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a very warm welcome to the programme. we begin here in the uk. it is the morning after that budget. the chancellor has insisted his first budget is transformational and will get people back into work. jeremy hunt set out major changes to pensions and benefits, as well as an expansion of free childcare in england, all designed to boost economic growth. the new pension tax rules will allow higher earners to save more into their pensions, tax free. the opposition labour party has said its...

hello and welcome to bbc news. banks and governments around the world are nervously watching the european markets to see if the crisis surrounding credit suisse will develop into a global banking crisis. so far the markets seem reasonably calm with shares in credit suisse rising almost 30% after the swiss national bank gave it a lifeline. and other stocks are up too. but there are concerns that a potential interest rate rise later on thursday by the european central bank could add furt...

hello and welcome to bbc news. banks and governments around the world are nervously watching the european markets to see if the crisis surrounding credit suisse will develop into a global banking crisis. so far things seem reasonably calm with shares in credit suisse rising almost 30% after the swiss national bank gave it a lifeline. but there are concerns that a potential interest rate rise later on thursday by the european central bank could add further volatility to the situation. e...

will be finding out what people make of the chancellors announcement. theres big changes to pensions to encourage people like doctors to stay in work butjeremy hunts plans prompt accusations his budget favours the rich. check before you travel. rail workers in the rmt union take part in another strike in their discpute over pay, jobs and working conditions. no miracle in madrid for liverpool as they lose their second leg against real and are knocked out of the champions league humbled ...

from its phones and devices. hopes of a breakthrough today to end the long—running pay dispute in the health service. dramatic footage said to show a russian jet intercepting an american drone and dumping fuel in its path over the black sea. and how this avenue of trees in plymouth was cut down under cover of darkness. and coming up on the bbc news channel... a big night for both manchester united and arsenal as they look to make it through to the quarterfinals of the europa league. ...

thats the message sent by the european central bank as it ploughs ahead with plans to raise rates, despite sluggish growth in the eurozone, and turmoil in the banking sector. the ecbs main interest rate was hiked by 50 basis points to 3.5% — as it tries to keep a lid on rising prices. but the language from policymakers has begun to strike a new note, dropping a reference, used in previous statements, to the need to raise rates significantly going forward. agnese ortolani is a europe ...

majority of workers, they have the most votes in this. if they get behind us, then this could get through. if other small unions dont recommend this, for example unite, that might not matter. at this stage its not clear whether all the unions are going to recommend this offer to their membership. my sense is that the unison, gmb unions will probably get behind this. but its a big question whether the membership are going to think that is good enough. there is a lot of anger out there. ...

work and to help people stay in the work. we saw things like money for a digital service to help people reflect on their careers and finances, with some money for careers in extra training places, and most substantially, i think, we have seen a big investment and support for people who are disabled are out of work for a long—term health condition want to go back again in a sustainable way. that investment has come alongside some changes in the benefit system, which are rightly contro...

mission control. a 21—year—old us air national guardsman will appear in court later today charged with the most serious leak of secret intelligence documents in years. jack teixeira is expected in court in boston in the next few hours. the leaked material first appeared on an online chat forum, and has exposed details of ukraines war plans. it also reveals the extent of the us�*s spying on its allies. heres what we know about jack teixeira. the 21—year—old is a us air nationa...

international rival is being tied to a number of major stories this evening. china is pushing back on a threat by u.s. officials that the social media site tiktok could be banned country wide if chinese investors do not sell their interest. there is also word american banks may have to reimburse companies in china for losses from the collapse of a major u.s. financial institution. allegations that several members of president bidens family received payments from a chinese energy compan...