good morning. for england and wales we are looking at rain at times, some hill snow that even some of that getting to lower levels at times. and the risk of ice. the scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers, drierand scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers, drier and brighter in the west, but wherever you are it will be blustery and cold. i will have all the details later. it s monday the 4th of december. our main story. israel says its ground offensive has now expanded to every part of the gaza strip following days of intense bombardment. the united nations says palestinians are being squeezed into a corner of the territory worsening the already dire humanitarian conditions. yolande knell has this report. ominous warnings the israeli flairs that hang in the night sky over gaza are followed by the thuds of explosions. rumbling explosion. and on the ground, israel s military says its offensive has now expanded to every part of the palestinian territory
good afternoon. the government will set out its plans for cutting legal migration this afternoon. latest figures showed it hit a record high last year, with almost three quarters of a million more people arriving in the uk than leaving. the prime minister rishi sunak has been under pressure over the issue and today in the commons, his new home secretary james cleverley is expected to announce the minimum salary for skilled workers coming from overseas will be significantly increased. our political correspondent ione wells reports. the population grew by about 1% last year, the fastest rate since the 19605 year, the fastest rate since the 1960s baby boom. this time it was driven by international migration, which ministers have pledged to reduce. , . ., ., reduce. i m very clear that the levels of reduce. i m very clear that the levels of net reduce. i m very clear that the levels of net migration - reduce. i m very clear that the levels of net migration are - reduce. i m
boeing said in a statement that the allegations were thoroughly investigated and that an analysis determined that there were no safety concerns. the firm said it s reviewing the newly released documents and will thoroughly investigate any new claim. turning to the chip industry, shares micron have fallen by around 7% in extended trading in new york. the firm beat estimates for the fiscal third quarter, powered by the artificial intelligence boom. however it forecasted revenue that was weaker than what some analysts expected. a lot of attention in the industry has been on chip giant nvidia. its shares have also struggled recently, although it briefly overtook microsoft last week as the most valuable company in the world. technology industry analyst bob o donnell explained the market reaction. these days, in the world of ai, matching is a good enough, it has to beat all the time, so you are started to get unrealistic expectation. that is what is triggering some of the moves in
The World Economic forum in davos to get the inside track on how the worlds biggest institutions are dealing with the challenges of Cyber Security. The chief Technology Officer at Bank Of America will be joining us. Also Cambridge University is recruiting a professor of lego. So we want to know if the ubiquitous Building Blocks are now more than just childs play . Are you a Master Builder . Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Today, for the first time ever, a Freight Train from china will arrive in the uk. It wasnt intended as a symbolic statement, but with the british Prime Minister now confirming the uk must leave the european Single Market, the trains arrival does illustrate that post Brexit Britain may need to look further afield for its trading partners. Theresa may used her much anticipated speech yesterday to announce the uks priorities for upcoming brexit negotiations. Leaving the Single Market means britain will lose the right to trade with the European Union without
Its wednesday 18 january. Iamjoanna i am joanna gosling. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Foreign Secretary has said countries are queuing up to sign Free Trade Deals with britain when it leaves the European Union. Borisjohnson also suggests that agreements could be achieved quickly after the article 50 negotiations are concluded, and said the uk would not be hauling up the drawbridge, despite the new Migration Controls promised by theresa may. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminsterfor us. Over to you. Thank you. What is striking this morning is the confidence oozing from number ten about yesterdays Big Speech By theresa may on brexit, insisting there has been a positive reaction from other senior eu leaders such as Angela Merkel and francois hollande, both of whom theresa may spoke to last night. This despite the fact that she has thrown down the gau ntlet that she has thrown down the ga u ntlet to that she has thrown down the gauntlet to the rest of the eu say