Through the challenges facing the worlds second biggest economy. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think of the stories we are covering. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Britain will commit to taking more migrants from calais, especially unaccompanied children, at an anglo french summit today. The uk is to boost its contribution towards border controls in france by 50 million euros. Theresa may will conclude a series of agreements with frances president Emmanuel Macron. Todays summit of the two leaders is being seen as the most important for several years, as our diplomatic correspondent, james robbins, reports. This summit is very deliberately being held at sandhurst, britains military academy of officer cadets. The venue underlined the fact that britain and france are the key military powers in europe, used to working together and today committing to
Could be on her way out of the Australian Open in the second round. Bernarda pera has just, Australian Open in the second round. Bernarda pera hasjust, in fact, wrapped up that title. She hasjust won it in straight sets, knocking out prisons johanna won it in straight sets, knocking out prisonsJohanna Konta. Won it in straight sets, knocking out prisons Johanna Konta. Johanna konta, remember, was a semifinalist two years ago and a quarter finalist last year, that is british number onejohanna last year, that is british number one Johanna Konta out last year, that is british number oneJohanna Konta out of the Australian Open. All the details and Live Commentary on the website as well in the meantime. On to football in england, chelsea are through to the fourth round of the fa cup, but they were taken all the way to penalties by championship side norwich city in their replay at stamford bridge. It ended 1 1 after extra time. Chelsea finished the game with nine men, after pedro and Alvaro
The official title of the 169 athletes who have arrived to compete in this months Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in south korea as so called neutral athletes. It is a result of last yea rs neutral athletes. It is a result of last Years International Olympic Committee ban on russia that followed a long investigation into what they concluded was an unprecedented systematic manipulation of the anti doping system at the 2014 sochi Winter Olympics. A whistleblower from the head of the anti doping laboratory in russia revealed how dirty samples had been swapped for clean ones. But today the court of arbitration for sport has reopened the issue, upholding 28 appeals and partially upholding 28 appeals and partially upholding the remaining 11. The arbitrators unanimously found that the evidence moved forward by the ioc in relation to this matter did not have the same weight in each individual case. This does not mean that these 28 athletes are declared innocent, but in that case due to insufficien
Regarded as a favourite. When the moment of glory had passed and he was at the centre of the worlds media, the youth was what struck. Was at the centre of the worlds media, the youth was what struckm was crazy, it was really wild to me that i got first place, it was jawdropping. Hard to believe even . Yeah, iam jawdropping. Hard to believe even . Yeah, i am still having a really ha rd yeah, i am still having a really hard time believing it. Maybe he will age when he has to overcome obstacles like the one that Simen Hegstad krueger did in the skiathlon and, crashing early and looking down and, crashing early and looking down and out. The norwegian is made of sterner stuff and he will be grouped to stage one of the winter gamess great comebacks to lead home in norwegian one that, two, three. Kramer secured a victory of a different kinds, his victory of the 5000 metre speedskating completes his domination of this event since 2010, plus this time it was an 0lympic record. Perrine laffont c
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business, and sport. And you can be part of the conversat are toys just not us anymore . As the toymaker mattel reports poor sales over the holiday period, are childrens best friends now gadgets, electronics, digital . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. The british Prime Minister hasjust addressed Business Leaders in china, as she ends a three day trip to promote trade. Earlier, theresa may met the chinese president and Prime Minister, and pledged to intensify a golden era in relations between london and beijing. The environment, north korea and, more controversially, human rights and democracy have all featured in the discussions. A little earlier, robin brant said that everything everybody says in china is monitored or censored. Yes, there are subjects that the chinese consider very sensitive. Human rights, xinjiang, the list is a long one. Hong kong, hong kong was discusse