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foundation and union bank. >> job worries and government debts push job worries around the world. all eyes now on the u.s. as it details unemployment figures. >> more anguish from toyota.

>> more british poll tish ans. the latest expense scandal >> the japanese car maker is hosting a news conference discussing some of the safety concerns about its cars. going immediateyly to japan. >> we made a lot of our customers and clients very worried. i apologize tore that. a lot of our customers are wandering whether their car is ok. they are very worried about it. i could only stand that.

i'd like to talk to you today about the prius. it's i knew car on sale. until now, we will address the issues as quickly as possible. i have instructed people in the company to work as quickly as possible with regard to what we are doing. we will be informed stedly with what we are doing.

we have started for the recall and to repair the problem. toyota has always sold cars and contributed to the local society however, a lot of people want to hear what we have to say, we have a great society. i am very, very grateful this has happened. we want to make different cars

and better customers. these two principals are close to our heart. >> our vice president is going to go over the details as far as i am concerned. i am looking to quality, improvements all overtime world of the cars that we are producing.

>> now you've had -- >> we have been listening to the boss of toyota motors there. he has a great problem. he has tried address it in the last few minutes. with me to discuss what we have heard is our business presenter. owen, from your initial reaction, is toyota getting through the problem?

>> this is the big boss as first comment. he said it was very, ry regretful about the high anxiety. we got another series of the allegations we are explaining what they are going to do. we don't know whether they are going to recall the prius models. this is the first step to get into toyota in the situation. we have had a drip, drip, drip, which has been damaging. we put safety, quality and customers first.

>> the director of public prosecutions in britain said four members are to face criminal charges related to their claims for expenses jo we have the report.

>> returning to north ireland. after 10 long days of negotiation, a deal has been reached allowing powers to be stored on april 12. we have closing the last chapter of the long and troubled story and owing a new chapter for north ireland. let it be said after decades of violence, years of talk, this is the date we have secured the future.

is >> this just may be the day whenthe political process with everybody in the row says to continue to take steps forward. >> at least 27 people have been killed. police say two suicide car bombers making their way across the bidge. a bomb on the south of the country has killed 11 people and injured 40.

the bus taking muslims to. the scientific case for global warming. one argument that the melting rate had been openly corrected. jo british airways has lost nearly $79 million or $50

million pounds. the numbers mean the carrier is on track to report its worse every year. the black hole of yearly $4 million pounds much. they have a long way to recover. the football manager is back t.o. in london to face a wave of issues. his private life has been openly looked at for the past week. >> hello and welcome, the great recession is coming to an end but you wouldn't know it.

all our aids are now on the announcement from the u.s. comment. we have the report. a construction worker. he hasn't had a steady job in nearly two years. he doesn't countas unemployed by the government. he doesn't qualify. >> one in ten are officially

without a job and eeven more are forced to make due with only a few hours of work. hunger has been a problem here in new york city and in the united states. more than 6 million americans haven't had a paycheck in months. we have looking at a 10 maunt 4% peek this year. we are looking at a near 10%.

>> seeing the harsh reality for laid off workers. >> before you know it, they can't afford the food wish we are seeing the amount of increase >> filling an empty food cart, the daily ritual for americans who have fallen pray to the recession. also deeply concerned by the certain european countries. i'm joined by hue williamson. why are the markets so spooked?

>> they ever not convinced that the authority measurements are tough enough. simply aren't convincing the markets. >> are we agreed? >> i'm afraid we've lost the picture there. we'll continue through points with the rest of the program. right now, you are watching gmt with me. coming up, politicians are told they will face criminal charges in the latest scandal.

>> the crucial moment in the parliament this week. pushing through an amendment on the rules on the monitoring through sunday's vote upward in the parliament we will call

people on the streets. there's absolutely no doubt. >> powering out all week. not least at this, what should have been a live tv debate between the two candidates. but refusing to take part. he was called a common coward.

a remarkable come back from the old regime. this is gmt from bbc world news with me. the main headlines, the chief executive of toyota has apologized. he says they are setting up a committee to raise control. >> four men facing criminal charges. the second at the hospital and joined on the line now. what is the latest can you tell us? >> we don't yet know how many people are caught up in this second blast which only

happened about 25 minutes ago. as you said outside the emergency ward of the main hospital. >> about 40 young men on their way to a major procession. today is a major shia festival. this is precisely what authorities feared would happen. they had to other major cities to protect the processions but bombers were able to get through. >> at the time of the festival, the community would be a potential target? >> yes. only 40 days ago, which is the last major festival, there was

another bombing everybody feared this was going to happen again today. >> thank you for joining us. prosecutors were admitted. all four face charges under the best acts they say they totally refute reporting more than half of you will the charges. the director of public prosecutions saying it was in

the public interest to prosecute. we have considered that question and concluded that the april plick ability and the extent of any parliament claimed should be tested in court. the police gave them six cases to look at. four of them had elements of charges i can tell you that

they relate to things like having the mortgage costs or hotel bills. we do have to be careful. a lotf legal issues here. from the charges you outlined, how seriously are these? they could face up to seven years in jail. it's serious here. they could purge this whole affair and get rid of it. these court cases are unlikely

to come until after the general election which will ensure that these stories stay high in the headlines we have had a statement from the three mps saying they are going to defend themselves. they are contesting these charges. >> diabetes is a difficult condition. now a revealing that scientists

are a step closer to develop a part of artificial pancreas that delivers the necessary issues to the body. >> it's always in the back of your mind, when is your next blood test. that is a normal life this

combined a sensor with pump to calculate the correct dose of insulin. the results show this kept blood levels in the normal range for 60% of the time compared to the normal range and reduced the risk of low blood sugar. there are 350 thousand people in the uk that have type i die beatees. we have heard an apologize from the chief executive from toyota. he says he'll set up a committee on quality control. t

studying about what to do about the breaks on the flagship prius model. stay with us here on bbc world news. that is all. >> funding made possible by the freeman fodation of new york, stowe vermont, honolulu. john t. and katherine tmplet mac arthur foundation and union bank.

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