people here in kyiv wake up on sunday morning, they still don t know what to make of it all. translation: we hoped things would advance, . that prigozhin will change his mind and join the ukrainians. but money does miracles. he was obviously paid off. he has basically surrendered. translation: for me, both prigozhin and putin are war criminals. they bomb peaceful cities while people are sleeping. for example, yesterday everyone was talking about prigozhin when ukraine was hit by missiles. i m not interested in him. he is a criminal. translation: everything that is going on there - is god s punishment, - because the russian people have been supporting - their president and military. they say they want to liberate us, but we don t need - liberation from anyone. we know how to live. we don t need to be dictated by anyone on how to live - or what our rights are. we were a bit disappointed when it finished so early! yeah. yeah, we expected they would move their forces back to ru
for millions of homeowners if the government stuck to its plan. here s our political correspondent, tony bonsignore. soaring food prices, sky high energy bills, rents and mortgages going through the roof. today the prime minister again sought to calm growing fears about the state of the economy. this week you have told people it is going to be ok. do you understand why people looking at their mortgage bills, shopping bills, worrying about keeping the roof over their heads, they will listen to you and think, it is not going to be ok for me ? i have never said it is not challenging, i have never said it will not be a difficult time to get through, but i want to give people the reassurance and confidence we have a plan, the plan will work and we will get through this. that is exactly what people should be hearing from their prime minister and government. but with interest rates already at a 15 year high and more rate rises likely from the bank of england, there are fears this c
silicon valley bank s collapse on friday has sent shock waves around the world. it s forced central banks and regulators to act. on friday, california banking regulators closed down svb financial group the largest bank failure since the global financial crisis. since then, two other regional banks have also gone bankrupt silvergate, signature bank in new york while first republic was also forced to reassure investors after its shares plunged 60% in pre market trading. in a bid to stem contagion across the industry, the us government stepped in, effectively guaranteeing deposits across the entire banking system, ensuring all account holders will be able to retrieve any funds they have on monday morning. a statement by the us treasury and federal reserve said the plan will ensure the resilience of the broader us banking system. meanwhile here in the uk, hsbc has acquired silicon valley bank uk forjust one pound. the uk govt also said customer deposits will be protected an