indian and chinese soldiers to the worst of violence in decades both sides gave different versions of the violence and how it unfolded. amid a call for deescalation the body of a soldier is laid to rest india s army said there were casualties on both sides with no shots fired according to media reports most soldiers drowned allegedly punched and shoved on to rocks and eventually falling into a river with severe head injuries. chinese military drills like this one have become more common both sides have increased their military presence in recent months with tension rising over who owns what land. the border has been disputed since india and china went to war in $1062.00 the line in yellow is the so-called line of actual control but there are several disputed areas on either side one of the main was is excite chain it s claimed by india that administered by china. china says their shared interests are stronger than their conflicts cut it also has a warning which we once again
rushing towards us over the hill, and basically, every minute it was probably another kilometre closer. eventually, it just hit probably another kilometre closer. eventually, itjust hit our fence and we were there at the house. the government approves the takeover of uk defence and aerospace specialist cobham by an american company. a man who confronted the fishermongers‘ hall attacker with a narwal tusk describes his deep hurt that he couldn t save the two people who died. prince philip spends the night in hospital in london, to be treated for what s being described as a pre existing condition. and coming up in half an hour, lucy hedges rounds up some of the travel show‘s best adventures from 2019. good morning and welcome to bbc news. emergency services in austrialia have described conditions as catastrophic as hundreds of fires burn across the country, threatening every major city. firefighters in new south wales issued the highest possible warning, telling some pe
times. we are now to day 105 of this bushfire emergency across new south wales. the community really needs to stay alert and understand what they are going to do as we are threatened by fires. the government approves the takeover of uk defence and aerospace specialist cobham by an american company. a man who confronted the fishermongers hall attacker with a narwal tusk describes his deep hurt that he couldn t save the two people who died. prince philip spends the night in hospital in london, to be treated for what s being descrived as a pre existing condition. and coming up dateline london looks at the effect impeachment could have on donald trump s support base that s in half an hour here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. emergency services in austrialia have described conditions as catastrophic as hundreds of fires burn across the country threatening every major city. firefighters in new south wales issued the highest possible warning, telling some
good afternoon. the family behind the british defence company, cobham, has criticised the government for approving a £4 billion take over by an american firm. a merger between the dorset based manufacturer and us private equity group advent was agreed injuly, but it was delayed over national security concerns. late last night, the business secretary, andrea leadsom, who announced the decision late last night, said it had been taken in conjunction with defence chiefs. lady cobham said the announcement had been cynically timed to avoid scrutiny. our business correspondent katy prescott reports. one of the uk s oldest defence companies. a pioneer of air to air refuelling, cobham started life in the 1930s as a flying circus. for the last few months, the government has been grappling with whether to allow its sale to the american private equity firmed advent. the daughter in law of the founder has been critical. she says this is a deeply disappointing announcement and one cynic
across new south wales and the community really is going to have to stay alert and understand what they are going to do if threatened by fires. the government approves the takeover of uk defence and aerospace specialist cobham by an american company. a man who confronted the fishmongers hall attacker with a narwal tusk describes his deep hurt that he couldn t save the two people who died. prince philip spends the night in hospital in london to be treated for what s being described as a pre existing condition. season s greetings the prime minister serves a christmas lunch to british soldiers stationed in estonia. these troops here are giving the whole continent protection, support, a guarantee of their security and its quite an amazing thing to see. everton have their man, carlo anchelotti returns to english football after signing a four and a half year deal with the club. and later on i will be looking at the stories we have covered from britain s coastal towns. that is i