hello and welcome. the french president emmanuel macron and the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, are in beijing, where they re holding talks with the chinese leadership. the trip is the latest push by europe to engage with china, and they re expected to urge china to use its influence on russia to halt the war in ukraine. after meeting with china s premier li qiang preident macron has met president xi xingping in the last half hour. in his first comments, mr macron said the visit would focus on economic ties as well as international stability. joining me from the newsroom is our asia pacific editor, michael bristow. thank you for being with us. tell us how significant this meeting is. it is very significant, you have seen the pomp and ceremony of the welcome xijinping has given emmanuel macron and it starts on a note of something like optimism. president macron said his meetings with the chinese premier, president macron said this was a chance f
hello and welcome. president emmanuel macron of france has told xi jinping that he s counting on the chinese leader to bring russia to its senses over the war in ukraine. mr macron made the comments at the start of a meeting with mr xi in beijing. the french president is in china on a state visit. in his opening remarks, the chinese leader told his guest that the two countries could overcome their differences. but on the issue of the war, that will be difficult. france has aligned itself firmly behind ukraine. china has given support to moscow. earlier, the bbc s mariko oi explained what a good outcome might look like from the meetings. well, i think it s fair to say that there is a lot to discuss, as president macron has been facing those rather embarrassing pension protests back home so he wants to score some economic victories and he wants to push for closer trade and investment ties, basically an accord which if ratified could boost investment ties there. and of course is
the former chief executive of scottish national party peter murrell has been released without charge by the police, pending further investigation into party finances. mr murrell, the husband of former first minister nicola sturgeon, was arrested on wednesday morning. a police search resumed on thursday morning at the couple s glasgow home. let us cross live to our scotland correspondent james shaw in glasgow. what is the picture they re just now? $5 what is the picture they re “ust now? , what is the picture they re “ust now? m what is the picture they re ust now? m , what is the picture they re ust now? as you can see, the scene behind me now? as you can see, the scene behind me is now? as you can see, the scene behind me is a now? as you can see, the scene behind me is a big now? as you can see, the scene behind me is a big police - now? as you can see, the scene l behind me is a big police evidence tent obscuring the front of peter murrell and nicola sturge
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he threatened me at one point and said, you know, boris, i don t want to hurt you, but with a missile, it would only take a minute, or something like that. it s another big week of industrial action from teachers, rail workers, and civil servants. we ll let you know how you might be affected. there was to be no hollywood ending for actor and wrexham co owner ryan reynolds, whose side came close to a memorable fa cup upset. welcome to you, me and the big c live! whoo. a special episode of a very special podcast you, me and the big c celebrates the life and legacy of two of its former hosts. good morning. for many of us today it will be dry with sunny spells, strong winds and showers from this morning evening. later the cloud will come in from the north west, introducing some rain. all the details throughout the programme. it s monday, the 30th of january. our main story. 5,000 extra hospital beds and 800 new ambulances will be rolled out in england this year in a bid to