both with one another, and also with our many allies and partners. and could one of britain s richest men become the new owner of manchester united football team? live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. we begin in china where an unwelcome milestone has been reached. the country s population fell for the first time since the 1960s, and the national birth rate also fell to the lowest it s been since data collection began, in 1949. the announcement on tuesday comes alongside one of china s worst economic performances in almost half a century the labour force is shrinking, as the country s retired population keeps growing. this also means india is expected to overtake china as the world s most populous nation later this year. let s take a look at some of the numbers. china s population last year was over 1.4 billion people, according to official data that s a decrease of 850,000 people from 2021. as for the na
over accusations of share price manipulation. hello and welcome to the programme. the philippinejournalist and nobel peace prize winner maria ressa has been acquitted of tax evasion charges by a manila court. her news site, rappler, was also cleared of tax evasion. ms ressa, who was awarded the nobel prize alongside a russian journalist in 2021, is head of rappler, which earned a reputation for its in depth reporting and tough scrutiny of the former president rodrigo duterte. she was convicted in 2020 for libel and does face several other charges, which she says are politically motivated. she spoke a short time ago. today, facts win, truth wins, justice wins. a brazen abuse of power. voice waivers and meant to stop journalists from doing theirjobs, but.give me a second, these cases are where capital markets, where rule of law, where press freedom meet, right? so, this acquittal inaudible is notjust for us, for rappler, it is for every filipino who has ever been unjustly acc
takeaways, restaurants and cafes in england will have to stop using plastic cutlery, plates and bowls from october, as part of a new government plan to tackle plastic pollution. we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched missile strikes across the country hitting residential areas, as well as energy infrastructure, plunging much of ukraine into an emergency blackout. this is the city of dnipro, where at least five people were killed and dozens injured when an apartment building was struck on saturday. according to the regional governor, several children were among those hurt. rescue workers are still combing the rubble for survivors. ukraine s president zelensky spoke earlier. translation: in the city of dnipro, a residential. building was destroyed as a result of this russian strike. dozens of injured and traumatised people were rescued and being treated. clearing operations are ongoing and will continue throughout the night. how many people are under the rubble is sti
rescue workers in the ukrainian city of dnipro search for survivors of a russian missile attack on an apartment building. at least 18 people were killed. is there light at the end on the tunnel on train strikes in the uk? the transport secretary is optimisitc a deal can be reached with the unions. i think both the companies and there railway unions are keen to reach an agreement agreement but that is for them to do. tens of thousands of people take part in anti government protests across cities in israel against plans for changes to theirjudiciary. hello and welcome to bbc news. some breaking news this hour dozens of people have died in a plane crash in nepal. let s run through what we know so far: the plane was flying from the capital kathmandu to the town of pokhara a popular tourist town. the crash happened as it was coming in to land.it was a yeti airlines plane with 72 people onboard. this is the footage we have of the aftermath. thought to be around two kilometres f