Of her visit to china, and her officials are trumpeting the nearly 13 million worth of deals they expect to be signed during the trip. Theresa may has agreed a joint trade and investment review with china. Its the first step to what she says will be an ambitious trade deal post brexit although the recently lea ked Civil Service forecasts on brexit suggest a china trade deal would be of only limited benefit to the uks gdp. President xi jinping has said chinas markets will be opened further to the uk. And the two leaders also discussed north korea, protecting the environment, and, more controversially, human rights and democracy. Live, now, to shanghai, and our correspondent robin brant. This report from laura kuenssberg. Watch what i do, not what others say. Theresa may wants you to judge her actions, not her critics words. Taking tea with her husband and one of the most powerful men in the world. Lapsang souchong, no less. Maybe thats what they drink in numberten. Herjourney of thousan
Of her visit to china, and her officials are trumpeting the nearly 13 billion, worth of deals they expect to be signed during the trip. Theresa may has agreed a joint trade and investment review with china. Its the first step to what she says will be an ambitious trade deal, post brexit, although the recently leaked Civil Service forecasts on brexit suggest a china trade deal would be of only limited benefit to the uks gdp. President xijinping said chinas markets will be opened further to the uk. And the two leaders also discussed north korea, protecting the environment, and, more controversially, human rights and democracy. Laura kuenssberg reports. A short time ago i spoke to the bbcs robin brant in shanghai and i put it to him that everything anyone says in china is closely monitored or censored. I am not afraid to say what i like, but for viewers here in china, the bbc, for instance, is monitored and censored. I am not afraid to say what i like, but for viewers here in china, the b
Aid groups say new fighting in southern yemen has made an already bad humanitarian situation worse. At least ten people were killed and dozens of others injured in the port city of aden on sunday during fighting between former allies in the civil war. The yemeni president Abdrabbuh Mansour hadi, whos based in saudi arabia, has ordered an immediate ceasefire. Bill hayton reports. This is a war within a war. The Southern City of aden a battlefield between factions who once fought together against the houthi rebel movement. The former allies are now divided over the future of the country. These men are waving the flag of the former south yemen, a country that ceased to exist nearly 30 years ago, when it merged with north yemen. Now, some want it to split again. Translation we want a civilian government, a government of law, a government made according to the principles of the Southern Transition proposal. These southern separatists are a faction backed by the united arab emirates. They wa
A french climber stranded on top of a deadly mountain is safe, but the search for her partner is called off. The founder of the Swedish Furniture giant ikea, ingvar kamprad, has died at the age of 91. And click investigates technologies promising to help you live longer. Thats in half an hour here on bbc news. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Police are hunting for a man who is believed to have fled the scene after a crash that killed three teenage boys at a bus stop in west london. A 28 year old man was arrested on friday night on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a car mounted the pavement in hayes. The three victims have been named locally as josh kennedy, harry rice and George Wilkinson. Jon donnison reports. Three teenage friends on their way to a friday night party. Their lives cut short. Theyve been named locally as josh kennedy, George Wilkinson and harry rice. Hed been a promising footballer with farnborough fc. Our thoughts are with harrys family an
With the European Union and no set time limit. One friend of mine said it looked more like a plank than a bridge. Number ten says it is committed to delivering brexit and one of mrs mays allies has come to her defence. The conservative family, left right and centre, were a broadchurch, needs to come together in a spirit of mutual respect. There are difference in any broadchurch and look at what the bigger pictures showing. The labour leader is showing divisions in a party which predominately voted to leave. E eu. He told Andrew Marr Show that they wanted to be part of a union after breaks what we asked for and demanded in parliament has been a meaningful vote in parliament. Im on about the people deciding not parliament what happened with this bill, it was an undemocratic power grab by the government. Were not asking for a second referendum. The american president who met mrs may in davos this week offered his own words the wisdom on brexit, that hed have been tougher than she has been