charlotte bankes talkin: to level of my sport. charlotte bankes talking to me _ level of my sport.has announced he's withdrawn from next month's british swimming championships saying he's "tired and not enjoying himself or the sport". the 28 —year—old took to social media to say, "as some people may know, i've struggled with my mental health over the last few years, and i think it's important to be honest about it. . .. over the last few years i haven't had the answers.". he says he's continuing to train and is still aiming to deliver the "best performance possible in paris at next year's olympics". more on that on the bbc sport website. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. goodbye for now. hello. some pretty nasty downpours out there this evening heading from south—west england, south wales through the midlands towards lincolnshire, yorkshire and east anglia. could be the odd rumble of thunder with those as well and some minor flooding possible too. so some rain by the end of the night tangled across this central swathe of the uk. many though, will be

charlotte bankes and huw nightingale won the team event in georgia today.d on only a tiny deficit for the second run. which charlotte dominated to win the gold. and i caught up with them earlier today. is quite intense in the first run was the cleanest run. aha, is quite intense in the first run was the cleanest run.- is quite intense in the first run was the cleanest run. a very clean start and he _ was the cleanest run. a very clean start and he is— was the cleanest run. a very clean start and he is getting _ was the cleanest run. a very clean start and he is getting a _ was the cleanest run. a very clean start and he is getting a good - was the cleanest run. a very clean start and he is getting a good one| start and he is getting a good one here as well. shoe nightingale. the young quy here as well. shoe nightingale. the young guy from boulton puts gb in the lead! �* ., ., ~ , the lead! and i had to keep it safe and set out. _ the lead! and i had to keep it safe and set out, there _ the lead! and i had to keep it safe and set out, there were _ the lead!

britain's charlotte bankes has won the world cup snowboard cross title for a seocnd year in a row.ling to reach the final, but secured enough points to claim the overall title. with the conditions, i'm happy to come away with a win in the small final and to finish the season like that. yeah, second year running, it's pretty amazing. we love being in the final today. it shows the level of the girls. and it's a tight fight. it's a massive battle. i'm just really happy to be able to get six wins this season and just do the season i've done. i can't believe it. over 200,000 people lined the thames in london to watch cambridge win the men's boat race. cambridge led for most of the race but were frequently warned after getting too close to oxford in the early stages. they soon pulled away, completing the four and a quarter mile course from putney to mortlake in just over 18 minutes. what a race to finish it off! i've been at cambridge for years,, and the glory days, 12 before, and we lost one last year. absolute pleasure, and with my brother. the rush of emotions, there'sjust nothing — r

britain's charlotte bankes has won the world cup snowboard cross title for a seocnd year in a row.verall title. and take a look at this... at the world figure skating championships injapan. 18—year old illia malinin landed a quadruple axel for the first time on the world stage. the american is the only skater to successfully execute the jump. england are still leaving to nail and the qualifier. that's all from sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. goodbye. this week on the travel show, i'm in the philippines, some 700 kilometres south—east of the country's capital manila. named after a native mangrove, the island became famous for its surfing scene, considered the best in the philippines. but the main draw for many is siargao's largely unspoilt natural environment. and when you are zipping around on a bike it's easy to see how stunning this place is. in 2019 siargao was voted the best island in asia, and was dubbed the next bali, with plans for further development on the horizon. in december 2021, everything changed. category 5 super typhoon odette hit the island off—g

britain's charlotte bankes has won the world cup snowboard cross title — the crystal globe for a secondred, she could only finish 3rd in her semi—final, failing to reach the final but secured enough points to claim the overall title. and that's all the sport for now. this is bbc news. we'll have all of the headlines and main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. it seems extraordinary. witness gasps. whoa! rumbling boom. did you hear that? unidentified flying objects, talk about aliens, high—tech spying and high—altitude balloons. the united states sent the message to china that if you invade our sovereignty, we'll shoot it down. us militaryjets firing expensive missiles at objects which end up being no real threat. it might all sound like something out of a sci—fi novel, but there are some serious issues here. the big question is, how much of a security threat are balloons? so everyone�*s been talking about balloons lately. there are lots of different theories and speculation flying around. i'm going to try and break all this down to what we actual

history has been made on the slopes — great britain's charlotte bankes and huw nightingale have won worlde mixed team snowboard cross final out in georgia. bankes became britain's first—ever snowboard world champion when she won individual, gold back in 2021, but she crashed out of this year's event yesterday. she was much improved today though and after nightingale put in an impressive first run, just 0.07 seconds off the lead, bankes brought it home in what turned out to be a clear victory. it's the nation's first—ever title in the mixed team discipline. it follows mia brookes' historic snowboard slopestyle victory conditions were looking tricky and the team believed in us. we gave it all we have. a lot of teams said, you have fresh legs, so we saved our energy from yesterday. we went for it today. head coach simon middleton has named a 42—player england training squad for the women's six nations and revealed that saracens' marlie packer will co—captain the team with sarah hunter. middleton, who will step down at the end of this year's six nations, says that since hunter has indicated s

great britain's charlotte banks and huw nightingale have won world championship gold in the mixed team after netting up an impressive first run together, banks brought it home in what turned out to be a clear victory. it is the nation because 's first—ever mixed title in the mixed discipline. it follows the slopestyle victory earlier in the week. i slopestyle victory earlier in the week. . . �* slopestyle victory earlier in the week. �* , �* week. i can't believe it! after yesterday. — week. i can't believe it! after yesterday, when _ week. i can't believe it! after yesterday, when it _ week. i can't believe it! after yesterday, when it was i week. i can't believe it! after yesterday, when it was not i week. i can't believe it! after| yesterday, when it was not so week. i can't believe it! after- yesterday, when it was not so good for both of us, and now to come fresh and put all of everything that we had into it isjust amazing. it’s we had into it isjust amazing. it's unbelievable. we came out today and conditions _ unbelievable. we came out today and conditions were looking tricky, b

francine: do you buy selective banks, or do you just they away from the -- stay away from the industry? charlottethe european banking sector has not shown strong earnings growth, we prefer banks in emerging markets, indian banks have a much longer term growth story versus european banks. they have moved up from very low valuation levels to a slightly better environment. tom: indian banks versus european banks. interesting call. [laughter] i'm going to leave that sitting there. i want to get to the energy space, when it comes to the momentum generated by buybacks, about $70 billion worth from those sectors across european equities, does that momentum continue? does it remain a foundation for the pricing in the months ahead? charlotte: it is supportive when companies have that cash flow to put that to work. it is better longer-term if they are investing that into their business. tom: are we at peak buyback? charlotte: we are in a more difficult place for earnings this year, therefore you would inspect pressure on that. francine: is there a worry because there is so much focus on dividends and share

ok, thank you for that update- _ great britain's charlotte banks and huw nightingale have won world championshipar victory. it's the nation's first—ever title in the mixed team discipline. it follows mia brookes' historic snowboard slopestyle victory earlier in the week. both zhao shintong and yan bingtao will miss the 2023 world snooker championship(oov) as they await the outcome of a match—fixing investigation. a total of 10 players will remain suspended for the rest of the season — with a disciplinary hearing to be held in april during the championships. head coach simon middleton has named a 42—player england training squad for the women's six nations and revealed that saracens' marlie packer will co—captain the team with sarah hunter. middleton, who will step down at the end of this year's six nations, says that since hunter has indicated she will not be involved with the national side as a player come the 2025 world cup, that england need to �*grow their leadership quality and depth' which is why packer will co—captain the side. the squad is made up of 23 forwards and 19 backs and will see

he added the french banks are stable and solid and profitable. let's get to charlotte in paris. we heard from all voices trying to weigh in to provide calm, but the reaction is anything but in the banking names this morning >> reporter: absolutely, karen multiple voices trying to calm fears with the french banks as you said as the french governor speaking this morning and talking about svb and credit suisse these were two issues outside of the eurozone with medium-sized banks in the u.s. being less regulated. the problems for years at credit suisse the six main banks in france were stable and profitable risk management had been solid these comments this morning from the french finance minister saying he welcomes the takeover. they have been stress tested regularly. they arevi vilgilant on the mart rea reaction again, the french minister saying the french banks have stronger regulations and funding and better risk management and more resilient profitability the top pick is bnp. all of the voices for the french policymakers over the weekend trying to reassure the french banking sys

great britain's charlotte banks and huw nightingale have won world championship gold in the mixed teamn impressive first run, just 0.07 seconds off the lead, banks brought it home in what turned out to be a clear victory. it's the nation's first—ever title in the mixed team discipline. it follows mia brookes' historic snowboard slopestyle victory earlier in the week. conditions were looking tricky, but we had great boards and the team believed in us and i was just like, go for it, give it all we've got. as a lot of teams around us said, you've got fresh legs. we saved our energy from yesterday and went for it today. former england captain and bbc pundit michael vaughan is appearing at the hearing into racist behaviour at yorkshire county cricket club. the independent cricket discipline commission, established by the england and wales cricket board, will hear charges brought against seven individuals and yorkshire county cricket club relating to azeem rafiq's allegations which were first made public in august 2020. vaughan is the only charged individual set to appear at the hearing. thi

every one emptied their bank accounts and put the cash to charlottes. if you're sick, i was a long time. there were a few 100000 swiss francs from the bank club, hobbin ali. but i don't want help, otherwise it wouldn't have happened with the resort has simple slopes and a hill for sledging that makes it a favourite with families in particular, many of the guests, some reckless of the mileage, it's the best. oh, not overrun with people, and you can let the kids jump around last son. i see it's long but nice biddy. so it's not so crowdy and it's very familiar. i hope they could kill up, but it's very difficult. i notice at an elevation of 1700 meters as a restaurant and guest rooms. dennis has been in charge of the kitchen for 3 years . he spent much of his childhood up here. swamp, proud from his visits, looking back. it was a dream for me. in the winter, we drove up here almost every weekend and when skiing was one he or she farm the mountain is still his home and his grandfather is his rel model as danville it does . it. he's clearly the boss up here li

and fair to say british snowboarder charlotte bankes is dominating her sport.the last winter olympics, but despite missing out on medal, has been back to her best, winning six races this season. and despite missing out on a place in the final race in canada yesterday, still secured enough points to claim the overall crown. well done to her. it will be interesting with harry kane returning to tottenham. after the highs on the international break and the england goal scoring record, and now he goes back to tottenham. and who knows what is happening there? a contrast of fortunes internationally for him, and returning to tottenham where they are desperate that he can continue to produce goals. but no manager at the helm. and to keep harry happy. and what will he do? this is the big story about where he will go. will he stay at the club or move to another where potentially he can win silverware if it is not going to happen at tottenham. severe weather is hampering the recovery operation in the us state of mississippi, which has been devastated by a tornado. at least

in the last few moments, charlotte banks and uniting all have one world championship gold in the mixed beautiful skies and beautiful snow. - mesmerising. it really is. beautiful skies and beautiful snow. in - mesmerising. it really is. beautiful skies and beautiful snow. in a - skies and beautiful snow. in a beautiful result for great britain. what they'll need is a bit of snow back home on a regular basis so they can do more of their training here. rather than going abroad. hind can do more of their training here. rather than going abroad. find i rather than going abroad. and i think carroll _ rather than going abroad. and i think carroll has _ rather than going abroad. and i think carroll has said _ rather than going abroad. and i think carroll has said the - rather than going abroad. and i think carroll has said the snow word this morning. i certainly have. next week it's going to turn colder than it has been this week. this morning we have an array of weather across the country. in east lothian one of the weather watchers sent in this picture where it has been raining and we have a

know regional banks well, and you're able to go ahead and cherry pick those -- because there are certain markets, by the way, mark, interestingly, that are thriving right now. like charlotteanks, they are probably doing good. new york on the other hand, like you said, covid effect, people are not going back, the second part is that when those leases come due they're going to go ahead and down size but more importantly, when those borrowers that own those buildings need to go ahead and refinance their debt at double the interest rate with half tenantc, it's going to be incredibly painful. maria: that's what stephanie pomboy has been saying. lieus basenese made the point you're not expecting a cut in rates until year. until next year.>> i adeg agre. i agree that powell is tipping us into a recession. how do you think he's going to wait until 2025 before we cut rates. that's an outlier in the market. there's people that think we get cuts this year and in 2024. be but 2025, i mean, that seems pretty far out there. can you explain that. maria: you don't think the cut happens until '25, david? >> correct. i don't believe so. i don't think -- guys, remember, it's not just about

charlotte. a reminder of our top story —a deal to rescue the troubled bank, credit suisse, looks increasingly likelywiss government. reports claim ubs has agreed to pay more than $2 billion to buy its rival, which is seen as value plummet over the past week of her fears about the company's financial health. the concerns have also sparked falls in stock markets around the world. we're going to be bringing more information from that conference at the top of the hour. you're watching bbc news. hello again. this month has already been quite a wet month. there are quite a few areas across the uk that have already seen more than the march average rainfall, even though we're nowhere near the month's end. the wettest place, shoeburyness, where we've had nearly 1.5 times as much rainfall as would see in an average march, and there's loads more rain to come as well. over the next five days, the wettest weather, the largest rainfall totals, would be across western and particularly north western areas of the country. i suspect by the end of the month, there'll be some areas that have seen more than twice the av

we will have charlotte on the show later to talk about what's been going on and the dax up 0.33% as well. and the chip maker is up about 0.5%. >>> before we switch to bankswe show you the breakdown of technology retail at the bottom down 1.5 and auto down 0.8% ubs in focus, but all of the banking complexes are doing principle well on the back of a positive handover from the u.s yesterday i'm happy to say i'll be joined around the desk. i want to start with the story of the day ubs, credit swees, and mr. ermotti coming back. i see s&p revised your outlook ubs, you have negative and credit suisse you have positive. talk us through the rationale for making that decision. >> clearly it's a weaker entity and a cry to a major company as part of the ubs group that will overall reduce somewhat the credit quality of that group the rating of the company is unchanged. it's only the holding company which actually was put on negative outlook on ubs because that's part of the integration structure in terms of the capital structure. they're going to integrate it and that has obvious implications. >> when you think about the european financial system, do you view what h

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