together, these pacific rim countries, which doesn t include the usa, account for 13% of global gdp. the pact, it s called the comprehensive progressive agreement for trans pacific partnership, aims to cut 95% of import tariffs. the initial gains for the uk economy may be only marginal, that s according to the government s own estimates. here s the bbc s global trade correspondent, dharshini david, explinaing what that pact, is all about. cptpp is more thanjust cptpp is more than just a cptpp is more thanjust a mouthful. it is a packed between 11 nations and they are reducing those tariffs and they are reducing those tariffs and they are also making it easier to trade with each other and to invest in each other, supply chains should run more smoothly, but why is it when you look at the government estimates, they are talking about a gain of 8p in every £100 of income in ten years time. the uk already has trade deals with all but two other members of cptpp, so the increased g
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in america where aviation authorities are still trying to find out why a safety messaging system failed, grounding all departing flights for more than an hour early on wednesday. the white house says there is no evidence of a cyber attack at this point. the us transport secretary said the federal aviation administration must find out why backup systems didn t prevent the failure. our north america correspondent gary o donaghue reports. it was in the early hours that the problems began to emerge with the notam system, which warns pilots of any dangers before they take off. byjust after 7:00am, the federal aviation authority was ordering all carriers across the us to ground their planes untilfurther notice, causing chaos for early morning travellers. i m a little annoyed. i feel bad for the people who are actually sitting on pl
is to launch next year. set off from london wake up in berlin. welcome to bbc news. cities across ukraine have been targeted by a huge wave of russian missile strikes in one of the largest bombardments since the war began. at least three people including a 14 year old girl were injured after explosions hit the capital kyiv. other cities targeted include kharkiv, odesa and lviv in the west. 90% of lviv is now without power. ukraine s military says 69 missiles were launched from air and sea, with air defences intercepting 5a of them. it comes as the head of ukraine s military intelligence has told the bbc that russia is running out of missiles. hugo bachega reports from kyiv. on the outskirts of kyiv, tears and anger. the front lines are far from here but this morning war has come to them. this lady s house was hit as russia launched another wave of air strikes. her granddaughter was in her bedroom when the attack happened and was injured. she was very scared, she was sc
help the ukrainian forces get the capability they need to protect ukrainian people. and scientists in australia teach brain cells grown in a lab to play a video game. we find out why. the next stage could open up options such as cyber security management or upon as devices and perhaps could lead to sentiment and fully autonomous robots. sentience welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. ajury in the us has ordered the conspiracy theorist, alexjones, to pay $965 million in damages to the families of victims of the sandy hook massacre. mrjones falsely claimed for years that the mass shooting had been staged by the government to try to introduce tighter gun controls. the school principal was among the 26 people killed in the attack in 2012. 0ur correspondent peter bowes has been following the story and joins us now from los angeles. good to see you. remind us what prompted this case. this good to see you. remind us what prompted this case. prompted this