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the uk last year.eves will be the most senior british official to visit beijing in seven years. amidst, as you mentioned, a concerted effort by labour to build bridges with china. and ties have been strained in recent years with allegations of chinese hacking and spying and its jailing of pro—democracy figures in hong kong. now, miss reeves is travelling to china with senior financial figures, including the governor of the bank of england and the chair of hsbc. as for what's in it for china, well, one of the main goals is more cooperation on financial services. china is moving up the value chain and the uk could help, given its expertise in services and financial services. china, of course, is expected to be at the sharp end of donald trump's aggressive trade policy, which could result in tariffs of up to 60% on all chinese goods. chinese officials are already contending with a rapidly declining currency and a stock market sell off, and a protracted property crisis. the uk is unlikely to be able to res

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and uk, we think there is room for inflation to surprise to the downside in the uk because it has beenre driven by services that services inflation has been driven by wages. when you look at the jobs market which ultimately is going to dictate where wages are, it does show signs of material calling in the uk. anecdotally, we have seen the ceo from reed saying post-october budget, the number of job openings fell 13% in the month of november. we aw indeed.com which said year over year, the fall has been 15% sorry, 25% if you compare pre-covid levels, it is down 30% that hasn't yet translated into lower wages. wages still are rising 5% to 6% in the uk. much faster than anywhere else we should expect that to start coming off the as the labor market and employees have less bargaining power to demand higher wages there is less upside risk to yields in the uk, we see yields coming back down and seeing what is happening to europe. >> briefly, i would like to look at the issuance level in the united states. we know the pressures in the treasury space is coming from the fact that the biden admin

it was a bitterly cold night across many parts of the uk.a hard frost on ground and again the continuation of ice for some of us this morning as well. in fact, it was the coldest night of the winter so far. in northern scotland, the thermometer went down to —18.9 celsius. it will gradually get milder or less cold as we go into the early part of next week. for this afternoon, a bit of rain moving into scotland, northwest england and wales, that could fall temporarily as a bit of snow over higher ground. sunshine in eastern areas. still a really cold day for most of us, temperatures up to four celsius but less cold in northern ireland, west wales and southwest england, temperatures here up to six celsius. tonight, some cloud moving eastwards, temperatures dropping quickly but perhaps recovering slightly into the early part of sunday morning. regardless, towards eastern areas, another hard frost expected, temperatures widely below freezing. not as cold again towards western areas because we have this milder, southwesterly wind bringing in some

democracy in the uk and whether elon musk is undermining it. thank you.gainst uk prime minister sir keir starmer, having to do with his record prosecuting child sex abuse cases. sir keir has pushed back and most recently has said that the online discourse has now crossed a line. on stage here at ces, yaccarino defended musk�*s commentary, calling it courageous. all this comes after meta — which owns facebook and instagram — announced it will end third—party fact checking on its social media platforms in the us. founder and ceo mark zuckerberg said there was �*too much censorship�* and that the move would promote freedom of expression. meta has this week reshuffled its board with the departure of former liberal democrat leader nick clegg as its head of corporate affairs. it has appointed trump ally and ultimate fighting championship dana white. so has mr trump's win sparked a cultural shift in silicon valley? mr zuckerberg suggests so. the recent elections also feel like a cultural tipping point towards once again prioritising speech. so we're going to get

the uk has very little.roblem, because we would simply pump gas from britain to europe in the summer and gas from britain to europe in the summerand pump gas from britain to europe in the summer and pump it back in the summer and pump it back in the winter. since russia's invasion of ukraine, european demand for gas has increased, but if prices rise in the uk, gas will flow. the market is quite price sentive. in the uk we don't have a lot of gas storage. half of it is the rough site off the coast of yorkshire and there is some in our liquid natural gas terminals. if that supply runs out, we would lose the buffer against price increases elsewhere. if there was a price spike in europe and we didn't have reserves, we would have to pay what ever the going price for gas was and that could be quite high. at the moment, that doesn't seem to be the case and prices in europe are falling, because the cold snap, although the weather is bad, the forecast is for an improvement and prices in the uk and in europe on the wh

i think the uk can -la its problem? i think the uk can play its part. _ problem? i think the uk can play its part, i think - problem? i think the uk can play its part, i think it - problem? i think the uk can play its part, i think it is - play its part, i think it is very good at the global game, it is very good at diversity and i think it should invest in that. i think they will have to play to their strengths rather than try to cover up the weaknesses.— than try to cover up the weaknesses. thank you for talkinu weaknesses. thank you for talking to _ weaknesses. thank you for talking to us. _ here in england, a leading obesity expert has warned that weight loss drugs could bankrupt the national health service if they were prescribed to all the patients who are eligible for them. 3.4 million people in england are understood to qualify — but there are warnings it would cost around £10 billion a year if they were all treated at once. here's our medical editor fergus walsh. ray is 62 and has battled with his weight for most of his life. ray, what size is that? it mi

the uk economy under pressure. and more bad news for germany's economy. gdp shrank for a second year in a row, just over a month before a crucial elections. also, cashing in on trump's china terror threats, businesses look to pick up the slack. we begin in the us, where prices edged up more than expected in december, driven higher by food and energy costs. that didn't stop stock markets in the us from soaring on the news that the opening bell will have more on the market bell will have more on the m a ket bell will have more on the m a moment. across the pond, a in a moment. across the pond, a surprise full in uk inflation but it's still above the bank of england target, keeping the uk economy under pressure. and more bad news for germany's economy. gdp shrank for a second year in a row, just over a month before a crucial elections. also, cashing in on trump's china terror threats, businesses look to pick up the slack. we begin in the us, where prices edged up more than expected in december, driven higher by food a

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and who governs the uk.person we're going to talk about again and again in 2025, whether people like it or not. and i think you're right, henry, also to say how surreal it is, you know, we shouldn't alljust be like boiled frogs and think this is normal, right? we said this last week — it is not normal for the world's richest man to be slagging off an elected prime minister in a foreign country, repeatedly in inflammatory and misleading terms, again and again and again and again and again. this is not normal. and just because we've all sort of, you know, been part of the social media revolution, and as public debate has also often become coarser, uglier, more personal, more sort of controversial, we shouldn'tjust say, "oh, yeah, well, it's normal this happens," because it's not for good or for ill. i'm not making a judgment. i'm just saying, newscasters, you're a smart bunch. remember how weird this is and how if you'd gone back, you know, if you went back ten years, you would think that this was not believab

and who governs the uk.person we're going to talk about again and again in 2025, whether people like it or not. and i think you're right, henry, also to say how surreal it is, you know, we shouldn't alljust be like boiled frogs and think this is normal, right? we said this last week — it is not normal for the world's richest man to be slagging off an elected prime minister in a foreign country, repeatedly, in inflammatory and misleading terms, again and again and again and again and again. this is not normal. and just because we've all sort of, you know, been part of the social media revolution, and as public debate has also often become coarser, uglier, more personal, more sort of controversial, we shouldn't just say, oh, yeah, well, it's normal this happens because it's not for good or for ill. i'm not making a judgment. i'm just saying, newscasters, you're a smart bunch. remember how weird this is and how if you'd gone back, you know, if you went back ten years, you would think that this was not believabl

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a strong notice on the uk market, too. at the moment, the yield on the ten-year gilt is also moving higher at 4.839%. this is a very important one to keep monitoring particularly after we saw it hitting a high earlier this week trading at the highest level since 2008. let me take you as well to the bond market over in the united states because that's where the initial pressure actually started. we have the ten-year yield on the treasury also tracking higher at 4.696%. we are, indeed, far from the highest level ever of 5.02%. nonetheless, we have been moving closer to that level. so, one of the guests yesterday was actually suggesting that we could be testing in the very near future the 5% level. we shall find out. in the meantime, also pressures in terms of the currency market. particularly, though, i have to take you to the sterling if we can share the performance there to the euro/dollar, but sterling/dollar is where i want to focus. we have seen sterling at the moment moving lower against the greenback easing some of th

uk last year.s and as you mentioned there is a concerted effort by labour to build bridges with china. ties have been strained in recent years with allegations of chinese hacking and spying and its jailing of pro—democracy figures in hong kong. ms reid says travelling to china with senior financial figures including the governor of seniorfinancialfigures including the governor of the bank of england and the chair of hsbc -- bank of england and the chair of hsbc —— miss reeves. as for what is in it for china, one of the main goals is more cooperation in financial services. china is moving up the value chain. the uk could help, given its expertise in services and financial services. china is expected to be at the sharp end of donald trump's aggressive trade policy which could result in tariffs of up to 60% on all chinese goods. chinese officials are already contending with a rapidly declining currency and trade stock market sell—off and a protracted property crisis. the uk is unlikely to be able to r

if you are in the uk, you can see herfull interview, it if you are in the uk, you can see her full interviewng on bbc two, it will also be available on bbc iplayer. if you've been affected by any of those difficult issues, details of health and support are available, just go to our website. we are going to end with the ongoing fires that are raging across los angeles, it is night time there, it is the middle of the night, a curfew have been imposed, firefighters are continuing to battle as those fires rage. hello again. it was a bitterly cold night across many parts of the uk. temperatures widely below freezing and we had scenes like ths, a hard frost on ground and again the continuation of ice for some of us this morning as well. in fact, it was the coldest night of the winter so far. in northern scotland, the thermometer went down to —18.9 celsius. it will gradually get milder or less cold as we go into the early part of next week. for this afternoon, a bit of rain moving into scotland, northwest england and wales, that could fall temporarily as a bit of snow over higher ground. sunshine i

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it is not a country that wants the uk to succeed in a purely benign way.s of things. we know that there have been all sorts of, you know, an uptick, as we've discussed many times, in the kind of threats from state actors that the uk faces. actually, what are you doing going to go and break bread with the chinese? so it's a difficult, difficult balance. they're not the first government to face it, but it kind of feels to me it's a bit like rinse and repeat, this. you know, the arguments that are being made about rachel reeves going or not going to china are kind of a rinse and repeat of previous prime ministers and previous chancellors going, where you get particular lobbies saying don't do it, other people saying, on you go. and when this is aired 50 years from now by historians saying the world changed in in the 2020s after covid, there was a global realignment happened. china, iran, russia and north korea aligned to break american hegemony. and that all happened, as was discussed by laura kuenssberg, dame laura kuenssberg, and paddy 0'connell back in 202

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. >> this is a longer term issue around confidence in uk economic growth and confidence in uk fiscallity. the chancellor has to address those things with medium turn. >>> the dollar at the lowest level after the non-farm payroll print crosses expectations with the chinese stepping up to defend the yuan. >>> and wildfires continue to rage in california with strong winds set to return to l.a. as the death toll rises to 24. >>> good morning, everyone. we start today's show getting a check on how we are moving so far across the equity session on the european continent. look at it. we have pressure across the board, really. the stoxx 600 down .70%. when you think about it, this is a continuation of the mood that we had in the markets on friday. the benchmark closed down about .80%. indeed, it is still the story around higher bond yields. on friday, the jobsexpectations. that number was much higher than economists priced in and that has led to higher bond yields across the board. this morning, as you look at the benchmark here in europe, that story, that narrative is also having an impact

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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.k, even if the us supreme court upholds a biden administration law which says the apps american business must be sold off or closed down. the law comes into effect on sunday. for more, mariko oi is in our asia business hub for us. you can't blame employees for being worried. absolutely, we keep talking about tiktok users in america, but by dance, the parent company, also employs 7000 staff in the us and there were reports about how they have been voicing concerns aboutjob have been voicing concerns about job security and have been voicing concerns aboutjob security and in an internal memo that has been reviewed

around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.d hopes that a ceasefire deal in gaza is within reach. the agreement would include the gradual release of israeli hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. all sides have indicated that an agreement is closer than ever, with both israel and hamas openly expressing that a deal can be reached. here's what we know about what is likely to be included in the agreement. it will start with the initial release of 3a israeli hostages, including women, children, the wounded and the sick. in return its expected that israel will release 1,000 palestinian prisoners, including approximately 190 who have been serving sentences of 15 years or more. and an agreement would need to be reached on the future of gaza, including whether israeli troops can remain there. the agreement would allow israel to maintain an 800—metre buffer zone along its eastern and northern borders with gaza — at least during the first phase of the deal. it also includes provisions for israeli forces to remain in the philade

naveed sattar heads the uk government's 0besity healthcare goals programme.e drugs is still at a level wherel we cannot afford to treat several million people i within the uk with these drugs. it would simply i bankrupt the nhs. he estimates it costs the nhs around £3,000 to give a patient weight loss jabs for a year. and so if everyone eligible got them now, that would be £10 billion a year. most are simply paying for them. ray is doing well. thank you. after five months on wegovy, he's lost 14 kilos — more than two stone. look, i'm really pleased with you. it's clearly doing what it's supposed to do, which is switching off those food noises. very nice to see you both, yes. and ray, who's recently become a grandad, is delighted. well pleased. i can't believe it. my daughters, every time they see me, they say i'm shrinking or i'm wasting away. most patients put their lost weight back on if they come off the jabs, so these could be drugs for life for ray and others, bringing both costs and benefits to the nhs. fergus walsh, bbc news. ina in a blow tojeff basis

—— his body to the uk. large parts of the uk could face disruption from heavy snow and freezing rain this weekend. it has issued two amber weather warnings, predicting some areas could see up to a0 centimetres of snow and temperatures as low as minus ten celsius. the weather could lead to treacherous driving conditions, power cuts, and even some rural areas being cut off. joe inwood reports. the conditions much of the uk are braced for have already hit parts of wales. snow and ice can bring rural areas to a standstill if you're not prepared. here in ceredigion, they're doing what they can. you have to look at the staffing levels to make sure that there are sufficient numbers of staff available to come in and make sure that the lorries go out there. and then in terms of making sure that the rock salt is put on the road network that we have in place for ceredigion. the road network is vital to a lot of users. if it's health service, if it's mainstream users, we need to make sure that, you know, we have proced

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weather warnings are in place here in the uk, too.ekend snow starts to melt, more than 170 flood warnings are in place across england and wales. an amber weather warning for snow is still in place across northern england — with yellow warnings for ice, snow and rain across much of the uk. heavy snow this morning forced manchester airport to close its runways. they're now reopening. yesterday some areas were hit by power cuts, and delays to flights and on the roads. for those worst affected — rescue teams had to help with essentialjourneys. a senior hamas official has shown the bbc a list of 3a hostages that he says the group is willing to release in the first stage of a potential ceasefire agreement with israel. it is unclear how many of them are alive. among those named are ten women and eleven older male hostages, as well as young children hamas previously claimed were killed in an israeli air strike. the israeli prime minister's office has denied reports that hamas had provided israel with a hostage list. let's speak to our corresp

today i am very pleased to announce, after a lot of hard work, that the uk is to set up or to be theountry in the world to develop legislation for new sanctions regime. specifically it will target irregular migration organised and immigration crime and this will help to prevent, combat, deterand disrupt irregular migration and smuggling of migrants into the uk. that is us playing our full part on theissue that is us playing our full part on the issue of irregular migration. but what about growth? this department needs to change, to help deliver and invest by 2035, the government's modern industrial strategy. when i visit the world's largest and fastest growing economies in the cities and regions which are driving their growth, it is crystal clear how much their businesses and investors want to work with us, particularly now that we have begun to rebuild the uk's reputation for economic competence and this is true in europe where we are resetting our ties following the conservative�*s paper—thin deal, as it is in the usa, the gulf and asia. the fcdo's strategy needs to work hand in lo

across the uk.e in place in scotland, north east england and wales. there are also dozens of flood alerts due to heavy rain or melting snow. 0ur reporter thomas magill has more. high up in the yorkshire dales 1800ft above sea level, and it's a race against time forfarmer frank carr as he digs out a sheep trapped in the snowdrift. good thing about horn sheep is they've got good handles. he has more than 1300 animals spread across 2,000 acres — many now completely cut off, such is the harsh conditions. we were predicted 40cm, and i think we definitely got that, as well, with the winds — it's the wind that makes the drifts as bad as they are. in leeds city centre, there was less snow, but icy conditions left it like a ghost town as people heeded advice and stayed away. many roads across the uk were blocked, with drivers facing some challenging conditions, and there was disruption to flights and some rail services. and in the southwest, many schools and colleges remained closed, with many taking a chanc

around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. story, some viewers may find upsetting and offensive. a former security guard at harrods has been speaking exclusively to bbc radio 5 live about the clear racism and bullying he saw during mohammed al fayed's ownership of the department store. the bbc has heard from scores of women who say they were sexually assaulted or raped by mohamad al or raped by mohamad al fayed when he owned the knightsbridge store. that followed a documentary in september which included 20 women's claims about al fayed's behaviour. harrods said they were utterly appalled by the abuse allegations, and that harrods is a "very different organisation to the one owned and controlled by al fayed". with me is 5 live's clare mcdonnell. what more can you tell us. to no what more can you tell us. to go back. _ what more can you tell us. trr go back, mohammed al fayed in 1995 sued vanity fair magazine. they alleged that he was racist and alleged sexual misconduct. he denied those allegations and the case was settled out

the uk government _ full amount of the money. the uk government says _ full amount of the money.hat it is acting already in at the correct legal framework. so, acting already in at the correct legalframework. so, do correct legal framework. so, do you correct legalframework. so, do you think that what is being proposed could go beyond the correct legal framework? this is not about — correct legal framework? this is not about legal— correct legal framework? ti 3 is not about legal frameworks, this is about purely political will. if there is enough political will, we can confiscate the money. it is legal to confiscate it, it is legal to confiscate it, it is legal to confiscate it, it is legal to commerce get the interest. when you have the british government saying, spewing out bureaucratic words to try and effectively negotiate with itself, when you're in a situation where, the government's budget is stretched. we have all sorts of money problems in this country and for us to lean even harder on the taxpayer when vladimir putin could pay for this thing seems absurd to me.- putin c

it is a big, growing market in the uk.as a doubling nearly of users of starlink in the uk in the last year, about 87,000 now. there are about 4 million worldwide using elon musk�*s company, so it is something we will see becoming more and more important in the years to come. from a tech point of view, how much of a game changer is the sort of technology, because it all relies on the lag, the fact you can get that communication more quickly than a satellite out in far orbit? it more quickly than a satellite out in far orbit?— out in far orbit? it is much closer to _ out in far orbit? it is much closer to the _ out in far orbit? it is much closer to the earth's - out in far orbit? it is much i closer to the earth's surface, which means things are much quicker, and it is more reliable. this is one of the things we have to bear in mind, particularly in the last few months when we have been reading and watching news about internet disruptions, the cutting of subsea cables. this avoids that, which is busily a good thing, and it

doctors in the uk and internationally are| the uk and internationally are increasingly regarding obesityabout people living with obesity. every initiative that has gone on, not only in the uk but globally, to turn the tide of obesity has failed. it is a recognition that our world is becoming increasingly obese, we are moving less, we have easier access to a calorie dense, burly nutritious foods. that needs to change. all the experts i have spoken to say this is not a quick fix, they want to see changes in the infrastructure, the way we educate people and the way we make it easier for them to exercise and get out of their cars, as well as making these drugs available.— drugs available. burgers, thanks for— drugs available. burgers, thanks forjoining - drugs available. burgers, thanks forjoining us. - to peru now and a further sign of our transforming global economy. as donald trump prepares to take office, with a promise of tariffs of up to 60% on chinese goods, china has set its sights on south america. a new megaport on peru's coastline, that's part of china's belt and road initiative,

that has to be set against 12— uk economy. that has to be set against 12 billion _ uk economy.illion of additional payment against 12 billion of. additional payment to against 12 billion of - additional payment to simply service — additional payment to simply service our— additional payment to simply service our debt. _ we are moving out of the period when the government conceal of the problems, economic issues we face are to do with the last lot. slowly it is becoming their responsibility and they are having to face tough questions and comments like that from the shadow chancellor.- that from the shadow chancellor. . ~ that from the shadow chancellor. ., ,, ., chancellor. thanking you for brin . in: chancellor. thanking you for bringing us _ chancellor. thanking you for bringing us up-to-date. - a suspected gas explosion at a restaurant in the czech republic has killed six people. eight others were injured in the blast in the northern city of most. it's believed to have been caused by a gas cylinder attached to a portable heater. rescue workers say they evacuated dozens of peo

the uk imports more than twice as many goods from china than it sends here. economic equals. but the chancellor for now is betting on beijing, in that hope that it will eventually make britain better off. now it's time for a look at today's sport. with mark edwards. well, it's the oldest cup competition in the world and there's a full fixture list of fa cup 3rd round ties in england on saturday, but there was no fairytale upset for 11th tier accrington stanley who were beaten 4—0 by liverpool. arne slot�*s premier league leaders enjoyed a comfortable afternoon at anfield — goals from diogojota, captain for the day trent alexander arnold, jayden danns and federico chiesa — the italian completing the scoring with a long—range drive — his first for liverpool following his august arrival from juventus. he is getting fitter and fitter and today was a good first step, although, don't get carried away because we played a league 2 team. i like the way they played but it's a good first step for him, good next step for him in what we want to see from him. three other m

weather warnings for snow and ice have been issued for parts of the uk. the met office says heavy snow over the weekend could affect travel. the most severe warnings cover northern england, the midlands and much of wales. the prince and princess of wales say they are �*shocked and saddened' by the death of edward pettifer, killed in the new orleans vehicle attack. he was the son of prince william's former nanny. funeral services honouring former us presidentjimmy carter expected to begin shortly. it follows his death at age 100 last sunday. and i'm carl nasman in... and i'm car we;man in... and i'm car we are n in... and i'm car we are expecting that repossession shortly. —— free no possession... hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy. the met office says large parts of the uk could face disruption from heavy snow and freezing rain this weekend. it has issued two amber weather warnings in england and wales, predicting some areas could see up to a0 centimetres of snow and temperatures as low as minus ten celsius. the weather could lead to treacherous driving conditi

the uk imports more than twice as many goods from china than it sends here.jing in the hope it will eventually make britain better off. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. there have been celebrations in parts of sudan — after the army captured the eastern city of wad madani from the paramilitary rapid support forces. the leader of the rsf acknowledged the loss, but vowed to continue fighting the sudanese army until victory, even if it took another 20 years. the rsf militia, which has controlled the city for the past year, has been accused of widespread human rights abuses — and just this week, the us officially designated its actions as a genocide. since sudan's civil war began, tens of thousands of people have been killed and more than 11 million have been displaced. the un says the war has created the world's worst famine. for more on this i spoke to youssef taha of bbc world service. tell us more about the significance of this victory we're hearing about by the sudanese army. this is very significant because the rapid support forces have been holding wad mad

for parts of the uk. the met office says heavy snow over the weekend could affect travel. the most severe warnings cover northern england, the midlands and much of wales. i am nicky schiller in leeds. it is in one of those amber areas, heavy snow expected overnight, there could up to a0 cm across the pen names overnight. the prince and princess of wales say they are �*shocked and saddened' by the death of edward pettifer — killed in the new orleans vehicle attack. he was the son of prince william's former nanny. and there's been a star—studded event at the white house — with bono, michaelj fox and hillary clinton among those honoured with the presidential medal of freedom. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. the six—day state funeral of america's 39th president, jimmy carter has begun in his native georgia. he died last week at the age of one hundred. former and current secret service agents assigned to the carter protective division transported the former president's remains to the hearse. crowds lined the streets to pay their repects as the motorcade passed through mr carte

under the hood of the uk economy.november inflation figures tomorrow with cpi growth expected to increase to 0.5% on the month. the treasury could receive some good news on thursday with gdp growth forecast to return up 20 basis points, but retail sales are actually expected to come in flat for the month when december's data is released on friday. this after november's uptick. >>> and british stocks we are keeping an eye on. ocado reports accelerating sales growth in the fourth quarter. the company reported a 17.5% jump in retail revenue delivering record sales during the peak christmas trading period and seems overall several retailers highlighting how good the christmas ason was. the utlook still under certain. when it comes to jd sports, it cut profit outlook after the. >> referee: -- revenue fell 1.5% in december. it saw weaker trading in the uk than the u.s. it says it is cautious on the coming year. in addition, games workshop beat the expectations in the first half of the year posting a more than 33% rise in pr

andi you knew james before they went on to the drag race uk. after the fame? the fame and after the fame? yeah, they were exactly the same in terms of as a person and they were always very, very welcoming. there was never a time when you'd bump into viv on the scene, whether they was viv or as james, and, and they wouldn't be welcoming or supportive of of anyone on the scene, but also just as you're walking into their bar or you're walking into somewhere they're working, or if they're just having a drink, they're more than happy to say hi to anyone and support anyone. and they did that through, through all their work as well. so, yeah, the fame didn't didn't change viv at all. viv was very, very much through and through viv from the start. and what would you say their impact was on the drag culture in the uk, but also around the world? it was huge. as i say, i know, i know viv through my uni days, but also through when we worked through prides gone past. a kinf of a person that was always on that stage all the time through and would always be s

around the world and across the uk this is bbc news.lan later today to use artificial intelligence across the uk to try to boost growth and deliver public services more efficiently. the a! action plan will be backed by leading tech firms, and includes so—called growth zones where development will be focused. but running such advanced technology is an energy—hungry affair, as our ai correspondent marc cieslak reports. ahead of the government's a! strategy launch, science and technology secretary peter kyle was shown the latest research into nuclear fusion at the uk atomic energy authority at culham in oxfordshire. scientists predict fusion could one day produce near limitless supplies of clean energy. it's still in development, but ideal for energy—hungry data centres, necessary to power a world filled with al. last summer, the government tasked ai adviser matt clifford with creating a uk a! action plan. the plan includes 50 recommendations, all of which are now being implemented. some of the standouts include an energy council, led by p

i mean, this is a big market and a growing market in the uk. starlink in the uk in the last year, about 87,000 now. there are 4 million worldwide are using elon musk�*s company. so i think this is likely to be something that we see becoming more and more important in the years to come. and, you know, from a tech point of view, how much of a game changer is this sort of technology? because it all relies on the lag, doesn't it? the fact that you can get that communication much more quickly than a satellite that's right out in far orbit? yeah, it's much closer to our earth surface, which means that things are much quicker and also it is more reliable. this is one of the things that we have to bear in mind, particularly in the last few months when we've been reading and watching news about internet disruptions, the cutting of subsea cables, this avoids that. now, that's obviously a good thing, and it is going to be increasingly difficult to try and sabotage these satellites because they are in space. but that is something that i think will help mak