debt and getting financial regulations and co ordinate in the event of an economic shock. slowly emerging as a key player in the biden administration handling of this challenging relationship to the two superpowers. planning to visit china again next year, second visit sincejuly. a major faultline between washington and beijing is the race to develop advanced semiconductors. chips power everything from smartphones to high end military equipment and are increasingly seen as crucial to the global economy. some countries, led by the us, have been trying to stem china s progress in the sector. this week, south korea and the netherlands, two key nodes in the global chip supply chain said they are partnering up. the announcement came during a state visit by the south korean president to netherlands. our two countries have decided to establish semiconductor alliance encompassing governments, businesses, and universities. the netherlands, the world s largest producer of semiconductor
the wettest of the weather, the strongest of the winds in scotland, northern ireland, 40, 50mph gust, drierfurther northern ireland, 40, 50mph gust, drier further south northern ireland, 40, 50mph gust, drierfurther south and northern ireland, 40, 50mph gust, drier further south and east, temperatures again generally between 10-17, temperatures again generally between 10 17, rememberthat low temperatures again generally between 10 17, remember that low pressure i was talking about dominating the story and that rather messy weather picture, well it looks as though the plait will be one of sunshine, showers and winds for all of us, as we go through the weekend. sophie. sophie. thanks louise. and that s bbc news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website, from the six team it s goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our hello and welcome to sportsday i m laura mcghie. major issues in premiership rugby? wasps are set to
we believe we re closer than we ve ever been so we re hopeful, but there is still work to be done and nothing is done until it s all done, so we re going to keep working on this. our security correspondent frank gardner has more details on the process of reaching an agreement. is a deal to release the hostages getting close? well, it certainly sounds like it but we have been here before. and this is incredibly tough for the families, the relatives, who been marched up this hill before and marched down again with enormous disappointment, so it s not done until it s done. but i have managed to speak to some of the parties involved in this negotiation, indirectly, and they are more optimistic than they have been before, that in the coming days there could well be a release of dozens of israeli hostages in a single batch followed by further batches and in return there would be pauses in the fighting of a few hours for each day for a number of days, 3 4, five days, something like
first to gave up at 15 and i think to be the first to admit it was in his forte and that first to admit it was in his forte and that he first to admit it was in his forte and that he did struggle with some of the and that he did struggle with some of the concepts. borisjohnson. hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, hopes are rising at some of the 240 people taken by hamas could soon be freed. president biden saying he believes a deal to secure the release of hostages being held by hamas in gaza is near. the latest indication we heard earlier, the optimism from the americans. but the us president nowjoining that by saying he feels that the release of some of those hostages is near. we will obviously return to the us president is saying. qatar is mediating saying only very minor operations two obstacles in the way. israel s ambassador to the us had earlier said, a significant number of hostages could be freed in the coming days, in exchange fo
sir patrick vallance, the government s chief scientific adviser during the pandemic, has told the covid inquiry that the government s response to limit the spread of the virus in the early months was not, in his words, operationally effective. he said borisjohnson, who was prime minister at the time, had struggled to understand some of the scientific concepts that were presented. the inquiry is currently looking at decisions made by politicians during the pandemic. helena wilkinson reports. sir patrick vallance arriving at the inquiry in central london this morning ahead of giving evidence. he became one of the most recognisable faces during the pandemic. faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to yom faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to you. appearing faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to you. appearing at faces during the pandemic. patrick, over to you. appearing at daily - over to you. appearing at daily covid news over to you. appearing at daily c