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as further allegations against the presenter emerge tonight, well ask where this crisis goes next. and there are further questions for the sun — including — why will no one from the newspaper talk to us? today, the bbc�*s director—general did speak. clearly these are damaging to the bbc. it is not a good situation. also tonight. the government faced down mps who wanted to dilute its illegal migration bill. but could there be more challenges to come? well talk to a conservative ...

in their latest t20 match fresh hope for the worlds largest colony of gannets off the east coast of scotland — after thousands died last year from bird flu. good morning. we have some heavy and persistent rain coming into northern ireland as we go through today and then later into western scotland. a few scattered showers around but for many we will have a dry day with some sunshine, especially in the south and east. i will have all the details throughout the programme. good morning....

of which are linked to inflation. lets put this into perspective — because the uks national debt is at record levels. it owes £2.69 trillion. that is almost the size of the uk economy — the so—called debt—to—gdp ratio is around 97.7%. that is a useful guide to how affordable the debt is for a country. the chancellor has pledged to get that ratio down. the uks far better off than some of its neighbours though — italys debt—to—gdp is around 140%. but if we look at german...

funerals are being held for the 2a soldiers killed in israels deadliest day since the war began in gaza. there has been intense fighting around khan younis, israel says it has surrounded the southern gaza city. could i hostage deal close, though? reports that israel has proposed a two—month pause to negotiate prisoner exchanges with himars. the us and uk carry out joint strikes against houthi targets in yemen for the second time in two weeks. —— hamas. and oppenheimer leads the o...

joins me now, head of autos and infrastructure at fitch solutions. good morning to you. so, this has literallyjust come out, hasnt it? what do you make of this plan? it hasnt it? what do you make of this plan?— this plan? it really appears to be future _ this plan? it really appears to be future proofing _ this plan? it really appears to be future proofing the - this plan? it really appears to | be future proofing the industry for this shift to evs which is already the fastest—grow...

weekend, it is almost to the west because we have a frontal system are pushing in and it will take awhile to get here but it will eventually bring some heavy thunder and rain and behind ita bring some heavy thunder and rain and behind it a westerly wind and a return to something a bit fresher but ahead of the weather front, we can see highs of 30 or 31. on sunday afternoon. to sum it up it will be very warm indeed, the knights will be humid, it could be uncomfortable for sleeping and i...

111 years. our starting question, titanic, time to stop exploring? get in touch. here is the news from karishma patel. the co—founder of the company that built the titan submersible has rejected some of the criticisms over safety and certification. guillermo sohnlein says the sub was iii years in development and went through rigorous safety checks. banks and building societies are meeting the chancellor, jeremy hunt, this morning to discuss the upheaval in the mortgage market. the go...

against his opponent in the round of 16. the winner will qualify for the quarterfinals, alcatraz has taken the first set 6—2 and currently leading the second set 3—1. early american taylor fritz made it to the quarterfinals after beating eddery and matt arena 6—4, 6—7. at the birmingham classic, on court hours world number two against visa martin cove, earlier savannah christian beat magdalena frio two sets to one to reach the quarters. "join her there is seven time grand slam ...

is a coume — our reliance on what you do. there is a coume of _ our reliance on what you do. there is a couple of things _ our reliance on what you do. there is a couple of things theyre - is a couple of things theyre worried about. chinas economy is not performing very well right now and the government would like to reassure businesses particularly foreign businesses that now is a great time to invest and should be expanding your operations in china. business confidence particularly...

by a remotely operated vehicle deployed in the search. the bbc has been told that the debris includes parts of the missing sub. the submersible was about 435 miles south of stjohn�*s, newfoundland, on a voyage to the wreck of the titanic off the coast of canada, when it lost contact. its exact whereabouts and the condition of the five crew onboard are unknown. with rescuers in a race against time to find the sub, its thought that the on board oxygen supply may have run out. more ship...