iam going i am going to be discussing all of this with these two. there they are. the boss of the world trade organization, as well as a former wto judge from china. and what does this mean for a business where trade is everything? i will be speaking with the boss of one of the biggest shipping and freight companies to find out how they are navigating through these choppy waters. whenever you arejoining me from around the world, hello, welcome to the show. we are in a poly crisis. that is according to ngozi okonjo iweala, director general of world trade organization, because the wto is holding its most important meeting in more than four years. this week, trade ministers from more than 150 countries will gather in geneva in switzerland. the meeting has twice been postponed covid outbreaks. but now, as well as a world facing a pandemic and this aftermath, there is a war on european soil. globalfood shortages. and the global cost of living crisis. and of course, the continuing
fuel prices and the average cost of driving around has increased massively in the last 12 years. to have that not even be reviewed, do not have any more that we can give tax free, is making it exceptionally hard to even be able to support the star. ., ., , hard to even be able to support the star. ., ., . ,., star. you are saying the government can do more- star. you are saying the government can do more. they star. you are saying the government can do more. they could star. you are saying the government can do more. they could also - star. you are saying the government can do more. they could also cut - can do more. they could also cut some of the fuel duty, which they take from fuel at the pumps. yes. they could take from fuel at the pumps. yes. they could do take from fuel at the pumps. yes. they could do so take from fuel at the pumps. yes. they could do so much take from fuel at the pumps. yes. they could do so much more, - take from fuel at the pumps. 133
president biden: yes. you are? president biden: that s a commitment we made. it s a commitment we made. here is the situation. we agree with one china policy. we signed onto it and all the attendant agreements made from there. but the idea that it could be taken by force, just taken by force is just not appropriate. dana: jacqui heinrich is reporting live. those comments stole the show away from the economic message the president wanted to deliver and the white house is constantly finding themselves in this position and the president saying this on asian soil makes it different this time, jacqui. no kidding. very significant, dana. the white house is claiming that the president did not announce a policy shift but everything that we witnessed shows that it was. it was a clear break from strategic ambiguity for years has supported helping taiwan defend itself but september very vague about whether the u.s. military would come to its aid if china attacked. the question
we have seen rain for the likes of milton keynes, colchester, and this rain working across bangor at the moment. good news for some of the gardens that could do with it. the rain over eastern areas clears away, and this rain moves into north west england, north wales, and even where we see some sunshine this afternoon there will be some scattered showers p°ppin9 there will be some scattered showers p°pping up, there will be some scattered showers popping up, even some thunderstorms were northern ireland. a little cooler than it has been for much of this week. 16 or 18 degrees, quite breezy as well. the rain clears overnight. we will see some clear spells around. just one or two showers here or there. it s not going to get too cold. temperatures in most towns or cities around nine, ten, 11 degrees, a little cooler than that for some spot in the countryside. we will see some sunshine across kick saturday morning. a cottingley not wales, sunny spells, but for northern ireland
Good morning. A swathe of cloud across eastern england, through the midlands, Northern England come into the south west and that is producing a bit of rain at the moment and either side of that is sunshine and a few showers today. I will have all the details throughout the programme. Its wednesday the 15th of may. A major manhunt is under way in france after two Prison Officers were killed in an ambush on a police van. The attack happened at a toll booth near rouen in normandy, and police said the man who was freed has links to a gang in marseille. Our europe correspondent, nick beake, has the latest. An unremarkable tollbooth in northern france, and the scene of a swift and brutal ambush. Cctv Footage Shows the Moment A Dark Car Veers into a white prison van, and at least two masked attackers start shooting. Terrified passengers on a passing bus throw themselves to the ground as the bullets ring out. One assailant is seen strolling calmly among the other vehicles on the motorway. Then