urged the chinese leader, xijinping, to make president putin see reason. later, the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, encouraged china to promote what she called a just peace . she warned beijing not to sell weapons to russia. the chinese leader said beijing was seeking a political solution to the war. rebecca choong wilkins is an asia government and politics reporter at bloomberg news. well, we have seen beijing really rolling out the red carpet for macron, scenes of that great fanfare in tiananmen square a and at the great wall wall of the people, and macron s endorsement, he earlier said that he expects china to play a major role in the resolution of the russian war in ukraine. his endorsement is significant for ukraine, because xijinping is seeking to restore ties with europe and portray china as a neutral mediator, a responsible world actor that can actually help to mediate and end the the war in ukraine. and of course, the vague blueprint for peace t
for the premier league champions. leicester city were four minutes from being knocked out of the fa cup by derby county, but wes morgan earns them a replay. and chris has the weather. it s not as cold as it has been over recent days, but we ve got rain to contend with today and it is still cold enough for some of that range of four as snow in the hills of scotland. a full forecast in the next half hour. good morning. first our main story: the actor sirjohn hurt has died. he was 77 and had recently been battling cancer. he starred in around 200 films, including harry potter and was nominated for an oscar for his roles in the elephant man and midnight express. our correspondent nick higham reports. everything came to a head today. nice man with an unexpected sympathetic one. the sort of complex characterjohn hurt played with such ease and subtlety. his talent was spotted early in a succession of leading stage and television roles. his first big breakthrough came in 1966 in a ma
leicester city were four minutes from being knocked out of the fa cup by derby county, but wes morgan earns them a replay. and chris has the weather. it s not as cold as it has been over recent days, but we ve got rain to contend with today and it is still cold enough for some of that range of four as snow in the hills of scotland. a full forecast in the next half hour. good morning. first our main story: the actor sirjohn hurt has died. he was 77 and had recently been battling cancer. he starred in around 200 films, including harry potter, and was nominated for an oscar for his roles in the elephant man and midnight express. our correspondent nick higham reports. everything seemed to come to a head today. john hurt as political diarist alan clark. both my black teeth have disintegrated into blackened stumps or stalactites. not a nice man, but surprisingly sympathetic a complex character john hurt played with such ease and subtlety. his talent was spotted early in a success
finalfor eight years, they haven t met in a grand slam final for eight years, but they haven t met in a grand slam finalfor eight years, but in they haven t met in a grand slam final for eight years, but in the next half hour serena williams takes on her sister venus for the australian title and a record breaking 23rd major crown. and chris has the weather. it is not as cold as has been over recent days, but we have got some rain to contend with today and it is still just about code rain to contend with today and it is stilljust about code and for some of that rain to fall as snow in the hills of scotland. good morning. first, our main story. the actor sirjohn hurt has died. he was 77 and had recently been ill with cancer. he starred in around 200 films including harry potter and was nominated for an oscar for his roles in the elephant man and midnight express. our correspondent nick higham reports. everything seemed to come to a head today. john hurt, as the political diaris
pledge their commitment to the special relationship. i am a people person. i think you are also, theresa. i can often tell how i ll get along with somebody very early, and i believe we are going to have a fantastic relationship. after a spate of accidents, a call for lorry drivers to be banned from using satnavs designed for cars. in sport: they haven t met in a grand slam finalfor eight years, but serena williams is taking on her sister venus for the australian title and a record breaking 23rd major crown. it is now 2 2. and chris has the weather. it is not as cold as it has been over recent days, but we have got some rain to contend with today and it is stilljust about cold enough for some of that rain to fall as snow in the hills of scotland. good morning. first, our main story. the actor sirjohn hurt has died. he was 77 and had recently been ill with cancer. he starred in around 200 films including harry potter and was nominated for an oscar for his roles in the elephant