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Giant us steel have fallen sharply, after President Biden weighed in to oppose a near 15 billion takeover of the firm by a japanese company. Us steel is based in pittsburgh, pennsylvania a key battleground in this years election. The takeover deal, agreed in december, has caused major controversy there. But any move to block it could raise tensions with japan a vital ally for the us as it tries to counter the growing power of china. From new york, erin delmore reports. President biden is taking a stand against a deal in the making. Us steel, an american company, is set to be bought by nippon s...

so let's get down to business and we begin here in the uk where families are �*brutally exposed' to the effects of soaring inflation — that's the conclusion of a report out today from the think—tank the resolution foundation. it warns the very slow growth in wages since the 2008 financial crash has left families in the uk particularly vulnerable to high energy, food and fuel prices and those most vulnerable are families in rental accomodation, single parents and those with young children. i'm joined now anna macdonald, fund manager at amati global investors. what's interesting ...

plus, coming to a car park near you: cheap solar charging for your electric vehicle. but does northern europe have the weather for it? we start with the cost of living here in the uk because, as we were anticipating this time yesterday, the chancellor rishi sunak has announced a financial support package to help people with soaring bills. the 15 billion pound plan will be funded, in part, by what he called a temporary, targeted energy profits levy. in other words, a windfall tax on the energy companies, a policy the opposition labour party have been calling for, but the government ha...

after the vote the us ambassador to the un called on both hamas and israel to implement the plan without delay or any conditions. our north america correspondent maddock tawfik is monitoring events for us and sent this update. events for us and sent this u date. ,, ., , update. the united states, because no _ update. the united states, because no surprise - update. the united states, because no surprise that i update. the united states, i because no surprise that this resolution coincided with antony blinken set trip to the region. what we heard from the united states was that this w...

hello, i'm sally bundock. a very warm welcome to the programme. the united states is making a major push to pause fighting in gaza, with diplomatic efforts taking place both in the region and at the united nations. the un security council endorsed a ceasefire proposal for gaza on monday. it is the first time the council has passed a resolution demanding a stop in fighting, after eight months of war. the resolution urges both hamas and israel to fully and quickly implement the three—phase plan. 1a countries voted in favour, and russia abstained. us ambassador to the un linda thomasâ...