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good morning. it is the start of the meteorological some this thursday. the weather this week is looking settled. at times there will be some cloud. there will also be some sunshine. mostly dry. but also at times a chilly breeze in the far and east of england. details later in the programme. good morning. its monday, the 29th of may. our main story. turkeys president, recep tayyip erdogan, has secured another five years in power after winning the countrys most important election in yea...

planet by turning up the heat on the freezers. making a cone product is the food equivalentl of making, some might say, a formula 1 motor car. - i think ill have mine without the petrol, though. now, what happens when fortnite goes lego? well find out what to expect from an epic new gaming collab. how gaming for blind and partially—sighted players is keeping pace at a couple of hundred miles per hour. not that the game cares, because youll all smash into each other, spin round, laugh...

spending under control and get our economy back on track. and you have to do both. joining me now is ed price, principal analyst at ergo intelligence. both parties in full campaign mode on this legislation. do you foresee it being passed? ido i do foresee it being passed, i think that is also the conventional wisdom and i have no reason to doubt it. it would be spectacular if the us decided to default on its debt. but there was something about this merry—go—round this time that see...

we start here in the uk — with a very rare piece of good news about the cost of living — because for people in england, scotland and wales, average energy bills are set to fall by hundreds of pounds this summer. the uk energy regulator ofgem is about to release its latest price cap — the maximum amount suppliers can charge the average household. because the cost of energy has fallen sharply on global markets, that cap is expected to come down from july, saving the typical househo...

you in your business, but all restaurants right now, and that is a very tough economic climate. mmm. and actually its been a climate building for years. and perhaps you were knocked back and many others were, more than anything, by the covid pandemic. and ijust wonder, as you reflect now on what that meant to your business and many other restaurant businesses in this country and around the world, just how tough was it? it was incredibly tough. and i will never forget those days where i...

welcome to newsday. negotiations are continuing at the united nations in new york to agree a new resolution on gaza. a vote had been expected in the last hour, but its been postponed as diplomats try to agree a form of words that the united states may sign on to. on a visit to israel, the u—5 defence secretary lloyd austin has reaffirmed support for its ally, but demanded the country do more to protect civilians. from jerusalem, lucy williamson reports. they say theres nowhere safe i...

at this stage, teams from the same country or who came through the same group are kept apart. the holders manchester city look to have been given an easy path to the quarters. they will face the lowest ranked team left in the competition — the danish side fc copenhagen. these are the other ties as they were drawn at uefa headquarters in nyon. premier league leaders arsenal face porto, while italian champions napoli face barcelona. german giants bayern munich also face italian opposit...

but first our correspondent abduljalil abdulrasulov reports from the front line in bakhmut, in the east of ukraine, where troops are under pressure because of a dwindling supply of military hardware. in the bitter cold of winter, this deadly war grinds on, and big guns, provided by western partners, still play a crucial role. ukraines 93rd brigade is stationed near bakhmut. they say the russians attack at least twice a day. theirjob — to stop them advancing. as the conflict turns to ...

first african pope. is the catholic church at a crossroads? cardinal peter turkson, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. in your long career in the church, you have seen the centre of gravity, the geographical centre of gravity of the church, shift quite dramatically. what difference do you think it has made? well, thanks for having me on the show. yeah, it is true. it is true that what used to be... ..a church centred in europe, out of which a lot of missionaries went out, and so came to a...

the global monetary pivot — that was what some commentators were declaring on wednesday, after the us federal reserve said it had probably finished raising interest rates, and signalled it was planning to start cutting them next year. but clearly, neither the european central bank nor the bank of england got the memo. they left their rates on hold and said it was too early to talk about cutting them. in fact, here in the uk, three members of the bank of england monetary policy commit...