hello, i'm tadhg enright. impeached president of south korea, yoon suk yeol has been arrested over his failed attempt to imposed martial law on the country last month. anti—corruption investigators forced their way into the presidential compound on wednesday morning. it was their second attempt to arrest yoon after a previous attempt was thwarted by his security team. attempt was thwarted by his security as am. attempt was thwarted by his security as the president, who investigation. as the president, who is sworn to uphold the constitution and the legal system of the republic of korea, my compliance with such illegal and invalid procedures does not signify my acceptance of them. it is solely a measure to prevent any unfortunate bloodshed. that was part of a pre—recorded statement made by president yoon before his arrest. our correspondent shaimaa khalil is outside the corruption investigation offices in seoul where president yoon is being questioned. this has been a few hours of heightened, dramatic and contr

i'm tadhg enright.olice officers and investigators trying to arrest the impeached president yoon suk yeol have just called off the operation. in a statement, they said the arrest is practically impossible to carry out due to the sustained stand—off. these are live pictures from the scene. the team had earlier entered the presidential compound in seoul,

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hello, i'm tadhg enright. strong winds set to return to the city. forecasters are expecting gusts, of more than 70 miles per hour. around the same force as a category one hurricane. these are the same type of santa ana winds that caused the initial spread of the blazes last week.

welcome to business today, i'm tadhg enright.sh government has been defending its handling of the economy after a turbulent day on the markets on thursday saw the pound drop to its lowest level in more than a year and government borrowing cost surge to a 16—year high. today, sterling is down once again as pressure mounts on chancellor rachel reeves. she's on her way to china with a delegation of city executives, as labour seeks closer economic links with beijing as part of its quest for growth. our asia business reporter sura njana tewari has more. rachel reeves under quite a bit of pressure over this trip to china, given what's going on on the uk markets. but the goal could actually ultimately benefit the uk economy, with her defenders saying the trip is important for uk trade and investment. china is the uk's fifth largest trading partner, with $68 billion worth of trade going from china to the uk last year. now miss reeves will be the most senior british official to visit beijing in seven years. amidst, as you mentioned, a con

hello, i'm tadhg enright. you are welcome to bbc news.th korea's impeached president yoon suk yeol has been arrested over his failed attempt to impose martial law last month. it's the first time in the country's history that a sitting president has been detained. anti—corruption investigators forced their way into the presidential compound this morning. it was their second attempt to arrest yoon suk yeol, after they were previously thwarted by his security team. these are live pictures from outside the corruption investigation office. that's where president yoon has been taken for questioning by investigators. in a pre—recorded statement before his arrest, mr yoon said he was handing himself in to avoid any �*bloodshed'. translation: today, upon witnessing _ translation: today, upon witnessing these _ translation: today, upon witnessing these individuals invading the security zone using firefighting equipment, i decided to comply with the corruption investigation office request for a voluntary appearance. despite it being an illegal inves

i'm tadhg enright.start in the uk, where pressure on the government's handling of the economy has been mounting as the cost of borrowing has soared and the pound has slipped. as markets seem to be questioning if the uk's economic strategy is right. speaking to parliament on tuesday, chancellor rachel reeves said she was "under no illusion" about the scale of the challenge on the economy. but she pointed out that the uk was not alone as borrowing costs around the world were on the increase. leadership is not about ducking these challenges, it is about rising to them. the economic headwinds we face are a reminder we should, we must go further and faster and i plan to kickstart economic growth that plunged under the last government. well, part of that apparent need for speed — what the bbc has been told — will come in the form of fast tracking its industrial strategy — with more announcements like this week's ai push on the cards. but the focus today will be on the latest inflation figures due out this mor

i'm tadhg enright. we start with breaking news from south korea, where a team of police officers and investigators trying to arrest the impeached president yoon suk yeol have just called off the operation. in a statement, they said the arrest is practically impossible to carry out due to the sustained stand—off. these are live pictures from the scene. the team had earlier entered the presidential compound in seoul, after negotiating with a military unit — the first line of defence of the compound. mr yoon is wanted over his declaration of martial law last month. south korea's opposition party has warned the presidential security personnel against obstructing his arrest. that astruck appears to have achieved its desired result. several thousand police officers are deployed around the area while mr yoon�*s supporters have again congregated outside the residence. let's speak to our south east asia correspondentjonathan head, who's in bangkok. what's the latest you're hearing about efforts to apprehend him?

welcome to business today, i'm tadhg enright. saw the pound drop to its lowest level in more than a year and government borrowing cost surge to a 16—year high. today, sterling is down once again as pressure mounts on chancellor rachel reeves.

hello, i'm tadhg enright.start in the us, where at least 5 people have been killed in the devastating wildfires in los angeles. these are live pictures of la, where around 180,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes. many neighbourhoods have been left unrecognisable. residents have described the firestorm as "apocalyptic". officials say thousands of homes and other structures have been damaged or destroyed. accuweather estimates the damage is expected to be at least $135 billion and up to $150 billion. and the national guard has been deployed amid reports of looting. the biggest fires have been burning into a third night but fierce winds have eased, giving firefighters some respite. police say they believe one of the blazes in the west of the city was started deliberately. they're treating it as a crime scene. a suspect is in custody and set to be questioned. let's speak to our north america correspondent david willis who's in los angeles. tell us what is happening in altadena? iii tell us what is ha

thank you, tadhg.on has dipped slightly to 2.5%, this is december, as tadhg was saying, it remains above the bank of england target of 2% but it is down from 2.6% from november, and that's from 2.6% from november, and that's from the office for national statistics. we will bring you more reaction and as i say tadhg will be back here in about 25 minutes' time. another breaking story from ukraine. ukraine introduced emergency power cuts in six regions amid what authorities described as a "massive" russian missile strike, the national grid operator has said. there are few details at present but ukraine's air force warned of russian bomber planes in the sky around 4am local time followed by the launch of multiple "guided aerial bombs". we will continue to monitor that here at the bbc, the ongoing situation in ukraine. south korea's impeached president, yoon suk yeol has been arrested over his failed attempt to impose martial law last month. it's the first time in the country's history that a sitting presid

live from london this is business today, i'm tadhg enright.start in the uk where pressure on the government's handling of the economy has been mounting as the cost of borrowing has soared and the pound has slipped. as markets seem to be questioning if the uk's economic strategy is right. speaking to parliament on tuesday chancellor rachel reeves said she was under no illusion about the scale of the challenge on the economy. but pointed out that the uk was not alone as borrowing costs around the world were on the increase. leadership is not about ducking these challenges. it is leadership is not about ducking these challenges.— leadership is not about ducking these challenges. it is about rising these challenges. it is about rising the economic— these challenges. it is about rising the economic headwinds _ these challenges. it is about rising the economic headwinds that - these challenges. it is about rising the economic headwinds that we l these challenges. it is about rising i the economic headwinds that we face are a reminder that we should

hello, i'm tadhg enright.os angeles is bracing itself for more wildfires with strong winds set to return to the city. forecasters are expecting gusts, of more than 70 miles per hour. around the same force as a category one hurricane. these are the same type of santa ana winds that caused the initial spread of the blazes last week. three major fires continue to burn. the biggest one in the palisades has burned more than 23,000 acres is still only 14% contained. president biden has warned that it will cost tens of billions of dollars to rebuild the parts of los angeles that have been destroyed. and, after a spate of crime during the wildfires, prosecutors in the city have charged nine people with crimes including burglary and looting. let's get the latest from will grant. as the wildfires enter their second week, they keep burning and the stories of destroyed lives stack up. amid the ruins of his block, michael was incredibly fortunate. his home survived while his neighbours were left with nothing. now he stands

i'm tadhg enright. shares in electric carmaker tesla fell 6% after it reported its first drop in annual deliveries in more than a decade. increased competition and slowing demand for electric vehicles have hit its results. it shipped just under 1.8 million vehicles across the year, slightly fewer than in 2023. tesla shares had been big post election winners, with boss elon musk cementing a role at the heart of mr trump's new team. with more from new york, here's the bbc�*s north america business correspondent michelle fleury. tesla delivered a record number of cars in the final three months of last year. 495,570 vehicles to be precise. but that figure was short of the number it needed to beat its 2023 full year performance. for all of 2024, tesla delivered 1.79 million vehicles worldwide. down about 1% from last year. the first time the company has reported this kind of drop. part of the problem is increased competition. chinese rival byd said this week said that its electric car sales grew double digit