may wraps up her trip to china with a tour of shanghai's temple gardens. uk signed more than £9 billion of trade deals in the trip. the un warns of a humanitarian catastrophe as government forces intensify their offensive on the rebel—held idlib province in northern syria. this is a polar bear‘s view of the arctic — scientists say their numbers are in decline because they expend too much energy hunting for food. now it is time look at the stories that are making the headlines in media across the world. we begin with the daily telegraph, and its main story is that health service leaders have warned that compensation payoffs must be cut, or the nhs will go bust. the guardian claims labour is considering forcing landowners to give up sites at knock—down prices to build more council houses. arab news reports that women will be allowed to drive taxis and other commercial vehicles in oman from march first as part of a drive to give women equal business and employment rights.