Federal reserve, it starts its two day meeting today. Facebook has become part of our lives ourfriends, our photos, and diaries. Now, the tech giant wants to get inside your wallets. Today it is expected to launch its own cryptocurrency. It has been called both libra and globalcoin, and is a 1 billion project that has been in development for a year. It appears to have the endorsement of more than 12 corporations, from uber to paypal, visa and masterca rd, and it is reported facebook will not control the new currency. It will be governed instead by an independent foundation of firms that have each invested some 10 million each. It will enable 2. 4 billion monthly users of facebook, whatsapp and messenger to change money into its digital coins to shop on the internet, on the high street, or transfer money, without the need for a bank account. Importa ntly, facebooks token differs to other offerings because it will be pegged to a number of government issued currencies. That is to avoid th
Working hours doesnt mean we are more productive, especially when it negatively impacts our health and our ability to do ourjob. Well hearfrom Companies Pioneering new approaches to improve peoples Work Life Balance. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 00am this morning. Clearly this morning we want to know about your Work Life Balance. Do you, have you, worked crazy hours and done something about that . Is it worth it . If you are a boss, how do you work with your staff . Have you been able to come up with a solution. Use the hashtag victorialive, send me an email victoria bbc. Co. Uk or theres facebook too. Our top story today, more nurses left the nhs in england last year thanjoined. The statistics given exclusively to the bbc reveal that more than 33,000 gave up jobs with the service thats 3000 more than signed up. The Royal College of nursing says more must be done to support younger nurses at the start of their careers. Heres our Health Correspondent, Dominic Hugh
Good morning. Its wednesday 17th january. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. More nurses left the nhs in england last year thanjoined. The statistics, given exclusively to the bbc, reveal that more than 33,000 gave up jobs with the service, thats 3000 more than signed up. The Royal College of nursing says more must be done to support younger nurses at the start of their careers. Heres our Health Correspondent, dominic hughes. She became a nurse to help people, excited at the prospect of making a difference but in the end, the job overwhelmed mary trevelyan. I would end up in tears during a shift because there wasjust so much pressure and stress. A never ending list of things to do, guilt over not having enough time to care for patients. Stress led to depression and mary has had to leave thejob she loved. I want to be a great nurse and i want to give my patients my best but i feel i cant do that at the moment because we are just too short staffed, too busy. Theres far too
EQS-News: PAION AG / Key word(s): InsolvencyPAION AG HAS FILED FOR THE OPENING OF INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS - PRELIMINARY INSOLVENCY ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTED 31.10.2023 / 15:16 CET/CESTThe issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.PAION AG HAS FILED FOR THE OPENING OF INSOLVENCY PROCEEDINGS - PRE.