during his treatment. during the kings recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer. his majesty has today commenced a schedule of regular treatments, during which time he has been advised by doctors to postpone public facing duties. throughout this period, his majesty will continue to undertake state business and official paperwork as usual. the king is grateful to his medical team for their swift intervention, which was made possible thanks to his recent hospital procedure. he remains wholly positive about his treatment and looks forward to returning to full public duty as soon as possible. his majesty has chosen to share his diagnosis to prevent speculation and in the hope it may assist public understanding for all those around the world who are affected by cancer. a spokesperson for the king has not revealed what type of cancer the king has but says it is not
officers have now searched five properties in london and newcastle in the hunt for abdul shokoor ezedi. the injured woman, who was known to the suspect, remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go and take a look at what s on the show. getting germany growing again. europe s biggest economy continues to shrink. so, what s it going to take to get it firing on all cylinders? when we go to the supermarket, but also in the restaurant, that used to be a cheap city. it s not the case anymore. there s growing discontent on the streets as germany continues to grapple with the switch away from cheap russian energy, and it struggles with the investment it needs for long term success. i m going to be discussing all of that with these two there they are. one of germany s leading business groups tells me it s important that consumers start s
for dangerous flooding. our weather team timing it all out. and breaking overseas, the latest u.s. strikes in yemen in retaliation for repeated attacks on merchant shipping in the red sea. tonight s military action against the houthis hitting 36 targets across 13 locations in yemen. this coming just one day after the mission to strike other iranian-backed militants in iraq and syria. american warplanes delivering a blow to the armed groups the u.s. blames for killing three americans and wounding more than 40 others on that remote base in jordan. that response expected to be a multiday campaign amid increasing fears of a wider escalation across the region. marcus moore in jordan with late reporting. the long-awaited and much-anticipated bipartisan border bill. months in the making. what we re learning about what s in the measure. will republicans who fought for the agreement wind up supporting it? the crucial first in the nation test for president biden. people heading t
seeking a winner take all competition and that both countries should not let any disagreement hurt economic ties. tensions have flared over washington s efforts to limit chinese access to advanced computer chips. just this week, beijing tightened export restrictions on two rare minerals both used in the chip industry, but speaking earlier today janet yellen insisted the two economies must remain closely interlinked. i ve made clear that the united states does not seek a wholesale separation of our economies. we seek to diversify and not to decouple. a decoupling of the world s two largest economies would be destabilizing for the global economy, and it would be virtually impossible to undertake. i also made clear that actions we take to protect our national security are designed to be narrowly targeted and that they are premised on straightforward national security considerations, they re are not undertaken to gain economic advantage over china. we are joinded now by alici
all of that with these two there they are. one of germany s leading business groups tells me it s important that consumers start splashing the cash again and how problems abroad are hurting his members. also, the chairwoman of the german startup association, herself a successful entrepreneur, tells me why a different way of thinking is needed. and it s the younger generation that are going to deliver it. also, i catch up with the big boss of germany s most valuable company, the software giant sap, about why he s worried the rise of the far right could harm his country s economy, but he s still confident about the year ahead. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. you know, this week we re taking a look at germany. the world s fourth biggest economy is europe s number one and probably its most influential. but last year, even though it avoided a technical recession, it was the worst performing of the g7 group