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and researchers in the uk say they now know why swimming can significantly improve your mood. state media in russia is reporting that president putin has visited mariupol — the ukrainian city which was captured by invading russian forces last year. (map)the tass news agency says he travelled there by helicopter, and visited local residents. its mr putins first trip to the ukrainian territory which has been occupied by russia since the invasion was launched just over a year ago. weve ...

before frances top judges and betting on a crackdown: premier league clubs agree to remove gambling sponsors from shirt—fronts within three years. campaigners say its nowhere near enough. hello there. giving in to big pay demands by striking workers would be, quote, a "terrible mistake" — so says the uks finance minister chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, whos been defending his policies after official figures confirmed the economy flatlined in february with growth of 0%. in...

by the effects of strikes by public sector workers. the office for national statistics said that a rise in construction activity had been offset by walkouts by teachers and civil servants. it follows a surprise 0.4% jump in economic growth injanuary — which brings the uk economy, finally, to a point where it is bigger than it was pre—pandemic. the value of sterling rose to its highest level since june of last year, with £1 getting you i dollar and twenty five cents. despite februa...

politicians in iran are insisting that wearing headscarfs should be �*enforced rigorously�* — they�*re demanding that judges enforce the law. across the country, a growing number of women are going out without hijabs in public. earlier, i spoke to bbc�*s parham ghobadi and asked what prompted this latest move. in big cities like in tehran and in other major cities, they just walk around on the streets without headscarf and without her job and without hijab, it�*s not only h...

important this is to you on twitter @annitabbc #bbcyour questions "united in music" — the slogan for this years eurovision contest is unveiled as the official eurovsion handover ceremony takes place today in liverpool. and coming up — on the third anniversary of brexit, well have a special phone in on the impact. my colleague nicky campbell will be asking what your experience has been so far, in the next half an hour. hello and welcome to bbc news. the uk economy is due to get smal...

concerns about safety. paramedics and support staff are taking further action in their dispute over pay and conditions. they say the current situation is not sustainable. we dont meet minimum levels now on a day—to—day basis. i cannot stress enough how difficult it is for us to be able to deliver that care to patients. here at westminster, the government not was planning ahead. it wants to change the law to force unions to offer emergency cover during strikes. labour say that is in...

as the official eurovsion handover ceremony takes place today in liverpool. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. the uk economy is due to get smaller this year and do worse than other major nations, including russia — thats according to the worlds most important international financial organisation, the international monetary fund. it predicts the uk economy will shrink by 0.6% this year. it believes the uk will be the only country among the worlds major...

clean up the aviation industry? we get airborne to find out. we start in the us — where the central bank has raised the cost of borrowing to its highest level in m years as it tries to rein in soaring prices. the federal reserve hiked its benchmark rate by three quarters of a percentage point— to a range of between 3% and 3.75%. the feds chair, jerome powell, warned there were more rises to come, but said there is no painless way to get inflation under control. households and busin...

in energy bills from tomorrow, despite government help to limit price rises. plus: auto austerity! citroen�*s answer to the energy crisis — a cheap electric car — made of recycled plastics and cardboard! hi, there. prime minister liz truss and chancellor of the exchequer kwasi kwarteng will be trying to rebuild the confidence of financial markets today after a week of turmoil sparked by their economic plans last friday. they are to meet with the head of the uks government spendin...

heatwaves and a mild autumn and spring. hello, welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me, rachel cunliffe, senior associate editor at the new statesman, and claire cohen, journalist and author. we will say hello properly to both in just a minute. we will say hello properly to both injusta minute. first, though, lets take a look at those actual front pages. with fresh strikes expected in the new year and reports of new anti—strike laws, the fin...