. and investors particularly thoseinthe uk. ., , those in the uk.996 _ those in the uk. goldman sachs has predicted 0.9% growth i those in the uk. goldman sachs has predicted 0.996 growth in i those in the uk. goldman sachs| has predicted 0.996 growth in uk has predicted 0.9% growth in uk this year which is significantly less in the boe predicted. what do you make of that? ., ,., ., , that? there are some headwinds for sure. that? there are some headwinds for sure- the _ that? there are some headwinds for sure. the fiscal _ that? there are some headwinds for sure. the fiscal position i for sure. the fiscal position is challenging but i would point out yields are moving in line with other markets particularly in the us and inflation is persistent but i think the bank of england have made their position very clear. some of the reforms we expect to come online will have an impact so we are constructive. you do need to deliver some time and take some time to see some of the impact of those reforms coming through into the real economy. but we remain cons

i outlook for the uk this year? what do you think?— outlook for the uk this year?e uk economy — what do you think? i think the uk economy is _ what do you think? i think the uk economy is going - what do you think? i think the uk economy is going to - what do you think? i think the uk economy is going to be - what do you think? i think the | uk economy is going to be flat, i think with trump in the white house, with god open ended risks, we don't know how these things were the that will things were the that will things slower and the world economy and if there are any actual trade tariffs for the uk, eu or any actual trade tariffs for the uk, eu orany of actual trade tariffs for the uk, eu or any of the other nations which are quite close to the us which could easily happen, that would slow growth further so it can be very unsettled you this year. thank ou for unsettled you this year. thank you for being _ unsettled you this year. thank you for being on _ unsettled you this year. thank you for being on the _ unsettled you this year. thank i you for being on the pro

do you think uk will face tariffs? an - uk will face tariffs?_ uk will face tariffs? in interesting question. uk will face tariffs? fifi interesting question. i would've said before the election based on how strongly trump was pushing tariffs during his campaign, that was quite likely, he's backed away a fraction from it since the election victory in his inauguration speech he said a bit about it but not very much, his 200 executive orders in the first 2a hours it didn't have very much on tariffs. he is now threatening relation with canada and mexico depending on how they behave on his border excuse. so it'sjust possible but i am guessing here, that some of those close personal friends of donald trump have been telling him it's not a great idea. but look, a lot more will unfold over the next few weeks. more will unfold over the next few weeke— more will unfold over the next few weeks. �* , ., few weeks. and 'ust reading the iece ou few weeks. and 'ust reading the piece you wrote — few weeks. and just reading the piece you wrote a _ few weeks. an

moment the ball is in the uk court.in a customs union, but there are other steps on the way, things like the pan—european—mediterranean accumulation area, could the eu, could your side envisage that as a sort of stepping stone towards fewer customs regulations? i think that it might be one of the ideas, at the same time as we concluded also after these very strenuous negotiations, these free agreements, that even the best free—trade agreement cannot simply replace participation in the single market. but we respected the choice, we respected of course how the uk government approaches this and this pan—european area is something we could consider, but i haven't heard it say precisely formulated from our uk counterparts. and you mentioned fisheries, in order to get this process going and some of these barriers lifted, you are asking to extend the fisheries agreement beyond next year, which expires next year? i think it is very important for the certainty of our fisheries, fishermen and fisherwomen in the eu, and i think th

pretty unusual for the uk.area. yellow warnings covering other parts of the uk. also some outbreaks of rain, some snow for a time up towards the north. and those temperatures will i think they'll be the least of our worries, but actually a little bit milder down towards the south now. as we head through friday night, our area of low pressure, our storm gradually pulls northwards. still very, very windy. you'll notice in the north of scotland for a time on saturday further gales to come here. another weather system pushing in from the west bringing rain, some snow for some of us. and then actually through sunday and into next week, it looks like we could see more wet and windy weather. live from london. this is bbc news. president trump sends 1500 troops to the us—mexico border, in a move to crack down on illegal immigration. this was a gross miscarriage of common sense to allow people to come in, and i believe the number is 21 million people, and a large percentage of them are criminals. the teenager who murder

we start with the uk economy because the uk's finance minister, chancellor of the exchequer rachel reeves, is in the swiss alps on a mission to talk up the uk to international investors. her trip to the world economic forum in davos comes amid concerns on financial markets about the weak state of the british economy and the government finances. they have sent uk borrowing costs soaring on bond markets. those concerns were underlined today as official figures showed a surge in uk public sector borrowing last month. the gap between revenues and spending, that had to be covered by borrowing, was a £17.8 billion in december. that is over £10 billion higher than the same month in 2023 and the highest send a figure for years. rachel reeves has been speaking to our economic set editor in davos and he has to watch tough decisions she was making to create economic growth. reforming the planning system. we have — reforming the planning system. we have got rid of the monosodium on onshore wind, the cheapest— monosodium on onshore wind, the cheapest form of energy, so that — cheapest form of energy,

i think it will be discussed with uk - it will be discussed with uk friends, absolutely. with uk friends, absolutely. i think i would say at this moment the ball is in the uk court.- ball is in the uk court. they have ruled _ ball is in the uk court. they have ruled out _ ball is in the uk court. they have ruled out applying - ball is in the uk court. they have ruled out applying to l have ruled out applying to rejoin the customs union but there are other steps on the way, things like the pan—european mediterranean accumulation area, quit the eu envisage that as a stepping stone towards fewer customs regulations? == stone towards fewer customs regulations?— stone towards fewer customs regulations? -- could the eu. it mi ht regulations? -- could the eu. it might be — regulations? -- could the eu. it might be one _ regulations? -- could the eu. it might be one of _ regulations? -- could the eu. it might be one of the - regulations? -- could the eu. it might be one of the ideas. | it might be one of the ideas. as we conclude this very strenuous negotiations of this three agr

i think we discuss a lot with a uk - we discuss a lot with a uk friends, absolutely.s moment in the uk court. , ., say this moment in the uk court. , . ., court. they have ruled out applying — court. they have ruled out applying to _ court. they have ruled out applying to rejoin - court. they have ruled out applying to rejoin a - court. they have ruled out i applying to rejoin a customs union but there are other steps on the way, things like the pan—european mediterranean accumulation area. with the eu, could your site envisage that as a stepping stone towards fewer customs regulations? i think it might be one of the ideas at the same time and as we concluded also after this very strenuous negotiations of the free agreements that even the free agreements that even the best free trade agreement cannot simply replace that in the single market, but we respect the choice, we respect our the uk government approaches this and this is something we could consider, but i haven't heard it so precisely from our uk counterparts. us president donald trump has escalated his campaig

the uk for several months now.t's a real challenge for the chancellor. >> no doubt. of course, she keeps saying she is working hard to boost economic growth in the uk. i would like to step back a little bit and discuss your call there for four rate cuts for the bank of england. i'm just wondering at this stage seeing a potential cut in february is the right approach when we still don't have clarity what donald trump is going to do in the white house and on top of that businesses explaining to us they are seeing higher labor costs as well? >> yeah, i think you look at the labor cost aspect, that's quite interesting and also as well what the national insurance increase contributions that kick in in april from the october budget is going to mean for employers in the uk. they've got two ways to deal with this. they can raise prices or they can look for cost efficiencies. i think, you know, we have seen some companies suggest they address two-thirds of that through price increases and one-third through cost savings. cos

derek says the uk - species. it is irresponsible. derek says the uk is - species.esponsible. i derek says the uk is facing an urgent nature emergency. government rules, he says, are too complex and far too slow. you are making unilateral decisions without regard for the regulations. i decisions without regard for the regulations.— decisions without regard for the regulations. i am making unilateral— the regulations. i am making unilateral decisions. - the regulations. i am making unilateral decisions. the - unilateral decisions. the decision to release benign water voles, decision to release benign watervoles, i decision to release benign water voles, i am doing good things. i am on the side of the small and depressed. he plans to release _ small and depressed. he plans to release scottish _ small and depressed. he plans to release scottish wildcats . to release scottish wildcats later this year. his activities may sound noble but his approaches divisive. some see him as an arrogant maverick who animal releases could do more harm than good. there�*s been record sno

it's a bit more pronounced, by the way, in the uk.rly saying work life balance is really important. but, you know, pay and compensation and that being competitive is also still very important i would say. president trump has also revoked president biden�*s executive order of 2021 that aimed to make half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 electric. what could this mean forfuture of ev�*s in us and how will it hit ev makers? michael lohscheller, is the global ceo, polestar an ev maker. i aksed him abouyt his thoughts on trump rolling back incentives to by electric cars. needless to say, the us is a very important market, not only in terms of size, but also in terms of influence globally. what is the polestar starting point for the us? we manufacture locally in south carolina, in charleston. so we are creating americanjobs. we are now ramping up the production of the polestar 3. we are also increasing the number of dealers. and now obviously we have to make sure that we work through those details. but at the end of the day, i think america

as you are talkin: came towards the uk. as you are talking we _ came towards the uk.towards the uk. as you are talking we are looking _ came towards the uk. as you are talking we are looking at - talking we are looking at pictures from northern wales, before that the coastline in cornwall. that is where the plant is being felt, all along the coastal belt. when is the thought that it is going to ease up? thought that it is going to ease up?— ease up? fortunately for northern _ ease up? fortunately for northern ireland - ease up? fortunately for northern ireland we - ease up? fortunately for| northern ireland we have already seen the strongest wins. it is still windy, but they are dropping. through scotland, we are seeing them now. this is the peak of the winds in places. the warning is valid until 5pm. but even when that stops, we have amber and yellow warnings. so the winds when drop entirely. with continue to see that, possibly 80 even 90 mph. particularly across the northern half of scots and as we go through to night and into tomorrow. then the winds to drop out. i

yael selfin is chief economist at kpmg uk. good to have you here.ness, come and invest. it's one thing saying it, it's a very different in getting the investment.— a very different in getting the investment. ., , ., investment. how will she do it? well, i investment. how will she do it? well, lthink_ investment. how will she do it? well, i think one _ investment. how will she do it? well, i think one of _ investment. how will she do it? well, i think one of the - investment. how will she do it? well, i think one of the things l well, i think one of the things that's really important for businesses clarity and understanding the longer term plans of the government, so publishing the industrial strategy later on should help clarify, being more pro—business in terms of making it easierfor pro—business in terms of making it easier for businesses to understand where they stand, for example, with the regulators and what they need to do in order to invest in the uk, whether it's a regulated industry, that's also very helpful. industry, that's also very helf

staying with davos, where the uk trade secretary has told the bbc the uk has left open the possibilityes for food and farm products in order to return to frictionless access to european markets. jonathan reynolds�* comments come after eu trade chief maros sefcovic told the bbc on thursday a new agreement is possible alongside other areas of pan—european co—operation. that was an incredibly positive and helpful contribution from commissioner sefcovic. i had a conversation with him today, a bilateral meeting in the jargon here, and i thanked him for that. now, the individual components of that, i think he went through the arguments about the rules of origin and which sectors of the uk would benefit from that and which wouldn't. again, a careful analysis of what that means for us, but i think it proves that what we have always said, that we can improve the terms of trade with the eu in a way which doesn't revisit customs unions or single markets or the arguments of brexit. and we can do that whilst pursuing closer trade links around the world. i call it the twin track strategy, the best o

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ijust love the uk.e companies. so you see the growth story, there's a new government in place. we heard what they say and we are, we continue to be invested there for the long term. the chancellor's new sales pitch is laser—guided at important investors like that norwegian executive and his counterparts in gulf nations and it is significant. it will mean that growth trumps environmental concerns about runways, that it trumps migration concerns, in terms of visas for scientists and entrepreneurs and in terms of big tech investment, it also trumps concerns about competition. we've effectively fired our chief competition regulator. now, what message does that send? the chair of the competition and markets authority resigned. he recognises that this government wants a strategic reset. often, uk regulators can hold up decisions where other regulators around the world have already decided. that's no good for stability and that's no good for encouraging investment into britain. one top british export around th

it— the uk in particular. where is it at the moment? it is— the uk in particular.ment? it is close to - the uk in particular. where is it at. the moment? it is close to shetland, but the centre of the low pressure, the winds are not that strong, the strongest winds are to the south of the low�*s centre, and that brings a strong gust of winds to orkney and northern areas of mainland scotland, where the winds will be strong enough, 80—90 mph gusts, to bring down a few trees. so storm eowyn has not finished with us in terms of the potential for disruption, the winds will stay disruptive overnight for northern scotland. as well as that, plenty of showers for scotland and northern ireland, some coming through a sleet, snow over higher hills. furthersouth, through a sleet, snow over higher hills. further south, scoring rain across england, the rain is short lived but intends. —— squally rain. in due tomorrow morning, still very windy across the north of scotland, gusts of 65—70 mph around orkney. into the afternoon, the winds will slowly calm down, but plenty of showers

we start with the uk economy because the uk's finance minister, chancellor of the exchequer rachel reevesate of the british economy and the government finances. they have sent uk borrowing costs soaring on bond markets. those concerns were underlined today as official figures showed a surge in uk public sector borrowing last month. the gap between revenues and spending, that had to be covered by borrowing, was a £17.8 billion in december. that is over £10 billion higher than the same month in 2023 and the highest send a figure for years. rachel reeves has been speaking to our economic set editor in davos and he has to watch tough decisions she was making to create economic growth.

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.whether to uphold a law banning tiktok in america on grounds of national security unless its chinese owner sells off its american operations to a non—chinese buyer. as it stands, tiktok will be banned on sunday, just a day before president—elect trump's inauguraton. but there are growing indications that the president—elect may give tiktok a reprieve. his incoming national security adviser mike waltz told fox news there's provision in the law to delay the ban for 90 days if it looks like a buyer can be found. elon musk, former us treasury secretary steve mnuchin and even online personality mr beast have all been named as possible buyers of tiktok�*s us business. many of the 170 million americans who use tiktok are hoping a ban can be averted. the bbc has been hearing from two influencers who have built their careers on the app. i don't think creators' voices are being heard. i don't think these businesses are being heard that are going to be affected by this. i think these decisions ar

let's turn our attention to the uk. lot of discussion of the firing of the boss of the competition and markets authority. according to the government,, the cma is not sufficiently focused on growth. marcus bokkerink, who has chaired the cma since 2002, will be replaced by the former boss of amazon uk. the head of equities at premier brighton gave his view. it's a good move this, because actually the cma has actually been quite slow at actually coming to a decision on its mergers. clearly, the one which is particularly in focus at the moment is the vodafone merger with three network, which has been open since october 2023. but if you go back a little further to the microsoft activision merger, that was actually opened injuly 2022 and didn't opine a final determination until november 2023, it was the last of all of the regulatory authorities to clear it. so really we've seen a regulatory authority which is probably excessively bureaucratic, and i presume what they're looking to do is accelerate decision—making in this goi

as a storm eowyn batter is the uk and ireland.t of 140 mph has been recorded. gust of 140 mph has been recorded-— gust of 140 mph has been recorded. ., ., , recorded. the authorities say the are recorded. the authorities say they are prepared _ recorded. the authorities say they are prepared for- recorded. the authorities say they are prepared for today, | recorded. the authorities say l they are prepared for today, as much as they can be, but they are asking people to make their own preparations, as well. two key messages. stay at home and don't travel to stay safe today. don't travel to stay safe toda . , , ,. ., today. this is the scene at larus today. this is the scene at largs in — today. this is the scene at largs in scotland, - today. this is the scene at largs in scotland, with - today. this is the scene at - largs in scotland, with reports of trees coming down on the railway. we'll bring you all the latest as the storm sweeps across the region. also coming up... a judge temporarily blocks president trump's order to end au

what about in the uk?wers often complain that they think bbc reporters standing outside amid severe storms or coastal surge warnings are telling people it's not safe to go out and that it has the opposite effect. do you think that? it's a completely mixed message, and it implies that there's something wrong with the official messaging. and actually, if you put on, you know, galoshes and big boots, you can you're absolutely fine. and more and more now i think with the younger generation of reporters, we're seeing them being buffeted by the wind, getting closer and closer to the spray. and that is a real derogation of derogation of the idea of a public service broadcasting, communicating in a crisis and in disaster response. it's one of our biggest frustrations at the moment. we've also heard complaints from viewers about clive myrie being sent out to la, and a question about the scale of the bbc presence in the area. what's your view on the impact of a big media presence in a disaster zone? well, this is so

plasma — intelligence and mapping the uk plasma critical underwater infrastructure. the uk exclusive economic zone about 45 miles off the — economic zone about 45 miles off the british coast on monday. forthe off the british coast on monday. for the last two days the royal navy has deployed hms somerset and to monitor the vesset— somerset and to monitor the vessel every minute through our waters — vessel every minute through our waters. and i change royal navy rules— waters. and i change royal navy rules of— waters. and i change royal navy rules of engagement so that our warships — rules of engagement so that our warships can get closer and tletter— warships can get closer and better track the russian ship. so far. — better track the russian ship. so far, the ship has complied with— so far, the ship has complied with international rules of navigation. but this is the second _ navigation. but this is the second time that the ship has entered — second time that the ship has entered our waters in recent months _ with me is our security correspondent, frank gardner. this

i would say in the uk, less so. the bbc is the biggest power here in the uk.n terms of those opinionated channels, and if you look at the tabloid press, the murdoch own, it is tiny compared to the online competitors that are out there. just finally, a lot of people are involved in these cases, individuals without the financial resources of prince harry. and really, he wanted to champion the fact that they could not take this fight all the way just could not take this fight all the wayjust purely because of the wayjust purely because of the cost, and that is still the case, isn't it? i the cost, and that is still the case, isn't it?— case, isn't it? i am not so sure, case, isn't it? i am not so sure. to _ case, isn't it? i am not so sure. to be _ case, isn't it? i am not so sure, to be honest, - case, isn't it? i am not so i sure, to be honest, because lawyers take this on a no win, no fee basis and are very handsomely rewarded when they do so. if someone has got a good case, lawyers will take it on and we'll take it on a contingency basis, albeit the bar is qu

what would you _ in the uk. the guardian. what would you like _ in the uk. the guardian.d you like news media - in the uk. the guardian. what would you like news media to| in the uk. the guardian. what would you like news media to be doing that it's not doing at the moment when it's covering these stories? i the moment when it's covering these stories?— these stories? i think it's not too hard _ these stories? i think it's not too hard to — these stories? i think it's not too hard to parenthetically i too hard to parenthetically mention climate change when we talk about the cause of these fires because increasingly, people asking what caused these fires? i think you would hear anybody including me that climate change is the cause of these fires in los angeles but certainly, they set the stage. this is the backdrop for this catastrophe, this disaster has exploded to this degree because of conditions here that are related to the effects of climate change so i'd love to hear reporters say when they are talking about the cause maybe we don't know yet. we don't know what ignit

yantar has once again been tracked near uk waters.s later it was in the irish sea, said to be hovering close to undersea cables. at the time she was being tracked and monitored by the royal navy, but secretly the russian ship was also being observed by a british submarine in a highly unusual move. in a highly unusual move, that submarine hms astute surfaced. defence sources say it verbally warned the russian ship that it knew what it was doing. today, the defence secretary said this was a sign of new, more robust rules of engagement. and i also want president putin to hear this message. we see you, we know what you're doing, and we will not shy away from robust action to protect this country. there are thousands of miles of undersea cables connecting both europe and north america. they carry more than 90% of the world's internet traffic. part of europe's critical national infrastructure. in the baltic sea, russia is suspected of using merchant ships, a so—called shadow fleet, to sabotage those cables, something moscow denies. but seve

uk media empire, has indeed engaged in illegal practices.nd terry says it is vindication notjust for him vindication not just for him but for the vindication notjust for him but for the hundreds of other victims who he says have been forced to settle. —— prince harry says. donald trump warns russia to end the war in ukraine ourface new sanctions. tributes are paid to the 12—year—old boy who was stabbed to death in birmingham yesterday. a 14—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder. the british government warns moscow after a russian a russian spy ship is caught operating off the coast of britain. prince harry has accepted substantial damages and settled his long—running legal battle against the publisher of the sun, news group newspapers, which is owned by the media tycoon rupert murdoch. the duke of sussex and the former labour party deputy leader lord watson, who also settled his legal claim today, alleged that journalists had carried out unlawful information—gathering into their private lives. news group newspapers gave a ful

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.e 80th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz—birkenau. 0pened by the nazis in occupied poland in 19110 as a concentration and labour camp, it ulimately became the most notorious extermination camp. more than a million people were murdered there, the majority of them jews. the 27th january also marks holocaust memorial day to remember the six million jews killed during the second world war. lucy hockings has been speaking to tova friedman, and american author and therapist, and one of the youngest auschwitz survivors. tova survived the german extermination camp at the age ofjust six years old. originally from poland, she moved to the us with her parents. lucy started by asking tova about her feelings as the 80th anniversary approaches. what i want the world to do is to please remember. remember us. and let it be a lesson to the world — what can happen if we are not careful, and how we can easily destroy each other if we don't stop this horrible, terrible...fury that is around the w

our uk correspondent daniel sandford, _ last year.oin our colleagues with the news where hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm ollie watkins. it's the return of the champions league, with aston villa one of the british sides looking to seal a knockout place. liverpool are the only team with a perfect record. just a point against lille tonight will see them reach the last 16. the hattrick is still on — there's a scare for sabalenka but she is through to the semifinals at the australian open. the champions league returns tonight. it is the penultimate round of matches, with qualification for the last 16 still in the balance for so many clubs. the top eight in the 36—team league go straight through to the knockout stage, the next 16 sides go into two—legged play—offs next month. aston villa are fifth, but only one point above those play—off spots. they are away at monaco in one of the early kick—offs today. it's a 5.45pm start in the principality. monaco are in mid—table after back—to—back defeats in the competition. they lost to arsenal l

no tariffs have been levied on the uk.rump administration and the new us treasury secretary when he's confirmed shortly. i mean, americans are notjust using trade tariffs economically, they're using them as diplomatic leverage over greenland and things like that. is there... i mean, this is a different thing, isn't it, that you need to respond strongly to. when president trump was last president of the united states? trade between the uk and the us increased. i have no doubt that that can happen again in the interests of both of our economies. a 26—year—old man has admitted murdering three members of the family of the bbc racing commentator, john hunt. kyle clifford stabbed mr hunt's wife carol at their home in bushey in hertfordshire injuly, and shot two of the couple's daughters, 25—year—old louise and 28—year—old hannah with a crossbow. he had initially denied three counts of murder but changed his plea at cambridge crown court this morning. catherine byaruhanga reports. kyle clifford, caught on cctv leaving an alleyway

yantar has once again been tracked near uk waters.in the irish sea ? said to be hovering close to cables between the uk and ireland. at the time, she was being monitored by a number of royal navy vessels. but secretly, the russian ship was also being tracked by a british submarine. and in a highly unusual move, that submarine surfaced. defence sources say the submarine verbally warned the russian ship that it knew what it was doing. and today, the defence secretary said this was part of new, more robust rules of engagement. i also want president putin to hear this message. we see you, we know what you're doing and we will not shy away from robust action to protect this country. now, there are thousands of miles of undersea cables connecting both europe and north america. they carry more than 90% of the world's internet traffic. part of europe's critical national infrastructure, which could be targeted. and in the baltic sea, russia's suspected of using merchant ships — a so—called "shadow fleet" — to sabotage those cables, something m

news uk have admitted that the sun, the flagship title for rupert murdoch's uk media empire, has indeedaged in illegal practices. this represents a vindication for the hundreds of other claimants who were strong armed into settling, without being able to get to the truth of what was done to done to them. after endless resistance, denials and legal battles by news group newspapers, including spending more than £1 billion in payouts and in legal costs, as well as paying off those in the know in order to prevent the full picture from coming out, news uk is finally held to account for its illegal actions and its blatant disregard for the law. this scandal began when it emerged that the phone of the murdered schoolgirl milly dowler, had been hacked. for one politician who took on news group and today also received an apology, this long battle has taken its toll. these unlawful practices were not isolated incidents. they were industrial in scale and central to the modus operandi of news group newspapers as a whole. i once said that the big beasts of the tabloid jungle have no predators. i was

the chinese embassy in the uk told _ changed. the chinese embassy in the uk told the _ changed.e bbc— changed. the chinese embassy in the uk told the bbc that - changed. the chinese embassy in the uk told the bbc that china i the uk told the bbc that china operates under the rule of law and that the law explicitly prohibits unlawful detention. you can watch the full investigation �*troublemakers: drugged, framed and detained' on the bbc world service youtube channel. to thailand now, where the long wait is finally over for lg btq couples. today, they will marry as same—sex marriage becomes legal in the country — the first in south east asia. lgbtq couples now have the same rights as other couples to manage assets, inherit, adopt and take decisions about their partner's medical treatment. jonathan head is at siam paragon, a luxury mall in central bangkok, — where the mass weddings are being held. he joins us live now. tell us more about the significance of today. it’s significance of today. it's very significance - significance of today. it's very significance to - significance o

we start with markets, which opened up in the uk, france and germany after record high closes in europend the us's s&p 500 on thursday. this all on the back of president trump's wide ranging virtual speech to the world economic forum in davos. he covered a lot of ground — promising to cut the us corporate tax rate to 15% for those companies that make in america. he urged the oil—producing cartel opec to �*bring down the cost of oil'. and said he'd �*demand that interest rates drop immediately�* if those prices fall. something the independent us central bank — the federal reserve — may raise an eyebrow at. let's have a quick listen. ask saudi arabia and opec to bring down the cost of oil. you've got to bring it down, which, frankly, i'm surprised they didn't do before the election. that didn't show a lot of love by them not doing it. i was a little surprised by that. with oil prices going down, i will demand that interest rates drop instantly, and likewise they should be dropping all over the world, interest rates should follow us. ., ., h, us. you heard it there, some miaht us. you hear

around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. this year, after an application for emergency use was turned down by the government for the first time. neonics are toxic to pollinators like bees and are banned in the eu. environmental groups have welcomed the decision but farmers say, without them, they have no way of protecting their crops. the environment minister emma hardy says the government is working to support an alternative option. let's speak to dave goulson, a professor of biology at the university of sussex with a specialisation in bumblebees. much forjoining us. just tell us why these pesticides are so damaging to bees.— damaging to bees. they are incredibly — damaging to bees. they are incredibly toxic _ damaging to bees. they are incredibly toxic to _ damaging to bees. they are incredibly toxic to all - damaging to bees. they are incredibly toxic to all insect | incredibly toxic to all insect life. just to illustrate how poisonous they are, it is a bit like another shock for insects. one teaspoon, five grams worth of

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.e across much of ireland. the whole of northern ireland and parts of scotland. let's speak to our ireland correspondent, sara girvin, who is in donaghadee on the northeast coast of northern ireland. i read whether one is due to come into force there in an hour. —— red weather warning. what are you seeing? hour. -- red weather warning. what are you seeing?- what are you seeing? good morning- — what are you seeing? good morning- we _ what are you seeing? good morning. we are _ what are you seeing? good morning. we are on - what are you seeing? good morning. we are on the - what are you seeing? good - morning. we are on the county down coast and the wind is starting to pick up and when you get those big gusts, it really hits you. just behind us, at the seawall, we have seen a lot of waves crashing over that which is why we are standing back. a lot of homes and businesses in the street where we are this morning and some of them have been making preparations, maybe yesterday, to protect the

yellow warnings covering other parts of the uk. those temperatures, well, i think, they'll be the least of our worries, but actually a little bit milder down towards the south. now, as we head through friday night, our area of low pressure, our storm gradually pulls northwards. still very, very windy, you'll notice in the north of scotland for a time on saturday further gales to come here. another weather system pushing in from the west bringing rain, some snow for some of us. and then actually through sunday and into next week, it looks like we could see more wet and windy weather. live from singapore, this is bbc news. president trump signs an executive order suspending the entry of migrants into the united states at the southern border with mexico. he's also threatening russia with high tariffs and sanctions if president putin does not end the war in ukraine soon. in one of his first interviews since his commutation by president trump, oathkeepers founder stewart rhodes tells the bbc he has no regrets. and a historic day in thai

the uk's also been caught up in that.ent itself and its plans, particularly to convince the world that britain is a great place to grow businesses. that has been in doubt because of some of the decisions around the budget, but she will want to appeal here directly to the big international investors. and she was helped by one of britain's biggest banks, barclays, saying that they are very optimistic about growth, not necessarily the story we have been hearing back home, but she will also be meeting with those big investors. the message i'm hearing privately is that, yes, the uk has a lot of assets economically and the government has put in place what they say is a kind of stability. but now they need to see some decisions, some long—term decisions and difficult decisions. coming into sight now is a decision on airport expansion. we have been here before on this. it has been long delayed because of court cases, and because of covid when the demand for airlines collapsed. but it is back on the agenda again, because air traff

yellow warnings covering other parts of the uk.th. and those temperatures, well, i think, they'll be the least of our worries, but actually a little bit milder down towards the south. now, as we head through friday night, our area of low pressure, our storm gradually pulls northwards. still very, very windy, you'll notice in the north of scotland for a time on saturday, further gales to come here. another weather system pushing in from the west bringing rain, some snow for some of us. and then actually through sunday and into next week, it looks like we could see more wet and windy weather. live from london, this is bbc news. president trump suspends migrants' entry into the united states from mexico as over 1,000 us troops are sent to patrol the southern border. 18—year—old axel rudakubana is due to be sentenced after pleading guilty to murdering three girls in southport. these are live pictures from bangkok as thailand become the first country in south east asia to allow same—sex marriage. hello. a very warm welcome to the progra

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.ss was stabbed in the stomach and found near scriber is leaning in hall green. he died later in hospital. he head teacher at his school called him a happy young man who had many very good friends. our men's correspondent phil mackie reports. —— midlands. another young life has been lost to the scourge of knife crime. these pictures were taken yesterday afternoon. the boy was stabbed on his way home from school and nothing could be done to save him. today, the grief was palpable. rowena's son was at school with the boy who died. i'm a mum, i'm a nurse. i'm a mum and a nurse and everything else. and i walk my dog in the park next to it. it's just sad that something like this has had to happen and potentially he was on his own for a little bit. and the length of time it took for people to sort of reach him. maybe it was too late by the time i got to him. it's just sad. another life has been taken too early. he didn't deserve this, from what my children say. he was a lovely caring, innocen

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.as been increased to 0.5%, the highest level since 2008. japan has been an economic outlierfor a generation now. unlike other major economies, it's been battling deflation and that's kept the cost of borrowing there extremely low. that situation turned around last year when the bank ofjapan raised its interest rate from zero to 0.25%, prompting a market sell—off. here's mariko 0i with more. this chart shows the history of the cost of borrowing injapan, and for the past 25 years it's been pretty flat. it was in 1999 when the bank of japan became the first central bank in the world to cut interest rates to zero. it was a bold move at the time. the country was experiencing falling prices — also known as deflation — and lower rates were meant to encourage spending and investment, at least in theory. but consumers weren't buying it. that's because the value of their properties and other assets were falling, so people didn't feel confident to spend money, and it slowed an entire country's ec

pretty unusual for the uk.from that amber warning area. yellow warnings covering other parts of the uk. also some outbreaks of rain, some snow for a time up towards the north. and those temperatures will, i think they'll be the least of our worries, but actually a little bit milder down towards the south now as we head through friday night. 0ur area of low pressure, our storm gradually pulls northwards. still very, very windy you'll notice in the north of scotland for a time on saturday, further gales to come here. another weather system pushing in from the west bringing rain, some snow for some of us. and then actually through sunday and into next week, it looks like we could see more wet and windy weather. talking trade — donald trump is set to address world leaders at davos today with the threat of further tariffs looming for america's economic rivals. fightingfor the farmers! tesco, aldi, and lidl warn the uk government's inheritance tax could put the country's food security at risk. and it's national pie d

pretty unusual for the uk.way from that amber warning area. yellow warnings covering other parts of the uk. also some outbreaks of rain, some snow for a time up towards the north. and those temperatures will, i think they'll be the least of our worries, but actually a little bit milder down towards the south. now, as we head through friday night, our area of low pressure, our storm gradually pulls northwards. still very, very windy. you'll notice in the north of scotland for a time on saturday further gales to come here. another weather system pushing in from the west bringing rain, some snow for some of us. and then actually through sunday and into next week, it looks like we could see more wet and windy weather. this is bbc news, the headlines... president trump sens 1500 troops to the us mexico border on and move to crack down on illegal immigration. talking trade, donald trump is set to address world leaders in davos today, with the threat of further tariffs leaving for america's economic rivals. uk wants r

as the uk - we will drill, baby, drill. he was the headline.eadline. as the uk goes green, climate concerns are out the window for the new us administration. as the world's second biggest emitter of greenhouse gases and its leading superpower, american leadership on climate really matters. president trump's stance may involve other fossil fuel nations, trump's stance may involve other fossilfuel nations, think trump's stance may involve other fossil fuel nations, think russia and saudi arabia, to try to stymie international talks, and there may be opportunities for rivals. president trump pulled out of the paris agreement last thing he was in the white house, and europe stepped into the breach to rally nations to action. mao, china has hinted it might be willing to play a similar role. how would president trump feel about that. —— now, china. the president says more output will be to lower prices for americans, but companies may be reluctant to drill, baby, drill if lower prices mean less profit for them.— baby, drill if lower prices mean less

the eu's trade chief tells the bbc he is open to a reset of a crucial condition of the uk's brexit deal. and as president trump escalates his campaign against diversity, we take stock of his impact on business so far. hello, welcome to business today, a pan european customs area is something he could consider as part of brexit reset discussions with the uk. some businesses say it'll help britain rejoin complex supply chains hit by customs barriers. we have more from the world economic forum in davos. so much of— economic forum in davos. so much of the _ economic forum in davos. sr much of the talk here has been trying to divine what the us administration of donald trump will do on trade. the consequences of a tit—for—tat trade war are very severe, but he suggested originally the trade tariffs he planned would be certainly slower in coming and less than expected. that has led to less comprehension than you may expect, but there's general uncertainty. on there's general uncertainty. on the other hand, there's big optimism about what the us economy can do, especially the big tech giants an

now, many businesses across the uk want their workers to come into the office more. if in six months time, we were looking for a member of staff and someone was to say, "three days a week in the office "doesn't suit me," well, then we'd have to probably say, "maybe this isn't the right role for you." are you angry?! crowd roars but some staff are fighting back. we will never see this opportunity again. we have to fight for workers�* rights, and i'm proud to do that. people who drive trains have to go to work. people who work in operating theatres have to go to work. they have children. they have problems. they have issues. you deal with it. so is it time we got back to the office more? welcome to brocket hall, a fine stately home just outside london, equipped with two golf courses. since the pandemic, there's been an explosion in the popularity of golf, with a 300% increase in the number of rounds played. it's notjust the need for fresh air that's made it more popular. the most growth has been during the working week, with an almost 350% rise in rounds of golf. some

around the world and across the uk this is bbc news.r declassifying files on the assassinations of presidentjohn f kennedy, his brother bobby kennedy and the civil rights leader martin luther king. uncertainty still surrounds the shooting of president kennedy in dallas in 1963 with suggestions of cu ban involvement. martin luther king's family have alleged that his killing was a us government conspiracy after the man convicted of murder denied carrying it out. mr trump's been busy signings executive orders including one designed to bring to an end what's called birthright citizenship. but now a judge in seattle has blocked the move calling it "blatantly unconstitutional". this was the response from donald trump when he was told the news. mr president, a usjudge temporarily blocked the birthright citizenship order. do you have any reaction? no. obviously, we'll appeal it. they put it before a certain judge in seattle, i guess. right? and there's no surprises with thatjudge. the amendment in question, the one that has traditionally guaran