. northern ireland pick northern ireland pick up their biggest win since 1991 up their biggest win since 1991 as they thrash bulgaria as they thrash bulgaria in the nations league. in the nations league. england are knocked out chelsea boss thomas tuchel england are knocked out of the women's t20 world cup of the women's t20 world cup as they're stunned as they're stunned by west indies. by west indies. welcome along.

so the big news, former

0ur sports editor, dan roan, explains why the fa have decided to move so quickly. perhaps two factors accelerated this process. the first, that the candidacy of the interim, lee carsley, was effectively ended last week with that defeat to greece at wembley, and his rather mixed messaging when it came to questions over whether he wanted the job full—time. and then, secondly, perhaps the fa were concerned tuchel could be targeted by could be targeted by another club or country. another club or country. manchester united, for example, manchester united, for example, who we know spoke to tuchel who we know spoke to tuchel in the summer and considered in the summer and considered bringing him to old trafford. bringing him to old trafford. 0n the other hand, 0n the other hand, it makes sense. it makes sense. he's vastly experienced. he's vastly experienced. tuchel has managed many tuchel has managed many of the world's biggest players of the world's biggest players and several of the and several of the biggest teams as well. biggest teams as well. he knows english football very well. that was surrounding he knows english football very well. there'll be some there'll be some who are disappointed who are disappointed that the fa haven't gone that the fa haven't gone for a home—grown english coach, for a home—grown english coach, they'll worry perhaps that this they'll worry perhaps that this shows there's a lack shows there's a lack of depth and options of depth and options when it comes when it comes to candidates like eddie howe to candidates like eddie howe or graham potter, for example. or graham potter, for example. but i think the fa ultimately but i think the fa ultimately

will be relieved to have ended will be relieved to have ended this uncertainty this uncertainty that was surrounding the team post—southgate. and they will hope now, of course, that he can take that final step. southgate got so close to ending that long

task for scotland. just one win in 15 games and up against a portugal side littered with stars, most notably their main man, cristiano ronaldo. but scotland have a star of their own in scott mctominay, and he had what turned out to be scotland's best chance of the game inside the first five minutes. great cross from captain andy robertson but the napoli man's header failed to find the net. portugal grew into the game, as you might expect, but they failed to really threaten scotland goalkeeper craig gordon. even the great man ronaldo had a bit of an off night. portugal had a great chance to win it with just a few minutes remaining, but bruno fernandes's shot forced a smart save from gordon in the scotland goal. and it finished 0—0. elsewhere in the nations league, there were six goals and a red card in the game between poland and croatia. 3—3 it finished in warsaw. spain won against ten—man serbia, and manchester united midfielder christian eriksen

was on the scoresheet for denmark in their draw with switzerland. you can find all the details on the bbc sport website. well, voting is now open for the bbc women's footballer of the year award. the nominees have been chosen by an expert panel made up of current and former professional players, coaches and journalists, with the winner decided by fans voting from all around the world. here are the five players on this year's shortlist. i want to be the greatest footballer in the world. everyone can read about me and say, ok, we had barbra banda. yeah. banda swerves, shoots, tallies! putting on my zambian shirt. it's very important for me. we qualify to the olympics and i managed to score another hat—trick. it was a great moment for me. we're hoping to do better, but it's unfortunate that we didn't go further.

i have the lucky to be part of this great teams, barca, spanish team, because i'm playing with a lot of great players. that makes you the best player, no? we want to win everything. it's like the mentality. it's so important for me, being so ambitious, being ambitious every year, and every year more than the past year. my mom says that at. the world cup last year, the olympics this year, she was like, i can't- believe we're here. i'm like, me neither. i'm honoured to be up for this award and to be a defender on there, i think, is really cool. we play a big part. you're always doing things for the team. you know, you're working with your back line, you're trying to organise the line in front of you and there's that camaraderie in the back that like, yeah, just like grind it out. and i think without that piece,

it's really hard to win. the highlight must be the champions league. 50,000 there, feels like over 100. they were singing all game. and then you get to lift the trophies in front of them. and with them after the game, it's... yeah, i can't describe it, really. it was just too good to be true. so many girls now out there that wants to become a footballer and wants to pursue their dreams. and yeah, this is the beautiful thing. like the visibility gives us the possibility to be role models for the next generation. they will be lucky. they will have it ten times, if not 100 times, better than we had it. and this is the goal. ijust remember seeing the ball hit the back of the net. - i kind of blacked out a little bit. l it was a lot of emotions. we did it. we're about to play for a gold medal. i was feeling a little bit nervous for that game just because of how important it was. i remember leading up to the goal, feeling like we're going to win this game.

you could just feel that collective belief. i felt like i could cry ofjust like happiness and joy. winning a gold medal. it was a dream come true. well, after an extraordinary match in dubai, england are out of the women's t20 world cup. they lost their final group game by six wickets against the west indies. england made 1111 but, helped by some abject fielding, west indies smashed their way to victory with some ferocious batting and they are into the semi—finals. michael redford reports. the last game of the group stages, but still plenty to play for. england had been perfect at the tournament so far. here, they were panicky, three early wickets falling forjust 3a runs. calmness and composure was needed. captain heather knight and natalie sciver—brunt provided it. knight would depart with injury and wickets began to fall. sciver—brunt, though, remained. she made 57. england 141, a score that seemed competitive.

not for long. captain hayley matthews led the attack. kiana joseph followed her example. boundaries in abundance, though england didn't help themselves. but then, a breakthrough. joseph out for 52. matthews followed shortly after. a glimmer of hope, extinguished quickly, the west indies winning by six wickets. england shocked and sent home — their world cup over. michael redford, bbc news. well, after the match we spoke to tash farrant from the test match special team, who said they were all in shock at the manner of that defeat. england just fielded terribly and you don't normally see that from them. they're one of the best fielding sides in the world, but you just felt that the pressure just got on top of england. but fair play to west indies. they came out swinging. they did lead a charmed life. but you know, the way they came out with the intent, i think itjust stunned england and, yeah, we're all pretty stunned here, to be honest.

after a nervy start, pakistan will be happy with their day's work on the opening day of the second test against england in multan. at one point, pakistan werejust19—2, jack leach taking those two wickets. but debutant kaman ghulam hit a century as the home side reached 259—5 at stumps. a reminder of our top story that thomas tuchel has agreed to become the new england manager and the third non—british permanent boss of the england men's team, after sven—goran eriksson and fabio capello. lee carsley will take charge for the final two group games of the november international break against greece and the republic of ireland, but the former chelsea boss thomas tuchel, agreeing to become the new england manager and leading them into the next world cup. you can get all the latest on the website, but from me, will perry, and the rest of the team, that's all for now.

hello there. tuesday was a cloudy day, but it was also mild. temperatures reached 19 degrees in cornwall before the rain arrived, and all this mild weather is pushing up from france towards the uk and it'll stay mild through the rest of the week and into the weekend as well. we've got southerly winds, though, at the moment. that's bringing in the mild air, of course, but it's also bringing in some rain, and again, it's all moving up from the south across western parts of europe. heavy rain, too, but at least it's keeping it mild overnight. no frost this time in scotland. a really mild start to wednesday, but a wet one in many places, too. and that rain will continue across scotland, heavy at times. northern ireland may become a bit drierfor a while, but across western parts of england and wales, this is where we'll see further rain. to the east, it may

well become dry. bit of sunshine for east anglia, the south—east and lincolnshire, and temperatures could be 21, even 22 degrees. through the midlands, around 18 or 19. and where we've got that wet weather further north and west, still 16 or 17 celsius. there is more rain, though, to come on wednesday evening and overnight, and this rain marches its way eastwards across all areas before pulling away out into the north sea. and again it could be quite heavy rain, possibly even thundery. but wednesday night into thursday morning will again be very mild. cloudy start, though, for scotland. still some rain to clear away from the north. then the cloud breaks up. most places will have a dry day with sunny spells, but a few showers will come into some of these western areas. they may prove to be rather hit—and—miss, mind you. we've got a south—westerly breeze. it's still mild — 16, 17 degrees typically — but where it's dry with the sunshine in the east, temperatures of 18 or 19 celsius. heading towards the end of the week and the winds are strengthening again, and we're piling in more rain and some stronger winds from off the atlantic,

around that low pressure area. in western areas, this is where we'll see the worst of the weather — strong—to—gale—force winds picking up, and with some spring tides, there could be some coastal flooding. and then we see the rain developing more widely here. 0ut towards the east, it should be dry. there'll be some sunshine, not quite as mild, but still mild for the time of year. and it's going to stay that way into the weekend as well, but still very unsettled. yes, there'll be some sunshine at times, but we will see some spells of rain and it could be particularly wet and windy on sunday.

live from london. this is bbc news. israel says it will address american concerns about a lack of aid getting into gaza — after the strongest known criticism from washington so far. the israeli military says 50 hezbollah rockets have been fired into the north of the country from lebanon. there are no reports that anyone was hurt. the archbishop of canterbury, describes assisted dying as "dangerous," — as a new bill will be introduced

at westminster today. there's been record turnout in georgia on the first day of early voting for next month's us presidential election. month's us hello, month's us this is donald trump, for hello, this is donald trump, for mister cohn.— hello, this is donald trump, for mister cohn. hello, donald who? the biopic that donald trump has threatened to take legal action against. we speak with the cast about the challenges of making it. you are fighting upstream because everyone has strong opinions about the person is already baggage and projections that audiences will come to the theatre with. —— and there is already baggage. hello and welcome to the programme — i'm mark lobel. israel says it will address the concerns of top americn officials, that as much as 90 percent of aid to north and south gaza was denied or slowed

by the israelis last month.