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rishi sunak has promised billions more for defence to counter threats from countries such as russia and china. a key witness at the trial of donald trump says he suppressed negative stories to help the former president win the 2016 election. and why this nasa probe 15 billion miles from earth was spouting gibberish — and is now making sense. and on newsnight at 10:30pm... we'll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today's big stories. plus, a first look at tomorrow's front pages. good evening. a boat dangerously crammed with more than 100 people — got into trouble just off the french coast in the early hours — leading to the deaths of five of those attempting the crossing, including a child. it happened just hours after mps passed the government's rwanda bill — which is designed to deter people from attempting crossings like this. 0ur correspondent andrew harding was on that beach in the early hours of this morning — just north of wimereux — filming as police ran towards the people smugglers and those who had paid them to cross. they'd only been at sea a
rishi sunak has promised billions more for defence to counter threats from countries such as russia and china. a key witness at the trial of donald trump says he suppressed negative stories to help the former president win the 2016 election. and why this nasa probe 15 billion miles from earth was spouting gibberish — and is now making sense. and on newsnight at 10:30pm... we'll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today's big stories. plus, a first look at...
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authoritarian states with different values to hours like russia, iran and north korea and china, they are increasingly assertive, and the danger they pose is not new but what is new is that these countries, or their proxies, are causing more instability more quickly in more places at once. they are increasingly acting together making common cause in an attempt to reshape the world order and i know there are some people who will think these are far—away problems but they aren't. they pose real risks to the uk and to our security and prosperity and russia has already poisoned people on british soil with chemical weapons, caused energy bills to soar, weaponised migration, and sent technology to iran in exchange for weapons like the drones that i saw myself are wreaking such devastation in ukraine. iran themselves are threatening to kill and kidnap people within our borders were exercising their right to free speech. and use proxies like the houthis. north korea supplying military hardware to russia. and chinese state affiliated actors have conducted malicious cyber campaigns against br
authoritarian states with different values to hours like russia, iran and north korea and china, they are increasingly assertive, and the danger they pose is not new but what is new is that these countries, or their proxies, are causing more instability more quickly in more places at once. they are increasingly acting together making common cause in an attempt to reshape the world order and i know there are some people who will think these are far—away problems but they aren't. they pose real...
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powerful storms across southern china turned rivers into raging torrents. roads became fast flowing rapids cascading down village streets as hail the size of golf balls fell from the sky. watch the right hand corner of the security camera. the bridge simply couldn't withstand the sheer force of the flood. the destruction became clearer in daylight, as did the number of people left stranded. some almost managed to sleep through their rescue, cradled from the worst of the rising floodwaters. but others cried for help as their streets were submerged. rescuers had to navigate their boats through a flooded urban landscape. tens of thousands of people were evacuated across the province. several regions stayed on alert as water levels rose over the weekend, drowning dozens of crops. 61—year—old huangjing rong couldn't save his farm from being swamped. translation: it was my home. everything is gone, all the seedlings are gone. i lost over 13,000 us dollars. 0ur fields over there are all flooded. guangdong is prone to floods, but not this early in the year. wea
powerful storms across southern china turned rivers into raging torrents. roads became fast flowing rapids cascading down village streets as hail the size of golf balls fell from the sky. watch the right hand corner of the security camera. the bridge simply couldn't withstand the sheer force of the flood. the destruction became clearer in daylight, as did the number of people left stranded. some almost managed to sleep through their rescue, cradled from the worst of the rising floodwaters. but...
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of thousands are forced to leave their homes after torrential flooding and landslides hit southern china. and a new photograph of prince louis taken by his mother to mark his sixth birthday. hello, i'm sarah campbell, welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. just hours after rishi runak�*s flagship rwanda bill was passed just hours after rishi sunak�*s flagship rwanda bill was passed in the british parliament, five people — including a child — have died attempting to cross the sea from northern france to britain. these were the chaotic scenes on the beach near calais just before daybreak. the incident happened as migrants attempted to launch a boat. the french coastguard said the small, overloaded boat was carrying 110 people when it set off from wimereux, just south of calais on tuesday morning. authorities have also been carrying out several
of thousands are forced to leave their homes after torrential flooding and landslides hit southern china. and a new photograph of prince louis taken by his mother to mark his sixth birthday. hello, i'm sarah campbell, welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. just hours after rishi runak�*s flagship rwanda bill was passed just hours after rishi sunak�*s flagship rwanda bill was passed in the british parliament, five people — including a child —...
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china's world number four ding junhui has just gone 3—2 up against jack lisowski of england. and that's all the sport for now. now, to a new kind of organ donation. it's called a paired or pooled donation and it involves finding some other people who are in the same predicament, and swapping. our health correspondent michelle roberts has more. it's like a microphone. a microphone? hello, hello, hello. destiny rae is five. she loves play—doh, singing and her mum, maria. but she doesn't like broccoli or dialysis. but maybe when you get your kidney, you might like broccoli. what do you think? she's been having dialysis three times a week since she was ten months old because her kidneys don't work. added together, that's more than six whole months of her young life rigged up to the machine. i think all she's ever known is dialysis. i i she definitely doesn't have anyl memory of not being on dialysis. and this has kind of been- like her second family for a long time, which in many ways is a beautiful thing. - but, also, what's best- for her is to be out in school. there we go. p
china's world number four ding junhui has just gone 3—2 up against jack lisowski of england. and that's all the sport for now. now, to a new kind of organ donation. it's called a paired or pooled donation and it involves finding some other people who are in the same predicament, and swapping. our health correspondent michelle roberts has more. it's like a microphone. a microphone? hello, hello, hello. destiny rae is five. she loves play—doh, singing and her mum, maria. but she doesn't like...
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also in the programme, the australian wine industry pops the corks as china drops import tariffs. welcome to world business report. let's start in the uk, where official figures show government borrowing was higher than forecast in the last financial year. borrowing — that's the difference between spending and tax income — reached over £120 billion in the year to march. that's according to the office for national statistics. while it is lower than the previous year, it was £6.6 billion more than the government's forecaster predicted. these latest figures could limit the scope for further tax cuts before the general election. let's speak now to paul dales, chief uk economist at capital economics. gives a sense of what this says about the state of uk finances. things are moving in the right direction, as you said borrowing is lower than the previous financial year and much lower than during the pandemic when borrowing was over £300 billion in one single year. it isjust not falling £300 billion in one single year. it is just not falling quite as fast
also in the programme, the australian wine industry pops the corks as china drops import tariffs. welcome to world business report. let's start in the uk, where official figures show government borrowing was higher than forecast in the last financial year. borrowing — that's the difference between spending and tax income — reached over £120 billion in the year to march. that's according to the office for national statistics. while it is lower than the previous year, it was £6.6 billion...
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of thousands are forced to leave their homes after torrential flooding and landslides hit southern china. after months of spouting gibberish, nasa says its voyager one probe is once again sending usable information back to earth, from 15 billion miles away. good morning. five people — including a child — have died while attempting to cross the english channel in a small boat. the boat, which got into difficulties in the early hours of tuesday, had more than 100 people on board when it left northern france. three men, a woman and a child are known to have died. it comes hours after the rwanda bill aimed at deterring migrants was finally passed by the uk parliament. the controversial bill designates rwanda a safe country and aims to allow some asylum seekers to be sent there. official figures show the backlog of people waiting to be removed from the uk rose from nearly 1800 in july last year. just hours after the bill passed, the bbc�*s tom symonds witnessed migrants on a beach in calais in france trying to get on boats and cross the english channel. these are some of the latest pict
of thousands are forced to leave their homes after torrential flooding and landslides hit southern china. after months of spouting gibberish, nasa says its voyager one probe is once again sending usable information back to earth, from 15 billion miles away. good morning. five people — including a child — have died while attempting to cross the english channel in a small boat. the boat, which got into difficulties in the early hours of tuesday, had more than 100 people on board when it left...
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powerful storms across southern china turned rivers into raging torrents. roads became fast flowing rapids cascading down village streets as hail the size of golf balls fell from the sky. watch the right hand corner of the security camera. the bridge simply couldn't withstand the sheer force of the flood. the destruction became clearer in daylight, as did the number of people left stranded. some almost managed to sleep through their rescue, cradled from the worst of the rising floodwaters. but others cried for help as their streets were submerged. rescuers had to navigate their boats through a flooded urban landscape. tens of thousands of people were evacuated across the province. several regions stayed on alert as water levels rose over the weekend, drowning dozens of crops. 61—year—old huangjing rong couldn't save his farm from being swamped. translation: it was my home. everything is gone, all the seedlings are gone. i lost over 13,000 us dollars. our fields over there are all flooded. guangdong is prone to floods, but not this early in the year. wea
powerful storms across southern china turned rivers into raging torrents. roads became fast flowing rapids cascading down village streets as hail the size of golf balls fell from the sky. watch the right hand corner of the security camera. the bridge simply couldn't withstand the sheer force of the flood. the destruction became clearer in daylight, as did the number of people left stranded. some almost managed to sleep through their rescue, cradled from the worst of the rising floodwaters. but...
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thousands are forced to leave their homes after torrential flooding and landslides batter southern china. after months of spouting gibberish, nasa says its voyager 0ne probe is again sending usable information back to earth. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. we begin with breaking news. france's coastguard is still carrying out several search—and—rescue operations at sea linked to migrants' attempts to cross the english channel. french authorities said at least five people had died earlier in the day on a small boat that transported over 100 people. the coastguard official said the deaths occurred during a crowd panic. the spokesperson could not say how many boats and people may still be in danger at sea. let's speak to the bbc�*s simonjones, who's in dover.
thousands are forced to leave their homes after torrential flooding and landslides batter southern china. after months of spouting gibberish, nasa says its voyager 0ne probe is again sending usable information back to earth. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. we begin with breaking news. france's coastguard is still carrying out several search—and—rescue operations at sea linked to migrants' attempts to cross the english channel. french authorities said at least five people had died earlier in...
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china says the allegations are malicious slander. the train drivers union has announced a new wave of strikes. 16 companies will take part in one day rolling walkouts between the seventh and the ninth of may. there will also be in overtime ban between the sixth and 11th of may. the union once improved pay and conditions. you are watching bbc news. we are all too familiar with the site of donald trump making his way into a courtroom, but this was an historic day in manhattan, the first time a former predent has faced a criminal trial. mr. trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of -- the prosecution said the former president has "orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the election." mr. trump said it was a bookkeeping issue, a minor thing, which the justice department had cooked up to keep him off of the campaign trail. >> what is going on here should never be happening. it's a very sad day in america, i can tell you that. thank you very much. christian: with me is john edward jones iii, former president of dickinson college in p
china says the allegations are malicious slander. the train drivers union has announced a new wave of strikes. 16 companies will take part in one day rolling walkouts between the seventh and the ninth of may. there will also be in overtime ban between the sixth and 11th of may. the union once improved pay and conditions. you are watching bbc news. we are all too familiar with the site of donald trump making his way into a courtroom, but this was an historic day in manhattan, the first time a...
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research group set up by conservative mps to inform the debate about china. at the time he made clear that he was innocentin the time he made clear that he was innocent in a statement through his lawyers and today the chinese embassy have said the allegations are malicious slander but the two men will appear at westminster magistrates on friday.— men will appear at westminster magistrates on friday. a student who has cerebral palsy and relies on a communication device to speak has found a new voice after a two—year search. daniel challis was fed up with sounding like a robot and decided to search for someone from his local area — walsall — to record a spoken vocabulary for him. he was overwhelmed by the response. he's been talking with our midlands correspondent navtej johal. when i chose my voice, i knew what voice i liked. dan will happily admit that he loves the sound of his own voice. but you can't blame him, especially as it's not technically his own voice. dan was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when he was a toddler and has never been able to spe
research group set up by conservative mps to inform the debate about china. at the time he made clear that he was innocentin the time he made clear that he was innocent in a statement through his lawyers and today the chinese embassy have said the allegations are malicious slander but the two men will appear at westminster magistrates on friday.— men will appear at westminster magistrates on friday. a student who has cerebral palsy and relies on a communication device to speak has found a new...
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research group set up by conservative mps to provoke debate about china. through a solicitor he maintained he was innocent and today also the chinese embassy has also reiterated statement from september saying any allegations of intelligence gathering were, in its word, malicious slander. but the two men will appear at westminster magistrates court this friday. the time is 6:16. our top story this evening: huw edwards resigns from the bbc on medical advice after a 40—year career at the corporation. coming up — how this london pub shot to internationalfame with a little help from taylor swift. coming up on bbc news — england's shaun murphy is through to the last 16 of the world snooker championships after a convincing win over lyu haotian. we'll have the latest from the crucible. the metropolitan police has apologised to the mother of the murdered teenager stephen lawrence for breaking its promise to answer questions raised by a bbc investigation into his killing. stephen was 18 when he was stabbed to death in a racist attack in south london — 31 ye
research group set up by conservative mps to provoke debate about china. through a solicitor he maintained he was innocent and today also the chinese embassy has also reiterated statement from september saying any allegations of intelligence gathering were, in its word, malicious slander. but the two men will appear at westminster magistrates court this friday. the time is 6:16. our top story this evening: huw edwards resigns from the bbc on medical advice after a 40—year career at the...
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2005 champion, shaun murphy though, he's into round two after a really impressive performance against china's lyu hao?tian. murphy was 673 ahead after yesterday's first session 7 and then today — won four of the next seven frames — 1075 it finished. he'll play scotland's stephen maguire next. and the last chance regatta is exactly what it sounds like, the final opportunity for athletes to qualify for the paris olympics in the sailing events. it's under way in southern france with 50 spots available across ten olympic sailing classes. kite foiling, is one of two new sailing disciplines set to debut at the games. it sees riders "fly" above the water on hydrofoils which are attached to boards and powered by huge kites which can reach speeds of over 50 miles per hour. and that's all the sport for now. more now on one of our top stories today — rishi sunak�*s plans to send some asylum seekrs from the uk to rwanda, "within the next 12 weeks". the plans have been opposed by the house of lords, but the prime minister has insisted he wants both houses of parliament to approve the bill today. w
2005 champion, shaun murphy though, he's into round two after a really impressive performance against china's lyu hao?tian. murphy was 673 ahead after yesterday's first session 7 and then today — won four of the next seven frames — 1075 it finished. he'll play scotland's stephen maguire next. and the last chance regatta is exactly what it sounds like, the final opportunity for athletes to qualify for the paris olympics in the sailing events. it's under way in southern france with 50 spots...
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little wonder many economists say china's interest in mexico is no passing fad. the cuestion mexico is no passing fad. the question is — mexico is no passing fad. the question is not _ mexico is no passing fad. the question is not af _ mexico is no passing fad. tue: question is not af this mexico is no passing fad. the: question is not af this trend mexico is no passing fad. "the: question is not af this trend will continue but rather how much of that trend can take advantage of because just as mexico is thinking and we're having this conversation, i am sure that some people are having the same discussion in colombia, vietnam, costa rica. discussion in colombia, vietnam, costa rica-— costa rica. and then the nearshoring, _ costa rica. and then the nearshoring, us - costa rica. and then the nearshoring, us firms i costa rica. and then the i nearshoring, us firms like costa rica. and then the - nearshoring, us firms like tesla have announced plans to set up in mexico also, helping the company replace china as the main trading partner. the next tesla gig factory
little wonder many economists say china's interest in mexico is no passing fad. the cuestion mexico is no passing fad. the question is — mexico is no passing fad. the question is not _ mexico is no passing fad. the question is not af _ mexico is no passing fad. tue: question is not af this mexico is no passing fad. the: question is not af this trend mexico is no passing fad. "the: question is not af this trend will continue but rather how much of that trend can take advantage of because...
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our china correspondent laura bicker reports. some almost managed to sleep through their rescue, cradled from the worst of the rising floodwaters. but others cried for help as their streets were submerged. rescuers had to navigate their boats through a flooded urban landscape. tens of thousands of people were evacuated across the province. delivery drivers found themselves stranded, their chosen route disappearing in the deluge. roads became dangerous, fast—flowing rivers. and bridges couldn't withstand the force of the water. huang filmed as the floods crept closer to his home. "it was scary," he said. "this is how high the water came," he told the bbc in a video call. several provinces stayed on alert as water levels rose over the weekend, drowning dozens of rice paddies. guangdong is used to summer floods, but unusually powerful storms also brought hail and heavy rain, turning rivers into raging torrents. "the rainfall�*s started getting heavier in the last two years," he said. "in the past, the floods rarely rose beyond t
our china correspondent laura bicker reports. some almost managed to sleep through their rescue, cradled from the worst of the rising floodwaters. but others cried for help as their streets were submerged. rescuers had to navigate their boats through a flooded urban landscape. tens of thousands of people were evacuated across the province. delivery drivers found themselves stranded, their chosen route disappearing in the deluge. roads became dangerous, fast—flowing rivers. and bridges...
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they make clear that the foreign state is china. taylor's swift latest album tortured poets department has broken the record for spotify�*s most streamed in a day. the album dropped last week and now a south london pub, named in swift's new album, has had to turn away customers after being swarmed by fans of the artist. fans quickly spotted that track 17 the black dog, which is named after the freehouse in vauxhall. let's speak to lily bottomley, who is events manager at the black dog. how has it been over the past few days? it how has it been over the past few da s? . , , how has it been over the past few da 5? ., , , , , how has it been over the past few das? , days? it has been pretty crazy, but amazinu. days? it has been pretty crazy, but amazing- so _ days? it has been pretty crazy, but amazing. so overwhelmingly - days? it has been pretty crazy, but. amazing. so overwhelmingly positive, everyone has been lovely, these few days have been amazing. what everyone has been lovely, these few days have been amazing.— everyone has
they make clear that the foreign state is china. taylor's swift latest album tortured poets department has broken the record for spotify�*s most streamed in a day. the album dropped last week and now a south london pub, named in swift's new album, has had to turn away customers after being swarmed by fans of the artist. fans quickly spotted that track 17 the black dog, which is named after the freehouse in vauxhall. let's speak to lily bottomley, who is events manager at the black dog. how...
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in china they say the situation looks grim-— in china they say the situation looks rim. , ,. , ., looks grim. they describe the water levels is grim- _ looks grim. they describe the water levels is grim. they _ looks grim. they describe the water levels is grim. they have _ looks grim. they describe the water levels is grim. they have monitored them for days. there are days and days of heavy rain, coupled with what had been localised storms. the storms have been so fierce, even heavy hail, big enough to go through windscreens, has fallen from the sky. even reports of some tornadoes. they have monitored water levels and there were fears of a once in a half—century flooding event as water levels began to rise. quietly flowing rivers turned into torrential rivers which raised the water levels, risking tens of thousands of homes. they have evacuated around 60000 and taken them to safety. but it does seem that the worst has passed for now. water levels are beginning to recede and officials are a little less worried for now, especially as the rain is easing. but now the clean—up begins. 3
in china they say the situation looks grim-— in china they say the situation looks rim. , ,. , ., looks grim. they describe the water levels is grim- _ looks grim. they describe the water levels is grim. they _ looks grim. they describe the water levels is grim. they have _ looks grim. they describe the water levels is grim. they have monitored them for days. there are days and days of heavy rain, coupled with what had been localised storms. the storms have been so fierce, even heavy hail,...
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millions at risk of flooding after torrential rain storms in china. hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. less than seven months before voters in the united states go thanks to the polls, the unprecedented new york trial of one of the presidential candidates — donald trump — moves to opening statement in a few hours. the former president faces 3a counts of business fraud in a scheme to pay off porn—star stormy daniels to make sure an account of his alleged extramarital sexual encounter with her did not get published on the eve of the 2016 presidential election. the identities of the five women and seven men on thejury are being kept secret for their own protection. security is tight, coming just three days after a man set himself on fire
millions at risk of flooding after torrential rain storms in china. hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. less than seven months before voters in the united states go thanks to the polls, the unprecedented new york trial of one of the presidential candidates — donald trump — moves to opening statement in a few hours. the former president faces 3a counts of business fraud in a scheme to pay off porn—star stormy...
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a the price of its model 3 was trimmed both in china and germany by about $2,000. all this comes after the ev—maker reported a fall in global deliveries for the first time in four years last quarter. elon musk�*s company has also been grappling with declining sales and a price war in the world's largest auto market — china. tesla will report its quartelry results later this week. david bailey is professor of business economics at the university of birmingham. no great surprise, we know that tesla is struggling to shift the vehicles. but quite a significant cut designed to get those sales numbers back up. ids, cut designed to get those sales numbers back up.— cut designed to get those sales numbers back up. a difficult quarter for tesla, numbers back up. a difficult quarter for tesla. a — numbers back up. a difficult quarter for tesla. a bumpy _ numbers back up. a difficult quarter for tesla, a bumpy road. _ numbers back up. a difficult quarter for tesla, a bumpy road. we - numbers back up. a difficult quarter for tesla, a bumpy road. we also i numbers bac
a the price of its model 3 was trimmed both in china and germany by about $2,000. all this comes after the ev—maker reported a fall in global deliveries for the first time in four years last quarter. elon musk�*s company has also been grappling with declining sales and a price war in the world's largest auto market — china. tesla will report its quartelry results later this week. david bailey is professor of business economics at the university of birmingham. no great surprise, we know...
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in china, 3 people have died and 11 others are missing after days of heavy rain caused flooding in the south of the country. tens of thousands of people have been told to leave their homes. landslides have hit several villages in guangdong provice, blocking roads. weather forecasters say the situation's "grim". the area is prone to flooding, but state media report that water levels are at their highest for half a century. officials in guangdong described the water levels as grim. they have been monitoring them for days. there are two problems here. first are days and days of heavy rain, coupled with what have been localised storms. now, these storms have been so fierce that even heavy hail, hail big enough to go through windscreens, has been falling from the sky. there have even been reports of some tornadoes. now, they have been monitoring these water levels and there were fears of a once—in—a—half—century flooding event as those water levels began to rise. quietly flowing rivers turned into torrential rivers which raised those water levels, risking tens of thousands of homes.
in china, 3 people have died and 11 others are missing after days of heavy rain caused flooding in the south of the country. tens of thousands of people have been told to leave their homes. landslides have hit several villages in guangdong provice, blocking roads. weather forecasters say the situation's "grim". the area is prone to flooding, but state media report that water levels are at their highest for half a century. officials in guangdong described the water levels as grim. they...
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made in labs in china, nitazenes are being advertised on social media platforms and smuggled into the country, before being mixed into other illegal drugs by criminal gangs. colin campbell has the story. the 21—year—old southampton musician dylan rocha died after unknowingly taking synthetic opioids called nitazenes that were hidden in heroin. just really wanted to cuddle him. i put my head on his chest, really scared. i didn't want to put my head on his chest because because his heart wasn't beating. we've discovered the super—strength manmade drugs linked to more than 100 uk deaths are being openly advertised by chinese suppliers on major social media sites. on x, formerly twitter, we found more than 700 adverts for nitazenes. on the music sharing platform soundcloud, we found almost 3,000. finding adverts on this scale, hundreds, thousands of adverts, it is horrifying with potentially a very significant risk to human life. posing as a drug dealer, we contacted suppliers in china and received a flood of offers, videos of the labs where the drugs are supposedly made and bags of
made in labs in china, nitazenes are being advertised on social media platforms and smuggled into the country, before being mixed into other illegal drugs by criminal gangs. colin campbell has the story. the 21—year—old southampton musician dylan rocha died after unknowingly taking synthetic opioids called nitazenes that were hidden in heroin. just really wanted to cuddle him. i put my head on his chest, really scared. i didn't want to put my head on his chest because because his heart...
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the countries spending the most were the united states, china, russia, india and saudi arabia. the report said that there was no region in the world where the security situation had improved in 2023. a bbc investigation has traced how deadly synthetic drugs have been getting into the uk. nitazenes, which are more deadly then heroin, have recently been linked to more than two uk deaths a week. made in labs in china, nitazenes are being advertised on social media platforms and smuggled into the country, before being mixed into other illegal drugs by criminal gangs. 0ur correspondent colin campbell has more. 21—year—old southhampton musician dylan died after a unknowingly taking synthetic opioids called nitazenes that were hidden in heroin. i wanted to cuddle him, _ were hidden in heroin. i wanted to cuddle him, put— were hidden in heroin. i wanted to cuddle him, put my - were hidden in heroin. i wanted to cuddle him, put my head - were hidden in heroin. i wanted to cuddle him, put my head on| to cuddle him, put my head on his chest. i was really scared, i don't want to put
the countries spending the most were the united states, china, russia, india and saudi arabia. the report said that there was no region in the world where the security situation had improved in 2023. a bbc investigation has traced how deadly synthetic drugs have been getting into the uk. nitazenes, which are more deadly then heroin, have recently been linked to more than two uk deaths a week. made in labs in china, nitazenes are being advertised on social media platforms and smuggled into the...
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preliminary results from the parliamentary elections in the maldives show the pro—china people's national congress party led by president won a landslide victory. sunday's vote was seen as a crucial test against the the pro—indian opposition, in their plan to strengthen economic ties with china. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. northern ireland was the place to be. light wind and sunny skies and it turned out to be the warmest day country so far. by by contrast, . .. by contrast,... remains cold. breeze coming in off the north sea. high—pressure close by but it is tending to edge way and thatis it is tending to edge way and that is allowing these weather fronts to bring cloud and even brain southwards overnight but ahead of that we have clear skies for east anglia and the southeast. temperatures could be close to freezing first thing in the morning before that cloud comes in. there will be a lot of cloud on monday. we have the slight rain and drizzle affecting northern england, the midlands and wales heading towards the southwest of there could be few spots of rain heading
preliminary results from the parliamentary elections in the maldives show the pro—china people's national congress party led by president won a landslide victory. sunday's vote was seen as a crucial test against the the pro—indian opposition, in their plan to strengthen economic ties with china. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. northern ireland was the place to be. light wind and sunny skies and it turned out to be the warmest day country so far. by by contrast, . .. by...
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preliminary results from the parliamentary elections in the maldives show the pro—china people's national congress party led by president mohamed muizzu won a landslide victory. sunday's vote was seen as a crucial test against the the pro—indian opposition in their plan to strengthen economic ties with china. us presidentjoe biden has congratulated workers at a volkswagen car factory in tennessee after they voted tojoin the united autoworkers union. the vote passed on friday with 73% support. volkswagen is one of several companies that opened non—union plants in southern us states in recent decades, lured by weaker labour laws. staff at a mercedes—benz plant in alabama will vote on unionisation next month. six republican governors condemned the effort, saying it will lead to lay—offs. uaw members ratified new contracts with detroit's big three carmakers — ford, general motors and stellantis — in november. earlier, i spoke to a chattanooga assembly worker and member of the volunteer organizing committee who led the successful unionization effort there, isaac meadows. very good
preliminary results from the parliamentary elections in the maldives show the pro—china people's national congress party led by president mohamed muizzu won a landslide victory. sunday's vote was seen as a crucial test against the the pro—indian opposition in their plan to strengthen economic ties with china. us presidentjoe biden has congratulated workers at a volkswagen car factory in tennessee after they voted tojoin the united autoworkers union. the vote passed on friday with 73%...
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was seen as a crucial test for mr muizzu's plan to press ahead with closer economic cooperation with china. since he was elected in september, mr muizzu has also been trying to send home the small garrison of 89 indian troops stationed in the archipelago. to australia. thousands of people, including local and national leaders, have attended a candle—lit vigil in sydney to remember those who died in last week's stabbing rampage. as the sun set on bondi beach, people were asked to light a candle in memory of the victims. six people, mainly women, were killed and 12 injured in the attack on a shopping centre. just before the vigil, one of the wounded, a nine—month—old girl, was released from hospital; her mother died in the attack. among those paying their respects — the prime minister of australia, anthony albanese. we mourn for all the years ofjoy they should have known all the memories they should have had the chance to make the new life they would have lived here in their new country, the success they would have achieved in whatever career they embraced, the happiness they would h
was seen as a crucial test for mr muizzu's plan to press ahead with closer economic cooperation with china. since he was elected in september, mr muizzu has also been trying to send home the small garrison of 89 indian troops stationed in the archipelago. to australia. thousands of people, including local and national leaders, have attended a candle—lit vigil in sydney to remember those who died in last week's stabbing rampage. as the sun set on bondi beach, people were asked to light a...
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it is a competition between russia, iran, north korea, but hadn't support from china against the free will. thanks to the west and to britain, the fight is all over ukrainian done. we are fighting for them, but to fight we need not to spray statements but ammunition, because daily consumption of ammunition issues. it's almost on the same level like most hot days of the same level like most hot days of the second and first world war. we were waiting for this decision for almost six months. it was kind of disappointing that it took so long, but finally it was done, and for us it was the question of life and death. to it was the question of life and death. ., ., ,., ,, �* it was the question of life and death. ., ., �* ., ~ death. to that point, you're talking about disappointment. _ death. to that point, you're talking about disappointment. what - death. to that point, you're talking | about disappointment. what impact has this weight had on ukraine's war efforts? ., ., , ., efforts? unfortunately, for the dela , be efforts? unfortunately, for the delay, be peoples— efforts? unfor
it is a competition between russia, iran, north korea, but hadn't support from china against the free will. thanks to the west and to britain, the fight is all over ukrainian done. we are fighting for them, but to fight we need not to spray statements but ammunition, because daily consumption of ammunition issues. it's almost on the same level like most hot days of the same level like most hot days of the second and first world war. we were waiting for this decision for almost six months. it...
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there is a realfear, particularly in foreign policy circles that russia or china or other potential american adversaries look at these kind of things and feel that america is becoming almost self—defeating in the way that its political culture is seizing up to a large extent. the palestinian red crescent says one of its drivers was killed in the occupied west bank while trying to treat people injured by gunshots fired by israeli settlers on friday. the health ministry in the territory gave a similar account of the death of 50—year—old mohammed awad allan. some hebrew—language media reports said he was killed by firing from the israeli armed forces, others that he was shot by armed settlers. there was no immediate comment from the idf. now, separately palestinian officials said at least 1a people including a boy and the gunmen were killed in an israeli military operation in a refugee camp also in the west bank. these pictures showed the west bank. these pictures showed the destruction from that rate. voting is getting under way in ecuador in a referendum on proposed tougher measures t
there is a realfear, particularly in foreign policy circles that russia or china or other potential american adversaries look at these kind of things and feel that america is becoming almost self—defeating in the way that its political culture is seizing up to a large extent. the palestinian red crescent says one of its drivers was killed in the occupied west bank while trying to treat people injured by gunshots fired by israeli settlers on friday. the health ministry in the territory gave a...
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with, it is still china. so associated with, it is still china. 50 we _ associated with, it is still china. 50 we have _ associated with, it is still china. so we have had obama, travel and biden, _ so we have had obama, travel and biden, it _ so we have had obama, travel and biden, it will be still china and it is in _ biden, it will be still china and it is in the — biden, it will be still china and it is in the strategic interest of the united _ is in the strategic interest of the united states to hold off russia and support _ united states to hold off russia and support ukraine. not to boost confidence of china and there is another— confidence of china and there is another reason is the current iran attacks— another reason is the current iran attacks on— another reason is the current iran attacks on israel and even more importantly, the most recent discussions and concerns of the united — discussions and concerns of the united states about the fact that russia _ united states about the fact that
with, it is still china. so associated with, it is still china. 50 we _ associated with, it is still china. 50 we have _ associated with, it is still china. so we have had obama, travel and biden, _ so we have had obama, travel and biden, it _ so we have had obama, travel and biden, it will be still china and it is in _ biden, it will be still china and it is in the — biden, it will be still china and it is in the strategic interest of the united _ is in the strategic interest of the united...
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representatives also passed a bill which could ban the video—sharing platform, tiktok, unless it cuts ties with china. nomia iqbal has more. several bills being proposed and tiktok was part of a fourth bill, sort of a grab bag of of of policies and kind of snuck in. and i think there was a feeling by certainly members of the republican party that if they put that in, then it would get sort of a top down vote from from congress. president biden has indicated that if that does land on his desk, he will sign it. but it's hugely controversial. there are millions and millions of americans who are on tiktok. and i've met many who have been protesting outside the white house, certainly during the time when this bill was being proposed. who has said, look, this isn'tjust some app that we have fun on. my business is on there. my livelihood is on there. it's how i make money. and so they are very angry that this could potentially be banned. it has a few sort of clauses in it, however, the bill, what will happen really if it does pass, is that president biden will give the company, give tiktok the opportunity t
representatives also passed a bill which could ban the video—sharing platform, tiktok, unless it cuts ties with china. nomia iqbal has more. several bills being proposed and tiktok was part of a fourth bill, sort of a grab bag of of of policies and kind of snuck in. and i think there was a feeling by certainly members of the republican party that if they put that in, then it would get sort of a top down vote from from congress. president biden has indicated that if that does land on his desk,...
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the us secretary of state antony blinken is travelling to china next week, where he's expected to urge beijing to end its military support for russia. the us state department says mr blinken will also discuss the conflict in myanmar with chinese officials. the venezuelan president nicolas maduro has accused the united states of failing to respect its promise to lift all of what he called the "criminal sanctions" imposed against his country if caracas opened up the electoral process. his remarks followed washington's announcement that it had resumed the sanctions earlier this week. the people of the maldives are voting today in parliamentary elections just months after presidential polls put a pro—china politician in office as head of state. the archipelago's current parliament is dominated by a pro—india party, whose legislators have tried to thwart some of president mohamed muizzu's efforts to realign the country's diplomacy in beijing's direction. thousands of people have taken to the streets of the canary islands to protest against the impact of mass tourism. they say too many v
the us secretary of state antony blinken is travelling to china next week, where he's expected to urge beijing to end its military support for russia. the us state department says mr blinken will also discuss the conflict in myanmar with chinese officials. the venezuelan president nicolas maduro has accused the united states of failing to respect its promise to lift all of what he called the "criminal sanctions" imposed against his country if caracas opened up the electoral process....
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that's a claim that both china and the company deny. the house of representatives last month approved a similar bill cracking down on tiktok, but the measure got held up in the senate. alongside money for ukraine and taiwan, the us aid package would also send $26 billion to the middle east. $17 billion of which would go to israel — to buy things like air defence missiles and advanced weapons systems and $9 billion will go to humanitarian relief for gaza — something democrats insisted be included, over the objections of some conservative republicans. that boost in aid and in weapons comes as unrwa, the un agency responsible for getting aid to palestinians, says the risk of disease in gaza is rising. the un warns the situation could deteriorate if israel goes ahead with a planned ground offensive against hamas in the southern city of rafah — where an estimated 1.5 million palestinians are sheltering. wyre davies has the latest from jerusalem. the very real threat seems to diminish after both sides played down or completely ignored t
that's a claim that both china and the company deny. the house of representatives last month approved a similar bill cracking down on tiktok, but the measure got held up in the senate. alongside money for ukraine and taiwan, the us aid package would also send $26 billion to the middle east. $17 billion of which would go to israel — to buy things like air defence missiles and advanced weapons systems and $9 billion will go to humanitarian relief for gaza — something democrats insisted be...
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from financially incentivising them and they are circumnavigating a lot of sanctions through iran, china, north korea and other partners it has on board so russia is still able to play the long—term game and we have to be prepared for that. katarina, russia deputy team lead and the institute for the study of war, thank you very much. . ~ i. alongside money for ukraine, the aid package would also see the us send $26 billion to the middle east. $17 billion of which would go to israel — to buy things like air defence missiles and advanced weapons systems, and $9 billion will go to humanitarian relief for gaza — something democrats insisted be included, over the objections of some conservative republicans. that boost in aid and in weapons comes as unrwa, the un agency responsible for getting aid to palestinians, says the risk of disease in gaza is rising. the un warns the situation could deteriorate if israel goes ahead with a planned ground offensive against hamas in the southern city of rafah — where an estimated 1.5 million palestinians are sheltering. wyre davies reports. the rea
from financially incentivising them and they are circumnavigating a lot of sanctions through iran, china, north korea and other partners it has on board so russia is still able to play the long—term game and we have to be prepared for that. katarina, russia deputy team lead and the institute for the study of war, thank you very much. . ~ i. alongside money for ukraine, the aid package would also see the us send $26 billion to the middle east. $17 billion of which would go to israel — to buy...
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are working together— iran, russia and china are working together in— iran, russia and china are working together in partnership to continue together in partnership to continue to create _ together in partnership to continue to create regional instability around _ to create regional instability around the globe. it happen in africa, — around the globe. it happen in africa, the middle east, south america. _ africa, the middle east, south america, in europe and we have to take a _ america, in europe and we have to take a stand — america, in europe and we have to take a stand. we america, in europe and we have to take a stand-— america, in europe and we have to take a stand. ~ . ., ., take a stand. we heard about some of the uruent take a stand. we heard about some of the urgent two — take a stand. we heard about some of the urgent two urgency. _ how urgently is this aid needed in ukraine — what kind of impact could this bill have once its expected to fully pass? the pentagon has been watching some of this political infighting. it's been pre—positioning weapons in an effort to g
are working together— iran, russia and china are working together in— iran, russia and china are working together in partnership to continue together in partnership to continue to create _ together in partnership to continue to create regional instability around _ to create regional instability around the globe. it happen in africa, — around the globe. it happen in africa, the middle east, south america. _ africa, the middle east, south america, in europe and we have to take a _ america,...
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to make it very clear, this is a three—tiered show of us strength — we are talking about deterring china in taiwan with our security package, we are talking about the security package we are sending to israel to deter more iranian aggression and also with the war that was started years ago in ukraine that russia thought it was going to end within a few days, and that did not happen, so, yes, while democracy is incredibly messy, the showing of strength today showed the world that our commitments and our promises can circumvent and can definitely be the core thing that is most important to americans versus all the kind of political infighting, so i think two very important messages were sent today, very clear, very loud. let's talk about that point of political infighting then, ijust wonder there might have been some kind of collective sigh of relief among western allies, allies of ukraine, but do you think there is the potential here that this could all change with a new administration? that is a reality, that is a reality of democracy and a lot of conversations are happening about that r
to make it very clear, this is a three—tiered show of us strength — we are talking about deterring china in taiwan with our security package, we are talking about the security package we are sending to israel to deter more iranian aggression and also with the war that was started years ago in ukraine that russia thought it was going to end within a few days, and that did not happen, so, yes, while democracy is incredibly messy, the showing of strength today showed the world that our...
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and taiwan — we are talking about deterring china and taiwan with our security package, _ and taiwan with our security package, we are talking about the security— package, we are talking about the security package we are sending to israel— security package we are sending to israel to— security package we are sending to israel to deter more iranian aggression and also with the war that was— aggression and also with the war that was started years ago in ukraine _ that was started years ago in ukraine that russia thought it was going _ ukraine that russia thought it was going to _ ukraine that russia thought it was going to end within a few days, and i did going to end within a few days, and i did not— going to end within a few days, and i did not happen, so, yes, while democracy— i did not happen, so, yes, while democracy is incredibly messy, the showing _ democracy is incredibly messy, the showing of— democracy is incredibly messy, the showing of strength today showed the world that our commitments and our promises _ world that our commitments and our promises can circum
and taiwan — we are talking about deterring china and taiwan with our security package, _ and taiwan with our security package, we are talking about the security— package, we are talking about the security package we are sending to israel— security package we are sending to israel to— security package we are sending to israel to deter more iranian aggression and also with the war that was— aggression and also with the war that was started years ago in ukraine _ that was started years...
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and iran~ _ of partnership between russia, china and iran. we also know that no military— and iran. we also know that no military equipment can be sold without— military equipment can be sold without democratic approval from our ranking _ without democratic approval from our ranking member. we know that the offensive _ ranking member. we know that the offensive weaponry cannot happen for another— offensive weaponry cannot happen for another year and offensive weaponry cannot happen for anotheryearand a offensive weaponry cannot happen for another year and a half and we also know— another year and a half and we also know that _ another year and a half and we also know that billions of dollars in humanitarian aid were including in that supplemental monies will go to armenia, _ that supplemental monies will go to armenia, afghanistan, sudan, haiti, countries— armenia, afghanistan, sudan, haiti, countries that are begging for us to step in_ countries that are begging for us to step in with support. | countries that are begging for us to
and iran~ _ of partnership between russia, china and iran. we also know that no military— and iran. we also know that no military equipment can be sold without— military equipment can be sold without democratic approval from our ranking _ without democratic approval from our ranking member. we know that the offensive _ ranking member. we know that the offensive weaponry cannot happen for another— offensive weaponry cannot happen for another year and offensive weaponry cannot happen for...
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this is also with that package and approval for further sanctions when it comes to iran, china, russia as well, and then also freezing russian assets and using those russian assets to pay for some of the literary aid and aid to ukraine. there's also been the passing of that aid bill to taiwan of security in the indo—pacific region, with concerns about a more muscular china, potentially, eyeing a move on taiwan. that past, a lot of votes in favour for that, just to taiwan. that past, a lot of votes in favourfor that, just to bring up taiwan. that past, a lot of votes in favour for that, just to bring up to date with where we are now, taking a look at what we are seeing on the floor, we are
this is also with that package and approval for further sanctions when it comes to iran, china, russia as well, and then also freezing russian assets and using those russian assets to pay for some of the literary aid and aid to ukraine. there's also been the passing of that aid bill to taiwan of security in the indo—pacific region, with concerns about a more muscular china, potentially, eyeing a move on taiwan. that past, a lot of votes in favour for that, just to taiwan. that past, a lot of...
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southern bible belt of america reborn as the battery belt, as the usa throws money at outcompeting china in manufacturing a variety of electric cars. and where some of these vehicles are going, they won't need roads. so we're building an all—electric vertical take—off aircraft, which is basically a flying car. this flying car will hold four passengers, plus a pilot. mass produced here? mass produced here, in the hundreds to thousands flying cars per year. we're going to be getting up to thousands ofjobs. the speed and the scale of america's green industrial rebirth is staggering. it shows itself in america's jobs numbers and growth numbers and raises the question, in this election year, about whether that old mantra — that it's the economy, stupid, that matters — whether that still applies. this is green tech done the american way. 100,000 electric trucks weighing three tonnes are a niche. another factory for these rivian trucks is planned here in covington. but in the central square“s ice cream parlour, many voters aren“t feeling a boom. do people feel like it's gone well ov
southern bible belt of america reborn as the battery belt, as the usa throws money at outcompeting china in manufacturing a variety of electric cars. and where some of these vehicles are going, they won't need roads. so we're building an all—electric vertical take—off aircraft, which is basically a flying car. this flying car will hold four passengers, plus a pilot. mass produced here? mass produced here, in the hundreds to thousands flying cars per year. we're going to be getting up to...
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it has removed meta's whatsapp messaging app and the threads social media app from the app store in china. that's to comply with an order from chinese authorities, citing unspecified national security concerns. it comes at a time when the us is threatening to ban chinese app tiktok over security concerns. stay with us here on bbc news. that is our programme at this hour. thank you so much for watching bbc news. do head to our website or download our app for the very latest. thank you for the very latest. thank you for watching. hello there. many parts of the uk had some lengthy spells of sunshine on friday, but there were a few showers around. the remain of some of this shower cloud in wolverhampton gave this fine end to the day, a fine sunset, and the majority of the shower cloud through friday afternoon was associated with a stripe of cloud you can see right here. this was actually an old cold front. the significance of that is colder air is behind it. and as we go through the next few hours, that will be pushing in across much of the uk. milder air recirculating around our area of high
it has removed meta's whatsapp messaging app and the threads social media app from the app store in china. that's to comply with an order from chinese authorities, citing unspecified national security concerns. it comes at a time when the us is threatening to ban chinese app tiktok over security concerns. stay with us here on bbc news. that is our programme at this hour. thank you so much for watching bbc news. do head to our website or download our app for the very latest. thank you for the...