Now the news with al tansley. The Prime Minister has confirmed hundreds of new licences will be granted to drill for oil and gas in the north sea. Rishi sunak, whos in aberdeenshire to announce funding for two new Carbon Capture projects, said it was vital to bolster Energy Security. A former miner from northumberland who killed his seriously ill wife is expected to be released from prison by august. David hunter was found guilty of manslaughter last week hes been sentenced to two years by a court in cyprus but theyve taken into account the time hes already been in custody. The president of the Royal College of emergency medicine has said nhs plans for the coming winter in england are inadequate and could mean thousands of people dying needlessly. The nhs says it will build on recent improvements in ambulance and a e services. And police have begun a Murder Investigation after a man in his 30s was shot dead in north london last night. The victim was found on White Hart Lane in tottenha
messaging from beijing. it clearly signals that china is prepared to push back against any action that would be taken by the united states. it is hardly the rolling out the red carpet but i do want to point out that the value in this dialogue is that the two countries are actually meeting and that we will see more continued dialogue from the two sides. ., , , ~ continued dialogue from the two sides. ., i, ~ continued dialogue from the two sides. ., , , ~ , sides. anthony blinker was ust there last month i sides. anthony blinker was ust there last month and it i sides. anthony blinker was just there last month and it cannot| there last month and it cannot be a bad thing that they are now talking about. despite the tensions, trade has been growing so they both need each other. . . , growing so they both need each other. . ., , ., , other. china really does need the united other. china really does need the united states other. china really does need the united states
minister about what is happening with the hostage negotiation and the gaza war as well as the latest attacks by iran-backed proxy groups. but, first, the world is awaiting president biden s response to the death of three american soldiers from a drone attack in jordan, blamed on iran proxy terrorists. the president says he has made a decision but is not saying what that is. chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin starts us off tonight live from the pentagon. good evening, jennifer. good evening, bret. it s unclear if the iranian proxy group had knowledge an american drone was returning to the base at the same time it chose to attack or if it was coincidence. officials still don t know if the drone was launched from iraq or syria. president biden says he has made his decision on how to respond. i don t think we could be any more clear that we have called on the iranian proxy groups to stop their attacks. they have not. and so we will respond in a time and ma
seeking a winner take all competition and that both countries should not let any disagreement hurt economic ties. tensions have flared over washington s efforts to limit chinese access to advanced computer chips. just this week, beijing tightened export restrictions on two rare minerals both used in the chip industry, but speaking earlier today janet yellen insisted the two economies must remain closely interlinked. i ve made clear that the united states does not seek a wholesale separation of our economies. we seek to diversify and not to decouple. a decoupling of the world s two largest economies would be destabilizing for the global economy, and it would be virtually impossible to undertake. i also made clear that actions we take to protect our national security are designed to be narrowly targeted and that they are premised on straightforward national security considerations, they re are not undertaken to gain economic advantage over china. we are joinded now by alici
together with its partners if necessary. these key metals are important research for automotive parts and pay a role in future autonomous cars. these two metals are also crucial to make semiconductors. taiwan s tsmc, the world s largest contract chip maker says it doesn t expect any direct impact on its production. despite the statement, the shares plunged almost 3% in trading in taiwan, over concerns of growing tensions, and the us secretary s visit to beijing. a top chinese trade adviser says that this is just the start, sending a not so subtle message to the americans just before the counterparts are sat down face to face in beijing for the first time since the covid pandemic. the visit by secretary yellen also comes at a time when the chinese economy looks to revitalise. that experience supposed covid rebound in the first quarter of the year the latest data has shown signs of stephen mcdonald reports. street food seen in china appears to show an economy rebounding strongl