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The liberal democrats today said ministers need to urgently get round the negotiating table instead of sitting on the sidelines. and labout also say the government should engage. we don't want to see an escalation. i do want to see government recognising that their approach to these strikes, the refusal to negotiate for months... the question is whether the labour party backs strike action? no, how could i? there is a risk to patient safety. it wouldn't be the right thing to do. but that risk could increase sharply as the strikes escalate. staying in england, and motoring groups and campaigner...

Top gear which is partly filmed here at television centre will return, with or without freddie flintoff, but the bbc is likely to be unwilling to part ways with a show that, as well as having a strong uk audience, is sold to dozens of countries across the globe. lizo mzimba, bbc news. the governor of the bank of england has warned businesses not to put up prices, to avoid cementing inflation at its current high level. andrew bailey said that increasing the cost of goods and services could push the cost of living even further and would hurt the least well—off. our business correspondent marc ...

Prices are put up. small businesses are telling us they have had overheads going up to 18 months, done their best to not pass on costs to customers. 0ne restaurant chain told us a pint of beer would be £20 and a steak dinner £100 if he had fully put up prices to reflect costs. this is aimed at bigger players, supermarkets, petrol stations, set prices looking ahead to low inflation, otherwise interest rates might need to go up and we may have inflation higher and the squeeze on household and business budgets may go on for longer. thank ou, mark budgets may go on for longer. thank you, mark as...

World, it is all about confidence, fear and when that fear sets in and money starts to follow and evaporate, so investors start to take the money out. i will caveat that, and when you talk to bankers who do not feel like you are in the same crisis as a few years ago. but the pace of movement here, the emergency situation, trying to get this deal done potentially by this evening and before the markets open, thatjust evening and before the markets open, that just shows evening and before the markets open, thatjust shows how important it is. mark ashdown. earlier i spoke to chris roebuck, a forme...

The problems are down to high energy costs, and extreme hot and cold weather affecting crops across europe. supermarkets say the imminent start of the uk growing season will help them maintain supplies in the spring. but the national farmers' union says the industry needs more support. the more we face shortages, the more it will drive food inflation. we've got to come up with a way of making sure we can keep producing what the nation needs. we've got 70 million people in this country. it's an island nation. food security needs to be taken really seriously. so far, none of the other major supe...