of the blocks? it s a busy half hours so let s get started. the international chamber of shipping has called on more countries to remove trade barriers to give the global economy a much needed boost. in a new report, the ics says that if restrictive trade policies were removed, it would support the global economic recovery from covid i9 by 3.4%. of the 46 maritime nations assessed, it found the most restrictive included egypt, kenya, thailand and argentina. the ics added developing economies would experience an even greater increase of 7%, if they reduced their restrictions in a modest and equal way. esben poulsson is chairman of the international chamber of shipping. welcome to the programme. so what could cutting restrictive trade policies look like? well, ironically, tariffs themselves which is what most people are familiar with, have, in many cases, been reduced somewhat, but what we are really looking at is reducing non tariff restrictions, which is discriminatory trea
for that lockdown breaking fine. he says he s getting on with hisjob. scientists say that bacteria in urine could help them identify an aggressive form of prostate cancer. prince harry tells us tv he wants to make sure the right people are around the queen to protect her . it was just so nice to see her. she s on great form. she s always got a great sense of humour with me, and i m just making sure she s protected. and coming up on the bbc news channel. we are humiliated. manchester united s manager says the team needs at least ten new players, after liverpool thrashed them 4 0. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. a deadline set by russia for ukrainian fighters in mariupol to surrender has passed. the city s surrounded by russian troops and has been bombarded for weeks. president volodymyr zelensky has said the situation in mariupol remains as severe as possible . ukraine hopes to evacuate 6,000 people from there today through so called humanitariain cor
and that much profit, as well as so many customers, tends to attract the attention of government officials. and now the us department ofjustice, along with 16 different states, has filed a lawsuit against apple. apple charges as much as nearly $1600 for an iphone. but as our complaint alleges, apple has maintained monopoly power in the smartphone market not simply by staying ahead of the competition on the merits, but by violating federal anti trust law. it accuses the company of blocking rival tech firms from accessing hardware and software features on the iphone, thus gaining an unfair dominance of the smartphone market. apple denies the accusations, saying in a statement. leaving apple and the us government heading for a lengthy argument in court over whether the tech giant is protecting its customers or making it difficult for them to leave. even very popular companies that make stuff that we care about have to compete for that loyalty that we have, and apple isn t doing
scotland have already qualified for the euros and face the netherlands on friday night in a friendly in amsterdam before taking on northern ireland, who haven t qualified for germany, at hampden park next tuesday. in terms of preparation, it s important because we have four friendlies before we get to the tournament itself. the better we can play the better we can be prepared then. more likely we will do well in the summer. leicester city say they re surprised and disappointed by the timing of premier league charges which allege they broke spending rules during their last three seasons in the top flight. the club noted the charges had been brought while they re outside the top flight. leicester were relegated to the championship at the end of last season and have been referred to an independent commission for breaching profit and sustainabilty rules, and failing to submit audited accounts. if found guilty, they could face a points deduction. to tennis and jannik sinne