now, tax experts tell us there are grounds to investigate companies connected with mr barrowman for fraud. | doug loves fine art, fast cars, i and the better things in life. there s no consequences for him. he s just going to keep doing it again and again. so will doug barrowman now face more scrutiny by hmrc? also tonight. nurses, teachers, civil servants, train drivers, midwives, all in their tens of thousands, strike in northern ireland where, without government at stormont, pay is falling behind the rest of the uk. we ll ask the dup s gregory campbell mp why, with the midnight deal for a powersharing agreement looming tonight, his party is still dead against? and to sinn fein sjohn o dowd is the good friday agreement now under threat? beijing calls taiwan s new president, william lai, a trouble maker and a dangerous separatist . his new de facto ambassador to the uk gives newsnight his first interview. we are working to make sure that china believes the cost is going
our main story: the foreign secretary, david cameron, has said the uk had no choice but to take military action against houthi targets in yemen following weeks of attacks on vessels in the red sea. the uk and the us launched dozens of strikes on thursday night after houthi fighters had caused major disruption along the shipping route. simonjones reports. they are af typhoon jets called into action on thursday to strike targets in yemen. action the foreign secretary argues that the uk had to take stock writing in the sunday telegraph, lord cameron says. and this is what the houthi militia have been doing, targeting ships off the coast of yemen. sometimes boarding them, other vessels have been attacked with drones and missiles. what the group shows although to support. today marks the 100th day of the ongoing conflict between israel and hamas. yemen has a key strategic position in the middle east, especially when it comes to global shipping. the red sea shipping route typi
queen mary will be a very important person. she is very relaxed when talking to people and she has done a lot of work for the monarchy and danish society. copenhagen is ready, thousands will be here for a taste of what it has to offer. from the oldest patisserie in the city, a new king means new cakes. on an historic day where a popular monarch steps aside to make way for her son. daniela relph, bbc news, copenhagen. will be live in copenhagen in an hour s time. taiwan s new president, william lai, has vowed to stand up to chinese intimidation in his first speech after his election victory. beijing has repeated that taiwan is part of china and has previously referred to the territory s new leader as a dangerous separatist . our reporter shaimaa khalil is in taipei for us. a little bit quieter than it was for you yesterday, but nonetheless, an
from the oldest patisserie in the city, a new king means new cakes. on an historic day where a popular monarch steps aside to make way for her son. daniela relph, bbc news, copenhagen. those cakes look good, don t they? we will be alive in copenhagen little bit later in the programme. live. taiwan s new president, william lai, has vowed to stand up to chinese intimidation in his first speech after his election victory. beijing has repeated that taiwan is part of china and has previously referred to the territory s new leader as a dangerous separatist . 0ur reporter shaimaa khalil is in taipei for us. good morning to you. thank you for joining us again today. the dust starting to settle in this election result. how historic is this election result? good morning. ithink good morning. i think my ears are still ringing in my head is still hurting from all the cheering and chanting and screams and music and
40% of the vote though the dpp lost its majority in parliament, making it hard for him to pass legislation. mr lai says he will maintain the status quo in relations with china which has labelled him a troublemaker and a dangerous separatist . in his victory speech, he pledged to use dialogue instead of confrontation in exchanges with china and said he hoped beijing understood that peace will benefit both sides. china says reunification with taiwan is still inevitable despite the vote, and it opposes separatist activities. the bbc s rupert wingfield hayes reports from taipei. onto stage, the man who will now be taiwan s next president. in the end, william lai won the election by a larger margin than expected. china s campaign to intimidate voters here not to choose him failed. his supporters say, if anything, it had the opposite effect.