Valerie Sanderson

Let's have a listen to the commentary by Teddy Wakeland.

Let's have a listen to the commentary by Teddy Wakeland.

You may have noticed that numbers were being called out at certain points and BBC sports commentator John Murray explains why.

You may have noticed that numbers were being called out at certain points and BBC sports commentator John Murray explains why.

John Murray. Still to come, Stargate rising, Donald Trump's multi-billion dollar plan to boost AI in the USA. And out of the mouths of babes, Britain's kids choose their word of the year.

John Murray. Still to come, Stargate rising, Donald Trump's multi-billion dollar plan to boost AI in the USA. And out of the mouths of babes, Britain's kids choose their word of the year.

Western officials have told the BBC that North Korean troops have suffered enormous casualties in the fighting in the Kursk region of Russia bordering Ukraine. They say that nearly 40% of the 11,000 soldiers sent by Pyongyang to support Moscow in its war with Ukraine have been either killed, wounded or captured. Our security correspondent Frank Gardner is following the story.

Western officials have told the BBC that North Korean troops have suffered enormous casualties in the fighting in the Kursk region of Russia bordering Ukraine. They say that nearly 40% of the 11,000 soldiers sent by Pyongyang to support Moscow in its war with Ukraine have been either killed, wounded or captured. Our security correspondent Frank Gardner is following the story.

Frank Gardner. The war in Ukraine is putting the country's health system under unprecedented pressure. Hospitals are overcrowded and understaffed, making it extremely hard to contain the spread of one of the main global health threats, resistance to antibiotics. It means patients die because the drugs simply don't work.

Frank Gardner. The war in Ukraine is putting the country's health system under unprecedented pressure. Hospitals are overcrowded and understaffed, making it extremely hard to contain the spread of one of the main global health threats, resistance to antibiotics. It means patients die because the drugs simply don't work.

The BBC's Abduljalil Abdurassilov has visited hospitals in Kiev and Dnipro to see for himself how medical facilities are coping with these challenges.

The BBC's Abduljalil Abdurassilov has visited hospitals in Kiev and Dnipro to see for himself how medical facilities are coping with these challenges.

Let's return again to Donald Trump and the immediate impact of his return to the White House. One of his most ambitious announcements, made shortly after his inauguration, was of $500 billion of investment in AI infrastructure. Mr Trump said the privately funded venture would be called Stargate and would create 100,000 jobs.

Let's return again to Donald Trump and the immediate impact of his return to the White House. One of his most ambitious announcements, made shortly after his inauguration, was of $500 billion of investment in AI infrastructure. Mr Trump said the privately funded venture would be called Stargate and would create 100,000 jobs.

Charles Rowley, a senior reporter at TechCrunch, based in California, gave us his view.

Charles Rowley, a senior reporter at TechCrunch, based in California, gave us his view.

Charles Rowley. President Trump has also made clear his belief in the benefits that tariffs on foreign-made goods could bring to the US economy. He's already said he's considering imposing a 10% tariff on imports of Chinese-made goods, this on top of threats to slap about 25% on all imports from Mexico and Canada, possibly as soon as February.

Charles Rowley. President Trump has also made clear his belief in the benefits that tariffs on foreign-made goods could bring to the US economy. He's already said he's considering imposing a 10% tariff on imports of Chinese-made goods, this on top of threats to slap about 25% on all imports from Mexico and Canada, possibly as soon as February.

For a Canadian reaction, we've been hearing from the country's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, who's been talking to James Copnell.

For a Canadian reaction, we've been hearing from the country's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Jonathan Wilkinson, who's been talking to James Copnell.