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governments planned pension reform as demonstrations grow across the country. global financial markets react nervously to the emergency takeover of the swiss bank credit suisse but are the fears now easing. and turning powder into beer. a german brewery comes up with a new product that could change the entire alcohol market and be good for the planet. president xi of china is on a state visit to russia where hes been warmly greeted by president putin. the summit has been the focus of a...

here in the uk, 2022 saw the highest number of excess deaths outside the covid pandemic in half a century. and france tries again to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. its an unpopular reform that didnt go well last time it tried. well be live in paris. we start in ukraine. president volodymyr zelensky has said ukraines army is facing an extremely difficult situation as fighting continues in the eastern donbas region. the focus is the salt mining town of soledar. the uk defence mi...

and allow his country to export 1a leopard ii battle tanks to ukraine. a scandal of abuse and neglect at three childrens homes in doncaster. the regulator rated the homes as good even though there had been many warnings about ill—treatment and this years oscar nominees have been announced. those up for best picture include everything everywhere all at once, avatar, and elvis. the chairman of the bbc has been ordered to give evidence to mps on the digital, culture, media and sport sel...

administration and nathalie tocci — director of italys institute of international affairs. hello welcome to the programme. the russian forces are making gains in eastern ukraine and moving in on the mining town of soledar. over the past four days, supported by mercenaries from the wagner group, they have been fighting intense battles for control of a tunnel network which forms part of the towns salt mines. soledar is 6 miles north of bakhmut, a city which sits on a strategic supply l...

Fair and independent inquiry for the whole of the united kingdom, and i intend to do so. More Counter Attacks by ukrainian troops in regions annexed by russia. Calls for supermarkets to give more surplus food to those in need after a drop off in donations. And the british built space rover looking for work after its Mission To Mars was cancelled. And coming up on the Bbc News Channel. Making history despite six decades of rivalry between english and scottish sides, Tonight Liverpool Play Rangers...

the princess of wales says her new campaign on early years development will be her "lifes work". the eurovision song contest arrives in liverpool as the official handover takes place in liverpool today with "united in music" as this years slogan. good afternoon, welcome to bbc news. the uk economy will perform worse than all other major advanced nations this year, including russia. thats according to the international monetary fund, which suggests the economy will shrink by 0.6%. thats...

is at its lowest level for almost 50 years, according to figures released this morning. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng will meet the treasury select committee to bring you his economic plans. we will have updates about shortly. a hearing is under way at the supreme court on whether scotland can call an independence referendum without the consent of the uk government. there is at the wreck of the mary rose. it has come to the surface and its exactly a0 years since henry viiis flagship �...

live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. its 7am in the morning in singapore and 2am in moscow, where president putin has wrapped up talks with chinese president xi jinping for a second day. the two leaders have been discussing whats been described as a peace plan for ukraine, put forward by beijing. president putin has also warned that if the uk goes ahead with a plan to supply ammunition to ukraine, then russia will be forced to respond. our russia editor ste...

the boss of the bank of england has told investors that its bond—buying to stabilise pension funds will end on friday, despite pleas to extend it. the pound dropped sharply against the dollar to below $1.10 after andrew baileys statement. and buckingham palace has announced that king charles will be crowned at westminster abbey on saturday the 6th of may. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lord darroch, kim darroch, fo...

his attorneys found them in a closet while cleaning out an office at the pen biden center in washington. biden used that office from 2017-2020. the white house is immediately handed them over to the national archives. the discovery has prompted a doj investigation. the federal prosecutor is now reviewing the classified documents and watch as a president ignored questions about the discovery when asked about it yesterday in mexico city. [s people speaking over each other] speech it was ...