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Can Starmer get Xi on side? | Musk's brain chip trial

Thursday 29 January 2026 07:01, UK

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Sir Keir Starmer says he wants a more sophisticated relationship with China. However, Chinese President Xi Jinping has acknowledged there have been twists and turns in UK-China ties but admitted engagement is "unavoidable".

Sir Keir is on a three-day visit to the country - the first time a British prime minister has been to China in eight years.

Tensions continue to escalate between the US and Iran after a warning from President Trump that time is running out for a nuclear deal.

Plus, a man paralysed in an accident is given new hope after being given Elon Musk's Neuralink brain implant.

Sebastian Gomez-Pena, one of seven people fitted with the chip in the UK trial, can now control a laptop simply by thinking, despite being paralysed from the neck down.

Sophy and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.

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