it yang tengbo working in plain siuht? ., , , yang tengbo working in plain siuht? , , ., sight?e united _ sight? it has been estimated that the united front - sight? it has been estimated that the united front work i that the united front work department which is a sprawling organisation has as has as many as 40,000 people working for it abroad around the world, so if you were to interpret that in the british context we might be talking hundreds, possibly more than that. and what we do know is that from recent reporting the overseas chinese police stations and other categories of station are also united front work department linked organisations, so this is a group which has in the words of the intelligence and security committee report last year "penetrated every sector of the uk economy" and you can't do that with one or two people, so enough people to be seriously worried about.— worried about. what will concern _ worried about. what will concern people - worried about. what will concern people is - worried about. what will concern people is the i worried about. what will. co

yang | tengbo, h6, was in fact not the tip of the iceberg. olf. he was one of some 40,000 members of the united works department which is the intelligence security committee report saying last year were known to government had penetrated every sector of the uk economy, spying, stealing intellectual property, influencing and shaping our institutions. we don't know that our agents now are frustrated by lack of action, as they say, but they don't seem to have the tools they need to deal with this and one of those is staring us in the face. will the government to commit to putting china now in the enhanced tea of the foreign influence relations scheme and will they do it now, no more delay? there is no need for delay. in delay? there is no need for dela . , , ., delay. in response, the home office minister _ delay. in response, the home office minister said _ delay. in response, the home office minister said the - office minister said the government has been working hard on the roll out of a crucial part of the national security act, the foreign i

we see yang tengbo, we can now name him, banned as a risk to national security. mr. cused of working for china's communist party, using his ties to build contacts. a photo of him meeting david cameron and theresa may. dealing with foreign threats was already on the prime minister's agen. here in n norway, the immediate issue, russia's war with ukraine, seeking closer ties with china. he was asked, what about activity? >> of course we are concerned about the challenge that china poses. our approach, as you know, i had a meeting just a few weeks ago now, our approach is one of engagement, of cooperating where we need to cooperate, issues like climate change.on to challenge where we must and where we should. damian: mr. yang is appealing his banned from the u.k. he asked today for his own anonymity to be listed, insisting he is an entrepreneur, trying to build bridges between east and west. in a statement, he said "i've done nothing wrong or unlawful. the description of me as a spy is entirely untrue," adding "i would never do anything to harm this country, it is my seco

yang, and that is at the order of the court. mrjustice chamberlain said apparently for the avoidance of doubt, the claims tengbo yang can now be reported official legal lifting of that order. just to take you back, mr yang had been order. just to take you back, mryang had been in order. just to take you back, mr yang had been in the uk, order. just to take you back, mryang had been in the uk, he had been here for quite a long time, he is a 50—year—old chinese national, and he had built up a close relationship with prince andrew but he had been stopped at the border of the uk, immigration and security services had searched his phone, find information on the and he was subsequently banned from the uk by the then home secretary suella braverman. now, it was in response to that band that mr yang had bought a legal challenge, that legal challenge he lost which meant that his banning was upheld but the order not to name him was still in place. that has been lifted today so we can now name him. studio: and remind us of the alleged relationship between him and prince andrew? yes. him and prince andrew? yes, this goes _ him and prince andrew? y

an alleged chinese spy with links to prince andrew has been named as yang tengbo after a court liftedn order keeping his identity secret. sources tell the bbc prince andrew won't be joining the royal family for christmas at sandringham to avoid being a distraction. a shooting at his school in wisconsin leaves five people dead including the suspect. the german government loses a confidence vote in parliament paving the way for snap elections in february. also coming up on the world today: he plays tabla. tributes for zakir hussain one of the world's greatest tabla players who's died at the age of 73. mysteries of the mekong — we'll tell you about the hundreds of new animal species discovered in south—east asia. welcome to the world today an hour of international news from the bbc. prince andrew will not be joining the king and the rest of the royal family for their traditional christmas celebration at sandringham, the bbc has learned. the revelation came as the man who's alleged to be a chinese spy, with close links to the duke of york, was named publicly as yang tengbo, also known as

who's alleged to be a chinese spy, with close links to the duke of york, was named publically as yang tengboso known as chris yang — he was banned from the uk last year. our senior royal correspondent daniela relph is at buckingham palace tonight. well, the question over the duke of york's presence at sandringham after news of his links to that alleged spy news of his links to that alleged spy were threatening to overshadow the royal family christmas. it was planned as a meaningful christmas, because it has been a difficult 12 months for the king and the princess of wales. but palace sources confirmed that prince andrew won't be there for christmas with his elder brother the king and the wider royal family. he was there last year at the church on the sandringham estate with his ex—wife. it was the first time she had been present at sandringham in more than 20 years. it is expected they will spend christmas privately together at their home in windsor. palace sources said it had been the general hope that prince andrew would do the honourable thing and withdraw from the family christmas to avo

yang tengbo, until today known only as h6, was banned from the uk last year on national security groundse release of his name and photo comes as it's revealed that prince andrew will not nowjoin the king and the rest of the royal family for their traditional christmas celebration at sandringham. we'll have more on the pressure on the royal family in a moment, but first damian grammaticas has the latest developments: the royal and the alleged spy — this is glossy video from the prince himself, designed to drum up business. throughout, we see yang tengbo — we can now name him — banned from the uk as a risk to national security. mr yang is accused of working for china's communist party, using his ties to build contacts. on his desk, photos — he met theresa may and david cameron. dealing with foreign threats was already on the prime minister's agenda today. here in norway, the immediate issue — russia's war against ukraine. but he's been seeking closer ties with china. so, he was asked, what about its activities? of course, we are concerned about the challenge that china poses. our approach,

the businessman, named as yang tengbo, had previously only been known as h6 and was banned from the ukek by a semi secret national security court. mr yang, who agreed to have his anonymity lifted, said he had done nothing wrong and descriptions of him as a spy were "entirely untrue". we will talk here in a minute to tom tugendhat, but first... our home and legal affairs correspondent dominic casciani was in court for the ruling. tell us more about what was said. it tell us more about what was said. ., , ., said. it was quite an extraordinary - said. it was quite an extraordinary and i said. it was quite an l extraordinary and very said. it was quite an - extraordinary and very short hearing this afternoon. not what we were expecting, we were told to come to court at two o'clock because basically it was an urgent application in court, we expected to have a bit of a battle over whether or not h six, who we can now say is yang tengbo, also known as chris yang, whether we could name him or not. we came into court and it became clear that his lawyers were going to apply to have his anonymit

we have been hearing from high courtjudge in the past few minutes has named him as yang tengbo.lifted this anonymity. he had been referred to as h six and he can now be named as yang tengbo, also known as chris yang. and thatis also known as chris yang. and that is at the order of the court. mrjustice chamberlain said apparently for the avoidance of doubt, the claims that... so that is the official legal lifting of that order. to take you back, mr yang lifting of that order. to take you back, mryang had lifting of that order. to take you back, mr yang had been lifting of that order. to take you back, mryang had been in the uk, he had been here for a long time, he is a 50—year—old chinese national. and he had built up a close relationship with prince andrew. but he had been stopped at the border of the uk, immigration and security services had searched his phone, found information on there and he was subsequently banned from the uk. by the dense home secretary sabella brown. in response to that been mr yang brought a legal challenge, that legal challenge he lost, which meant that

yang tengbo, until today known only as h6, was banned from the uk last year on national security groundsy. he is accused of working for the communist party using his ties to build contact. the royal and the alleged spy, this is glossy video from the prince himself, designed to drum up business. throughout, we see yang — we can now name him — banned from the uk as a risk to national security. on his desk, photos. he met theresa may and david cameron. dealing with foreign threats was already on the prime minister's agenda today. here in norway, the immediate issue, russia's war against ukraine. but he's been seeking closer ties with china. so, he was asked, what about its activities? of course, we are concerned about the challenge that china poses. our approach, as you know, i had a meeting with the presidentjust a few weeks ago now, our approach is one of engagement, of cooperating where we need to cooperate, particularly, for example, on issues like climate change, to challenge where we must and where we should. mr yang is appealing his ban from the uk. he asked today for his own anonymi

throughout, we see yang tengbo — we can now name him — banned from the uk as a risk to national security on his desk, photos — he met theresa may and david cameron. dealing with foreign threats was already on the prime minister's agenda today. here in norway, the immediate issue — russia's war against ukraine. but he's been seeking closer ties with china. so, he was asked, what about its activities? of course, we are concerned about the challenge that china poses. our approach, as you know, i had a meeting with the presidentjust a few weeks ago now, our approach is one of engagement, of cooperating where we need to cooperate, particularly, for example, on issues like climate change, to challenge where we must and where we should. mr yang is appealing his ban from the uk. he asked today for his own anonymity to be lifted, insisting he's an entrepreneur trying to build bridges between east and west. in a statement, he said... ..adding... what the case of yang tengbo and prince andrew has now done is add charge to a political debate here. the government wants to reach out and engage with ch

the businessman, named as yang tengbo, had previously only been known as h6 and was banned from the uka semi—secret national security court. mr yang, who agreed to have his anonymity lifted, said he had done nothing wrong and descriptions of him as a spy were "entirely untrue". our home and legal affairs correspondent dominic casciani was in court for the ruling. quite an extraordinary and very short hearing this afternoon. not what we were expecting. we were told to come to court at 2:00 because of a basically an urgent application in court. and we expect that we were going to have a bit of a battle over whether or not h6, who we can now say is yang tengbo, also known as chris yang, whether or not we could name him. and as we came into court, it became clear that mr yang's lawyers were going to apply to have his anonymity lifted. this is a very, very unusual situation because typically in a case such as this, before the special immigration appeals commission, the semi—secret court applicants who have been effectively banned from the uk, either as a national security risk because they

yang tengbo said he did nothing wrong and will appeal.k? —— to ban him from the uk. also tonight, bashar al—assad said he never intended to flee to russia. and our expert make ek is here for tonight's security brief. —— are expert. good evening. the alleged chinese spy with alleged chinese spy with alleged links to

named after a court order protecting his identity was lifted, he is here a businessman named as yang tengboational security court. the important thing to note here is that it was him that agreed to have his anonymity lifted and we know more about what he and his lawyers are thinking because we have just had a statement through from them and we can bring that to you now. he says, due to the high level of speculation and misreporting in the media and elsewhere, i have asked my legal team to disclose my identity. i have done nothing wrong or unlawful and the concerns raised by the home office against me are ill 0ffice against me are ill founded. the widespread description of me as a spy is entirely untrue. this is why i applied for a review of the home office's decision in the first place and why i'm seeking permission to appeal the special immigration appeals decision for some it is also why i am revealing anonymity. i have been excluded from seeing most of the evidence used against me under a process which is widely agreed by those special immigration appeals commission is practitioners as i

however, the latest crisis involving his personal connection to an alleged chinese spy, yang tengbo,honourably withdraw from family events. so unlike previous years — this was christmas in 2023 — he is spending the festive period at home in windsor rather than at sandringham, a further distancing of the king from his younger brother. after that first walkabout for the king on easter sunday here in windsor, the palace were keen to stress this wasn't a return to a full schedule of engagements. but as the months went on, it became clear the king did want to get back out as much as possible, at least as much as the queen and his doctors would allow. it seemed appropriate that the king's first engagement in april was to a leading cancer hospital in central london. staff and patients packed the entrance hall to see him. this was a visit with a difference. the king could not only empathise with the patients... this is one! ..he was one of them. take care. good to meet you. over the following months, the king increased his visibility. there were two state visits — here, hosting the emperor a

in a statement, he said: what the case of yang tengbo and prince andrew has now done is add charge to to reach out and engage with china. conservatives say that comes with risks. how was it that somebody who was known to the security forces was allowed to get so close to a member of the royal family without proper scrutiny, exposing them? the rather sycophantic tone the prime minister took with president xi at the 620 a few weeks ago may not be very wise. china offers economic opportunities. keir starmer wants to seize those. but should he be wary of the true cost that might bring? damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. a new yorkjudge has ruled that president—elect donald trump's hush—money case should not be dismissed. trump's lawyers argued that the case would hinder his ability to govern during his upcoming second term. they tried to have it dismissed based on a supreme court ruling that grants presidential immunity for official acts. mr trump was scheduled to be sentenced on november 26, but a previousjudge pushed this back after trump won the election. in maya in may a new y

yang tengbo, until today known only as h6, was banned from the uk last year on national security groundsnce andrew will notjoin the king and the rest of the royal family for their traditional christmas celebration at sandringham. german chancellor olaf scholz has lost a vote of confidence in parliament, paving the way for early elections in febuary. scholz called monday's vote and expected to lose it but he has hopes that an early election will revive his political party. this comes after his coalition government collapsed last month about spending updating you on the breaking news, there has been a 7.3 magnitude earthquake striking vanuatu. authorities have removed a tsunami warning. it is unclear the extent of any damage at the moment, but we will keep across it for you and bring you any updates. do stay with us for plenty more news. business today is up next. hello there. it's been a mild start to the week. temperatures at swanage in dorset on monday reached 13 celsius. it'll be mild on tuesday as well, but again, there'll be a lot of cloud around. we're on the warmer side of thejet s

that man, known so far as h6, has now been named publicly as yang tengbo.orary charge of the church of england. syria's former president bashar al—assad says he never intended to flee to russia — in what's believed to be his first statement since he was forced from power. and it'll be cheaper to have christmas dinner this year — but what's your favourite part? it is the pigs in blankets. i wish i could marry them. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news — coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news. on top in the test, england's women are looking to finish their tour of south africa on a high in bloemfontain. good evening. prince andrew will not be joining the king and the rest of the royal family for their traditional christmas celebration at sandringham, the bbc has learned. the revelation came as the man who's alleged to be a chinese spy,

yang tengbo denies this. so does china, which has told the uk to stop creating trouble., such as on human rights. the uk has concerns about china's uyghur minority. china denies wrongdoing despite overwhelming evidence of human rights abuses. the uk has raised the crackdown on freedom of speech in hong kong, and says the release of pro—democracy activist and british citizenjimmy lai is a priority. china suggests the uk should cease any form of interference in the region's judicial matters. on human rights china and the uk are far apart. that's also true of our fourth issue, the war in ukraine. the uk provides military aid to ukraine. china has deep ties with russia. it says it wants peace, but the us accuses it of providing components used by russia's military. and the uk says there are concerns over china's supply of equipment to russia's military industrial complex, and warns that this risks damaging china's relationships with europe, which means there's a tension within the uk's approach to china. the articulation of common grounds by the foreign secretary does not di

it seems yang tengbo himself was planning to go public.ment in which he denies being a spy saying he had fallen victim to the political climate here in the political climate here in the uk and is appealing against being deemed a security risk. in the house of commons this afternoon security minister dan jarvis gave the government response... jarvis gave the government response- - -_ jarvis gave the government response... jarvis gave the government resonse... ,. , response... the scheme will be underpinned — response... the scheme will be underpinned by _ response... the scheme will be underpinned by an _ response. .. the scheme will be underpinned by an it— response... the scheme will be underpinned by an it solution i underpinned by an it solution comprising of a platform, case management system and online public register. the it programme developed under the previous government was not ready for the scheme to go live and plans were not sufficiently robust. this government has progressed at pace. the work to ensure we are in a position to

what the case of yang tengbo and prince andrew has now done is add charge to a political debate here.y who was known to the security forces was allowed to get so close to a member of the royal family without proper scrutiny exposing them? the rather sycophantic tone the prime minister took with president xi at the 620 a few weeks ago may not be very wise. china offers economic opportunities. keir starmer wants to seize those. but should he be wary of the true cost that might bring? damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. two people are dead and six others injured after a school shooting in the us state of wisconsin. the victims are a teacher and a teenage student. police say the shooter is also dead. the shooting happened at a private christian academy in the state capital, madison. police said the suspect was a juvenile who they believe was a student at the school. president biden said the shooting was �*shocking' and called for congress to enact stricter gun laws. he said... us school shootings have increased dramatically over the past six years. this year, there have been 322 sc

the alleged chinese spy with links to prince andrew has been named as yang tengbo, he denies any wrongdoing. the house of commons will shortly debate and urgent question on china's influence in the uk, we will carry that alive. germany's parliament votes on a no—confidence motion in the government, the chancellor wants to trigger fresh elections. and the mysteries of the mequon, we will tell you about the hundreds of new species discovered in south—east asia. —— mekong. all of that coming up in the next few minutes, let's catch up on the sports. austrian striker guido burgstaller has been rushed to hospital with a fractured skull after being attacked in vienna. his club rapid vienna have posted a statement saying guido is expected to be out of action for several months after suffering the "serious head injury" at the weekend. he was attacked by an "unknown man" and fractured his skull as he fell following a "brutal blow". the 35—year—old was examined at the scene before being taken to hospital, where he will remain for the next few days. england say they may have to manage the bowling load

yang tengbo was banned from the uk last year on national security grounds.fire and hostage release deal. a senior palestinian official told the bbc that indirect talks were in a decisive and final phase, while israels defence minister, israel katz, said an agreement was closer than ever. a 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit the capital of vanuatu. there are early reports of damage to several buildings in the capital, port vila. the us embassy has been closed until further notice after sustaining considerable damage. people living in the french indian ocean territory of mayotte have described the apocalyptic scenes left by cyclone chido. it's the worst storm in 90 years to hit the area, and rescue workers are continuing to comb through the debris for survivors. our africa correspondent mayeni jones reports. on the small island of mayotte cyclone chido's devastation is so total it can be seen from space. winds of more than 140 miles an hour ripped off houses, smashed buildings and beached boats, leaving residents to literally pick up the pieces of their lives. t