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we begin in france, where unions will be staging strike action today against the government's pension reform plans. the government is aiming to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years. today marks the sixth day of strikes and protests since mid—january, and unions say it will be the biggest yet with workers across a range of sectors expected to mobilise. teachers, gas and electricity workers, train drivers, and industrial workers are all expected to join. part of the french government plan is also to raise the minimum pension to 1,200 euro a month, which is over 550 euro highe...

bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. china's population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low. and in the tennis, andy murray beats italian matteo berrettini in a thrilling five—set match at the australian open. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says a decision by the uk government to block a bill passed in scotland is "outrageous" and has vowed to fight it in court. the legislation had aimed to make it quicker and easierfor trans people to change gender but uk ministers say it would...

as inflation continues to leave us worse off, we speak with the businesses struggling with rising costs and recruitment. how andy's conjured some of that old murray magic in his opening match of the australian open. good morning. once again it is a cold and frosty start. the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. but for many it will be dry with winter sunshine. however, there is snow in the forecast. i will tell you where later. people say, television in the morning? that's disgusting. a disgusting idea! what is happening in this country? people even used the word immoral. but we're sti...

the rac says major retailers, including the supermarkets, are not cutting prices enough and accuses them of pocketing extra profits. trent alexander—arnold's free kick helped see off rangers in the champions league against liverpool. # diamonds are forever, forever, forever #. double oh heaven! dame shirley basseyjoins a string of stars celebrating 60 years of james bond themes. i'll start to the day across england and wales. cool in scotland and northern ireland. rain clearing leaving blustery heavy showers behind. all the details later in the programme. it's wednesday, the 5th of...

that happen. welcome to bbc news. just a quick update on some news we have been getting in the last half hour, were hoping to hear from the world health organization's secretary on the update in monkeypox cases. we will bring you that as soon as it begins. a major incident has been declared by the authorities in kent, after a second day of gridlock around the port of dover. officials are expecting to process 10,000 cars today, and travellers have been advised to allow at least three to four hours to reach the port and clear all security checks. 0ur correspondent in dover, ramzan karm...