memory chip maker micron. it accuses the manufacturer of failing its network security review and therefore poses a serious security risk. china launched a review into micron s products in march this is the first big measure against a us semiconductor group. this follows similar moves in washington last year when it introduced chip export controls on china in october the netherlands and japan have since followed. let s go to our asia business hub for the details on this katie silverjoins me now. tell us more about china s decision. tell us more about china s decision- tell us more about china s decision. . , decision. that s right, so as ou sa decision. that s right, so as you say it decision. that s right, so as you say it does decision. that s right, so as you say it does seem - decision. that s right, so as you say it does seem to - decision. that s right, so as you say it does seem to be | you say it does seem to be something of a retaliatory move. it s the fir
the head of the un has called on the security council to do these on the security council to do are live pictures of ita citizens these are live pictures of italian citizens arriving in rome, the italian capital. as we have been saying here on bbc news, it s been difficult for many countries to evacuate their citizens with a growing list of countries having chartered flights, brought on ships to evacuate diplomats and citizens from the sudan capital khartoum as the fighting continues there, into its second week in fact. there has been some criticism of the uk government response to uk citizens in particular the fact that the uk government evacuated diplomats and their families government evacuated diplomats and theirfamilies but government evacuated diplomats and their families but has yet to start to properly evacuating british citizens from khartoum. bbc understands a small british military team has landed in sudan to assess potential evacuation options. what we are seeing
funding for social care. hello and welcome to bbc news. we go straight to new york where donald trump will be in court in the next few hours, to face criminal charges. that has never happened before and as you d expect, there s huge focus on the former president. these are live pictures from manhattan outside the courthouse. there s a heavy security presence as you d imagine. the charges relate to hush money paid to a porn star just before the 2016 election to keep quiet about an affair. the full details of the charges will become clear when the indictment is unsealed. let me show you pictures from trump tower. in terms of what we are likely to see in the coming hours, it will not be donald trump when he is there but the judge has it will not be donald trump when he is there but thejudge has ruled it will not be donald trump when he is there but the judge has ruled the media will be allowed to take still pictures in the courtroom, but cameras will only be allowed in t
we begin with developing news from south korea. it s reported that at least 59 people have been killed in a stampede and crush in the capital, seoul. it happened as huge crowds gathered for halloween festivities in a busy bar district. up to 100,000 people are said to have been celebrating in a popular night spot. many of those out during the evening were young party goers. more than 150 people are injured and it s feared the number of dead could rise. videos show medical teams giving cpr treatment to rows of people lying in the middle of crowded streets. earlier on the programme, my colleague david eades spoke to an eyewitness freelance journalist raphael rashid. let s hear what he said. it isa it is a night out for a lot of people, including myself. iwas in the area. when i arrived to ward 7pm it was very clear that there were so many people here, probably the most i have ever seen in this district, and the crowds were just gathering more and more and towards ten p m or 1
scotland s first minister nicola sturgeon has blamed westminster for the cost of living crisis and renewed her pledge to achieve scottish independence scotla nd scotland has got what it takes to be a successful, independent country. it has it in abundance. never let anyone tell us otherwise. a nurse pleads not guilty to murdering 7 babies and attempting to murder ten others as her trial begins in manchester. a new ticketmaster pricing system, which alters the price of tickets based on demand, is being criticised by both fans and industry experts. russia has carried out a series of missile strikes on cities across ukraine, in the most widespread bombardment since the early weeks of the war. the capital city of kyiv has been targeted for the first time in months. and there have been explosions in other cities including lviv, dnipro, kharkiv and zaporizhzhia. ukraine says at least 11 people were killed and 64 injured in the attacks. vladimir putin says the strikes are moscow s