this is bbc news. america's top diplomat tells the bbc he's prepared to take steps against china if it continues to support russia's war effort for china if it wants to have better relations, not only with us, but also with countries in europe, it can't do that well at the same time helping to fuel the biggest threat to european security since the end of the cold war. a former senior post office executive faces questions about the suicide of a sub postmaster who was falsely accused of stealing. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma skin cancer is being tested on british patients — it's been hailed as a potential "gamechanger" for treatment scotland's first minister humza yousaf weighs up his future — as he faces a vote of no confidence after the snp's power—sharing deal with the greens collapsed and two of the most valuable items ever to be salvaged from the titanic —

which go under the hammer this weekend hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy, welcome to verified live — the top us 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, in beijing. our china correspondent laura bicker sat down with mr blinken. he said he made it clear to his chinese counterparts that they had to stop sending key components to russia or they would be consequences.- russia or they would be consequences. russia or they would be conseuuences. ., ., ., consequences. you came to ask bei'ina consequences. you came to ask beijing to — consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop _ consequences. you came to ask beijing to stop supplying - consequences. you came to ask - beijing to stop supplying components that russia is using in its war with ukraine. you have asking to do this

before, what makes you think they will listen to you this time. what 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting _ 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting from abroad are coming from _ is getting from abroad are coming from china. 90% of the microelectronics. this is doing two things _ microelectronics. this is doing two things it — microelectronics. this is doing two things it is— microelectronics. this is doing two things. it is helping russia perpetuate its aggression against ukraine, — perpetuate its aggression against ukraine, but it is also creating a growing — ukraine, but it is also creating a growing threat to europe because of russi6's— growing threat to europe because of russia's aggression. i am hearing from _ russia's aggression. i am hearing from you — russia's aggression. i am hearing from you peer europeans deep concern about_ from you peer europeans deep concern about this _ from you peer europeans deep concern about this if— from you peer europeans deep concern about this. if china wants to have better— about this. if china wants to have better relations with us and other countries — better relations with us and other countries in europe, it can't do that— countries in europe, it can't do that white _ countries in europe, it can't do that while at the same time helping to fuet— that while at the same time helping to fuel the — that while at the same time helping to fuel the biggest threat to security since the cold war. we have taken _ security since the cold war. we have taken action— security since the cold war. we have taken action against chinese entities _ taken action against chinese entities that are engaged in this and what — entities that are engaged in this and what i make a today is that if china _ and what i make a today is that if china won't— and what i make a today is that if china won't act, we will. you and what i make a today is that if china won't act, we will.- china won't act, we will. you say ou will china won't act, we will. you say you will act _ china won't act, we will. you say you will at i— china won't act, we will. you say you will act. i want _ china won't act, we will. you say you will act. i want to _ china won't act, we will. you say you will act. i want to be - china won't act, we will. you say| you will act. i want to be clear on what you will be prepared to do. are you going to prepare another package of sanctions, or what will those actions involve? i’m

of sanctions, or what will those actions involve?— of sanctions, or what will those actions involve? i'm not good to get into details — actions involve? i'm not good to get into details except _ actions involve? i'm not good to get into details except to _ actions involve? i'm not good to get into details except to say, _ actions involve? i'm not good to get into details except to say, look- actions involve? i'm not good to get into details except to say, look at i into details except to say, look at what _ into details except to say, look at what we — into details except to say, look at what we have done already. we have imposed _ what we have done already. we have imposed sanctions, export controls of one _ imposed sanctions, export controls of one kind — imposed sanctions, export controls of one kind or another on more than a hundred _ of one kind or another on more than a hundred chinese entities because of their— a hundred chinese entities because of their involvement in helping rathje — of their involvement in helping rathje with its defence industrial base _ rathje with its defence industrial base we — rathje with its defence industrial base. we are fully prepared to take further— base. we are fully prepared to take further action.— further action. earlier this week con . ress further action. earlier this week congress approved _ further action. earlier this week congress approved billions - further action. earlier this week congress approved billions of l further action. earlier this week. congress approved billions of aid for taiwan. congress approved billions of aid fortaiwan. how congress approved billions of aid for taiwan. how will this aid package deter china? the assistance that we polite _ package deter china? the assistance that we polite to _ package deter china? the assistance that we polite to them _ package deter china? the assistance that we polite to them is _ that we polite to them is commensurate with the threat. that is a way— commensurate with the threat. that is a way of— commensurate with the threat. that is a way of deterring conflict, aggression, making sure it doesn't happen _ aggression, making sure it doesn't happen |s— aggression, making sure it doesn't ha en. , . aggression, making sure it doesn't hauen. , ., ., aggression, making sure it doesn't ha r en, , ., ., ., aggression, making sure it doesn't ha en, , ., ., ., , , aggression, making sure it doesn't hauen. ., ., , happen. is that how china sees it? may differently — happen. is that how china sees it? may differently but _ happen. is that how china sees it? may differently but what _ happen. is that how china sees it? may differently but what matters | happen. is that how china sees it? | may differently but what matters is they do _ may differently but what matters is they do. for us and many other

countries, _ they do. for us and many other countries, preserving this status quo and — countries, preserving this status quo and ensuring differences are resolved — quo and ensuring differences are resolved peacefully is what matters. antony— resolved peacefully is what matters. antony blinken speaking to our china correspondent. i'm joined now by china correspondent laura bicker who's in beijing. what did mr blinken say in terms of the future use of sanction. how might beijing react to the threat of sanctions? this might beijing react to the threat of sanctions? �* , , ., might beijing react to the threat of sanctions? ~ , , ., ., ., , sanctions? as you heard, he was unwillin: sanctions? as you heard, he was unwilling to _ sanctions? as you heard, he was unwilling to be _ sanctions? as you heard, he was unwilling to be pushed _ sanctions? as you heard, he was unwilling to be pushed on - sanctions? as you heard, he was unwilling to be pushed on what l sanctions? as you heard, he was - unwilling to be pushed on what those sanctions might involve. it is understood from a number of reports that they may involve sanctions on chinese banks. many analysts have called this a nuclear option. they believe china would not react well to such sanctions. america might believe they are coming to this from a position of strength, that they are issuing this threat from a position of strength because beijing, at this time, does not want more sanctions as it is trying to

pf°p up more sanctions as it is trying to prop up an ailing economy. it wants more american business not less. america might feel that it is in a position to put this threat out there at this time, but china will not react well to it. already they are pushing back. it risks derailing an already fragile relationship, which mr blinken said is the most consequential in the world. it is consequential in the world. it is consequential _ consequential in the world. it is consequential that _ consequential in the world. it is consequential that they are meeting and talking at all, there has been a step up in diplomacy in recent months. what would you say has gone well this visit?— well this visit? there have been a few bri t ht well this visit? there have been a few bright spots. _ well this visit? there have been a few bright spots. i _ well this visit? there have been a few bright spots. i asked - well this visit? there have been a few bright spots. i asked mr - well this visit? there have been a i few bright spots. i asked mr blinken about fentanyl, it is something the us has been trying to deal with for some time, they say is the biggest public health crisis that they face. the biggest producer of fentanyl comes from china. they are trying to

prevent the precursor chemicals coming from china —— mexico up into the united states. we talked about the united states. we talked about the middle east. they said that china has a plant to play to end the crisis there. they can put their influence with iran. mr blinken said that has already happened in the last ten days, where china used its influence with iran to prevent the conflict from escalating. can influence with iran to prevent the conflict from escalating.- conflict from escalating. can you ive us conflict from escalating. can you tive us a conflict from escalating. can you give us a sense _ conflict from escalating. can you give us a sense of— conflict from escalating. can you give us a sense of the _ conflict from escalating. can you give us a sense of the media - conflict from escalating. can you l give us a sense of the media there and the wider public reaction if you can sense it, to this visit in the last few days? i can sense it, to this visit in the last few days?— last few days? i think all week, chinese state _ last few days? i think all week, chinese state media, _ last few days? i think all week, chinese state media, if- last few days? i think all week, chinese state media, if you - last few days? i think all week, | chinese state media, if you look last few days? i think all week, - chinese state media, if you look at how chinese people are really receiving the news, they have been painting the us as hypocrites. they have been emphasising the us role in the middle east for and emphasising the middle east for and emphasising

the chaos there and saying china is the chaos there and saying china is the peacemaker. in terms of how the us media, they see it completely opposite. they see china as the threat. when you see these two worlds, you see these two tracks and you see the gulf between these two sides. yet when it comes to people contact it is very friendly. i was at an american football match in china and they are eager for there to be more contact between the united states and china. there is a golf but when it comes to meeting one another, when they begin to talk those barriers begin to break down. thank you very much indeed. i want to bring you some breaking news because there was an attack in a school in wales yesterday and we have just had statements from two

people who were injured in that stabbing. they have issued statements saying how difficult it is to comprehend what happened and they have thanked emergency services and medics. we wanted to update you on that. this incident happened the day before yesterday, not yesterday. that is an initial set of statements that we are getting after that incident. we will update you further on that. i want to go back to our top story and antony blinken's visit top story and antony blinken's visit to beijing. for more analysis, let's speak to director of the asia—pacific programme at chatham house, ben bland. when we look at the week as a whole, what do you make of it? it’s when we look at the week as a whole, what do you make of it?— what do you make of it? it's been a tositive what do you make of it? it's been a positive sign _ what do you make of it? it's been a positive sign on _ what do you make of it? it's been a positive sign on the _ what do you make of it? it's been a positive sign on the stabilisation i positive sign on the stabilisation of the relationship in the short term between the us and china, it is

good that they are talking and talking about substantive problems and many differences as laura was saying. the problem is, they didn't make much substantive progress. there wasn't an expectation of that, but you are looking at two great powers who are at loggerheads on so many important issues and they are not going to resolve them in one meeting or one set of meeting. tactically it is probably good for both sides to dial down the temperature in the short term, especially with us elections coming up especially with us elections coming up later this year.— up later this year. what do you think each _ up later this year. what do you think each side _ up later this year. what do you think each side will— up later this year. what do you think each side will kit - up later this year. what do you think each side will kit see - up later this year. what do you think each side will kit see as l think each side will kit see as potential flashpoint think each side will kit see as potentialflashpoint or think each side will kit see as potential flashpoint or areas to make progress? the potential flashpoint or areas to make progress?— potential flashpoint or areas to make progress? potential flashpoint or areas to make trtoress? , ., , , ., make progress? the problem is that the thin t s make progress? the problem is that the things that _ make progress? the problem is that the things that are _ make progress? the problem is that the things that are important - make progress? the problem is that the things that are important to - the things that are important to each side are different in many cases and wear the same issues are important, like thai one, they have views that are diametrically opposed to each other. for the us, they clearly wanted to try to pressure

china to stop the flow of industrial machinery to russia that is supporting russia's military industrial complex. they wanted to warn china about its assertive behaviour towards taiwan. if you think about beijing's perspective it sees itself is not a party to the war in ukraine and russia isjust another of its economic partners. it would consider that it is the us thatis would consider that it is the us that is inflaming the situation in taiwan. the issues that matter most to them are at slightly different and they don't see i do i but the exact opposite on so many of these issues. but at least they are able to talk and are trying to expand the dialogue, one is more positive was the news that they are going to hold talks between china and the us on artificial intelligence and managing the risk that it poses to societies. they are the two gigantic tech

powers in the world, that is a small positive but whether they can agree to cooperate is another question. the tiktok ban, does it matter, does it tell us where those two countries are? i it tell us where those two countries are? . , it tell us where those two countries are? . ., it tell us where those two countries are? ., . , are? i was in washington recently talkint to are? i was in washington recently talking to people _ are? i was in washington recently talking to people on _ are? i was in washington recently talking to people on china - are? i was in washington recently talking to people on china policy. talking to people on china policy and its amazing that every week there is a new area of us economic cooperation with china that is being cut off and obviously tiktok is potentially the latest one. i think antony blinken said that tiktok didn't come up in the discussions this time. but it i think it is going to be a sore point for the chinese because they have this sense that the us is trying to hem them in and make the life difficult for their companies. the us sees things their companies. the us sees things the other ways around that china has blocked access to leading tech companies and it is a threat to the

economy that biden wants to grow. when we look at the china russia links, they weren't always straight forward allies, where do you think that relationship is now, what do we know about supplies of weapons indirectly? know about supplies of weapons indirectl ? ,, indirectly? even the us administration - indirectly? even the us administration has - indirectly? even the us administration has said j indirectly? even the us - administration has said they indirectly? even the us _ administration has said they don't believe china has supplied ammunition or weapons directly to russia, it is the industrial machinery and parts that are essential for russia's military—industrial complex to produce their own weapons. that was the situation as it stands. russia and china have long been best of frenemy is. they have a long border. there have been tensions across the border, they are happy to be calling the tensions between themselves and having a mutual adversary in the us helps in a sense drive russia and china together, but it is a unequal

relationship with china being the bigger economy, a country that is able to project economic and other power globally. the chinese leadership has people who want to readjust the world in their favour and ultimately against the favour of the us, but i'm not necessarily in the us, but i'm not necessarily in the position that putin is wanting to do you stabilise the world around him just for the sake of it. it is an uneasy relationship between russia and china but china is a country that doesn't have any formal allies. all their relationships are easy uneasy in some sense. they look at the world in a more transactional way than we might.— way than we might. thank you very much indeed- _ way than we might. thank you very much indeed. breaking _ way than we might. thank you very much indeed. breaking news - way than we might. thank you very much indeed. breaking news here, | way than we might. thank you very - much indeed. breaking news here, the uk has some moment the ambassador from russia. after allegations of

malign activity. the uk remains deeply concerned of russian activity and the widely reported pattern of behaviour we have seen on part of the russian federation to sponsor such activity on the territory of sovereign states. that has been sent to us by our security correspondent, we will get more for you as soon as we will get more for you as soon as we can. we don't have any details yet of exactly what that activity is. the foreign office announcing they have summoned the russian ambassador. here in the uk, a former senior post office executive has been facing questions at the horizon it inquiry, about the suicide of a sub postmaster who was being pursued for apparent losses at his branch.

angela van den bogerd has been shown a letter from 2013 in which a sub—postmaster�*s daughter said she "solely" blamed the post office for her father, martin griffiths' death. we can speak now to azadeh moshiri, who is at the inquiry in central london what you mentioned here the part where his case was being discussed was difficult for some victims here. one whispered the word disgusting. his story is one of the most devastating to come out of this scandal. he was a sub—postmaster who took his own life in 2013 by stepping in front of a bus. his family accuse the post office of having hounded him for tens of thousands of pounds. his daughter said that the way the post office had handled this in the following year was, disgusting. angela vander

bogarde was handling that response and admitted the pr was always a consideration in the post office dealings. confirmed that they had offered the widow compensation but with strings attached. did you see anything unsavoury in using money as a way of ensuring mr griffith's case was hushed up? i mean, it wasn't something that i discussed with gina _ and her brother, and it didn't even enter my head that we would be . going down that road. this was the first i heard of it from roderick. - and the fact that he said i it was accepted then ijust allowed it to continue. he says hashed out because the post office agreed to stage payments in

return for conte of devonshire. the widow has two sign a nondisclosure agreement and drop other legal legal claims. subsequently, there were questions from the victims lawyers themselves, their questions were far more impassioned unless clinical because they represent the victims whose were destroyed by this. one lawyer brought up the fact that van de bogerd was found to have misled the court and so he accused her of lying under oath, something that she denies. he questioned how she could have missed a key e—mail about the integrity of the horizon system in 2010. she says that she genuinely didn't read it and this is how he iraq reacted. didn't read it and this is how he iraq reacted-— didn't read it and this is how he irat reacted. , , ., ,., iraq reacted. genuine is doing some re iraq reacted. genuine is doing some pretty heavy — iraq reacted. genuine is doing some pretty heavy lifting _ iraq reacted. genuine is doing some pretty heavy lifting in _ iraq reacted. genuine is doing some pretty heavy lifting in their- iraq reacted. genuine is doing some pretty heavy lifting in their isn't - pretty heavy lifting in their isn't it? �* , .,

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i want to take it to paris to update you on the process we are seeing from students supporting the palestinian cause. this mirrors protest that we have seen in other parts of the world. many across us campuses on the east and west coast.

feelings obviously still running very high. there have been protests also from those supporting the israeli side and that you can see there the move there from some of there the move there from some of the protesters in paris of people supporting the palestinian side. as the israel gaza situation continues to inflame tensions in many parts of the world. 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 snp 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. i believe that the agreement was the right thing to do. i have heard the

anger and the upset from green party colleagues. the action i took yesterday wasn't meant to anger them in the way that it really has been communicated by them. that's why we want to meet. to communicated by them. that's why we want to meet-— communicated by them. that's why we want to meet-_ i - communicated by them. that's why we want to meet._ i will - want to meet. to apologise? i will meet them _ want to meet. to apologise? i will meet them and _ want to meet. to apologise? i will meet them and talk _ want to meet. to apologise? i will meet them and talk to _ want to meet. to apologise? i will meet them and talk to them - want to meet. to apologise? i will. meet them and talk to them directly about how it happened. it meet them and talk to them directly about how it happened.— about how it happened. it sounds like you're _ about how it happened. it sounds like you're saying _ about how it happened. it sounds like you're saying you _ about how it happened. it sounds like you're saying you regret - about how it happened. it sounds like you're saying you regret it. about how it happened. it soundsl like you're saying you regret it and going _ like you're saying you regret it and going to _ like you're saying you regret it and going to apologise? | like you're saying you regret it and going to apologise?— going to apologise? i have said that. do going to apologise? i have said that- do you — going to apologise? i have said that. do you regret _ going to apologise? i have said that. do you regret the - going to apologise? i have said that. do you regret the way - going to apologise? i have said that. do you regret the way it | going to apologise? i have said i that. do you regret the way it was done? you _ that. do you regret the way it was done? you are _ that. do you regret the way it was done? you are trying _ that. do you regret the way it was done? you are trying to put - that. do you regret the way it was| done? you are trying to put words that. do you regret the way it was i done? you are trying to put words in my mouth- — done? you are trying to put words in my mouth- let _ done? you are trying to put words in my mouth. let me _ done? you are trying to put words in my mouth. let me speak— done? you are trying to put words in my mouth. let me speak in - done? you are trying to put words in my mouth. let me speak in my - done? you are trying to put words in | my mouth. let me speak in my words very clearly that i do understand and empathise with their condition because i understand how they must because i understand how they must be feeling, but that doesn't mean that two pro—independence parties that two pro—independence parties that share so many values and policy priorities cannot and should not work together in a less formal arrangement than the bute house agreement. a ground—breaking vaccine

for melanoma skin cancer is being trialled in the uk. the jab, which is personalised, uses the same technology as that early studies show that when used with another cancer drug — it almost halved the risk of recurrence or death after three years. could a jab like this change the way cancer is treated? last month, steve young became the first person in the uk to be given this personalised vaccine, not to prevent the disease, but to try to stop a skin cancer returning. at least by being on a trial, i'm actively doing something that, you know, i'm having a fight, basically, i'm having a fight with whatever it was that gave me a melanoma. last summer, steve had this tumour removed from his scalp. those same cancer cells were flown to the united states and used to make the new experimental treatment.

by priming, or preparing, his immune system, the hope is that steve's own body can better find and attack any cancer cells left over after his surgery. the trials being run at this hospital in london and others are based on the same technology used in some covid jab called mrna, combined with a second treatment. early research suggests it significantly reduced the risk of this specific skin cancer called melanoma returning three years after surgery. researchers hope the same approach could work more widely. the real potential here, of course, is expanding this into other cancers because it's not a technology that just works in one cancer. if it works in melanoma, it could work across a number of different cancers, lung cancer, bowel cancer, kidney cancer etc. so there's a potential here for a really transformative change in how we treat patients with cancer. for patients like steve,

a musician from hertfordshire, the hope is this personalised approach will one day sit alongside proven treatments like radiotherapy and chemotherapy. weeks on from his treatment, he is thinking about his future. ifeel like i have this new lease of life and i'm actually really loving life at the moment, and ijust really hope that what's happening with the trial and the results they get are going to be good news and it's going to go on to do amazing things. the uk arm of this global trial is taking place at this hospital and seven other sites across the country. but this is still very early stage research, with full results not expected before the end of the decade. jim reed, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news.

hello there. one thing that's been in quite short supply this month is sunshine. so i'm sure these sunny skies that we have through friday morning would have been welcomed. but it was a cold start for some. cumbria had temperatures down as low as minus six degrees celsius. and through the afternoon, we did see quite a few showers develop, as you can see here on the afternoon radar picture. some of those showers worked into cornwall. you can see quite big thunderclouds here on the horizon of helston. now during this evening and overnight, we got outbreaks of rain moving into southern england, perhaps reaching the far south of wales. a few showers for northern scotland, but otherwise the day showers will melt away. clear skies for scotland, northern ireland and northern england will allow another widespread and sharp frost. in the south, it's frost free because we've got that cloud and rain moving in. and this weekend we are going to see this area of low pressure move up from spain, bringing with it some quite heavy rain for a time. now, on saturday, we'll get some rain pushing into southern england early in the morning,

reaching across parts of wales into the midlands and east anglia. as that moves in, there'll be a chilly northeasterly wind, perhaps a few heavy showers into southern england into the afternoon for northern ireland, northern england and scotland. after a cold and frosty start, there'll be some sunshine, but showers will be around into the afternoon and it's going to be another chilly day. temperatures ten to 13 degrees for sunday. our area of low pressure moves in from spain, bringing rain across quite large areas of england, working into east and scotland. west is best. that's where we'll see the driest weather. not completely dry, though. it will be a day of sunshine and showers out west. temperatures ten to 13 degrees. so it's another chilly day. but this is the last of the chilly days. as we head into next week, we're going to see temperatures rise as much milder air gets pulled in from europe. but with low pressures around about the uk, it's not exactly going to be a dry forecast. on monday we start to see some of that milder air arrive on these southerly winds. outbreaks of rain, though, pretty extensive, probably the wettest

weather for northern ireland, probably south western parts of england and wales seeing rain, eastern areas this time seeing the driest weather. but these temperatures are rising and climbing back to average for this time of the year and that warming trend continues into next week. in the warmest spots, we could see temperatures reach the high teens or even low 20s, but there will be some showers or outbreaks of rain around as well.

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