after bloomberg reported they are among the banks under scrutiny in a us department ofjustice probe into whether financial professionals helped russian oligarchs evade sanctions. shares of ubs and credit suisse fell more than 6%. and secondly deutsche bank slumped more than 13%, after a sharpjump in the cost of insuring against the risk of default after concerns about what happened to credit suisse. so what is happening to an already beseiged banking sector? hopefully, russ mould, an investment director at aj bell, can help us make sense of it. ross, what is happening? i think ubs and credit suisse under in a regulatory investigation is clearly unfortunate. equally, both forums have been under regulatory scrutiny before, so perhaps you shouldn t be quite so shocked there. i think the rise in deutsche bank is indicative of wider loss of confidence in the banking sector. i think there is a gathering fear that central banks may have overdone it with great interest rate increases
hello and welcome to bbc news. the french prime minister has condemned the violence that accompanied a day of mass demonstrations against reform of the country s pension system. the interior ministry says more than a50 protestors were arrested and 440 members of the security forces injured. more than 1 million people took to the streets on thursday to protest against the retirement age being raised from 62 to 64. most of the protests were peaceful, but there were violent clashes with police in paris and in other cities, including bordeaux, toulouse, lille and nantes. vincent mcaviney reports. bordeaux s town hall set alight by protesters overnight. more than a million had taken to the streets across the country through the day, angry at president macron s raising of the retirement age from 62 to 64. in paris, where over 100,000 had marched in a largely peaceful demonstration, the night was also hijacked by violent protesters. running battles through the capital s centre betwe
executive faced strong questioning from us lawmakers about the social media app s alleged threat to us national security. the french government says more than a50 people have been arrested in clashes between police and crowds protesting an increase to the country s pension age. more than a million people took to the streets in major hello and welcome to bbc news. israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is holding talks with rishi sunak in downing street this morning. as mr sunak met his counterpart at the door for a handshake, they could clearly hear loud shouts of shame in hebrew from protesters waving israeli flags and placards stating their aim of saving israeli democracy . protests are continuing in israel, where the government is pushing ahead with controversial reforms that would limit the power of the courts. well, let s speak now to paul adams, our diplomatic correspondent. the protests following mr netanyahu on this visit to the uk. they consist of. there are
only clear evidence that could identify her after the shooting. how about that? two britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have appeared in court in territory held by pro russian rebels. a man left paralysed by the manchester arena bomb attack is fulfilling a dream to climb mount kilimanjaro, using a specially adapted wheelchair. tens of thousands of workers are to stage the biggest rail strike in decades later this month, bringing major disruption to travel across britain. the mass walk out over pay and pensions will take place on the 21st, 23rd and 25thjune. more than 40,000 staff from network rail and 13 train operators are expected to take part. it s also the same week as several large sporting and music events including glastonbury. here s the latest from our transport correspondent, katy austin. the wheels are in motion for the biggest rail strike the country has seen in decades. it s a shame because, obviously, the rail fares are quite expensive as they are,
after the texas school shooting. these are the same green converse on her feet that turned out to be the only clear evidence that could identify her after the shooting. how about that? a major review of leadership across the nhs and social care sector in england has found evidence of bullying, discrimination and blame culture. scientists have made the most precise map yet, of the floor of the southern ocean around antarctica. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. state media in russia say more than 1,000 ukrainian soldiers who surrendered in the ruined city of mariupol have been transferred to russia for investigation. russian politicians have called for some of them to be treated as terrorists and there are fears they may be put on trial. meanwhile, russia and ukraine have carried out an exchange of the deceased, with each side handing over 160 bodies. this all comes as two britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have appeared in court, in