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we begin with the turmoil on financial markets — today, the pound sterling continues to languish against the us dollar and several other currencies. the slide in its value was triggered by last weeks mini budget, with its controversial package of tax cuts. lets get historical for a moment. we have records for sterling against the dollar going back through history, and in the early hours of monday morning it reached an all time low — that is since the creation of the us currency in ...

he didnt plan to forcibly mobilise military—age men across russia, and he didnt want to see internal protests spread. but this is where he is — seemingly in trouble. my guest is putin loyalist, russian mp and influential state media commentator evgeny popov. if putin is growing desperate, what does that mean for russia? evgeny popov in moscow, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen, for giving me that floor. oh, its a pleasure to have you on the show. if i may, i want to begin wit...

welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, im karishma vaswani. the headlines. the kremlin admits it made mistakes in the way it mobilised reservists to fight in ukraine — as protests against the pound has a roller—coaster day on the financial markets — as the uk government and the bank of england try to offer reassurance. welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, im karishma vaswani. the headlines. the kremlin admits it made mistakes in the way it mobilised rese...

a nasa spacecraft is closing in on an asteroid in an attempt to change its course. its a test of a technique to re—direct any object in space which could cause damage by colliding with earth. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are author and journalist rachel shabi and political editor of the people and sunday mirror, nigel nelson. lets see what came in in the last 40 lets see what came in in the last a0 minutes or so. we ...

leaders from around the world gather to pay their respects. im outside where the event will be taking place this afternoon but there was growing opposition from protesters citing the legitimacy and the cost. and work begins to remove the tens of thousands of floral tributes left to honour the queen in central london. welcome to the programme. it sounds like a hollywood film, but in under 15 minutes�* time, the american space agency, nasa, is going to crash a rocket into an asteroid. ...

A second red Weather Warning for the North East Of Scotland from midnight tonight. Fiona lamdin reports from brechin, north of dundee where people had to leave their homes because of flooding. In the dark, they hadnt realised just how deep it was. The South Esk River burst its banks in brechin around four in the morning. 70 year old muriel has lived here for 20 years. Last night, she was adamant she wasnt leaving. I heard the water in the garage of our house, and this is how close weve got to es...

New guidelines for staff and freelancers relating to social media use. It follows controversy over a tweet made by Star Presenter gary lineker earlier this year. The bbc appointed the former ceo of itn john hardy to review the policy and those findings have just been hardy to review the policy and those findings havejust been made public. With me now is our Media Correspondent. First of all, i note you have got a big wad of documents, talk us through these findings, what they say, what changes h...

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A 17 year old boy is being questioned by police after a 15 Year Old Girl with a Bright Future is stabbed to death on her way to school. The barbie movie was one of the Biggest Box Office hits in the uk and around the world, this summer. Now it has now reached russia though, unofficially. The last two years have been catastrophic for glaciers in switzerland, with volume decreasing by 10 . Data today suggests the largest decline since records began, affecting glaciers across the country. The Swiss...

To achieving due impartiality in all its output. And in an age of social media, where anyone working for the bbc can easily broadcast their own personal, sometimes political, views to the world, this committment has sometimes come under strain. Not least when, in march this year, the bbc� s highest paid, and One Of The Best known presenters, former footballer gary lineker, in a series of tweets, called the governments stance on illegal immigration an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the m...