faisal islam, bbc news, at _ trading arrangement.c news, at the world economic in davos. in the last few minutes is been announced that the singer songwriter david crosby has died at the age of 81. # immigration man, can i cross your line... # the american musician was a founding member of both the byrds and crosby stills and nash and sold millions of albums, both as a solo artist and in collaborations during his career. new zealand's prime ministerjacinda ardern has announced she'll step down next month, saying she no longer had "enough in the tank" to lead the country. in an emotional news conference she detailed how six years in the job had taken its toll. her government has been sliding in the polls in the last year, against a backdrop of economic problems. 0ur correspondent shaimaa khalil reports from capital, wellington. she's been at the forefront of politics in new zealand for nearly six years, becoming something of a globalfigurehead. but today, jacinda ardern shocked the nation and the world, announcing she's standing down.

faisal islam, bbc news.n conversation: rita moreno there is a rare status only a few achieve in hollywood. it's called egot. when you win all four of the major american entertainment awards. an emmy, a grammy, an oscar and a tony. it's even more rare if you're an ethnic minority. legendary actress, rita moreno, is the only latina who holds that status. many would recognise her from anita in west side story, but she has the career spanning seven decades. it's not been an easyjourney, though, as she tells me in this interview for bbc 100 women. hi, rita. hi, there. how are you? i am so terrific, it's disgusting. that's good. i am one of the happiest 90 year old persons you've ever met. well, we're so excited to talk to you. so, welcome to this conversation with bbc 100 women. why are you so happy? tell me. well, think of it this way. i have my health. i have a career that's burgeoning all over again, which is, that's really crazy. i have about five different things that are coming out in the next couple of mon

gain support — both diplomatic and in terms of supply of weapons — as our our economics editor faisal islambusiness trying to capture the imagination at the world economic forum in switzerland. but what everyone actually wants to know is whether three years of pandemic and war will end this year and provide relief to all those back home in the cost—of—living crisis. and the reality is that the route to a healthier economy runs through the conflict in ukraine. here, its first lady, lauded by delegates, and its deputy prime minister thanking britain and claiming it could all be over this year. yes, so, ukraine is here and we're actually very grateful for british people for their support. so, yes, we hope, but of course we need your assistant in this war to gain this victory this year. but elsewhere, one of the world's leading fertiliser firms warned that the west was repeating its mistake of dependence on russia, and this threatened food prices. putin has weaponised energy, and they are weaponising food as well. with food and fertiliser, half of the world's food production is dependent on fer

faisal islam, bbc news.hen to move towards residential care for a loved one living with dementia, and whether or not they'll get a place. three years ago a high flying businesswoman, drjo wilson, was diagnosed with alzheimers, at the age ofjust 66, and for the past six months, we've been following her story, as her husband bill has battled to get enough help and care. 0ur uk affairs correspondent, jermey cooke, has the latest. i'm back in newcastle. there's word from bill. trouble, i hear. bad news. i'm just beyond, beyond everything. i don't know if i'm coming or going. i'm going round and round in circles. stand up. last year we saw how bill is devoted to his wife, jo. but now the cruel grip of alzheimer's is tightening as the days and weeks go by. have a little sip. today, jo's childhood friend christine is here to help. for this professional, successful woman it's come to this. bill has always wanted to keepjo at home but months ago now he had to admit it's become too much. i thought i was beyond exhaust

faisal islam, bbc news, at the world economic forum in davos.s being offered for help in catching the people who killed three generations of one family at their home in california on monday. a teenage mother, her baby and a grandmother were among six people killed at a residence in the small town of goshen. the address had recently been linked to drug—related activity — and police have said the attack was a 'cartel—like execution.�* italian police have released cctv footage, showing the alleged mafia boss matteo denaro arriving at a private hospital, just minutes before he was arrested. this is him, wearing a hood, mask and dark glasses, at the la maddalena clinic on monday morning. he had been receiving treatment for cancer, having spent three decades on the run, and has been convicted in his absence of involvement in scores of mafia murders. the american rapper cardi b has been given an extension to complete community service she was ordered to do after being convicted of taking part in a brawl at a strip club in new york in 2018. she was sent

faisal islam, bbc news.t he was working on in london's west end. police, firefighters and air ambulance workers mounted a rescue operation to winch the man from underground, but he was critically injured and died at the scene. six members of a child trafficking gang have been sentenced to a total of 27 years in prison. the gang was uncovered after a 14—year—old boy was arrested for selling class a drugs in rhyl, in north wales, in 2021. the police decided to treat the teenager as a victim, and used his phone records to help track the criminals directing his movement around the country. it's the largest case of its kind and has been hailed as a model for dismantling gangs that use children to sell drugs. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. ponce! _ come to us with your hands up, mate. gareth jones may have feared being arrested for drug dealing, but not this. i'm going to arrest you on suspicion of modern day slavery offences. - modern day slavery? yeah. child trafficking... his detenti

the bbc�*s economics editor faisal islam reports.omic forum, some of europe's top bankers and ceos assembled to meet the leader of the opposition. keir starmer�*s pitch — that labour is now unashamedly pro—business. well, we are here flying the flag for britain. we are here as ambassadors for uk plc, and very pleased to do so. traditionally, it's the actual prime minister or the chancellor who gees up ceos to back britain at this lunch, but it was the business secretary here today. i don't mind who turns up here, but the leader of the opposition spent years injeremy corbyn�*s cabinets slaughtering businesses, as far as i could tell. so, it's a bit of a conversion for him to be here at all and i take it with a bit of a pinch of salt. at a tricky time in the economy, the business community is suddenly feeling rather popular. we came from, in the last election, a very polarised political environment. that polarisation, especially for business, has narrowed very significantly to the point now where, actually, both parties seem very pro—b

faisal islam, bbc news.rie presley — has died suddenly at the age of 5a. she suffered a cardiac arrest at her home in california. she was last seen in public on tuesday at the golden globe awards. lisa marie presley was a singer—songwriter who was previously married to michaeljackson and nicholas cage. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson looks back at her life. lisa marie presley on the red carpet at the golden globes on tuesday evening, two days before she died. that night, austin butler won a best actor globe for playing her father elvis in baz luhrmann�*s biopic. the film deals with the tragic end to elvis�*s life. now, there is yet another terrible chapter to the family saga. on thursday, lisa marie presley was found unresponsive thank you for opening your hearts, your memories and home to me. lisa marie, i love on thursday, lisa marie presley was found unresponsive at her home in calabasas, california, and rushed to hospital. the us media say that she had had a cardiac arrest. this comes just

faisal islam, bbc news. so — have britain's pubs and bars staved off recession in the uk?ociation. michael, last time you and i spoke, we were at a cocktail barjust before new year's eve talking about what a tough time the bars and pubs had had. it doesn't seem like they did that badly in november. the firures did that badly in november. iie: figures highlighted did that badly in november. "iie: figures highlighted today did that badly in november. i““i2 figures highlighted today that did that badly in november. ii2 figures highlighted today that pubs bars and venues have benefited in novemberfrom bars and venues have benefited in november from the world cup. experiencing 30—a0% increase in trade on match days, restaurants didn't fare as well, they had a more challenging training period where the matches were being shown. to be honest, the operating costs still remain very high and i think more importantly, independent businesses in particular are extremely vulnerable with the loss and challenging festive trading period where over 50% ofjust not built up that cash reserve

thank you, faisal islam.ing a 26—year beautician on merseyside. elle edwards was shot in the head at the lighthouse pub in wallasey on christmas eve. connor chapman, who's 22, was remanded in custody. here's our north of england correspondent, judith moritz. elle edwards was cnn christmas day with friends when she was shotjust before midnight. a gunman opened fire at the lighthouse in wallasey on the wirral peninsula which was busy with drinkers ensuring the facilities. despite efforts to save her she died of her injuries, she had been shot in the head. her relatives said christmas and their family would never be the same again. last night 22—year—old connor chapman was charged with her murder. he spoke in court today to confirm his name and that he has no fixed address. he appeared before magistrates in birkenhead this morning charged with a total of nine offences including two cans of attempted murder, three of grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm and ammunition and using a stolen car. the court he

faisal islam, bbc news, at the world economic forum in davos.ey went up by 6.4% according to the latest official figures. but because of inflation, that still represented a fall in real terms of more than 2.5%. the gap between pay in the public and private sectors also remained close to a record high. the new figures come as the rail unions the rmt and aslef announced a fresh wave of strikes on the 1st and 3rd of february, calling for a pay rise. teachers and civil servants will also take action over pay. and tomorrow nurses begin a two—day strike in hospitals in england and wales. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes has been talking to nurses about pay and the cost of living. who's looking after our mums and dads and kids? it's nurses, but you can't do that when you're running on empty. i first met carmel, an experienced nurse in liverpool, back injune. they take care of the nursing family but we can't take care of anyone... then we talked about the impact of the cost of living crisis on health workers. now, on the eve of two days of strike

faisal islam, bbc news.ation, go to our cost of living, tackling it together section on the bbc news website — that's bbc.co.uk/news — and by using the bbc news app. let's speak to chris mason who joins us from westminster. difficult days ahead for the economy and the public sector. what hope is there of things improving? sector. what hope is there of things imrovin ? ,,, ., ,, sector. what hope is there of things imrovin: ? .. ., ,, ., sector. what hope is there of things imrovinu? ., , improving? speaking to people in government _ improving? speaking to people in government they _ improving? speaking to people in government they say _ improving? speaking to people in government they say they - improving? speaking to people in government they say they are - improving? speaking to people inj government they say they are not surprised by this prediction from the imf, they acknowledged the economic picture is difficult. what they then tried to do is talk about inflation, rising prices, and say that that is the

faisal islam, bbc news. of emergency has been declared in auckland. many international flights have been cancelled. meteorologists say approximately an entire summer's worth of rain fell in just a few hours, and the deluge will continue for the next few days. tvnz reporter logan church has been covering this catastrophic weather event in auckland and says the rain came hard and fast, and the full extent of the damage yet to be known with search and rescue efforts continuing. about five o'clock yesterday afternoon, that rain came torrential. within minutes, flooding streets, up to my neck. incredible pictures of residents having to swing through these flood to leave their homes or quite bravely, swim back through them to rescue residents who were unable to leave on their own accord. flights aren't going in and out of the moment. they're hoping to change that later on today. so it's really too early to tell just how many people may have lost their lives. and there's quite serious emergency overnight. they expe

that's it, there's more analysis on newsnight with faisal islam and the news continues here on bbc oneour colleagues across the nations and regions. they are all standing by too ready to bring you the news where you are. have a very good night. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and main stories at the top of the hours straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. you don't need to be a clairvoyant to see that 2023 will bring extraordinary turbulence to pakistan. rampant inflation, an energy crisis, soaring national debt — these are challenges that would test the strongest of governments. but in pakistan, the ruling coalition is weak, and imran khan's pti opposition party is doing all in its power to bring it down. my guest is senior pti official, fawad chaudhry. could political opportunism be the undoing of pakistan? fawad chaudhry in lahore, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. mr chaudhry, if ever there were a time in pakistan for politicians to put their partisan interests and differences aside and pull together for the good of the nation, it would be

our economics editor, faisal islam, has all the details.t can sort or waste, bots they can author human sounding scripts, essays and poems, or even programmable versions of yourself. every aspect of the economy, even farming and medicine, is being transformed thanks to the use of artificial intelligence, or ai, and the world's most powerful computing. at this leading technology in london they use ai to simulate anyone saying anything in almost any accent. and that is a massive opportunity for them in the uk general. it will change how we work. there may be some jobs that are less relevant in ten years' time and there is a saying that ai will not replace yourjob, a person using ai will. after months of firefighting, the chancellor revealed his plans for growth, arguing for optimism rooted in technology. it is going to transform humanity. it's going to be as big a change as the arrival of google search engines. and arguably, two of the three most important ai companies on the planet are british—based so it is a massive opportunity for the uk.

talking to our economics editor faisal islam, mr lindner also said he was optimistic that economies iner than expected. there's uncertainty still, uncertainty, but i witnessed some more optimism. here in davos and in germany. more than i expected. and so probably we have seen the hikes of inflation rates last year and probably there is faster recovery of the global economy and the european economy than expected. and the european economy than exected. ., , , , , expected. one of the surprises i think to many _ expected. one of the surprises i think to many people - expected. one of the surprises i think to many people was - expected. one of the surprises| i think to many people was how quickly your country turned off the taps from russia. i mean, how low now is the dependence of your country on russian energy? of your country on russian ener: ? ~ of your country on russian energy?— of your country on russian ener: ?~ ., , , energy? we have completely diversified _ energy? we have completely diversified our _ energy? we have completely diversified our energy - diversified our energy infr

there is more analysis of the day's top stories on newsnight with faisal islam getting under way on bbc. the news continues on bbc one as now it is time to join right now. the news continues on bbc one as now it is time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. from the ten o'clock team, it is good night. this is bbc news. we will have headlines and the news stories for you at the top of the hours straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk, from san francisco. i'm stephen sackur. california was the launchpad for america's tech revolution. the giants of our digital age, the likes of gates, jobs, and musk, built their empires from right here in california. their work has transformed our lives, but it hasn't always been for the better. well, my guest today is the san francisco tech billionaire, dave friedberg. he says science and technology can and will fix humanity's problems. should we believe him? dave friedberg, in san francisco, welcome to hardtalk. yeah, thanks for... thanks for coming by. it's a real pleasure to be here. you describe yo

speaking to the bbc�*s economics editor faisal islam at the start of the world economic forum in davoso reduce its dependency on russia, after the shock to the global supply and cost of food after its invasion of ukraine. vladimir putin has weaponised energy and they are weaponising food as well. for me once, shame on you, twice, shame on me and with energy we are built on infrastructure in europe on cheap russian gas and we see the consequences and the cost of that right now. with food and fertiliser. half of the world's food production depends on fertiliser and if we see significant disruptions that is a powerful weapon. and you think russia is using it for leveraged? 0f think russia is using it for leveraged? of course. and we saw that early in the war both on sanctions and the threat to withhold and that is a different reality than in the past decade. so we cannot go back to that again. and what could this mean for food supplies in europe and the developing world? these are global markets so the impact is being felt everywhere and russia is the world's largest exporter of fertilise

has been spending time with world leaders in davos, where she told the bbc�*s economics editor faisal islameapons from its european allies along with the united states. she described the ongoing war as an existential threat to the country. if, at the moment, we get anti—missile system, it will help us to get the victory very soon. of course, in combination with a policy that might provide partners — weapons and assault weapons, the policy might gain victory to ukraine even this year. but to do this, we still would like to stress on the necessity of weapons supply to ukraine. bud on the necessity of weapons supply to ukraine. and what's our supply to ukraine. and what's your message _ supply to ukraine. and what's your message to _ supply to ukraine. and what's your message to those - supply to ukraine. and what's| your message to those people supply to ukraine. and what's i your message to those people in europe who — do you feel that those weapons systems have been a bit slow, that people are reluctant, that people are maybe worried about the reaction of russia to the supply of these weapo

our economics editor faisal islam has all the details.can sort or waste, bots they can offer human sounding scripts, essays and poems, or even programmable versions of yourself. every aspect of the economy, even funding in medicine is being transformed thanks to the use of artificial intelligence and the roads most powerful computing. this leading technology in london, the uses to simulate anyone saying anything in almost any action. and thatis anything in almost any action. and that is a massive opportunity for them in the uk general.- that is a massive opportunity for them in the uk general. there may be some “obs them in the uk general. there may be some jobs that — them in the uk general. there may be some jobs that are _ them in the uk general. there may be some jobs that are less _ them in the uk general. there may be some jobs that are less relevant - them in the uk general. there may be some jobs that are less relevant in - some jobs that are less relevant in ten years' time and there is a saying that al ten years' time and there

andy verity, bbc news. 0ur economics editor faisal islam jins me.ons so how worried should people be? this is a forecast. _ how worried should people be? try 3 is a forecast, not hard data about the fact that it singles out the uk for a different trend from a milder trend that hits the rest of the world that might be a concern and there are reasons for that, the rise in interest rates, taxes, the still high energy prices and the rise in borrowing costs for businesses and you combine those together and you get this disappointing forecast. thusit get this disappointing forecast. thus it happens, we've had some new actual data out today about company insolvencies, that's up at the highest level we have seen last year, 2022 since 2009 and experts say it will get worse this year so that shows if you like the real economy behind these sorts of forecasts but i think in general terms, it shows how tricky the balancing act is but when you get high inflation and slow growth, the bank of england still raising interest rates and likely to do it again on thursda

jeremy hunt was asked about the reports by the bbc�*s economics editor, faisal islam.ke hs2 happen. henri murison is chief executive of the northern powerhouse partnership, a group chaired by former chancellor george osborne which represents businesses and leaders across the north of england. he's also a former labour councillor. mr murison says removing the central london station would make the project far less valuable for people and businesses across the country. hs2 is critical to national productivity and growth, it is particularly critical to productivity here in the north of england. although, here in leeds we are still waiting to find out how trains will get here, there is still actually a commitment in the government's integrated rail plan to get hs2 trains to leeds, even if the full line doesn't come here. so, whether you are standing here in leeds, or standing in manchester, that is being promised a new line, all the way to manchester. this report doesn't add up, because the issue is that there aren't enough platforms, only six platforms, farfewer than are g

today the german finance minister — travelling with mr schultz — told the bbc�*s economics editor faisal islamrsified its energy infrastructure. germany is still dependent on energy imports, but today not from russian imports but from the global markets. we have understood that we have to foster our competitiveness after the era of chancellor merkel. this era was focused on, well, strength of the past, and now we are developing strength of the future. let's bring in samantha gross, who is the director of energy security and climate initiative at the brookings institution. welcome to the programme what is extraordinary about this? it is the speed of which germany has built this new liquefied natural gas tunnel in just this new liquefied natural gas tunnel injust eight this new liquefied natural gas tunnel in just eight months? how much of the supply coming into that terminal will come from north america? ., ~ ., , america? north america is actually the laruest america? north america is actually the largest importer _ america? north america is actually the largest importer of _ america? north am

he was speaking to our economics editor, faisal islam, at the start of the world economic forum in davoso the impact is being felt everywhere and russia is the world's largest exporter of fertiliser so it will have global implications. and we are seeing some of that from the disruptions already. and there is a need for russian fertiliser in order to maintain globalfood production but my message here is that we also need to think the next phase two reduce and avoid the dependency on russia because when that is being used as a weapon in war, we cannot go back to how it used to be. that's it. back to you, matthew. the attorney general�*s office in brazil has filed an indictment against 39 people for their alleged involvement in coup activities, related to the storming of brazil's senate building. they haven't yet been named and more charges could still be filed. sofia bettiza reports. he was nowhere to be seen for the past week, but brazil's former president jair bolsonaro finally broke his silence. translation: | regret what - happened on the 8th ofjanuary. it's unbelievable. unfortunately

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