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who volunteered between 1960 and 1964. their risk was about 34% increased. so that s definitely something that we want to look at further. we don t know at the moment whether it s associated with any particular testing programme that was going on at the time or any particular experiences that they had at porton down. but we re very curious to find out more. ian says his life s been blighted by medical problems, including breathing and digestion, by long term health, with problems with chess. i used to be very, very prone to chesty coughs and also with mental health. he and other veterans have received compensation from the government, although it s not admitted liability. in a statement, the ministry of defence say they re grateful to those who took part and welcomed the findings. the researchers now want to hear more from those servicemen who volunteered in the early sixties to further understand the reasons for the early deaths. matthew hill, bbc points west. those ca ....
145,00018 to 21 year olds haven t claimed cash from government child trust funds. if you were born between 2002 and 2011, we ll let you know where to find it. in sport, one incident, three red cards how fulham went from 11 players to nine and lost their manager in a0 crazy seconds during their fa cup defeat to manchester united. and it is the spring equinox today so can we finally say goodbye to winter? the week gets off to a mild but soggy start for some. all the details here on breakfast. it s monday 20th march. russian president vladimir putin is preparing to host his chinese counterpart, xijinping, in moscow. the visit is the first by china s premier since russia invaded ukraine last year. it will see meetings between the two leaders as mr putin, isolated from the west, looks to bolster his relationship with a vital ally. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg reports. putin and xi. they call each other partners and friends. and right now, the kremlin leader needs all th ....
by about twice the global average. it s already increased by 2 degrees celsius. 20 years since the us led coalition invaded iraq to topple dictator saddam hussein, we look at the legacy. hello and welcome to bbc news. the world s financial markets have reacted with unease following last night s emergency takeover of the troubled swiss bank credit suisse. shares in credit suisse fell by more than 60% this morning after european markets opened and the value of banking shares across europe have dropped sharply. credit suisse was bought by fellow swiss bank ubs after a deal brokered by the swiss government. here s the chief executive of ubs explaining the rationale behind the deal. translation: it means we bring back stability and security for credit suisse clients, but also that we keep the reputation of the swiss financial centre high. and finally it means we are stemming the turmoil in the international financial markets. these three goals are very, very important to u ....
of thousands of asylum seekers, but few can be as strangely located as this wedged as it is between a retirement village and a golf course. to provide beds for more than 51,000 asylum seekers and rising the home office has booked out hotels in seaside resorts and cities, in villages and the countryside, at airports and on golf courses anywhere they can find willing hotel owners. there are 395 hotels in all 363 in england and 20 in northern ireland but far fewer in the other two nations ten in scotland and only two in wales. the leicestershire village of kegworth is one of the latest places to have the local hotel s business model changed overnight to housing asylum seekers. yew tree lodge was the local wedding venue, swimming pool and gym as well as bringing in business from the nearby east midlands airport. but that all changed last month. fredricka reynolds used to do all the flowers for the weddings, but in an instant, that key part of her business was snat ....
for their lowest paid workers. rmt members who work for the 1a train operating companies are still due to go on strike, but this vote todayis due to go on strike, but this vote today is being seen as a breakthrough. we will have more of that on the news channel and the bbc news at six. time for a look at the weather. here s ben rich. good afternoon, today is the spring equinox, the beginning of the astronomical spring. and certainly, we have been feeling the days getting longer. the sunrise this morning in the east of england was just before six o clock in the sun won t set in parts of northern ireland until nearly quarter to seven this evening. but you may not get to see too many sunrises and sunsets this weekend because the jet stream, high up in the atmosphere, is blowing strongly across the atlantic feeding what is essentially a conveyor belt of weather systems in our direction. it will often be cloudy and there will be quite a lot of rain. this is the rain we expec ....