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welcome to the programme, its great to have you with us. a committee of experts will investigate the cause of tuesday nights rail disaster that killed at least 43 people. rescuers have been working through the night at the wreckage but there have also been protests over what many see as an accident that was waiting to happen. rail workers are planning to strike on thursday in protest at what they say is official neglect of they say is official neglect of the railways. the aftermath of ...

lets now get down to business. the biggest interest rate rise since 1989. thats what we are awaiting from the bank of england in just a few hours�* time as it battles to control soaring prices. the bank is widely expected to raise its benchmark rate — from 2.25% to 3% — pushing up the cost of mortgages, credit cards and loans. it comes as americas central bank — the us federal reserve — raised its main rate by three quarters of a percentage point — and warned borrowing cost...

welcome to the programme. the sri lankan president gotabaya rajapaksa has formally resigned after days of huge anti—government protests. mr rajapaksa sent his resignation letter from singapore, where he fled to on wednesday as protestors took over government buildings. demonstrators are celebrating on the streets of colombo, defying a curfew in place. the governor of sri lankas central bank says the country now needs a stable government as soon as possible if its to stand any chance ...

of the year so far — well be talking to a cafe owner in arboyne. that afternoon. the international trade minister, penny mordaunt, has become the ninth candidate to enter the conservative leadership contest. most candidates are focusing on their plans for the economy. the former health secretary, sajid javid, wants to bring forward the 1p income tax cut to next year. both mrjavid and the former cabinet minister, jeremy hunt, are also pledging to reduce corporation tax from 19% to 15%...

continues across the continent. music. and finlands prime ministerfaces a backlash after a leaked video shows her dancing and singing at a party with celebrity friends. she says she did nothing illegal. we start with the war in ukraine. the leaders of ukraine, turkey and the un have been holding talks in the ukrainian city of lviv. one the agenda — the situation at a nuclear power plant in the south of the country. its here — in the city of zaporizhia. and its occupied by russian f...

we start with the latest fallout from what has been a recent wave of travel dirspution hitting the airline industry. the chief operating officer of easyjet has handed in his resignation after he oversaw a series of flight cancellations and disruption for travellers in recent weeks. this comes after thousands of easyjet flights have been cancelled — some at short notice. so what are we talking about here? its understood that roughly 10 thousand flights scheduled to run overjuly, augus...

welcome to the programme. russias invasion of ukraine have had an impact on energy prices and things of does become even more dire. rationing across this winter and cutting the flow of gas to germany. european gas prices have soared close to the record high they reached when they invaded. accused of withholding political and economic turmoil in europe. it is economic turmoil in europe. it is clear to everyone _ economic turmoil in europe. it 3 clear to everyone that this economic turmo...

and the prospects of agreement in the new talks. also tonight... tensions between russia and lithuania following a ban on the transfer of some goods to the russian territory of kaliningrad. some pharmacies run by boots are criticised for telling patients they can no longer have their drugs organised in plastic trays. game, set, match. williams. and serena williams�* comeback to tennis after almost a year out of the game brings victory in eastbourne. and coming up on the bbc news chan...

welcome to bbc news. we start here in the uk, where millions of people face more travel chaos, as the biggest rail strike in 30 years continues. todays planned walk—out by railway workers has gone ahead, after talks between the rmt union and railway employers broke down. the first day of industrial action on tuesday saw half of the rail network closed and 80% of services suspended. our transport correspondent katy austin reports. large parts of britains railway have come to a halt ag...

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