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hello and welcome. rishi sunak will be appointed as britain s third prime minister in seven weeks later, as he meets the king at buckingham palace. the former chancellor won the tory leadership contest yesterday without a vote being cast, after borisjohnson and penny mordaunt dropped out of the race. he has promised to serve with integrity , and told the party they must unite or die . mr sunak will be the first british asian to lead the government, and at 42 the youngest prime minister for more than 200 years. he has promised to serve with integrity and toe the party they must unite or die. it is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to serve the party i love and give back to the country i owe so much to. the united kingdom is a great country, but there is no doubt we face a profound economic challenge. we now need stability and unity, and i will make it my utmost priority to bring our party and our country together. so what can expect to happen in the next f ....
good afternoon. the transport secretary says it s not for the government to intervene to try to prevent three days of strikes on the railways this week. grant shapps dismissed calls from the rmt union to get involved in the dispute as a stunt saying it s for the employers and unions to reach an agreement. mr shapps says the strikes would be an act of self harm. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, says the government wants the strikes to go ahead to sow division in society. here s our political correspondent, damian grammaticas. set to bring the rail network to a grinding halt from tuesday, they are the biggest strikes in decades. instead of 20,000 trains on a normal day, just one in five services may run. awful for people if they need to get to jobs and to work and to places. like, i ve come to visit my son here and if i needed to come back again then, no trains we re just going to have to put everything behind. i m going to test cricket next week and to my g ....
Has died aged 79. He killed five children and teenagers in the 19605. We cross to singapore for the latest business news. Singapore Airlines Earnings are due out later today. It is still a great way to fly. A windy proposition in the philippines, but will the ousting of the Environment Secretary change its target for renewables . Good morning asia and hello world. It is a tuesday. Glad you could join us by Asia Business report. Im rico hizon. It is Southeast Asias Biggest Airline group. But Singapore Airlines is dating increasing competition. Some a nalysts dating increasing competition. Some analysts suggest the carrier might soon go into de ....
That ruled Roger Federer out of roland garros. This time it is a desire to keep on playing which is behind the decision. Now 35, he says he wants to continue competing with the worlds best for many years to come. Playing on clay, in his words, probably isnt the best physical preparation for the remainder of the season. Preparation for the remainder of the season. In a statement, he goes on to say. The start of the year was something to behold. Magical, it was all stopped after taking six months out of the game, federate came back in some style. Few could have predicted, in winning the australian open, his 18th grand slam. And it didnt end there. In march he won at indian wells, one of the most prestigious events outside the slams. Just two weeks later he won the miami third time. His decision to pull out of paris will be a big blow to the tournament organisers. Not only is better one of the greatest players in history, he is also o ....