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this is bbc news, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. the new british prime minister, rishi sunak, aims to bring factions together as he names his cabinet. ukraine urges its citizens abroad not to return until the spring to ease pressure on damaged energy systems. sportswear company adidas cuts ties with the rapper ye, calling his anti—semitic postings on social media " hateful and dangerous". # sweet caroline... and, knocking out the hits — tyson fury hopes his new single will raise awareness
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around mental health. hello and welcome. the prime minister rishi sunak will host his first cabinet meeting later after tuesday's dramatic reshuffle. on taking office, mr sunak vowed to fix— what he called the "mistakes" of liz truss�*s leadership before resurrecting the ministerial careers of suella braverman, dominic raab and michael gove. he'll also face a stern test in parliament later as he takes on the opposition party leader sir keir starmer in prime minister's questions — as our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. on day one as prime minister
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one of his first tasks in office, phone curls with other world leaders he spoke yesterday to the us president and the president of the ukraine. calls with the first minister of scotland which nicola sturgeon described as constructive in the welsh first minister who said the most urgent challenges were discussed. earlier rishi sunak city been elected partly to fix the mistakes made by his predecessor liz truss, he promised hope but warned there would be difficult decisions ahead. i would be difficult decisions ahead. , ., . ahead. i will place economic stability and _ ahead. i will place economic stability and competence . ahead. i will place economic stability and competence at| ahead. i will place economic. stability and competence at the heart of this government's agenda stop this will mean difficult decisions to come. right now, our country is facing a profound economic crisis. aftermath of covid—i9 still lingers, putin's or in
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ukraine has destabilised energy markets and supply chains the world over. markets and supply chains the world over-— world over. there is a familiar look to his — world over. there is a familiar look to his top _ world over. there is a familiar look to his top team, - world over. there is a familiar look to his top team, most. world over. there is a familiar look to his top team, most of| look to his top team, most of the faces around the cabinet table served under liz truss or borisjohnson, jeremy hunt boris johnson, jeremy hunt remains as borisjohnson, jeremy hunt remains as chancellor, the foreign secretary james cleverly stays and ben wallace continues as defence secretary. suella braverman�*s return as home secretary less than a week after she resigned over a security breach due immediate criticism from labour. michael gove makes a comeback to his previous post is levelling up secretary and dominic raabe picks up two of his jobs deputy prime minister and justice secretary, it's all about continuity, says downing street, opposition parties argue more of the same is not good. argue more of the same is not aood. ~ �* ., ' argue more of the same is not iood,�* ., ' ,, argue more of the same is not nood.�* . ' ., argue more of the same is not ood.�* ., ' ., ., good. we've had 12 years now of conservative _ good. we've had 12 years now of conservative failure _ good. we've had 12 years now of conservative failure and - good. we've had 12 years now of conservative failure and we - good. we've had 12 years now of conservative failure and we are l conservative failure and we are our third conservative prime minister three months, rishi sunak has no mandate. the real
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roblem sunak has no mandate. the real problem we _ sunak has no mandate. the real problem we have _ sunak has no mandate. the real problem we have this _ sunak has no mandate. the real problem we have this is - sunak has no mandate. the real problem we have this is one - problem we have this is one prime — problem we have this is one prime minister changing during the lifetime of a parliament, this is— the lifetime of a parliament, this is the third prime minister in three months. rishi sunak asked — minister in three months. rishi sunak asked the _ minister in three months. rishi sunak asked the british - minister in three months. i231 sunak asked the british people to trust, conservatives won't give trust and the british people to give them a say with a general election, people are sick there are millions of struggling pensioners. the next bi . struggling pensioners. the next bi test struggling pensioners. the next big test will _ struggling pensioners. the next big test will come _ struggling pensioners. the next big test will come when - struggling pensioners. the next big test will come when his - big test will come when his chance makes a statement on tax and spending plans scheduled for monday, but there is talk of a delay for that this lunchtime rishi sunak�*s first prime minister �*s questions on his first full day in office. jonathan blake, bbc news. you could argue that financial markets cheered the news he was appointed as prime minister, the pound went up the value and the pound went up the value and the interest rate on government debt came down, we will be looking at the reaction what
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business leaders want and the likes of grant shapps not as business secretary of state, jeremy hunt remaining as chancellor, all that to come later in our business coverage. let's get some of the day's other news. five people, including at least three palestinian gunmen, have been killed in an israeli military raid against a militant group in the occupied west bank. it follows the killing of an israeli soldier earlier this month. palestinians have called for a day of resistance against israeli forces. thousands of protesters in sudan have been marking the first anniversary of a military takeover. security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to prevent demonstrators from reaching the presidential palace in the capital khartoum. talks aimed at ending ethiopia's civil war are under way in south africa. the head of the african union says he's encouraged by early signs of a commitment to peace by the government delegation and rival tigray forces. the fighting has left many thousands of people dead and created a humanitarian crisis..
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nasa has unveiled a prototype lunar rover with living space for astronauts. it's part of the agency's plans to send astronauts to the moon for the first time in half a century under its artemis project. the rover can crawl across rocks, drive in all directions, and comes complete with a toilet. ukraine has urged its citizens who are abroad not to return until the spring, to help ease the pressure on the severely damaged energy system. russian missile and drone attacks on power plants and other infrastructure have reportedly destroyed a third of the country's energy sector. we can now speak to yuriy sak, an adviser to ukraine's minister of defense. he joins us from kyiv. thank you for being on the
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programme, what is the situation when it comes to energy and the provision you have got at the moment? good mornin: , have got at the moment? good morning. like — have got at the moment? good morning, like you _ have got at the moment? good morning, like you said - morning, like you said correctly in your report, 40% of ukraine energy infrastructure has been damaged or partly destroyed by the rainy drones that were fired ukraine and continued to be fired ukraine by russia, drones, missiles, so course this puts a strain on the energy infrastructure, as a result some parts of ukraine are experiencing regular blackouts because the government, while it is trying to fix these problems and to restore electricity in these areas, at the same time, there is of course pressure on power plants, electricity grids, and that's why we need to that statement was issued with the
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appeal to ukrainians who are at the moment abroad, if they can stay over the for the winter in those countries where they are now, it would be logicalfor them to stay there because the fewer people who are here in ukraine the list is the pressure on the power grids. and when we talk about the number of refugees estimated to be 7.7 million ukraine refugees staying in other european countries at the moment, there is an awful lot of refugees, do you know how many were intending to come back to ukraine? it intending to come back to ukraine?— ukraine? it is difficult to conduct _ ukraine? it is difficult to conduct any _ ukraine? it is difficult to conduct any exact - ukraine? it is difficult to | conduct any exact polling ukraine? it is difficult to . conduct any exact polling to count everybody who was wanting to return but of course we have seen during the summer period, a lot of people returning, especially to kyiv, hundreds of thousands have returned, and right now, with this current
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security situation with continued missile terror and the threat of drone attacks, and we know the aggressor is negotiating to buy more drones from a round, so the situation is such that it is not conducive to the return of ukrainians who are currently refugees abroad.— ukrainians who are currently refugees abroad. how concerned are ou refugees abroad. how concerned are you about — refugees abroad. how concerned are you about the _ refugees abroad. how concerned are you about the use _ refugees abroad. how concerned are you about the use of - refugees abroad. how concerned are you about the use of the - are you about the use of the so—called dirty bomb, are you preparing for that possibility? we are dealing with a very deranged and very dangerous enemy, within russia, is capable of committing all kinds of atrocities in the past, so, while we hope that this doesn't happen, we have to be prepared and of course all the statements by russia about the risk of ukraine using such a dirty bomb, they are nonsensical, nobody believes them, every leader of re—
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country has already expressed their outrage at these countries and everybody understands that very often when russia makes these kind of statements, they are preparing for some provocation. our energy agency government energy agency issued a statement that the risk is high because during the risk is high because during the past few days, some unusual activities have been noticed, for example the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant which is the second—largest powerplant the second—largest powerpla nt which the second—largest powerplant which is now occupied by the aggressor, so we are concerned and we are appealing to the national community to do everything possible to stop this from happening.- everything possible to stop this from happening. yuriy sak, thank ou this from happening. yuriy sak, thank you for— this from happening. yuriy sak, thank you for talking _ this from happening. yuriy sak, thank you for talking to - this from happening. yuriy sak, thank you for talking to us - this from happening. yuriy sak, thank you for talking to us on i thank you for talking to us on bbc news. the clothing giant adidas has ended its partnership with the musician ye, formerly known as kanye west. adidas says it doesn't tolerate hate speech. hours later, gap said it
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would remove his yeezy products from its stores. it comes after yay posted anti—semitic comments on his twitter account. peter bowes reports from los angeles. he has also been removed from twitter. he had what every marketer dreams of a larger than life personality, adoring fans and global stardom a music industry extrovert and a maverick. many spinning types with household names from the world of fashion lucrative at the commercial prowess of carne west is imploding, after posting anti—semitic remarks ye has been banned from twitter, facebook and instagram, the luxury fashion house lynsey gallagher dropped in, get is removing his products from stores and the talent agency ,has,,,,r 7 hasstopped' 7 7 from with has been anxious for adidas has'been anxious for time. adidas has'baen anxious for time. in a now deleted
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some time. in a now deleted instagram post he accused the german company of stealing his , designs. when he a designs. and when he wore a white white lives matterjacket at a paris earlier the this month the firm said they review the relationship. would review the relationship. now has time on the multi—year deal saying... the comments of ye were unacceptable, hateful and dangerous. the company said indicates multi—year partnership would have a short—term negative act of up to $250 million on its net income this year. aha, to $250 million on its net income this year. a feeling adidas should _ income this year. a feeling adidas should have - income this year. a feeling adidas should have acted l income this year. a feeling i adidas should have acted a income this year. a feeling - adidas should have acted a lot quicker than it did, now it's going to have two make amends with the jewish going to have two make amends with thejewish community, and assure them that as a brand. there has been no response by ye to the move by adidas but he is facing a huge hit. forbes
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says he has lost his status as a billionaire and is worth only $400 million. stay with us on bbc news — still to come. # sweet caroline... from pugilist to pop star — why tyson fury is hoping to be a knockout in the charts. indira gandhi, ruler of the world's largest democracy, died today. only yesterday, she had spoken of dying in the service of her country, and said, "i would be proud of it. these two countries have concluded a chapter of history. no more suspicion, no more fear, - no more uncertainty- of what each day might bring. booster ignition and lift—off of discovery,
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with six astronaut heroes and one american legend! we're enjoying the show. this is beautiful. a milestone in human history. born today, this girl in india is the seven billionth person on the planet. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: britain's new prime minister rishi sunak starts to shape his new cabinet — he says his aim is to bring factions together. ukraine urges its citizens abroad not to return until the spring to ease pressure on damaged energy systems.
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wednesday marks a0 days since the death of the young iranian woman mahsa amini. that's a number which holds great significance in iran, and marks the end of the mourning period. her death while in custody of iran's morality police sparked nationwide protests that are now in their sixth week. joining is our news reporter, azadeh moshiri. talk us through why the government is very nervous about today?— government is very nervous about today? authorities tend to be pretty — about today? authorities tend to be pretty concerned - about today? authorities tend to be pretty concerned when i about today? authorities tend | to be pretty concerned when it comes to funerals or any kind of ceremony that's because these tend to turn into protest, especially in the last few weeks you had anti—government slogans charted, protesters and female protesters remove the hijab, so when it comes to the a0 day period, which hit marks the a0 days since master ommaney died the woman who died in custody
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and triggered these protests they will be especially concerned and so they have taken certain measures to try to mitigate what they worry could be an increase in protest, one of those things is the tv broadcast a statement by her family saying they weren't going to mark this occasion which is extremely unusual, and they didn't want any trouble. rights groups and other activists have warned this is likely made under duress, and in other parts of the ramen they've seen a significant number of protests, governments have shut down schools where a lot of students have protested, though they say it's because of an apparent outbreak of influenza, that is obviously not clear but either way there have been calls for further protest today. as we have said, to six weeks these protests have been ongoing since the death of mahsa amini, so where are the outcome in terms of the impact they having?— they having? well, they have not lost any _
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they having? well, they have not lost any momentum, - they having? well, they have | not lost any momentum, they they having? well, they have - not lost any momentum, they are still on, especially a couple universities in tehran, but the crackdown has continued as well. there is one instance in particular where there was a school for girls in tehran, saj school, and they stripped the schoolgirls because they wanted to make sure they were not bringing in any mobile devices that could have allowed them to broadcast any scenes of protest and it led to some of the security staff beating the children when they were refusing to be strip—searched. at least those of the reports we are getting on, and given all this, given this a0 day mark, it is worth looking at what the crackdown has looked like so far. now, in terms of the figures, at least 23a people have been killed during these protests. that is according to the ngo iran human rights, who have been tracking this from the start. that includes 29 children according
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to the ngo. 12,500 people have been arrested, many of them held in the infamous prison. there is also a crackdown going on against the press, with aa journalists detained according to the committee to protect journalists, and of course there are still censorship going on with the government blocking all bp ands and international messaging services. now the reason that the government is taking all of these measures and coming down so hard on the protesters is because this is a movement they have not been able to contain, and it is a movement that represents one of the biggest threats of the islamic republic has ever faced. lode threats of the islamic republic has ever faced.— has ever faced. we will keep a close eye _ has ever faced. we will keep a close eye on — has ever faced. we will keep a close eye on that. _ has ever faced. we will keep a close eye on that. thank - has ever faced. we will keep a close eye on that. thank you. | now a harrowing story about a very young girl, just 12 years old, she was raped and murdered at her apartment complex in paris, she has since then become a cause celebre for france's anti—immigration
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parties, because this followed after an algerian woman was actually charged with the offences. 2a—year—old woman allegedly carried out the attack after ignoring an order to leave france this year triggering questions over the country �*s handling of immigration. there is lucy williamson. the softest of targets, lola, her body raped and tortured, left outside her family home. this week she was laid to rest inside a small white coffin, a personal tragedy turned political. the woman charged judd charged with her murder, an algerian women who overstayed her visa with france and ignored in order to leave. then lola's old residents, neighbours described a mood of fear. translation: i am fear. translation: i am traumatised, _ fear. translation: i am traumatised, the - fear. translation: | am i traumatised, the neighbours heard straw blazed, i think the
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whole world is. —— that neighbours are traumatised. the little airl neighbours are traumatised. the little girl from _ neighbours are traumatised. the little girl from the neighbourhood who loved gymnastics was remembered, but that personal story has been overtaken by fierce political debate. lola's vulnerability seized on by anti—immigrant politicians who say france itself needs protecting. in parliament, the far right leader marine le pen said the government was to blame. translation:— government was to blame. translation: , ,, . , ., translation: the suspect should never have been _ translation: the suspect should never have been on _ translation: the suspect should never have been on french - never have been on french territory. never have been on french territory-— territory. france's justice minister— territory. france's justice minister said _ territory. france's justice minister said right - territory. france's justice minister said right wing l territory. france's justice i minister said right wing mps were using a i2—year—old's coffin as a political stepping stone. lola's family asked that their daughter's name and image not be used for political ends, but she has become the poster child for anti—immigration rallies across to france. banners in her name rate, the state killed me.—
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state killed me. this is the fact that — state killed me. this is the fact that the _ state killed me. this is the fact that the perpetrator, l state killed me. this is the i fact that the perpetrator, the alleged perpetrator, is a woman from algeria, the crime is totally horrendous. the victim is a young girl, and the perpetrator is maybe insane. so many people think why are we compelled to have such people on french soil?— on french soil? that message ta -s at on french soil? that message taps at a _ on french soil? that message taps at a nation's _ on french soil? that message taps at a nation's shock- on french soil? that message taps at a nation's shock and l taps at a nation's shock and angen taps at a nation's shock and anger. at a memorialfor lola in her grandparents�*s village there were questions beneath there were questions beneath the tears. translation: l there were questions beneath the tears. translation: i think we have to _ the tears. translation: i think we have to respect _ the tears. translation: i think we have to respect the - the tears. translation: i think we have to respect the will - the tears. translation: i think we have to respect the will of i we have to respect the will of the parents who don't want any political exploitation, but we also have to act. things really need to change. i am very tolerant, very open to the world, but there are things that we cannot tolerate. far ri . ht that we cannot tolerate. far right politicians _ that we cannot tolerate. far right politicians have long argued that curbs on immigration would protect france's economy or culture. how much more potent to suggest they might have protected one little girl. lucy williamson,
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bbc news, paris. now all the latest sports news. i am mark edwards with your sport. we start with football on a night when five more teams qualified for the knockout stage of the european champions league. still one match day to go but those heading through to the last 16 include the holders real madrid, even though they suffered their first defeat of the season in all competitions after losing 3—22 rb leipzig in germany. killian mbappe and messi scored two goals as paris st germain smashed maccabi haifa 7—2. juventus missed out after losing a—3 at benfica. the portuguese side joining after losing a—3 at benfica. the portuguese sidejoining psg in the last 16, and chelsea beat rb salt spoke to end their 1a beat rb salt spoke to end their ia match unbeaten record. chelsea group winners, graham potter still undefeated as blues boss. it potter still undefeated as blues boss.— potter still undefeated as bluesboss. , ., ., blues boss. it is not easy to create chances _ blues boss. it is not easy to create chances against - blues boss. it is not easy to create chances against this| create chances against this team, because defensively they are so intense and aggressive but i thought we did, i thought
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we created some good chances from good play. we have had a lot of games, and a little bit of disruption, in terms of some really key players missing. but credit to the boys, they have responded really well, picked up responded really well, picked up points in the premier league and obviously to go through like we have in the champions league is a fantastic effort from everybody. we will take steps. it is not going to be a straight road, unfortunately, but we will take steps. tonight was one, i think. cricket — and there are two more games at the men's t20 world cup on wednesday. england versus ireland is followed by new zealand against afghanistan. on tuesday, the host nation australia bounced back from saturday's defeat against new zealand with a 7—wicket victory against sri lanka. marcus stoinis was the star of the show with an unbeaten half—century. he smashed 59 offjust 18 balls as australia chased down their target of 158 with 21 balls to spare. that stay with sport.
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tyson fury is one of the biggest names in boxing. he's a two—time world heavyweight champion and a fan favourite. he's also a bit of a crooner. famously — after big fights — he'll serenade the crowd. now — he's releasing his first single — hoping to raise awareness surrounding mental health. the bbc�*s tim allman reports. inside the ring, �*the gypsy king' is a force to be reckoned with — powerful, remorseless, a formidable opponent, but away from boxing, tyson fury is a more sensitive soul... # reaching out, touching me... not content with being a world champion, he now wants to be a pugilist pop star. # sweet caroline, good times never seemed so good... releasing a cover version of neil diamond's sweet caroline for a very important cause. i have been very vocal about the mental health struggle. it's been widely printed, highs and lows, ups and downs, so i have tried my utmost best to keep talking about it as much as i can and keep trying to smash the stigma, i suppose.
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first released in 1969, sweet caroline has already been covered by some of the greats — elvis presley, andy williams and. . . david hasselhoff. the song already has strong ties to sport — the boston red sox fans sing it at every game at fenway park, england's footballers took it up as an anthem on their way to the final of last yea r�*s european championships. as for tyson fury, flying the flag for mental health is one thing but that is not his only motivation... i've always wanted to be a singer even though i'm quite (bleep) at it. my wife keeps saying, "fake it till you make it" so i'm the next tom jones i believe. # i've been inclined to believe they never would... this unique musical rendition is due to be released next month, all proceeds going to charity. no doubt �*the gypsy king'
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is hoping it'll be a knockout. tim allman, bbc news. now, i challenge you not to be singing that song today. back with the business stories, next. hello. we're going to see out the rest of the month with temperatures above where we might expect them to be for this time of year, by day and by night. staying unsettled, a windier day again for wednesday, the chance of catching a shower, after some early wet weather clears away. the bulk of the wet weather from this area of low pressure coming through overnight and into the first part of wednesday morning. before then, sunshine, and the chance of catching a blustery shower. and, if anything, temperatures edge up a few degrees in the next couple of days. we are drawing the air up into the uk from a long way south of us. and these are the starting temperatures for wednesday morning, for the most part in double figures. now, we have got some rain into scotland that will push into the northern isles, clearing shetland in the afternoon.
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a band of showers across all parts, following on behind. but look at the timeline. this is lunchtime, and then into the afternoon, it is sunny spells. showers mainly in scotland and northern ireland, some heavy and thundery, a few pushing into wales and western parts of england, but the further east you are, the bulk of the afternoon could well be dry. these are average wind speeds. gusts are going to be higher. coastal gales through the irish sea, some gusts in the western isles to around 50 miles an hour or so. out of that breeze and in the sunshine, there'll be some warmth around in the afternoon in parts of eastern and south—east england, notjust wednesday, but for the rest of the week. a few spots will get to 20, if not a bit higher than that. as we go on through wednesday night and into thursday morning, we'll see cloud and rain gathering and starting to push up across parts of england and wales. another weather front may just bring some rain into the far west of northern ireland and northwest scotland early on thursday. another very mild start. so cloud and outbreaks of rain to clear away from england and wales on thursday, and a brighter, dry afternoon following. some of that rain pushing through northern ireland
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into scotland, where we keep a lot of cloud around into the afternoon. and again, these temperatures are well above the long—term average. now, looking at the big picture, going into friday, low pressure weather fronts again, with a lot of the wet weather, though, again going through overnight and into friday morning, clearing from scotland and northern england, for example, quite quickly on friday morning. maybe just a weaker area of showers for east anglia and the south—east — not much in the way of rainfall here. then it's a case of sunny spells, the chance of a shower, though many places with a dry afternoon, before some rain edges back towards southern areas later on friday. for the weekend, staying unsettled, yes. it does look like a lot of the wet weather, though, will move through overnight saturday and into sunday morning before clearing to sunny spells and showers.
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this is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. markets cheer the appointment of rishi sunak but now the hard work begins — we assess his new team and what it means for the uk economy. shares in alphabet, the owner of google, sink on the news ad spending is slipping in a sign times are tough in e—commerce. and: old is the new new, how the big fashion retailers arejumping on the pre—owned bandwagon.
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