| MONDAY 17TH NOVEMBER 22.30 GMT - BBC TWO FROM JEREMY PAXMAN Hello, Jeremy tonight..... Christmas Cheer or the "Borrowing Bombshell"? Given recent political history, we find ourselves in the curious position that the Labour Party is backing tax cuts in time for the Christmas sales, while the Tories have set themselves against unfunded giveaways - accusing the Government of a "borrowing bombshell." Michael Crick investigates how united the Tories are in their attempts to balance the books. Pirates Somali pirates have hijacked a giant Saudi owned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean which was travelling towards the US. The vessel is now heading towards the Somali coast, with the US navy in pursuit. The vessel can hold up to two million barrels of oil - more than one quarter of Saudi Arabia's daily exports - worth over $100 million. What can the US military do about it? We'll have the very latest. China We have a fascinating film from our award winning "White Horse Village" series about the extraordinary - and often brutal - transformation of rural China. Over the last two and a half years Newsnight has followed the fortunes of White Horse Village, which is about 1000 miles from Beijing. Tonight, farmers protest to the local party official about the destruction of their houses and the lack of school places for their children - places apparently reserved for the local elite. The White Horse Village film is online now to watch - along with the previous episodes in the series- click here to watch: Tonight at 22.30 Missed Newsnight Review? Click here to watch online Newsnight Blog Add your comments to our correspondents' blogs: CLICK HERE | 
BBC Daily E-mail
Posts
