the uk sanctions are limited by — more can the uk do? the uk sanctions are limited by the _ more can the uk do? the uk sanctions are limited by the circumstances - more can the uk do? the uk sanctions are limited by the circumstances in - are limited by the circumstances in which the uk and iran are in at present. the combination is very serious. the language being used by the prime minister and the foreign secretary is at the top end of what you would expect in any relationship between states which continues with diplomatic relationships. using the words of my barrick regime is very clear and demonstrates the strength of feeling that there is in the british government about what has happened. i will also expect that there will be further actions, i believe further sanction has already been announced against the chief prosecutor. and i think the uk will be weighing very carefully what else it might do. but there will be a response to this a firm response to this, i am sure about that.- response to this a firm response to this, i am sure

, launch them from the uk, operate them from the uk. we can operate an entire ecosystem in a really fantastic closed loop. a vital part of that is building rockets. in cumbernauld, just outside of glasgow, skyrora havejust opened up a new facility. they're busy working on a prototype before building a larger rocket to launch in the uk. and this is attracting a young workforce. i think it's a really fast growing industry. a lot of young people are really interested in this, so really putting a lot of work into working in the industry. for example, me, the hands—on experience as well as designing things as well as working on all sorts of engineering projects — it's really good. what you see here really is the start of the uk's space launch industry. the rockets are starting to take shape and the idea is to bring everything to britain — from building the satellites to the rockets that carry them and the spaceports where they launch. there are a lot of opportunities, but challenges, too. one of these is building a launch site at the n

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space is already a big contributor to the uk economy. it's worth 16 and a half billion pounds a year and employs almost 50,000 people. the uk government says it wants to push the sector and is investing in research and development. but dr alice says to really give the industry a boost, it's going to need more sustained support. the government has been really clear in its ambition that it wants to be a global space player. you will not become a global space player by investing in r&d alone. there has to be some kind of government commitment to our ongoing operational capability. i don't mean fully covering the costs, but we need to think a little bit creatively, industry and government working togetherjust to get us off the ground here. back at spaceport cornwall. on a cold january night, the final preparations are under way for the launch. the plane and rocket are ready to go. 2,000 people have come to watch what they hope will be a moment of uk space history. it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. it's good for cornwall, we're local. it

i did a ride the uk and that's order that uk goods can travel through the uk . that in itself people the uk. that in itself people would never have believed that if you said that was going to happen when brexit happened and course the protocol is here to protect the integrity of this single market and those in the single market and those in the single market, and that includes the republic of ireland. so those it said that they brexit was going to work well and was going to work very well and the was going work in the protocol was going work in that place well. ireland has went into a recession. it's the first duty of the uk to do that. 72% of the jobs in northern ireland are funded by the public sector , so it should not sector, so it should not actually be in a recession then . was problems with prescription drugs and those fall very much into the veterinary side of things as well. we're find that very hard to. keep in touch with the united kingdom with those medicare actions. and of course, that's coming up in the house of lords. so brexit for northern irelan

the uk. well, of course , earlier the uk. well, of course, earlier or last month the government won in the high court the later stage and that after a challenge , human rights, charities , , human rights, charities, lawyers, some of those asylum seekers. but now it's gone to appeal and. even if the government wins the appeal , it's government wins the appeal, it's likely to go from the court of appeal possibly to the court and then who knows where, these things are so cyclical. yeah the lawyers making their fees along the way is as it to go and the longer it drags out, mike, the longer it drags out, mike, the longer is before anybody is ever on a flight to rwanda. now you identify and you teased this yesterday , the fact that at the yesterday, the fact that at the sharp end things are changing today and that is that the border force , this small boats border force, this small boats is i think they called it there's a changing of the guard, if you like. yes. it was border force that actually r

for the uk's richest man to become —— could the uk's richest man own manchester united? andy murray powers to victory for his match at the australian open. it and coming up on the bbc news channel: harvey elliot's on target, but can liverpool seal their spot in the next round of the fa cup, with a win over wolves in their replay? good evening. the electric car battery company britishvolt has collapsed — making most of its 300 staff redundant — and putting the future of the uk's electric car making industry into serious jeopardy. the company had been planning to build a giant battery making factory in northumberland — it was to be a vital part for britain's electric car industry with petrol and diesel engines being phased out by 2030. britishvolt had planned to make around 300,000 batteries a year — to power around of a quarter of electric vehicles on the british market. but it has collapsed after months of trouble as it struggled to raise enough money to stay afloat. our business editor simonjack reports. it's time to power up the future... a bold and ambitious v

just how has rainfall changed in the uk over time? so this is a uk national rainfall series. there is a lot of natural variability in our weather from one year to another, so this line is going up and down. what we have done is we have put a trend line through this data. you can see there are fluctuations in this data, but what we can see most apparent towards the end of the data is we can see this increase in rainfall and that is broadly as we expect, that as our climate gets warmer, it also gets wetter. and in 2022, the met office was able to extend the uk's official rainfall record back even further in time, an extra 26 years to 1836. that's after thousands of volunteers helped to digitise millions of handwritten rainfall observations in the extra spare time they had during the pandemic. all of this is bound for pakistan for the victims of that catastrophic flooding. just one of a number of weather—related disasters in 2022. another is drought in east africa, a huge aid effort continues there as famine looms following four failed rainy seasons. but in west africa, the pr

the uk - with the inflation figures. the uk — will we see them coming down again today? uk - will we see them coming down again today?— uk - will we see them coming down again today? we're getting uk cpi data _ down again today? we're getting uk cpi data for— down again today? we're getting uk cpi data for december - down again today? we're getting uk cpi data for december later. uk cpi data for december later today, as you said. we are expecting that number to come down, relative to the number that we had in november. so that we had in november. so thatis that we had in november. so that is clearly good news. we're also going to get euro—area headline inflation data for december. we had a preview of that number earlier this month. we're not expecting that number to change very much. but there, too, we're expecting that inflation will show some signs of having fallen back from november and, indeed, their peaks around october time.— indeed, their peaks around october time. ok. so when we talk about _ october time. ok. so when we talk about the _ october time. ok.

and just what the uk economy needs. here to tell us more is peter chalkley, director of the energy and climate intelligence unit. peter, we have been talking about the uk economy. the ims outlook is not rosy at all. could the net zero economy be the key? could the net zero economy be the ke ? ~ ., , the key? well, what this analysis _ the key? well, what this analysis has _ the key? well, what this analysis has shown - the key? well, what this analysis has shown is . the key? well, what this. analysis has shown is that the key? well, what this - analysis has shown is that the net zero economy is already contributing £70 billion to the uk. interestingly, it is contributing that value in the parts of the country that have traditionally been challenged for economic growth — cities, communities in the north, previous industrial heartland is, that in the past couple of decades may be felt like they have been left behind. one of the big political challenges in the big political challenges in the uk in the past few years ha

on declinism, as ou oint growth in the uk. on declinism, as you point out. _ growth in the uk. on declinism, as you point out, many _ growth in the uk. on declinism, as you point out, many countries - growth in the uk. on declinism, as| you point out, many countries have struggled _ you point out, many countries have struggled with low growth in the last decade or so. the evidence shows_ last decade or so. the evidence shows that _ last decade or so. the evidence shows that the uk is towards the back shows that the uk is towards the hack of— shows that the uk is towards the back of the pack. the evidence shows that since _ back of the pack. the evidence shows that since 2010, the typical household in the uk has seen their living _ household in the uk has seen their living standards fall relative to countries _ living standards fall relative to countries we like to compare ourselves— countries we like to compare ourselves to, like france and germanx _ ourselves to, like france and germany. your speech suggests you don't _ germany. your speech suggests you don't acknowledge t

ministers can ensure a number— in the uk. ministers can ensure a numberof— in the uk. ministers can ensure a numberof giga in the uk. ministers can ensure a number of giga factories are produced in the uk, we will be with private _ produced in the uk, we will be with private finance but making sure there _ private finance but making sure there are — private finance but making sure there are no problems delivering that _ there are no problems delivering that that— there are no problems delivering that. that does not mean throwing taxpayers — that. that does not mean throwing taxpayers money and unviable businesses, it means officials and ministers — businesses, it means officials and ministers rolling up their sleeves, getting _ ministers rolling up their sleeves, getting around the table and giving the market the confidence that they are committed to this and the confidence of british industry and british— confidence of british industry and british workers.— confidence of british industry and british workers. indeed. very good to talk to you- _ british work

if you look at the trade between uk and europe, lots of investors come to uk to access that market in the eu 500 million consumers so that means a border across the uk, france and the continent is really important in terms of the relationship between uk and europe is really important. it looks more positive now than it certainly has been so that is the light at the end of the tunnel, we hope, but if you look at the growth strategy and the recent budget announcement, there is no mention of trade. on the one hand have good strategies in terms of visualisation, some groundbreaking legislation to remove all paper from the uk border system but on the other hand, no mention of trade in the uk growth plan when actually 60% of the uk economy relates to trade and that is important from an investment interview. investors are looking for long—range direction of travel, is that stable, what is the uk trying to achieve in the longer term and adding all that up and say, shall be in the best —— shall be invest or not. shall be in the best -- shall be invest or not.— shall be in the best -- s

there's been an outcry from uk allies over the killing, the i from uk allies over the killing, the us called it sickening, emmanuel macron said it was a barbaric act and generally described it as inhumane. this was the grim prelude to the execution, along edited video on state—run television last week in which alireza akbari appears to confess to working for the uk. but in an audio recording from jail obtained by bbc persian, he spoke of the pressure he was put under and accuses iran of trying to take revenge on britain.— accuses iran of trying to take revenge on britain. accuses iran of trying to take revenue on britain. , ., revenge on britain. they tortured me for 3500 hours- _ revenge on britain. they tortured me for 3500 hours. they _ revenge on britain. they tortured me for 3500 hours. they broke - revenge on britain. they tortured me for 3500 hours. they broke my - revenge on britain. they tortured me for 3500 hours. they broke my will. l for 3500 hours. they broke my will. drove me to madness and forced me to do whatever they wanted. the drove me to madness and forced me t

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back to the uk now. the metropolitan police says those behind yesterday's shooting in central london fired a shotgun from inside a moving car. it happened near euston station where a memorial service for a young woman and her mother was taking place. a seven—year—old girl suffered life—threatening injuries and five other people were also hurt including a 48—year—old woman, who has potentially life—changing injuries. within the past hour, superintendent jack rowlands has given an update on the investigation: the on the investigation: incident took place as mourns gathered the incident took place as mourners gathered outside the church, following a funeral. we believe the suspect discharge the shot gun from a moving vehicle, which was a black toyota chr, likely a 2019 model or similar. this was a shocking incident. people came here to attend a funeral, to be with friends and loved ones and to mourn together. instead, they were the victims of a senseless act of violence. we know it will have had

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uk recession fears. new figures may confirm the economy went into reverse in november, making another quarter of negative growth more likely. the economy is in a difficult spot, first and foremost there is inflation which was very high, it started to subside but it is still very high, it's eating into people's paycheck. better news though from the us, a big fall in the rate of inflation, the price of some goods actually coming down for the first time in more than two years. also coming up, the crypto crackdown continues. us financal watchdogs target two more big names, the exchange genesis, and the crypto lender gemini. plus, pack your bags, travel is back. but where are people going? we'll hear from the boss of hotel booking site trivago. we start here in the uk, where we could get confirmation, in the next hour or so, that the economy is heading into recession. figures for november are expected to show a fall in britain's gdp, gross domestic product or economic output, after growth ofjust 0.5% in octob

of europe business by 25%, only being bought from uk sellers to now 75%, 80% being uk to uk business. so it's been a dramatic impact. and, for us as a business itself, this is mainly the impact on on uk buyers and sellers suffering from not being part of the bigger supply and demand market. but for us as a business, the complexity of shipping the products. but the main thing was that we used to have our products authenticated outside of paris, so we had to build a new logistics operation, a new authentication hub in crawley, so southwest of london, and had to rebuild our presence basically. so we had to completely rethink. the uk has not been part of the european union any more. max, let me end on this. on the 29th of december last year, the queen of british fashion, dame vivienne westwood, iconic fashion designer, unfortunately passed away at the age of 81. how does the death of a designer impact the value of their designs? firstly, i think it's important to highlight how tragic this is. i mean, just to think about it, we have our main management boardroom where i spend most of my m

england, though, is playing catch—up with other uk nations. wales approved similar measures last month — those come into effect later this year — and scotland introduced a similar ban lastjune. takeaway owners are concerned that new rules could add to their costs when bills are already high. campaigners welcome any move that reduces our carbon footprint and reduces harmful greenhouse gases but, for some, the government's plans don't go far enough. we're second only to the us in how much plastic waste is produced per person. that means we're the second—biggest producers of plastic waste in the world, so we really need transformative change to happen. we need the government to be showing real ambition and taking the lead. we're actually looking for a 50% reduction in single—use packaging, which would lead to the kind of change we need to see. the proposed ban in england only applies to cafes and restaurants and not to single—use plastic packaging for food and drinks sold in supermarkets. the government says it's working on separate pla

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk in the uk and around the world. the global financial institution the imf is predicting the uk to be the only major economy to shrink in 2023 — but says the government is shifting in the right direction. the death toll has risen to more than 90 people following a blast which targeted policeman in the pakistani city of peshawar. five years after a report into the treatment of the families of the hillsborough disaster, the author criticises the government, saying it's intolerable that it still hasn't responded. us secretary of state antony blinken travels to ramallah in the occupied west bank later, for talks with palestinian president mahmoud abbas. "united in music" — the slogan for this year's eurovision song contest is unveiled as the official eurovsion handover ceremony takes place today in liverpool. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the uk economy is due to get smaller this year and do worse than other major nations, including russia — that's according to the world's most

a series of strikes taking place across the uk this week. it won�*t make any difference to those, because this bill, this law, will take months to get through parliament and it is possible that it will face a legal challenge. the second uncertainty is that we don�*t know the details of all of this. they are still to be thrashed out. what does the government mean by a minimum level of service? does it mean a certain number of trains, a certain number of ambulances? we simply don�*t know. that is all for the future. labour say this isn�*t even necessary, it is the wrong priority. they look to recent strikes, nurses, for example. they did offer a certain amount of care. the ambulance service as well, it was not a national agreement, but locally they did agree to answer category one calls. the government insists it is simply trying to protect lives and livelihoods. but there are lots of questions about it, certainly there is a political argument about it. and i think the dangerfor the argument about it. and i think the danger for the gov

this is a setback for the uk car industry. currently the uk only has one working battery plant, a chinese owned one next to the nissan plant which is its only customer. but look at this. around europe these are the plants that are either already working or under construction, with many more planned. and remember the sale of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned in the uk and other european markets in just seven years�* time. the industry estimates the uk will need four of these plants up and running by then. the clock is ticking and the reason the clock is ticking is because it takes five years to get one of these plants from announcement into full production. we only have seven years left until the first milestone of 2030 comes into place. if we do not start these batteries soon, the uk will struggle to maintain a car industry. the plant at blyth ticked a lot of political boxes, an example of post—brexit investment, green technology that helped the levelling up agenda. it offered £100 million in support if constructi

the uk space race is now on. two conventional vertical rocket launch facilities are being built in scotland. the prize of getting a satellite into orbit from uk soil is still up for grabs. while on our recent us travels i got hands on with some of the latest kit to make your house a smart home. for some of us wanting to smarten up our homes we do not want to add a lot more devices. certainly not ones that look obvious. so the mui board here is based around the idea of calm technology, something that has functionality without being in your face. when it is launched later this year it will be based on the matter platform that can be connected to different smart home devices and then you have the choice of which ones you want listed when you bring it to life. you could have a weather forecast, if you want to set a timer for your lights to go off you can do that by drawing a line here and you can see the time going up and then watching the line disappear as the lights go out. i don't know about you but i cannot start

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at the moment, we've got low pressure to the north of the uk. winds rotating around that from a north—westerly direction, so not quite as mild as it has been of late. we've still got the much milder air sitting out in the wings and that's on the way for tuesday. during monday, then, a day of sunshine and showers. quite a chilly start for some eastern areas. showers drifting their way eastwards almost anywhere through the morning but by the afternoon, they'll be more concentrated for northern ireland, western scotland, perhaps into north west england and north wales. further south and east, though, things are looking a little bit drier by the afternoon. six to ten degrees, a noticeable breeze blowing particularly across north—western parts of the uk, where it is going to be quite windy. but the winds ease and the showers fade away for a time monday evening and overnight, so cool and clearfor a time. but during the early hours of tuesday, the next area of low pressure drives this cloud, rain and strengthening winds in from the west. just holdi

on monday, uk defence minister ben wallace confirmed that the uk would send 14 of these challenger 2 tanks to ukraine. the ukrainian president tweeted... the us and france have pledged to send armoured combat vehicles like this but have stopped short of supplying tanks. and poland's president says other european countries want to send their tanks. translation: we are gathering this coalition, _ this community of countries, that i hope will hand over leopard tanks to ukraine. here, we also count on our finnish partners, who also have these tanks. there are a number of european countries that have these tanks in their resources, and i hope that the allies will give away a few or a dozen of their tanks. but those countries can't send tanks to ukraine without the agreement of germany. that's because these german—made leopard battle tanks, common in armies across europe, are widely seen as the only option available in sufficient numbers. they cannot be delivered without authorisation from berlin. the decision falls to germany's new defence minister boris pistorius, who replaces christin

that leaves the uk at the mercy _ here in the uk. that leaves the uk at the mercy of — here in the uk. that leaves the uk at the mercy of decisions - here in the uk. that leaves the uk at the mercy of decisions being - here in the uk. that leaves the uk i at the mercy of decisions being made based on very different rationale? absolutely. the decline in british car manufacturing over the last few years has come about for a number of reasons. one of which, as i've said, is decisions being made elsewhere. the uk is not a particularly cheap place to manufacture cars compared to other parts of the world, brexit is an issue as well, then we have in this transition period from fossil fuelled powered cars to electric field powered cars, we are falling behind. we field powered cars, we are falling behind. ~ ., ., , , .,, behind. we have heard this phrase before, a behind. we have heard this phrase before. a few _ behind. we have heard this phrase before, a few times _ behind. we have heard this phrase before, a few times over _ behind. we h

the uk is a world clean energy. the uk is a world leader here with the largest offshore wind farm in the world. last year we were able to generate an incredible 40% of our electricity from renewables in one day, a rather windy december the 30th, we actually got 60% of our electricity from , renewables, mainly wind . , renewables, mainly wind. mckinsey estimate that the global market opportunity for uk green industries could be worth more than green industries could be worth more tha n £1,000,000,000,000 more than £1,000,000,000,000 between now and 2030. and we're proceeding with a new plant at sizewell led by a brilliant business secretary who also spoke very wisely and surprisingly classically earlier on and i could also talk about our creative industries employ over 2 million people through at twice the rate of the uk economy in the last decade and have made the uk, the world's largest exporter of unscripted tv formats , help give us a top formats, help give us a top three spot in the portland power index or our

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space is already a big contributor to the uk economy. it's worth 16 and a half billion pounds a year and employs almost 50,000 people. the uk government says it wants to push the sector and is investing in research and development. but dr alice says to really give the industry a boost, its going to need more sustained support. the government has been really clear in its ambition that it wants to be a global space player. you will not become a global space player by investing in r&d alone. there has to be some kind of government commitment to our ongoing operational capability. i don't mean fully covering the costs, but we need to think a little bit creatively, industry and government working togetherjust to get us off the ground here. back at spaceport cornwall. on a cold january night, the final preparations are under way for the launch. the plane and rocket are ready to go. 2,000 people have come to watch what they hope will be a moment of uk space history. it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. it's good for cornwall, we're local. it'

his show is the most listened to the show on uk radio. he will be | to the show on uk radio. he will be leaving at the end of march. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith—lucas cold and wintry for us all, especially parts of northern scotland. 32 centimetres of snow in some areas already and more to come. the met office has issued an amber warning valid from 3pm until midnight for northern scotland, could be ten or 15 centimetres of snow on top of what is already lying. if you don't have the snow you will have the cold, staying pretty chilly, a risk of icy stretches and wintry showers. mothers. temperatures have been up and down this winter, for the first few weeks of january we were in milder air, a jet stream to the north of the uk, but at the moment it has been driving further south, allowing the cold arctic air to spill from the north and that is certainly sticking around for the next couple of days. cold northerly winds for the rest of the afternoon bringing more snow to parts of northern and western scotland, parts of northern ireland, wales and north—w

there has been an outcry from uk allies over the - an outcry from uk allies over the killing. the us called it sickening. emmanuel macron said it was a barbaric act. in germany described it as inhumane. this was the grim prelude to the execution. along, edited video on state—run television last week in which alireza akbari appears to confess to working for the uk. but in an audio recording from jail obtained by bbc persian, he spoke of the pressure he was put under and accuses iran of trying to take revenge on britain. translation:— take revenge on britain. translation: , , . ., translation: they butchered me for 3,500 hours. — translation: they butchered me for 3,500 hours. it _ translation: they butchered me for 3,500 hours. it broke _ translation: they butchered me for 3,500 hours. it broke my _ translation: they butchered me for 3,500 hours. it broke my will, - translation: they butchered me for 3,500 hours. it broke my will, drove i 3,500 hours. it broke my will, drove me to madness and force me to do whatever they wanted —— tortured me. the iranian regime has b

spacex is already a big contributor to the uk economy. —— space is already a big contributor to the uk economy. it's worth 16 and a half billion pounds a year and employs almost 50,000 people. the uk government says it wants to push the sector and is investing in research and development. but dr alice says to really give the industry a boost, it's going to need more sustained support. the government has been really clear in its ambition that it wants to be a global space player. you will not become a global space player by investing in r&d alone. there has to be some kind of government commitment to our ongoing operational capability. i don't mean fully covering the costs, but we need to think a little bit creatively — industry and government working togetherjust to get us off the ground here. back at spaceport cornwall. on a cold january night, the final preparations are under way for the launch. the plane and rocket are ready to go. 2,000 people have come to watch what they hope will be a moment of uk space history. it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. it's good for cornwall, we'

uk. sides to come together in one sort of team, uk uk . simple sort of team, uk uk. simple answer. yes, i think it's absolutely vital because division any country whose divided doesn't prosper and isn't secure or doesn't have a happy population . and so, you happy population. and so, you know, it's literally a no brainer. of course we have to and my proposition in writing commissioning a paper to be published and addressing brexit problems is that actually it's no point going over the past. we are where we are rejoining is not on the table. i mean way, way, way, way in the future maybe . but the reality is that maybe. but the reality is that we've legally left. we signed up to two international agreements which actually contain mechanisms that can fix some of the damage that's being because the damage that's being because the all of where we are now is based on the fact that it was like building a house, but forgetting to the architect and the surveyor , there was no the surveyor, there was no particular plan . there was a particular plan.

the company says it hopes to attempt another uk launch later this year. uk race is now on. to conventional converted rocket launch facilities two conventional converted rocket launch facilities are being built in scotland. the prize of getting a satellite into orbit from uk soil is still up for grabs. whilst on our recent us travels i got hands on with some of the latest kit hoping to make your house a smart house. for some of us wanting to smarten up our homes though, we don't want to add a whole load more devices. certainly not ones that look obvious. so the board here is based on the idea of technology, something that has functionality without being really in yourface. when it's launch later this year it will be based on the metal platform, which means you can connect it to lots of different smart home devices. and then you've got the choice of which when you want listed when you bring it to life. you got the option to have a weather forecast. if you want to set a timer for your lights to go off, you can do it by drawing a line here and you could see the time going up. a

the uk space race is now on. two conventional vertical rocket launch facilities are being built in scotland. the prize of getting a satellite into orbit from uk soil is still up for grabs. while on our recent us travels i got hands on with some of the latest kit to make your house a smart home. for some of us wanting to smarten up our homes we do not want to add a lot more devices. certainly not ones that look obvious. so this board here is based around the idea of calm technology, something that has functionality without being in your face. when it is launched later this year it will be based on the matter platform that can be connected to different smart home devices and then you have the choice of which ones you want listed when you bring it to life. you could have a weather forecast, if you want to set a timer for your lights to go off you can do that by drawing a line here and you can see the time going up and then watching the line disappear as the lights go out. i don't know about you but i cannot start my

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money is a large part of the answer for the uk i'm afraid. we l answerfor the uk i�*m afraid. we have had huge amounts of understanding and capital in particular. so that we have many less mri or ct scanners or general diagnostic services are much lower in the uk than in most other high income countries in northern europe, at least. that means the uk would approach one of the highest levels of unmet need and the mortality rates are now comparing poorly to other modern european countries. ischemic and haemorrhagic stroke mortality and hospital mortality are quite high compared to these other countries. if you have not got the capital invested in the nhs than it is not surprising that the bad numbers are lower than other countries. if that numbers are lower that means they have no beds for people to go into. even though the uk is running at the highest occupancy rate and hospital sectors are compared to other countries. seeking that blocking coming in because we have cut our beds from the level that germany had, we had about the same level in the 2000 and we have basically halve

i'm the relations between uk and uk are great. they're getting stronger. of course it's because of passport, but understand. it's but they really understand. it's the standing the british people standing behind dreadful behind them in this dreadful diet will never be forgotten by ukraine. and although it feels like it's like the darkest time for them. we already need to be talking about the future, including those trade, all this, the sense that going to be great opportunity and for us and if we can't have a healthy, successful democratic ukraine you know on the edge of europe as approved against russia and we've got to say, of course, we need to do everything we can. so we're just doing the trade and the business part. with part. others are helping with the these things go the military. these things do go together. know let's together. but you know let's keep let's keep this job. you've got in these times, we've got got to in these times, we've got it's tom, stay. it's just. well, tom, stay. we'll you now. you we'll let you go now. thank you so forjoining

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because we are still part the uk. got the still part of the uk. so got the worst of both worlds and it will get worse. no listen, i think with an old ireland and you know, boris johnson said there will border the will not be a border in the irish wasn't true was it irish sea. it wasn't true was it wasn't true. i think he genuinely thought things could get move on and get changed once it happened to so we actually withdrawal agreement because the withdrawal agreement because the withdrawal as withdrawal agreement you know as , probably many us pointed , probably many of us pointed out the wasn't really out at the time wasn't really allowing us completely take allowing to us completely take back. that's all mean state back. that's all i mean state aid, all sorts of aid, you know, all sorts of things that we've been like. you know, we were told has now been ready deal and now we learned the wasn't even the government wasn't even preheated. the preheated. i mean that's the truth but know had truth of it. but you know had brexit this country. brexit fa

starting with what's been the lead story for the uk. the future of electric car manufacturing with the collapse of british vaults, a maker of electric car batteries. staff have been made for a redundant. seen as a vital part of the industry's future in the uk, here's the analysis of the bbc�*s business editor. it's time to power up the future... a bold and ambitious vision. a plant that would produce batteries to power a new generation of uk—made electric cars, creating 3000 jobs at a state—of—the—art facility in northumberland and thousands more in the supply chain. the current reality is this — a barely touched site, a company gone bust, and nearly 300 workers sacked with immediate effect today. so, what went wrong? britishvolt was a start—up company with no track record. their battery technology was only at the prototype stage. although there are expressions of interest from lotus and aston martin, they had no real customers and therefore no revenue. and yet they were burning through their backers' cash fast, nearly goi

we start in the uk. the chair of the conservative party, nadim zahawi, has confirmed that he made a payment to the tax office to settle a disagreement about his tax affairs. mr zahawi said hmrc accepted that an error concerning shares he gave to his father — for help in setting up the polling company yougov in 2000 — had been careless and not deliberate. it comes after newspaper reports that he'd paid a seven—figure sum and been subject to a penalty. it's understood the dispute over mr zahawi's taxes was resolved while he was serving as chancellor of the exchequer. earlier, labour had called on nadhim zahawi to resign. here's our political correspondent helen catt. nadhim zahawi is a seniorfigure in the government, the chairman of the conservative party, who sits in the cabinet. last year, he was — for a few months — borisjohnson�*s chancellor, in charge of the country's finances. is the hmrc still after you, sir? but since then, he's faced questions about his own financial affairs and claims

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down across some northern parts of the uk. higher pressure keeping us really in this slow weather pattern. not too many changes. again, it's going to be the midlands, eastern england that see some sunshine but could see some fog, especially in the morning. whereas across scotland and northern ireland, western parts of england and wales it's cloudier, it's milder. and after a frosty start through the midlands, eastern england, temperatures could be no better than 3 to 5 degrees. it's milder to the north because we've got the winds coming in from the atlantic and they're coming in around the top of this area of high pressure. those winds coming in from the atlantic are bringing in cloudy skies, but it should be generally dry on tuesday towards east anglia, the south east, perhaps the east midlands, some sunshine. but again, the risk of some fog and those temperatures still struggling, maybe rising a degree or so, but still quite cold out across this part of the country compared with the rest of the uk. now, as we head into wedne