our china correspondence laura bicker has more. few stop to eat during the breakfast rush.rren of more than 5,000 clothes firms, the factory clock dictates their day. at a nearbyjob market, workers check the stitching they'd be expected to do. they get paid per piece, so their skill and speed determine how much they make. translation: it depends how difficult the item is. _ something simple, like a t—shirt is i to 2 yuan per piece, and i can make around a dozen in an hour. we earn so little — how is that enough? the cost of living is now so high. workers travel thousands of miles to guangzhou to earn money to send back to theirfamilies. shein is now one of their major employers. translation: i think shein i will become better and better. it always pays suppliers on time. it is efficient and reliable. how many people do you think work for shein in this region — this area? i would say over 80% of the people here work for shein. this is the beating heart of an empire. the machines seldom stop. more than a dozen workers told us they labour 75 hours a week, in contravention of c

laura bicker, bbc news, guangzhou. back to our top story.sters warning that strong winds are set to return. three major fires are still burning. the palisades fire has burned more than 23,000 acres and is now 14% contained. the eaton fire remains the second largest. i'm joined now by cbs reporter danya bacchus in los angeles. she is in pacific palisades. great to speak to you. this fire is one of the first and biggest. how are firefighters coping with it?— coping with it? firefighters ri . ht coping with it? firefighters right now _ coping with it? firefighters right now have _ coping with it? firefighters right now have been - coping with it? firefighters i right now have been working around the clock to try to contain this fire, and they have made some progress. we have made some progress. we have seen them fight this fire from the airand have seen them fight this fire from the air and also from the ground and we do know that those aerosols have really made progress in getting the fire contained, meeting doesn't mean keeping in an area the

laura bicker, bbc news, guangzhou.s largest island, but greenland is home to only 57,000 people — many of whom will be talking aboutjust one subject this week, donald trump. the us president—elect refused to rule out using military force to take control of the island, describing aquiring it as critical to american national security. greenland's geographical position between the us, europe, and russia means it has huge value — in terms of security and natural resources. our special correspondent fergal keane has more. it is one of the world's last wild frontiers. glimpsed in the short winter sunlight, we're travelling into a place of pristine beauty... ..that�*s suddenly been overtaken by a diplomatic crisis. this place is so remote that it's hard to imagine it as the front line of a major geopolitical row. but up and down this fjord, in isolated settlements, and across the island of greenland, they're talking about trump. those who live here know the strain of harsh weather and the demands of survival. you need to be h

laura bicker, bbc news, guangzhou.apped in the shaft for over two months. they are the first group to be saved as part of an ongoing operation to rescue hundreds of illegal miners stuck underground. it comes as the workers union has issued videos showing the poor conditions trapped illegal miners have been living in. the high court had ordered the government to get the trapped people out last week. it's the world's largest island, but greenland is home to only 57,000 people — many of whom will be talking aboutjust one subject this week, donald trump. the us president—elect refused to rule out using military force to take control of the island, describing aquiring it as critical to american national security. greenland's geographical position between the us, europe and russia means it has huge value in terms of security and natural resources. our special correspondent fergal keane has more. it is one of the world's last wild frontiers. glimpsed in the short winter sunlight, we're travelling into a place of pristine beau

you can find the full story written by my colleague laura bicker on our website bbc.com and mobile appdition of business today. thanks for watching. hello there. i'm 0lly foster. here's what's coming up for you on sportsday. manchester united hit the spot in the fa cup, knocking out arsenal on penalties. ten—man barcelona hit five past real madrid in the spanish super cup. and a desert rose: justin rose's great britain and ireland team win the team cup in abu dhabi. hello there. welcome along. it has been a gripping day in the third round of the fa cup. the two most successful sides in the history of the competition were facing each other with the 13—time winners and holders manchester united knocking out 14—time winners arsenal on penalties. that's after the game finished 1—1. they won the shoot—out 5—3 withjoshua zirkzee scoring the winning kick after united's turkish keeper altay bayindir had saved from kai havertz.

laura bicker, bbc news, beijing.st that you could get. this is a very much an active seismic zone, and it's caused because of the way that the indian sub—plate is actually moving north, and it is colliding with the eurasian plate. so, you have this continent to continent collision, which is what has thrown up the himalayas. that's why we have those mountains in the first place. and the actual collision is controlled by several very major east—west faults. but the interesting thing about this earthquake is that it wasn't on any of them. this is actually on a north—south trending fault that is entirely within the eurasian plate. this is because the indian plate doesn't collide evenly all the way along, and so you get some parts will be colliding faster than others, and that sets up these tensions in the overlying plate which produces these earthquakes along the north—south fault. and how long might the aftershocks go on for? probably it's difficult to say, but i would expect them to go on for a week or so. and we proba

laura bicker, bbc news, guangzhou. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. way in the coming hours over his botched attempt to impose martial law. he has said he will not be attending due to fear of being arrested in a separate criminal investigation. in the trial, the constitutional court will focus on whether to uphold the impeachment voted on by the parliament last year. if it does, then he will be removed from office. north korea has reportedly fired multiple missiles in its latest test according to south korea's military. the test comes about a week after the north fired what it claimed was a new intermediate—range hypersonic ballistic missile. south korea's acting president choi said the missile launch was a clear violation of un security council resolutions. greenland says it wants to work more closely with the united states on defence and mining following recent remarks by the us president—elect about acquiring the territory. prime minister mute egede said his government was looking for ways to work with donald trump rather than fight him. the incomi

let's speak to our china correspondent, laura bicker. what more can you tell us?far we what more can you tell us? sr far we heard from chinese state media that at least 32 people have died and a 38 people have been injured. we have seen footage from these remote regions. rescuers have already reached some of those that have been trapped in buildings. this is right at the foot of mount everest, within mount everest national park. these are remote communities, about 4000 kilometres high and temperatures are well below freezing. unmanned drains have been sent to search the area and assess who needs help and wet so they can direct the rescue teams into the right areas. we have seen a lot of the buildings— these are lowrise buildings — they have collapsed in some of the remote regions and communities. we have also seen on state media, firefighters searching through the rubble and trying to make sure they can find any casualties quickly. this is a region used to earthquakes but this is the strongest earthquake they have experience in this region in five years and there

our china correspondent laura bicker gave this update from beijing.usly we are several hours on from this earthquake. it happened at nine in the morning, in that, as you say, remote mountainous area, and now we are beginning to see the impact of that 7.1 magnitude quake. we are seeing on cctv, which is the chinese state broadcaster, many people being taken from underneath the rubble. now it does seem that rescuers have managed to reach the area, despite its distance from any major city. they have managed to reach some of the worst hit areas, and the reason they have managed to do that is because the chinese air force launched a drone, an unmanned drone, which it flew right over the mount everest national park area, to try to find the cities and villages that have been most affected. you can see my backdrop, i am here in beijing. you can see the tall buildings, that is not the case in those mountainous regions. these houses are low—lying, they are made of bricks and we have seen footage ofjust collapsed and they have fallen on people, and rescuers are

our china correspondent laura bicker gave this update from beijing. obviously we are several hours on from this earthquake, it happened at nine in the morning, in that as you say remote mountainous area and now, we are beginning to see the impact of that 7.1 magnitude quake. we are seeing on cctv which is the chinese state broadcaster, many people being taken from underneath the rubble. now it does seem that rescuers have managed to reach the area, despite its distance from any major city. they have managed to reach some of the worst hit areas and the reason they have managed to do that, is because the chinese air force launched a drone, an unmanned drone which it flew right over the mount ever rest national park area to destroy to find the cities and villages that have been most affected. you can see i am here in beijing, you can see the tall buildings, that is not the case in those mounts nous regions, these houses are low lie, made of bricks and we have seen footage ofjust of bricks and we have seen footage of just collapsed of bricks and we have s

our china correspondent laura bicker has more. few stop to eat during the breakfast rush. more than 5000 clothes firm the factory clock dictates the day. at a nearbyjob market workers check the stitching they are expected to do. they get paid per piece so their skill and speed to determine how much they make. it speed to determine how much they make-— they make. it depends how difficult the _ they make. it depends how difficult the item _ they make. it depends how difficult the item is. - difficult the item is. something simple like a t—shirt is one to two and i can make around a dozen in an hour. we are in so little, the cost of living is now so high. workers travel thousands _ living is now so high. workers travel thousands of _ living is now so high. workers travel thousands of miles - living is now so high. workers travel thousands of miles to l travel thousands of miles to and many descend back to their families. shein is now one of the major employers. i families. shein is now one of the major employers.- the ma'or employers. i think shein the major employers. ! thin

of the pound, with some conservatives saying she's "fled" to beijing. 0ur china correspondent laura bicker business but she is facing criticism, she's fleeing heavy economic burden is at home. at the british made brompton bike shop in beijing, she defended her visit. growth is the number one mission of this government, to make our country better off, that's why i'm in china to unlock tangible benefits for british businesses, exporting and trading around the world. this is a major relationship reset, the first meeting between a uk chancellor and her chinese counterpart in seven years. china's economy is too tantalising to turn down amid the uk's economic woes. the us and eu have posed huge tariffs on these electric vehicles but the uk has not. it will please beijing if london does not follow donald trump's lead. but the chancellor will know there are risks that come with this new partnership. rachel reeves keeps using the word pragmatic, what she says she's trying to do is to balance the uk's economic needs with its security concerns. but that brings up some serious issues because china wil

laura bicker reports. few stop to eat during the breakfast rush.ctory clock dictates their day. at a nearbyjob market, workers check the stitching they would be expected to do. they get paid per piece, so their skill and speed determine how much they make. translation: it depends how difficult the item is. _ something simple like a t—shirt is 1—2 yuan per piece, and i can make around a dozen in an hour. we earn so little, how is that enough? the cost of living is now so high. workers travel thousands of miles to guangzhou to earn money to send back to their families. shein is now one of their major employers. translation: | think shein i will become better and better. it always pays the suppliers on time. it is efficient and reliable. how many people do you think work for shein in this region, this area? translation: i would say over 8096 l of the people here work for shein. l this is the beating heart of an empire. the machines seldom stop. more than a dozen workers told us they labour 75 hours a week, in contravention of chinese labour law. most

interesting balance between a very light we have regulation — whereas in 0ur china correspondent laura bickerof more than 5,000 clothes firms, the factory clock dictates their day. at a nearbyjob market, workers check the stitching they'd be expected to do. they get paid per piece, so their skill and speed determine how much they make. translation: it depends how difficult the item is. _ something simple, like a t—shirt is i to 2 yuan per piece, and i can make around a dozen in an hour. we earn so little — how is that enough? the cost of living is now so high. workers travel thousands of miles to guangzhou to earn money to send back to theirfamilies. shein is now one of their major employers. translation: | think shein i will become better and better. it always pays suppliers on time. it is efficient and reliable. how many people do you think work for shein in this region — this area? i would say over 80% of the people here work for shein. this is the beating heart of an empire. the machines seldom stop. more than a dozen workers told us they labour 75 hours a week, in contravention of chines

laura bicker, bbc news, beijing.wad madani from the paramilitary rapid support forces. the leader of the rsf acknowledged the loss, but vowed to continue fighting the sudanese army until victory, even if it took another 20 years. the rsf militia, which has controlled the city for the past year, has been accused of widespread human rights abuses — and just this week, the us officially designated its actions as a genocide. since sudan's civil war began, tens of thousands of people have been killed and more than 11 million have been displaced. the un says the war has created the world's worst famine. for more on this i spoke to youssef taha of bbc world service. tell us more about the significance of this victory we're hearing about by the sudanese army. this is very significant because the rapid support forces have been holding wad madani for over a year. so this is a very major defeat for them, and that was reflected in general hemedti, mohamed hamdan dagalo, also known as hemedti, in his tone and his rambling audio m

laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. this is bbc news, around the world and across the uk.tory, los angeles has declared a state of emergency in response to a massive wildfires to be these are live images where you can see a firefighter trying to salvage a property in the pacific palisades area. the earlier people were seen abandoning cars to flee the flames, aircraft and fire engines have been trying to stop the fight spreading but with limited effectiveness. 0fficials with limited effectiveness. officials say 10,000 homes and 30,000 buildings are under threat. 30,000 residents have been evacuated from the area. 46,000 been evacuated from the area. 116,000 homes and businesses in la county have lost electricity according to power outages us. officials had warned earlier as officials had warned earlier as the wind increases through the night so will the chance trees could be knocked over taking up our minds and blocking roadways. 0ur correspondence emma is near the blaze and sent this update. we emma is near the blaze and sent this update-— this update. we have been watchin

laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. ownership is the nepal director for care. caps are.— for care.for care. caps are. from yesterday i _ for care. caps are. from yesterday i been - for care. caps are. from yesterday i been taken i for care. caps are. from - yesterday i been taken every earthquake every second, memories of 2018 and the audience and throughout several years. yesterday morning it happened and the china— nepal border, and also in kathmandu, a few districts in that area. it brought back that memory. right now on the nepal end, we haven't much heard of any casualties but several minor injuries and damage, that this is a high altitude region and free live in a very seismically active zone. ——we live. it is very difficult and once any utilities or anything its damage, it will be out of connection, difficult to access, difficult to get information, no communication and even to reach there, it needs days and hours. that's why it is very difficult but care along with local authorities how co—ordinating with local government and gathering information and if anything is needed

china correspondent laura bicker is there for us now. laura, good morning.what is rachel reeves insane? her argument _ is rachel reeves insane? her argument is _ is rachel reeves insane? her argument is that _ is rachel reeves insane? her argument is that she has come here to try— argument is that she has come here to try to— argument is that she has come here to try to make it easier for the uk and china — to try to make it easier for the uk and china to — to try to make it easier for the uk and china to do business together and china to do business together and to— and china to do business together and to mend what are very strained ties between the two countries. but as you _ ties between the two countries. but as you mentioned, hertrip ties between the two countries. but as you mentioned, her trip has been overshadowed by those domestic economic— overshadowed by those domestic economic concerns. she defended it while _ economic concerns. she defended it while she _ economic concerns. she defended it while she was visiting a bike shop, brampton— while she

let's speak to our china correspondent laura bicker who's in beijing for us. we know she wants to improveus through what her aims are. this is about mending _ through what her aims are. ti 3 is about mending strained ties between the uk and china. there has been no economic dialogue like this since 2019. this is a uk perspective it's a very big deal. to try to make it easier for uk businesses to do trade between china and the uk. she is here as part of that visit as part of a meeting between the uk prime minister and president xijinping. that the uk prime minister and president xi jinping. that has kept this all off and i now see a different approach from the uk labour government. we have heard certainly seen an interaction between the uk chancellor and the vice premier and what he has said is there are ways in which the uk and china can work together that is mutually beneficial. to outweigh the differences between the sides. you see rachel reeves mentioning the word pragmatic. she says it a lot when it comes to relationship with china because she is trying to weigh up the economic needs