uk.'s incredible. ukrainians and key have watched and celebrated at home, a country that had changed for ever. today we are live in ukraine as russia invades in a major military assault by land, sea and air. in february 2022, the world woke up to the news that russia was doing the unthinkable, invading their country. since then, people have been forced to leave their homes. hundreds of thousands of people have lost their lives. and then an arrest warrant was issued against russian president vladimir putin for alleged war crimes. on the day the war broke out, countries across the world started condemning russia's actions. but the european broadcasting union, who run the eurovision song contest, didn't take immediate action. after broadcasters called for the country to be banned, they soon changed their mind. back on the ground in ukraine, men from across the country were called up to the front line, including ukraine's 2022 winners, and they were on tour when russia invaded. translation: .

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we could be the silicon valley of the uk.— valley of the uk. uk. and let me| end on this, jemma. is there any exhibitor northern ireland around the coronation. do you believe — will a new king change anything? we believe - will a new king change anything? we recognise that with the _ change anything? we recognise that with the entrance - change anything? we recognise that with the entrance of - change anything? we recognise that with the entrance of a - change anything? we recognise that with the entrance of a new| that with the entrance of a new king, he himself is very passionate about enterprise and about innovations. i myself have built support talent with the prince's trust and have great relations with them. there definitely is a wind of change but realistically we are probably already looking to westminster and to our own local assembly and to drive the change in the back of maybe the coronation celebrations.- coronation celebrations. jemma sim son, coronation celebrations. jemma simpson. great _ coronation celebrations. jemma simpson, g

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run half a million people coming to the uk -- run half a million people coming to the uk —— around. additions to the list of specific professions which people can be allowed to come to the uk to work in and also the need to bring down as many in government set the overall level of migration to the uk, fulfilling one of the manifesto pledges in 2019. so something of an early intervention before the figures are released next week.— released next week. when jacob rees-mogg _ released next week. when jacob rees-mogg was _ released next week. when jacob rees-mogg was talking - released next week. when jacob rees-mogg was talking in - released next week. when jacobj rees-mogg was talking in terms released next week. when jacob i rees-mogg was talking in terms of rees—mogg was talking in terms of the content of what he said, he talked about the introduction, the recent introduction of voter id and something he said, we are going to play it in the next few seconds, really raised eyebrows. i want to put that clip on the screen now. parties that try and gerrymander end up finding that their c

the last time a former uk prime minister visited _ last time a former uk prime minister visited taiwanthatcher back in _ visited taiwan was margaret thatcher back in 1993 or 94. so it's been a long _ back in 1993 or 94. so it's been a long time — back in 1993 or 94. so it's been a long time since there has been a former— longtime since there has been a former uk— long time since there has been a former uk prime minister visiting taiwan, _ former uk prime minister visiting taiwan, so— former uk prime minister visiting taiwan, so it will be welcome as a sarin_ taiwan, so it will be welcome as a sarin of— taiwan, so it will be welcome as a sarin of support. she's been given a warm _ sarin of support. she's been given a warm welcome, she had a meeting with the taiwanese foreign minister yesterday where he welcomed her to taiwan _ yesterday where he welcomed her to taiwan and _ yesterday where he welcomed her to taiwan and she will be welcome wherever— taiwan and she will be welcome wherever she goes but i have to say this was— wherever she goes but i have to say this was a _ wherever she g

the uk and the chinese economy are highly complementary. uk needs investment.o uk's innovative power, knowledge economy. it sees the country as as a hub, even though with brexit, but still a very important global hub. no one thinks the golden era of economic relations with china is coming back. the challenge today, to walk a razor�*s edge and make a living in an economically polarising world. ben chu there. today the government launched its semiconductor strategy, part of this overall strategy of reducing reliance on east asia for the trillions of microchips used in every bit of technology we use. the us and eu have been pouring tens of billions of pounds into massive new chip foundries. the new uk strategy does not follow that, instead focusing on the next generation of chips and in particular high—level design rather than manufacturing. all this comes as the us pressures eu nations such as the netherlands to stop exports of key technology to china. and yet very recently the sale of uk—based arm holdings initially saw some technology transferred to chinese com

we giving migrant women a way to stay in the uk.— stay in the uk.ercover _ stay in the uk. we go undercover to - stay in the uk. we go undercover to exposel stay in the uk. we go - undercover to expose those behind this criminal enterprise.- behind this criminal enterprise. behind this criminal enterrise. ., enterprise. this fake father scam is incredibly - enterprise. this fake father. scam is incredibly elaborate, incredibly sophisticated and difficult to police. we incredibly sophisticated and difficult to police.— difficult to police. we found some men _ difficult to police. we found some men are _ difficult to police. we found some men are being - difficult to police. we found some men are being paid . some men are being paid thousands to be fake dads. and it is happening across communities, underthe and it is happening across communities, under the radar of the authorities. it is the authorities. it is shocking, _ the authorities. it is shocking, isn't - the authorities. it is shocking, isn't it? l the authorities. it isl shocking, isn't it? i

best of the strategic importance of the uk battery industry.— uk battery industry.ng _ uk battery industry. best of luck, it is an exciting part _ uk battery industry. best of luck, it is an exciting part of _ uk battery industry. best of luck, it is an exciting part of the - it is an exciting part of the business to be in at the moment. in other news... nvidia share prices havejumped after the chip—maker issued a better than expected forecast when it released its quarterly earnings on wednesday. the tech company had already been trending upwards this year over optimism on the company's leading position for al related chips. nvidia is a leading maker of chips used for video games and cloud computing applications. europe's biggest economy, germany, has entered into recession after contracting by 0.3% in the first three months of the year. as the economy continues to be hit by a surge in energy prices in the wake of russia's war in ukraine. the economy contracted by 0.5% in the last three months of 2022 — giving two consecutive months of negative growth — the definiti

uk.pproaching does not stop here yet but it soon will. the station opens to the public on the 27th of may and workers are putting the finishing touches to the new stop on the line between reading and basingstoke. it has been built with an eye to future growth. we basingstoke. it has been built with an eye to future growth.— an eye to future growth. we have built a station _ an eye to future growth. we have built a station which _ an eye to future growth. we have built a station which is _ an eye to future growth. we have built a station which is fit - an eye to future growth. we have built a station which is fit for - an eye to future growth. we have built a station which is fit for the | built a station which is fit for the future so two and three carriage trains running now but in the future those could expand to up to six carriages and beyond with automatic closing doors. carriages and beyond with automatic closing doors— closing doors. green park started out as a site _ closing doors.

president zelensky makes a surprise visit to the uk. n makes a surprise visit to the uk. i think we have imported decisions but we have to work a little bit more on it. —— important decisions. protests at a conservativism conference — the home secretary's speech about bringing down immigration is among two events disrupted. turkey's presidential election goes to a runoff after the tightest—run vote in two decades. could hospitals in england see more scenes like these? senior doctors are voting on whether to take industrial action over pay. hello and welcome. we start in the uk — where ukraine's president has made a surprise visit — the latest stop on his tour of european capitals to secure fresh promises of military aid to fight russia's invasion. prime minister rishi sunak promised to send hundreds of air—defence missiles and long—range attack drones — but stopped short of sending jets. rishi sunak tweeted this picture welcoming president zelensky — when he arrived at chequers — the prime minister's country residence — the pair in a be

president zelensky�*s visit to the uk in the last couple of hours, he is at chequers with the uk prime rishi sunak. chequers is the countryside rural retreat of the sitting uk prime minister, and they were there to discuss, of course, ukraine's war with russia and the continuing support that the uk and other countries will provide. we got a little nudge about what their priorities were, because now we know, this phrase i am sure we are going to be hearing a lot more of, jets coalition. . they posed for a couple of words to but then the real talks got under way when our cameras were out of the room. they spoke for a couple of hours then afterwards they came out and president zelensky decided to talk about this phrase, jets coalition, saying that ukraine can't control the skies ahead of any counteroffensive with russia. one of his big priorities now is is this jets coalition, fighterjets are essentially. we have some reaction from russia. let's take a look at what they have said. a russian spokesperson basically saying that the uk's actions would only lead to further destruction in ukrai

the uk industry _ for? absolutely. the uk industry at _ for? absolutely.moment| for? absolutely. the uk i industry at the moment is for? absolutely. the uk - industry at the moment is not very viable, partly because of the energy costs being above other international comparatives and the size of the industry is small when compared with the chinese or larger bases around the world. my larger bases around the world. my point of view, it's quite a difficult task but i'm sure the government will step in and try to keep these businesses going. just a quick thought as well, of course as you've mentioned and as tata points out, many, many times, the global playing field for steel is seen as not fair at all, especially as china, which is a huge supplier, has subsidised its steel industry for many years. it's very tricky, isn't it, for the uk to compete and also europe as well?— the uk to compete and also europe as well? actually, it is difficult for _ europe as well? actually, it is difficult for the _ europe as well? actually, it is difficult for the uk _ europe

president zelensky makes a surprise visit to the uk. n makes a surprise visit to the uk.re voting on whether to take industrial action over pay. a british man goes on trial in cyprus, accused of murdering his sick wife. he tells the court she begged him to help her die. so this is the final roundtable.

is relying on ireland ireland looks to uk.ou have greece and cyprus you have the political blocks. you have so much to learn and look forward to. >> so much to find out about the contest. look at the full package which has gotten entertaining with the people to go watch >> i can't wait. >> we will debrief on monday >> sequence. anything cheescheesy i'm all for it >> karen, thank you. >>> one final check on the european markets we are trading higher across the board. the strongest gains seen in italy. ftse mib up 1% cac 40 is strong this morning. u.s. futures here is the picture for wall street green across the board europe trading in line with the u.s. dow jones industrial average looking to gain 140 points at open s&p and nasdaq looking to open higher debt ceiling meeting scheduled today has been postponed until next week. that debate is fresh on investors minds. that is it for the show. i'm julianna tatelbaum >> i'm joumanna bercetche. "worldwide exchange" is coming up next. have a great weekend this week is your chance to t

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.oss the uk. an investigation has found that young people with complex mental health needs are being put at risk,— by being placed on general children's wards in england. the report was compiled by government—funded organisation, the healthcare safety investigation branch. nhs england says it has an ongoing programme to improve mental health services for children and young people. plans to abolish fixed—term tenancies in england would destroy the student housing market, landlords have warned. students are typically offered a 12—month fixed—term contract to reflect the academic year — and ensure properties are not left empty outside term—time. under the legislation fixed—term tenancies would be replaced by rolling contracts. the national residential landlords association said the plans could cause "chaos". researchers have found that plant—based foods are good for the health of the heart. they found vegetarian and vegan diets cut high levels of cholesterol that can eventually cause heart

a number— america but also here in the uk. a number of— america but also here in the uk. number of our institutions receive money from this family. the - number of our institutions receive money from this family. the rich. money from this family. the rich museum — money from this family. the rich museum have _ money from this family. the rich museum have now— money from this family. the rich museum have now said - money from this family. the rich museum have now said no, - money from this family. the rich museum have now said no, so i money from this family. the rich i museum have now said no, so has the victoria _ museum have now said no, so has the victoria and _ museum have now said no, so has the victoria and albert _ museum have now said no, so has the victoria and albert museum _ museum have now said no, so has the victoria and albert museum and - museum have now said no, so has the victoria and albert museum and i - victoria and albert museum and i think— victoria and albert museum and i think even— victoria and albert museum and i think even 0xford _ victoria and

if a baby is born in the uk and let's say the father has the legal status to stay in the uk, but theher doesn't, what does that mean for the baby? if a woman has no leave to remain in the uk and gives birth to a child fathered by a british citizen or a man with indefinite leave to remain, that baby is automatically british by birth, and she could potentially obtain leave to remain as the parent in order to facilitate this child's being raised in the uk. so this is not a loophole. it should not be seen as such because the basis of this provision is to protect british children. what do you make of this, this fake father scam? this fake father scam is incredibly elaborate. it is very sophisticated, incredibly difficult to police by the home office and the authorities. and in a way, it's just proof of how desperate these women are and the incredible lengths they're prepared to go through in order to secure their right to remain in the uk. last year, the government granted nearly 5000 family visas to other dependants, a category which includes those applying for leave to remain as parents

of its cars to the uk.y and uk government to hope, although farfrom certain, that the eu will see it makes sense to postpone next year's requirement, because right now, the eu is also still getting most of its batteries from asia and america. the global map of car production is being redrawn around where batteries are made, and the stakes for the future of the industry are high. simon, thanks again, simonjack there, our business editor. the duke and duchess of sussex have been involved in what's been described as a near—catastrophic car chase involving numerous photographers following an awards ceremony in new york. according to harry and meghan�*s spokesperson, it was a "relentless pursuit" that lasted more than two hours and involved several near—misses. new york police confirmed that paparazzi had made things challenging for the couple but said said there were no collisions, injuries or arrests. 0ur north america correspondent nada tawfik reports. tuesday night in manhattan, the duke and duchess of susse

we start with a big story in the uk. more thani million national health service staff in england will get a 5% pay rise after health unions here backed the deal. ambulance workers, nurses and physios will also get a one—off sum of at least £1655. but the pay deal was signed up at a meeting between the government and 1a health unions, representing all nhs staff above doctors and dentists. one minister said it was time to bring the strikes to an end. the uk health secretary steve barclay said he was pleased with the this is a good day for nhs staff who will benefit from this pay rise, an extra will benefit from this pay rise, an extr ., :: :: :: ., ., , will benefit from this pay rise, an extr ., 11:11: ., ., , ., extra over £5,000 for a ban six and is a paramedical — extra over £5,000 for a ban six and is a paramedical midwife, _ extra over £5,000 for a ban six and is a paramedical midwife, so - extra over £5,000 for a ban six and is a paramedical midwife, so it's - extra over £5,000 for a ban six and is a paramedical mid

can play alongside that, but the uk can play a bi- alongside that, but the uk can play a big part _that.— a big part in that. every day the war that russia _ a big part in that. every day the war that russia started - a big part in that. every day the war that russia started creates| a big part in that. every day the - war that russia started creates more casualties. these are soldiers wounded in bakhmut. the much anticipated ukrainian counteroffensive when it comes will cost more lives, but its outcome will have implications not only in ukraine, but far beyond. caroline holly, bbc news. in a moment we�*ll talk to hugo bachega in the ukrainian capital kyiv but first to our political correspondent david wallace lockhart at westminster. david, warm hugs, handshakes, and smiles at chequers but also a promise of more british military hardware for ukraine? that is right, more air defence missiles, more attack drones. there really did seem to be warped between those two leaders. there were hugs, as you mention, they were heaping praise on one another during interviews and rishi sunak maki

in terms of where the uk sits on the global - where the uk sits on the global tables, we have mentioned be a lot more work done, can it compete with the likes of the us and the eu in terms of semiconductors?- us and the eu in terms of semiconductors? ., ., , ., . , semiconductors? not in all products, but what we — semiconductors? not in all products, but what we have _ semiconductors? not in all products, but what we have an _ semiconductors? not in all products, but what we have an compaq - but what we have an compaq semiconductors in the uk being manufactured here in wales are advance compound semiconductors, things like facial recognition in your smartphone, things like facial recognition in yoursmartphone, or5g your smartphone, or 5g communications as yoursmartphone, or5g communications as examples. these are advanced materials going into the latest tech, really being driven by the macro trends in the world. of course we will not make all the chips we need, but we can certainly make those that are strategically important to the lives that we lead. thank you forjoining us. to the us

for the car industry in the uk _ vehicles. for the car industry in the uk this _ vehicles.car industry in the uk this is critical. - vehicles. for the car industry in the uk this is critical. a i in the uk this is critical. huge development. as your report suggests, this directly could employ 9000 people, but the wider car industry in the uk employs either directly or through the supply chains associated with it around 800,000 people and is worth billions of pounds to the economy. what we are seeing is a huge transition across the world to electric vehicles. the uk's biggest market for its car exports, which make up 80% of the guys we produce, by the eu, the guys we produce, by the eu, the us and china and all of these countries have passed laws demanding that those countries increasingly purchase electric vehicles. so the uk car manufacturing has to follow that demand or it dies. so building a battery factory, building a battery factory, building these supply chains close to home to secure the many factoring of the future. we are still far behind many of our competitors' c

, and then the uk was the _ it was from the uk, and then the uk was the first — it was from the uk, and and with the training for our pilots _ drones and with the training for our pilots on _ drones and with the training for our pilots on modern fighterjets, which is so important for us. so thank you very much, — is so important for us. so thank you very much, people of the united kingdom, — very much, people of the united kingdom, and to the country, for such— kingdom, and to the country, for such awesome support. and kingdom, and to the country, for such awesome support.— kingdom, and to the country, for such awesome support. and as you sa , a such awesome support. and as you say. a show — such awesome support. and as you say. a show of _ such awesome support. and as you say, a show of support _ such awesome support. and as you say, a show of support is _ such awesome support. and as you say, a show of support is a - such awesome support. and as you say, a show of support is a key - such awesome support. and as you| say, a show of support is a key part of it for morale, a show of soli

uk is trying to show it is _ incredibly rare. uk is trying to show it is doing _ incredibly rare.it with what it is god. so make you have an awful amount of carbon sucked out of the atmosphere of these. and with this, we are looking at sequestering just with this small location, around 5000 tonnes of co2. hello, this is bbc news. i willjust share a live shot from the high court in islamabad. the crowds there are awaiting the release of imran khan, after the supreme court deemed his arrest illegal. he has been given two weeks bail and cannot be rearrested. more on this, right here on bbc news. but first off, let's catch up with all of the sport, and crossed to the bbc sport centre. hello, sarah. let's start with european football — asjuventus scored late to salvage a draw at home against sevilla in their europa league semi—final first leg. federico gatti levelled things up with the header, seven minutes into added time. this, after youssef en—nesyri had put the visitors

uktoo. , ._ ., ., uk too.s. that was our technology reporter _ uk too. james, many thanks. that was our technology reporter in _ uk too. james, many thanks. that was our technology reporter in san - our technology reporter in san francisco. now a look at some other stories making the news today. vodafone is cutting 11,000 jobs worldwide, more than one in ten of the workforce. the chief executive has said the company's performance isn't good enough and changes need to be made under a re—structuring plan. it's not clear how many roles in the uk will be affected. the ukrainian capital kyiv has been targeted by further russian air attacks. ukraine said all 18 missiles were shot down and footage showed air defences destroying targets over the city. but russia said its attack — which used drones and missiles — had hit all its targets. five men have been found guilty of an audaciousjewel five men have been found guilty of an audacious jewel heist in the german city of dresden. in 2019, it took place. police recovered

_ uk- - who do you want to win other than ukraine?_ uk. thank. ukraine? i like israel. uk.ike israel. uk. thank you forjoining us. _ ukraine? i like israel. uk. thank you forjoining us. well, - ukraine? i like israel. uk. thank| you forjoining us. well, slovenia were one of the qualifiers last night, and the band are proving very popular at the eurovision, and i can now reveal that as a connection between the band and the bbc. joining me now to explain from slovenia is our reporter from ukraine. what is the connection? fine ukraine. what is the connection? one ofthe ukraine. what is the connection? one of the guitarist _ ukraine. what is the connection? one of the guitarist is using my guitar, that black—and—white one. he is thrashing — that black—and—white one. he is thrashing the living daylights out of it _ thrashing the living daylights out of it it _ thrashing the living daylights out of it it is — thrashing the living daylights out of it. it is on loan from yours truly — of it. it is on loan from yours truly the _ of it. it is on loan from yours truly. the reason is be

it is going to be in europe and the uk and in the uk because the head office is here. the company hasn't specified exactly where they are going to fall but we do understand that at least 500 are going to be here in the uk. the idea is that these will be functions that are away from customer facing functions. so people will actually serve customers, they won't be affected because the idea is this company is losing out to the competition, it needs to invest more in customer service in order to win those subscribers back. 30. in customer service in order to win those subscribers back.— rishi sunak has been meeting with agricultural and food retailers today, as british farmers struggle with extreme weather, soaring costs and a lack of seasonal workers. they discussed how to boost domestic fruit and vegetable production, supermarkets experienced shortages of imported produce earlier this year. here's emma simpson. a farm to fork food summit. everyone from the industry here, including a couple of celebs from jeremy clarkson' tv farming show, to discuss the future of food pro

uk— list of the uk.that's how they did — list of the uk. daniel, so that's how they did it. _ list of the uk. daniel, so that's how they did it. how _ list of the uk. daniel, so that's how they did it. how serious i list of the uk. daniel, so that's i how they did it. how serious were the criminals who are getting a hold of these passports, then? the the criminals who are getting a hold of these passports, then?— of these passports, then? the ones who devised — of these passports, then? the ones who devised the _ of these passports, then? the ones who devised the scam, _ of these passports, then? the ones who devised the scam, it _ of these passports, then? the ones who devised the scam, it was - who devised the scam, it was actually a smalltime london fraudster. he figured out 20 years ago how to do this, and he was doing this as sort of a small service. but what happened was that he got in touch with a guy called chris mccormick, who changed his name to christopher z tech. and he was a paid member of a

i have great respect for the uk and its society - respect for the uk and its society and it is an amazingsion it should take place in one of the countries that share a border with us. such as slovakia or poland or any other country which our people can reach easily, something nearby. that was president zelensky talking about eurovision but also about the much anticipated ukrainian counteroffensive. we don't know when and where that is likely to happen and where that is likely to happen and nearly a fifth of this country remains under russian occupation so this next phase of the war is likely to be extremely difficult for the ukrainian military. russian forces have fortified some of their positions along the front line. the president also warned of the risks of a frozen conflict and he said this is what moscow wanted. he also raised concerns that ukraine could be facing some pressure to enter negotiations with russia if the ukrainian military did not achieve major gains in this counteroffensive and that could include talks about territorial concessions and russia claims to have annexed fou

let's get the uk angle.rishi sunak and zelensky before he left? it was interesting that both leaders at pains to show how good their relationship is, that started this morning when volodymyr zelensky tweeted he was going on the surprise visit to see his friend. when he landed, they embraced and i think we saw in that interview a close relationship between the two of them, and president zelensky at pains to continue to say thank you for the support the uk government has given his country, and that includes the extra missiles and attack drones that were announced today. what president zelensky seems today. what president zelensky seems to be bringing up diplomatically is his desire, this was something he brought up when he posited in fabry, to get fighterjets. he sees it as a pivotal part of ukraine's defence. i'm very rishi sunak was very diplomatic in his response, it appears the has—been agreementjust yet on it, rishi sunak saying the giving ofjets is not straightforward and that they were going to keep dis

use that in the uk.dan, from radio four�*s money box. let's have more now on our breaking news this hour. the failure of the passport e—gates at the uk's major airports and at other points of entry which is creating long queues in arrival halls. 0ur correspondent david waddelljoins me again. what else can you tell us about this meltdown? aha, what else can you tell us about this meltdown? �* , ., what else can you tell us about this meltdown? ~ , ., ., what else can you tell us about this meltdown? ~ , ., ,, , meltdown? a bit of a crisis, this has been going _ meltdown? a bit of a crisis, this has been going on _ meltdown? a bit of a crisis, this has been going on since - meltdown? a bit of a crisis, this has been going on since about l meltdown? a bit of a crisis, this. has been going on since about 8p last night, well over 12 hours at this point. the home office has not said very much at this stage, they say they are aware of a nationwide border issue affecting arrivals into the uk which they are worki

has often been seen _ univision in the uk has often been seen as— univision in the uk has often been has often been seen as a daft thing that it is great — seen as a daft thing that it is great and _ seen as a daft thing that it is great and a good northern city. how was it last year when you guys were _ how was it last year when you guys were watching? mac it was just so lovely— were watching? mac it was just so lovely to— were watching? mac it was just so lovely to say we have an incredible song _ lovely to say we have an incredible song on _ lovely to say we have an incredible song on and a fantastic performance and i_ song on and a fantastic performance and hust— song on and a fantastic performance and ijust got so emotional. and and i 'ust got so emotional. and what and ijust got so emotional. and what ou and ijust got so emotional. and what you think _ and ijust got so emotional. fific what you think about the and ijust got so emotional. el"ic what you think about the entries this year? what you think about the entries this ear? ., , , ., ,, this year? our money is on sweden and

the uk has a lona track domestic consumption?uk has a long track record of _ domestic consumption? the uk has a long track record of leading _ domestic consumption? the uk has a long track record of leading and - long track record of leading and being at the heart of these conversations, in fact winston churchill was part of the founding partners of the organisation we are talking about today and when it comes to the european court in particular again, comes to the european court in particularagain, it comes to the european court in particular again, it was the uk who led reforms previously such as the brighton declaration which meant the process was change previously. we would be billing on that going forward and we have a track record of seeing change happen and the court itself is interested in seeing changes. 0ne court itself is interested in seeing changes. one of my primary focus is for the countries to stop the boats and will do everything for that and we will work with other countries to do so that's why we are here in ic

should adjust.— in the uk should ad'ust.tes where the deadline is looming to raise what's known as the debt ceiling. reports suggest negotiators are creeping closer to a deal, but some key hurdles remain. the new york times says discussions are focussed on a compromise that would raise the debt limit for two years but cap federal spending on everything except the military and veterans. here's what us republican speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy, told reporters as he left the capitol on thursday evening. look, we've been talking to the white house all day, going back and forth. it's not easy. we want to make sure this is an agreement for the american people. it takes a while to make it happen, we are all trying to make it happen. let's go to new york and cbs correspondentjarred hill. how close are we to a deal? i don't want to add too much to any rumour or speculation. the truth here as we just don't know. lawmakers have been talking more about progress but nothing has been signed yet. they have been talking significantly

the uk uk's economic recovery. the uk uk's eonllrnel— economic recovery.e— thousands of eu laws by the end or lne yeer. — thousands of eu laws by the end of the year. business secretary lenl — of the year. business secretary kemi badenoch— of the year. business secretary kemi badenoch says only 600 will le — kemi badenoch says only 600 will now be revoked— kemi badenoch says only 600 will now be revoked from the uk elelule— now be revoked from the uk statute book— now be revoked from the uk statute book instead of the propoeel— statute book instead of the proposed 4000. _ statute book instead of the proposed 4000. labour has lrenlel— proposed 4000. labour has branded the— proposed 4000. labour has branded the move a humiliating u—lurn— branded the move a humiliating u—lurn non— branded the move a humiliating u—lurn non e— branded the move a humiliating u—turn from a divided government .yeeol— u—turn from a divided government .yeeop leee-nogg— u—turn from a divided government . jacob rees—mogg, who introduced— . jacob rees—mogg, who introduced the- . jacob

the royals even met the uk's entrant.n watching with great interest.— the stage is huge and took 8 miles of cabling for the lighting everything is captured with more than a 150 microphones. there have been more than 50,000 tickets sold across the events during eurovision week with the arena filled with 6000 fans for each show. though the royals will be back in the uk, ukrainian president zelensky would have preferred the contest to stay closer to home. translation: l have great - respect for the united kingdom, it's an amazing country. my opinion from the start has been that if we can't host eurovision, it should take place in one of the countries that share a border with us such as slovakia or poland or any other countries which our people can reach easily, something nearby. since the news broke that the contest was coming here, we have had a few different prime ministers but the invite for the current one, rishi sunak, seems to have gotten lost in the post. will you be there? i probably won't be there but we are plannin

, . ., , uk? it is much wider than people realise. around _ uk? around 14 _ uk? it is much wider than people realise. around 14 million - uk? it is much wider than people realise. around 14 million people j realise. around 14 million people very rarely go online, and that is for a variety of reasons, it can be that people can't afford the initial outlay for a device, whether a phone or tablet or laptop. it can be the monthly bills, whether that is broadband as they have been talking about today or even data, and it can also be around a lack of skills and confidence to get online, worrying about whether being online is safe. but without any question, that cost and the impact of the cost of living crisis is having a major impact and rather than digital poverty becoming a smaller issue, actually arguably the digital divide is continuing to grow. the digital divide is continuing to crow. �* ., the digital divide is continuing to . row, �* ., ., the digital divide is continuing to crow. ~ . ., ., , grow. and what are the interventions that ou grow. and

these other factors that is holding back the uk industry. is holding back the uk industry-— is holdingndust . g . ., ~ , ., industry. 0k, janet, thank you very much _ industry. ok, janet, thank you very much for— industry. 0k, janet, thank you very much forjoining - industry. 0k, janet, thank you very much forjoining us. - the us government is rapidly closing in on a deadline to avoid a default on its government debt. there is a legal limit on how much debt the us government will allow itself to have — that is $31.4 trillion, equivalent to 120% of its gdp. the treasury secretary janet yellen has warned of a potential catastrophe as early as the first day ofjune, and that's just 15 days from now, unless the country allows itself to borrow more to meet its spending commitments. on tuesday, us presidentjoe biden continued negotiations over the nation's debt with republican house speaker kevin mccarthy and other top congressional leaders. here's president biden outlining what he says would be the consequences of a default. our economy would fall into recession. it would devastate retiremen

melanoma is the fifth—most common form of cancer in the uk.ity has found that 50% of people think sunscreen is too expensive, and 10% don�*t use it at all because of the cost. it also found 67% of respondents would use sunscreen more if it was cheaper. the government told us while they keep all taxes under review, they have no plans to make changes here. but the charity says reducing the cost of sunscreen would be a cost—effective way of cutting the overall incidents of skin cancer and would save lives. graham satchell, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. in contrast to last week, this week is looking much, much quieter. now it�*s quite a cold start to the week. it�*s quite chilly out there today. gradually, it gets a little bit warmer day by day over the week ahead. and whilst there are some showers around, it�*s nowhere near as wet as it was last week. we�*ve had this band of cloud overnight push south eastwards across the uk. that didn�*t produce much rain. following on from that, there are a few showers and we�*ve got the

into the uk. ~ , , about £42 billion coming into the uk. ~ , y ., uk.solutely. there are undergraduates who can'tj uk. absolutely. there are - undergraduates who can't bring uk. absolutely. there are _ undergraduates who can't bring their dependents with them for them and that would be affected. no doubt you and i when we went to university we did so away from our families. and enjoy the experience very much because of that. it isn't actually required. there is a situation where phd students and those doing specific research for masters programmes and it is important can indeed bring their dependents for that we would value that and that will be protected. those who are not doing research into the uk, postgraduate courses are now no longer going to be able to. that is something that is going to resolve part of the problem. we're talking the numbers in the hundreds of thousands, perhaps as many as 138,000 dependents coming here by those doing postgraduate degrees or postgraduate courses. many of which may indeed be real but we know there are some that ar

one of the challenaes across europe and the uk.allenges is — across europe and the uk. one of the challenges is how _ across europe and the uk. one of the challenges is how the _ across europe and the uk. one of the challenges is how the boss _ across europe and the uk. one of the challenges is how the boss managesl challenges is how the boss manages to simplify the business, that was her request, by cutting 11,000 jobs which is also warned performance is just not good enough, what does she mean. it just not good enough, what does she mean. , , ., , ., just not good enough, what does she mean. , , ,_ mean. it is funny to see a company which made — mean. it is funny to see a company which made a _ mean. it is funny to see a company which made a pre-tax _ mean. it is funny to see a company which made a pre-tax profit - mean. it is funny to see a company which made a pre-tax profit of- mean. it is funny to see a company which made a pre-tax profit of 14 l which made a pre—tax profit of 1a billion euros is not doing well enough but tha

low pressure sitting across the uk.me quite heavy showers around on thursday. further on into friday though, it does look like a little ridge of high pressure could just start to extend itself across the uk, to give us a quieter end to the week. but if anything, going into next weekend, i think it should be quieter, if a little cooler. live from london. this is bbc news. millions of people across the uk are taking part in community events — to mark the final day of king charles' coronation. but there's been controversy too —— london's metropolitan police faces growing criticism over its detention of dozens of anti—monarchy protesters. sudan's warring military factions are holding talks that many hope will bring about a ceasefire to allow aid in. this to allow aid in. has been a long and dangerous journey. this has been a long and dangerous journey. but for some, the challenges are onlyjust beginning. hello and welcome to the programme. as celebrations to mark the coronation of king charles

she uk public, please! please, we like this quality!— uk public, please!d said _ like this quality! she has come out and said it _ like this quality! she has come out and said it is _ like this quality! she has come out and said it is one - like this quality! she has come out and said it is one of- like this quality! she has come out and said it is one of the . out and said it is one of the best moments of a life. wonderful to hearfrom her so i don't think i will be the love that we will see from her but obviously not what we got last year, is it? we did so well last year. took me through some of your favourite points of the night last night because it looked like a huge party? i mean, festival, let me say, bbc, you came out with the best flag parade we have had in years at eurovision. we had all these different elements of past ukrainian participants at eurovision but then the artist still had an opportunity to shine. i'm sam ryder�*s new track and that was a moment i will forever remember. and then ijust think the will forever remember. and then i just t

they have long been close ties with the uk _ they have long been close ties with the uk and — they have six—hour hour flight _ the uk and just a six—hour hour flight from _ the uk and just a six—hour hour flight from where i am in lagos to london _ flight from where i am in lagos to london and — flight from where i am in lagos to london and many nigerians have relatives— london and many nigerians have relatives in the uk but in the past year thousands of young nigerians have headed to the uk, many of them to study. _ have headed to the uk, many of them to study, some to work. student visas _ to study, some to work. student visas granted to nigerian students have increased 83% in the year and they are _ have increased 83% in the year and they are amongst the top five nationalities with the biggest increase and that is because for many— increase and that is because for many nigerians especially professionals, middle—class, and some _ professionals, middle—class, and some qualification, the state of the nigerian _ some qualification, the state of the nigerian economy has been very worrying

uk for life, and they are friends of the uk for life. having — and they are friends of the uk for lifeally— life, having studied here and having typically had — life, having studied here and having typically had a — life, having studied here and having typically had a fantastic _ life, having studied here and having typically had a fantastic time - life, having studied here and having typically had a fantastic time here. i typically had a fantastic time here. they are~~~ — typically had a fantastic time here. thevarem but— typically had a fantastic time here. they are... but very _ typically had a fantastic time here. they are... but very quickly, - typically had a fantastic time here. they are... but very quickly, jo i they are... but very quickly, jo johnson, that argument, the harsh financial reality is, doesn't wash, does it? there has to be a policy on migration from somewhere. it seems that universities are the easiest to have a go at because both government and opposition have some sort of plan. what needs to be done with international students coming to this country? do they ha

in the uk, they're much more likely to travel to the uk. more positively towards it, they're more likely to study in the uk. these are the sort of soft power benefits they have. and the bbc is is one of those absolutely sort of gold standard brands in the world. and that's largely due to the world service. other reasons for funding the world service, partly from licence fee, is the benefit to licence fee users. a lot of the international news that you get, a lot of the reporting that you get in these crises around the world does come straight onto radio for the news at ten the today programme and and services that are very important in the uk. tarik kafala, thank you so much for coming on newswatch. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on bbc news, on tv, radio, online and social media, email us newswatch at bbc.co.uk or you can find us on twitter at newswatch bbc. you can call us on 0370106676. and do have a look at previous interviews on our website, bbc. co. uk slash new

uk population last year. and most of those coming in to the uk were from outside the european union with a significant number coming from ukraine and hong kong. 0ur politcal editor chris mason reports now from great yarmouth. migration — who we are, who and how many we welcome, from where and for how long? this is great yarmouth in norfolk, a community and a region highly dependent on immigration. a town which overwhelmingly backed brexit. for years and years, politicians have made bold promises about immigration, and for years and years, they have broken them. the political conversation from successive conservative prime ministers sounded like this. net migration to this country in the order of tens of thousands each year, no ifs, no buts. it's important that we have net migration that is in sustainable numbers. we believe sustainable numbers are the tens of thousands. the numbers will come down because we will be able - to control the system. the pledges of yesterday washed away by reality. as those of toda