quite good value for money and people think i am insane for saying that but what other eventin saying that but what other event in the world have you got where everybody is watching the same thing at the same time and everybody is talking about the adverts? good to have you with us. let s talk business with me, sally bundock. we start with walt disney because the century old entertainment giant is battling to turn itself around in a fast changing world. disney s shares have lost over half their value since 2021, wiping out around $200 billion, on concerns it s not adapting fast enough to our changing media habits. some shareholders are pushing for disney to be broken up. on wednesday, disney came out swinging, with better than expected numbers and handouts to investors in the form of share buybacks and bigger dividends. it has also announced a big move into the gaming world, buying part of fortnight publisher epic. erin delmore has more. disney says it s on pace to bring in m
crash hitting demand for goods and pushing down prices. joining me now is mark williams chief asia economist at capital economics. these figures will not make for welcome reading once again. just looking at the stats there, the biggest contraction since 2009. why? critics succes what is going on here is yellow let s start with. the weeks ahead is yellow let s start with. the weeks ahead of is yellow let s start with. tue: weeks ahead of chinese is yellow let s start with. tte: weeks ahead of chinese new is yellow let s start with. he weeks ahead of chinese new year, is yellow let s start with. me: weeks ahead of chinese new year, we often see quite big changes in prices in china. that s probably tucked down the date forjanuary a little bit but the big picture is that china has been in deflation for a while. that is pointing to widespread weakness in the economy. there is a lack of confidence there and it is notjust consumer prices that have been falling, we have also b
less than 2a hours before the polls opened, 28 people were killed in balochistan, with the islamic state group saying it carried out two bombings. on election day, five security personnel were killed in an attack while patrolling in the north west of the country. security was therefore tight and while some polling stations were largely empty, because of security threats and cold weather, in other areas of the country people turned out in large numbers, leading to queues at polling stations as people headed in to vote. polls opened at eight in the morning local time, and closed about two hours ago. the vote took place without the former prime minister imran khan. he has been imprisoned on charges including corruption and was prevented from contesting. and in a widely criticised move, the authorities unexpectedly cut mobile phone and mobile internet services because of what they call deterioriating security . more now from south asian correspondent samira hussain. this is a re
mr blinken said there s a lot of work to be done to reach a hostage release deal between israel and hamas. more than 100 israeli hostages are still held in gaza after hamas attacked israel on october 7 and killed more than 1000 people. the secretary of state also met palestinian leader mahmoud abbas. talks have focused on the latest proposal for a new ceasefire in gaza. here s some of what secretary blinken had to say. while there are some clear non starter is in hamas s response, we do think it creates space for agreement to be reached, and we will work at that relentlessly until we get there. israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, was defiant. he said hamas s demands were delusional and that total victory was possible within months. translation: i m here to tell ou one translation: i m here to tell you one thing. translation: i m here to tell you one thing, tonight. - translation: i m here to tell you one thing, tonight. we rel you one thing, tonight. we re on o
the 280 metre long hms queen elizabeth the navy‘s biggest ever warship sails into her new berth in portsmouth. and, to bong or not to bong? mps will look again at plans to silence big ben for four years. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government says there must be an unprecedented solution for the border between northern ireland and the republic after brexit, as it published its proposals on the future relationship with ireland. they ve called for a seamless border, so that people and goods can continue to move across it freely and which protects the good friday agreement. the irish government says the paper is timely and helpful , but critics say the plans lack credible detail. our ireland correspondent chris buckler reports. more than 300 miles, crossing fields, bridges, roads and rivers. there is a political dividing line on the island of ireland. but it is a border that cannot be seen and many want it to stay that way. soft toys and cushions are