Id be cutting things out of newspapers to get lettering. I would be using photographs, re appropriating things. And, jamie reid, the man whose images defined the punk era, has died. He was 76. And on newsnight at 10 30pm, well go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on todays big stories. Plus, a first look at tomorrows front pages. Hello. Tonight we begin with more tragedy on the sea, as the mediterranean becomes the graveyard for more people fleeing poverty or war or persecution to reach europe. The italian authorities have opened an investigation into the deaths of 41 people, who died when their boat capsized. They were crossing from sfax in tunisia, hoping to reach italy. There were just four survivors, rescued by a Merchant Vessel and then handed over to the italian coastguard. The United Nations agency, the International Organisation for migration, says the First Quarter of 2023 has been the deadliest for six years in the med. Sofia bettiza has our top story
that while milei came to power on a chinese sceptic platform, he also came to power on a pro business platform, and one of argentina s most important business sectors creating the largest number of exports, creating the largest amount of dollars is agriculture. and where do those crops go? brazil, the eu and china. there s simply no practical way to cut ties with any of argentina s trading partners any more than brazil or chile or any of its south american neighbours can do. what do you see happening now that he is in office? well, if you d like to think about an example that might repeat itself, just look to the north, in brazil. when president bolsonaro took power in 2019, he also came to power on a china sceptic, pro business platform, and while official lending paused during his time, trade and investment continued to grow to record levels. i would expect to see exactly the same thing happen in argentina. between trade and agriculture and investment in lithium, lithiu
is buying less from abroad as youth unemployment rises, and amid problems in its property market. not great for british companies looking to sell to china. but there could be an impact on our bills if the downturn there intensifies. china buys 15 out of every hundred barrels of oil sold, it s also one of the biggest guzzlers of natural gas. if a slowing chinese economy puts a lid on that demand, it could mean energy prices aren t as high for the rest of us. the same is true of the cost of many metals, from iron to aluminium and steel, vital components for manufacturers around the globe. in total we buy £70 billion from china, our biggest source of imports, from machinery to phones and other gadgets. if it s struggling to sell, it may keep its prices more competitive. all of this could help our inflation ease.