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early in the day. heavy rain affecting the south—west of england. through the day, the rain becomes lighter and more patchy in many places become drier. we have a lot of dry weather across other parts of the uk, hunting ascension, just a few showers in the north—west of scotland. certainly fewer and lighter than today. it will feel pleasant in the sunshine with temperatures 17—18. now on bbc news the media show. hello and welcome to the media show. as i am sure you have seen, the...

many more wounded in a suicide bombing. they had been performing exams when they were killed. now, the media show. hello and welcome to the media show. im sure youve seen these are tumultuous times for these are tumultuous times for the uk economy and this is a story that is as complex as it is important in their ways getting the journalism right around the story and also ways of getting the journalism wrong. we will look at that and also from a man behind a whole raft of scoops, the s...

the journalism right around this story, but there are also ways of getting the journalism wrong. were going to look at that. were also going to hearfrom a man behind a whole raft of scoops. gabriel pogrom from the sunday times will tell us how he lands his stories, and were going to hear the story of fi glover and jane garvey leaving the bbc for times radio. well hear the story according to their agent. but lets begin with the situation with the uk economy. here with me in the media st...

thousands of properties have been destroyed. causeways linking many islands to the mainland have been damaged, cutting off entire communities. now on bbc news, the media show. hello and welcome to the media show. well, as im sure youve seen, these are tumultuous times for the uk economy, and this is a story that is as complex as it is important. and there are ways of getting the journalism right around this story, but there are also ways of getting the journalism wrong. were going to l...

hello and welcome to the media show. well, as im sure youve seen, these are tumultuous times for the uk economy, and this is a story that is as complex as it is important. and there are ways of getting the journalism right around this story, but there are also ways of getting the journalism wrong. were going to look at that. were also going to hearfrom a man behind a whole raft of scoops. gabriel pogrom from the sunday times will tell us how he lands his stories, and were going to hear...

We had the fall in the pound and people sort of may or may not understand that. the the rise in the governments borrowing costs — we know that — we potentially know that that means higher spending, you know, higher costs for the government down the road, and also higher mortgage rates for people who have mortgages. but the flip side of it is all those government bonds which are sitting — gilts — sitting in pension funds, in insurance companies, in peoples isas — many, many people have ...

All those government bonds which are sitting — gilts — sitting in pension funds, in insurance companies, in peoples isas — many, many people have a big chunk of their savings in those assets. and what has happened in the last few weeks is their value has gone down dramatically. from the start of the year, theyve gone down by a third. i think when people look at... those of you who... those people who do have occupational, defined contribution pensions with their... im sure money box is goi...

That you think, "please, newsjournalists, get this right this week"? is there one thing that youre watching and listening and thinking, "no, we need to get this across better"? i think the most important thing, which i think does go to a thing that is difficult for everyone to understand — which is the dynamics of a bond. and i wont go into it, but when you have... we had the fall in the pound and people sort of may or may not understand that. the the rise in the governments borrowing costs �...

Also higher— the government down the road and also higher mortgage rates for people — also higher mortgage rates for people who have mortgages. the flip side of— people who have mortgages. the flip side of it— people who have mortgages. the flip side of it is— people who have mortgages. the flip side of it is all those government bonds— side of it is all those government bonds which are sitting, gilts, sitting — bonds which are sitting, gilts, sitting on— bonds which are sitting,...

Not personally in favor of getting rid of the 401(k)s. but the house is putting a bill together and then that -- >> okay, even though two days ago on twitter, i said there will be no change to your 401(k). look. youre either a person of your word or youre not. but let me go to you, robert. how big of a hit would this be? to the middle class? >> huge. 55 million americans depend on 401(k) plans ifs their savings. and context, its important to understand that it used to be b that people had pensio...