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Good morning to you on sunday, the 17th of good morning to you on sunday, the 17th of march. Our main story residents in england are to be given more say on whether Traffic Controlling measures should be used in their area. The restrictions in low Traffic Neighbourhoods can include blocking access to some streets and reducing speed limits. So the guidance from the Department For Transport now means councils will have to show they have support from local people and Emergency Services before any T...

Our reporter ben king has the details. When drinkers gather at londons King Charles Pub this evening, there will be a new tax regime in place. Changes announced in March Come Into Effect today taxing stronger drinks more and weaker drinks less. At the same time, Alcohol Duties rise with inflation up by io. I . The result a complex series of changes. 12 sparkling wine will be i9p cheaper as higher rates for fizz are abolished. A can of pre mixed gin and tonic will be 5p cheaper. But a bottle of 1...

unspun world withjohn simpson. hello. its good to see you. were here in the bbc�*s central newsroom for another edition of unspun world. in todays programme — how is it that russias economy is doing so well in spite of the ukraine war and western sanctions? a quite extraordinary transformation of the russian economy into a war economy, with massive defence spending, with the reorientation of its industrial base towards its war machine. irans client groups around the middle east get...

challengers if not his biggest challenger former president donald trump is playing to undercut the campaign launch. speaking of trump, the special counsel investigating the former president is about to get some crucial documents from the national archives today. they could end up potentially being key evidence in his probe. and the man accused of ramming the barricades near the white house and threatening to kill the president will appear in court. new details about what the suspect ...

the army and the rival militia group, the rsf — or rapid support forces — are blaming each other. airstrikes and gunfire were reported in khartoum and nearby cities — you can see some of the destruction here. at least 512 people have been killed and more than 4000 injured in the conflict. the united nations said the actual casualty figures are likely much higher. in an exclusive interview, our presenter zeinab badawi spoke with rsf leader general mohamed hamdan dagalo, also known...

of wildlife charities. 0n the first stamps featuring king charles iii have been unveiled by the royal mail. more than 9,500 people are now known to have died following two devastating earthquakes which hit turkey and syria. that death toll is likely to rise significantly as rescue workers and civilians continue to search the rubble — and survivors trapped beneath it succumb to their injuries and the bitterly cold weather. the earthquakes were the biggest in the region since 1939 — ...

story. it goes on the nhs strike posing a threat to great ormond street, the childrens hospital, serious concerns over staffing levels there, and looking ahead to next weeks coronation. and the daily telegraph, there is a reference to the story of the bbc chair. gary lineker�*s tweet, saying, dont let ministers pick the bbc chief. he said the bbc chairman should not be selected by the government of the day, not now, not ever. another story about surgeons operating only once every for...

in many areas. it could be chilly across southern parts of the uk, temperatures could be as low as seven or 8 degrees. milder in the rain in scotland and northern ireland. the rain moves away slightly from northern ireland and scotland with sunshine following. that reign was over the receipt gets wetter in northern england, cumbria and wales. ahead of that, in other parts of england we see some spells of sunshine. we are still in the same air mass, so it is quite warm. further north ac...

catastrophe, this is serious, its really going to get worse. and private screenings of a film starring british and pakistani stars are being auctioned to raise funds forflood victims in pakistan. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the uk, where new finance ministerjeremy hunt has insisted prime minister liz truss is in charge. 48 hours into thejob, he has the herculean task of restoring market confidence in her economic plans. hes m...

a jury in new york clears the actor kevin spacey of making unwanted sexual advances towards a 14 year—old. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the governing conservative party announced details of a fast—tracked contest to choose its next leader following the resignation of liz truss. she stepped down on thursday afternoon, afterjust six weeks in the job. its the shortest prime ministerial tenure in british history. this report from our political editor, ...