by xiaomi. the chinese company found success in high spec low priced smartphones but is now pushing for high end products. it faces stiff competition from apple and samsung. another smartphone has been launched with the ability to anticipate the users needs using ai technology. recognition tech can analyse and make sense of messages and photos to understand the intention of users based on their daily usage according to the company. the company has also shown off technology which allows users to control a carjust by using their eyes. we heard how the chinese offerings were stacking up against the competition. i would say extremely strong showing. as you mentioned, al on the phone is probably the best way chinese vendors are going to be able to compete with apple and samsung, so they are really all systems go on these innovations, but also we are seeing interesting things with electric cars and in other areas. very strong showing from the chinese at mwc in barcelona as expecte
the governor of mississippi has declared a state of emergency. at least 23 people have been killed. president biden has called the storms heartbreaking and vowed federal support. one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork where entire neighborhoods were flattened to rubble. our north america correspondent, david willis, reports. after the twister touchdown, all but wiping this tight knit community off the map. the storm struck at night. the warnings too late for the residents of rolling fork and nearby silver city. residents of rolling fork and nearby silver ci . . , ., g , , silver city. oh, man. dearjesus, lease silver city. oh, man. dearjesus, please help silver city. oh, man. dearjesus, please help them. right now we have multiple homes damaged in sioux city and other areas of the county. damaged in sioux city and other areas of the county. some survivors like in the sound areas of the county. some survivors like in the sound in areas of the county. so
look to build on their winning start, hosting wales, who lost their opening match to an ireland side, involved in a clash of the favourites in dublin. start the show. politicians and celebrities beware. the puppets of spitting image are taking to the stage. good morning all. a quiet weekend of weather awaits. good morning all. a quiet weekend of weatherawaits. it s good morning all. a quiet weekend of weather awaits. it s going to be dry for all of us and quite mild as well out there. but we could be chasing cloud amounts around. not that much in the way of significant sunshine. all the details from me throughout the morning. it s saturday 11 february. our top story: nearly 2a,000 people in turkey and syria are now known to have been killed in monday s devastating earthquakes, and there are warnings that help is struggling to get through to some areas. syrian state media says the government has now approved the delivery of emergency aid to rebel held parts of the country, but
after a drop off in donations as the cost of living crisis bites. and the british built space rover looking for work after its mission to mars was cancelled. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has refused to rule out a real terms cut in benefits despite growing pressure to do so. liz truss faces a fresh battle with some conservative mps who want her to promise welfare payments will rise in line with inflation rather than earnings a lower percentage figure that would save the government billions of pounds. there s already a cabinet split on the issue. the leader of the commons penny morduant has openly demanded that benefits do go up in line with prices. this morning the prime minister told the bbc she would still like to see the rate of tax paid by the highest earners to be lower, despite ditching her plan to do just that only yesterday. iain watson reports from the conservative party conference. it s tin hat time for liz truss. she and her chancel
it s wednesday the 25th of october. a united nations agency which looks after palestinian refugees has warned it could stop its work in gaza tonight if it doesn t receive urgent deliveries of fuel. last night, eight trucks carrying food, water and medicine crossed the rafah border between egypt and gaza, but israel has banned fuel from entering the territory, saying hamas would use it for military purposes. hamas is designated as a terrorist organisation by many western governments, including the uk. there are now growing international calls for a humanitarian pause in the fighting, to allow aid to reach gaza s residents. 0ur middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest. the slow trickle of aid. just eight lorries carrying water, food and medicine made their way into gaza last night. but what s not getting in is fuel. hospitals are struggling. here, medics use their phones to light the way as a patient arrives, as there s no fuel for generators and they re overwhelm