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we begin with the turmoil on financial markets — today, the pound sterling continues to languish against the us dollar and several other currencies. the slide in its value was triggered by last weeks mini budget, with its controversial package of tax cuts. lets get historical for a moment. we have records for sterling against the dollar going back through history, and in the early hours of monday morning it reached an all time low — that is since the creation of the us currency in ...

and israel election officials confirm benjamin netanyahu and his far—right allies as the winners in tuesdays vote — hes set to return for a record sixth term as prime minister. the bank of england has warned that the uk is facing its longest recession since records began, as it raised interest rates by the most in 33 years. the 0.75% point rise — the eighth consecutive hike — takes uk rates to 3%, meaning higher mortgage bills for many homeowners. the bank of englands move matc...

in northern turkey, at least 41 coal miners have been killed in an underground explosion. president erdogan promises an investigation during a visit of the scene. translation: of course we will find out how this explosion happened, i and if there are any people responsible for it with the prosecutions, which have already started. the husband and wife team behind one of the most successful covid vaccines believe the same technology could help transform cancer treatment. theres been more...

in ukraine, a building is hit by missiles and zaporizhzhia, emergency services search for survivors in the rubble. and a summer of gorging on salmon bears fruit for these natives of alaska, as they bulk up for winter. well size up the competition in this years fat bear week. at least 38 people have been killed in northern thailand after a former police officer went on a killing spree at a daycare centre. most of the dead are children — some as young as two. a warning that this story ...

guess. the state funeral for shinzo abe is deeply _ guess. the state funeral for shinzo abe is deeply dividing _ guess. the state funeral for shinzo abe is deeply dividing japanese - abe is deeply dividing japanese society. you can see this 0, we understand is three km long. many thousands of people have turned out today to pay their welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the leaders of denmark, sweden and poland have said that rare gas leaks th...

after the storm system devastates cuba. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. the leaders of denmark, sweden and poland say that rare gas leaks that have hit the nordstream pipelines seismologists reported underwater explosions just before the leaks. nord stream one is leaking at two points, a day after a similar leak affected its sister pipeline, nord stream two. the danish authorities have warned ships to avoid the area near the island of bornhol...

twenty four hours of intense emergency virtue, signaling, well, the islands uber wealthy uber residents, they booted alls of their newly arrived guests y out of town . theyre gone.8 ocl as of 8:00 a.moc. this morning, the 50 illegal immigrants who flew in from florida or rounded up loaded onto buses ba. and shipped to a us military base. how loving, though, thoughtfulao and accommodating of the left. >> now, accordinrdg to localjust democrats, there just wasnt enough room on the fifty ...

violation of all international norms, laws, and israels pledges to the american president. in the uk forfive days after the american president. in the uk for five days after industrial action by world workers. the last few minutes we have learned that kevin mccarthy has failed in his bid to become speaker of the house of representatives. these are like pictures from the capital hill could see mr mccarthy talking to colleagues, smiling a little as well but this will not have been what h...

tonight with the context, ron christie former adviser to george w bush and ayesha hazarika journalist and former labour adviser. welcome to the programme. its the first day of the new us congress and its already one full of drama. the new us congress and its after the swearing in of the new members, the new house of representatives is stuck at the very first hurdle, choosing a new speaker of the house. weve already had rounds of votes. the latest kevin mccarthy received. short of the 2...

telling you about. more important than predicted polls is what people are already doing. 32 million people have now voted. this is election week like we told you it would be. it outpaces the early vote number at the same point in the mid-terms of the trump era. president biden delivered an address on the high stakes amidst the maga supporters. not all but some republicans have done to their great disgrace, minimize or joke about an attempted murder at the home of the speaker of the hou...