regina ip in hong kong, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. good to talk to you. let me ask you a very simple first question. 0k. since 2020, hong kong has been living with a very draconian national security law that was imposed from beijing. now, it seems that the hong kong government is determined to legislate an even tougher national security law during 202a. why? well, our national security law, mandated by beijing, is not draconian at all. it is far less comprehensive and sweeping than the national security act that your parliament enacted lastjuly, you know? you created a lot more new offences. our national security law enacted by beijing is nothing compared to what you have. what you have is far more stringent, comprehensive and draconian. well, i think a lot of it depends on the implementation, doesn t it? and when your territory uses the laws that you have through the national security legislation to lock up opposition politicians, pro democracy activists, to eliminate i
funerals are being held for the 2a soldiers killed in israel s deadliest day since the war began in gaza. there has been intense fighting around khan younis, israel says it has surrounded the southern gaza city. could i hostage deal close, though? reports that israel has proposed a two month pause to negotiate prisoner exchanges with himars. the us and uk carry out joint strikes against houthi targets in yemen for the second time in two weeks. hamas. and oppenheimer leads the oscar nominations with 13 but barbie s margot robbie and director greta gerwig miss out. time for a look at the business news now with lu kwesa burak. it afternoon, lukwesa. could afternoon. good afternoon. we start here in the uk with the government s finances because the amount it had to borrow last month was far less than expected. that has raised hopes the chancellor, jeremy hunt, may have extra room to cut taxes when he announces his spring budget in march. a lot of it is down to lo
in donald trump s homeland security team, the former lieutenant governor of florida jennifer carroll, in new hampshire, the democrat strategist marie ann marsh, and in washington, the post s live anchor leigh ann caldwell. a very good evening. american leadership matters to us all. but perhaps never have the stakes been as high as they are in this 2024 election two hot wars, in ukraine and the middle east, an accelerating climate crisis, and perhaps at stake the future of the transatlantic alliance. this is one of the most important dates in the electoral calendar the republican primary in new hampshire that will tell us so much about the shape of things to come and the mood of this american electorate. if you want four more years of donald trump, let me hear you scream. cheering if you want the race to be over tomorrow, let me hear you scream! cheering you get a lot of democrats voting for her. you have a crazy election let s all get out and let s vote for somebody
says initial evidence from overnight us and british air strikes in yemen suggests all intended targets were destroyed looking under way in new hampshire where nikki haley is looking to close the gap on donald trump. and oppenheimer leads the oscar nominations with 13 but barbie s margot robbie and greta gerwig both miss out. to the united states now and the people of new hampshire are voting in a primary election, with just two candidates left for the republican party s presidential nomination. officials are predicting a record setting turnout for the primary which is taking place in the north east of the country. nikki haley is hoping the traditionally moderate new england state will give her a result that allows her to continue in the race but opinion polls indicate donald trump has built up a clear lead. our north america correspondent emma vardy is monitoring events for us in new hampshire and gave us the latest. well, for nikki haley s supporters, those anti trump
voice over: this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. jane wurwand is the founder of dermalogica, and i ve wanted to interview herfor a long time because she has a fascinating story about leaving beauty school in england at the age of 16, coming to america, and founding what became one of the biggest brands in skincare in the world. so nice to see you! laughs thank you for having me. oh, my gosh. and you brought out the very rare, lovely sunny california weather. i know exactly! does it feel like home now, california? 0h. you know, i. because i ve emigrated to several different countries i was born in scotland i feel everywhere is home and nowhere is. and now. yeah, yeah, of course. now, yourfirst store. our very first flagship for dermalogica. and this was where we really it became like an open kitchen, open seven days a week, open all day. lots of revolutionary things in our industry that we di