and government voting is under way in south korea, but will new leadership make a difference this time? and the wasteland! american shopping malls lie deserted and retailers suffer. so what is president trump planning to do about the problem? hello and welcome to bbc news. a former acting attorney general has told a us senate committee that she warned the trump administration against hiring michael flynn as national security adviser. sally yates said she had let white house officials know injanuary that mr flynn had lied about contacts with russian diplomats, leaving him open to blackmail. nada tawfik has more. it was the hearing that many, not just in washington but across the country, had waited months for. sally yates, the former attorney general, speaking in public for the first time regarding her numerous warnings to the white house about general michael flynn. she testified that she spoke three times with white house counsel, saying that general flynn had lied about c
business and government voting is under way in south korea, but will new leadership make a difference this time? and, the wasteland. american shopping mauls are deserted and retailers are suffering, so what is president trump planning to do about it? welcome to world business report. i m sally bundock. also in the programme, rico willjoin us from singapore he s seen the latest international monetary fund report on asian economies. but first, today, the people of south korea are voting for a new president. the election comes after the former head of state park geun hye was removed from office as part of an ongoing investigation into corruption. the south korean economy bounced back strongly following the 2008 financial crisis, but in recent years, quarterly growth has struggled to break above 1%. the current frontrunner, moonjae in, has vowed to boost government spending and create over 800,000 newjobs in the public sector. his main rival ahn cheol soo feels the go
and the actor roy barraclough, best known for his role in coronation street, has died at the age of 81. and in sport, ahead of theirfirst test on saturday, british and irish lions head coach warren gatland says there ll be a battle for the number 10 shirt, with jonny sexton set to start on saturday. good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. the us president donald trump is coming under growing international pressure to honour the paris global climate change deal. he s expected to announce this evening whether the us will withdraw from its commitment to reduce carbon emissions. china s premier said this morning that they will honour the agreement, and urged other countries to do the same, but donald trump has previously described climate change as a hoax , and an american job killer . our environment analyst roger harrabin reports. its coal that striving president trump away from the global climate deal. before his election he promised jobs for american minors. we