america's top diplomat tells the bbc he's prepared to take steps against china if it continues to support russia's war effort — but offers a way to improve relations with beijing. one is making sure that we are communicating clearly, particularly in places where we have differences to avoid misunderstandings, to avoid miscalculations. the other is seeing if we can build greater cooperation in areas where we have mutual interest in doing that. a palestinian baby girl who was rescued from her dying mother's womb after an israeli airstrike in gaza has died. and a study says it has found the strongest evidence yet that global conservation efforts are having a positive effect. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer, hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment, is being tested on british patients.

hello, i'm samantha simmonds. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in china. america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has told the bbc that he is prepared to take steps against china if beijing continues to send key supplies to russia which are used to aid its invasion of ukraine. the secretary of state has been holding talks with the chinese leader, xijinping, for talks in beijing — where he also raised concerns about taiwan, and industrial espionage. mr xi in return called for greater mutual co—operation, so both countries could succeed. after that meeting, mr blinken sat down with the bbc�*s laura bicker — here's a little of what they said. thank you forjoining us. what were the biggest points of contention for you and your chinese counterparts? what's really important is i was

last here ten months ago and that really kicked off much greater engagement between our countries, diplomatic engagement with a number of my colleagues coming to china after my trip and president biden and xi meeting in san francisco last year. they agreed it was very important to sustain this diplomatic dialogue and communication because we have an obligation to manage the relationship between our countries sustainably given the importance it has notjust sustainably given the importance it has not just for our sustainably given the importance it has notjust for our people but around the world. that has two aspects. one is making sure we communicate clearly in areas where we have differences, to avoid miscalculations and misunderstandings. the other is to see if we can build greater co—operation in areas where we have mutual interest in doing that. that is exactly what i was focused on

here, carrying that agenda forward. and clearly there are areas where we have profound differences but we are talking about it and making our intentions clear but also is in progress and areas of co—operation on military to military communications. now a dialogue in al. and we also to build up people ai. and we also to build up people up ai. and we also to build up people up people to people exchanges. what up people to people exchanges. what ou need to up people to people exchanges. what you need to walk— up people to people exchanges. what you need to walk away with to make this trip a success for you?— this trip a success for you? we've seen ready _ this trip a success for you? we've seen ready that _ this trip a success for you? we've seen ready that this _ this trip a success for you? we've seen ready that this is _ this trip a success for you? we've seen ready that this is a - this trip a success for you? we've seen ready that this is a process l seen ready that this is a process and is not like flicking a switch. presidents agreed we'd co—operate on countering narcotics, opioids, the biggest cause of death for young people and though it is made with chemicals, precursors that get synthesised into this opioid. those chemicals are often manufactured in china for totally appropriate legal

purposes but they get diverted to illegal organisations that turn interventional and are sent to the us. we have seen a real change from china trying to deal with that but in our conversations today we focus on how to carry that forward to have a real impact and make sure we have results, looking for steps china can take to counter that. as you mentioned, we announced we would have a dialogue on artificial intelligence, the risks and safety concerns because it important we talk about it. let's speak to our china correspondent, stephen mcdonell. what is your assessment of this meeting and the messaging coming out of it from both countries? i think funnily enough. _ of it from both countries? i think funnily enough, despite - of it from both countries? i think funnily enough, despite the - of it from both countries? i think. funnily enough, despite the tough talk, it's all been pretty cordial and i think both governments would have thought it was a good visit. they are serious criticisms of one

another, for example the us criticism of china is being a key backer of russia in its invasion of ukraine, nota backer of russia in its invasion of ukraine, not a small matter and the other way around, china saying it doesn't want the us supplying weapons to taiwan. its increasing tensions in the taiwan strait. they have some tough messages for one another and yet there are still able to maintain pretty cordial atmosphere. antony blinken went to a basketball game on things like this so there were some gestures of goodwill being built between the two governments to find a way forward which is the crucial thing for both sides to not see things slide back to where they were. they don't want to where they were. they don't want to go back to their worst, just a few years ago, worst moments with no ministerial visits go back and forth. ~ ., ., ., ,, .,

forth. we heard earlier that us and china should _ forth. we heard earlier that us and china should be _ forth. we heard earlier that us and china should be a _ forth. we heard earlier that us and china should be a not _ forth. we heard earlier that us and china should be a not rivals - forth. we heard earlier that us and china should be a not rivals but - forth. we heard earlier that us and china should be a not rivals but as| china should be a not rivals but as the us heads family towards its election, what are those red lines on key issues when the two candidates, biden and trompe viva presidency? and china no doubt will be an issue that comes up. i presidency? and china no doubt will be an issue that comes up.- be an issue that comes up. i think the chinese _ be an issue that comes up. i think the chinese government - be an issue that comes up. i think the chinese government is - be an issue that comes up. i think the chinese government is under| be an issue that comes up. i think l the chinese government is under no illusions as to how this can play out in an election year, it's different to other elections in the us because neither side will want to be seen as being soft on china. when i say either side, i'm in the major political parties in the us. so i think some at least will be like water off a ducks back because they know that if the political process in the us and what they are hoping for is a means of communication established between the two governments, for example china's

foreign minister said it can choose co—operation or put pressure on one another and risk potentially sliding into an accidental war. we are talking about the south china sea, taiwan, these sorts of areas where two aircraft fly to close to each other and then next thing you know there's a conflict. they have means of communication to stop that happening. it connection link between both governments, both want to stop that. look at the numbers, chinese students in the us, 290,000, us students in china, 900. i mean, it is such an imbalance and i think both governments would like to fix that. a big point of contention, this could be the question of ukraine and china suppose at support of the rush new invasion of ukraine

and... this is gear that could have and... this is gear that could have a civilian application but could be used to weapons or machines that make weapons. the us government is saying basically that putin would be able to maintain his invasion of ukraine without any support. that is a very serious allegation and so i don't think we have heard the last of that in terms of visits like this. . ~ of that in terms of visits like this. ., ~ , ., two british men have been charged with helping russia after a suspected attack on a ukrainian—linked business. they are the first people to be charged under the new national security act 2023, which was designed to strengthen the uk's defences against hostile activity by other states. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has the story. because of reporting restrictions last saturday, we haven't been able to

bring details to our audiences until now but those reporting restrictions were lifted this afternoon and the story relates to a fire at a warehouse in east london on march 20 two units, industrial units on an industrial estate set on fire and by ukrainian businessman and his latvian wife. when they investigated that, it led to these serious charges that have now been brought. the first charge relates to dylan l charged under the new security act of 2023. that was brought in to prevent foreign interference and modernise the laws around espionage and sabotage. he faces a charge understood to be links to russia and also with aggravated arson. he appeared in court on saturday but we won't to report that until today.

another man, 22—year—old man appeared in court today named jake reeves. he's been charged with receiving material benefit believed to be linked to russia and also charged of aggravated arson. two other men appeared on court on monday charged with aggravated arson but without intelligence style offences and one appeared in court today charged with failing to report a terrorist act to the police. it's turned into a complex investigation but two men have become the first tee meant to be charged under the new national security act and the allegation is that they were working with russia and it is linked to the fire in east london. find with russia and it is linked to the fire in east london.— with russia and it is linked to the fire in east london. and there has been government _ fire in east london. and there has been government reaction - fire in east london. and there has been government reaction to - fire in east london. and there has| been government reaction to this? yes, both david cameron and the security minister have welcomed the action and said it shows that this

new act is up and running and being used to try and defend the uk, as it was introduced to preserve the uk democracy and that has been the design behind the act. it's been welcomed by both the senior politicians who spoke at today. scotland's first minister, humza yousaf, has said he will not resign from the position — despite facing a no—confidence vote at holyrood next week. yesterday he terminated a coalition with the scottish greens — saying he was prepared to lead a minority administration. the greens have said they will vote against him. speaking in dundee, mr yousaf said his plan was in the best interest of scotland. when it comes to the events of the last 2a hours, i will notjust be looking to talk to her, i'll be writing to the greens and labour and

conservatives, every party representing the parliament to make minority government work. it's also on the opposition in good faith to act in good faith so we can deliver to the people. you act in good faith so we can deliver to the maple-— act in good faith so we can deliver to the neonate-— to the people. you cancelled a seech to the people. you cancelled a speech in _ to the people. you cancelled a speech in glasgow _ to the people. you cancelled a speech in glasgow to - to the people. you cancelled a speech in glasgow to come - to the people. you cancelled a i speech in glasgow to come here to the people. you cancelled a - speech in glasgow to come here and make this announcement. doesn't that smack of a desperate attempt to get the greens you kicked out back on board? ~ ., ., , , ., , ., board? what it does is demonstrate we are delivering _ board? what it does is demonstrate we are delivering on _ board? what it does is demonstrate we are delivering on the _ board? what it does is demonstrate we are delivering on the priorities . we are delivering on the priorities of the people. if you asked them about housing, is one of the top issues that comes up. is about housing, is one of the top issues that comes up.— issues that comes up. is not the --eole issues that comes up. is not the peeple to _ issues that comes up. is not the people to convince, _ issues that comes up. is not the people to convince, is _ issues that comes up. is not the people to convince, is the - people to convince, is the politicians. i people to convince, is the politicians.— people to convince, is the politicians. i will leave the opposition _ politicians. i will leave the opposition to _ politicians. i will leave the opposition to do _ politicians. i will leave the opposition to do the - politicians. i will leave the - opposition to do the gameplay and political opportunism if as they wish to do but i focus on the priorities of the people. but whatever— priorities of the people. but whatever happens here, won't it be the case that even if you survive through your own actions, you will be weaker, effectively sharing an

office but not in power? i be weaker, effectively sharing an office but not in power?— office but not in power? i don't believe in _ office but not in power? i don't believe in that _ office but not in power? i don't believe in that at _ office but not in power? i don't believe in that at all. _ office but not in power? i don't believe in that at all. it's - office but not in power? i don't believe in that at all. it's not . believe in that at all. it's not easy, you have to fight for issues you believe in and i can do that. but it is incumbent notjust on the government but also the opposition not to frustrate the process and play games but in good faith act on the parodies of the people. but ou've the parodies of the people. but you've insulted the greens by chucking them out in this manner and previously insulted her by saying... let me say that i believe it was the right thing to do and have had the action mac anger and upset from green colleagues and the actions at took yesterday weren't intended to upsetin took yesterday weren't intended to upset in the way that has been communicated sabi writing to see...

i'll speak to them directly about what happened. but what i would say... what happened. but what i would sa , ., , what happened. but what i would sa ..., .,, . ., what happened. but what i would sa..., . ., , say... just to be clear, sounds like ou are say... just to be clear, sounds like you are saying _ say... just to be clear, sounds like you are saying you _ say... just to be clear, sounds like you are saying you regret - say... just to be clear, sounds like you are saying you regret it - say... just to be clear, sounds like you are saying you regret it and i say... just to be clear, sounds like| you are saying you regret it and are apologising. i you are saying you regret it and are apologising-— you are saying you regret it and are apologising-_ to i apologising. i said i believe... to ou apologising. i said i believe... to you regret _ apologising. i said i believe... to you regret the — apologising. i said i believe... to you regret the way _ apologising. i said i believe... to you regret the way it's _ apologising. i said i believe... to you regret the way it's been - apologising. i said i believe... to i you regret the way it's been done? you're putting words into my mouth. let me speak in my words. i do understand and empathise with the position because i understand how they must be feeling. but that doesn't mean the parties that share so many values and priorities cannot and should not work together in a less formal arrangement.- and should not work together in a less formal arrangement. turning to the us now, where the supreme court has heard arguments about whether donald trump is immune from prosecution for actions he took while president. the justices have been asked to consider whether any president should have full, or partial immunity. the outcome will determine, among other things, whether mr trump should face trial on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020

election defeat. with the latest from new york, here's cbs correspondentjarred hill. the supreme court yesterday, around the question of how much immunity does former president trump or any president of the us have when it comes to criminal prosecution related to official acts that they are conducting as president. what we heard from the justices is that it seems the majority don't believe there is this blanket immunity for official acts, as former president trump has claimed, instead it does seem that there is some middle ground they are focusing on. with that they could potentially be the possibility that if they rule in that way, this case gets struck down to a lower court which would snowball, delaying another bigger case, this federal election interference case that he is facing. that could end up getting pushed beyond this november's election.

take us through what we can expect today at the supreme court and the ongoing trial in new york. the supreme court is going to continue with deciding how they will decide that case. meanwhile we have this hush many case happening in new york, this is not related to that supreme court case, and it will continue to go on and the question is whether the former president was involved in this illegal scheme back before the 2016 election. he was involved in a scheme to disclose hush money payments to a woman alleged to be in a affair with him. he says he didn't do anything wrong. we are expecting the former publisher of the national enquirer to be back on the stand, he was someone who was an integral part of these transactions that are said to have been made in order to catch and kill stories that looked unfavourable to the former

president or then candidate trump. he will be back at the stand the legal team will be questioning him as they continue to try and poke holes in some of these arguments that the former president illegally orchestrated the scheme to disclose some of those payments. this is the scene live at the courthouse where we are expecting donald trump to arrive shortly for the resumption of that hush money trial. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

the bbc has learned th there at a baby who was rescued from her dying mother's womb following an israeli air strike in gaza has died. sabreen was delivered by caesearean section in a rafah hospital shortly after midnight last sunday.

doctors resuscitated the baby but she passed away on thursday. our special correspondent fergal keane followed the story of sabreen and a warning you may find some of his report distressing. well, we got the news late last night in a phone call from an uncle of baby sabreen, who said that she died yesterday morning and the family had buried her byipm. now, this story begins last saturday night with an israeli air strike on the family home. the israel defence forces say they were going after hamas operatives and hamas infrastructure. the missile hit the family home. it killed sabreen's father. it killed her three—year—old sister, malak. and then her mother, badly injured, was rushed to a local hospital. and that's where we saw these dramatic scenes of the baby sabreen being born. she was born through a caesarean section on her mother

and then doctors trying to resuscitate her, tapping her chest to stimulate breathing, putting an air pump into her mouth, and then placing her in an incubator. and it looked at that time as if there was a fragment of hope that out of this terrible tragedy, some life would survive. of course, at that time, we should point out, doctors were saying her condition is critical. and indeed, one of the doctors, a doctors who looks after the emergency care in the neonatal unit at emirati hospital, he did say if she survives, well, we now know that that didn't happen. and baby sabreen joins the 16 other children who were killed that weekend in air strikes and by israel. we are told also by family members that they would have been more than willing and were indeed happy at the prospect of adopting her.

murvat lakhani, the maternal grandmother of baby sabreen. when ourjournalist colleague visited her in the refugee tent where she's living, she was scrolling through photographs of her daughter, speaking directly to her daughter and promising that she would take care of the child along with the paternal grandmother, and also saying in that interview that that she did with us. "well, you will see baby sabreen in heaven." this is how the story ends, i'm sad to say. baby sabreen dying. doctors doing their very best to try and save her, but not being successful. let's turn to the post office inquiry here in london — and what's been called one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history. it's been hearing a second day of evidence from the former senior post office executive, angela van den bogerd. she's key figure who handled many sub—postmasters complaints about the horizon it system.

she admitted to the inquiry that the post office asked gina griffiths, the wife of martin griffiths, to sign a non—disclosure agreement, alongside a settlement of 140,000 pounds, after mr griffiths killed himself in 2013. he'd been accused of having a shortfall in his accounts. the inquiry counsel, jason beer kc, asked her to explain the request. it's the long and short of it that you had a settlement on the basis of £1a0,000 payment, which figure applies to a completely different type of loss, you ensured that there was a nondisclosure agreement attached to that settlement and you agreed to the staging of payments to act as an incentive using money as a tool to keep the matter hushed up? it was never to keep the matter hushed up.

any settlement agreement that the post office ever entered into was done with a nondisclosure agreement. why? because that was just the way they operated. take a step back, from the answer of an automaton. why does the post office always insist on nondisclosure? because that was how they tied up the agreement. but why? i just accepted that that was the standard approach. for all agreements. why does the post office always insist on nondisclosure? they wanted to draw a line under that engagement. that was how they had always proceeded. i'm not talking about this engagement but in general terms, that was how they had always proceeded. we can speak now to azadeh moshiri who is at the inquiry in central london.

just explain the context for us. i spoke to one of the victims attending today and she said that was the most difficult part of the hearing today, to listen to so far, because his story is one of the most devastating to come out of the scandal. he took his own life by front of a bus in 2013 after his family are accused the post office of hounding him for tens of tens of thousands of pounds. there is a letter from thousands of pounds. there is a letterfrom his daughter thousands of pounds. there is a letter from his daughter written to the post office a year later saying she was disgusted about the way they were handling this and angela van den bogerd in charge. they have paid in exchange for the family dropping a live current claim under the mediation scheme that would eventually clear his name and staged

payments were being arranged in order to incentivise contravention —— confidentiality. they describe this as the drip feeding of money to ensure the widow's silence. live to new york where he has arrived at the courthouse for the resumption of his hush money trial. the most highly conflicted judge i've the most highly conflicted judge i've ever— the most highly conflicted judge i've ever seen. and yesterday the supreme — i've ever seen. and yesterday the supreme court having to do with immunity. — supreme court having to do with immunity, i listen to the argument last night— immunity, i listen to the argument last night and thought it was great and the _ last night and thought it was great and the questions were great. all presidents have to have immunity. corning _ presidents have to have immunity. coming up — presidents have to have immunity. coming up here on bbc news but donald trump addressing...

hello. it was a really cold start to the day. a widespread frost. lowest temperatures down to —6 in the coldest spots in both northern england and scotland. but many of us have seen sunny skies like these already. it is a day, though, where clouds will bubble up to bring showers. and we've seen lots of showers in northern ireland. there have been quite a few for the north and east of scotland, and down the eastern side of england. meanwhile, this thicker cloud affecting southern wales and southern—most areas of england. well, that's a weather front bringing more general outbreaks of rain. now, the rain from that's going to be light and patchy into southern wales. just a few spots really. some heavier rain getting into south—west england. those showers become a bit more widespread across northern england, probably popping across the pennines into the north west of england. we'll continue to see quite widespread showers for northern ireland, northern and eastern scotland down the eastern side of england. but it will be northern and central wales, the midlands, east anglia that stay largely dry today. overnight, a band of rain

moves up from the south, that will keep temperatures up around six or seven degrees. but away from that, with the clear skies, again, we're looking at a cold night with a widespread and sharp frost. the weekend will be dominated by this area of low pressure moving up from the south. now, we are looking at some rain developing on saturday across southern counties of england, wales, midlands and east anglia. and as well as the rain, there will be a chilly northeasterly wind developing through the day. maybe as the rain clears, we could see some heavy showers following to southern areas of england. elsewhere for scotland, northern ireland, the far north of england, it's another day of sunny spells and passing showers. after that cold start, wherever you are, temperatures not doing great for the time of year. for sunday, low pressure still with us. outbreaks of rain extensively across england, reaching eastern scotland through the day. it's western areas that will have the best of the day's weather. sunshine, and again, a few sharp showers. it is another cold day, but the last of the cold days we'll see for a while because the weather is set to turn a bit milder.

we'll start to see that change on monday as the winds come up from more of a southerly direction. there will be some rain across western areas. the driest, brightest weather will be across eastern areas of the uk. but those temperatures will be climbing much closer to average for this time of the year. and that warming trend is set to continue deeper into next week. could see temperatures reach the high teens, the low 20s in the warmest spots. however, there will be some rain to come as well.

"partners not rivals" — president xi of china warns us secretary blinken not to engage in vicious competition — but tensions over tech export controls remain. and a currency in crisis — the japanese yen plunges to a fresh 34—year low as the central bank keeps rates on hold. welcome to world business report. i'm tadhg enright. let's start with the world's two largest economies. america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has been meeting with the chinese president xi jinping in beijing. their talks covered several areas of tension between the two countries.

president xi told secretary blinken that china and the us should be