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Live from london, this is business today. We start with uber, the us Tech Firm that has become a global transport giant. Around The World some 6 Million people work as drivers and couriers through the uber app, and their services are used by 150 Million people at least once a month. Well, the boss of uber, dara khosrowshahi, has been talking to our business editor simonjack, about their plans to make the firm greener and get more of their drivers using Electric Cars. But hes worried that trade tensions with china are getting in the way. The us and europe are hitting chinese Electric Cars with hefty Import Taxes or tariffs ....
Countries were fighting with russia. Our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. What we heard from vladimir putin today was a clear warning to the west do not do this, do not allow ukraine to use your missiles to strike russian territory. What we didn t hear from vladimir putin was what russia s going to do if this actually happens. He talked about taking appropriate decisions but without any detail. Now, what might those decisions be? well, in the past, president putin has proposed providing advanced long range weapons to western adversaries, to strike western targets abroad. He s also suggested in the past deploying conventional missiles within striking distance of america and its european allies. Now, russian officials many times have accused the west of fighting russia, waging war against russia, on the territory of ukraine. Putin made it clear today that if this goes ahead, if western missiles are used to target russian territory, this will take things to a whole new level. So ....
It is their direct participation and this of course significantly changes the very essence of the conflict. This will mean that nato countries, the united states, european countries, are fighting with russia. Meanwhile, moscow s defence ministry says its forces have recaptured 10 settlements over the past two days and that ukraine s military has suffered heavy casualties. But president zelensky says kyiv anticipated russia s counteroffensive and knows how to respond. Our russia editor, steve rosenberg, has been following russia s defence strategy from moscow. A music video from the russian military. Allegedly showing it targeting ukrainian troops across the board of the it s presented like a blockbuster. In reality, this is a huge problem for russia. The governor of the kursk bridge and put it in vigors. He told vladimir putin that ukrainian soldiers had seized 28 settlements in his region. The kremlin leader cut him off or stop leave the numbers to the military, he said. Translation ....
To strike russian territory. He said this would change the nature of the conflict, and mean the us and other nato countries were fighting with russia. The british prime minister, Sir Keir Starmer, who is currently heading to washington, is expected to discuss the use of such missiles with President Biden on friday. Damian grammaticas reports. Two and a half years after vladimir putin launched his invasion of ukraine, and almost nightly russian bombs and missiles continue to batter the country. Strikes launched from deep inside russia. To counter these, ukraine has for months been urging the west to allow it to use the long range weapons they already supply to hit back, against airfields, logistics and military targets that sustain these assaults, and to blunt the Advances Russia is making on the ground. For ukraine, ....
round of the fa cup. it is thankfully a much drier week of weather ahead but it is colder, so we have some frost and fog and for some of us, some wintry showers. i will have all the details throughout the programme. it s monday the 8th of january. our main story. thejustice secretary, alex chalk, will meet with the minister responsible for the post office today to discuss how hundreds of branch managers who were wrongly convicted in the horizon it scandal could be cleared. pressure is increasing on number 10 to take action over what has been described as the most widespread miscarriage ofjustice in british history. here s our business correspondent marc ashdown. hello, how can i help? 0h, hi, it sjo hamilton- here from south warnborough. i m trying to produce this week s cash account. - and what s the problem? jo hamilton s story was central to the recent itv drama she was falsely accused of stealing £36,000 from the village post office she ran in hampshire. in the meantim ....