it is one the u.k.ntinue to have a good relationship with. >> from state dinners to business talks, he helped forge closer ties. this business event nine years ago with china's president xi jinping. a judgment from the special immigration appeals commission has revealed the chinese man known only as hc has been banned from the u.k. because he is a threat to national security. duke advisor told h six he could act for the duke in talks with potential chinese investors. in the security services searched age six phone in 2021 they found evidence he might be deceiving the prince to gain influence in the chinese communist party. the court found h six had been in position to generate relationships with prominent u.k. figures which could be leverage for political interference purposes. it was a letter from dominic hampshire on the phone. he told h six outside of the prince's closest internal confidants, you sit at the top of a tree many people would like to be on. hc had a note of how to handle the duke himself

yang is appealing his banned from the u.k.today for his own anonymity to be listed, insisting he is an entrepreneur, trying to build bridges between east and west. in a statement, he said "i've done nothing wrong or unlawful. the description of me as a spy is entirely untrue," adding "i would never do anything to harm this country, it is my second home." what it has done is that challenge to a political debate here. the government wants to reach out and engage with china, but that comes with risk. >> somebody with security forces was allowed to get so close to the royal family without properly scrutinizing them. >> the pacific -- sycophantic tone he took a few weeks ago may not be very wise. damian: china offers economic opportunity. keir starmer wants to see is that, but he should be wary of the true cost that might bring. damian grammaticas, bbc news. christian: he says he's fallen victim to a change political climate, but there has been an in depth -- he was working for the front work department, an arm of the chinese commu

europe is still a big market for the u.k., and demand for british goods from the u.k.han it would have been otherwise, the first thing. the second is slightly broader, it weakens europe as a whole. in particular, it weakens europe at a time when europe has to negotiate with the incoming american administration. so, the u.k. can fall on either side of this. the one good news for people traveling from the u.k. is that it is a weaker currency, the euro is weaker so holidays will be cheaper. otherwise it has a dampening economic effect. christian: i heard you talking this morning about what could we start eurozone economy. there is a plan in place, mario draghi, the former chief figure at the ecb, he has put together this plan. can you set out why that is being enacted -- not being enacted, and what the problem is? guest: what francie has experienced is this condition where ms. economics increase economic challenges and these charges themselves feed into messy economics, so you end up with this vicious cycle to break. the way to break it is for us to have the economic poli

u.k.ime. the strength of the frank in focus as well. despite the threat of stiffer tariffs on china, u.s. president elect donald trump has reportedly invited xi jinping to his inauguration in washington dc next year. how kind of him. bill, let's start there. why has he invited china's leader to his inauguration, and what are the chances that he might accept? >> i think it could be an olive branch out to xi jinping after obviously a tough campaign in which he's promised to put a whole range of tariffs on chinese imports. it's likely to be a tense relationship so this may be a way to break the ice. is it going to happen? i'm having a hard time picturing xi jinping sitting in a folding chair on a field in washington in january. if you remember the last inauguration, you had memes of bernie sanders covered in a big jacket with his gloves, huddled over in the cold. seriously, foreign leaders do not go to u.s. presidential inaugurations. we've looked at the records back to the 1870's. it just ha

u.k. time, we will be putting some of these questions are on politics of france in an exclusive interview with the cfo of the french defense and aerospace giant thales. we will talk the politics of france and be talking about ukraine, about europe's defense opportunities and challenges, plus of course geopolitical tensions. stay tuned for that conversation 6:30 a.m. you could time in about 15 minutes' time. 8:50 a.m., u.k. france pmi's. that is u.k. time, we will get france pmi's with a touch on the health of that economy given the political challenges. 9:00 a.m. u.k. time the oecd economic outlook report will draw. at 7:00 p.m. the fed beige book, jay powell speaking later today as well, some color on the health of the u.s. economy from the beige book that's at 7:00 a.m. u.k. time. you can get a roundup of the stories to get your day going in today's edition of daybreak. terminal subscribers go to dayb . the focus is on the vote as they put it in daybreak in france, but also what is t

u.k. time. an eye on the market crisis as well. some have characterized it in brazil. european futures currently flat after four days of losses. s&p futures in similar territory looking for guidance from jay powell and the forecast and the doc plots. will they revise lower? rate cuts of .25. s&p futures just pointing a little higher. up 10/10 of 1%. losses of 4/10 of a percent for the s&p and nasdaq yesterday. you could be looking at 6% yields on the 10-year next year depending of course on the fiscal challenges of that u.s. government. the bench mark state side. the pound in focus. at 7:00 a.m. u.k. time. the bank of england expected to cut two times next year. 50 basis points between now and november next year. keeping the pound supportive as markets pull back expectationors rate cuts. $73 a barrel for brent and bit cone. taking a breather. let's get to a major corporate story now in asia with global ramifications because shares in nissan surging the most in at least five decades. take yoursel

u.k., data. u.s. inflation data print that we bring, breaking down for you at 1:30 p.m. u.k. time. mark that on your calendars. later today on the oil front, bloomberg reporting about potential additional measures restricting russian oil flows. what the opec monthly oil report drops later today. on the earnings front, 20 minutes time out of europe. then you have the consumer retail story of macy's. those earnings dropping before the market stateside. a touch on the consumer in the u.s.. you can get a roundup of the stories you need to know to get your day going on today's edition of daybreak. coming up, the biden administration mulls tighter sanctions on russian oil exports. just weeks ahead of trump's return to the white house. more on that story, next. later, workday is unveiling new features for its ai platform. we speak exclusively to the companies ceo. that's at 6:30 a.m. u.k. time. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: welcome back. the united states is weighing new cautious sanctions against ru

invested in the u.k. economy., there is the role as you mention, as the mediators in the conflict between israel and hamas. they are the hosts of not only the largest u.s. military base in the middle east but also the hosts for the hamas political leadership, which is very controversial. at least the military part of hamas is described as a terrorist organization. but they provide a window for western governments to deal with organizations like the taliban in afghanistan, hamas in gaza. christian: in terms of what is going on tonight, obviously, this is the diplomacy end of the two-day visit but tomorrow they get down to business in terms of investment. what sort of money does qatar have stalked away here in the city of london? frank: big. qatar sits on some of the largest gas reserves in the world. years ago in the early 1990's, to be honest, they were financially something like a backwater, didn't have a huge amount of money, but they decided to develop the north to the field which they share with iran. iran cal

stagflation concerns in the u.k. with a little bit of growth but inflation remains sticky when it comes to services. president-elect donald trump says he opposes a proposed government funding bill, threatening a stopgap measure that would keep the government open until mid march break kriti gupta joins me now for more on this. this seems to come out of nowhere to some extent. they had agreed to tied things over until march, then trump intervenes. kriti: there was already a federal government shutdown on the cards for this week. it was foster kick in friday at midnight. the democrats and republicans it felt like created a bipartisan agreement, including provisions for an nfl stadium that got moved to washington, d.c. but the all clear sign was very much lit until elon musk, vivek ramaswamy the two expected heads of the department of government efficiency that donald trump is creating. and had suddenly married the stopgap bill which would've extended funding from the end of this week into mid-march approximately, and t

in order to do that, for the u.k., they cannot engage directly with an organization that it regards as a terrorist organization, in the jargon, prescribed organization. in order to do so, if hts is now the leading force in syria, they would have to reach a decision to take them off the list of prescribed organizations to have that kind of level of engagement. they seem to be doing this and one step removed from what other allies in the region, who they themselves may be getting in touch with hts. if the british government wants to get involved, this is the change that has to be made, which is why there is some suggestion it may happen swiftly. however, there is another feeling that our government would want to work in lockstep with our allies, not to run too far ahead of themselves. lewis: you are struggling. i am going to jump in. have a glass of water. >> any suggestion that this may happen quickly has been doused. lewis: thank you very much. our political correspondent, iain watson. around the world and across the

u.k.y. i was speaking to swati dhingra the arch dove of the committee, listen to a snippet of what she said. >> we have a restrictive stance that is weighing on living standards and supply capacity and investments. we need to take that away to some degree, so that we get normalization back into the economy. lizzy: do you agree with her? is the u.k. at risk of a policy error if the bank of england cuts too gradually? hetal: for me the key concern is how sticky services inflation has been. i agree with removing some restrictiveness gradually. we have been saying for a long time it is that policy normalization, getting rates back to neutral. she has been more open about where she thinks the neutral rate is. does the u.k. economy need monetary stimulus at this stage one we have this new term fiscal boost for public spending is a question mark. removal of restrictive rates can happen but probably too many corners to look around before we can say that is appropriate. maybe second half of next ye

and i think in u.k.erms, it means to be supportive of this institution as an important function of british governance, but also our way of life. you know, on christmas day, many brits would settle down in front of the television after christmas lunch, and they will watch the monarch come on at 3:00 and deliver their christmas message. and i personally feel that this became such a fixture with the queen that it will definitely continue with king charles now on the throne. and it's one point where we get to hear from them directly. to be a royalist really means that you've somehow squared this strange contradiction in british life. that we are a democracy, a very old democracy, and yet our head of state is not elected, they are born into it. and to somehow make that contradiction reality, the royal family has to strive to remain popular, has to appear at least in its senior members, to be actually focused on being in promotion of my country. but this system cannot be sustained without popular support. can

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getting strange on one level, the u.k.r of the exchequer saying we want stronger ties with the eu, but when quizzed what that might look like saying that is not a conversation for today. what did you make of this attempt for the eu and u.k. maybe to forge closer ties? >> you hit the nail on the head and expressed the sentiment many of us sitting in that room trying to ask her questions about what this relationship would ultimately look like really felt yesterday. we should say there is significant on the signal. this is the first time a u.k. chancellor of the exchequer attended these meetings since brexit. a point she made fairly often. the question is concretely what does this relationship look like going forward? she wanted to boost trade relationships, trade is the number one priority for the united kingdom, perhaps not shockingly, but seeing progress that could be made on defense accords, and the broader question of competitiveness within europe. what is interesting listening to talk from my time spent in the u.k. cove

you are watching bbc around the world and here in the u.k. ♪ christian: the u.k.has set out sweeping changes to the planning system in england to build 1.5 million new homes during this parliament. some councils have expressed concerns that the targets are unachievable. our correspondent alex forsyth has the latest. >> how are you? >> this might look a bit familiar. politicians in hi vis promising house building, but this time they say it will be different. >> i have 1.5 million homes for you to build. >> that is what they have promised. to get there, they say councils would have to get on board, meet much higher housing targets, and if they cannot find land, they will have to look for low-quality green land. >> for years, we have had not a nut being built. that means family don't have the security they want, determined to break through that, to do what is necessary. of course we get t balance right with nature and the environment. >> the hardhats may come in handy because development can be divisive. in rural north kent, this land is earmarked for eight and a hal

u.k. time -- 8:00 a.m. u.k. time. architect of the alliance says merger talks suggest nissan is in panic mode. he was speaking to bloomberg on friday and said that while there are similarities between them, cooperation between the two firms will be challenging. >> it is a desperate move. it is not a pragmatic deal, because frankly the synergies between the two companies are difficult to find. there is practically no complementarity between the two companies. they are in the same markets, the same products, the brands are similar, so in a certain way from one side nissan, it is a desperate move to try to find the future, and from the other side, a honda, which i understand there were not excited about this move, but someone had the big say in it. they are trying to figure out something that get marry for short-term problems of nissan in the long-term visions of honda. >> do you think honda is being pushed into the steel by the economy ministry rather than the value of the deal? >> without any doubt for me. having lived

u.k. economy flatlined. revised figures show no growth at all in the last quarter.india's most respected filmmakers has died at the age of 90. ♪ a long-awaited report into the conduct of the former republican congressman matt gaetz has found substantial evidence he paid women for sex or drugs on numerous occasions including paying a 17-year-old girl for sex. according to a final draft reported by the house ethics committee, the politician who is dumb drums shall pick for attorney general is said to have been involved in prostitution, statutory rape and illicit drug use. the age of consent in florida with the majority of the incidents are said to have taken place is 18. mr. gates has denied conduct and has mounted a legal challenge to block the publication. north american correspondent tom bateman explains the seriousness of the allegations and how damaging they will be. this amounts to a searing set of finding against matt gaetz by the house ethics committee. as you say in concluding there is substantial evidence mr. gates paid numerous women for sex including they

lord peter mendelson named as the u.k.'sador to the united states, and the security brief. rare access denied to a base in england where ukrainian front-line soldiers are being trained for battle. very good evening. the man accused of shooting dead the ceo of america's biggest health insurance company has been flown back to new york. luigi mangione dropped his fight to be extradited from pennsylvania today and was flown to new york, where he is appearing in court. there were dramatic pictures, the accused dressed in an orange jumpsuit, handcuffed, and surrounded by heavily armed police. today we learned he is facing additional federal charges over the killing of brian thompson. those new charges include murder through the use of a firearm and two stocking charges, on top of state-level charges already filed in new york, which include first-degree murder. let's go to the courthouse in new york for correspondent nada tawfik. no phones in the courtroom, as was the case in pennsylvania. what are you hearing? nada: we are waitin

now, what did people here in the u.k. watch on christmas day? the answer seems to be "gavin and stacey." the show had a whopping overnight audience of 12.30 2 million, making it the biggest nonsports overnight of 2024. this was the final ever episode of the beloved british sitcom. it doesn't include those yet to watch the episode on catch up. "wallace & gromit" at the second-highest overnight viewing figures caroline frost is a tv and film critic and columnist for "radio times" and explained why the hype over the "gavin and stacey'finale was justified. >> the audience came, and not only are the figures massive, they superseded the audience figures for 2019 five years ago, but also it looks set to dwarf the 18 million consolidated figure if these numbers continue to rise. well done, everybody. the codecs have been kind, everybody sick -- critics have been kind, everybody seems to gun him happy. sarah: i watched it, i thought it was great, but i thought domestic tv was must be going down, and yet here we are, these figures are pretty extraordinary

he called for unity after the summer riots in the u.k.a plea for peace in the middle east, central europe and africa. this year's broadcast was from -- let's hear what he said about his treatment. >> i offer special heartfelt thanks to the selfless doctors and nurses who, this year, have supported me and other members of my family through the uncertainties and anxieties of illness. and have helped provide the strength, care and comfort we have needed. i am deeply grateful too to all those who have offered us their own kind words of sympathy and encouragement. sarah: as conflicts raged throughout the world, the king acknowledged the world of humanitarian organizations helping those hosting need around the world. >> on this christmas day, we cannot help but think of those for whom the devastating effects of conflict in the middle east, in central europe, in africa and elsewhere, pose a daily threat to so many people's lives and livelihoods. we also think of the humanitarian organizations working tirelessly to bring vital relief. sarah: here

-u.k. relationship. why would i say that? the political stability in japan , notwithstanding prime minister's changing with sometimes stunning regularity. military strength, which japan has, which great britain doesn't have. the anecdote that ambassador emmanuel told about japan calling folks to get them on board with the resolution of the u.n.. could the u.k. do that? no, they couldn't today. i think what we wrote in 2000 has been far surpassed today. chris: i want to ask a personal question, then i will open up to the audience for a question or two before we close this portion. to go back to what you said at the beginning, ambassador kato, you both began to assume international positions in the alliance at the same time. you became a director in the north american affairs bureau in 1981. rich, you were a deputy assistant secretary for east asia in the same year. did you meet at that time? talk a little about your relationship at that time, how you began to work together, and what the major issues of the day were beyond what

i could not be more interested in u.k. plc. think we have held such an extraordinary position in financial markets and generally. so anything we can do to keep that shine i think is important. but competition is high. and we should not, in the way we should not in our firms, sit on our hands and think that all our history is going to count for long if we don't keep running. so i am a great believer that we drive and we continue to strike for u.k. plc. there is such a lot of innovation, creativity, and growth here. there is such a lot of expertise that sits in these small shores. so anything we can do to keep that alive and keep it at its top game, i am all for. but we operate as a global organization, and i'm going to go where there is strong capability to invest, where the markets are deeper, where the clients need us to be, and where we can find opportunity. and i'm going to continue to look for that. but i am a u.k.-listed ceo who can't help but want this to be great, too. francine: up next, robyn grew on being a female lead

tom: you would list in the u.k.? >> u.k. would be natural place. tom: indeed.more coming up, this is bloomberg. ♪ >> we seem to be edging and the president of south korea seem to be aligning, volatility continues. let's flip the board. green the pen spoke to francine saying deficit targets are moderated. here's the picture, france versus germany, hence the need to get this under control. let's flip the board. this is the number two watch, 4.1%, adjusting views, this dater point could change. speaking with your cookies, bank of america member suwanee dingo. a dove. bloomberg will have coverage of the women, money and power events around the world to discuss the future of business. the opening trade is next, this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ ♪ with so much great entertainment out there... wouldn't it be easier if you could find what you want, all in one place? my favorites. get xfinity streamsaver with netflix, apple tv+, and peacock included, for only $15 a month. >> i'm anner edwards, alongside guy johnson and kriti gooper. here's what you need to know. emmanuel macron pr

the u.k. housing crisis, the israel-hamas war and the collapse of the assad regime of syria. the committee is comprised of all the chairs from the select committee of congress. this is the prime minister's first appearance since being elected in july. it's about 90 minutes. >> if i can kick off, i chair the treasury select committee, it's great privilege. she was clear that the growth of this country, we've had a decade of no real growth. can you layout how you're going to deliver that growth? >> let me start with your second last sentence, we've had a decade or slightly more of stagnant growth or low growth. we've got to turn that around. we had about inheritance -- >> if you could tell us what you're going to do going forward. >> that will set the context for the budget. the budget is about stabilizing the economy so it is an important part of the story because one of the things that is held that growth is that we have in a stable economy. i've talked to investors across the world and asked why they've not been investing in the u.k. in the last 10 years. they've all said to

migrants crossed the english channel in small boats on christmas day. 11 boats made the journey to the u.ktmas morning and more are expected to follow in the coming days. the home office as 451 people arrived on christmas day. the last time there were crossings on christmas was back in 2022, when 90 people arrived. the prime minister said smashing the gangs facilitating small boat crossings was one of his top priorities and has set up a new border security command. more than 35,000 people have made the journey so far this year. that is 20% higher than in 2023. >> commemorations have been taking place in countries around the indian ocean to mark the 20th anniversary of the tsunami that killed more than 220,000 people. the vast wave caused by an earthquake devastated indonesia, thailand and sri lanka and displaced nearly 2 million people. >> this was 20 years ago, just after the great waves had come ashore. i remember walking through the ruins, a haunting landscape. above all i remember her, she was 11 then. bruised and alone, orphaned by the tsunami. a few days later she discovered one rela

u.k. retail sales drop at 7:00 a.m. u.k. time. looking at a print of 0.9%. we will see how healthy the consumer is in the u.k. in an environment of higher interest rates. at 12:30 you get time the fed's mary daly will be speaking. that will be important. we will see what mary daly has to say to flesh out the views as we look into 2025, given the forecast being pulled back from four cuts to two cuts. at 1:30 you get time we get core pce data, the large did a drop expected to come in slightly softer. will it ease concerns in these markets as inflation becomes a more core focus for this federal reserve once again. hungary's viktor orban tells the eu to wait for donald trump before deciding to extend sanctions against russia. we are live in brussels with the latest. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> i would like to suggest to the upcoming presidencies to be brave. this was our slogan for our presidency, make europe great again. this is our only chance. thank you. tom: hungarian prime minister viktor orb

i've talked to investors across the world and asked why they've not been investing in the u.k. in the last 10 years. they've all said to me because it's not stable enough. to create the conditions for investment, we've got additional measures we need to take. to your question, in addition to the budget, we've got to carry out planning in particular, to regulation, to driving the growth that we need. but we also need to make sure we've got local growth plans because i think everybody around this table would say of course we want growth. so we do want growth, but it's got to be growth across the whole of the country, not just in some parts of the country. >> how are you going to deliver that? what levers are you pulling to help deliver on this? >> the levers we are pulling are obviously the planning levers. it's hugely important, talk to any investor about what makes a difference and they will say planning is one of the key issues, if you don't change that you're not going to get the growth that you need. equally with regulation, the clear message to me is not only that there's t

rain, snow, and strong wind will hit large parts of the u.k.ek with a series of weather warnings come into force between today and thursday. and amber alert for rain has also been issued for parts of scotland on new year's eve and stormy conditions are expected to spread to the rest of the u.k.. we report now from edinburgh. >> this is what people from all over the world come to edinburgh to experience. this was hogmanay last year. preparations were taking place today for the famous street party, concert to be headlined by texas, and spectacular fireworks. that was until this afternoon when organizers announced they've had to cancel on safety grounds after the met office issued yellow warnings for wind and rain. a spokesperson said that we have been unable to continue with necessary setups for the hogmanay event due to extreme weather and forecast conditions. therefore for safety reasons, we along with our safety partners, have made the decision to cancel all outdoor events. of course people are disappointed but understand. >> no. we were not a

rain, snow and strong winds will hit large parts of the u.k., with a series of weather warnings coming into force between today and thursday. then a amber alert for rain has also been issued for parts of scotland on new year's eve. stormy conditions are expected to spread to the rest of the u.k. our correspondent reports from edinburgh. reporter: this is what people from all over the world come to edinburgh to experience. this was holiday last year. preparations were taking place today for the famous street party concert due to be headlined by texas and spectacular fireworks. that was until this afternoon, when organizers announced they have had to cancel on safety grounds after the office issued yellow warnings for winds and rain. a spokesperson said we have unfortunately been unable to continue with preparations, and necessary setups for edinburgh's hogmanay outdoor events due to extreme weather and forecast conditions. for safety reasons, we, along with our event partners, have taken the difficult decision to cancel all outdoor events. of co

around the world and across the u.k., this is bbc news. lewis: this is bbc news.d a nations is holding an emergency meeting on events in syria. the syrian army says it is preparing a counteroffensive against islamist forces who have taken the country's second-largest city, aleppo, and a surprise offensive over the weeken here is international editor jeremy bowen. jeremy: at that we can only couple days afr starting their offensive, rebel fighters were celebrating in aleppo's ancient citadel. during years of war, the citadel was an impregnable regime fortress. these men took it almost without a fight. back in january 2017, i was in aleppo in the days after the assad regime captured the east of the city from rebels who had held it since the war in aleppo started in 2012. there was massive destruction from russian and regime airstrikes. this was all a huge victory for the regime, but in the years that followed, the war gradually froze, but it never ended. once again, president bashar al-assad's beleaguered. he had an emergency meeting in damascus with the r rating fo

a large part of the u.k.storm darragh with amber weather warnings meeting widespread disruption from southern scotland to wardwell and northern ireland. the storm is expected to bring heavy rain over the weekend across the u.k. the most serious threat is to south wales and the bristol channel where air -- where a rare red warning has been issued meeting a danger to life. gusts of around 90 miles per hour starting in the early hours of tomorrow morning. the government says around 3 million people living in the area covered by the red warning have received a siren like alert on their phones warning them of the expected high winds. our correspondent thomas morgan reports. >> from penn off to porth call, along the welsh coastline, businesses have been making plans in reparation for the bad weather. >> we have deliveries for our customers. some of the elderly. we need to get out to make sure they are getting stuff. other than that, that is all we have in the cards. >>. although towns on welsh coastlines are famili

things unfold and ftse 100 futures in the u.k. looking to add .2% and a 54th record for the s&p stateside monday currently looking to add .5% and nasdaq futures gained 1% by the end of the close. let's flip the board and lacrosse asset with the focus on the euro. the 10 year on the back of the comments from williams and waller suggesting more work needs to be done to the neutral rate but not fully committing although waller suggested he is in the euro. the 10 year on the back of the comments ballpark unless the daa changes. the u.s. 10 year currently yielding 4.2% and euro-dollar dropping about 1% yesterday, getting closer to the parity level, just down .1% and we continue to monitor that with sensitivity to the senior -- to the currency. gold currently at 2462 and opec-plus stabilizing tomorrow. the french prime minister says the government is close to collapsing with marine le pen pledging to join a left-wing coalition to topple the administration after they invoked a constitutional mechanism to adopt a social security bill with

the u.k. is deeply alarmed by the houthis continued missile and uab attacks against israel and their ongoing targeting of international shipping in the red sea. we strongly condemn these attacks, these reckless actions and call on the houthis to stop immediately. there is no justification for these attacks. houthi aggression not only risks regional escalation, but is also making worse the already dire humanitarian and economic conditions inside yemen. a comprehensive and inclusive political settlement remains the best route to a peaceful, stable, and prosperous yemen. we are also clear on the role of iran in fueling this escalation. its long-standing financial and military support to the houthis has enabled and exacerbated houthi aggression. iran bears responsibility for the actions of its proxies and it must sees its illegal activity, which is destabilizing the region and threatening international peace and stability. president, the u.k. reiterates its support for israel's right to self-defen

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the u.k. decided the dangers are too great. it is indefinitely banning puberty blockers for children. the debate on the issue is raging on with many in america saying it is high time the u.s. does the same thing to protect our own children. plus the drone debacle, dangerous national security concerns growing by the day. >> i don't believe that the united states of america with its military capabilities does not know what these objects are. and what i'm asking and what we're all asking is for you to be straight with us. >> harris: you may know this from talking to friends and family. the mystery objects spotted in the u.s. airspace are coast to coast. lawmakers want answers immediately. people living in those areas say they are ready to take matters into their own hands like shooting them down. mayor michael melen in "focus" next. ey'd love to buy gold. but because it's gold, they think it must be complicated. it isn't. not with rosland capital. with rosland... the entire process from start to finish is built on one concept. one

that musk may radically alter the u.k.' donating millions of dollars to reform u.k. a populist upstart party. britain's government wants to prevent foreigners from making out sized political donations. so, just what is elon musk up to here? to help us answer that question i'm joined now by michael, former united states ambassador to russia. now a professor of international studies at stanford and msnbc analyst. good to see you again. thank you for being with us. a lot to unpack here. including the fact in the u.k., they can actually figure out laws that entirely limit the influence. there is no way you can donate money at all. so, sounds like some of this is at lease fixable. >> well, some of it is fixable. some of it is not. he has one of the largest platforms in the world where he is the largest influencer. what he says goes across borders and some countries do try to limit that. including our own from time to time. and, romania just tried to limit that because of what the russians did in their presidential elections. but

he called for unity after summer riots in the u.k.e a plea for peace in the middle east, central europe, and africa. the address was delivered in london, the first time a venue outside the royal residence had been used in over a decade. >> the king and queen led the world in a moment to reflect on the challenges of the past 12 months. the prince and princess of wales were with them alongside their three children. for the crowds who stood for many hours waiting for a glimpse of the royals, there was a chance to chat and handover gifts. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> in his christmas message delivered from the former hospital chapel in central london, rather than a royal residence, the king spoke of the suffering will experience at some stage in our life and touched on his own experience of cancer treatment. >> from a personal point of view, i offer special heartfelt thanks to the selfless doctors and nurses who this year have supported me and other members of my family through the uncertainties and anxieties of illness and have

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around the world and across the u.k.atching bbc news. ♪ >> the father and stepmother of the 10-year-old girl whose body was discovered in surrey last year have been found guilty of her murder at the old bailey. she endured more than two years of abuse including being burned and regularly beaten suffering dozens of injuries. her uncle was found not guilty of murder but guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child. her family fled to pakistan after the killing. speaking outside court, police said this was one of the most difficult and distressing cases they. had ever dealt with in special report tonight, we will hear from her head teacher. first, let's get this report from helena wilkinson who has more on today's verdicts. a report does contain some distressing details. >> sare sharif loved to sing and play the guitar. she was a confident, caring little girl but in august last year, she was murdered after months of brutal violence. >> your daughter has died. >> i killed my daughter. >> more than a day after she had d

barnier is someone who is very experienced and he led the negotiation with the u.k.e brexit process. so he came with the background and he was sure he would succeed in that work. unfortunately, the far-right, far left work together to make him -- to put him out of the government. so what we learn from macron is he will not resign and an appeal to the democratic and republican parties to work together and to learn how to do compromises. ben:barnier came with experience but he's from a relatively small party in the french parliament after the elections. do you accept that he being prime minister did not represent the will of the majority of french citizens and that he was the wrong choice at the wrong time? >> it was the wrong choice for the left and the extreme right, but if you see the polls on his popularity in overall friends, the french citizens were very keen to see him lead the country and the government. so he had popularity, and it's a pity that two extreme parties came together and defeated him. it shouldn't have happened, because the french were ok with barn