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hello and welcome. new zealands government has become the latest to ban tiktok on devices with access to its parliamentary network, due to security concerns. this is because of fears that the chinese—owned app passes information about users to the chinese government, something the owners, bytedance, deny. earlier on thursday, the uk followed the united states, and the european commission, in banning the app from sensitive government devices. china says its a politically motivated dec...

hello there. we begin in the us where, in an extraordinary move to contain panic in the banking system, 11 of americas biggest financial institutions have agreed to a $30 billion bailout for first republic. shares in first republic plunged, as investors worry that it could be the next to fail. it follows the stunning collapse of two other specialist lenders, including silicon valley bank. samira hussain reports from new york. the collapse of two us banks have spooked investors who are ...