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im sally bundock with the top business stories. and we begin here in the uk where, as youve been hearing, the nhs in england is braced for six days of strike action starting in an hour and a half, so 7am. and this marks the longest stretch of industrial action in the history of the national health service. junior doctors have been pushing for a 35% pay rise, which they say would restore their earnings after inflation to 2008 levels, but the government says this is unaffordable. for man...

previous predictions. it says the us economy is performing more resiliently than forecast and suggests the earlier than expected reopening of china after the worst of covid has boosted performance, but there is still a health warning that high inflation and interest rates will continue to weigh on global growth. here is the oecds chief economist.— global growth. here is the oecds chief economist. some good news in the forecast — chief economist. some good news in the forecast today...

great surprise. i dont think it is a deliberate attempt to the rescue. it is simply that kherson has been shelled all these months. the situation clearly in the city is critical, there are some parts of it which are a lot worse than the pictures that you are looking at now. i have seen scenes from an area where the dnipro and kakhovka rivers join, which are basically underwater, the water has reached rooftop levels, so there are neighbourhoods of kherson that are completely submerged. ...

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the second semi final. we will be live in liverpool in this half hour. more on those stories in a moment but first of the bbc sport centre and betty glover with more of the days top stories. thanks, matthew. good afternoon. the big week of european football semifinals continues tonight with the europa league and europa conference league happening this evening. west ham can move a step closer to their first evening. west ham can move a step closer to theirfirst bit evening. west ham can...

demonstrations against proposed reforms to the digital system in israel. tens of thousands of people take part in demonstrations across israel against proposed reforms to the judicial system. and bbc presenter gary lineker says he stands by his comments attacking the uk governments latest immigration policy. hello. the head of the un nuclear watchdog has demanded immediate action to prevent a disaster of the russian occupied zaporizhzhia in ukraine. remarks come after at least nine peo...

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and, the rising cost of childcare — parents are being forced to give up work, while nurseries close is places theyre needed most. hello and welcome. we start in ukraine, which was targeted by at least 80 russian missiles overnight in the most significant bombardment since the anniversary of the invasion two weeks ago. we know that at least nine people have died. the targets were across ukraine, from kharkiv in the north to odesa in the south. president zelensky — in a statement on ...

submitted a bid to buy manchester united — bbc sport understands that a rival bid was also tabled by ineos, owned by british billionaire, sirjim ratcliffe, before fridays deadline. now its time for talking business. on the show, the windfalls of war, $200 billion, total amount of profit torrent last year alone by the worlds major oil companies. president biden and other world leaders are accusing the oil companies of war profiteering at a time of a cost of living crisis not seenin ti...

and his supporters. we start with the troubled global banking sector. european markets have closed down more than three percent, spooked by a major sell—off of shares in the swiss banking giant, credit suisse. coming days after the collapse of us based silicon valley bank, its prompted fears of a full—blown crisis in the sector. lets take a look at the damage at the close in europe today. shares in credit suisse plunged to a record low, falling 24%. that came after its biggest inve...