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of which are linked to inflation. lets put this into perspective — because the uks national debt is at record levels. it owes £2.69 trillion. that is almost the size of the uk economy — the so—called debt—to—gdp ratio is around 97.7%. that is a useful guide to how affordable the debt is for a country. the chancellor has pledged to get that ratio down. the uks far better off than some of its neighbours though — italys debt—to—gdp is around 140%. but if we look at german...

its wednesday, 28th april. the risk of pupils in england suffering serious injury or dying because of a collapsing school building, is both critical and highly likely, according to a new report. the national audit office also found that around 700,000 children are attending schools that need major rebuilding work, and its taking a toll on their education. the government says it has been significantly investing in transforming schools. hazel shearing reports. that one is still on the li...

the boss of british gas joins us to talk about that, and to answer your questions. jordan henderson cuts short his stay in saudi arabia. the england midfielder has arrived in amsterdam tojoin struggling dutch giants ajax afterjust 19 games in the middle east. cold today. could it change at the weekend? we are about to go from snow to storms. all the details in breakfast. the indian steel company, tata, will confirm plans today to cut up to 3,000 jobs in the uk. most are expected to be ...

last month in new york. more on those in a moment. first story making headlines in australia. now to a story which is making headlines in australia — and around the world — after broadcaster antoinette lattouf was sacked by the abc network for reposting a human rights watch report about gaza. the company has denied it succumbed to external pressure from an israeli lobby group — citing a breach of its social media policy and referencing the importance of impartiality. hundreds of ...

party over the european convention on human rights. by putting civil babar azam hit 58 from 37 deliveries in reply, but pakistan managed only 179—7 servants in the firing line. civil as they lost by 45 runs in dunedin. servants in the firing line. civil servants have an obligation to adhere to the civil service code, to victory gave new zealand an unassailable 3—0 lead comply with the law and uphold the in the five—match series. and that�*s all ministry ofjustice, that is a dir...

a fatal heart attack. bronson battersby was found in the home of his father kenneth who was 60. its thought he died in the days after christmas and the child was then left alone. there were attempts to check on bronson�*s welfare, but by the time the property was entered it was too late. jo black has our report from skegness i must warn you the details are distressing. bronson! come on, then. bronson battersby was known to social services, but his death and that of his father appear ...

as a "corrective procedure". his public engagements will be postponed immediately, and will resume after a period of recuperation. live now to sean coughlan — our royal correspondent — who is outside the london clinic where the princess of wales is being treated. where the princess of sean, where the princess of ijust want to ask, how much of sean, ijust want to ask, how much of this is a shift in terms of the details of medical and health details of medical and health details reve...

and the rate of "core inflation" — which strips out volatile items like food and fuel — is actually going up. rising interest rates are piling the pressure on millions of mortgage borrowers here in the uk — who are facing steep rises in monthly bills. the bbc has been hearing from some of them. rebecca from greater manchester, craig in cambridgeshire, and rose who lives in hampshire. just three homeowners out of hundreds of thousands of people facing a huge rise in their mortgage...

by a remotely operated vehicle deployed in the search. the bbc has been told that the debris includes parts of the missing sub. the submersible was about 435 miles south of stjohn�*s, newfoundland, on a voyage to the wreck of the titanic off the coast of canada, when it lost contact. its exact whereabouts and the condition of the five crew onboard are unknown. with rescuers in a race against time to find the sub, its thought that the on board oxygen supply may have run out. more ship...

alyssa used to gamble regularly in pubs, on fruit machines and down at the bookies. but she has got out of hand when she started doing it online in her 30s. started doing it online in her 305. i started doing it online in her 30s. ~ . . 30s. i think it started when i was quite — 30s. i think it started when i was quite young, _ 30s. i think it started when i was quite young, so - 30s. i think it started when i was quite young, so about i 30s. i think it started when i i was quite you...