Welcome back. The relationship between the United States and china has been severely tested during president biden s term in office. But since may last year, the Us National Security adviser Jake Sullivan has developed something of a connection with wang yi, the senior Foreign Policy official in beijing who answers directly to xi jinping. They met four times in the last year, a channel of communication that has served as something of a Shock Absorber when tensions arise over taiwan, ukraine, the south china sea. Today, sullivan arrived in beijing to continue that conversation, with some suggestion that the two president s might be laying the ground for another meeting Beforejoe Biden Leaves office. Its really interesting, this, annabel, because it seems Jake Sullivan is the back channel between washington and beijing right now, and to what and . Because theres been some Sabre Rattling in respect of ukraine and the special materials ageing is applying to russia will do you think it coul
Good evening. Big asks are going to be made of the public in octobers budget, the Prime Minister said today, in a major speech in the number 10 garden. Sir keir starmer warned that his government had inherited a black hole in the public finances of £22 billion. He said those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heavier burden. The conservatives responded by saying his speech was an indication that labour had been planning tax rises all along. In a moment, well look ahead to what may be in the budget with our Business Editor simonjack, but first, our deputy Political Editor Vicki Young Reports on the Prime Ministers speech. Blue skies and sunshine, but the Prime Minister didnt come here to paint a rosy picture. He has accused the conservatives of wrecking the economy, leaving him to put it right. There is a budget coming in october. And it is going to be painful. We have no other choice, given the situation that we are in. Those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heavie
appreciate your time and i wish you a lovely evening. he s just 16, but he 5 taken the world of professional darts by storm. this evening, luke littler from warrington has made yet more history, reaching the world darts championship final. he only finished his gcses last summer, but he could now earn £500,000 if he wins the final tomorrow. so how s he coping with the pressure and overnight stardom? well, he says he wakes up, plays on his xbox, has some food, and has a chuck on the board. joining me now, someone who knows a thing or two about sporting success at a young age and the psychology that goes with it former table tennis champion, now author, matthew syed. thank you so much for coming on this evening. first, your response to him winning tonight? winning tonight? fantastic. i love the darts, winning tonight? fantastic. i love the darts. the winning tonight? fantastic. i love the darts, the arrows winning tonight? fantastic. i love the darts, the arrows as - w
around 12,000 people have been left homeless after a huge fire ripped through one of the rohingya refugee camps in south east bangladesh. officials say the fire gutted around 2000 shelters in cox s bazar district. hundreds of thousands of rohingya refugees, who escaped violence in neighbouring myanmar, have been living for years in crammed camps near the border in bangladesh. anbarasan ethirajan reports. the bamboo shelters of rohingya refugees in cox s bazar district are no match for the raging blaze. residents ran from the huts with their meagre belongings as the fire spread quickly. it s yet another blow for the rohingya refugees who had to flee their homes from neighbouring myanmar. thousands have become homeless in a matter of few hours. it will be a challenge for the authorities to rehome those affected. nearly a million rohingya refugees live in squalid conditions and camps scattered in cox s bazar district. the latest incident will put pressure on the ongoing aid effo
i m 0lly foster, this is sportsday live from wembley stadium, we are 90 minutes away from kick off in the champions league final between borussia dortmund and the 1a time champions real madrid. we have team news coming up. jude bellingham is la liga s player of the year, can he cap his debut season in spain by becoming a european champion? dortmund will be the underdogs, but they ve defied the odds to reach the final and the fans say they can cause an upset. and i m hugh ferris at the bbc sports centre. also coming up in the programme bath stay on course for their first league title in the 21st century. they beat sale to make the premiership final. and fourth seed alexander zverev survives a huge scare at roland garros to reach the fourth round of the french open. good evening. welcome along. not long to go now before the champions league final between the soul winner s one time to their name, dortmund versus the 1a time champions real madrid. both teams have been walking ou