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we begin in china where hospitals are reported to be filling up with covid patients. infections have surged following the relaxation of the country s strict lockdown rules and as we head in to a new year many are asking what could the surge in infections mean for the economy and the rest of the world? the latest data shows factory activity shrinking for a third month in a row in december. this comes as countries around the world announce covid screening for travellers coming from china as it prepares to reopen its borders on january the 8th. to talk us through what s at stake i m joined by duncan wrigley chief china economist at pantheon macroeconomics. good morning to you. do we know what the real picture is in time in china in terms of the number of infections and those in hospital and those critically ill?- in hospital and those critically ill? in hospital and those criticall ill? ~ ., ~ ., critically ill? we don t know the exact critically ill? we don t know the exa ....
in japanese politics. and our other main story this lunchtime: durham police confirmed they are not fining keir starmer and angela rayner over allegations they broke lockdown rules last year. the race is on to replace borisjohnson as conservative leader and britain s next prime minister the first contenders throw their hats in the ring. another big rise in the number of people with covid in the uk infections are up 18%. and i am at wimbledon where britain s cameron norrie will play the six time champion novak djokovic for a place in the men s final. and coming up on the bbc news channel: former fifa president sepp blatter expresses his relief as he and former uefa boss michel platini are both found not guilty of fraud following a trial in switzerland. good afternoon. world leaders have been expressing their shock and grief after the assassination of japan s former prime minister shinzo abe. he was shot while making a speech in the city of nara, and later died in hos ....
at a campaign event. six men are found guilty for taking part in a series of robberies and burglaries including a 5.5 million diamond encrusted tiara. come on, cam! cameron norrie battles against djokovic for a place in the wimbledon final. we ll have the latest from sw19 at 5:30pm. and coming up on the film review later this hour, find out why mark kermode loves a new british film about a man who built his own robot. that s at 5:45pm. the former chancellor, rishi sunak, has confirmed he ll be standing in the contest to take on the leadership of the conservative party and the country. mr sunak launched his leadership bid in the last hour. hejoins tom tugendhat and the attorney general for england and wales, suella braverman, in putting his hat in the ring. the announcement isn t a surprise. he s been tipped as a possible successorfor some time. mr sunak quit hisjob on tuesday evening, shortly after the health secretary, triggering a tsunami of resignations from boris jo ....
the soaring cost of petrol and diesel and the competition watchdog launches an investigation into the way prices at the pump are regulated. way prices at the pump are regulated- way prices at the pump are reaulated. , ., ., . and in the wimbledon men s semi final, britain s cameron norrie loses in four sets to novak djokovic. and coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider s view of events in the uk in dateline. they share their impressions of the reasons for boris johnson s departure and the reasons for who and what come next. welcome to bbc news and apologies for my sneezing fit. really caught me unawares that time. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, and his deputy, angela rayner, have been cleared by durham police of breaking lockdown rules. the force was looking into an event last april during election campaigning, when sir keir was pictured drinking from a bottle of beer in the office of another labour mp. he d promised to ....
for 48 hours, he dug in his heels, even as, one after another, members of his government resigned. in all, five cabinet level and 23junior ministers quit because he wouldn t, along with a couple of dozen parliamentary aides. on wednesday evening, the prime minister sacked one of his oldest allies who d told him to go. another, who d accepted promotion from him just the night before, deserted his cause. mrjohnson insisted the voters had given him a mandate to govern and he would do just that. some feared he was considering a fresh appeal to the nation by calling a general election. a prime minister who d dissolved parliament once when he couldn t get his way might do so again. in fact, come thursday lunch time, borisjohnson decided he had to go. he announced his resignation blaming not himself but the herd instinct of his party. when time is up for tory leaders, they are visited by the men in grey suits , political grandees. the verdict in the dateline studio is del ....