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it is very sad, because alistair has died at _ it is very sad, because alistair has died at a _ it isa relatively young age, and ithink_ died at a relatively young age, and ilhink the — died at a relatively young age, and i think the two things about alistair. _ i think the two things about alistair, one, when he became chancellor, he reached the summit of uk politics _ uk politics. it _ uk politics. it was during the period of the financial— it was during the period of the financial crisis, and that was a time _ financial crisis, and that was a time when _ financial crisis, and that was a time when the western financial system — time when the western financial system was being rocked to its foundations, when banks were collapsing virtually every day. the thing you need most is a chancellor in these times was to .ive chancellor in these times was to give a _ chancellor in these times was to give a calm, authoritative appearance, and whatever else alistair — appearance, and whatever else alistair was feeling behind—the—scenes, he always came across— behind—the—scenes, he always came ac

i’m your guide, alistair darling. i'm deel your guide, alistair darling.stair darling. i want to give my condolences to his wife margaret and of course his children and friends. he was a giant of scottish politics, uk politics andindeed of scottish politics, uk politics and indeed of the labour movement and indeed of the labour movement and i know everybody who knew him will not forget his big intellect but also his courteous, respectful character and manner as well. he was a big adversary. _ character and manner as well. he was a big adversary. of— character and manner as well. he was a big adversary, of course _ character and manner as well. he was a big adversary, of course during - a big adversary, of course during the referendum campaign. what was he like to— the referendum campaign. what was he like to deal_ the referendum campaign. what was he like to deal with as an adversary was? _ like to deal with as an adversary was? he— like to deal with as an adversary was? ., ., like to deal with as an adversary was? . ., ,., ., like to deal with as an adver

i mean, it's alistair it's interesting with alistair darling, one way it's interesting with alistaireresting with alistair darlcan sort of one way it's interesting with alistair darlcan sort of assess one way you can sort of assess politicians is what they do after the job. and when it came to even someone to new labour, even someone for me the left in me who sort of to the left in politics, when you're sort of assessing characters, some assessing the characters, some of clearly, i of them were very clearly, i think, know, became think, you know, became megalomaniacs for megalomaniacs and were in it for themselves. tony blair became a multi—millionaire afterwards, geoff of geoff hoon, and was sort of speaking there was a sting speaking to or there was a sting where he was saying, basically, i make as much money as i want to make as much money as possible. you've got possible. and then you've got gordon the alistair gordon brown's or the alistair darlings who, whether or not you agree their particular agree with their particular policies, did seem in it policies, did seem to be in it

very sad, because alistair has died at a relatively young age. two things about alistair.f uk politics, it was during the period of the financial crisis, and that was a time where the western financial system was being rocked to its foundations, when banks were collapsing virtually every day. the thing in the most as a chancellor in these times was to give a calm, authoritative appearance, and whatever else he was feeling behind—the—scenes, he always came across as being in charge and being calm and knowing what he was doing. that was absolutely essential to that moment of crisis. the moment when the test came, alistair passed with flying colours. you when the test came, alistair passed with flying colours.— with flying colours. you are debating — with flying colours. you are debating opposite - with flying colours. you are debating opposite him - with flying colours. you are debating opposite him in i with flying colours. you are i debating opposite him in their referendum for scottish independence campaign. referendum for scottish independence camaiun. ~ ., referendum fo

alistair darling, who's died at the age of 70.etary to the prime minister of the united kingdom john mcternan. thank you for coming on the programme. this want to start by axing your reflections of the men. he was a good man and a great man in the way he dealt with to huge x essential political issues, the collapse of the royal bank of scotland threatened our entire banking system and you come and the break—up of the unit, he wasn't flashy but the personal style devoted victory of great substance, some which will be written about in the history books. and reflecting on that thoughtfulness, intelligence and ethical status of alistair darling, people have been cities all over the incident. a good man and kind man and funnyman. in over the incident. a good man and kind man and funnyman.— over the incident. a good man and kind man and funnyman. in the world of olitics, kind man and funnyman. in the world of politics. i — kind man and funnyman. in the world of politics, i spoke _ kind man and funnyman. in the world of politics, i spoke

alistair darlinu politician. absolutely. alistair darling was — politician. absolutely.y crucial moment that the british economy. he was one of the british economy. he was one of the people who warned very early on about the risks of the financial crisis and he steered the uk economy through that incredibly turbulent time in 2007 up until 2010 when labour lost power. so he had a crucial role there, of course overseeing the nationalisation of rbs, the bailout of rbs and the collapse of northern rock. we have had a statement from his family confirming his sad death, a statement issued on behalf of the family saying that... announcing his death in edinburgh. he was of course an mp in edinburgh, continuously between 1987 and 2015. when he left the house of common and later became a member of the house of lords, his family have released much loved husband of margaret and and father. he died after a short spell in hospital under the wonderful care and cancer team. they confirmed that he had been suffering from cancer. it seems he had a short illness and very sadly died at the

darling. precious group -- speaks extremely highly of alistair darling.— highly of alistair darling.ur political correspondet kirsten campbell . you are listening to those thoughts from alex salmond, you are listening to how they could debate but afterwards talk about what they were doing on the weekend. that’s were doing on the weekend. that's riaht, and were doing on the weekend. that's right. and i — were doing on the weekend. that's right, and i think _ were doing on the weekend. that's right, and i think that _ were doing on the weekend. that's right, and i think that is _ were doing on the weekend. that's right, and i think that is coming - right, and i think that is coming across and all the tributes that are beginning to come into alistair darling aboutjust how decent a man he was. there is sense of shock here in the scottish parliament, at least one labour msp has been spotted in tears. some people have been really devastated by this. he was a mentor to so many in the party. he has been described as a giant of the labour movement, a titanic. a good and someone who was also a

in a statement, alistair macrow, _ july. in a statement, alistair macrow, ceo _ july.nald's| july. in a statement, alistair i macrow, ceo of mcdonald's uk and ireland said "i am completely determined to root out any behaviour that falls below the high standards of respect, safety, and inclusion we demand of everyone at mcdonald's." "that is why in july i immediately ordered measures to address critical areas we needed to strengthen. i initiated a companywide programme of independent investigations, auditing of our complaints processes, reviews of our codes of conduct, and, in a number of cases, full disciplinary hearings. while we are confident in the first steps we have taken, i am determined to understand what more we can do, and our efforts will need to be far—reaching and constantly evolving." mcdonald's prides itself on employing one of the youngest workforces in the country. its critics say it is failing in its duty to keep them safe. zoe conway, bbc news. now, the uk prime minister says he's received assurances from the commissioner of the metropolitan police th

course, for alistair darling.ourse, for alistair darling. yo him? him, thoughts course, for alistair darling. yo iwell, him, thoughts course, for alistair darling. yo iwell, it him, thoughts course, for alistair darling. yo iwell, it should him, thoughts course, for alistair darling. yo iwell, it should be n, thoughts course, for alistair darling. yo iwell, it should be said)ughts course, for alistair darling. yo iwell, it should be said thatts >> well, it should be said that him gordon brown came in for him and gordon brown came in for a of particularly a lot of flak, particularly gordon brown, towards tail gordon brown, towards the tail end new labour end of the new labour government. did oversee government. but they did oversee a major existential crisis for this country in the two thousand and seven 2008 financial crash . and seven 2008 financial crash. and i do wonder if the politicians we've had since then if somebody like a johnson or a theresa may or a rishi sunak , if theresa may or a rishi sunak, if they

earlier today alistair macrow, the boss of.rom mps about the claims. at the start he said the claims they had heard, the allegations that were truly horrific and very difficult to hear but he was also keen to stress that since the bbc report injuly, action has been taken, including immediately setting up an investigation handling unit to deal with complaints. since then, 407 complaints have been made, 157 of those, so and a half, have been investigated and he said 18 people have been sacked since the report in july. but he did not know how many complaints had been referred to the police and also admitted no franchisees had yet lost the contract as a result of claims of harassment or abuse.— contract as a result of claims of harassment or abuse. thank you very much indeed- — harassment or abuse. thank you very much indeed. briefly _ harassment or abuse. thank you very much indeed. briefly back— harassment or abuse. thank you very much indeed. briefly back to - harassment or abuse. thank you very much indeed. briefly back to icel

alistair darling was it. alistair darling was a politician to his fingertips.im personally as a you know, as a journalist . i thought know, as a journalist. i thought he was a decent guy . know, as a journalist. i thought he was a decent guy. but know, as a journalist. i thought he was a decent guy . but even he was a decent guy. but even the timing of his death, his deeply political all this is actually it may sound offensive, but this is good timing for labourin but this is good timing for labour in a sense that a sad passing of any anyone is sad , passing of any anyone is sad, but it shows and we're talking about it now that labour governments can be moderate, they can be decent and do the right thing . they can be known right thing. they can be known for firm grown up economic stewardship. that's a message that keir starmer and rachel reeves will be very happy. martin the likes of us are talking about are excellent. >> so thank you very much for that warm tribute. liam halligan to alistair darling, who sadly died aged 70. now moving on, new yellow weather w

the former chancellor, alistair darling has died at the age of 70.n government, first under tony blair and then gordon brown — who today called him "a statesman of unimpeachable integrity". alistair darling had been suffering from cancer. 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports. alistair darling faced two huge political challenges in his long career. saving the economy in a financial crisis, and seeing off a strong campaign for scottish independence. alistair darling was a chancellor who kept a cool head in the face of the biggest global financial meltdown in decades, as some banks were on the brink of running out of cash. he helped to save a financial system he had once decried. he started out on the far left of british politics. he became a lawyer before becoming a politician, and was elected as an edinburgh mp in 1987. as his appearance changed, so did his politics. ahead of the 1997 election, it was his task to keep his party's spending commitments to a minimum. a strategy familiar to today's labour party. he was a mainstay of the new lab

in times of crisis, alistair was _ integrity. in times of crisis, alistair was the _ integrity. but i think you gain a respect not only of his supporters but his opponents in that crisis and he came out of that as a man whose authority was held in huge esteem by everybody across the country. he was held in huge esteem by everybody across the country.— across the country. he must have been quite _ across the country. he must have been quite an _ across the country. he must have been quite an indispensable - been quite an indispensable politician to be in cabinet for that long _ politician to be in cabinet for that long he— politician to be in cabinet for that lonu. ., , politician to be in cabinet for that lon. _ ., , . politician to be in cabinet for that lonu. ,. politician to be in cabinet for that lon.. ,. long. he was chief secretary of the treasury when _ long. he was chief secretary of the treasury when i — long. he was chief secretary of the treasury when i was _ long. he was chief secretary of the treasury when i was chancellor - long. he was chief secretary of the treas

alistair of alistair darling was one of labour's great and labour's last great people and if he was stillhe was still there, i might have them. and bret have voted for them. and bret says in the uk knows says everyone in the uk knows henry kissinger says lot about henry kissinger says a lot about the impact had on the world. the impact he had on the world. and i've been trying to think how many other former us secretaries state one secretaries of state can one name top of one's name just off the top of one's head.i name just off the top of one's head. i came condoleezza head. i came up with condoleezza rice immediately, but other than that , i'm rice immediately, but other than that, i'm a bit stretched. anyway madeleine albright, too. it's been 52 years since the lachrymose day when 240 pennies to the pound became simply 100 new pence and subsequently restrictive eu laws meant britain moved to the deplorable metric system. but rejoice because it's been announced that a change in drinking laws is imminent and within months britain can return to the impeccable imperial measurement that was

the former labour chancellor alistair darling has died at the age of 70.t hancock tells the covid inquiry that as health secretary he tried to wake up whitehall to the threat of the pandemic. this year was the hottest on record according to the united nations, as world leaders gather in dubai for talks on climate change. and a last chance to see the uk's only giant pandas before they go back to china after 12 years at edinburgh zoo. and coming up on bbc news... manchester united's champions league hopes in the balance, with �*keeper onana in the spotlight after letting their lead slip at galatasaray. good afternoon. rail strikes by the rmt union are over for now. its members have voted to accept a pay deal, to end their year—long dispute over pay, jobs and working conditions. they will get a backdated pay rise of 5%. it means the end of the union's mandate for more strikes until at least next spring. but another rail union aslef is pressing ahead with more industrial action starting tomorrow. here's our transport correspondent katy austin. it's been nearly

the former labour chancellor, alistair darling has died at the age of 70. election win, lord darling served in the cabinet for 13 years under tony blair and gordon brown, and helped steer the uk through the financial crisis in 2008. the ex—edinburgh mp also led the better together campaign in 2014's scottish independence referendum. a statement issued on behalf of his family called lord darling a "much—loved husband of margaret and beloved father of calum and anna". live now to blair mcdougall who was the head strategist, �*better together�* campaign for scotland. thank you for being on the programme today. a sad day for you and so many others, your reaction to this news that has coming? we others, your reaction to this news that has coming?— that has coming? we were all devastated — that has coming? we were all devastated by. _ that has coming? we were all devastated by. when - that has coming? we were all devastated by. when anyone | that has coming? we were all. devastated by. when anyone who that has coming? we were all - devastated by. when anyone who

alistair darling has died aged 70.lor whose calm expertise and honesty helped to guide britain through the time out of the global financial crisis. the former prime minister gordon brown said he will be remembered as the state and other impeachable integrity. he remembered as the state and other impeachable integrity.— remembered as the state and other impeachable integrity. he was calm, he was considered, _ impeachable integrity. he was calm, he was considered, he _ impeachable integrity. he was calm, he was considered, he had _ impeachable integrity. he was calm, he was considered, he had great - he was considered, he had great wisdom. he had a strong sense of what is right and wrong. he had great integrity, he was a person could rely and depend upon and i think we saw that not just could rely and depend upon and i think we saw that notjust during the financial crisis but when he chaired the better together campaign. it a difficult thing to do, it was quite a tense time in scottish life but i think you gain the respe

thank you for staying with us, alistair. so let's talk more specifically about mongolia is domestic circumstances, according to transparency dot org on the countries corruption perception index. mongolia is right among some of the most corrupt countries in the world. there are only 64 other countries in the world with worse scores. what's driving that perception and what would help improve it's ranking in the world. but do you, i'm afraid, curtis done and but encourage done. we closely observe. we watch what happens in mongolia because what happens there will have strong repercussions for us. and we are developing along similar lines so we, we both were pursue of commented stage. we. ready both of these countries, they suffer from soviet or corrupt bureaucracies, as well as a decrepit crumbling infrastructure. and just like main goal occurred just on also has problems with these a powerful business leads that have fold cards to really establishment. so, but one thing above one goal is that it's a small country, and you would

the labour politician, alistair darling — who was the chancellor during the global financial crisis in lord darling, who was an mp for edinburgh, served in the cabinet for 13 years following labour's landslide 1997 election win. you're live with bbc news. let's turn to cop 28 now. the world's most important climate meeting got under way today and is being hosted in dubai by the united arab emirates, one of the world's top ten oil producers. and today in a surprise move, delegates have agreed to launch a long—awaited fund to pay for damage from climate—driven storms and drought. cop stands for "conference of the parties", where the "parties" are the countries that signed up to the original un climate agreement in 1992. this is the 28th annual meeting. as you can see from this family photo king charles, known being outspoken on the environment, has joined world leaders at the summit. as the event began, the un chief antonio guterres said we are living through �*climate collapse in real time', which he said should send shivers down the spines of world leaders. from dubai, our climate edit

the chief executive alistair macrow called the allegations personally and professionally shocking. in the west midlands. she says she was sexually assaulted by a colleague and that he was back on shift alongside her within a matter of days. t on shift alongside her within a matter of days.— matter of days. i 'ust felt as thou . h matter of days. i 'ust felt as though they _ matter of days. i just felt as though they don't _ matter of days. i just felt as though they don't really - matter of days. i just felt as| though they don't really care about staff on the floor level. i think if they were committed to looking after their staff and keeping them safe something more would have been done about it. ijust really felt worthless to them. tt it. ijust really felt worthless to them. , ., worthless to them. if you were on that select _ worthless to them. if you were on that select committee, - worthless to them. if you were on that select committee, if . on that select committee, if you were sat there as one of the mps questioning the chief executive, what do you think you could ask him?

you'll be able to listen to it on bbc radio 5 live, alistair bruce ball is there....n at hampden park tonight with scotland's place at euro 2024 already assured, but there's something in this game norway, the former scotland international patent heavy will be alongside me, if scotland can beat norway, they could get themselves a place in one of the two top parts of seeds which are drawn for the euros which are mid next month. regardless of that, your oil pilot steve clark would not let scotland take their foot off the pedal. scotland take their foot off the -edal w scotland take their foot off the edal. ., u, �* scotland take their foot off the edal, ., u, �* , scotland take their foot off the edal. ., u, �* , ., scotland take their foot off the edal. ., �* , ., , pedal. you can't get used to putting in half performances, _ pedal. you can't get used to putting in half performances, they - pedal. you can't get used to putting in half performances, they have - pedal. you can't get used to putting j in half performances, they have lost some games recently against good te

news favourite alistair stewart. sure you've got lots of strong opinions about all of those subjects. >> yeah, like us. >> yeah, like us. >> so please let us know what you think about all of these things. email is gbviews@gbnews.com but before we get started on all of that, here's the news headlines with the fantastic sophia . the fantastic sophia. >> good morning . it's 10:01. the fantastic sophia. >> good morning . it's10:01. i'm >> good morning. it's10:01. i'm sophia wenzler in the newsroom . sophia wenzler in the newsroom. the prime minister says plans by some groups to protest during remembrance commemorations are provocative and disrespectful. in a statement, rishi sunak said the right to remember in peace and dignity must be protected. labour leader sir keir starmer echoed the comments, saying he supports the police in whatever action is needed. it comes after reports of plans by demonstrators to march during remembrance events calling for a ceasefire in the israel—hamas war. five people have been arrested dur

. >> former labour chancellor alistair darling, died alistair darling, who has died at 70.ord darling at the age of 70. lord darling served as a cabinet minister for 13 years under tony blair and gordon brown, who praised his wisdom, calmness and his humour. the prime minister said he was a dedicated public servant who served the country through challenging times and labour leader sir keir starmer described his loss to those who knew him as immeasurable . knew him as immeasurable. >> alastair's death has caused a shock and a profound sadness across not just the whole labour movement, but across everybody who loved him and respected him. and that's basically everybody who knew him. >> he was the dedicated public servant. he was kind. i was privileged to know him as a friend and to have his advice and our hearts go out to maggie , and our hearts go out to maggie, his wife and their children on this very, very sad day . this very, very sad day. >> and the prime minister has switched on the lights of the downing street christmas tree . downing street christmas tree. 3 to 1 who

people like this mp, i don't even his name is i don't even know his name is alistair. doesn't them alistairquite happy to have illegal in the towns illegal migrants in the towns and around where we and villages around where we are, but when it's in their own backyard, despite bleating on all about we should all the time about we should accept or they don't want accept more or they don't want them in their backyard, well them in their own backyard, well , interesting that you say that. >> i mean, obviously alistair carmichael to defend carmichael is not here to defend himself. but when you look at scotland as a whole, he's a liberal and obviously liberal democrat and obviously scotland under the snp, they are not near not taking anywhere near the kind doing kind of numbers, despite doing things calling things like humza yousaf calling for our arms around for us to throw our arms around gaza. for us to throw our arms around gaza . i find strange. i've gaza. i find that strange. i've just about got time for another one though. i'm pretty sure he's going to get going there. going to get you goi

i'm sorry, because i do want to ask alistair, one of the one more question around what we've been discussing in terms of what might happen often these for days and also in terms of, of exit existing international pressure. because one of the things that we've talked about a lot is what all the parties are doing. but we haven't spoken of rage amounts about the agency of the palestinian people, the people in gauze of themselves. and almost as someone who's been negotiate, who's been involved in a lot of these processes at the moment, is there a sense of who might be the posting and representative of the people? not necessarily all the different political function. that of the people have gone as a sitting at that table in terms of trying to define their own future. is there a conversation about that? just very, very briefly. yes. if you've seen the videos, i mean, it was so striking. the energy there was a saw some of the sense of um, solid dark when the president of the palestinian christmas were received in the west bank. i think we are seeing something very different unless not to forget. t

the managing director of mcdonald's uk is alistair macrow and he has told mps the company has fired 18e had over 400 cases reported to you. that is correct. it did not all occur in that period of time, and they are not all sexual harassment cases. as i said, we had 17 confirmed sexual harassment cases that have led to disciplinary action and we are investigating a further 27. how many of these cases have been referred to the police? the way that we work with the police is for any of these cases, we would recommend to the individual who reports that they report it directly to the police. if there is an immediate offence occurring in the restaurant at any point in time, someone in danger, we would refer it to the police ourselves. but in these cases, we give the choice to the individual because we know from our work with bodies such as the hrc that reporting to the police directly without thei consent can put people in danger and so we would not do that directly. more than 500 earthquakes were recorded in south—west iceland on monday — shaking houses, damaging roads, and leading to hundr

who's alistair, because frankly, many people there know that they don't want to also be complicit in a genocide or be caught in the middle of a giant regional war that can spit out of control. i think everybody off the map is not beneficial to anybody. so you have a real contamination, toxic contamination of the culture within the the, the so called a lead chord doors, especially in washington, london, brussels and, and tell of eve, which is which is it a very scary thing and part of the thing that makes it additionally difficult and scary for, for me, and anybody looking at the astrological aspect of this is that as you point out there, biblical references being put forth by christian design is with the a little bit too much cloud with the us military industrial complex. and many people around the greater is real factions run. bb do seem to see that there is a fulfillment of prophecy factors. so while you do have those were incentive eyes to, to carry out acts of atrocity for oil or geo political uh, technical issues that we also saw would be wars in a rack post $911.00. or even goi

to talk about this and the new attention towards greater asia will bring in a friend of the show. alistair comment, ozzie is a political analyst and consultant based in curtis dawn. he's got experience working with the u. n and the world back. so our share recently over the summer, the prime minister of mongolia made a trip to washington dc where he's signed onto the us multi lateral open skies treaty, which the us already has with a $130.00 other countries. the treaty on its face per ports to be about opening the sky to commercial and cargo flights between countries, which obviously would help increase trade. so while much of that is true, is it also true that open skies treaties come with permission for the us to use mongolia skies for reconnaissance flights and vice versa? money, look, this is the case actually open skies the trees. they're always tricky. and so there's a high possibility that to some countries as how those treat is to use open space for various purposes, including reconnaissance emissions. and that's precisely the reason why i'm role is neighbors such as china and russ

in a statement, alistair macrow, the ceo of mcdonald's uk and ireland said...gramme of independent investigations, auditing of our complaints processes, reviews of our codes of conduct, and, in a number of cases, full disciplinary hearings." mcdonald's prides itself on employing one of the youngest workforces in the country. its critics say it's failing in its duty to keep them safe. zoe conway, bbc news. here in the uk, the nhs is launching a five—year study to see how blood tests might help diagnose people with early—stage alzheimer's disease. experts say spotting the condition sooner, could allow people to have new treatments to slow the disease. currently, there is no single test for alzheimer's, and patients can wait years for a diagnosis. the five—year project, run by dementia charities and the national institute for health and care research, has five—million—pounds of funding from the people's postcode lottery. we can speak to dr susan kohlhaas, executive director of research & partnerships at alzheimer's research uk. what is your reaction to these proje

heard during the months—long bbc investigation into mcdonald's, that led to the chief executive, alistairuly horrific. it's very hard to listen to. injuly, the company set up an investigations unit. today, the ceo revealed it had received 400 complaints, including of sexual harassment, racism and bullying. he said some cases have gone to the police, and 18 staff members have been fired. mr macrow, it sounds like profit is more important than protecting workers. that is absolutely not the case. the most important thing in our business is our people. our people are our brand. our people are the face of mcdonald's to our customers. we do everything we can to look after our people. employees have told the bbc that when allegations were made about a manager, rather than discipline them, they were moved to another store. for the first time, publicly, the ceo admitted this had been happening. a manager will not be moved to another restaurant to avoid a disciplinary. that will now be dealt with within that particular, in that particular restaurant. "now" be dealt with? it wasn't in the past? movi

labour leader sir keir starmer says his death been met with profound sadness. >> alistair's death has caused a shock and a profound sadness across not just the whole labour movement but across everybody who loved him and respected him. and that's basically everybody who knew him. he was the dedicated public servant. he was kind. i was privileged to know him as a friend and to have his advice and our hearts go out to maggie , his wife and their maggie, his wife and their children on this very, very sad day . day. >> shane macgowan, the front man of the pogues, has died at the age of 65. he was discharged from hospital last week after being diagnosed with encephalitis. the singer, who was born on christmas day, is best known for the 1987 hit fairytale of new york. elvis costello once bet the irishman he couldn't write a christmas hit while macgowan promptly wrote and performed one of the most cherished festive songs . he most cherished festive songs. he died peacefully with his wife by his side . died peacefully with his wife by his side. rail died peacefully with his wife by his side .

in a statement, alistair macrow, the ceo of mcdonald's uk and ireland said...es of conduct, and, in a number of cases, full disciplinary hearings." mcdonald's prides itself on employing one of the youngest workforces in the country. its critics say it's failing in its duty to keep them safe. zoe conway, bbc news. the world's biggest survey on charitable work suggests that people in indonesia are the most generous with their money. the world giving index by the charities aid foundation survey questioned millions of people from 142 countries about their giving and charitable actions. indonesia, held on to its title as the �*world's most generous country�* for the sixth year in a row. ukraine was the second most giving, despite the war with russia. the uk was recorded as the 17th most generous country in the world, despite the cost—of—living crisis driving up food and energy prices. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. it�*s turned into a classic sunshine and showers day, although the showers have been quite plentiful. you can see on our earlier satellite image a

in a statement, alistair macrow, the ceo of mcdonald's uk and ireland said...laints processes, reviews of our codes of conduct, and, in a number of cases, full disciplinary hearings." mcdonald's prides itself on employing one of the youngest workforces in the country. its critics say it's failing in its duty to keep them safe. zoe conway, bbc news. a 14—year—old boy is due to appear before magistrates in leeds, after being charged with murdering another teenager. alfie lewis, who was 15, was stabbed in horsforth on tuesday. his alleged attacker has also been charged with the possession of a knife. the number of people falling behind on their mortgage payments rose sharply over the summer months, according to new figures from a group representing lenders. rising interest rates have put pressure on homeowners, with the number of people in arrears up by 18% compared with last year. colletta smith reports. good morning, nationwide, donna speaking, how may i help? with rates on the up... i'm sure we can get to the bottom of this. ..more people have been struggling t

our thoughts are with noa marciano alistair macrow family. condolences to the family. ——, thoughts are with noa marciano pass family. we did not reach her in time. this is only made us more determined to do everything in our power to bring all of our hostages home. we have also gathered more intelligence from the hospital proving that noa marciano was not the only hostage taken by hamas into al—shifa hospital. iwill the only hostage taken by hamas into al—shifa hospital. i will now share concrete evidence of hostages. one from nepal, one from thailand, taken from nepal, one from thailand, taken from israel during the hamas massacre on october the 7th. after ruthlessly massacring and taking people hostage, the terrorists fled to al—shifa hospital, they went to the hospital to hide. here, you can see hamas terrorists drove back from the massacre. this is an israeli militaryjeep the massacre. this is an israeli military jeep that they the massacre. this is an israeli militaryjeep that they brought into the hospital, i want to repeat that: they a

in a statement, alistair macrow, the ceo of mcdonald's uk and ireland said...youngest workforces in the country. its critics say it's failing in its duty to keep them safe. zoe conway, bbc news. a 14—year—old boy has appeared in court accused of murdering another teenager. alfie lewis, who was 15, was attacked in the horsforth area of leeds on tuesday at around 3pm as pupils were leaving two nearby schools. danny savage is there alfie lewis was attacked here about 48 hours ago, it happened on tuesday, he was 15 years old and he has been described by his family as one in a million. police arrested another teenager shortly afterwards and today a 14—year—old appeared before leeds magistrates, charged with the murder of alfie lewis and also possession of a knife. it was a brief hearing, the boy spoke only to confirm his name and address and that he understood what was going on in court. for legal reasons he can't be identified, primarily because of his age, and he has been remanded in custody and will appear before leeds crown court tomorrow. so that legal process

in a statement, alistair macrow, the ceo of mcdonald's uk and ireland said...ints processes, reviews of our codes of conduct, and, in a number of cases, full disciplinary hearings." mcdonald's prides itself on employing one of the youngest workforces in the country. its critics say it's failing in its duty to keep them safe. zoe conway, bbc news. papa picasso pa pa picasso masterpiece papa picasso masterpiece hasn't sold in new york for $139 million. it achieved the highest figure ever for the artist's work. the 1932 painting depicts a french model who was the subject of many of his works. we are about to take a break we will be back with the latest on that major political story going on in the uk. here are the live pictures from number ten. the spokesman saying they are continuing to look at what happened regarding suella braverman's newspaper piece that has caused so much controversy through the course of today. the official spokesperson saying she had no further updates on what had been said this morning, but asked if the prime minister had confidence in the

in a statement, alistair macrow, the ceo of mcdonald�*s uk and ireland said...s waiting lists in england have hit another record high. around 6.5 million people are waiting for non—emergency treatment. some people are on more than one waiting list — taking the total backlog to almost 7.8 million — the highest since 2007. colombian rebels have freed the father of the liverpool footballer, luis diaz, nearly two weeks after he was abducted. luis manuel diaz was kidnapped — along with the footballer�*s mother — at a petrol station. she was released the same day. natalie pirks reports. cheering weak from his ordeal but in good spirts, manny diaz returned home to a hero�*s welcome. it had been 13 long days since friends and family had heard his voice. | translation: first of all | want to | thank god for giving me this second chance and for being back home. i want to thank all the people at barrancas, the families, and colombia for the great support they have given my family. thank you all. i love you all very much. very soon i will have the opportunity to hug you all

alistair macrow said the allegations uncovered by the bbc were truly horrific and said he was speakingressure by the chair of the business and trade select committee liam byrne. mr macrow, it sounds like profit is more important than protecting workers. that is absolutely not the case. the most important thing - in our business is our people. our people are our brand, our people are the face i of mcdonald's to our customers. we do everything we can to look after our people. j we invest heavily in their training, we make sure they have a good i environment to work— in and opportunities to progress very quickly through the business. they are what makes l mcdonald's successful. without our people, - there wouldn't be any profit. the committee also heard some pretty startling statistics from the chief executive. he said that more than 400 complaints have been made to a specially set up in —— investigation handling unit set up by mcdonald's in the wake of our investigation. he said 17 cases of sexual harassment had resulted in disciplinary action and a further 27 are being investigated. he

tributes to alistair darling, the chancellor who steered the uk through the 2008 financial crisis.

the former labour chancellor, alistair darling, has died at the age of 70.teer the uk through the financial crisis in 2008. a statement issued on behalf of his family called lord darling a "much—loved husband of margaret and beloved father of calum and anna". rail workers in the rmt union have voted to accept a pay deal, ending a long—running series of strikes. but train drivers represented by the aslef union will still take action. the rmt agreed an offer from 14 train companies, including a backdated pay offer. you're live with bbc news. if you have been following the covid inquiry here in london, then you will know that the former health secretary, matt hancock, has been a lightning rod for the criticism in evidence given by other witnesses. today, it was his turn to push back. during the pandemic, mr hancock was forced to quit for breaking social distancing guidelines. this was the first of two days of evidence he will give. the core mistake of government planning, he said, was a misplaced focus on how to manage the pandemic, rather than halting the spre

going to the cabinet meeting as well to discuss his return to front line politics and joined by alistaireron's premiership. how do you feel about this new cabinet? bier? feel about this new cabinet? very leased feel about this new cabinet? very pleased david _ feel about this new cabinet? , pleased david cameron is back. feel about this new cabinet? very i pleased david cameron is back. what will he do differently? there has been lots of talk about how he will been lots of talk about how he will be a continuity foreign secretary in most senses. what do you think he will do differently? i most senses. what do you think he will do differently?— will do differently? i share the views of alan _ will do differently? i share the views of alan duncan - will do differently? i share the views of alan duncan who i will do differently? i share the i views of alan duncan who answered your questions extremely well. david cameron brings a great deal of experience into a specialised role as foreign secretary. it is not your normal partisan party political role. the foreign affairs world is very hierarc

the cards, christina mcanea head of the mega union unison and with energy bills on the rise again, alistairies, boss of the energy firm sse. let's see what is making the news this morning. on the front pages... the sunday times leads with the israeli hostage releases — we'll talk to clive myrie on the ground in israel in a second. but notice an intriguing story there claiming reform uk offered a prominent tory cash to defect. the sunday mirror has a picture of 9—year—old emily hand who was released by hamas yesterday evening — with her dad saying, my darling girl is broken but in one piece. the observer also features the hostage returns — but a note on migration too, which we'll talk about a bit later warning curbing it would hit social care. the sunday express also goes on migration, focusing on tory mps concerns about small boats. and the images of the hostage releases are likely to dominate the news today. this is so moving to watch — the nine—year—old irish—israeli girl emily hand, one of the group of hostages released, reuinted here with her dad who you might have seen interviewed in t