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we start with a troubling landmark for the climate — as 2023 smashes the record, for the worlds hottest year ever recorded. european scientists say, that 2023 left the records "tumbling like dominoes". the average global temperature in the past 12 months was 14.98 degrees. that beats the previous hottest year — set in 2016 — by 0.17 degrees. the announcement was made by the eus climate change service. and the met office in the uk believes this record could be short—lived, as th...

a month ago we learned it had fallen to 8.7%, but food price inflation was over twice that, hurting many consumers even harder. one pizzeria owner, sergio from brighton, has been telling the bbc how inflation has been affecting his business — costs that he has to pass onto consumers. we noticed that, after the first lockdown, lets say the tomato went from £20 per case to 25, and today reached £39 per case. bags of flour — from £20, £21 per bag — now we paid £32 per bag. anot...

the government is preparing a new law to swiftly exonerate and compensate post office branch managers who were convicted over horizon it scandal. over a 15—year period until 2015, more than 700 people were wrongfully convicted of fraud, theft or false accounting, because the it system had produced shortfalls in their accounts. so far, only 93 have had their convictions overturned. mr sunak said it was the biggest miscarriage in british history and government would quickly right the w...

hello, im balvinder gill. i was a sub—postmaster until i was wrongly suspended by the post office and made bankrupt. what does the promise to clear and compensate victims of the post office scandal mean for me? balvinder gill is here along with four other subpostmasters. theyll give their reaction live tonight to todays news that they will finally be cleared — but will everyone be helped? the minister responsible tells us the budget for compensation is £1 billion. is he sorry its ...

biden accepted a $5 million bribe from ukrainian oligarch the order of burisma. 83% of voters in the new harvard harris ex-bulls believe that the fbi should make that file public. its not just the scandals either. bidens approval numbers that on the issues that matter most are still upside down in the category. 62% of the category say we are on the wrong track as well. if america is a car, the dashboard warning lights are all flashing red. on edge about the future? the american people ...

welcome to "hannity". we begin with a fox news alert. the united states and united kingdom conducted precision error strikes against the houthi rebels. now after months of serious terror attacks to critical shipping channels in the red sea and irani and missiles fired into israel, the biden administration has finally responded. will it be enough to deter future attacks? by the way, what about iran? a sickly the backbone of the houthis. they offer supplies and train. they direct the hou...

historical rate hiking campaign hours the time to take a break and give the time to adjust to its actions that have pushed up the cost of borrowing for things like mortgages, business loans, and credit cards. the decision left the feds benchmark at between 5% and 525%. for companies and consumers alike the pain may not be over. as fed chair jerome powell meekly during his press conference, with us inflation running above the banks 2% target its job is not yet done. i banks 2% target it...

president of the united states. [cheers and applause] >> im not a ruler of the people. im a servant of the people. i come from the people. [cheers] >> gov.desantis: my job is to serve you. god rules over us. i dont rule over you the education system has lost its way. not just k through 12 but also higher education peoples voice is what matters. you have the ability to bring more people in this process in ways that are going to be meaningful and historic. we are doing what it takes to w...

the average global temperature in the past 12 months was 14.98 degrees. that beats the previous hottest year set in 2016 by 0.17 degrees. the announcement was made by the eus climate change service copernicus. and the met office in the uk believes this record could be short lived, as their forecasts suggest 2024 could be even hotter. earlier, i spoke to our climate editor, justin rowlatt, and asked about how much bigger the margin is in this latest report. yeah, it is interesting, isnt...

to balance the books. plus, with the cost of living soaring around the world, global debt has hit a record $300 trillion. so well hear from the boss of europes leading debt collection agency about how it balances the need to recover cash for its clients with peoples ability to pay. wherever yourejoining me from around the world. once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. getting old is something that happens to all of us. butjust how are we as individuals and as a society ...