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the angel of the north turns 25 — how gateshead is celebrating its most famous cultural landmark. and we'll find out how britain's museums might soon be able to hoard a lot more treasure. good morning. for most of us it is a mild _ good morning. for most of us it is a mild start_ good morning. for most of us it is a mild start of— good morning. for most of us it is a mild start of the day. there will be a lot of— mild start of the day. there will be a lot of cloud around with just a few bright— a lot of cloud around with just a few bright sunny spells across into reasons, _ f...

after major concerns over the bank's finances. its shares fell by almost a third on wednesday at one point, forcing the swiss central bank to take action. it issued a statement saying credit suisse can borrow up to $54 billion us to boost its bottom line. today the shares have rebounded and are currently up just over 20%. the selling has continued in asia today, with japan's topix banks index falling more than 4%, after recording its worst day in three years earlier this week. we're nowjoined by craig erlam, who's senior market analyst at oanda. for the story to come out was unfortun...

hello and welcome to bbc news. banks and governments around the world are nervously watching the european markets to see if the crisis surrounding credit suisse will develop into a global banking crisis. so far things seem reasonably calm with shares in credit suisse rising almost 30% after the swiss national bank gave it a lifeline. but there are concerns that a potential interest rate rise later on thursday by the european central bank could add further volatility to the situation. earlier our business presenter sally bundock explained why the situation at credit suisse was notjust...

will be finding out what people make of the chancellor's announcement. there's big changes to pensions to encourage people like doctors to stay in work butjeremy hunt's plans prompt accusations his budget favours the rich. check before you travel. rail workers in the rmt union take part in another strike in their discpute over pay, jobs and working conditions. no miracle in madrid for liverpool as they lose their second leg against real and are knocked out of the champions league humbled 6—2 on aggregate. and we hear from kate middleton's childhood piano teacher, who's written a so...

is "outside the law". it is not the law of the land, it is the law of the jungle. and the uk's biggest horse racing festival is kicking off, with stricter rules around jockeys whipping horses. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. the us has summoned the russian ambassador to express concern about a collision between russian fighter jets and an american drone over the black sea. washington has accused moscow of irresponsible behaviour, and said the drone was involved in a routine operation in international airspace. russia denied the us claims, instead sayin...