. in xinjiang.e final day of theresa may's visit and what will make this a successful trip as a success? a success, to be honest, is deepening the relationship and getting those deals done — $13 million worth of deals done, we're told, between british firms in various chinese entities — $30 million worth of deals done, we're told, between british firms in various chinese entities — and being able to go progress forward, progress forward. both parties have a strategic view of this relationship. there is no doubt theresa may is having her local problems at the moment, in terms of leadership, in terms of that cloud of brexit. the chinese know that. but this is all about trying to deepen the relationship between the uk and between china. whether there is brexit or no brexit, in terms of trade, the uk, at the moment, china is only its eighth export market. this country is going to be the biggest economy in the world in several years‘ time, nad the uk has got to do better in terms of exporting to china, i

john sudworth, bbc news, xinjiang.e other stories making the news: a 12—year—old girl has been arrested by police in los angeles on suspicion of shooting and wounding two fellow students at a school. one victim — a 15—year—old boy — was shot in the head. the mayor of calais has called for extra security after violent clashes between migrants. eighteen people are reported hurt in a series of fights between afghans and africans now living rough around the town, since migrant camps in the area were closed by the government. four eritreans hit by gunfire are in very serious condition. the eldest son of the late cuban leader, fidel castro, has been found dead in havana. state media is saying fidel angel castro diaz—balart, widely known as fidelito, took his own life after a long battle with depression. he was 68, a nuclear physicist who worked for the cuban government. it looks increasingly likely that president trump is going to release a controversial memo accusing the fbi and justice department of bias against him. based

the reality of life in china's xinjiang province. our reporterfinds out what it's like to live under a huge security operation. china is building a total surveillance state, it's a place where saying, doing or even thinking the wrong thing can get you locked up in an internment camp. also in the programme: scientists say they've developed a early warning test for alzheimer's, but with no cure, should people be told if they're at risk of the disease? and making history, nigeria's bobsleigh team become the country's first athletes to qualify for the winter olympics. life from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news —— live. it was back newsday. glad you could join us. it's 8:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7:00 in the evening in washington, where the seat of the us government is buzzing with anticipation about the controversial memo about the fbi. it's understood the report, which is thought to claim the agency effectively spied on one of donald trump's staff during the presidential campaign, will be made

xinjiang is one, hong kong was another. hong kong was discussed yesterday in the meeting.up, but there was an agreement about what is known as the one country, two systems, which treats hong kong as, or is supposed to treat hong kong as different to the rest of mainland china. but the view, certainly from the chinese, and increasingly from people like theresa may, emmanuel macron, the french president, who is your a few weeks ago, is the idea of what is known as megaphone diplomacy, shouting out loud, talking out loud, about topics at the chinese feel is sensitive guy that is not how you achieve progress with china. but human rights, modern slavery, these area human rights, modern slavery, these are a hugely important issues for trees in may, and this is something she says she will not shy away from, and some she says, behind closed doors, she is certainly bringing up with the chinese. but there are critics, who say that is not the way to do it. —— issues fought to reason me. “— to do it. —— issues fought to reason me. —— issues for teresa may. to do it. —— issues fought t

john sudworth, bbc news, xinjiang. nigeria has never competed in the winter olympics.es in south korea. they are the first nigerian athletes to qualify for the winter olympics and they've had to raise their own money to get there. alex capstick went to meet them at their training camp in america. we are the nigerian women's bobsleigh team. we are the first team from the country of nigeria... the first team from the continent of africa... and the first team to be represented in the winter olympics in the sport of bobsleigh... ..in pyeongchang. they're known as the ice blazers, going where no african has gone before. heading to a bobsleigh track at the olympics. the opening ceremony, that would be really cool. we were just like, gosh, we are carrying the nigerian flag in a winter olympics. gosh!

john sudworth, bbc news, xinjiang. rajini:oure watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, gearing up for super bowl sunday. tha look at why year's matchup is unique. israel has reacted angrily after the polish senate approved a controversial law on the holocaus one israeli official called for dor to warsaw to recalled. the bill makes it a criminal offense to accuse poland of complicity with nazi germany. it still has to be signed into law. reporter: "work makes you free." the sign in german above the entrance to e auschwitz death camp in poland. 6 million jewish people and others were murdered he and elsewhere in the holocaust. poland has long insisted it was blameless and these camps were run by occupying german forces. now whater contral bill has been passed by polish lawmakers tost ban any sugn of polish complicity in the nazi holocaust and make it illegal to describe the death camps in poland as polishov the polishnment says the legislation aims to stop the polish people or state being blamed for nazi crimes. >> talking about the pas

and of course, many of these are ethnic minorities, particularly in places like xinjiang province, where surveillance used as well including dna profiling. can you tell us anything more about that? we learned that late in 2017 that under the guise of a free public health programme, police across xinjiang were gathering dna samples from everyone between the ages of 12 and 65. and again, people were given no justification, they were not given the opportunity to opt out. they have no idea of how their bio data will be used or stored by the authorities. this violates a number of different human rights, not least the medical information is meant to be private. this campaign is in no way linked to any kind of credible identified threat that would justify using such a broad based and intrusive programme. right. now you say, china is violating human rights, but in terms of surveillance, if you have a look at the numbers, they have an estimated 170,000 cctv cameras watching people. however, looking at countries like the uk, where i am, estimates suggest there are about 5 million cctv cameras watc

human rights, xinjiang, the list is a long one., hong kong was discussed in the meeting, yesterday, we are told by downing street officials. we are not told who brought about, but there was an agreement about what is known as the "one country two systems" which treats hong kong, or is supposed to treat hong kong, in a separate way to mainland china. but the view, certainly from the chinese, and increasingly from people like theresa may, emmanuel macron, the french president — he was here a few weeks ago — is the idea of what is known as megaphone diplomacy, shouting out loud, talking out loud, about topics at the chinese feel is sensitive, that is not how you achieve progress with china. but nevertheless, human rights, modern slavery, these are hugely important issues for theresa may, and this is something she says she will not shy away from, and one she says, behind closed doors, she is certainly bringing up with the chinese. but there are critics, who say that is not the way to do it. you should shine a light on this issue is mor

where ever we go in xinjiang, we are constantly hassled, detained, monitored and followed. this man has fled to turkey. he thought his wife and mother would be safe at home. he's since heard that they've been taken to the camps. translation: from early morning until late evening she is only allowed to sit on the hard chair. my poor mother has to endure this punishment every day. my wife's only crime was to be born her religion, and because of that she lives in a re—education camp where she has to sleep on the ground. i don't know whether they are alive or dead. i can't bear it any more. i would rather they were executed than abused to death by the chinese government. he says he has no idea what happened to his children. today, the british government raised its concerns about the treatment of muslims here, including restrictions on religious practice. such a frank statement in the middle of the prime ministerial visit will not go down well. china is seeking the uk's backing for a planned to use xinjiang's desert highways is a new economic corridor to central asia and beyond.

the reality of life in china's xinjiang province — our reporter finds out what it's like to live underllance state. it is a place where saying, doing, or even thinking the wrong thing can get you locked up in an internment camp. american actor robert wagner is declared a "person of interest" in an investigation into the death of his wife. and making history — nigeria's bobsleigh team become the country's first athletes to qualify for the winter olympics.

xinjiang lsa fashion buying a majority stake in viv tan's operation on mainland china.ccounted for three quarters of luxury spending growth in the eight yea rs luxury spending growth in the eight years to 2016 according to mckenzie and will have 44% of the global market for such products by 2025. no doubt these chinese companies are hungry for international luxury brands. they really are. rico, thank you. plastic is one of the world's favourite packaging materials. it's cheap and efficient for transporting goods. but only a fraction of it is recycled. and as an increasing number of consumers demand greener alternatives, some firms have been dreaming up fresh ways to combat waste. vivienne nunis reports. at least 8 million tons of plastic ends up in the ocean each year. one of the biggest culprits is the consumer goods industry where plastic packaging is often used just once before being thrown away. only 10% of plastic in the world is actually recycled, so that leaves 90% either being buried or burned or lost into the environment. now a number of companies are trying to

the reality of life in china's xinjiang province. a huge security operation. up in an internment campt athletes to qualify for the winter olympics. and london, this is bbc world news —— live. it was back newsday. glad you could join us. about the fbi.

the reality of life in china's xinjiang province — our reporter finds out what it's like to live undert's a place where saying, doing or even thinking the wrong thing can get you locked up in an internment camp. american actor, robert wagner, is declared a "person of interest" in an investigation into the death of his wife. and making history — nigeria's bobsleigh team become the country's first athletes to qualify for the winter olympics.

the reality of life in china's xinjiang province — our reporter finds out what it's like to live underre saying, doing or even thinking the wrong thing can get you locked up in an internment camp. american actor, robert wagner, is declared a "person of interest" in an investigation into the death of his wife. and making history — nigeria's bobsleigh team become the country's first athletes to qualify for the winter olympics.

the reality of life in china's xinjiang province — our reporter finds out what it's like to live underlding a total surveillance state — it's a place where saying, doing or even thinking the wrong thing can get you locked up in an internment camp. i'm kasha madira, in london. also in the programme: scientists say they've developed a early—warning test for alzheimers

the reality of life in china's xinjiang province — our reporter finds out what it's like to live under huge security operation. china is building a total surveillance state — it's a place where saying, doing or even thinking the wrong thing can get you locked up in an internment camp. i'm kasha madira, in london. also in the programme: scientists say they've developed a early—warning test for alzheimers and a warning from the education leader warning about certain schools. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. it's 9am in singapore, 1o‘clock in the morning in london, and 8 in the evening in washington, where the seat of the us government is buzzing with anticipation about the controversial memo about the fbi. it's understood the report, which is thought to claim the agency effectively spied on one of donald trump's staff during the presidential campaign, will be made public on friday. the fbi is understood to preparing an extremely rare public rebuttal. the final say on publication remains with mr trump. he has remained tight lipped, even