Live from moscow watching the weekly rundown of top stories here on Earth International im Daniel Hawkins welcome to the program. The protesters out in force on the streets of hong kong of clashed with police they oppose beijings plans for a new security law in the area running at the end of the territories all trying to me shaun of the insists the law must be imposed without the slightest delaying the use of tear gas and water cannon contributed to the chaos. I. I i was i. Was i say theyve arrested at least. 180. 00 protesters at an unauthorized gathering and reported damage to facilities they say the law theyre opposing would also ban such protests which beijing subversive and treasonous washington that outs chinas move with the u. S. National security advisor calling it a takeover of the territory secretary of state mark compare also warned there would be consequences. The decision to bypass hong kong is well established legislative process is and ignore the will of the people of ho
Struck good morning, it is sunday, march 10th and i am Charles Coleman junior. We just experienced the most funny week of the election season so far and it became crystal clear, surprise, surprise joe biden and donald trump are headed for a rematch. Long before they cross paths both on the road. Yesterday in a sneak peek of what store the two candidates have competing candidates. Sticking to the script of his state of the Union Address President Biden emphasize the difference between his mystic view of America Versus donald trump. Down for an interview yesterday. Shouldnt have used illegal. It is undocumented. And one of the things i talked about order was the way he talks about these people and it turns out when im not going to do. I will not treat any of these people would disrespect. They build the country and they are the reason our economy is growing. We need to repair the border. Your great using that word. They built the country and language matters. While Barton Cashman has nea
we are going to focus on the top business stories. we start with a developing story we brought you this time yesterday because the european car industry is calling for a delay to tougher post brexit trade rules due to come in from january saying the supply chain is not ready. europe s car makers source many of the batteries for electric cars from asia which would see them fall foul of rules of origin regulations that specify how much of a car must be eu produced. it comes amid growing concern about the future of car manufacturing here in the uk where there is currently only one factory making batteries. stellantis owner of vauxhall as well as brands including fiat, citroen and peugeot has warned it may have to close uk factories if the government does not renegotiate the brexit deal. our economics editor faisal islam has more. earlier this week, a strong message from one of the world s biggest car makers to renegotiate details of the brexit deal, as their elec
good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a bbc investigation has found that albanian drug gangs are offering to pay for migrants to cross the english channel, if they are prepared to work in the uk drugs industry when they arrive. gangs are using the migrant camps of northern france as a recruitment ground. there s been a sharp rise in the number of albanians crossing the channel in small boats this year. they now account for around a third of the almost 40,000 people who have landed on england s beaches this year. lucy williamson reports. for each boat, each migrant, there can be many smugglers albanian fixers, uk guarantors, kurdish criminal gangs. the journey starts in towns like laknas, now marked by absence. the shuttered houses and empty streets signs of an exodus this year. most were drawn by uk wages ten times higher than here. and each departure makes business in laknas even harder. as the price of crossing to the uk has dropped the suburbs around tirana ar
the channel to england so far this year. that s according to uk government figures. lucy williamson has been speaking to people in albania, france and the uk. for each boat, each migrant, there can be many smugglers albanian fixers, uk guarantors, kurdish criminal gangs. the journey starts in towns like laknas, now marked by absence. the shuttered houses and empty streets signs of an exodus this year. most were drawn by uk wages ten times higher than here. and each departure makes business in laknas even harder. as the price of crossing to the uk has dropped the suburbs around tirana are being drained of people. locals in this neighborhood say 70% of the community has already left, and many of those living here now are thinking ofjoining them. there are many places like laknas in albania now. majlinda s son crossed to the uk from dunkirk last month. translation: he was a seasonall worker working four months a year for minimal salary in a kitchen. he had more expectations fo