both with one another, and also with our many allies and partners. and could one of britain s richest men become the new owner of manchester united football team? live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. we begin in china where an unwelcome milestone has been reached. the country s population fell for the first time since the 1960s, and the national birth rate also fell to the lowest it s been since data collection began, in 1949. the announcement on tuesday comes alongside one of china s worst economic performances in almost half a century the labour force is shrinking, as the country s retired population keeps growing. this also means india is expected to overtake china as the world s most populous nation later this year. let s take a look at some of the numbers. china s population last year was over 1.4 billion people, according to official data that s a decrease of 850,000 people from 2021. as for the na
and could one of britain s richest men become the new owner of manchester united football team 7 live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the program. we begin in china where an unwelcome milestone has been reached. the country s population fell for the first time since the 1960s, and the national birthrate also fell to the lowest it s been since data collection began, in 1949. the announcement on tuesday comes alongside one of china s worst economic performances in almost half a century. the labour force is shrinking, as the country s retired population keeps growing. this also means india is expected to overtake china as the world s most populous nation later this year. let s take a look at some of the numbers. china s population last year was more than 1.4 billion people, according to official data. that s a decrease of 850,000 people from 2021. as for the national birth rate, it sank to just 6.77 births per 1,000 people. comp
the things they usually talk about. trade and security and iran and the indo pacific. even more than that, he will focus on ukraine. he said he s going to stress that now that is the time. just turning this down. now is the time to move further and faster and getting ukraine the tools that it needs to win the war. his emphasis has been on weapons. the brits announced they would give 1a tanks to ukraine, and thatis would give 1a tanks to ukraine, and that is something that britain is hoping will inspire others, especially in europe, especially germany, to follow through. the germans have those leopard tanks that would be very effective. not the kind of the messages come with off the back of that announcement. that s the kind of. as soon as james cleverly and anthony lee can come out, we will listen. i imagine northern ireland may come up as well. ., , ~ northern ireland may come up as well. ., , ~ ., , well. antony blinken. but does come u- well. antony blin
Confirmed. Strong winds at the university of kentucky. The dangerous Weather Threat from mississippi, up into the northeast. New york city bracing for tomorrow. Heavy rain and inland several inches of snow, possible flooding from washington up to boston. Rob marciano timing it out. Overseas tonight, the images, the aftermath. Tonight, israel facing tough questions after a deadly air strike killing seven aid workers delivering food in gaza. Among them, an american citizen. Their clearly marked convoy hit three times by the Israeli Military while traveling through an area considered safe. They had alerted the israelis beforehand. Tonight, what Prime Minister netanyahu is now saying, drawing even more outrage for his words. The white house on this tonight. Britt clennett in israel. Here at home tonight, the 15yearold girl, the amber alert. Authorities say she was shot dead in the crossfire. And now, the newly released video raising new questions about this case, the deadly deputy shooting
Confirmed. Strong winds at the university of kentucky. The dangerous Weather Threat from mississippi, up into the northeast. New york city bracing for tomorrow. Heavy rain and inland several inches of snow, possible flooding from washington up to boston. Rob marciano timing it out. Overseas tonight, the images, the aftermath. Tonight, israel facing tough questions after a deadly air strike killing seven aid workers delivering food in gaza. Among them, an american citizen. Their clearly marked convoy hit three times by the Israeli Military while traveling through an area considered safe. They had alerted the israelis beforehand. Tonight, what Prime Minister netanyahu is now saying, drawing even more outrage for his words. The white house on this tonight. Britt clennett in israel. Here at home tonight, the 15yearold girl, the amber alert. Authorities say she was shot dead in the crossfire. And now, the newly released video raising new questions about this case, the deadly deputy shooting