let s now get down to business and starting in the uk. how attractive is the uk as a place to do business? later today we ll find out when the ons releases its latest data on the level of foreign direct investment into the uk in 2021. a recent survey conducted by the accountancy firm pwc suggests britain was the third most important place in the world for businesses to invest, behind the us and china. but the head of the cbi is not so optimistic. in a speech today tony danker will call on the government to not shy away from hard decisions that can reverse the uk s trajectory of falling investment. he will urge the government to seize green growth opportunities. lets get the view of chris southworth, secretary general of international chamber of commerce uk. good to see you. obviously we are talking about investment in the uk from overseas, that is one thing and tony danker calling on the government to invest more, that is another thing. if we talk about the uk at the moment,
more than 20 thousand nhs ambulance workers will take part in another strike over pay, manning picket lines across much of england and wales. former employees of the welsh rugby union have accused the organisation of having a toxic culture of sexism. everton have sacked manager, frank lampard, after less than a year in charge. their defeat at west ham on saturday was everton s ninth loss in 12 league games. and, meet the uk s youngest member of mensa. four year old teddy taught himself to read when he was just two, and can count to 100 in seven languages including mandarin. the prime minister has asked his independent ethics adviser, to examine how the conservative party chairman and former chancellor, nadhim zahawi, settled a multi million pound tax dispute. rishi sunak says there are questions that needed answers. mr zahawi says his error was careless but not deliberate, and his advisers say he doesn t intend to resign. labour however warns he needs to come clean and
at least 62 people have been killed in winter storms sweeping across north america. us officials are calling it the blizzard of the century. the storm has affected a vast area from canada in the north, down through the us and reaching as far as mexico. taiwan s president has announced that mandatory military service for all eligible men will rise from four months to a year. troops will also be instructed in the use of more powerful weapons systems. the measures will be introduce in 2024 and come after a review of the island s defences. now on bbc news, our world: the hunt for the russian superyachts. for years, many russian billionaires enjoyed lavish lifestyles in the west. they bought the most sought after villas and holidayed on their beloved superyachts. but with russia s invasion of ukraine, theirfairytale came to an abrupt end. western sanctions sparked a game of cat and mouse between some of the world s most powerful nations and some of russia s richest men. there
heatwaves and a mild autumn and spring. every month apart from december has been warmer than average. you are watching bbc news. now, ourworld: the hunt for the russian superyachts. for years, many russian billionaires enjoyed lavish lifestyles in the west. they bought the most sought after villas, and holidayed on their beloved superyachts. but with russia s invasion of ukraine, theirfairytale came to an abrupt end. western sanctions sparked a game of cat and mouse between some of the world s most powerful nations and some of russia s richest men. there was a real frenzy around the world between democracies to see who could sanction the most people the most quickly, who could sanction the biggest yacht. we got stopped because this is a big, blue, easily visible, high profile target. for the first time, the head of the us kleptocapture task force reveals how they caught a superyacht. we saw it scrambling out of waters where we would normally be able to seize it. security, sec