john sudworth, bbc news, beijing., emerging across the world. from brexit, to donald trump, to emanuel macron in france, the old political divide of left and right seems to be disappearing. it is being replaced by new ideas. mark easton has been to two cities in the north of england to find out more about this new political landscape. sunderland used to be shipbuilder to the world. a new vessel slipped into the water here every nine days at one time. but the globalisation that created this proud city is now seen by many locals as a threat. they are selling us stanley river. i am passionate about sunderland, and iam now am passionate about sunderland, and i am now passionate about the north—east. the welcome tavern would once have been packed with merchants and sailors, buying beer with the profits of international trade. but now custom comes from the struggling neighbourhood just beyond its door. a few years ago, on the river, you would have seen nothing but ships. fishing boats, you could walk across the river on the

our china correspondent john sudworth spoke to his wife li wenzu, who says she doesn't know if he's still wenzu, the wife of missing chinese lawyer wang quanzhang, speaking there to our correspondentjohn sudworth. the true story of two sister who became wrestling champions has become the highest—grossing indian film ever in china. let's take a quick look at the movie. dangal is not your typical song—and—dance heavy bollywood romance. it tells the story of indian wrestler and coach mahavir singh phogat who trained his daughters. since its release two weeks ago, the film has already made more than $70 million at the box office. earlier i spoke to wei fan, a movie marketing manager in beijing. she told me why the bollywood film has become such a hit in china. right, i think it is because chinese audiences are fed up with superhero stories. so they like action movies, they attract audiences to go to the cinema. this movie doesn't spend too much money on a huge media campaign, but instead relies on good word—of—mouth. dangal has actually an emotional connection with chinese audiences. father—d

years on, he is the only one from whom nothing has been heard at all. 0ur china correspondent john sudworth who says she doesn't know if he's still alive. is it isita is it a sign, perhaps, that the authorities believe these cases more serious? li wenzu, the wife of missing chinese lawyer wang quanzhang, speaking there to our correspondentjohn sudworth. donald trump is heading to israel and the west bank on the second leg of his first foreign trip as us president. he hopes to revive the middle east peace process and says there's "no reason whatsoever" that there can't be a deal between israel and the palestinians. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell, reports on the expectations of this presidential visit. a room with a view. from his luxury hotel suite, the us president will look out on a holy city at the heart ofa look out on a holy city at the heart of a decades—old conflict. here he will head to one of the world ‘s most important churches and take his family to this sacred jewish site, the western wall. but donald trump is not just the western wall. but donald trump is notjust s

john sudworth is in beijing. john, talk us through the significance of this if you would.e bank, of course, is a bank looking for cash because of its legacy issues and china's hna group is seemingly a company with a lot of money to spend. it has been on an acquisition spree around the world. as you say, it would make it deutsche bank's biggest shareholder with something like 10% of shares. so it's great news for deutsche bank. what i think is interesting from a chinese prospective, it is against the trend. 2016 was the bumper yearfor against the trend. 2016 was the bumper year for outward investment, chinese companies heading off abroad, but the government has been putting the brakes on out of a fear ofa putting the brakes on out of a fear of a sliding currency, deutsche bank is the next one in its sights. interesting. thank you john. an unusual day in asia. most of the main markets were shut for another bank holiday. a midweek one which is unusual. so we had australia open. you can see down by nearly 1% and bombay and also this is wall street the night before. europe, in

years on, he is the only one from whom nothing has been heard at all. 0ur china correspondent john sudworthtill alive. scientists in the uk, are investigating whether many cases of depression could be triggered by an overactive immune system. researchers are now looking at whether some anti—inflammatory drugs might help certain patients. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh, has this special report. depression is now the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. but around a third of patients who seek help don't respond to drug treatments or talking therapies. so now, scientists are trying a radical new approach. this team at king's college london are examining physical, rather than mental, causes for depression. in particular, they are looking at whether the immune system, which is designed to defend to our bodies, can be a source of psychological harm. carmine pariante has spent 20 years investigating the link between the immune system and depression. so we know that stress activates the immune system. it's a physiological response in a situation of dangers. however, chronic

john sudworth, bbc news, beijing.world war two veteran has become the world's oldest skydiver at the age of 101. verdun hayes took to the skies along with relatives from three generations of his family. richard galpin has the story: dressed in a yellowjumpsuit, verdun hayes, aged 101 and 38 days, is about me make history. he is determined to become the world's oldest skydiver. and he is doing it with with his son, grandson, and great—grandson. as the plane gradually climbs to the correct altitude — they need to be at 15,000 feet — verdun hayes prepares to make his second ever jump. and the former soldier, who fought and was wounded in the second world war, has nerves of steel. he's particularly fond of the brief free—fall, when they're descending at more than 120 miles an hour. then it's back down to earth. you've done it verdun! congratulations! hooray! and with all four generations of the family back down safely, it's time for everyone to celebrate the record that he's just set. beautiful! i — really, iwould do it a

but first, let's hear from john sudworth in the chinese capital beijing.orld's leading media sector, with no clearer illustration than its insistence on using the great firewall to control access to the internet for its 1.4 million people. as foreignjournalists, internet for its 1.4 million people. as foreign journalists, we can and do experience our own share of harassment. stopped from conducting sensitive interviews, denied access to political trials and prevented from even accessing large parts of the country. thailand is not the most repressive country in this region, but media freedom has retreated most dramatically here, especially under military rule. for the most part, media companies have put up with these ever tighter restrictions, but a new proposal for parliament is to set up a 30 member committee that would rate and punish journalists. it has met strong opposition in the media community, in particular, the idea that they would make journalists carry a government issued licence. that proposal may now be dropped. government issued licence. that