verifiable defence. i would say _ defence? verifiable defence. i would say it — defence? i would say it is _ defence? verifiable defence. i would say it is 80-20 - defence? verifiable defence. i would say it is 80-20 in - defence? verifiable defence. i | would say it is 80-20 in favour would say it is 80—20 in favour of their argument. most of the move has been because of strong us economic data on inflation and thejobs side, we have us economic data on inflation and the jobs side, we have also heard from president—elect trump about potential for tariffs which could be inflationary, all received badly by global bond investors and the uk isjust party badly by global bond investors and the uk is just party to that but i would say there is that but i would say there is that 20, decreases and the bites, the tail risk associated with the budget, with the obvious slowdown in the economy since the general election in july last year. since the general election in july last year-— july last year. indeed, the buduet july last year. indeed, the budget announced - july last year. ind

donald trump's pick for defence secretary faces senate confirmation a hearing. live pictures from the proceedings when he answers some of those questions, whether he is fit to lead the military. we will carry that live. here, the prisons watchdog warns that drones used to fly weapons into high—security jails, are a threat to national security. and the princess of wales meets patients at the royal marsden hospital — as she thanks staff, who cared for her, during cancer treatment. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. after more than a year of bloodshed, there are growing hopes that the war in gaza could finally be coming to an end. negotiatons in qatar, between israel and hamas, are said to be, in theirfinal stages. a qatari spokesman says an agreement is now "closer than it's been for months". the conflict began a65 days ago. the possible deal is thought to include the initial release of 3a israeli hostages. in return, it's expected that some palestinian prisoners would be freed. and an agreement would need to be reached on the future of gaza, including whether israeli

he said at least 30 of those missiles were downed by ukrainian air defences but it does mean some ofr target. the president suggested the targets were again energy infrastructure in ukraine and also he described gas facilities being targeted. we understand from the authorities in will be in the west of the country. two targets were hit there. they described it as critical infrastructure. the broader picture is beginning to emerge. mr zelensky used the occasion to call again for help from ukraine western allies particularly in terms of our defence. it is a plea we have heard many times urging western allies to send more air defence units to ukraine but it's interesting that comes at the time when there have been a concern is here inside ukraine about the number of specialists for those air defence units that directly being sent to the front lines to plug the gaps, shortages of forces on the front lines. yesterday president zelensky himself had to intervene and said specialists would not be sent to the front lines and even though the general staff here is admitting there is a shortage

a commencement of this relies on the dupont of defence and other entities — the dupont of defence andt the department of state is engaged, i think you'll find strong — is engaged, i think you'll find strong support it in this administration. because i think it is a _ administration. because i think it is a blueprint of how we can create — it is a blueprint of how we can create partnerships with nation states, — create partnerships with nation states, to _ create partnerships with nation states, to confront global challenges, be it in the defence wrong, the technology reatnr, — defence wrong, the technology realm, critical minerals, sensitive _ realm, critical minerals, sensitive technologies, criticat _ sensitive technologies, critical technologies on, for example, ai critical technologies on, for example, aland advances in quantum _ example, aland advances in quantum computing. this is more but it's— quantum computing. this is more but it's an — quantum computing. this is more but it's an example of how we can leveraged the power of partnerships with allies, two or three _ partnershi

, a player urging western allies to send more air defence units to ukraine.t is interesting that that comes at a time when there have been big concerns here inside ukraine about the number of specialist for those air defence units that are actually being sent to the front line to plug the gaps of forces on the front lines and yesterday president zelensky had to intervene in said specialist would not be sent to the front line, even though there is an admittance that there is a shortage of manpower to fight russian troops on the ground. because protecting the skies is so important and complicated in this ongoing war. b, complicated in this ongoing war. a difficult picture, and all of this taking place while rusedski is actually in warsaw, he is meeting the prime minister of poland, poland a staunch ally and supporter of ukraine from the very start of russia's full—scale invasion. ukraine from the very start of russia's full-scale invasion. yes, that is right- _ russia's full-scale invasion. yes, that is right. a _ russia's full-scale invasion. yes, that is righ

if the labour defence of all this is that — sacked.at we are just _ sacked. if the labour defence of all this is that we are just the same i this is that we are just the same as the last— this is that we are just the same asi the last conservative government... am asking _ the last conservative government... am asking about your— the last conservative government... am asking about your position - the last conservative government... am asking about your position and i the last conservative government... | am asking about your position and if it is a bit pot, kettle and black. we have a role now in opposition. the voters — we have a role now in opposition. the voters delivered their - we have a role now in opposition. the voters delivered their verdictl the voters delivered their verdict on the _ the voters delivered their verdict on the conservatives _ the voters delivered their verdict on the conservatives at - the voters delivered their verdict on the conservatives at the - on the conservatives at the election and we are — on the cons

in foreign affairs, this meant pooling defences in a new transatlantic alliance, acquiring a new deterrent which did protect the uk and nato and a robust commitment international law and new institutions like the united nations. a strategy that was both progressive and realist that took the world as it is whilst working for the world that we want to see. today we must face the future once again, with our plan for change fixing the foundations at home of economic stability, secure borders and national security. so that we can deliver the priorities of hard—working people and a decade of national renewal. but to succeed in that task, we must navigate an increasingly volatile world to deliver at home. and this department must deliver our international strategy abroad. such a strategy is not about crystal gazing and what might happen next week in x or y or in the middle east, that is not what i'm focused on today. rather i want us to be looking at how we can get a more progressive 2035 and that means confronting some hard truths about the state of the country, about the state of the world and

inheriting a huge gap of vulnerability and our defence capabilities. our adversaries are more emboldened than ever. why did china and russia have hypersonic missile technology that is manoeuvrable and we don't? what other systems are we behind on? we better catch up. democrats didn't want to talk about any of that. they are not bringing a single new idea to the table. our military was not our top priority for them today. they are only goal was to smear pete hegseth and not ask him about his vision for the department of defense. sadly, just buckle up, expect this for every single trump nominee and expect them to fail every single time. pete hegseth is the right man for the job, should be confirmed as quickly as possible. incoming national security advisor, i great strong endorsement and introduction today, congressman mike waltz. we had a private conversation recently. and that private conversation, we spent maybe 15 or 20 minutes on the floor talking together. we talked more about the threats this country is facing and the challenges the president trum

let's speak to political analyst and former middle east adviser at the us department of defence — jasminehanks forjoining us. how close do you think this is? thanks forjoining us. it appears to be very close, much closer than we have been so far, i know we have hoped in the months pass that we were close to a deal, but if you had seen the press conference that the qatari foreign ministry spokesperson gave this morning, he basically said there are breakthroughs that have been made in the last few days that were not made in the last few months, and that he was very optimistic a deal was going to be signed. he did say do not get ahead of yourselves and he did not want to say anything apart from that he was optimistic but he said it was more optimistic now than he has ever been, and the two parties are closer now than they have ever been in the last year, basically. ever been in the last year, basically-— ever been in the last year, basically. ever been in the last year, basicall . ~ , ., ~' basically. why do you think we have reached _ basically. why do you think we have reached this _ basic

russia's defence ministry says it is continuing to capture towns in eastern ukraine.henske. it says both are important logistics hubs. and ukraine has launched a new offensive in the russian region of kursk. the incursion near sudzha, follows an assault there five months ago. russia's military has played down the scale of the latest attack. in recent weeks, moscow has been trying to squeeze ukrainians out of the area, with the support of north korean troops. meanwhile, president zelensky has stressed that security guarantees leading to an end to the war with russia would only be effective if provided by the us under donald trump. let's speak to our correspondent will vernon, who's in kyiv for us. just bring us up—to—date on the latest developments? the just bring us up-to-date on the latest developments? the latest is the full, _ latest developments? the latest is the full, reported _ latest developments? the latest is the full, reported full- latest developments? the latest is the full, reported full of - is the full, reported full of the russian defence ministry say

but also the united states defence industrial base., how do you make sure that this defence industrial base first remains? secondly, is able to produce steel or more steel? and thirdly, then you get to ownership and what the conditions of ownership might be. it wouldn't surprise me a bit either that trump looks at this evidence and eventually overturns the deal, or that he brings in other folks from the financial world to say, look, let's look at alternative ways that we can make sure that us steel remains in hand but is producing steel.— steel remains in hand but is producing steel. let's take a step back — producing steel. let's take a step back for _ producing steel. let's take a step back for a _ producing steel. let's take a step back for a second. - is the united states becoming more skeptical of foreign direct investment? or is this a one off? the arteries. _ or is this a one off? the arteries, it _ or is this a one off? the arteries, it depends - or is this a one off? the arteries, it depends on | or is this a one off? iie: art

jude save lives. >> will defence secretary nominee pete hegseth when confirmation?ommittee jim banks. thanks for joining us. that was a good old-fashioned donnybrook. when the dust settled how does it look now? >> pete hegseth hit a home run. he had a lot of momentum going into the hearing. he's got even more coming out of it. the democrats were trying to get a gotcha moment. they struggled landing blows against pete hegseth. i walked out of that hearing and it wouldn't have mattered it would've -- if it would've been lloyd austin or any other person sitting there. just because he was donald trump's nominee the democrats made up false accusations with unverified rumours and tried to use that against him but he swept it all aside, focused on the issues, focused on why it's important that the next secretary of defence gets to work right away to clean up the mess at the pentagon. he's the man for the job and i'm proud to support him. >> you made a similar point earlier, the calm are he was in the more he focused on the issues and policies, the more visibly upset the de

gm. heard another defence of twha. —— of that.eneral election and say has this been a success? he has highlighted it as an area that the public can keep tojudge him by as an area that the public can keep to judge him by and as an area that the public can keep tojudge him by and hold him to account. that will be significant in the election in four orfive years' time. significant in the election in four or five years' time. flank ou. four or five years' time. flank you- now— four or five years' time. flank you. now time _ four or five years' time. flank you. now time for _ four or five years' time. flank you. now time for a - four or five years' time. flank you. now time for a look- four or five years' time. flank you. now time for a look at l four or five years' time. flank i you. now time for a look at the weather. this week we are looking at the cold weather continuing. further wintry showers for some. widespread frosts and the risk of ice first thing. you can see the colder blues remain. as we head to the weekend the milder yell

the us is our closest. ally especially on defence and security— ally especially on defence and securityrity matters in the north atlantic, where tensions are| atlantic, where tensions are rising — atlantic, where tensions are rising above _ atlantic, where tensions are rising above the _ atlantic, where tensions are rising above the greenland i rising above the greenland remains _ rising above the greenland remains for— rising above the greenland remains for the _ rising above the greenlandl remains for the greenlandic people _ greenland is the world's largest island — it sits between the atlantic and arctic oceans and it's 80% covered by an ice sheet. the autonomous territory has some 56,000 residents, most of them indigenous inuit people. this was the reaction from one foreign ministry official. there have been offers from the us before in history. and there has been dispute between denmark and norway, but greenland is an inuit country, so greenland is the country of the inuit, which, where we have common ancestry with nu it's in canada alaska. with me in the studio, laura smith, pres

on china to bring them to the to negotiate, number other issues as well — ideology but i do think defenceities. the ccp seem eager to avoid confrontation, xi is sending a top—level envoy to the inauguration and in public, the leadership are saying that trump is someone they know, that they can deal with. might that strategy work? the trump administration will force them into that position? i would challenge the premise of the question, you are right china at a diplomatic and rhetorical level talks about cooperation but if you look at their behaviour on a day—to—day basis, they have military coercion, police station set up in the united states to spy on chinese nationals in the united states, daily stealing of electoral property it is a confrontational policy overlaying the nice rhetoric. i don't think the trump administration will go for that, they will allow chinese representatives at the inauguration but i suspect they have allies that are present in some of the early diplomatic engagement medal to deliver tough messages say to china read out the rap sheet of our concerns, and tell them

i was working for some other candidates, advising on defence issues.o lunch. and to my shock, i thought the man was terrific. very smart, very smart, very serious, and he understood the underlying problems. there's conflicts but there's usually something beneath them. he understood that. and i got to know him pretty well during the campaign. ihis know him pretty well during the cam aiun. , , , know him pretty well during the camaiun. , , , ., campaign. his biggest foreign oli campaign. his biggest foreign policy achievement _ campaign. his biggest foreign policy achievement is - campaign. his biggest foreign | policy achievement is probably helping to negotiate the camp david accords that brought a peace, really, between israel and egypt. it's one of the longest lasting, most stable treaties the us has helped negotiate. what did you make of that? and the way he really put such singular focus on what he did between those two nations? it was a high priority for him. that was one that — it was his initiative to bring about peace between these countries. i

withjohn healy, we will lead and we will challenge to convince all of our nato allies that rising defencepending is a strategic necessity. and third, we must forge closer partnerships with the global south because the world is larger than the north atlantic and mediterranean, we cannot divorce the euro atlantic from the indo—pacific and the kremlin has spread its tentacles across the world spewing out misinformation on every continent. dispatching mercenaries to africa seeking closer relations. a grim vision of unending competition is not compelling to the vast majority of states. we must avoid repeating the mistake of the early cold war period where the west lost ground to the so—called third world, from jakarta to kampala, this movement was a result and today many of those same states are structuring their foreign of those same states are structuring theirforeign policy of those same states are structuring their foreign policy to avoid harm from us competition. to shape 2035, we must offer a new vision of partnership, which approaches those countries have recourse working with pioneers

in cheshire, homeowners were flooded despite defences being in place.s through the floor and you just watch it and watch it. and it's just awful. across the region, motorists have had to abandon their vehicles. this wasn't the start to 2025 that many had hoped for. the figure is the second highest on record and an increase of 25% on the previous year. last year was also the deadliest on record with at least 77 people dying as they attempted the crossing. the boats have been getting bigger, with more and more people dangerously packed onto them. risking their lives in the world's busiest shipping lane with the goal of reaching the uk. this was christmas day, when more than a50 migrants made the crossing. to see that many people, they were sitting all around the edge, all down through the middle. they had their feet, some of them dragging in the water. um, so it was massively overloaded. and we actually stopped our engines and sort of sat in that position just watching that, just to make sure that nothing, you know, had sort of gone wrong. in 2024, a tota

russia's defence ministry says it is continuing to capture towns in eastern ukraine.ve and the village of dachenske. it says both are important logistics hubs. and ukraine has launched a new offensive in the russian region of kursk. the incursion near sudzha, follows an assault there five months ago. russia's military has played down the scale of the latest attack. in recent weeks, moscow has been trying to squeeze ukrainians out of the area, with the support of north korean troops. meanwhile, president zelensky has stressed that security guarantees leading to an end to the war with russia would only be effective if provided by the us under donald trump. 0ur correspondent will vernon has been following developments from kyiv. it's pretty difficult to tell what exactly is going on, frankly, in kursk region. ukrainian officials, the russian defence ministry and pro—kremlin military bloggers all reported that ukrainian forces had launched a fresh offensive in the area, and several of those bloggers said that this was a major assault and that it had, you know, caused some

of his government's role, the defence of handling of the rape gangs, by mentioning... by not mentioningr musk personally, saying this wasn't about musk, it wasn't about america, that it was much more about british politics and british politicians, in particular those from the now opposition conservative party. surely, he said, they should come out and denounce attacks on ministers. surely they should favour the use of sort of evidence and facts in political debate, because if not, you are heading down a slippery slope. so an extremely strong intervention, but one trying to be careful, obviously not wanting to, you know, to get into a fight, particularly with mr musk and therefore by proxy, a fight with donald trump, the incoming us president. yeah, because that is the issue, isn't it? i suppose down the road, when mr trump is back in the white house with mr musk alongside him, when sir keir is talking to the two of them, it could be kind of embarrassing. absolutely. but i think that's where you have to step back for a second, ben, and say we are in uncharted territory here. i mean, i ca

forest have one of the best defences in the league. it was now getting put to the test.. last season's relegation strugglers have now gone toe to toe with the league leaders. liverpool will be glad to see the back of them. this was a thrilling match. that draw moussa forest up to second in the table while, in the chase for the table while, in the chase for the champions league places, manchester city and chelsea both dropped points this evening. liverpool are six points clear at the top with a game in hand. it's hard to see forest overhauling them from here but, on this evidence, you could say there will be many more great nights to come at the city ground. time for a look at the weather. and if you want to continue watching the bbc news at ten, please turn over to bbc one or you can watch on iplayer. next it's newsnight.

. ♪ ♪ pete battling for the battle of trump's defence secretary as he declares war on woke policiesne the incoming a administration toe face the firing squad of congress with a weeklong blitzvi as things are getting a little chaotic at the start after left-wing protesters crashed atg the hearing.ro one guy dragged out kicking ande screaming. he outlined hiening.s mission to restore the warrior oh -- warrior ethos if in the top military role. >> i will work with trump and"w thare committee to restore the warrior ethos. to the pentagon and are fightina for its what gender you are and what race you are and your views on climate change whether your are a person of conscience or your faith should have no bearing on b whether you get promoted. what should matter is how capable you are is your job. how excellent you are. time to give a change agent. somebody had no vested interest in certain companies or programs or approved narratives. my only special interest is the war fighter he says he was facing off with democratator senators at his confirmation hearing. d senator absolutely not. i >>

we've our military power, making the most significant defence right invents of the defence industrialtelligence and other technologies of the future. we have increased the economic power, building the most dynamic economy in the world from the bottom up and the middle out not, the top down. in short, when kamala harris and i took office, our nation has become strong at home, stronger in the world, and now america is more capable and now america is more capable and i would argue better prepared than we have been in a long, long time.— long, long time. around the world and — long, long time. around the world and across _ long, long time. around the world and across the - long, long time. around the world and across the uk, i long, long time. around the l world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making the news. downing street has insisted rachel reeves will be chancellor for the whole of this parliament, as she faces criticism over the falling pound and rising government borrowing costs. those costs are rising for many countries across the world, but t

the former fox news presenter, pete hegseth, who donald trump wants to be his defence secretary, hasxual misconduct and his views on women by senators in washington who are deciding whether he's suitable for the job. the 44—year—old said he wants to bring back a �*warrior culture' to the pentagon. the start of the hearing was repeatedly interrupted by protestors. here's our north america editor sarah smith. cheering the handshakes and the back slaps are all part of pete hegseth's battle to persuade senators he is fit to serve as the secretary of defence. he has some vocal supporters, but he's also facing a long list of accusations and controversies. mr hegseth was a fox news tv presenter when donald trump picked him to lead the pentagon. he did serve in the army in afghanistan, but he has no experience of running an enormous organisation like the american military, which has a budget of $850 billion. he faced some tough questions about financial impropriety, sexual misconduct and turning up to work drunk. a variety of sources, including your own writings, implicate you with disregard

security defence, is that is why the us is taking this action today, that is white has become such a leading up to the election.— adult social care in england is unlikely to be reformed for at least three years. the government has confirmed that an independent commission on long—term funding will start work in april, but won't deliver its report until 2028. the health and social care secretary wes streeting has promised "to finally grasp the nettle on social care reform". but councils and care providers say it's too long to wait, with vital services already on their knees. our social affairs editor alison holt reports. yeah, so hopefully we'll be able to make a real difference. for the health and care secretary wes streeting, an early visit to a care home in carlisle today to meet residents and staff. a place for him to announce the independent commission that he has asked to draw up a plan for a future national care service. the current system is under huge pressure, juggling increasing demand, underfunding and staff shortages. mr streeting says they are already tackling current pro

we can track the current rise in defence spending by many nato countries from the last time donald trumpthey know the consequences of appeasing putin. ., , ., the consequences of appeasing putin. ., , ., ., the consequences of appeasing putin. ., ., ., putin. lots to look out for in the year _ putin. lots to look out for in the year ahead _ putin. lots to look out for in the year ahead with - putin. lots to look out for in the year ahead with this - i putin. lots to look out for in i the year ahead with this - with the year ahead with this — with this war ongoing in ukraine. thanks very much for that. mick ryan, a retired major general in in the australian army and a senior fellow at the lowy institute. ca n lowy institute. can the cause of the blackout in puerto rico is under investigation, but preliminary findings point to a fault in an underground line, according to luma energy, the country�*s main distributor. fully restoring service could take up to 48 hours. earlierthis service could take up to 48 hours. earlier this year, puerto rico experienced two blackouts, injune and august, a

. >> if pete hegseth is confirmed as defence secretary,'s performance today on capitol hill will no doubt be a major reason why. he is steady, well informed and at times defiant performance left many lawmakers convinced that he's the right type of leader at the pentagon at precisely this time. and for that matter, precisely what president-elect trump wants. >> he believes, and i humbly agree, that it's time to give someone with dust on his boots the helmet. a change agent, someone with no vested interest in certain companies or specific programs or approved narratives. >> be the change. but that did not stop detractors from taking aim at the bronze star winner. >> i have many concerns about your record and particularly your public statements because they are so hurtful to the men and women who are currently serving in the u.s. military. harmful to morale, harmful to good order and discipline. >> reporter: there were attacks aplenty but despite a string of them, the iowa senator says she will vote to support hegseth "our next commander in chief's elected pete hegseth observed in this role

today, the prime minister, president, idf chief of staff and defence minister spoke to us.there's liri and 99 other hostages who need to return home quickly. now it's time for a look at today's sport with hugh ferris. hello from the bbc sport centre. liverpool's game against manchester united... under threat because of the weather in the north west of england... will go ahead as planned at anfield injust over two hours' time. the club held two safety meetings with liverpool council to assess the stadium and travel conditions for fans. the game will kick off at 4.30 local time. that follows fulham against ipswich... which is about 15 minutes old at craven cottage. those two yet to provide us with a goal. they have much better players in my opinion in the league table shows. it's going to take a while for him to bring his other players. but they will definitely go up and they are much, much, much betterthan the league table shows at the moment. they are anxious and sometimes afraid on the pitch so we have to cope with that. we need the leaders to step up to help the other guy

antony blinken. j let's speak to associate professor of arctic security politics at the royal danish defencer of greenland in arctic security, machacobsen. why would the us want control of green and chris mcdonald i was talking about national security but tell me more. it is important to emphasise that the us already have military control of greenland. what donald trump wants an extension of that, that is a good question. that's why other reason the us has interesting greenland? one is greenland has a strategic location located in the middle of the arctic, between north america and russia. if tricia were to send missiles towards the north america, towards washington, they would fly via the north pole over greenland and

the russian defence ministry, in a statement earlier said that ukraine launched this offensive in thehis morning local time, and that fighting was ongoing. and you mentioned the head of the ukrainian presidential administration, andrey yermak, he didn't confirm the operation in a post on social media, but he did hint at it saying there was good news from kursk region and that the russians were getting what they deserved. i've also been reading some of the pro—kremlin military bloggers. they've also been saying that ukraine has launched a major operation in the kursk region. but of course, there's a lot we don't know. we don't know what scale this is on and whether it will lead to any change whatsoever in ukraine's pretty tenuous position on the battlefield. how likely is it to change what's happening on the front line in kursk, though? well, it's difficult to say at this stage. i mean, ukraine is on the defensive in kursk region. they launched that shock incursion into the kursk region back in august, managed to seize quite a large chunk of territory. at the time, it wasn't entirely c

tensions because shares of some of china's tech giants have fallen sharply after the us department of defenceist of firms affiliated with the chinese military. among them is the top social media and gaming firm tencent. beijing said the us decision amounted to suppression of chinese companies and called the move illegal. companies and called the move illeaal. ~ ., ., . illegal. we heard from tencent not lona illegal. we heard from tencent not long ago — illegal. we heard from tencent not long ago and _ illegal. we heard from tencent not long ago and it _ illegal. we heard from tencent not long ago and it said - illegal. we heard from tencent not long ago and it said its - not long ago and it said its inclusion on that list is clearly a mistake. it adds, we are not a military company or supplier. the gaming and social media company also saying that unlike sanctions or export controls, this listing has no impact on our business, but we are seeing some reaction on the stock market, tencent shares fell as much as 7%. the atl, the world's largest electric vehicle battery maker, it shares have drop

institutions are still intact, legal processes are still being followed and government functions such as defence are still operating smoothly. ultimately, it is the key to a sustained recovery — political normalisation — but in the interim we need to see policy actions that help mitigate the downside risks. the new year raises a question for the major economies of the world. will they see strong growth in 2025? china and germany stumbled last year and it's unclear whether they have tackled their underlying issues. meanwhile, the us saw strong growth, but donald trump's return, and his tariff—centred, could have widespread effects. for a deeper look at what lies ahead, our reporters from new york, berlin, and beijing filed this report. wall street may not believe in santa claus any more but they are grateful for one older gentleman. donald trump may not be in office but he is promising large gifts to the markets and the economy. he says he will support the crypto industry, pointing friendly regulators. he says he can cut prices for consumers, although it is not clear how and he also claims he wil

at the time when we need the green transition, cross—border investments, also perhaps in defence thatmultiplier effect in research and development, but also we have very large uncertainty in private investment. for the french economy there is going to be very little private investment growth and that augers very badly for the future because today? investment is future productivity and future growth. this is all across the board in germany, the nether lands and other countries.— other countries. thomas, who will have _ other countries. thomas, who will have to — other countries. thomas, who will have to leave _ other countries. thomas, who will have to leave it _ other countries. thomas, who will have to leave it there, - will have to leave it there, but thank you very much for joining us in sharing your thoughts with us today. stay with us here on bbc news. hello from the bbc sport centre. i'm hugh ferris. it's advantage australia after a fiery first day in the final test against india in sydney, one that while ending with an indian bowler in the faces of his opponents, was dominated

sector, probably more of a willingness or proclivity towards ai implications for national security and defencebly, more protectionism probably directed at china in terms of exports. d0 directed at china in terms of exorts. ,, ., directed at china in terms of exorts. ., ., , exports. do you have any concerns _ exports. do you have any concerns about _ exports. do you have any concerns about the - exports. do you have any| concerns about the speed exports. do you have any i concerns about the speed at which ai is developing, especially as you mention it could be having a bigger role when it comes to military and national security applications? candidly, i don't. national security applications? candidly, idon't. if national security applications? candidly, i don't. if you look at things that could go wrong, one can dream up some pretty scary scenarios, but i would rather focus on the positives, and candidly i always had the view that the bahoui set when it comes to safety, the bahoui set for machines seems to be way higher than we do for humans, —— the bar that we set. i come back to self driving

some of the government's defence has been this is notjust a uk issue, there has been a global surge inns about us government borrowing by incoming president trump. so notjust a uk phenomenon? it is not. a decent _ notjust a uk phenomenon? it 3 not. a decent payrolls report from the us could exacerbate that move higher in yields. last night one of federal reserve governors said she felt that the fed had limited room for further rate caps. if that is the case it will constrain the ability of the bank of england to cut rates. given that the uk economy isn't growing, or hasn't grown for two or three months, there will be focus next week on the cpi numbers that are due out as well as the monthly gdp and retail sales.— well as the monthly gdp and retail sales. some say rachel reeves should _ retail sales. some say rachel reeves should have - retail sales. some say rachel| reeves should have cancelled her trip to china, but the government may say that may have spooked investors further. their position it is not an emergency and no need for intervention and what difference would staying have m

sector, probably more of a willingness or proclivity towards ai implications for national security and defencenally, inevitably, more protectionism probably directed at china in terms of restricting exports. do you have any concerns about the speed at which ai is developing, especially as you mention it could be having a bigger role when it comes to military and national security applications? candidly, i don't. if you look at things that could go wrong, one can dream up some pretty scary scenarios, but i would rather focus on the positives, and candidly i always had the view that the bar we set when it comes to safety, for machines seems to be way higher than we do for humans. i come back to self driving cars, i have neverfelt safer, i would rather be in one than a yellow cab in new york or pretty much anywhere else. as we move further into a new year, the cost of living is still a big concern for many. one of the main components, the price of food, which has been on the rise. this chart outlines the united nations index, tracking the cost of a basket of goods, and you can see the steady rise

manchester city's title defence took another blow as they threw away a two—goal lead at brentford.foden scored twice for city who were in front up until the 92nd minute when christian norgard's header secured a point for the home side. city remain 12 points off the top. i feel like the control was there in the first half, the start of the second then i don't know what happened. they put pressure on, we could not keep up with the pace. we paid the price there. is there still confidence in the dressing room you are good enough to make at least the top four place? there is belief and hope in the changing room, some of the best players in the world. it is possible. i can see the improvements recently. we are getting better and better, to keep going in that way and hopefully we can get back to our levels and that's it, really. a 95th—minute equaliser from reece james salvaged a 2—2 draw for chelsea against bournemouth at stamford bridge. enzo maresca's side still haven't won in five league games. bournemouth are now unbeaten in ninth. graham potter picked up his first win as west ham ma

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aryna sabalenka won the brisbane international in an ideal warm—up for her australian open title defencentually prevailed over her russian opponent polina kudermetova in three sets for an 18th career title. later this month, sabalenka will seek to become the first woman to win three consecutive australian 0pens since martina hingis in the late 1990s. i'm definitely super happy to finally lift this trophy. it is really important before heading to the australian open and the final match was a bit tricky. everyone was overhitting and over shots and a crazy match and i'm glad i got this win. in the men's tournament, it didn't take long for czechia'sjiri lehecka to claim his second atp title as his final against reilly 0pelka in brisbane lasted all of 15 minutes. the american, who's struggled with injuries throughout his whole career, was forced to retire due to back issues when he was 4—1 down in the first set. team usa won tennis�* united cup for the second time after beating poland in sunday's final in sydney. taylor fritz overcame hubert hurkacz in three close sets to give his team an una

the us is our closest ally especially in defence and security matters in the north atlantic, were tensionshe greenlandic people. greenland is the world's largest island — it sits between the atlantic and arctic oceans — and it's 80% covered by an ice sheet. the autonomous territory has some 56,000 residents, most of them indigenous inuit people. this was the reaction from one foreign ministry official. there have been offers from the us before in history. and there has been disputes between denmark and norway but greenland is in you at country. so greenland is the country of the inuit, which we have common ancestry with inuit �*s in canada and alaska. james kristoffer miles is the editor of the news centre at the danish publication, ekstra bladet. it's putting on an extreme amount of pressure with denmark connection with greenland. the greenlandic prime minister was supposed to speak with the danish king, king frederick and that was postponed and now it's on again, it seems almost to be a humiliation torts the king, it is putting extreme amount of pressure on greenland denmark relationship

who were charged with violent defences?as you can see, i guess 2420 people now came from the fbi that came out very quietly, no one reported it. but they had people in some form related to the fbi, for five people that were strongly related to the fbi, we have to find out about that. >> greg: and while we are against fbi, let's find out about those pesky pipe bombs you've done reporters! my god! but i wonder if they ask him about the police officers injured by rioters on january sixth? >> how many police officers were injured by rioters on january sixth. will you pardon anyone who attacked a police officer? >> you know, the only one that was killed was a beautiful young lady. she was shot for no reason whatsoever. in fact,, they say she was trying to hold back the crowd and the crowd was made up of a lot of different people so we will see. but i tell you this. the person that was killed was actually. >> greg: there you go. stupid reporter. [laughter] >> greg: there are so many things going for my head right now that i can't

manchester city's title defence took another blow as they threw away a two goal lead at brentford.wice for city who were in front up until the 92nd minute when christian norgard's header secured a point for the home side. city remain 12 points off the top. the light the control was there in the first half, the start of the second then i don't know what happened. they put pressure on, we could not keep up pressure on, we could not keep up with the pace. we paid the price there. figs up with the pace. we paid the price there-— price there. as their confidence - price there. as their confidence in - price there. as their confidence in the i price there. as their - confidence in the dressing price there. as their _ confidence in the dressing room you are good enough to make at least the top four place?- least the top four place? there is belief and _ least the top four place? there is belief and hope _ least the top four place? there is belief and hope in _ least the top four place? there is belief and hope in the - is belief and hope in the changing room some of the best players in the

rangers decided attack was the best the defence, the hat—trick gave them the lead they should have held chance to have the last word, the goal gaped, and then he wanted the ground to swallow him up. motherwell beat aberdeen 2—0 — they were a goal up at fir park when motherwell�*s tony watt felt aberdeen's slobodan rubezic had dived and said so. rubezic got up and reacted. maybe watt made the most of it, but rubezic was sent off. and from the free kick that followed, motherwell punted the ball forward and tawanda maswanhise promptly made it 2—0. aberdeen haven't won in ten games now. after both those games, celtic wrapped up a comfortable 3—0 victory over st mirren. third—placed dundee united were beaten 1—0 by hearts. dundee and ross county both picking up three points as well. sunderland kept pace with the top of the championship, beating ten—man portsmouth 1—0 to end the weekend fourth, three points off leaders leeds. wilson isidor�*s eighth goal of the season after seven minutes was the difference at the stadium of light, where the black cats remain unbeaten this season. it's a fourt

bee was defence department has added chinese take giant and battering see atl to its list of companiesare allegedly affiliated with china's military. the bbc has heard from the chinese embassy in washington who called the lesson unreasonable suppression chinese companies. they are a key player operating wechat super up with other offerings across gaming, content streaming and account services. while they produce a third of tv batteries, their shares are trading lower. apple says it will issue a software update to a new ai feature which has a publisher several force news alerts. these artificial intelligence to summarise stories from various sources and one written notification listing bbc sport as a source, incorrectly told users that the spanish tennis star rafael nadal was resilient and that it come out as gay. the bbc has called on apple to urgently address the problem saying that accuracy was used continent was essential and containing public trust. to what the big story, us steel, nippon steel, has filed two lawsuits after president biden blocked the japanese firm from taking over

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