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live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. the security and intelligence deal announced just 2a hours ago between the us, the uk, and australia has been greeted in very different ways. the white house has been outlining the advantages of closer ties in the western pacific. but for china, the extension of us power into what it sees as its sphere of influence is somewhat provocative. and there s been some collateral damage coming from france, which is furious at the deal which replaces its sale of submarines to australia with ones made in america. here s our defence correspondent, jonathan beale. britain s making its mark in the pacific. the royal navy s new aircraft carrier s been flying the flag there, on exercise with the us and allies proof of the increasing importance of the region, and the focus for this new defence agreement. so what is the threat? china is the rising power in the region notjust an ec ....
happy, happy wednesday everybody, just got back from celebrating my birthday. wow, what a night. first, i hit the lake. [bleep]. oh, my god. [bleep]. [indistinct] greg: oh, man. i had my phone on me. then we headed inside. greg: wait until you see what happened after that. got to pay extra. one guest could not resist getting back into the water. oh! [bleep]. all right? i m good. greg: yeah, he s good. but not everyone had a good time. [laughter] yeah. there is always one. and after holding it in all night, i was finally able to use the bathroom. [laughter] thank you, chipotle. so, let s talk about corrupt elections. i know, i know, there is no corruption, greg, stop it fear of our elections are as flawless as pete hegseth s hair. look at his hair appeared in like a rubik s cube covered in e to tamper with, trust me on that one. of course, you can hack our banks, servers, fuel lines, but that can t happen with elections, right? like trying to make ....
hand it over to the covid candidate. i don t believe the science suggests that young people should be vaccinated. i don t believe the science suggests that young people should have to wear masks at school. i m not sure the science is settled on that at all. young people are not likely to contract the coronavirus and when they do, their symptoms are likely to be mild and they re not likely to be hospitalized and certainly not likely to die. if misinformation could kill. it all helps to explain why governor gavin newsom beat the recall effort and by a lot, winning support from more than 60% of the electorate. according to exit polls, the most important issue for voters was the coronavirus. and when asked about the governor s job on covid, 65% said his policies were about right or not strict enough. so republicans, your thirst for covid is why you lost. nobody likes your policies that threaten our safety and our kids. you, you may want covid. you may want toin gest hor ....
say your team gets a show that is not hosted by you as close as possible to a show hosted by you. when i was listening earlier i googled how many knots could there be for catching striped bass? quite surprised. yes. the improved clinch knot seems to get the most googles. i was a bit surprised. yeah. i could go on. trust me. yes, no doubt. in your seat one week ago tonight i interviewed lieutenant colonel alexander vindman and it was a remarkable interview about the moment in which he realized donald trump had done something illegal and that can t stand and he will do something about that. and maybe bj pak went through something like that and maybe jeff rosen went through something like that where he said this can t stand. i am most worried that our democracy cannot rely on the fact that people will make good judgments. i m really glad some people did and alexander vindman did and he is a hero for doing it but i would really like to know there is something else t ....
after a father of four was stabbed to death having spent the day celebrating his two year old twin daughters birthday, the stark reality of drinking during the pandemic more people died from alcohol in england and wales last year than in any of the previous twenty years. unseasonal weather as people go to the polls in england, scotland and wales the biggest test of voter opinion since the last general election. and we meet the former royal marine commando who lost both legs in afghanistan in training for a charity swim across plymouth sound good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. french fishermen who staged a protest off the coast ofjersey about post brexit fishing rights have now sailed away from the area and back to port. two royal navy ships are still on patrol after escalating tensions in the last few days. the french claim their rights to fish off the island are being unfairly restricted by a new system of licences. leaders in jersey say they ve held po ....