.— will reach uk. more than 600 --eole will reach uk. more than 600 people crossed _ will reach uk. more than 600 people crossed this _ will reach uk. more than 600 people crossed this water - will reach uk. more than 600| people crossed this water last weekend and more have followed since then. it's early days but for most migrants here, ready to gamble their lives to reach the uk, resettlement isjust one more risk. lucy williams, bbc news, calais. it's now well in to friday in australia and the final day of campaigning before australians go to the polls to vote for a new parliament and a new government. 0ne party needs to win at least 76 of the 151 seats there to form a majority government. let's go live to sydney and join the bbc�*s karishma vaswani. good to see you. so what are the main election issues? yes, some of the key election issues have been things like the cost of living in australia, it's not been immune to the pressures from the global economy that we have seenin global economy that we

uk. we have amazing _ different parts of the uk. - have amazing buildings around the uk. the stuff we're talking about today about taking the programmes to broadcast from those places. the programmes to broadcast from those nam-— programmes to broadcast from those places-— those places. the need to be secial those places. the need to be special bulletins _ those places. the need to be special bulletins from - those places. the need to be special bulletins from the - special bulletins from the regions, you are still running a back—up studio in london, i went to? for all those outside broadcast so that cost is still there. . ., , , , there. the cost is still there but it is not _ there. the cost is still there but it is not strictly - there. the cost is still there but it is not strictly about i but it is not strictly about that because in london we share our studio with the news channels and that studio is running all day every day anyway and so it is not as if we're sort of running

it about the legal position of the uk. it seems _ about the legal position of the uk. it seems to me having read the protocol — it seems to me having read the protocol carefully that there is a real? _ protocol carefully that there is a real? about the legal position of the european union because the protocol— the european union because the protocol contains a lot of caveats around _ protocol contains a lot of caveats around the — protocol contains a lot of caveats around the protection of community relations— around the protection of community relations in— around the protection of community relations in northern ireland, none of which _ relations in northern ireland, none of which appear to be being fulfilled at the moment. so will she ensure _ fulfilled at the moment. so will she ensure she — fulfilled at the moment. so will she ensure she takes proper legal advice about— ensure she takes proper legal advice about their— ensure she takes proper legal advice about their position and we don't 'ust about their position and we don't just listen— about

is it time for the uk to do the same? plus, no more null points. can tiktok help revive the uk's disastrous eurovision fortunes? hello there. cryptocurrency investors around the world are reeling after $200 billion was wiped off the value of digital assets injust21i hours. the sell—off in risky assets, sparked by fears about inflation and rising interest rates, means the crypto market has lost well over half of its value since its peak in november — much of that in the past week. spooking investors further, falls in so—called stablecoins that are supposed to be linked to the us dollar and therefore stable. the term �*cryptocrash�* has been trending on twitter and google search, as bewildered investors look for answers. so, has the crypto bubble finally burst? and if so, could it spark wider contagion on global markets? michelle fleury reports from new york. for those in the crypto world, these are dark days. it going, best—known cryptocurrency, is down a few % from its november peak, part of a market way that has wiped out more than $1.

it's booming in the whole of the uk. we need thousands more young people and we need to make them aware of what those opportunities from film to futuristic cars, just up the road these young people are designing zero emission electric vehicles and in the process creating their own jobs of the future, so what's the appeal then of working in london? i like to travel around the world and london is one of the places i've been wanting to go to a lot. you could bring your ideas for us. yes, yeah, iwould. i would go to london and i would also like to be a designer. it looks really impressive. i'd like to make inventions, something like this. we've got a selfie going on. we've got the locations, we've got the talent, we've got the crews. i'm really keen to make sure that hollywood comes to london. as well as taking on thousands of trainees, universal has also committed to more filming in the uk so expect to see more stars, stunts and sharks... ..well, two of those, on the streets of the capital soon. marc ashdown, bbc london, in

caught it in the uk. monkeypox is usually associated with travel to west africa. let's speak to our global health correspondent, naomi grimley: then, are we looking at community transmission of this disease? yes, the uk health security agency thinks there has been community transmission but as you stressed in your introduction, they think this will be a cluster, not something like an epidemic outbreak or a pandemic like we have been used to with covid—i9. monkeypox is a rare infection and is usually connected to travel to west africa. it is the first case that was discovered in the uk this year on the 7th of may had a travel link to nigeria. since then, they have had other cases, the last four have been in gay or bisexual men and it is thought the quartet in london. health officials are saying people should be on the lookout for unusual lumps on their bodies and fever —type symptoms that come with monkeypox. swollen lymph nodes and feeling very hot or cold. thank you very much. zimbabwe has asked the

.— the eu and for the uk. european union welcomed _ the eu and for the uk. european union welcomed the _ the eu and for the uk. european union welcomed the deal- the eu and for the uk. european union welcomed the deal too, i the eu and for the uk. european i union welcomed the deal too, but since as acknowledge the impact on businesses in northern ireland. last 0ctober offered what it called a robust package of creative practical solutions, that the uk was not commenced and went far enough. this week it rejected the plan, saying it would worsen the current trading arrangements, which brings us back to right now, because the protocol is back in the spotlight. in recent election results in ourfor the first time sinn fein came top, and those except the proxy treatment protocol, but northern ireland has a system of power sharing between republicans and unionists, and is the second—largest party in these elections, well, that is the democratic unionist, that does not accept the protocol. tt democratic unionist, t

this man is the uk's top civil servant. — of budgets. this man is the uk's top civil servant, simon _ of budgets. this man is the uk's top civil servant, simon case _ of budgets. this man is the uk's top civil servant, simon case and - of budgets. this man is the uk's top civil servant, simon case and he - civil servant, simon case and he wrote to government departments last night telling them the size of the civil service workforce has grown substantially since 2016. he wants to return to 2016 levels. he adds that this will be challenging but tells departments it will need imagination. there could be a freeze on recruitment across the civil service. ministers would have to approve any newjobs. downing street hopes that enough people will leave to bring numbers down but redundancies haven't been ruled out. according to the institute for government, these are the biggest employers. work and pensions, justice, the taxman, covering almost 70% of civil servants. but these aren't alljustjobs in whitehall. they also cover things like the deliv

—— traces the uk government— choice is the uk —— traces the uk government is taking is making lives more _ government is taking is making lives more difficult. look at the scottish government, the child payments, the uprating _ government, the child payments, the uprating of— government, the child payments, the uprating of benefits, there are things— uprating of benefits, there are things the uk government could do which _ things the uk government could do which is _ things the uk government could do which is -- — things the uk government could do which is " it— things the uk government could do which is —— it is actively choosing not to— which is —— it is actively choosing not to do— which is —— it is actively choosing not to do and _ which is —— it is actively choosing not to do and the impact is felt by those _ not to do and the impact is felt by those who— not to do and the impact is felt by those who can least afford it and that pressure will only increase so the uk _ that pressure will only increase so the uk government should really be stepping _

time.— voting doesn't start till friday mornin: uk time. , ., . . ,, morning uk time. jonathan, i guess it will be a long _ morning uk time. jonathan, i guess it will be a long night _ morning uk time. jonathan, i guess it will be a long night for _ morning uk time. jonathan, i guess it will be a long night for you. - it will be a long night for you. thank you so much forjoining us from west minister. we have a special programme presented by huw edwards for viewers in the uk, starting at 20 to midnight — bringing you all the results and developments as they happen. dojoin us for that. the actress amber heard says she was attacked byjonny depp because of her professional relationship with the actorjames franco. she was giving evidence for a second day, at the defamation trial in the us brought by herformer husband. david sillito has been watching proceedings and a warning his report contains graphic details of a sexual assault. day two of amber heard's testimony, and a return to the witness stand to continue her account of her relationship with the man sitting in fron

for the uk to call the shots and — for the uk to call the shots and take _ for the uk to call the shots and take full— for the uk to call the shots and take full control- for the uk to call the shots and take full control would j for the uk to call the shots i and take full control would be unacceptable. _ this month in new york has proven to be among the busiest on broadway in recent memory, and in fact, it's been a decade since so many new shows opened in april. it's a positive sign of the theatre district's revival after a pandemic shutdown that lasted more than 18 months however challenges remain. some of theatre's biggest stars have been sidelined due to positive covid tests and there are concerns whether there are enough tourists and theatre loving locals to sustain so many new broadway shows. lee seymour covers theater and live entertainment. broadway is an ecosystem, it is not a monolith, it is a1 theatres and each theatre has its own independent companies, its own start—up basically. so they all have their own protocols. you have a show like wicked and lion king, which is a

here's the uk prime minister. i think the trouble with the protocol arrangement is that they have been used and interpreted in such a way as to lose the confidence and the support of one important community in northern ireland — the unionist community. we community in northern ireland - the unionist community.- the unionist community. we will be talkin: the unionist community. we will be talking about _ the unionist community. we will be talking about this _ the unionist community. we will be talking about this in - be talking about this in business and whether or not we are set with the tradable between the uk and the eu. we will be talking to roger polen later on. a bill that would protect nationwide access to abortion in the united states has been blocked in the senate. democrats had attempted to introduce the measure ahead of a supreme court decision that is expected to overturn a ruling that established the right to abortion in the nineteen—seventies. but all 50 republicans and one democrat voted not to c

the uk. sam ryder and spaceman is raising expectations among some serious eurovision fans. fix, expectations among some serious eurovision fans.— expectations among some serious eurovision fans. a top ten is a win, a to five eurovision fans. a top ten is a win, a tap five is _ eurovision fans. a top ten is a win, a tap five is a _ eurovision fans. a top ten is a win, a top five is a homecoming - eurovision fans. a top ten is a win, a top five is a homecoming bus - eurovision fans. a top ten is a win, | a top five is a homecoming bus tour in my eyes. they win as panic stations, what are we going to do? this is amazing.— this is amazing. given uk's long fallow period, _ this is amazing. given uk's long fallow period, what _ this is amazing. given uk's long fallow period, what of _ this is amazing. given uk's long| fallow period, what of eurovision hope is a unexpected event. a ban on buy—one—get—one—free deals for unhealthy food and drinks in england is being put on hold for a year

we know that hands are tied, the uk government signed | tied, the uk government signed up tied, the uk government signed up to this, part of the exit deal, they are trying to negotiated and come up with another plan, but the solution isn't very obvious. no, it is really tough, real frustration for businesses trying to do theirjobs, this is an inherently political situation, however, it does come down to that if goods are being consumed by northern ireland consumers, the idea that they need to go through significant paperwork for that to happen feels a disproportionate from a practical point of view. whether it is government unilateral action, whether it is government unilateralaction, or whether it is government unilateral action, or ideally some agreement between the parties that allows those trades to happen in a way that doesn't have this scale is the prize, and we are urging politicians to make it happen. will have to watch and wait and see if there are any movements as far as that is concerned. thank you for being with us, shane brennan, chief executive from cold chain federation.

in the uk, that is. yes, _ could hit 1096 this year. . in the uk, that is. yes, they - could hit 1096 this year. . in the uk, that is. yes, they say - could hit 1096 this year. . in the - uk, that is. yes, they say household incomes are — uk, that is. yes, they say household incomes are under _ uk, that is. yes, they say household incomes are under real— uk, that is. yes, they say household incomes are under real pressure, - incomes are under real pressure, they will fall if you take into account inflation by over 2% this year. so there will be 1.5 —— there will be half a million people who have to make a choice between heating their homes and eating, that is quite a stark warning. they say the government can do a lot more here. they suggest something like universal credit could be lifted by £25 per week, up until october. they say that costs 1.3 point billion pounds. and then if you give a one—off payment of £250 —— that could be affordable. the government says they have already given billions of pounds of support, 350... £350 to what your

because they don't know what will happen with them when they reach the uk. more than 600 people crossed this water last weekend. more have followed since then. it's early days, but for most migrants here, ready to gamble their lives to reach the uk, resettlement isjust one more risk. lucy williamson, bbc news, calais. eight more towns are to become cities to mark the queen's platinum jubilee. among them is bangor in county down, northern ireland. sun, sea and thejubilee. bangor on the east coast of northern ireland is one of the towns to be granted city status. on a gorgeous, sunny day like today, it's easy to see why bangor is so popular with day—trippers and holiday—makers. but for people living here in bangor, they want city status to bring more investment and shops and businesses for them to enjoy, as well. it would be lovely. i used to come down here when i was younger. it was a beautiful place. plenty of chippies and all around there. i do think bangor needs the money spent on it, though. _ you sort of worry about it being a seaside town. that's ho

absolutely, the uk as _ global shortage? absolutely, the uk as an _ global shortage? absolutely, the uk as an outlier, - global shortage? absolutely, the uk as an outlier, prices l the uk as an outlier, prices across the world remain extremely elevated including korea and the asia pacific basin, the disruption or the concern about disruption of russian pipelines of supply to europe has reverberations across the world, being felt across the world, being felt across the world, being felt across the energy system. in terms of what they can actually do about it, because this is causing real cost of living pressures for households around the world, it makes everything more expensive, what realistically can they do? the key thing _ realistically can they do? the key thing to _ realistically can they do? tue: key thing to understand, realistically can they do? tte: key thing to understand, we talk about the law of long lead times, the law of long lead times, the law of long lead times refers to the fact does take time for supply to respond to price because it can take years

was at lower or half of what the uk's was al109_ lower or half of what the uk's was al109 per— lower or half of what the uk's was at 109 per 100,000 lower or half of what the uk's was at 109 per100,000 in lower or half of what the uk's was at 109 per 100,000 in other european countries _ at 109 per 100,000 in other european countries they picked out had 111, in spain. — countries they picked out had 111, in spain, 116 in germany. and obviously— in spain, 116 in germany. and obviously they will be a great deal of debate — obviously they will be a great deal of debate about exactly why this is and it_ of debate about exactly why this is and it may— of debate about exactly why this is and it may be that it was the strategy _ and it may be that it was the strategy for suppressing the virus we also _ strategy for suppressing the virus we also know that there is quite a lot of— we also know that there is quite a lot of difference in terms of communities and in the uk that were infected _ communities and in the uk that were infected in _ communities and in the uk that were infecte

that�*s about a partner of the uk�*s annual emissions. blocking those tonnes of carbon into the rain forest of gabon. we have a 30 year track record of keeping our deforestation rates low. as we look at carbon crediting through the un climate change convention there is a mechanism to help tropical countries reduce their deforestation because gabon is a high forest low deforestation country over the last ten years we absorbed 1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and that�*s crediting system will reward us with about 100 million tonnes and so we are trying to put that first batch of credits onto the market with quite a compelling marketing strategy. if you buy a tonne of carbon credits from gabon you are taking ten tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and are a highly biodiversity positive country said during that time our elephants and gorilla population increase and so they are carbon positive credits. 0ur they are carbon positive credits. our hope is weight the decision we took at cup 26 will be able to incr

in erode what trust we have in uk politics? do you see that now? in uk olitics politics? do you see that now? in uk politics as a — politics? do you see that now? in uk politics as a whole, _ politics? do you see that now? in uk politics as a whole, the _ politics? do you see that now? in uk politics as a whole, the damage - politics as a whole, the damage has been done. this has been going on forfive months. devin street been done. this has been going on for five months. devin street itself is like the most... the place in the entire country were the most, for want of a better word, criminalisty occurred in the entire pandemic. that is that a sitting. —— devastating. that is precisely why the prime minister seeks to underplay it. he is going to write it out. he has got two years, really, in which to convince the public. it does not appear those two years are going to be an easy ride, to convince people to overlook it. he is in trouble, but it does not look like he fancies doing any thing about it, because recent -- rishi —— rishi sunak has got himself in this,

should the uk licence fee payers expect and need a uk focused music service? how will you do that? we need a uk focused music service? how will you do that?— will you do that? we are committed to makin: will you do that? we are committed to making sure _ will you do that? we are committed to making sure the _ will you do that? we are committed to making sure the licence - will you do that? we are committed to making sure the licence fee - will you do that? we are committed to making sure the licence fee get l to making sure the licence fee get the service they need, covering the uk and the world. what we're doing is proposing to take two separate news channels which already have quite a of shared output particularly around certain times of the day or certain stories that are relevant to both audiences and we are going to rather than have to channels we will reverse that and allow one channel to have the ability to split apart so when there are stories that are not relevant but are important for the uk audience we will do that. that might be certain times of day or around certain

because as simon said, next week, there're local elections here in the uk. borisjohnson is expected to lose a lot of support. butjust how bad are the results likely to be? and will they be enough to trigger a vote of no confidence by the tories in the prime minister? often in the middle of a national government's term, the electorate are keen to give the incumbent government a bloody nose. how likely is that? a couple of issues here, for the one thing is that, you are right, - these are local elections, they are city councils, - county councils, where people get | to express their democratically... j how they're feeling i about life in general, and that can be seen... the particular importance of this | one is that everyone is looking, | including borisjohnson's own mps, they are still not sure _ whether the man who delivered a massive majority is still- an electoral asset, or through various| scandals, partygate, - etc, or if he is a liability. obviously the papers, left and right, will- give him a good kicking. he has not been tested yet about what his ele

but over the coming weeks in the uk, thousands plan to do just that. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in liverpool. and finally a pair of rare pangolins have made their debut at prague zoo. a male called guo bao and a female called run hou tang were unveiled to the public after a month in quarantine following their arrival from taiwan. pangolins are the only mammals with scales entirely covering their bodies. the animals' arrival is emblematic of a u—turn in czech foreign policy in recent years. the government had been making overtures to china with the expectation of a couple of pandas for prague zoo, but has since become more pro—taiwan. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. a lot of cloud across the uk, not ideal viewing weather for the total lunar eclipse in the western sky before dawn and indeed monday is going to bring a lot of cloud but also sunny spells and one or two downpours, some of them thundery. let's have a look at the picture on the satellite image and you can see a lot of cloud towards the southeast, showers and thunderstorms ha

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i am joined by the uk deputy commissioner, suejay. scouting very popular notjust in the uk but around the world. we have half a million uk members but 57 million scouts around the world in almost every country. and you are seeing a rise globally. young people want to do these sorts of activities, now more than ever. with the pandemic, everywhere experienced lockdowns, are we seeing people wanting to get outdoors more because of that? i think so, it is an opportunity to meet people and take part in activities, get out and about and explore the great outdoors and take part in adventures with their friends. that was one of the water rockets going off, they are, rockets going off, there, i'm just looking to get dexter here. are you able to give this to one of your friends? how long have you been a scout? four years. you are a cub scout, actually. yes. it is all fun, cooking, chores and having a fire. smores and having a fire. goodness me! i got a bit soaked! what is your favourite badge? i like the science badge, and the hiking badge. why

with me now is dan paskins, director of uk impact at save the children uk. down, i'll ask you a bit more about what we heard borisjohnson say, but first, just reminder that this report says one and a half million households in the uk will face energy bills that theyjust count afford. maybe even destitution as well. are you seeing signs of that already in your work? what are your people experiencing right now? thank ou. exactl people experiencing right now? thank you- exactly this- _ people experiencing right now? thank you. exactly this. we _ people experiencing right now? thank you. exactly this. we work _ people experiencing right now? thank you. exactly this. we work to - people experiencing right now? triag�*ia; you. exactly this. we work to help families in the uk, and this is what people have already spoken about. they are finding it even tougher as prices rise. people who may be... getting by ok and have been called into these challenges. maybe three months ago, there have been about 25 people. maybe even come once a month. people are starting to co

could the uk be heading for a trade war with the european union? that's certainly the fear of some in the business world, as tensions grow over the post—brexit deal on northern ireland. uk foreign secretary liz truss is holding talks with the vice—president of the european commission in the next few hours, as her government threatens to tear up large parts of the agreement. that could trigger legal action or trade sanctions from the eu as our deputy political editor vicki young reports. for some businesses in northern ireland, trading opportunities have grown, but the rules can cause disruption too. this garden centre in belfast is dealing with extra paperwork and supply issues. it has slowed our deliveries down. we would order lots of stuff from england, from holland. our frustration is that we are a weather—dependent business. as soon as the weather gets good, we need to get ordering. we would usually order on a monday for a friday delivery. that has completely changed. we are now ordering two to three weeks ahead and it is very hard to do

of monkeypox in the uk. most of those cases are being described as mild. the new cases, new 11 cases, come on top of the nine cases previously identified with the initial case in someone having returned from travel to nigeria. sajid javid singh that the uk, the health security agency has confirmed these 11 new cases and he has updated health ministers on what he knows so far. he also says that the government has procured more doses of vaccines that are effective against monkeypox. 11 new cases of monkeypox identified in the uk, most of them described as mild cases. nurseries in england say plans to allow staff to look after more children will not cut costs for parents. the government says it is considering changing the current rules in a bid to help lower the cost of childcare forfamilies, amid the growing cost of living crisis. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys reports. oh, thank you so much. ashley has four children, including her new baby. it's two—year—old reggie she worries about the most. he ha

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i am joined by the uk deputy commissioner, cj. scouting is very popular notjust in the uk but around the world. we have 500,000 uk members but 57 million scouts around the world in almost every country. and you are seeing a rise globally. yes, young people want to do these sorts of activities, now, more than ever. with the pandemic, everywhere experienced lockdowns, are we seeing people wanting to get outdoors more because of that? i think so, it is an opportunity to meet people and take part in activities, get out and about and explore the great outdoors and take part in adventures with their friends. that was one of the water rockets going off, they are, mentioning these activities. i'm just looking to get dexter here. are you able to give this to one of your friends? how long have you been a scout? four years. you are a cub scout, actually. yes. it is all fun, cooking, chores and having a fire. goodness me! i got a bit soaked! what is your favourite badge? i like the science badge, and the hiking badge. why don't you dry off a

i am joined by the uk deputy commissioner, cj. scouting is very popular notjust in the uk but around the world. that's right. you have half a million uk members but 57 million scouts around the world in almost every country. and you are seeing a rise globally. yes. young people want to do these sorts of activities, now, more than ever. with the pandemic, everywhere experienced lockdowns, are we seeing people wanting to get outdoors more because of that? i think so, it is an opportunity to meet people and take part in activities, get out and about and explore the great outdoors and take part in adventures with their friends. some of those we can see right now. that was one of the water rockets going off, they are, mentioning these activities. i'm just looking to get dexter here. are you able to give this to one of your friends? how long have you been a scout? four years. you are a cub scout, actually. yes. it is all fun, cooking, smores on the fire. goodness me! i got a bit soaked! what is your favourite badge? i like the science b

time now to go across the uk. the chancellor of the exchequer has told bbc look east that the next few months will be "challenging for families as the cost of living crisis deepens. rishi sunak hinted at more financial help from the government — but he said he couldn't make the problem go away. he's been talking to our correspondent andrew sinclair in ipswich. the dust is settling last week's local elections. elections which were dominated by the cost of living and elections in which the conservatives lost 29 seats across our region, two of them here in ipswich. well, today, the chancellor had been visiting local businesses. a lot of that visit has been in private but we were allowed to see him as he attended an event run by google which is helping firms to get more digitally savvy. and he was shown some of the new ideas being developed by entrepreneurs in the ipswich area. the government has already provided support to help with energy bills and council tax but i put it to the chancellor that the election resul

the uk economy shrank the uk economy shrank by 0.1% in march, as households began to feel the impact of rising prices and cut back on spending. the office for national statistics says although the economy grew by 0.8% in the first three months of the year, growth stalled in february — and the latest figures show the cost of living is �*beginning to bite'. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports. a cheshire market in buckinghamshire, danny is hoping the upcoming jubilee celebrations will give sales a lift. the bunting's going up in more ways than one. every day he talks to his wholesaler and gets the same message. everything has gone up, everything. everything i sell has gone up in price, everything. give us an example. what about these dog beds, for example? that dog bed there, i was selling it for 19.99 at christmas. it is now 29.99. with their own wages not keeping up with prices, customers are not spending like they used to. this market survived the internet and the pandemic, but in the last six months with pricesjumping and business down an estimated 30%, nearly half

uk leaving the european union as a memberstate. it uk leaving the european union as a member state. it focuses specifically on northern ireland. one of the main contentions around it has been the trade aspects, which in part requires some checks to be completed on goods moving from great britain into northern ireland, so for borisjohnson, he is on one side hearing from the dup that the protocol in part related to this trade aspect operation of the protocol is differentiating and separating northern ireland from the rest of the united kingdom, and therefore, it is detrimental to the unionist interests within northern ireland. so it is for that reason borisjohnson is having to pay such close attention to what the dup is saying, and for the european union they are very much minded towards what is happening on the island of ireland with ireland being a member state of the european union. so the language there is very much focused around maintaining no border on the island of ireland in light of the good friday agreement arrangements. both sides, it is fair to say, emphasising the role o

breezy, _ across the uk this week. breezy, windy— across the uk this week. breezy, windy by- across the uk this week. - breezy, windy by wednesday and wet at times, not all the time. in fact, there's quite a bit of dry weather around to start off on monday. a lot of cloud, showers breaking out more widely during the day. catch one, could be heavy. there may even be a rumble of thunder. brightening up in northern scotland after a wet sunday. turning wetter across parts of south east england and east anglia after a very warm sunday, so it will be cooler here. and into monday night, we'll see, through parts of eastern england, eastern scotland, some outbreaks of rain. showers elsewhere through england and wales. northern scotland and into northern ireland becoming mainly dry here with some clear spells and probably the lowest temperatures going into tuesday morning. on tuesday, it's eastern areas seeing outbreaks of rain pushing southwards. elsewhere, you may see some sunny spells. showers will develop again — a few heavy ones — tending to fade away from we

, i cessation, then the rest of the uk, the uk _ cessation, then the rest of the uk, the uk government— cessation, then the rest of the uk, the uk government now— cessation, then the rest of the uk, the uk government now has - cessation, then the rest of the uk, the uk government now has to- cessation, then the rest of the uk, i the uk government now has to think about— the uk government now has to think about transferring _ the uk government now has to think about transferring our— the uk government now has to think about transferring our technology. about transferring our technology for an _ about transferring our technology for an independent _ about transferring our technology for an independent deterrent - about transferring our technology for an independent deterrent and i about transferring our technology. for an independent deterrent and all those _ for an independent deterrent and all those high-tech— for an independent deterrent and all those high—tech high—paid _ for an independent deterrent and all those high—tech high—paid jobs- for an independent deterre

and growth momentum in the uk. but then there is also the squeeze on consumers that you mentioned that is likely to impact growth in the second quarter in particularfrom impact growth in the second quarter in particular from the second quarter, because that is where we are going to see even more squeeze on the consumers. and then probably programmes that are more targeted to the household that needs support most is the best the government can do in order to actually help in a more meaningful way with the limited amount of money that they have at the moment. amount of money that they have at the moment-— the moment. given as you said the level of debt _ the moment. given as you said the level of debt that _ the moment. given as you said the level of debt that the _ the moment. given as you said the level of debt that the uk _ the moment. given as you said the level of debt that the uk has - the moment. given as you said the level of debt that the uk has is - level of debt that the uk has is clearly a constraint, d

and proud of our uk coverage to overseas audiences is what we want to build on. we have talked _ is what we want to build on. we have talked about digital first as part of these changes, prioritising online output, but many older viewers and listeners aren't digital and they are the ones who tend to watch tv bulletins and the ones who tend to be that licence fees. , ., who tend to be that licence fees. , . h, fees. yes, there are some peeple. — fees. yes, there are some peeple. of— fees. yes, there are some people, of course, - fees. yes, there are some people, of course, who i fees. yes, there are some | people, of course, who are members of the audience or list usually capable, less digitally equip and others, of course thatis equip and others, of course that is the case and it will be the case where a very long time to come. changing habits is a slow but nonetheless very entrenched pattern among audiences and we need, as an organisation, to move some of our resources, not all of them, but some of them to those areas where audiences are growing. for example

unilever performing well in the uk market. up 0.4% for the ftse 100 it is red outside of the uk. dax down .50%. french market down .60%. we are seeing out performance in oil and gas. we have seen a surge in the price of oil we will dive into the details around the european energy story in a moment. household goods catching a bit this morning up 0.9%. food up 0.4% autos performing well. on the down side, travel is down .9% in the financial sector, credit situation has denied a report is weighing options for cash injection to boost the balance sheet. it is capitalized with i tier one ratio. the statement comes in response to the reuters report which suggests the lender reported losses and is looking to sell shares or offload a business to raise more than $1 billion in swiss francs >>> let's get a check of u.s. futurese s futures. first day of trade after the close for memorial day yesterday. we will have a bit of a pull back at the open all three majors lower we have a big meeting with president biden and jay powell set to take place today. >>> on to the energy story the eu has lai

we are the official uk eurovision is fan - the official uk eurovision is fan club _ the official uk eurovision is fan club and — the official uk eurovision is fan club and i_ the official uk eurovision is fan club and i am the president and we were _ club and i am the president and we were in_ club and i am the president and we were in the — club and i am the president and we were in the arena last night and it is incredible. as a uk eurovision fan, _ is incredible. as a uk eurovision fan. we — is incredible. as a uk eurovision fan, we normally sitting down early on we _ fan, we normally sitting down early on we know — fan, we normally sitting down early on we know what will happen but last i'iili'it on we know what will happen but last night all— on we know what will happen but last night all the attention was on a specifically for the jury votes and it was— specifically for the jury votes and it was amazing, the atmosphere was incredible _ it was amazing, the atmosphere was incredible. ~ ., , ., ., . incredible. when it was announced the uk had — incredible. when it was announc

and for the north, we've got a weather front ready to drift south across the uk. so one way or another it looks like rain for the majority of the uk at some stage on monday. likely to be in showery outbreaks. there will be some brighter and sunnier intervals in between times but temperatures edging down somewhat, just 17 in the south—east. we never quite recover those highs of the weekend as we go into the early days of the week ahead. high teens at best, and our weather picture stays pretty unsettled. this is bbc news. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world: finland says russia has cut off supplies of natural gas — days after finland announced it was applying to join nato. meanwhile in ukraine, russia intensifies its attacks in the donbas region as its forces capture more territory in the south and east. opposition parties demand an explaination from the prime minister after he met with the senior civil servant, sue gray, ahead of the publication of her report into lockdown parties at downing street. joe biden is attending a dinner with

prescriptions are free in the rest of the uk. north korea has reported another 15 deaths from what it called fever, as it confronts the spread of coronavirus. a further 300,000 cases of the fever were recorded on sunday. the state news agency admitted the population lacked awareness of the illness. shanghai's deputy mayor says some businesses will start reopening from monday. china's economic capital has been in lockdown for over six weeks, with most residents shut in their homes, because of the spread of coronavirus. denmark is suspending its general immunisation programme for coronavirus because of high vaccine coverage in the population and a waning pandemic. as of sunday, officials will stop sending out invitations for vaccinations, though another programme will be launched in the autumn. vaccination rates in adults stand at ninety percent, and as many as 70% of the population may have caught the omicron variant of covid — helping denmark achieve widespread immunity. ukraine's president zelensky says his country will do its

caught it in the uk. monkeypox is usually associated with travel to west africa. dr susan hopkins, chief medical adviser to the uk health security agency, says men who have sex with men should be alert for any unusual rashes or lesions and contact a sexual health clinic if they have concerns. she told us more about the symptoms. symptoms start with what feels like a bit like a viral illness, so that's really difficult to tell what this is compared to anything else. however, quite rapidly they start developing spots, commonly on the face, but the movie down to the body commonly on the face, but then moving down to the body particularly on the hands and feet. it also sometimes in the genital areas as well. so it's important that people come if they see these unusual spots, they change how they look day by day and become spots that look like chickenpox but bigger, so people know what they look like, then that's symptoms that people really want to seek medical attention for and keep away from other people at

but eu leaders have warned the uk it risks a trade war if it - the uk it risks a trade war if it scraps the protocol. as the international impasse continues, many people on northern ireland are pointing to the dire effects of devolution standing still stop hospital waiting times are the longest in the uk by far. doctors say ministers need to be in place to make vital reforms quickly. if rare make vital reforms quickly. if we don't bring _ make vital reforms quickly. if we don't bring about _ make vital reforms quickly. if we don't bring about change, - make vital reforms quickly. if "$221 don't bring about change, we make vital reforms quickly. if 22 don't bring about change, we will make vital reforms quickly. if v2 don't bring about change, we will be led to an unplanned collapse of the health service. if you are on a waiting list for four years for a hip replacement you are already feeling the impact. any paralysis that leads to the inability to bring about radical change will continue to add to that already burning platform. to add to that already burning latform. , . ., , platform.

of the uk. irate different parts of the uk. we have amazing _ different parts of the uk. - have amazing buildings around the uk. the stuff we're talking about today about taking the programmes to broadcast from those places. the programmes to broadcast from those places-— those places. the need to be s-ecial those places. the need to be special bulletins _ those places. the need to be special bulletins from - those places. the need to be special bulletins from the i special bulletins from the regions, you are still

but over the coming weeks in the uk, thousands plan to do just that. aleem maqbool, bbc news, in liverpool. and finally, a pair of rare pangolins have made their debut at prague zoo. a male called guo bao and a female called run hou tang were unveiled to the public after a month in quarantine following their arrival from taiwan. pangolins are the only mammals with scales entirely covering their bodies. the animals' arrival is emblematic of a u—turn in czech foreign policy in recent years. the government had been making overtures to china with the expectation of a couple of pandas for prague zoo, but has since become more pro—taiwan. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. a lot of cloud across the uk, not ideal viewing weather for the total lunar eclipse in the western sky before dawn and indeed monday is going to bring a lot of cloud but also sunny spells and one or two downpours, some of them thundery. let's have a look at the picture on the satellite image and you can see a lot of cloud towards the southeast, showers and thunderstorms h

my constitutional integrity of the uk? my honourable friend is absolutely right, we have already established the trusted traders scheme, we have already established data—sharing with the eu of commercial data. what we are proposing as part of this bill is proper enforcement to make sure the eu single market is protected. that is the best solution in our view that makes sure there is free flow of trade between great britain and northern ireland whilst at the same time protecting the eu single market. i think we have heard across the house today that people recognise there are real issues with the northern ireland protocol. my number one preference is to get a negotiated solution with the eu, but they do have to be willing to look at these type of pragmatic solutions that will both protect the eu single market but also the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the united kingdom. territorial integrity of the united kinudom. . ~' ,, territorial integrity of the united kinadom. ., ., , , , kingdom. thank you, madam deputy

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