toyota. it is sounding bullish and has raised its annual net profit forecast reporting strong sales in all regions. the global shortage of semiconductors has eased and the car giant says it s on course for a record net profit this financial year of $30 billion. many car makers struggled because of a global chip shortage caused by increased demand and disrupted supply chains during the covid pandemic. toyota has also faced a safety test certification scandal at one of its major subsidiaries, daihatsu, which has led to production shutdowns at several factories. joining me now is anna marie baisden head of autos & infrastructure at fitch solutions. good to see you. when you look at the facts, the numbers and projections, it is looking very strong, but you read between the lines. tell us what we need to know. i the lines. tell us what we need to know. ~ ., , , ., the lines. tell us what we need to know. ~ . , , ., to know. i think, as you said, it is very to know. i think, a
through a huge security cordon known as the ring of steel. these days, a bus service called the glider makes a relatively easy trip between the east and west of the city several times a day. we ve taken thatjourney with some of northern ireland s so called peace generation , born after the agreement. sarah girvin reports. if the good friday agreement was the start of a journey, what s the direction of travel 25 years later? during the troubles, it wasn t possible to travel on just one bus between largely unionist east and largely nationalist west belfast. and even if it had been, not many people would have felt safe enough to do so. the free movement of today is a big change. you can see from these photographs. these are of the entity which was known as the ring of steel. this is to go shopping, this is to go to work. this is everyday civilian life. we encountered these search points and checkpoints, and this goes on for a quarter of a century. so what do our passengers make
abbey. cheering. and spain sjon rahm wins the masters in augusta and says he was inspired by the late, great seve ballesteros. china has carried out what it says is a mock air blockade of taiwan using jets carrying live ammunition in the latest escalation of tensions in the south china sea. in response the us has sent a destroyer to the area which the chinese have condemned as an illegal incursion. china began a series of military exercises just hours after the taiwanese president returned from a visit to the united states. it views taiwan as a breakway province that it wants to bring back under its control. shaima khalil reports. a show of force and fury. for a third day, china s military continued what it calls operationjoint sword aerial and naval blockade drills to seal off the island. the chinese army showed this short video of simulated attacks on taiwan, with missiles fired from land, sea and air into the island s territory. the chinese military confirmed that its ai
from the bbc sport centre. we ll start with golf where jon rahm dedicated his maiden masters title to seve ballesteros, a0 years after the spaniard last won the famous green jacket. rahm s four shot victory at augusta came after a composed final round that saw him overtake brooks koepka. it also marked what would have been ballesteros 66th birthday. when i hit that first shot on the green, the crowds reaction. a wave of emotion, of so many things overtook me. i never thought i would cry about winning a golf tournament, but i got very close on the 18th hole. in a lot of ways, because of what it means to me, and to spanish golf. this is spain s tenth major, my second win, my second major win. it is pretty incredible, and to play the way that i did today, and sunday, on difficult conditions, coming in with a margin, i have a lot of pride and am very proud of myself for what i did. it still has not really sunk in, i am looking at the course, thinking i still have a couple more h
Is why on their day of conviction, i ordered an independent inquiry into the events at the countess of chester hospital, making sure the families that have answers. I asked the Police Liaison officers to meet these families at the earliest possible opportunity for options as to the form the inquiry should take. It was clear their wishes were for a statutory inquiry, with the power to compel witnesses to give evidence under oath. That is why i am confirming this to the house today. This inquiry will in quiet the cases wider circumstances, including the trusts response to clinicians who raised the alarm and the conduct of the wider nhs and its regulators. And i can confirm to the house that lady justice regulators. And i can confirm to the house that Ladyjustice Thirlwall will lead this inquiry. She is one of the countrys most seniorjudges, currently sitting in the Court Of Appeal and with many years of experience as a seniorjudge and a senior barrister before that. Before making this st