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there more pain ahead? less as jason chairman stuart ceo of strategic strategy firm. a welcome here and happy new year to you. so, i think after this a dreadful year in the markets, are we going to see some relief in 2023? was paul im not so sure. i think for some higher-quality companies that can generate their own cash i think it might be a better year. i also think theres a lot of froth theres a lot of annual spirits treated by free money during the culvert era. we are in for anothe...

will be able to run. members of four unions are taking part in the strike in a long—running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. our transport correspondent katy austin reports. shutters down, empty platforms — its the most disruptive train strike yet. ive got no train, so now im having to... ive just rung my husband, hes got to drive two hours, well, longer than that, down to here, to pick me up. everything has gone up in price so they need to be paid for the work they are doing...

of the institute for fiscal studies on whether the numbers add up, in any budget, or what these days we have to call fiscal event, can be devastating for a politician. that verdict is treated like the word of god, not least by broadcasters like the bbc who have experts from the ifs on our programmes all the time. my guest this week is the director of the ifs, pauljohnson. welcome to the programme. if the ifs is the word of god, that makes you god. how does that feel? very strange. he c...

ten people have been killed and eight injured in an explosion at a petrol station in the republic of ireland — police say it appears to have been a "tragic accident". protests continue in iran and around the world as three people are killed in the country. now on bbc news — its political thinking with nick robinson. welcome to political thinking. one question haunts the chancellor, any chancellor of any political party. it is what will the iss say because the verdict of the institu...

democratic candidate for governor katie hobbs. a source shows this is the man who broke in earlier in the week. they have blurred his face. they have not identified any suspects in the case. items were taken but the hobbs campaign says it hasnt been able to get a full inventory. the campaign says hobbs and her staff have faced hundreds of violent threats since she declared, which she blamed on her republican opponent. quote, lets be clear, for nearly two years carrie lake and her allie...

in wilmington, delaware. despite the white house saying the search was complete last thursday. rapid developments here is what we are looking at so far. november 2nd, just days before the midterm election, six days, the presidents aides find classified documents and a closet at the penn-biden center, a think tank in washington, d.c. but that discovery was not made public. on november 14th, attorney general merrick garland appoints a u.s. attorney to go over the case. fast-forward to de...

europe a good 10 degrees above average as well. here high—pressure keeping it dry. for others it is a different story. yes, it is going to be mild but at times we still have some wet and windy weather to come. and in fact the first signs of that arriving into the south—west during the evening and overnight will see some rain, some of it heavy as it pushes north. there will be lots of low cloud and mist and fog, a very mild start for many. clearer skies further north and east of sco...

are you a first—time buyer, have recently taken on a mortgage or are looking to move — how is this impacting you? do get in touch on twitter @annitabbc or use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. cuba is completely without power after hurricane ian has struck the western end of the island. two people are reported dead. florida now braces itself for the category three hurricane with life—threatening winds, floods and tidal surges. leaders of several european countries claim that rare ga...

landfall in recent hours in western cuba, bringing winds of up to 125 mph. it is heading north, florida is bracing for man is full on thursday. it will bring a storm surge up to ten feet around the tampa bay region, half a metre of rainfall and winds other road 120 mph, so really dangerous conditions with both of those storms. closer to home, typically autumnal, lots of rainbows because we have the mix of sunny spells in blustery showers staying with those for the rest of the day. low ...

around western coasts, down into sunday. just a brief respite. still flood warnings in force and yet more heavy downpours still to come throughout the rest of this evening and overnight, particularly in the south where we will see gusty went around this area of low pressure, 50-60 around this area of low pressure, 50—60 mph and some thunderstorms around. we should pick —— these should become confined to the south and east by the end of the night and and east by the end of the nig...