stormont elections before christmas. keeping the lights on this winter a new scheme launches which will see customers offered discounts on their energy bills if they agree to use less electricity at peak times. with the key us midterm elections just four days away, donald trump drops his strongest hint yet that he plans another run for the white house. and now, in order to make our country successful and safe and glorious, i will very, very, very probably do it again, 0k? very, very, very probably. we are going to find the solutions to repair our planet. prince william has announced the finalists for his global environment awards, the earthshot prize. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the bbc has heard evidence that albanian drug gangs are using the migrant camps of northern france as a recruitment ground, offering to pay the passage of those prepared to work in the uk drugs industry on arrival. it comes as record numbers of migrants are us
those tensions between washington and beijing over trade and technology have encouraged businesses to look beyond china for their factories. malaysia for one is hoping get a larger slice of the semiconductor manufacturing pie. intel and globalfoundries are some firms that have recently expanded their operations in malaysia.according to some official estimates, malaysia hopes to double its share of the global chips trade from 7 to 14% by 2029. i spoke to the former deputy minister for trade and industry ong kian ming. he explained malaysia s role in the chips supply chain and also weighed in on china s new fund. i think there is challenge as well as opportunity. how do you go down to the innovative company that would be in the position to come out with new products in the semiconductor ecosystem? then there will be one challenge. but there are also opportunities including opportunities for companies in the region and southeast asia including malaysia. either investing or goi
Venice became the first city in the world on Thursday to introduce a payment system for visitors in an experiment aimed at dissuading tourists from arriving during peak periods. However, it isn't the only place in Italy that has recently introduced new measures aimed at slowing tourist flows. The experiment came into force on April 25, a national holiday in Italy.