the us says that china remains the biggest challenge to the international order despite the immediate threat posed by russia. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin tonight in texas where the police are facing criticism for how they responded to the mass school shooting in uvalde on tuesday. some parents say officers appeared hesitant to confront the teenage gunman after he barricaded himself inside a classroom, and that led to a delay in tackling the assaulter. but at a news conference a texas police official said special equipment and negotiators were required, and officers also had to evacuate the rest of the school. the attacker killed 19 children and two teachers in the space of up to an hour before he was himself shot dead. our north america editor sarah smith sent us this report. all of the 19 children who were killed in the same school class. this boys family had to wait 12 h
in the uk says the allegations relate to incidents in london and gloucestershire between 2005 and 2013. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are miatta fahnbulleh, who s the chief executive from the new economics foundation, and the political reporter for the times, geri scott. tomorrow s front pages starting with the chancellor s plan to ease the cost of living dominates the front pages. the metro describes it as rishi to the rescue , with the chancellor giving every household at least four hundred pounds to help with bills. the mirror says it s about time for the measures pointing out the conservatives voted against a similar plan by labour last week. the guardian says the plan will be funded by a windfall tax on energy companies which the paper describes as a remarkable u turn by the chancellor. the i has the same story, and quotes the institu
Business news live from singapore. Donald trump and Vladimir Putin speak. Are we about to see big changes in us russian Business Negotiations . And fashion. What leads some asian parents to spend thousands good morning, asia. Hello, world. Welcome to Asia Business report. Its a monday. Us president Donald Trumps Immigration Policy has nominated the headlines this weekend. But he also had a Phone Conversation with the russian president , Vladimir Putin, aimed at clawing the frosty relationship. Thrawing. They did not discuss lifting sanctions, apparently. Earlier, i spoke with someone to see if the sanctions have had a major impact on russia. International trade has dropped down from 25 . That is like 136 billion, quite damaging. As a result of the sanctions, has this drawn russia into the arms of other trading nations like china and countries here in asia, for example . With china, it is actually a very big front for international trade. 0ver 90 Billion Us Dollars in trade and import.
Hardtalk. The country with the biggest oil reserves in the world is in economic meltdown. Venezuelans queue for hours for bread. The sick cant get the medicines they need. Violent crime is thriving in the chaos. Caracas is now the worlds most dangerous capital. Hugo chavezs Socialist Revolution has lost its charismatic leader, but not yet its grip on power. Opposition to chavezs successor, Nicolas Maduro, is mobilising. The National Assembly is at war with the government. Venezuela is on the brink of a terrifying descent into darkness. Can anyone pull it back from the brink . Foreign journalists are rarely welcome in venezuela, so we charter a small plane to the countrys caribbean island of margarita, where overseas visitors can still slip in with little fuss. This used to be a buzzing, prospering tourist town. Now, the flow of people, money and jobs has dried up. Many local businesses have closed down. More are likely to follow. The beaches have not lost their allure, but venezuela ha
Hardtalk. The country with the biggest oil reserves in the world is in economic meltdown. Venezuelans queue for hours for bread. The sick cant get the medicines they need. Violent crime is thriving in the chaos. Caracas is now the worlds most dangerous capital. Hugo chavezs Socialist Revolution has lost its charismatic leader, but not yet its grip on power. Opposition to chavezs successor, Nicolas Maduro, is mobilising. The National Assembly is at war with the government. Venezuela is on the brink of a terrifying descent into darkness. Can anyone pull it back from the brink . Foreign journalists are rarely welcome in venezuela, so we charter a small plane to the countrys caribbean island of margarita, where overseas visitors can still slip in with little fuss. This used to be a buzzing, prospering tourist town. Now, the flow of people, money and jobs has dried up. Many local businesses have closed down. More are likely to follow. The beaches have not lost their allure, but venezuela ha