内容摘要：Increased spending for Scotland on defence, computing and the development of carbon-capture technology have been promised in the chancellor's Spending Review.

Increased spending for Scotland on defence, computing and the development of carbon-capture technology have been promised in the chancellor's Spending Review.

Kuan Bi-ling, Taiwan's ocean affairs council minister, said that Hong Tai 58 was among the 52 vessels that Taiwan had been monitoring for suspicious activities.Such suspicions are not just surfacing in Taiwan: Last November, a Chinese carrier was accused of severing two fibre-optic undersea cables in the Baltic Sea. But a Swedish probe earlier this year said it found no conclusive evidence to suggest this - though a separate investigation remains under way, said Reuters.

"Some scholars have said that World War III could begin with the cutting of undersea cables. I think that's quite realistic," Herming Chiueh, deputy minister of Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs, told BBC Chinese."From the Ministry's perspective, our job is to ensure timely reporting and response for these critical infrastructures."Mr Hsu said that Mr Wang's phone records showed no links to Chinese authorities, and there was no direct evidence proving that the crew had been acting under Chinese government orders.

Tensions have ratcheted between Taiwan and China over the past year. Taiwanese President William Lai has adopted a tough stance against Beijing, calling it a "foreign hostile force". Meanwhile, China has held regular drills around Taiwan to simulate a blockade of the island.The UK economy shrank by more than expected in April as taxes increased for businesses, household bills jumped and exports to the US plunged.

The economy contracted by 0.3%, more than the 0.1% fall predicted by economists.

In April, employers' National Insurance and water, energy and council tax bills all rose, while the introduction of tariffs by US President Trump led to the largest monthly fall on record in US exports."Go and get some more goals and impress the manager who is still new to the job."

Ex-England defender Lee Dixon added: "They will be getting pelters no doubt about that."When you are fourth [in the rankings] and they are 173rd you expect to beat them handsomely, but that wasn't the case."

Former Manchester City midfielder Michael Brown agreed the performance was poor, but the priority was to get the job done in the bid for qualification to next year's finals."It was a big disappointment but they did the job and won the game," he said on BBC Radio 5 Live.