ms meng has made a brief first appearance at a court in vancouver.ur correspondent in beijing, stephen mcdonell, has more on huawei's upcoming news conference. late today in xinjiang will from huawei. and as you mention, they will be arguing that there has been a violation of meng wanzhou's rights. and we heard in court today, the lawyer for meng wa nzhou, i'lljust read this quote, "there are issues arising from the treatment of ms meng upon her arrival at the vancouver international airport and her detention and subsequent arrest. " now what they're going to be arguing in this separate case, suing the canadian government, that her rights have been violated, she was let to believe she was being investigated about one thing but really it was another. of course, what she's ended up being arrested for was this extradition request from the united states. the us government is arguing that meng wanzhou and huawei in general deliberately conspired to lie to banks in the united states in order to get around these sanctions on iran. but in that hearing, which

ms meng has made a brief first appearance at a court in vancouver.et's cross live to our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell. good to have you with us. how significant is this latest development? well, i think it is pretty, pretty significant because later today in since then we will hear from huawei and they will be arguing that there has been a violation of meng wanzhou's writes —— in shenzen, we heard in court today, the lawyer for meng wanzhou, i would readers quote" there are issues arising from the treatment of meng wanzhou upon her arrival at vancouver international airport, her detention in subsequent arrest." what their going to be arguing in a separate case, suing, demanding the government, rates been violated, she was let to believe she was being investigated about one thing but clearly it was another. what she has ended up being arrested for was this extradition request from the united states. us government is arguing that meng wanzhou and huawei general deliberately conspired to lie to banks in the united states in order to get around

lawyers for meng wanzhou say she was unlawfully detained. charges linked to the alleged violation of us sanctions against iran, which she denies. ms meng was arrested at the request of the united states in december. 0ur reporter lee carter is in toronto. what is she saying happened to her? well, in the claim which was filed on friday in a court in british columbia, meng wa nzhou on friday in a court in british columbia, meng wanzhou says she is seeking damages for, among other things, false imprisonment. she alleges she has suffered mental distress and anxiety, and loss of liberty. from the way she was treated, really right from the get 90, treated, really right from the get go, when she was detained and searched and interrogated at vancouver's airport last december. she says she was held for three hours without any explanation by police officers who didn't tell her why she was being arrested. the documents also say that the arrest was premeditated and that the border guards claimed that they were just doing a routine check when instead the

latest on meng wanzhou and huawei, thank you.till ahead for you on the newshour, the mediator in chief, south korea's president, vows to alp the united states strike nuclear deal with north korea. and fears over the impact of on science. and former manchester united star makes a positive start to in asia. anchor: it may now be march but winter prevails in the u.s. northeastern states, great lakes back to the plains, cold enough to drop snow and california, the story has rain andge amount of snow but the rain principally producing flooding and more to come on saturday. line that runs across york.do and towards new the cold is to the north, .inking slowly south it's bringing snow south with it, as well. almost as far south as kentucky. certainly up towards d.c. so huge amounts of snow. dropping.es minneapolis minus 16. high ofdropped to a minus 3 on sunday. winter's not finished with the u.s. at all. caribbean seeing slow changes. more cloudy, showers more likely in jamaica and cuba and increasingly costa rica, nick rog with a a --

huawei's announcement comes as its chief financial officer meng wa nzhou faces extradition to the usrrest in canada. the usjustice department has charged huawei and ms meng with trying to evade us sanctions against iran. how significant is this suit, and what's the strategy behind it? let's go live to asia business hub. just give us a bit more detail and talk through the press conference earlier. i think this is very much huawei saying to the world and in particular to the united states of course, show us what you have got because we are ready for you. it was a very aggressive, offensive press conference. my filing this lawsuit, what huawei is trying to do with regards to what it wants from the united states is that during the legal discovery process, they want the us to provide that smoking gun so the us to provide that smoking gun so to speak, that evidence of spying that it had based all of these allegations about huawei and the suspicions abound it. the eirene on this is that huawei is using american law to democratically file a challenge taste in the us constitution, something t

the us wants to try mark one double back try meng wanzhou on try mark one double back try meng wa nzhouonal sanctions against iran. she will appear in court again on wednesday, when this extradition process will start to get under way. it will take a pretty long time. thank you so much, more details in oui’ thank you so much, more details in our business briefing shortly. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, this is your monday sport briefing, where we start with the news that liverpool managerjurgen klopp questioned journalists after his side's goalless draw with everton. the german was asked why his team wasn't more attacking, despite the fact they had several good opportunities to win the match. the result means they trail reigning champions manchester city by a point with nine matches remaining. we don't play playstation. do you think we did not take enough risks today? is that what you want to ask? that is a really disappointing question, i have to say. because that means that it is so easy, i tell the boys we take more risks, come on, boys, we go

meng wanzhou was detained in canada last year at washington's request. her company break us sanctions against iran. she has denied the allegations. our north america technology correspondent, dave lee, outlined how the extradition process will move forward. the next step will be a hearing on wednesday, that will be a chance for the dates to be set for the extradition proceedings to begin in full. we are expecting meng wanzhou to appear at that hearing in vancouver on wednesday morning, although it could be a brief appearance, just to hear when the full proceedings will get under way. after that point, that could take several months, and what happens in that period is that a judge in canada will determine whether what meng wanzhou is alleged to have done would also be illegal in canada — and if that is the case, if the judge deems that to be the case, then she will most likely be extradited to face trial in the united states. now, where that becomes slightly more complicated is that the main defence of meng wanzhou at this point is that her defence team f

the other allegation or charge i should say against meng wanzhou has charge i should say against mengharge i should say against meng wanzhou has been the breaking of american sanctions on iran, the violation of american sanctions on iran. all of this to paint the picture of huawei as a company that cannot be trusted, and that is the message the united states has been taking to its allies, secretary of state pompeo saying if partners use huawei in its 5g networks it would be hard for the us to share intelligence thank you. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the times is reporting that a third of british billionaires have moved to tax havens, in what it describes as an "exodus" over the past decade. it also says political parties have accepted money from people living off—shore. the article claims that "many have been given honours or hold titles." a deal confirmed between the uk government and the wind energy industry will ensure that 30% of electricity comes from offshore wind by 2030. the move will help the uk towards an aim of securing almost all its pow

meng wanzhou meng wa nzhou exhibited meng wanzhou exhibited a remarkably calm casual demeanour.at the centre of an unprecedented little storm. during the short hearing, the lawyers reiterated the argument as she was being used as a negotiating chip in the ongoing trade talks between china and the us. evidence of this the defence said were recent comments by donald trump, suggesting he wouldn't intervene in a case if it meant getting a more favourable deal. the next hearing will be held on may eight. for that, she going on the defensive. huawei announced it is filing a lawsuit against the us government. america but the decision to effectively banned huawei products was unconstitutional. we are products was unconstitutional. we a re left products was unconstitutional. we are left with no choice but to challenge the law in court. strictly speaking, these cases are not linked, but diplomatically they of course are. it is about who holds the balance of power in the next technological age, and canada experiencing fierce pressure from both sides is caught in the middle. this is the mos

wanzhou in huawei and the detention of meng wa nzhou in canada, huawei and the detention of meng wanzhou be asked about it and he wa nted wanted to be asked about it and he wanted to be asked about it and he wanted to send a message to the us and canada. that message was that his company has no choice but to stand by huawei and meng wanzhou, who he said refuse to be that mies like silent lambs. —— refused to be victimised. he also said any impartial observer would see this is not a normal case, not a normal extradition request, this is a deliberate political move on the pa rt deliberate political move on the part of the united states and canada. he also said china was not only defending huawei for the sake of this company, but for all countries around the world who have similar companies, tech companies, and who believed in free trade. so in this sense, in a way, he is taking the high moral ground and saying that china is defending multilateralism and defending free trade. steve mcdonnell, thank you very much, in beijing for us. we will have a little bit more on china stories. we have ch

and on the same day that the senior huawei executive, meng wanzhou the senior huawei executive, mengnzhou appeared in the senior huawei executive, meng wanzhou appeared in court in canada are facing extradition proceedings to the united states. that is about alleged breaches of iran sanctions. it comes out and announces it is suing the us on its ban on all us government departments from using huawei technologies. as we heard there, huawei is saying that the us congress has not produced any evidence that it has used its equipment to spy on people, that it has, apparently, according to huawei, the us government has acted asjudge, jury, huawei, the us government has acted as judge, jury, and huawei, the us government has acted asjudge, jury, and executioner. huawei went even further and today has said that the us government has hacked huawei's servers and stolen e—mails from huawei and they are saying that on the other hand the us side, washington, has got no evidence that we are spying on american citizens and that all of this will stop american consumers from having access to their pr

meng wahnzou was detained in canada last year at washington's request. her company violate us sanctions against iran. she has denied the allegations. i'm joined by dave lee in san francisco. welcome to you. the decision today was not a surprise because the courts had until friday to make some kind of decision. yes. we know the deadline had been looming for a while and it was expected that canada would rule the extradition proceedings should begin. however, that has not stopped beijing today saying they are utterly dissatisfied with that decision and her lawyers have said that they maintain her innocence and they say that they are disappointed with the ruling for this to continue but really it was just a formality that canada would make this call, now what is happening is a lengthy proceeding from the tradition will begin at f canada death decide to extradite her to the us there will likely be several appeals wrapped up. —— canada death decide. they could be quite a long ordeal in front of miss meng and the longer it takes, the more political explosive it

the lawyers for huawei chief financial officer meng wa nzhou are suing the canadian government, its borders detained, searched and interrogated for three hours in violation of her constitutional rights. canada has said it will allow the us extradition case to move forward, but the court must make a final decision. the head of brazilian mining giant vale has stepped down following the collapse of a dam which killed 186 people in the town of brumadinho. fabio schvartsman and several other executives asked to be removed after prosecutors called for their dismissal. at least 122 people are still missing more than a month after the accident. a £1.6 billion fund is being launched by the uk government to boost less well—off towns after brexit. more than half the money will go to the north of england and the midlands to bring jobs and boost economic activity. labour says it is a bribe to influence mps in leave—supporting areas to back mrs may's brexit deal. an urgent meeting of police chiefs has been called after two more teenagers were killed in fatal stabbings over the weekend. andy moore report

meng wa nzhou, top priority. davina gupta reporting. financial officer of huawei will appear ina financial officer of huawei will appear in a canadian court, at the same time as the giant will begin a lawsuit against the us government. we spoke last month with huawei's chairman's father, who deny the allegations. what did he tell you about the relationship with the chinese government? i'm picking that relationship for any chinese company is very tricky, but mr ren speaking to me last month was categorical. huawei hasn't got where it is today because of any undue influence or favours from the chinese communist party but there has been criticism raised about how close these entities are when you look at the retaliation that china has gone out around the world defending huawei and also the detention and arrest of the two canadians very much being seen as beijing's way of retaliating for what the united states and canada have done to huawei. listen to what mr ren said to me when i put to what mr ren said to me when i put to him how strident

meng has been charged in that case. huawei have, of course, denied the charges but the trade deal still on the minds of investors. here's what economic adviser larry kudlow said to fox news. >>> a multilayer enforcement process that at least for now says if china doesn't live up to its agreement, we have the right not only to keep tariffs, but to raise tariffs, and they will not retaliate. now, that's breakthrough stuff. we'll see if president xi and the politburo relies on that. >> and many have said that the chinese just don't live up to their end of the bargain when they agree. optimism at white house. futures pointing lower as investors monitor those trade developments. >>> all right. coming up, very scary moments on a norwegian cruise. the ship really tilting at sea, after being hit by hurricane-force winds. when we started our business we were paying an arm and a leg for postage. i remember setting up shipstation. one or two clicks and everything was up and running. i was printing out labels and saving money. ship

they are clearly watching this very closely indeed, watching the machinations of meng wanzhou in canadahas been all along support for huawei's chief financial officer. there are also two canadians who were jailed in beijing, who have had very little consular access. the concerns about those canadian individuals were articulated outside the courtroom in canada a few hours ago. in terms of what is being written in the press here, they have to be careful about how they portray this, but certainly, there is sympathy for meng wenzhou. in support for the company. >> how about u.s. allies? the u.s. government has been trying to argue that huawei is a security risk. how is this being pursued by u.s. allies were being lobbied by u.s. officials? tom: it is a real conundrum particularly for countries like germany and the czech republic and like poland, who are wrestling with these issues. they want to have access to what is cheap and high-performing gear from huawei, but they have to maintain the security alliances with the u.s. we heard from the likes of mike pompeo and vice president mike pence

meng is a wildcard in all of this.ove that you bring that up because it has been brought up by the chinese. we have a great piece coming from the chinese finance minister earlier today. >> china has and will continue to take all necessary measures to protect the legitimate and lawful interests of chinese businesses and citizens. this is the bounden duty of the chinese government. at the same time, the companies and individuals in question seeking their own interests and refusing to be victimized like silent lambs. caroline: the foreign minister fighting back. you say this is a political bargaining chip. how could huawei be really embroiled -- at the very beginning, trump said he could let her go, allow the difficulties -- she could be free to go almost if it helps with the trade discussion, but that got railed back. samm: if trump releases meng, he will face significant backlash by the national security community in washington. we thought there would be an executive order a few weeks ago that would bar huawei from part

this case is unquestionably bigger than just one woman, but the daily reality for meng wanzhou is thatd to this house until this huge diplomatic row is over. that could take years. dave lee, bbc news, in vancouver. let's talk now to emily taylor, associate fellow with the international security department at chatham house. shejoins us from 0xford this morning. very good to have you with us, emily. tell us more about what is in this writ issued by huawei's lawyers. what were away are claiming is that section 889 of the national defence organisation act is unconstitutional, ineffective and it harms us consumers. “— unconstitutional, ineffective and it harms us consumers. —— what huawei are claiming. it is quite an irony that a case brought by a chinese company makes extensive quotations from the us founding fathers and it really goes to the heart of the us constitution, saying that it breaches the separation of powers, and you can't make laws that specifically target and harm an individual. so huawei is called out by name in this section of the act and it means that no matter what the re

meng wanzhou is now suing the canadian authorities in relation to her arrest at vancouver airport lastaces charges linked to the alleged violation of us sanctions against iran, which she denies. china has condemned her arrest. translation: the us and canada abused their bilateral extradition treaties to arbitrarily take coercive measures on chinese citizens. we once again urge the us to immediately withdraw the arrest warrant and extradition request. also making news today: president trump is under pressure from a democrat—led congressional commitee which has demanded documents from dozens of people, including his son, donald junior, to examine allegations that the president obstructed justice and abused his powers. mr trump denies any wrongdoing. in the last hour, china has said it will increase defence spending for the year ahead, but it's a smaller rise than last year. a budget report is being announced at the country's annual meeting of parliament in beijing right now. at the same time, china has lowered its growth targets for 2019. we'll have more reaction on this, in asia busines

ms meng faces charges linked to the alleged violation of us sanctions against iran, which she denies.ested at the request of the united states in december. algeria's president, abdelaziz bouteflika, has promised to call an early election, and not stand again, if he is re—elected next month. the 82—year—old has now formally registered as a candidate, despite days of nationwide protests against his decision to seek a fifth term. martina navratilova has apologised for language she used about tra nsgender athletes. the tennis champion used the term "cheating" when discussing whether the athletes should be allowed to compete in women's sport. 00:06:06,290 --> 2147483051:39:47,860 she says she has been vilified 2147483051:39:47,860 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 as transphobic since the comments. an award—winning greek photojournalist with the reuters news agency, yannis behrakis, has died of cancer at the age of 58. in a career spanning 30 years, mr behrakis covered conflicts around the world. he captured kurdish refugees fleeing near the iraqi—turkish border in the 1990s. more recently, his pho

ms meng is now suing the canadian state over her arrest, while china has condemned the move, and hasness correspondent karishma vaswani, who spoke last month to ren zhengfei, the founder of huawei last month, is with me today in the studio to help unpick this. when you spoke to him he has denied all these spy allegations, but what about the influence of the communist party, what can you tell us about this was yellow when i spoke to him last month at his shenzhen headquarters, huawei's founder said that his company cannot be found guilty of spying, they would never do that, they would never create a backdoor as has been the allegation full—forwa rd to backdoor as has been the allegation full—forward to them. backdoor as has been the allegation full-forward to them. but i'm picking that relationship between the chinese government, the communist party, and huawei is a bit more tricky. he also said and dismissed these concerns that the communist party has any influence over huawei whatsoever and its business dealings around the world. have a listen to what he said when i spoke to him abo

meng wanzhou is now suing the canadian authorities in relation to her arrest at vancouver airport lastaces charges linked to the alleged violation of us sanctions against iran, which she denies. china has condemned her arrest. translation: the us and canada abused their bilateral extradition treaties to arbitrarily take coercive measures on chinese citizens. we once again urge the us to immediately withdraw the arrest warrant and extradition requests. also making news today: president trump is under pressure from a democrat—led congressional commitee which has demanded documents from dozens of people, including his son donald jr, to examine allegations that the president obstructed justice and abused his powers. mr trump denies any wrongdoing. 200 foreign is fighters have surrendered to the us—backed kurdish—led syrian democratic forces in eastern syria. the group surrendered in the north of baghuz after the sdf announced a pause in the fighting to allow civilians to leave the area and any is fighters to surrender. the american actor luke perry, who starred in the 1990s teen drama beve

lawyers for huawei's chief financial officer, meng wanzhou are suing the canadian government, its borderlice, alleging that her constitutional rights were violated when she was detained, searched and interrogated for three hours. wanzhou remains in a canadianjail awaiting extradition to the us who want to prosecute her for fraud. the head of brazilian mining giant vale has stepped down following the collapse of a dam which killed 186 people. fabio schvartsman and several other executives asked to be removed after prosecutors called for their dismissal. at least 122 people are still missing more than a month after the accident. the british government is planning to make more than $2 billion available to less well—off towns after brexit. more than half the money will go to towns in the north of england and the midlands to create jobs and boost economic activity. the opposition labour party describes it as a bribe to influence mps in those areas to back mrs may's brexit deal. the new lawyer for carlos ghosn — the former boss of renault—nissan — has said he'll pursue a different strategy to

lawyers for meng wanzhou say she was unlawfully detained. linked to the alleged violation of us sanctions against iran, which she denies. ms meng was arrested at the request of the united states in december. the opposition centre—right reform party has won estonia's parliamentary elections. its leader, kaja kallas, is now poised to become the country's first female prime minister. reform polled just under 29% of the vote, well ahead of the governing centre—left centre party. after days of nationwide protests against his decision to seek a fifth term in office, algeria's president has formally registered himself as a candidate in elections to be held next month. but abdelaziz bouteflika appears to have made a significant concession, suggesting that he will only serve one more year if he wins the vote. this report from jon donnison contains flash photography. once again, mass protests on the streets of algiers. riot police deployed to contain the crowd. these demonstrations have been going on now for ten days. they want to see the back of this

mr meng has been accused of abusing his position and misusing state funds.as a grip on power, despite widespread international condemnation of its campaign against the rohingya people in rakhine state. the united nations says crimes committed there amount to genocide. myanmar‘s civilian leader, aung san suu kyi, has been severely criticized for failing to challenge her generals, who have been presiding over an anniversary celebration to honour the armed forces as our myanmar correspondent, nick beake, reports. in the eerie darkness of the burmese night, we are signing up for a rare opportunity. an invitation to meet an army accused of genocide. it is 3:30am and about 50 journalists have gathered here just outside the ministry of information. 0ur minders have come out, we are about to be put on buses and will be taken towards the military parade ground. myanmar‘s armed forces will be putting on a show to celebrate themselves. 0n the way we glimpse soldiers who normally operate in the shadows, far from prying eyes. it's clear that today we will only see what t

finally, the front page of the the south china morning post reports on the former president of interpol, mengty and finally, the front page of the the south china morning post reports on the former president of interpol, meng hongwei, who has been expelled from the chinese communist party and stripped of all his government positions. mr heng has been accused of abusing his position and misusing state funds. and the former director of the fbi, james comey, has said in an interview he still has lots of questions about the mueller report. special counsel robert mueller last week concluded his investigation into alleged collusion between russia and donald trump's 2016 residential campaign. the investigation found no proof that jump investigation found no proof that jump criminally colluded with russia and did not reach a collusion as to whether trump obstructed justice. james comey, fired as fbi director in 2017, said parts of the report we re in 2017, said parts of the report were confusing and said it was surprising mr mueller reached no conclusion about a possible obstruction of justice. concl

meng has maintained her innocence.stocks closed higher on wall street today, amid optimism that the u.s. could reach a trade deal with china. the dow jones industrial average gained 110 points to close at 26,026. the nasdaq rose nearly 63 points, and the s&p 500 added 19. still to come on the newshour:re reports thatdent trump rejected concerns from antelligence officials and his own legal team to his son- in-law top-secret security clearance. an alarming look at ture of climate change in a new book, "the uninhabitable earth." mark shields and david brooks examine cohen's testimon the failed nuclear summit, and muc more. >> woodruff: now, the latest controversy at the white house revolves around family, contradicting statements, ignored concerns and national security. the president was silent today amid new revelations about a trusted adviser. the "new york times" and the "washington post" reported today that president trump orderedla that his son-i jared kushner, get a top-secret securitylearance, despite concerns fro

has filed a civil suit against cain eighty and authorities over her treatment ms meng's lawyer claimed she was subject to unlawful detention questioning and search of her luggage meanwhile in china authorities have charged to detain canadians with spying in a case that many suspect was filed in retaliation over the arrest of ms may we get the latest on that and we do that right now our she's out of a hell of it joins us from toronto with the latest hey alex good to see you let's start with china canada relations we know that canada is proceeding with that extradition of while way executive ms meng to the u.s. and china seems to be fighting back what's latest on that alex. call it a tit for tat or it could be something a little bit more serious than that let's be frank at the very beginning with this with this whole extradition thing with men when jogo of being sent to the u.s. this could take forever when i say forever i actually mean years and of the real forever if we break it down this is one of those procedures that it's not necessarily going to happen especially when you look at t

meng: thank you, representative pressley, for yelleding your timism strongly agree with my friend from massachusetts, i thank her for sponsoring this important amendment and am proud to co-sponsor it with her. it addresses a crucial and often ignored issue that i have been fighting to raise awareness of during my time in congress. i have met with students across the state of new york and across the country and am incredibly impressed with their drive and passion directed at the democratic process. across the country, these students are getting involved. they are marching. they are advocating for their generation's future. an they are asserting their position in our society. this is why i'm proud to have introduced a constitutional amendment in the 115th and 116th congress to low they are voting age to 16 for federal, state, and local elections. the amendment in front of us today gives 16-year-olds the right to vote in federal elections. in localities that have already granted 16-year-olds the right to vote, we have seen an increase in voter participation and better debate. madam chair,

the announcement comes as the company's chief financial officer, meng wanzhou, appeared at a canadian court to fight extradition to the united states. the american singer r kelly is back in custody after a court hearing in chicago on unpaid child support. officials said the singer would be detained until he paid more than $160,000 that were owed. and this video is trending on bbc.com. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon got quite the surprise today after baby grace threw—up on her during a visit to a local hospital. she saw the funny side though — joking that there are many people who would love to do the same. that's all. stay with bbc news. a muslim convert has been given a life sentence for planning to kill dozens of people in central london. lewis ludlow, who's 27 and from kent, was described by his own lawyer as naive and vulnerable. lewis, who called himself ‘the eagle‘ and ‘the ghost‘, swore allegiance to the islamic state group, and had identified oxford street as an ideal target. he had previously admitted his guilt, at the old bailey, to plotting an attack in the uk, a

has also indicted meng and huawei on charges of bank fraud and sanctions evagsioneva.ny the changes. her next court appearance is scheduled for wednesday. >>> president trump surprising u.s. officials and regional allies claiming u.s. backed forces would have 100% of isis forces in syria defeated by sunday, but that deadline came and went and commanders on the ground say there is more work to do. ben wedeman is live in eastern syria with for us. ben, where are we headed? >> reporter: dave, this operation began at 6:00 p.m. friday local time, and it is ongoing. we were very close to the front yesterday and we saw lots of vooair strikes, artillery, and more are tar of the small encampment. we understand there are still some civilians who would like to leave, trying to leave, and the u.s. backed syrian democratic forces have maintained one part of the front where they hope those who want to leave can. although most of those leaving at this point are probably the families or people in some other way or another related to isis. now, what we've seen this morning is apache he

meng wanzhou was detained in vancouver last year at washington's request.mly denies allegations of bank fraud and helping her company break us sanctions. pakistan has freed an indian fighter pilot captured after his jet was shot down in the disputed region of kashmir. wing commander abhinandan varthaman was handed over at a border crossing in punjab. pakistan's prime minister has called the move a gesture of peace. the government has been forced to pay £33 million to eurotunnel, to settle a legal dispute over brexit contingency plans, in the event of no deal. the department for transport had given ferry contracts to three companies, including one with no ships and no port. but eurotunnel said the process had been "secretive and flawed". labour blames chris grayling, the transport secretary, who oversaw the contract process, and says he should resign. our business correspondent joe miller is at the eurotunnel terminal in folkestone. the department for transport has already had to step back from one of its three controversial no—deal brexit ferry contracts, a

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meng wanzhou is stuck in canada as china seeks or extradition. -- as the u.s. seeks her extradition. she has filed suit against the government saying her constitutional rights have been violated, saying she was detained for hours before her arrest. to sue the prepared government thatt strengthens - - on propoposals. beijing is calling on the u.s. and canada to free her. >> the u.s. and canada have abused the treaties. this is a serious violation of legitimate rights and interests. canada to release her so she can return to china. >> carloss ghosn is seeking bai. he has been held in a detention arrest.ince his breach ofharges of trust for trying to transfer personal financial losses to nissan's books. he maintains his innocence. his supporters say he is a target of a japanese coup. >> essssentially, nissan should have dealt with and rectified these cases. they had 10 years to do so. it is peculiar they brought the cases to prosecutors s w. the geneva international motor show gets underway this week. carmakers are looking to jumpstart lackluster sales figures. a

national has been given a death sentence for drug trafficking, so a lot of pressure on canada, miss mengk as well. ok, mariko, thank you very much. mariko 0i for us in singapore. now let's brief you on some other business stories. business insider is one of many discussing the news from tesla. more layoffs as the company shutters most of its retail stores research on cnbc says most americans live paycheck to paycheck. nearly 10% of those making $100,000 or more say they can't make ends meet. 0verall, most workers said they are in debt and many believe they always will be. 0n quartz, 15 uk companies have volunteered to report their ethnicity pay gaps, with the bank of england leading the way. and don't forget, let us know what you are spotting online. use #bbcthebriefing. that's it for the business briefing this hour. but, before we go, here are the markets. asian shares rallying, driven by stocks in china, despite the lower close the previous day on wall street. up next: newsbriefing. see you soon. congestion and pollution is an issue for many major cities and local authorities are under

meng's case if it helped his position the lopger that this goes on and the broader fight against huawei, the higher the stakes become >>> still ahead, it's decision day at the ecb we'll bring you all the latest from frankfurt next. >> welcome to "street signs. time to tl tro the ecb is expected to trim its growth forecast and signal a fresh round of cheap loans as italian bond yields touch their lowest level says in months. >>> autos and basque resources lead declines in european stock market after the oecb slashes amid concerns on tratds and brexit >>> jc deco shares after a rise in full year net profit. the french tirs also ups its dividend >>> hugeo boss shares struggle after the german fashion house forecasting that profits will rise faster than sales due to strong momentum on-line and in asia we are told china is a bright spot >> we've seen robust growth numbers from chooun in the fourth quarter, and also now with the recent china chinese new year it's a strong momentum and demand in chinese market >>> european markets are got top of ady ail -- we are seeing negative moves this fol

lawyers for meng wanzhou says she maintains her innocence and the extradition request is an abuse of the processes of law. she is the daughter of the founder of huawei and is accused of conspiring to violate u.s. sanctions on iran, and this comes as the u.s. is in the midst of this trade standoff with china, although if you believe larry kudlow, it's very very close to getting resolved. she has been banned and huawei is banned from developing 5g infrastructure here in the u.s. she's currently under house arrest in canada but still, trade optimism is helping markets kick off march with a little bit of madness here. the nasdaq for its part is on pace for its longest winning streak since december of 1999. that was just before the top of the dot-com bubble. today is a day to mind the gap, so to speak. we have shares soaring as the retailer plans to split into two publicly traded companies. old navy and the one that the gap is going to call newco. i don't like that name. you know me with names. i want them exciting and sexy. newco, not exciting and sexy. the company is also saying it will

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