‘Golden era of UK-China relations is over’

The British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has said China poses a systemic challenge to Western values as it moves towards even greater authoritarianism. Mr Sunak criticised the Chinese government for its crackdown on recent protests against its Covid policy.

And NATO foreign ministers are meeting shortly in Romania to discuss the war across the border in Ukraine. The alliance has promised unwavering support to Kiev as Russia continues to target Ukraine's infrastructure.