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
price manipulation. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start with some breaking news from the philippines, where the journalist and nobel peace prize winner maria ressa and her news site rappler have been acquitted by a court in the capital manila, of tax evasion charges. ms ressa, who was awarded the nobel prize alongside a russian journalist in 2021, is head of rappler, which earned a reputation for its in depth reporting and tough scrutiny of the former president rodrigo duterte. she was convicted in 2020 for libel, and does face several other charges, which she says are politically motivated. she spoke a short time ago. today, facts win. truth wins. justice wins. a brazen abuse of power. voice waivers and meant to stop journalists from doing theirjobs, but these cases are where capital markets, where rule of law, where press freedom meet, right? so, this acquittal inaudible is notjust for us, for rappler, it is for every filipino who has e
over accusations of share price manipulation. hello and welcome to the programme. the philippinejournalist and nobel peace prize winner maria ressa has been acquitted of tax evasion charges by a manila court. her news site, rappler, was also cleared of tax evasion. ms ressa, who was awarded the nobel prize alongside a russian journalist in 2021, is head of rappler, which earned a reputation for its in depth reporting and tough scrutiny of the former president rodrigo duterte. she was convicted in 2020 for libel and does face several other charges, which she says are politically motivated. she spoke a short time ago. today, facts win, truth wins, justice wins. a brazen abuse of power. voice waivers and meant to stop journalists from doing theirjobs, but.give me a second, these cases are where capital markets, where rule of law, where press freedom meet, right? so, this acquittal inaudible is notjust for us, for rappler, it is for every filipino who has ever been unjustly acc
price manipulation. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start in the philippines, where the nobel prize winning journalist maria ressa has been acquitted of tax evasion charges by a manila court. her news site, rappler, was also cleared of tax evasion. ms ressa, who was awarded the nobel prize alongside a russian journalist in 2021, is head of rappler, which earned a reputation for its in depth reporting and tough scrutiny of the former president rodrigo duterte. she was convicted in 2020 for libel, and does face several other charges, which she says are politically motivated. she spoke a short time ago. today, facts win, truth wins, justice wins. a brazen abuse of power. voice waivers and meant to stop journalists from doing theirjobs, but.give me a second, these cases are where capital markets, where rule of law, where press freedom meet, right? so, this acquittal inaudible is notjust for us, for rappler, it is for every filipino who has ever
ajury is sworn in to hear the inquest into the death of five people shot dead byjake davison in plymouth in 2021. 0h, oh, my goodness me. and, a five set thriller down under britain s andy murray beats the 13th seed, italy s matteo berrettini, in the australian open. and coming up in sport on bbc news: jurgen klopp says he will not leave anfield until someone tells him to. it s been a difficult season for liverpool, who have an fa cup third round replay at wolves later. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. police have declared a major incident after a double decker bus carrying 70 people overturned in icy conditions in somerset. the crash happened on the a39 near cannington early this morning. many of the passengers were workers from the nearby hinkley point nuclear power station. no one died but three people are believed to have significant injuries. our correspondent helena wilkinson has the latest. this footage, posted on social media, shows the double de