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it s wednesday, 31st january. our main story. scotland s former first minister, nicola sturgeon is due to give evidence about the decisions she took during the pandemic, when she appears before the covid inquiry today. ms sturgeon, who led the scottish response to the coronavirus outbreak is expected to face questions surrounding lockdowns, and missing whatsapp messages as the inquiry continues sitting in edinburgh. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon reports. 1,044 positive cases were reported yesterday. nicola sturgeon was at the helm throughout scotland s pandemic response. as head of the scottish government, she was the key decision maker and first in the firing line when things went wrong. we will have made mistakes on all aspects of the handling. now about to be questioned on that handling and how decisions the truth, the whole truth. the former first minister s closest political ally amongst those who admitted texts between the pair no longer exist. are t ....
seeking a winner take all competition and that both countries should not let any disagreement hurt economic ties. tensions have flared over washington s efforts to limit chinese access to advanced computer chips. just this week, beijing tightened export restrictions on two rare minerals both used in the chip industry, but speaking earlier today janet yellen insisted the two economies must remain closely interlinked. i ve made clear that the united states does not seek a wholesale separation of our economies. we seek to diversify and not to decouple. a decoupling of the world s two largest economies would be destabilizing for the global economy, and it would be virtually impossible to undertake. i also made clear that actions we take to protect our national security are designed to be narrowly targeted and that they are premised on straightforward national security considerations, they re are not undertaken to gain economic advantage over china. we are joinded now by ....
between the us and china ranges from taiwan and ukraine to national security and an ongoing trade dispute. janet mui, head of market analysis at rbc brewin dolphin. janet, at rbc brewin dolphin. good to have you with us. what janet, good to have you with us. what you make of this visit? as we said, the second in as many months. canjanet said, the second in as many months. can janet yellen said, the second in as many months. canjanet yellen do said, the second in as many months. can janet yellen do what the others have not yet managed to do, which is though that relationship that is particularly frosty about politics but also now economics and business two. ., but also now economics and business two. . ., ., but also now economics and business two. ., ., ., but also now economics and business two. thanks for having me. i think it is a difficult two. thanks for having me. i think it is a difficult task two. thanks for having me. i think it is a difficult task for tw ....
and ukraine to national security and an ongoing trade dispute. what s at stake? let s speak now to the duncan wrigley, chief china plus economist at pantheon economics. talk to me about trade because we know they don t see eye to eye on politics but they are also hugely dependent on each other for business. what is at stake in this dispute? business. what is at stake in this disute? ~ , ., dispute? absolutely. the two countries dispute? absolutely. the two countries are dispute? absolutely. the two countries are meshed - dispute? absolutely. the two countries are meshed in - dispute? absolutely. the two l countries are meshed in terms dispute? absolutely. the two - countries are meshed in terms of trade flows, although the us has been trying to at least develop some of the more critical industries at home, like electric vehicles. at stake here is both countries are trying to put a bottom under the relationship which has been deteriorating the last few years and, i t ....
for new sd scanners. in sport, taking control in the title race as liverpool sweep aside bournemouth to move five points clear in the premier league what yer starin at? ain t yer never seen a toff? and consider yourself entertained we head to the theatre with fundraisers and breakfast regulars hughie and freddie, as hughie lands his dream role in oliver the musical. it s monday, the 22nd of january. our main story. storm isha has caused disruption across the uk overnight, leaving tens of thousands of homes without power and causing extensive travel problems for the morning rush hour. trains have been suspended and flights cancelled. flood warnings are in place across england, wales and scotland, and wind speeds of up to 99 miles per hour have been recorded in northumberland. sellafield nuclear power station also suspended operations overnight as a precautionary measure. aru na iyengar reports. storm isha has hit hard. wales saw winds reaching 90 miles per hour. this ....