this is the first escalation since the uaw ordered nearly 9,000 workers to walk out at ford's largest plant in mid—october. the tactic has been to play the auto—makers against each other and, in this instance, the uaw may try to pressure them in an offer on the table. we will get a glimpse into what this means when gm and ford report currently earnings this week. in the fast, the union have used pay and reports to fuel the argument that the companies can afford concessions to workers. gm reports tuesday giving wall street the first. ford falls on thursday. staying in the us, ramblings and the market appear to have concerned investors. the snp closing at its lowest since may, as you can see. often viewed as a safe haven investment. leading to a fall in the yield. that has bounced back on concerns that the fed will continue to hike rates. i have spoken to tim murray on the implications. we i have spoken to tim murray on the implications.— the implications. we will probably _ the implications. we will probably see _ the implications. we will probably see it _ the implications. we will probably see it skirt, - the implications. we will l probably see it skirt, close the implications. we will - probably see it skirt, close to it in the next three months or something like that. normally, when the short end of the curb comes down and goes belong the longer end of the curve, but in this case, the long end is coming up. that is something we really have never seen before and we are not sure exactly how the market is going to react to that. it is probably a good thing because it properly means economic growth look strong. given the developments fast unfolding in the middle east, how do you see that playing a role in terms of us treasuries? yes, it is not clear so if the conflict does expand outside of just israel and gaza, that would be a problem because it would be a problem because it would probably mean oil prices go up. 0il would probably mean oil prices go up. oil prices go up, inflation goes up and that probably would push rates even higher. 0therthan probably would push rates even higher. other than that, you don't expect a lot of impact. but typically, when we do see uncertainty increase, that does create a demand for us treasuries to go up and that pushes rates down. however, we haven't seen a lot of that yet, but that is another factor. so on balance, i would say that situation is kind of neutral. here in asia, the japanese economy is also facing a slump. people aren't spending because wages aren't increasing fast enough. things are getting more expensive. the prime minister has outlined plans like tax cuts, something he was hesitant to explore before. 0ur columnist told me in preventing those reforms could be a challenge. japan, after 20 years of trying, finally has inflation and consumers don't like it. i think this response by the government in some ways is the right response. it's just a bit belated at this point. i think the biggest question is implementation, how quickly does the government implement the changes and how do they explain how to pay for it? japan has the largest debt burden along developed nations. there's a question how to pay for these steps at a moment when the government is increasing military spending and childcare spending. it will be interesting to see how they finesse this. that is an interesting point you raise. so what are your expectations in terms of tax cuts? something we know the prime minister has been hesitant about. when the prime minister talked about creating a new capitalism, this was the first... the tax cuts are largely focused on the middle class. however, there also is talk about corporate cuts. japanese companies do not need a tax break. what they need is to enforce tax roll to pay more taxes. that's a bit of a miscue. but i do think the focus on the middle class, only that part is, these are temporary. if you try to change consumer spending, you try to give households confidence in the economic future, you don't want to make these cuts temporary, you want to make them permanent. toxic air is back to haunt india's cities, especially mumbai and delhi, it has suffered its worst records in recent days sending the government into firefighting mud. my colleague has more on the measures aimed at tackling this annual problem.— the measures aimed at tackling this annual problem. welcome a raft of policies _ this annual problem. welcome a raft of policies have _ this annual problem. welcome a raft of policies have been - raft of policies have been announced to tackle air quality which has now hit a very poor level in the indian capital. in a meeting in delhi yesterday, the environment minister announced the metric levels will be increased. the government has also said special teams will be identified to inspect the local source of pollution across eight or nine hotspots in the capital. the minister said dust suppressant powders will also be used to curb pollution. reports suggest a crackdown on firecrackers and stubble burning in farms and neighbouring states could also be some other measures under consideration going ahead. in mumbai, police guidelines have been issued to some 6,000 construction sites to keep air quality in check. this includes sprinkling systems and anti—smog machines. but how protective these policies are in tackling what has become a persistent and recurrent problem during the winters will only become clearer as temperatures drop further in the days ahead.— the days ahead. another persistent _ the days ahead. another persistent problem, - the days ahead. another persistent problem, wel the days ahead. another i persistent problem, we are talking about how these are nasty and creepy and cruelly. bed bugs, they are making a comeback in france. we went on to find out how some technology could help to tackle this problem. these bedbugs don't know it yet, but they are walking into a trap. this device contains a pheromone chemical that attracts bedbugs and the trap is typically set in beds or seats. connected to the internet when the creature is captured, a camera inside takes a picture and transmits it so that al software aided by the human eye can confirm if the human eye can confirm if the dreaded bed bug has been found. then an alert can be sent to people like hotel or transport stuff so pest control measures can be begin before the bugs multiply. the devices are placed around the world, but the nerve centre is here in cambridge. the start—up behind this was set up by science graduates from cambridge university. graduates from cambridge university-— university. they act as an early warning _ university. they act as an early warning system - university. they act as an early warning system andj early warning system and effectively, like a covid test. so effectively, like a covid test. 50 you — effectively, like a covid test. so you are doing the measuring to tell_ so you are doing the measuring to tell you — so you are doing the measuring to tell you where to go and treat _ to tell you where to go and treat. before that, you can catch— treat. before that, you can catch it _ treat. before that, you can catch it earlier before they spread _ catch it earlier before they s - read. ,, ., catch it earlier before they sread. , ., catch it earlier before they sread. ,., , spread. so it is a company, you have a live _ spread. so it is a company, you have a live data _ spread. so it is a company, you have a live data set _ spread. so it is a company, you have a live data set of- spread. so it is a company, you have a live data set of bed - spread. so it is a company, you have a live data set of bed bug| have a live data set of bed bug activity, do you think there has been a rise in the number of bedbugs or is it partly driven by social media hysteria?— driven by social media hsteria? . �* ., ., hysteria? we haven't monitored about1 hysteria? we haven't monitored about 1 million _ hysteria? we haven't monitored about 1 million hotels _ hysteria? we haven't monitored about1 million hotels now- hysteria? we haven't monitored about 1 million hotels now and l about1 million hotels now and there — abouti million hotels now and there has_ about1 million hotels now and there has been a consistent rise — there has been a consistent rise this _ there has been a consistent rise this year. before covid, there — rise this year. before covid, there had _ rise this year. before covid, there had been on uptake. it drortped _ there had been on uptake. it dropped back a bit with everyone travelling, but now it has come _ everyone travelling, but now it has come back with a vengeance. this is_ has come back with a vengeance. this is hot— has come back with a vengeance. this is not the only game in town, other companies incorporate traps in furniture legs, while others use sniffer dogs. there is a stigma around pest control for clients like hotels, not to mention it as another cost for the struggling hospitality industry. i spoke to one owner of a paris hotel who has invested in this bed bug detection technology and displays a badge to show this to customers.— displays a badge to show this to customers. about two weeks auo, we to customers. about two weeks ago. we had — to customers. about two weeks ago, we had the _ to customers. about two weeks ago, we had the detection - to customers. about two weeks ago, we had the detection of i ago, we had the detection of the bedbug. and i want to tell you, it is frightening. the reason we invested in this technology is first, as a service to the customers. second, the reputation of the hotel. and third, this will eliminate the risk of somebody suing us because he or she was bitten. , ., .., . bitten. rising global concern about bedbugs _ bitten. rising global concern about bedbugs has - bitten. rising global concern about bedbugs has certainly| about bedbugs has certainly brought new interest into all aspects of this somewhat niche industry. the future growth of which depends very much on the fate of the tiny bedbug. that's all for now, but do stay on with bbc news. bbc news, bringing| you different stories from across the uk. this is one of the country's biggest squash academies. 140 youngsters regularly chase a tiny rubber ball, and now an olympic dream. for years, the sport tried, and failed, to earn a spot at the greatest show on earth. many, like former world number nine daryl selby, had practically given up. amazed. very, very happy. just words i never thought i'd be able to say, that squash is in the olympics. daryl will be 45 when the olympic roadshow hits la, so it will be someone else's turn to shine on court. 16—year—old amelie lives and breathes the sport. right place, right time. the olympics is obviously always a dream, but playing a sport that's not in the olympics doesn't really follow that dream. so now, it's actually, yeah, pretty, pretty special. decades of disappointment have hit the sport hard. numbers have declined. 250,000 people play it weekly in england now, half of what it was a decade ago, but with olympic inclusion, an increase in profile and an increase in funding. i really like squash and, for a couple of years, it wasn't in the olympics, and i heard it on tuesday and i was like, "yay!" for more stories from across the uk, head l to the bbc news website. hey, i'm zof, with the catch up. tonight, more flooding across the uk, a breakthrough on cervical cancer and a pumpkin boat race. but first, the israeli military has increased air strikes on gaza. the health ministry there, which is run by hamas, says more than 430 people have been killed in 24 hours. israel say they're targeting sites that may pose a security risk. more than 1,400 people were killed in hamas's attack on israel earlier this month. meanwhile, rishi sunak says british experts think an explosion at a hospital in gaza last week was likely caused by a missile fired from gaza. hamas blame israel, but israel say it was a misfiring of palestinian islamichhad rocket. some other stories now. there's a warning flooding from storm babet could last days. thousands of people were evacuated and more than 100 flood warnings are in place. next, a ban on no—fault evictions. it's been delayed. landlords can kick out tenants who aren't on fixed term contracts with two months' notice without a reason. ministers promised to ban that in 2019, but now want other changes. and some good news. scientists say they might have made the biggest breakthrough in treating cervical cancer in 20 years using cheap existing drugs before radiotherapy. a trial found it cut the risk of women dying or the cancer returning by 35%. time now, then, for ten seconds of giant pumpkins. check this. these kayakers are taking part in an annual pumpkin boat race in belgium. this broccoli hat at the end there is definitely my favourite costume. she really doesn't hold back. you're all caught up now. see you later. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, tulsen tollett. tottenham beat fulham to return to the top of the premier league. tributes for sir bobby charlton continue at manchester united. and afghanistan hold their nerve to beat pakistan at the cricket world cup. hello and welcome along, where we begin with football and the premier league, where tottenham hotspur are back on top of the table after a 2—0 win over fulham. goals from son heung—min and james maddison sealed the victory. the result means fulham stay 13th. spurs appear to be a team transformed under australian ange postecoglou, and it may not be long before they're viewed as genuine title challengers. the spurs boss was delighted with his goalscorers. it's great. they're both quality players and they're obviously leaders at the club, and i thought they really handled it well today in terms of, again, like the rest of the team, particularly, just with their work ethic. they're both quality players with the ball. their ability to press the opposition and work hard for the team is a credit to them.