i am luc i places across the uk? i am lucky i am _ places across the uk?uk? i am lucky i am the warmth - places across the uk? i am lucky i am the warmth of l places across the uk? i am i lucky i am the warmth of the newsroom because storm bert has certainly been causing a huge amount of trouble, particularly in the uk for the bit has been described by the met office as a multi—hazard event and that is certainly proving to be the case because we have had areas seeing snow, seeing torrential rain, seeing wind and also ice. in terms of the incidents, it has been quite difficult keeping across all of that because there have been so many. 0n the a 3k near winchester this morning, a tree came down onto a car and a man in his 60s was killed. the road was shut for much of the morning while they managed to clear the tree away and also take away what remained of the vehicle. north wales has recorded gusts of winds as 82 mph. there was a mudslide, a landslide and that led to the rescue of five adults and five children. there have been problems with snow, particularl

decision time for the uk soon. thank you _ moment. decision time for the uk soon.- moment. decision time for the | uk soon. thank you very much. here in the uk, the sale of one of the crown jewels of daily life here the royal mail looks close to completion. czech billionaire daniel kretinsky�*s ep group could snap it up in the next two weeks, according to sources close to the deal. mr kretinsky has agreed to make extra concessions in order to clinch the takeover. the bbc�*s business editor simonjack has more. signed off by under the national security and investment act when you have any bits of critical infrastructure, this certainly qualifies for that. i'm told that that is very close to happening, also pointed out to me, when mr kratinski which was already the biggest shareholder in royal mail's parent company upped his stake from 22 to 27,500%, there was a review done of his alleged link to russia, he owns a pipeline which does transport some russian gas into the eu with the approval of the eu. that i think is very close to being signed off. the other thing was

pretty sluggish growth figures for the uk. pretty sluggish growth figures for the uk-_ for the uk.t was a strong start _ for the uk. absolutely. it was a strong start to _ for the uk. absolutely. it was a strong start to the - for the uk. absolutely. it was a strong start to the year - for the uk. absolutely. it was a strong start to the year but | a strong start to the year but it has all gone a bit flat. gdp is obviously a temperature test of the economy. we get monthly figures and a quarterly figure. those quarterly figures are the ones we really look at. september was actually negative growth overall for that month. crucially we got the reading for august, crucially we got the reading foraugust, 0ctober. if we crucially we got the reading for august, october. if we look at this chart. each of those blocks is a quarter. at the back end of last year, those two red blocks— they were two consecutive quarters of negative growth technically. that is recession. we bounced out of that pretty strongly in the first half of the year but that has come to a stuttering stop in september. man

we would love to do a deal two we would love to do a deal with the uk, but the uk has got to choose whether there was to be close to the us or the eu. right now as we await the u s trump administration, with the stated aim of the uk government getting closer to europe, does that in some way change? to the uk might have a seidu with the us to avoid trump's tariff. all of that is up for grabs, so very interesting timing, this intervention from the government of the bank of england. government of the bank of encland. ~ government of the bank of england-— government of the bank of enclandr , ,., england. we will pick up on some of— england. we will pick up on some of those _ england. we will pick up on some of those issues - england. we will pick up on some of those issues you i england. we will pick up on - some of those issues you raised there. just a broader view from what you expect to hear from the chancellor. there was a critique of their budget that it did not say enough about growth. it was termed a budget for growth. it actually forecast that growth would not greatly picked up and woul

it comes as net migration to the uk hits as net migration to the uk hits a new record high afterfigureswning street shortly. we will bring you that as soon as it happens. in other news, a former soldier who escaped from a london prison has been found guilty of spying for iran. civilians take to shelters and 1 million people are left without power after russia launches massive strikes targeting ukraine cosmic energy infrastructure. the world's first social media ban for under 165 has been passed by the australian senate. and how a baby bouncer helped this tiny penguin walk again. hello and welcome to bbc news. let's start with the breaking news you heard in the headlines because the uk home secretary has signed what the government is calling a landmark deal with iraq to crack down on people smuggling and boost border security. all

well, exactly, the uk - exploit those differences. the uk? well, exactly, the uk is| uk?and which the uk presumably is on the footing of returning on a more constructive relationship. the trade deficit when he left office was actually larger. it did drink a little bit. rather than bringing production back to the united states, those producing china went to mexico however vietnam. i producing china went to mexico however vietnam.— however vietnam. i think we will see the _ however vietnam. i think we will see the same _ however vietnam. i think we will see the same dynamic. however vietnam. i think we l will see the same dynamic this time _ will see the same dynamic this time around. energy is relatively cheap for a whole _ energy is relatively cheap for a whole variety of other things _ a whole variety of other things. if you are starting to deport — things. if you are starting to deport millions of people, labour— deport millions of people, labour shortages will be a real problem — labour shortages will be a real problem in the us. even the labour— problem in the us. eve

they have a strong position in the uk and the uk is an important market tojust tojust the uk is an importantust eat. so the uk is an important market to just tojust eat. so the delisting decision is not to do with the market or their position in it.— with the market or their position in it. because they have just — position in it. because they have just sold _ position in it. because they have just sold grubhub - position in it. because they have just sold grubhub in l position in it. because they l have just sold grubhub in the us, we have seen the delisting, as i say, to save costs, but is itjust as i say, to save costs, but is it just a as i say, to save costs, but is itjust a competitive market at the moment, is it oversubscribed and there are other groups upping their offer is they are providing customers with at the moment?— is they are providing customers with at the moment? delivery is a challenging — with at the moment? delivery is a challenging market _ with at the moment? delivery is a challenging market because i a challenging market because fundamentally all the companies in it,

, “obs, especially the 800 “obs in the uk, trauic, no “obs, especially the 800 jobs in the uk, trauicther word for it. and i think in the own release from ford, they talk about the industry facing uncompetitive headwinds and so this is not all aboutjust electric vehicles, although thatis electric vehicles, although that is part of it, but recently we have seen nissan and stellantis are also facing headwinds so your question is very relevant. in the case of ford you need to look across europe, it has seen a halving of its market share, it is losing market share to others and part of the others, a substantial part of those, other chinese competitors, and the chinese have been more accurate in bringing affordable electric vehicles wearers ford pivoted away from a fiesta and a focus, moving to more expensive crossovers like the explorer and the capri, and those cars are more expensive, more expensive cars means lower volume, and probably gives you a good indication as to why they are losing market share. 0n the chinese element, many of those car—makers are relatively new to the market, th

nigel farage believes the deal would damage the uk's believes the deal would damage the uk's relationship with the us. welcome to newsnight for late night interviews and insight. your panellists this evening, sunday times columnist matthew syed and podcaster and financial times journalist, miranda green. tonight, the ongoing row over the chagos islands. shortly, we'll hearfrom a british—chaggossian campaigner, and reform uk leader nigel farage, who has told newsnight the incoming trump government is "horrified" by prospects of the deal the uk government has struck and mr farage has briefed the trump team about it. nick, bring us up to speed with this story. well, that deal to transfer sovereignty over the chagos islands to mauritius appears to be in trouble. there are two reasons, first we have a new prime minister in mauritius and he has voiced doubts about the deal and keir starmer needs his signature for this to come into force. and the trump administration don't seem to like this and think the deal could provide an opening for china in an important area of the indian ocean. what is it

he's uk focused. mum was from the isle of harris in scotland, but he wants to slap tariffs doesn't he. to protect us jobs. and that could impact couldn't it. on the on the uk and even a trade deal. i mean do you think is he is he is he kind of a thatcherite figure. you're from the thatcher institute or is he a bit more protective than that. >> yeah. so those are good questions. i've met the president several times in the past at the white house, when he was last in office, and he is somebody who is deeply pro—british, pro the special relationship. he has a very strong supporter of brexit. in fact, he views brexit as part of his own dna practically and donald trump really believes in a very strong partnership with the united kingdom. and he has supported in the past strongly a us, uk trade deal. so i don't think he has any intention of slapping tariffs upon british goods or companies. and yeah, the best thing for the uk would be a us, uk trade deal. but of course keir starmer has created a lot of damag

made in the uk, yes that is uk.— usa, and the uk. made in the uk, yes that is uk.f the plastic coming _ uk, yes that is uk. much of the plastic coming to _ uk, yes that is uk. much of the plastic coming to malaysia - uk, yes that is uk. much of the plastic coming to malaysia is i plastic coming to malaysia is not recyclable. irate plastic coming to malaysia is not recyclable.— plastic coming to malaysia is not recyclable. we found a lot of non-recyclable _ not recyclable. we found a lot of non-recyclable plastic- not recyclable. we found a lotl of non-recyclable plastic waste of non—recyclable plastic waste being sent to malaysia it causes pollution, they are being burnt in some rural areas like my community. your country becomes the dumping site of a developed country. affinity becomes the dumping site of a developed country.— developed country. only about 9% of world's _ developed country. only about 9% of world's plastic _ developed country. only about 9% of world's plastic waste - developed country. only about 9% of world's plastic waste is l 9% of world's plast

weill. within the uk government. well, he willt within the uk government.thin the uk government. well, he will try to bring _ within the uk government. well, he will try to bring together - he will try to bring together the different departments in whitehall around the big issues that ministers are facing, the country is facing, so that the prime minister has a clear view about what the challenges are and can conduct a debate at the very top of his government about what policies to adopt. and jonathan will facilitate that process and he will then also oversee the way in which the whitehall machine implements those decisions on a collegiate basis. but he is also going to be very important as eyes and ears of the prime minister in talking to his counterparts in other capitals. he will be a key link to washington because the link between 10 downing street and the white house is critical to the white house is critical to the bilateral relationship. it is also true in paris and in berlin, so the national security adviser has this overall coordinating role but he

the uk trade with the us is good space.er massive thing going on in whitehall, thinking about the implications of the massive american tariff on imports for the uk but also for that kind of complex tight—knit global economy. there has been a lot of discussion in the us presidential election about one side of the tariff debate, donald trump putting tariffs on countries who are sending goods to the us. there has been less discussion about the response was that these things sometimes have a tendency to spiral out of control. in 2018, in the middle of donald trump is my presidency, i remember travelling to montana and interviewing a farmer, which was quite good fun because we got to travel on a giant combine harvester through the amber waves of grain, referred to an american legend and that was beautiful and lovely. she was saying the retaliatory tariffs that had come in as a result of donald trump's trade policies, and she was instinctively a conservative, a republican, a supporter of donald trump and had been really damaging

that was the uk's undersecretary for migration speaking there.t more injust a moment be exploring the subject a bit more in just a moment so looking at those revised figures up to 2023 and the latest figures on what we can read into those revised figures and the implications for policy on immigration, as well. do stay with us here on bbc news for more of that and the other main stories of the day. let's continue our discussion now and those latest uk figures. let's speak to jonathan portes, professor of economics and public policy at king's college london. thank you forjoining us, jonathan. when we talk about revised figures and figures that are revised significantly, it begs the question how reliable are these figures in any case?— any case? well, i think all published _ any case? well, i think all published government - any case? well, i think all- published government statistics tend to be revised as new data comes in. in particular, for net migration, remember the officerfor national net migration, remember the officer for national statistics

- period of cold weather in the uk, are these related? yes, it has been _ uk, are these related?uk, are these related? yes, it has been brought about - uk, are these related? yes, it has been brought about by - uk, are these related? yes, it| has been brought about by cold northerly arctic winds and it is happening as storm bert runs into the cold air, causing the snow we are seeing at the moment which increasingly will be confined to scotland as the milder air works in. we've had gusts of 67 mph in devon and also the isles of scilly, and we can see gusts of 60 or 70 are in the irish sea coasts. inland areas, gales, pretty widely, those could be strong enough to bring down tree branches so there could be localised disruption due to the winds stop if that wasn't enough, we are now starting to see the impact of the heavy rain. that is in terms of the risk of flooding. the largest rainfall totals, high growing could see as much as 150 millimetres of rain, enough to cause flooding problems, but it is gradual accumulations of rain. in other words, for communities across wales and sout

one of the - reasons people explain when they explained why the uk, the uk and germany are the main destinationsconomical country that would offer work arc opportunity and germany as well. i think with the uk there is a language familiarity. they feel the us was there in afghanistan for 20 years for that they our legal use of the route k, tens of thousands of afghans have been had to do is remotely work for weeks to try to get through the smuggling networks for the people we've been actually to meet on the ground in afghanistan and then through them track down people in iran. that is out we've got these voices. , . ., ., ., , voices. they are extraordinary voices. they are extraordinary voices- as _ voices. they are extraordinary voices. as you _ voices. they are extraordinary voices. as you talk _ voices. they are extraordinary voices. as you talk to - voices. they are extraordinary voices. as you talk to them, l voices. as you talk to them, why the uk and why not the legal routes?— legal routes? one of the reasons _ legal routes? one of the reasons people - legal routes? one of the reasons peo

so it's a way of trying to cut costs in order to keep operations in the uk going.usiness secretary was in front of mps. this is a very difficult day for luton. and he conceded the rules needed a rethink. i think we've got to be willing to do it, not in a way, as i say, which undermines the destination. but let's look at what it is meant and means right now for british vehicle manufacturing, because i don't think right now it's working as anyone intended it to. thank you. he also said it could have been worse. stellantis is investing £50 million in ellesmere port and creating hundreds of newjobs, but not enough to offset the 1,100 going at luton. some have said the ev rules are a convenient excuse for cost—cutting, but the uk is not alone. across europe, car makers fighting new chinese rivals, are shutting factories and cutting tens of thousands of jobs. that will be little comfort to workers in luton. simon jack, bbc news. meanwhile, uk government penalties on car—makers forfailing to produce enough electric vehicles could be reduced. the business secretary jonatha

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the uk trade will be affected enormously - harding. be affected enormously if - harding. the uk trade will be affected enormously if there | affected enormously if there are tariffs and it will also affect things like inflation, things like growth. the governor of the bank of england andrew bailey last week said that he was holding a watching brief on what happened in the us because it might have an impact long term loan interest rates and how quickly they come down. obviously the relationship with the united states will be incredibly important. what is really interesting is that we know about donald trump, we know what happened last time, we know that he is a wild card, so he is kind of a known unknown, if you know the timing. the role of trade in the uk labour government is actually quite different to the roles are played in the past governments, so it is part of the growth agenda. it is more on close relationships with allies rather than on trade deal specifically, so you have a very different set of conditions here in the uk, compa

. ., . ., ., private equity funds, within the uk. ., . ., , the uk.has been talkin: the uk. the chancellor has been talking about — the uk. the chancellor has been talking about the _ the uk. the chancellor has been talking about the fact _ the uk. the chancellor has been talking about the fact this - the uk. the chancellor has been talking about the fact this has i talking about the fact this has been used successfully in countries like australia. it has worked there, can it work here? , , ., ., has worked there, can it work here? , ,., ., ,, , here? this is one of the issues of local industry _ here? this is one of the issues of local industry is _ here? this is one of the issues of local industry is worried - of local industry is worried about, which is well infrastructure to private equity in australia tends to do quite well, we have not seen such good returns here, and we also have a lot less supply of really good quality private equity and infrastructure. so if we are pushing a lot of pension funds into investing into those types of assets, the

we think that apple has breached uk . that apple has breached uk competition law.tion here and actually, any organisation that has dominant position has an obligation not to use that dominance to distort the market. apple, we argue, is actually stealing their customers towards their own services, not giving their customers a choice and thereby reducing the amount of competition there actually is across the market. so for that reason, consumers are ending up overplaying for a product one actually if there was a decent competition across the market, that product would be much cheaper and there would be more choices for them. find choices for them. and can you work out _ choices for them. and can you work out how _ choices for them. and can you work out how much _ choices for them. and can you work out how much they - choices for them. and can you work out how much they are l work out how much they are overpaying because apple has rejected any of these gestures that much a their practices aren't anti—competitive. they say that many customers rely on third—party alterna

a russian spy cell operating in the uk.v can be reported for the first time today. denying the same charge, three other bulgarians vanya gaberova, katrin ivanova and tihomir ivanchev. prosecutor alison morgan kc said the defendants had engaged in high level espionage, put lives at risk, and sought to gather information for russia, an enemy of the uk. jurors heard the group was directed by orlin roussev, who took instructions from a russian agent abroad, with people and places then targeted for surveillance. this great yarmouth guest house occupied by roussev was packed with technical equipment, the court heard, including gadgets used to steal data from phones. the female defendants were envisaged as a honey trap, jurors were told. sexual bait for their targets. both women were in relationships with biser dzhambazov, when police raided katrin ivanova's london flat, they found a range of false passports under fake identities. investigative journalist christo grozev was one alleged target. his work exposed russia's role in the

a russian spy cell operating in the uk.ed for the first time today. denying the same charge, three other bulgarians vanya gaberova, katrin ivanova and tihomir ivanchev. prosecutor alison morgan kc said the defendants had engaged in high level espionage, put lives at risk, and sought to gather information for russia, an enemy of the uk. jurors heard the group was directed by orlin roussev, who took instructions from a russian agent abroad, with people and places then targeted for surveillance. this great yarmouth guest house occupied by roussev was packed with technical equipment, the court heard, including gadgets used to steal data from phones. the female defendants were envisaged as a honey trap, jurors were told. sexual bait for their targets. both women were in relationships with biser dzhambazov, the other man who has admitted being a spy. when police raided katrin ivanova's london flat, they found a range of false passports under fake identities. investigative journalist christo grozev was one alleged target. his work

reform uk celebrated having 100,000 members today.e says the consequences of the immigration numbers are obvious. horrendous, if you want to get a gp appointment. horrendous, if you want to travel around britain's motorways. horrendous, if you want your kids or grand kids to ever get a foot on to the housing ladder. arrivals and departures here will remain central to our national conversation for years to come. chris mason reporting there. our political editor. earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent hannah miller, who told me keir starmer is placing blame on the conservatives for the uk's migration record high figures. some pretty strong language there from the prime minister, keir starmer, laying the blame at the conservatives' door — because these figures go up tojune 2024, which was before the general election. the shadow home secretary, chris philp, has responded to those comments in the last hour or so, describing the idea that the conservatives pursued an open borders experiment as clearly nonsense. he said that keir st

we'll be asking what this means for ukraine and the west — and looking at one uk company which appearso be busting sanctions and exporting to russia. also tonight... it's more important to find out what the customer can afford to pay. worries about household bills as inflation went up in october — with rising energy prices largely to blame. linda mcmahon! entering the ring — donald trump's nominee for education secretary. she was formerly head of world wrestling entertainment. the funeral of the singer, liam payne, has taken place in buckinghamshire. and it's country music awards night in nashville — with a growing band of fans over here. on newsnight at 10.30pm, we'll bring you fresh insight on the stories of the day, with big interviews and our regular panel of newsnighters, and of course look at what the papers are saying about tomorrow's news. good evening. in a week of spiralling developments in the war in ukraine, the bbc understands that kyiv has fired uk—made storm shadow missiles on targets inside russia. they've used them before against russian forces, but only on territory t

landmines are also being _ and uk missiles. landmines are also being supplied _ and uk missiles.being supplied to ukraine | also being supplied to ukraine by the us, it's been confirmed by the us, it's been confirmed by lloyd austin in the us. ukraine is a signatory to at least one treaty which is banning their use — doesn't this mean that ukraine is surrendering some of the moral high ground, that it should occupy? high ground, that it should occu ? ~ ., ~ ., �*, occupy? well, for ukraine, it's either surrendering _ occupy? well, for ukraine, it's either surrendering its - occupy? well, for ukraine, it's either surrendering its people | either surrendering its people to the russian war crimes or surrendering some of the international obligations. and clearly, if ukraine is not provided any other capabilities, be it air force artillery, and this is the only capability that's being given, then ukraine will use it — because we do see you now quite a significant formation of russian and north korean soldiers in the kursk region trying to bolster this large ukrainian territory. so th

what does the uk need then? what does the uk need then?hat is the feeling, what is missing, what is lacking at the moment? we have heard that brexit has held the economy back, that is not the answer though, we have heard about the potential for pension reforms, you know, what is needed out there? ~ . ., , there? well, certainly the budaet there? well, certainly the budget had _ there? well, certainly the budget had an _ there? well, certainly the budget had an impact - there? well, certainly the budget had an impact on | budget had an impact on sentiment as people were, you know, uncertain in the run up to that, but surprisingly consumer sentiment has held up reasonably well if you look at the underlying number, that post the budget there is a big concern that those tax increases that came through will just increases that came through willjust push straight through to the real economy. the employers ni cost is a tax on worker, it will limitjob creation and that will have an impact on growth. it is interesting listening to andrew bailly, wh

does he agree with me that the uk. does he agree with me that the us— the uk.ead in europe — ukrainian allies, the uk must lead in europe so that together we do. mr in europe so that together we do. speaker, i am in europe so that together we do. if! speaker, i am very in europe so that together we do. m speaker, i am very proud that in this house we are united on the question of ukraine and clear about aggression. i have long taken the view that we are —— the only winner if we are undivided in this house is putin. our relationship with the us is a strong relationship that came from difficult circumstances historically, it remains as strong today as when it was first formed and i look forward to working with president trump to ensure that that relationship stays a special relationship. i relationship stays a special relationship.— relationship stays a special relationship. relationship stays a special relationshi -. . ., ., relationship. i am grateful of the prime minister's _ relationship. i am grateful of the prime minister's comments - relationship. i am gra

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. released this morning, showing a rise of 2.3% in october — just above the central bank's target. let's bring in mariko 0i, who joins us from our asia business hub. good morning to you. give us the details of this stimulus package. the details of this stimulus acka . e. , the details of this stimulus ackare. , ., , package. the size of this stimulus _ package. the size of this stimulus package - package. the size of this stimulus package is - package. the size of this i stimulus package is huge, package. the size of this - stimulus package is huge, as you said — 22 trillion yen, reportedly — that's about us$140 billion. the prime minister said this morning that the overall impact from this package is expected to be about $250 billion. it will have to be funded by a supplementary extra budget, which prime minister ishiba hopes to pass through parliament after being approved by cabinet later today. this is an important test for him if he can proceed with policy because, of course, his ru

less than 10% of the people in the uk seek advice per year.e are looking at how we can radically change that and how people can access investments to deliver returns. the reforms around pensions are moving fast as well as the chancellor announced yesterday >> now, i know the fca is doing a lot of work when it comes to changes. i would like to get your thoughts on where you are and what's latest because i was reading how there was not a lot of support for the name and shame -- well, reshape of the rules. what i would like to understand and i believe you said you are going to come up with new proposals in the next week or so how different will this proposals be from the ones you highlighted thus far >> what is to get the right balance here and we maintain our ability. it is important that it can have an impact on firms and impact on small firms. an actual fact, 60% of our investigations are for unregulated firms. scams and financial crime. those can be fast moving investigations where we need to say something to make sure consumers are protected

france and the uk have newsroom. france and the uk have pledged to support ukraine for as long as necessary to thwart russia's war of aggression. that's according to the french president, emmanuel macron and sir keir starmer. the prime minister marked armistice day in france today, becoming the first uk leader to do so since sir winston churchill. sir keir starmer and his french counterpart spoke about the war in ukraine and the situation in the middle east. the two leaders laid a floral tribute on the tomb of the unknown soldier, the arc de triomphe. a statement from the elysee palace said the two leaders had reaffirmed their commitment to supporting ukraine unwaveringly. meanwhile, over in the us, president joe biden and vice president kamala harris have taken part in a wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier in arlington national cemetery to mark veterans day . staying with the veterans day. staying with the us, the kremlin has today denied reports that president elect donald trump spoke with the

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here in the uk, the rate of inflation has gone up.annual inflation ratejumped to 2.3% in october. up from 1.7% in september. that was slightly higher than economists had predicted. the rise in domestic energy prices added to overall price growth. the bank of england's target for inflation is 2 percent. simon french is the chief economist at panmure liberum, we asked him if this isjust a blip or a new trend that could prove to be a headache for the bank of england. it's possibly neither. it's probablyjust it's possibly neither. it's probably just the first real assessment of where underlying uk inflation is. what we've had over the last two and a half years is a very elevated level because of energy prices going up because of energy prices going up very steeply because of the impact of the ukrainian war. and then coming down strongly, at least in price year over year changes. this is the first time thought that number has levelled out, and you get a feel of what known uk components are doing. when you see the underlying uk inflation is

uk to study.xpect as time goes on some of the policy changes the previous government introduced and came into force early this year. the only impact was the end of that year injune of 2024 so we saw the beginning of the year in 2023 and how it endedin the year in 2023 and how it ended in 2024. in the year in 2023 and how it ended in 2024.— the year in 2023 and how it ended in 2024. , ., , ended in 2024. in broader words --eole ended in 2024. in broader words people remember _ ended in 2024. in broader words people remember the _ ended in 2024. in broader words i people remember the government trying to get it on to tens of thousands and will remember when the figure was a couple of hundred thousand. had we go from there to 900,000? what has happened? from there to 900,000? what has ha--ened? from there to 900,000? what has ha ened? ., , ., happened? there have been a number of— happened? there have been a number of factors _ happened? there have been a number of factors which - happened? there hav

well, the uk has. — other states like china? well, the uk has, it _ other states like china?l, the uk has, it is very - other states like china? well, the uk has, it is very capable| the uk has, it is very capable in terms of its cybersecurity. we have the national cybersecurity centre which was stood up in 2016 and has really worked with industry very closely to try and improve the basic levels of cyber security. part of the announcements today from pat mcfadden was of a new ai lab to really working with oxford university, the cheering institute and others, and the government investing £8 million orso government investing £8 million or so and that new institution. compared with the us which is spending an estimated $2 billion on al defence, this really isn't in the same order of magnitude in terms of investment.— of magnitude in terms of investment. , ., ., investment. emily taylor from oxford information _ investment. emily taylor from oxford information labs, - investment. emily taylor from | oxford information labs, many thanks. egyptian authorities say 16 people, includi

making cars in the uk is far too difficult, - the uk is far too difficult, the uk is far too difficulte to actually go out and buy an electric car and van. that's a big problem. it's a way of trying to cut costs in order to keep operations in the uk going. this is a very difficult day for luton, particularly. he was asked whether the rules needed a rethink. i think we have got to be willing to do... not any way that undermines the destination, but let's look at what it is meant and means right now for british vehicle manufacturing. i don't think right now it is working as anyone intended. stellantis announced it would create hundreds of newjobs and invest £50 million in its plant at ellesmere port and merseyside, but not enough to offset the 1100 jobs at luton. around the world, car—makers are shutting factories and cutting counts of thousands ofjobs amid stalled demand and cutting tens of thousands ofjobs amid stalled demand and new competition from china. that will be little comfort to workers here in luton tonight. we can go live to luton now and join our business correspondent feel

you�*ve played the uk, haven�*t you?i did here, so they caught on a lot sooner than the folks over here in the states. did they know the songs beforehand? they knew the songs beforehand. it was the craziest thing. my momma and daddy i don�*t even think knew my songs at the time, and i will never forget i was playing a song i had just put out and you could hear a pin drop, and they started singing it back to me. and that was the very first time i ever heard anybody sing a song i wrote back to me. british enthusiasm for country is also fostering a growing live scene, such as here in manchester. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it was a beautiful wintry scene across much of the country. still cold, even though we had some sunshine. there was some fresh snow earlier on, falling down some easternmost parts of england — that�*s moving away out into the north sea, and it�*s turning dry here. we do have this area of low pressure approaching the southwest by the end of the night, bringing some wet weather — and that, o

he's uk focused. mum was from the isle of harris in scotland, but he wants to slap tariffs doesn't he. to protect us jobs. and that could impact couldn't it. on the on the uk and even a trade deal. i mean do you think is he is he is he kind of a thatcherite figure. you're from the thatcher institute or is he a bit more protective than that. >> yeah. so those are good questions. i've met the president several times questions. i've met the preside prime eral times questions. i've met the presideprime minister.; questions. i've met the presideprime minister. and you british prime minister. and you can be sure, i think that trump is going to advance a very pro—brexit us agenda on the on the international stage because he thinks brexit is good not only for the british people but for the american people. as well. >> well, brexit is back. listen, nigel gardner, great to see you again and take care in washington. and thanks for coming on. it's super waleses you are here. i'm joined by lord glassman. you of co

it is heading after the uk? it is -aushin heading after the uk? north _ heading after the uk? it is pushing north and - heading afterthe uk? it 3 pushing north and east toward scandinavia. but again it is going to be hitting that colder air so much of it falling as snow. but generally speaking dragging in milderair snow. but generally speaking dragging in milder air with it in from the south—west. and thatis in from the south—west. and that is going to be affecting much of western europe. so where we've seen all of the cold weather recently across parts of france and germany, here turning a lot milder into next week. here turning a lot milder into next week-— here turning a lot milder into next week. . , ., ~ next week. elizabeth, thank you very much- _ next week. elizabeth, thank you very much. and _ next week. elizabeth, thank you very much. and there _ next week. elizabeth, thank you very much. and there is - next week. elizabeth, thank you very much. and there is a - next week. elizabeth, thank you very much. and there is a live i very much. a

around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. this is bbc news.spoken of their fears after six tourists died from suspected methanol poisoning in the town of vang vieng. three of them, including briton simone white, died last week. the lao government has now confirmed that three others, an american man and two danish women, who died the previous week, were all staying at the same hostel. 0ur asia correspondent rupert wingfield hayes has been to vang vieng to meet tourists, from where he sent this report. it's late afternoon in vang vieng, and the nam song river is bustling with tourists and watercraft of every description. for many young backpackers, the preferred form of transport is innertubes. 0ut here, you can get a real sense of why so many young travellers are drawn to vang vieng. it's got this beautiful river. it's surrounded by stunning limestone mountains. you can go kayaking, you can go hot—air ballooning, paragliding. it's an incredibly relaxed place, with very few rules. each year, hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists come to enjo

reform uk celebrated having 100,000 members today.he consequences of the immigration numbers are obvious. horrendous, if you want to get a gp appointment. horrendous, if you want to travel around britain's motorways. horrendous, if you want your kids or grand kids to ever get a foot on to the housing ladder. arrivals and departures here will remain central to our national conversation for years to come. joining me is professor brian bell. he is the chair of the migration advisory committee which provides advice to the home secretary on immigration policy. he's also professor of economics at king's college london. from 2009 to 2024, we had almost a fourfold increase in net migration. yesterday, kemi badenoch said the party had got the strategy wrong. what mistakes did they make? the first thing _ mistakes did they make? the first thing to _ mistakes did they make? tue: first thing to point mistakes did they make? tte: first thing to point out is although the number is true, it stayed at around 200, 200 50,000 for most of the 2010s, it'

when i mentioned this is a historic moment because this is the first time that a uk leader has attended armistice day commemorations in france since sir winston churchill himselfjoined general charles de gaulle back in 1944. so a poignant moment there, a historic moment, a significant moment, also a moment, a day of discussion, a lot to discuss with these two leaders as sir keir starmer has said he wants to reset that relationship between the uk and the european union. he wants a warming of relations. so here he was, attending the armistice day commemorations in paris. we will have much more from paris a bit later on as the two leaders headed to the arc de triomphe. ijust want leaders headed to the arc de triomphe. i just want to take you to ypres in belgium. those who do evil. — you to ypres in belgium. those who do evil, but _ you to ypres in belgium. those who do evil, but also _ you to ypres in belgium. those who do evil, but also because l who do evil, but also because of those who look on and do nothing. this was the dilemma facing the men whose names line these walls back in 1914

timing is pertinent — the uk is not so keen. timing is pertinent because - the uk is not so keen. this morning we had new figures on how the uk economy has grown over the previous three—month period and the news is not great the chancellor. fir period and the news is not great the chancellor. or not growing- — great the chancellor. or not growing. 0.196 _ great the chancellor. or not growing. 0.1% growth - great the chancellor. or not growing. 0.196 growth in - great the chancellor. or notj growing. 0.196 growth in the growing. 0.1% growth in the last quarter, the third quarter of this calendar year. now, what the chancellor says is that those are far below what she wants. the uk says it wants to get over 2.5%, so she says she has a focus on growth. the argument around this will be the conservative saying, look, this is the government that has taken over the first full period it has been in charge and you see this weak growth. and the government saying in the last ten years we have had a weak growth and that is what we are trying to tackle. i think the difficulty for the chancellor

the uk is in an unusual position. it can _ that? the uk is in an unusual position. that? the uk is in an unusual position. it can side with - that? the uk is in an unusual position. it can side with the | position. it can side with the eu, and if the eu doesn't negotiate well with trump then it will get tariffs alongside with the eu, of the uk can actually choose to be much more closely aligned with the trump regime, in which case perhaps we will be less vulnerable to terrorists. forthe we will be less vulnerable to terrorists. for the uk leadership to decide one way or the other and that is where we are at this time. hong kong is planning to exempt private hedge funds and investment vehicles of the super—rich from paying tax on cryptocurrency gains, as it aims to become one of the world's leading crypto centres. cryptocurrencies have surged since donald trump's election win, with the president—elect a firm backer of crypto and planning to ramp up the country's involvement in the digital currency world. joining me now is glen goodman, an expert in crypto currency an

our uk correspondent daniel sandford reports.h prison kitchen, just before his escape. 15 minutes later, he was driven out of the jail, clinging to the bottom of this catering truck, suspended by a sling made of kitchen trousers. the driver, unaware of the stowaway, made his way through the morning traffic. the lorry, with daniel khalife clinging on underneath, stopped at these lights. and a motorist following behind saw him drop to the ground, roll out, stand up, flick his fringe, and casually walk off. it was the beginning of a massive nationwide manhunt. by five o'clock that afternoon, he was six miles away, stealing a baseball cap in mountain warehouse to hide his face. the next morning he bought spare clothes in marks & spencer, before casually reading about his escape in the newspapers. the huge publicity led to hundreds of calls to the police and eventually, after three days on the run, daniel khalife was spotted riding a bike along this canal towpath, and arrested by a plain clothes detective — who he promptly congratulat

--uk. she was opening this london _ economy. --uk.y, experimenting with state—of—the—art, personalised immune therapies will stop she say successful british companies often don't get the biggest investments needed to grow into will metres because our pension funds are too small. she will force them to merge into mega funds. this is the kind of— merge into mega funds. this is the kind of decision _ merge into mega funds. this is the kind of decision that - merge into mega funds. this is the kind of decision that will. the kind of decision that will help us get access to that capital and will mean we can actually build this as a meaningful biotech, made in britain from the signs in the first place to the founding investment to becoming a long—term institution in the uk. long-term institution in the uk. ,, , , ., ., uk. she is still having to defend her _ uk. she is still having to defend her long-term i uk. she is still having to | defend her long-term tax defend her long—term tax experiments but now she is talking about how to grow the

— of that on in europe, the eu and the uk? sorry, there is a lot of speculation _ and the uk?peculation and in - and the uk? sorry, there is a lot of speculation and in part| lot of speculation and in part we just— lot of speculation and in part we just don't know what exactly we just don't know what exactly we are — we just don't know what exactly we are going to see. that is fuelling _ we are going to see. that is fuelling the uncertainty that we are _ fuelling the uncertainty that we are seeing. what level are they— we are seeing. what level are they going to see was met with her is _ they going to see was met with her is to— they going to see was met with her is to percent or 20% chemically we know a protectionist donald trump is coming — protectionist donald trump is coming into force and we have heard — coming into force and we have heard this _ coming into force and we have heard this criticisms that he said. — heard this criticisms that he said, particularly about that european union, but actually if you took— european union, but actually if you look at the universal t

the uk and the us trade is worth more than £300 billion a year. frankly, it's good for the united states of america. you can persuade donald trump, you think? well, we have worked with a trump administration in the us before, and trade flows between the uk and the us grew during that period. i'm confident that we can work in partnership with the new trump government to ensure that those trade flows continue. so making pension funds big enough to back britain and persuading trump against a trade war are the chancellor's much—awaited big bang for growth. faisal islam, bbc news. in other news... the luxury fashion house burberry has unveiled a transformation plan to reverse its ailing fortunes. it plans to leverage its british heritage, positioning itself as a leader in outdoor wear, focusing on trench coats and scarves and making its bags and shoes cheaper. burberry�*s been suffering from a downturn in demand for luxury goods, particularly from china. it lost almost $67 million in the first half of the year. investors like what they're hearing with

translation:— translation: the uk is not safe, come to us. _ translation: the uk is not safe, come toe _ translation: the uk is not safe, come to us, come home, - translation: the uk is not safe, come to us, come home, that- translation: the uk is not safe, come to us, come home, that is. translation: the uk is not safe, i come to us, come home, that is what i said to her. even when she gave us the slightest hint, that's what we told her. all we could have sent some are new to rescue her. we would have just taken her away from that person. no mother should have to outlive their child but that is the burden here. in return, all she asks is for justice for her daughter. samir hussein, bbc news, delhi. harshita brella lived in corby, in northamptonshire, but her body was discovered last thursday in ilford in east london, 100 miles away from her home. here's jo black. where is pankaj lamba? the 23—year—old has been named by detectives as the prime suspect for his wife's murder. it's several days now since harshita brella's body was discovered in the back of a car here in ilford, in east l

to 100 across the uk. ., , have now risen to 100 across the uk. , ., ~ the uk.kend when a lot _ the uk. it has been a weekend when a lot of— the uk. it has been a weekend when a lot of events _ the uk. it has been a weekend when a lot of events should i when a lot of events should have been taking place, things like christmas lights being turned on at fairs and i want to talk now to alan watson who was forced to cancel his local christmas fair in new milton it hampshire because of the bad weather forecast. hampshire because of the bad weatherforecast. thank hampshire because of the bad weather forecast. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news, just explained what happened to you please. the pub in new milton _ happened to you please. the pub in new milton are _ happened to you please. the pub in new milton are generally - happened to you please. the pub in new milton are generally in . in new milton are generally in this weekend runs a christmas festival with about 80 stores, we have ennis entertainment from the stage, a parade, which is aboutjust under on