given a vote on a slightly revised offerfrom network rail.se in that offer was the same as the last one, really, it was 5% from last year, 4% of this year. but what they've done is backdated this year's pay rise to last october, meaning more cash upfront, basically. a bigger lump sum, effectively. and the rmt says that actually, for the lowest paid members, this will mean an uplift in salaries of up to ia.4%. there were other benefits in there as well, like a discounted travel. it doesn't mean that all tracks are off this was an offer to the network rail members and not to those who work for the actual train operating companies. borisjohnson has submitted his formal evidence. this is investigating the alleged misleading parliament over parties held in downing street while covid lockdown rules were in place. he has omitted this for more evidence before a televised committee hearing that is due to happen on wednesday. we understand that the former prime minister wants the evidence he has applied to be published as soon as possible, but it's lik

we've just heard members of the rmt in network rail have voted to accept a pay offer from network rail siad to be worth up to 14% for their lowest paid workers. rmt members who work for the 1a train operating companies are still due to go on strike, but this vote todayis due to go on strike, but this vote today is being seen as a breakthrough. we will have more of that on the news channel and the bbc news at six. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. good afternoon, today is the spring equinox, the beginning of the astronomical spring. and certainly, we have been feeling the days getting longer. the sunrise this morning in the east of england was just before six o'clock in the sun won't set in parts of northern ireland until nearly quarter to seven this evening. but you may not get to see too many sunrises and sunsets this weekend because the jet stream, high up in the atmosphere, is blowing strongly across the atlantic feeding what is essentially a conveyor belt of weather systems in our direction. it will often be cloudy and there will be quite a lot of rain. this is the r

, because it had looked very deadlocked following the rmt committee's rejection of offers from network railepresents train companies, the rail delivery group, and those offers had been described as best and final. the union was also asking for an unconditional payoff. what we know now is that rmt members who work for network rail will not take part in a strike next thursday, 16th of march, nor will i take part in overtime bans after that, and i will get a referendum, basically a bout, bans after that, and i will get a referendum, basicallya bout, on this new offer that has materialised. however, as things stand, rmt members who work for the train operating companies are still due to take part in strikes on the 16th of march, on the 18th and 30th, and the 1st of april, meaning there will still be disruption, albeit not quite on the same scale as if network rail was involved in next thursday. but this evening the group which represents the train companies, the rail delivery group, says it has contacted the rmt seeking urgent talks, and it wants them to give members at the train company a vote

network rail— breakthrough now? yeah, so the rmt. .. network rail have - breakthrough now?rse you still need the trains to be driven once the people who maintain the track are not on strike any more. it is a breakthrough and hopefully there will be subsequent breakthroughs. but what i think is the most interesting thing about this by far is that we are not and used to train related strikes in this country. these must have been quite bad and quite severe but i personally have not really detected much in the way of public anger with the strikers themselves. normally the unions get blamed and the union bosses get criticised, but i think everyone is struggling and everyone can sympathise with someone looking for a pay rise. and i think that is why the unions were able to hold out for so long and achieve a partial success. because the anger with them, as is usual, never materialised to the same extent this time. , ~ ., ., time. interesting. amanda, in the us, the time. interesting. amanda, in the us, the cost— time. interesting. amanda, in the us, the cost of— time. interesting.

now, all network rail union members have resolved their dispute, voting for a reasonable pay increase putting a similarfair and reasonable offer on the table, the rmt refused to put it to a vote. refused to suspend last week's strike action to even consider it. such a lack of cooperation is disappointing. but as if it achieve? it denies them the pay rise they deserve and most importantly, delivers more disruption to the travelling public so my public to the rmt is simple, call off your strikes, put the rdg offered to a vote. clearly by the vote today, the overwhelming vote in the rmt�*s own words, their members understand that it's time to accept a deal that works not only for their interest but for passengers too. i'd like now to turn to the steps we are taking to turn to the steps we are taking to help passengers and help solve theissues to help passengers and help solve the issues in the west coast main line. rest day working or overtime is a common time for operators to run at a normal timetable. last july, drivers for avante west coast simultaneously stopped volunteering to work

an unexpected breakthrough came last night and it means members of the rmt union who work for network rail will now get a vote, a referendum, on an updated offer put to the union by network rail and to understand changes from what was on the table before, include elements of the pay offer, so staff would get some of the money a bit earlier and changes around contracts as well. we do not yet know, as i speak to you now, if the rmt will recommend that offer to members when it puts it to a vote. importantly, for passengers, at this moment in time there will still be a strike next thursday the 16th, and thatis strike next thursday the 16th, and that is because members of the union who work for train companies are still due to walk out on thursday, on the 18th of march, the 30th of march and the 1st of april. there have been fresh calls from industry and the government for rmt to submit the latest offer that had been presented by the train companies to a vote. we haven't heard yet whether they will do that. the union have said we should expect updates on all aspects of the rail dispute in the c

thousands of signal workers and maintenance staff have accepted a new pay offer from network rail.nd to train strikes just yet. the rmt�*s dispute with train operating companies hasn't been resolved. 0ur transport correpsondent katy austin reports. nine months after this series of national rail strikes began, a breakthrough. the deal accepted by signal workers and maintenance staff in the rmt union includes a headline payrise of 5% for last year and 4% for this year. the rmt says some of the lowest paid workers will actually see their salaries rise by much more than that. and this year's pay rise will be backdated, meaning a bigger lump sum upfront. there are other benefits too, like discounted travel. the rmt leader, though, was not celebrating today. it is way below inflation and it's not as far as we would have wanted it to go. it's not as far we hoped at the beginning of the dispute. but we have taken a lot of action. our members have shown their commitment to the cause. we have taken some of the worst aspects of the company's proposals off the table. but we're not saying it is

i which network rail is already havinu. ., , which network rail is already havinu. .,, ,., which networknd vote tomorrow on a bill which could prevent british hunters from bringing home souvenir pelts and heads. tim muffett has more. it's the hobby of psychopaths. if there's no hunting, people will not be able to have an income. when you're at the top of the food chain, you have a choice. shoot with a camera or a gun. so—called trophy hunting sickens many. it's really hard to try and understand what pleasure any human being can get from blasting a beautiful animal to pieces. and in many instances, in trophy hunting, the animals that are killed are animals that have been bred, so they're very human friendly. but hunting generates money. a legal lion hunt in some african countries, for example, can cost more than £100,000. money that can pay people's wages, boost local infrastructure and fund conservation projects. it's very well regulated. it's not like somebody can just take a gun and go and hunt. we have systems in place. we have counts. we make sure that it's a certain number, mostly t

rail workers have voted to accept a new offerfrom network rail on pay, jobs and conditions. to a series of strikes in recent months. the deal will see pay rises for signal workers and maintenance staff, but the agreement does not cover the rmt�*s dispute with the train operating companies, as our transport correspondent katy austin explains. after nine months of picket lines and empty platforms, a breakthrough. the deal accepted by signal workers and maintenance staff in the rmt union includes a headline payrise of 5% for last year and 4% for this year. the rmt says some of the lowest paid workers will actually see their salaries rise by much more than that. and this year's pay rise will be backdated, meaning a bigger lump sum upfront. there are other benefits too, like discounted travel. the rmt leader, though, was not celebrating today. it is way below inflation and it's not as far as we would have wanted it to go. it's not as far as we hoped at the beginning of the dispute. but we have taken a lot of action. our members have shown their commitment to the cause. we have ta

of an expected breakthrough came last night and it means members of the rmt union the work for network railns that had been due to follow. they will know that a referendum vote on an updated offer put to the union by network rail and i understand that changes from what was on the table before include elements of the pay offer so staff would get some money earlier and changes around contracts as well. we do not yet know as i speak to you now if the rmt will recommend the offer to members when it puts it to a vote. and importantly for passengers at this moment in time there will still be a strike next thursday on the 16th and thatis strike next thursday on the 16th and that is because members of the rmt union who work for train companies are still due to walk out on thursday on the 18th of march, the 30th of march and the 1st of april. there have been fresh calls from industry and government for the rmt to also put the latest offer that was presented by the train companies to a vote but we have not yet had one at the rmt will do that but the union had said we should expect updates on all aspe

rmt members at network rail will have a referendum on the updated offer.nd, workers at 1a other train operating companies will still take industrial action on the 16th of march. let's focus on the trade war between the us and china now, because as you've been hearing washington is ramping up the pressure on chinese tech giants such as tiktok. late on tuesday senators from both republican and democratic parties presented a bill that would give more power to president biden to ban chinese apps if they pose security threats. the us is concerned data from us users is passed on to the chinese government. lets go to our asia business hub and our business reporterjoao da silva. tell us more. this is very significant and like the bill earlier this month made it through the house of foreign committee, this bill has been moved by a bipartisan us senate. this bill will create a more systematic framework to deal with technology. technology threats. it would and power the government to investigate foreign and it could allow for the government to act on that. this bill

union has delayed the rmt rail union has delayed some of the strikes that are next week on the network rail rail . on thursday the 16th, rail side. on thursday the 16th, we're not yet sure what happened with the tube strikes on wednesday. this is today, of course, which of course, is budget day and quite a lot of the services on the civil services striking on budget as . well. we know for budget day as. well. we know for the in their wisdom as it. budget day as. well. we know for the in their wisdom as it . but the in their wisdom as it. but what i also want to highlight mark were the numbers of days that the uk economy has lost to as you said because of course when people go on strike things don't get done. the economy, the gdp numbers suffer , tax revenues gdp numbers suffer, tax revenues suffer because . the economy suffer because. the economy stalls. all felt that experience in the middle of strikes . and in the middle of strikes. and this morning, the ask the office for national statistics brought out some statistics and i've put them up on a graphic here and gb news radio listeners ca

we've just heard members of the rmt in network rail have voted to accept a pay offer from network rail

network rail accepted similar pay network rail accepted similar pay rise of between 9.2 and 14.4% in just two. election is planned by the rmt for next thursday and saturday. but mark harper is urging them to call it off . tv online harper is urging them to call it off. tv online dab+ and on tune in. this is gb news now is back to . bev and andrew . to. bev and andrew. well, it's about as as it could possibly be. that's the report into the metropolitan police all those years after the macpherson sun report said it was institutionally racist , it's now institutionally racist, it's now still institution racist . add to still institution racist. add to that institutional , misogynistic that institutional, misogynistic and homophobic . so baroness and homophobic. so baroness louise casey , independent review louise casey, independent review has also called the force rotten , adding that she couldn't guarantee there aren't more officers like wayne cousins and david carrick amongst the ranks . says commissioner smart. rowley says progress is bein

and network rail members are now going to get the chance to vote on that offer.rikes go ahead. 9 :, , [m ahead. what is in the new offer? not actuall a ahead. what is in the new offer? not actually a huge _ ahead. what is in the new offer? not actually a huge amount _ ahead. what is in the new offer? not actually a huge amount has - ahead. what is in the new offer? not| actually a huge amount has changed, but there has been some fiddling around the pay element of the offer, so the headline number been put forward is pretty similar. 5% for one year, 4% the next year, although some people depending on the salaries will feel more than that. but what is happening, as i understand, is the pay increase for this year has been backdated a bit earlier to last october, so network rail workers will get a big lump sum. that is one change on the pay element. something really important about what the rmt has said today as it is not going to tell members or advice on how they should vote on this offer. that matters because in december there was actually built on a previous vers

i think i things are a bit busier today is because network rail staff, the signallers and maintenanceey are not out on strike, they are currently considering a fresh pay offer from network rail. they will have a ballot on that which closes at midday on monday. as it stands, no fresh proposals from the rail operating companies to the rmt, so there are more strikes planned. this rail strike comes in the context of wider strikes across the united kingdom, doesn't it? we wider strikes across the united kingdom, doesn't it?— wider strikes across the united kingdom, doesn't it? we had a bit of movement in — kingdom, doesn't it? we had a bit of movement in some _ kingdom, doesn't it? we had a bit of movement in some of _ kingdom, doesn't it? we had a bit of movement in some of these - kingdom, doesn't it? we had a bit of movement in some of these late - kingdom, doesn't it? we had a bit of movement in some of these late last week. the teaching union, they are sitting down to negotiate over their dispute, so those strikes are put on hold for the time being. and in staff, pretty much everyone

the rmt union has called off strike action of members who work for network rail.ay and saturday of next week. the rmt union said all strike actions concerning network rail had been suspended following the receipt of a new pay offer. so far, details of what the offer is have yet to emerge. london euston is one of the busiest train stations in the country and it has been the site of many delays and cancellations over the last few months. so this news will be received positively by commuters. but this is just one of many disputes between rail companies and transport unions. members of the rmt from ia train operators are due to strike later this month. with the start of the easter holidays for many. and london underground drivers are to strike on the 15th of march. since last year, britain has been gripped by a wave of industrial action by hundreds and thousands of workers, including post office staff, nurses and teachers as wages fail to keep pace with soaring inflation and the deepening cost of living crisis. a department for transport spokesperson welcomed the rmt�

it has on two separate occasions for network rail let them have their say . for network rail let them . but i've been their say. but i've been speaking to people around birmingham new street station today to out what the feeling is like here the ground it's affecting hard working people, people want money. people want to money live in times are hard cost of living , petrol, food , cost of living, petrol, food, energy . they deserve money like energy. they deserve money like everybody wants a decent wage to survive . they're very survive. they're very inconvenient for me. we've got the trains day, but i absolutely understand what people fight for, what they believe in. it's just an inconvenience to the whole public, isn't. but i don't think the trains have been any good since ever privatised. good ever since ever privatised. so i don't think i've seen anything it anything by privatising it whatsoever. we've we're through the nose of the service and next to useless the snooze . well of to useless the snooze. well of course with cheltenham festival on as well it's meant a lot of people h

members of the rmt network rail have voted to accept an offer covering pay jobs and conditions.ase pay. the union says its 20,000 members voted, 76% in favour of the new deal . that's what the un the new deal. that's what the un chief is calling on. rich nafions chief is calling on. rich nations to accelerate their shift net zero by committing to the earlier date of 2040. it's after a new report by the ipcc warns emissions must be halved by the mid 2030s if the world is to have any chance of limiting temperature rise to 1.5 degrees. this is a key from the paris agreement . the report which agreement. the report which antonie terrace has branded the guide for humanity says there is little time lose . china's little time lose. china's president tusk called vladimir putin a dear friend as the pair sat down together in moscow . sat down together in moscow. president xi jinping is in russia on his first visit to the country since the start of the invasion of ukraine. downing says it hopes president xi urges president putin to stop the war. he has called for pragmatism, but acknowledge

it comes after the union called off its strike action planned for next week by members at network railerendum will close on monday the 20th of march. businesses are facing the prospect of higher costs and higher taxes from april as government support with energy bills is scheduled to be cut and corporation tax is set to rise sharply. with a week to go to the budget, our business editor simonjack has been to berkshire to ask what the chancellor can do to get businesses investing and the economy growing again. 1150 acres, 350 businesses, thousands of employees. the slough trading estate is one of the largest in europe and hosts a huge cross—section of the businesses that government wants and needs to see grow and invest. but many, like this gym, are working hard just to stand still. it has been really tough for us over the last couple of years. we have had five gyms close in the local area because of rising bills and because people feeling the pinch their pocket. what are some of the things the chancellor can do to help your business? we need continued help with the energy rates, number

disruption won't be on quite the same scale as previous rmt strikes, and that's because staff at network railgnal workers, aren't taking part. they're currently voting on whether to accept a revised offer. the train companies haven't tabled new proposals but say their staff should also get a vote. we've asked rmt to put this offer to their members. it's really important to understand they have never had the opportunity to vote on this and we believe it is a fair offer. the union says it has consulted members and a better offer is needed. what the train operating companies need to do, essentially, the government, because they're running the whole show, really, is sit down, negotiate a reasonable compromise with us and then we would almost certainly put it to a referendum if it was something that we thought the members might wish to consider. the industry hopes to arrange fresh talks next week. for now, more strikes lie ahead. katie austin, bbc news. relatives of a world war one soldier have been reunited with his medal, after it was found in a farmer's field in northallerton. the medal belonge

it consisted of reform to the way that network rail operates.d that is going to go ahead. it operates. that's been accepted and that is going to go ahead.— that is going to go ahead. it hasn't been accepted. _ that is going to go ahead. it hasn't been accepted. well— that is going to go ahead. it hasn't been accepted. well it _ that is going to go ahead. it hasn't been accepted. well it has - that is going to go ahead. it hasn't been accepted. well it has been i been accepted. well it has been acce ted been accepted. well it has been accepted because _ been accepted. well it has been accepted because this _ been accepted. well it has been accepted because this deal - been accepted. well it has been accepted because this deal is i been accepted. well it has been i accepted because this deal is been accepted. they are proceeding with its modernising maintenance plan so that reform is going to take place and i am very pleased at the same time that that reform is going to take place. network will staff are going to get a fair and reasonable pay offe

its government has vowed to investigate and fix the ailing rail networks . now vowed to investigate and fix the ailing rail networks. now more than 100 nations have completed an historic pat to protect the world's oceans. the legally high seas treaty aims to put 30% of seas into protected areas by 2030. very of the high seas are subject to any protection with pollution and overfishing, posing a growing threat. environmental groups say the agreement will help reverse losses and ensure sustainable development . notorious prisoner development. notorious prisoner charles bronson will make another bid to out of jail this week in, a public parole hearing. he's behind bars for most of last 50 years for crimes such as hostage taking and armed robbery proceedings be live streamed on wednesday with a final hearing behind closed doors on friday. he he wants to be released to enjoy left of his life . the prince's foundation life. the prince's foundation founded by the king has partnered with luxury fashion brand chanel to launch embroidery course for students . embroider

members of the rmt in network rail have voted to accept an offer covering paid jobs conditions.9. that's over two years, the union says its 20,000 members voted 76% in favour of . members voted 76% in favour of. the new deal damage caused by potholes has forced almost 2.7 million cars off the road in the past year. the car servicing company quick estimates more than 13 million drivers have suffered damage to their cars as a result of the impact, with potholes in the same time period . the average repair bill around £130 per driver . an eritrean £130 per driver. an eritrean migrant who settled in rwanda more than 17 years ago is told us he has no regrets about moving to the central african nation. the migrant, who now owns a chain of supermarkets in kigali with his brother had at one time been planning to come to the uk. a home security had attacked mark is kigali and attacked mark is in kigali and sent us this report to its critics. rwanda has a deeply flawed political leadership with a lamentable record . human a lamentable record. human rights . two others, including rights. t

i believe that an overwhelming of ramsey's members network rail anyway have agreed to a deal. that. to a deal. what we know about that . yes is a big breakthrough. that. yes is a big breakthrough. this isn't it. these rail strikes about a year since . the strikes about a year since. the dispute first start at the rmt have reached a deal this afternoon . soon. it was a 90% afternoon. soon. it was a 90% turnout, 76% voted in favour. these are signal workers and maintain staff agreed to deal with network rail that they say between 9% and 14% pay rise over two years. so that's great. however, the rmt workers that work for the 14 train operating companies they have yet reach a deal companies they have yet reach a deal. so at the moment are still currently scheduled strikes for the 30th of march and the 1st of april. but mick lynch of the rmt is claiming victory in this and he's basically waiting to see the right offer now for the train workers. so it does seem this is one of the longer running it feels to have been interminable. the last one was just on saturday just gone that the e

where we are at the moment is network rail which as i say is not involved in the strike today, its membersoffer, does that then open the door to movement on the train company's side of things and couldn't open the door to talks for example that means these other strikes at the end of this month and the start of april could be called off perhaps. that is the thing to watch next. off perhaps. that is the thing to watch next-— off perhaps. that is the thing to watch next. , , ~ , ., , watch next. these strikes have been auoin on watch next. these strikes have been going on since _ watch next. these strikes have been going on since the _ watch next. these strikes have been going on since the summer, - watch next. these strikes have been going on since the summer, can - watch next. these strikes have been going on since the summer, can you j going on since the summer, can you remind us why they have been so protracted and difficult to resolve? this is really about not only pay, but pay and also changes, big changes that the industry says need to happen in exchange for a pay rise. and the union

network rail can now get on off. network rail can now get on with reform to.ance and how they run the infra on the railways. that's halfway done. i think the next stage is that want the rmt to put what is broadly the same and reasonable offer to their members that work for the train operate in companies and cool off week's strike. so i think that would be fantastic news for the travelling public if they're members, if the rmt members get the chance to consider that pay offer as well , those that work offer as well, those that work on the train, the train companies themselves , this is gb companies themselves, this is gb news more headlines for me shortly. now there is back . shortly. now there is back. mark thomson, thank you very much . so thomson, thank you very much. so the much anticipated party defence has been published by bofis defence has been published by boris johnson, the former prime minister, except that he had indeed misled the house of commons. but that wasn't intentional or reckless a key phrase . let's get more at phrase. let's get more at west

here to talk about this more with us is luchordan, network rail�*s north west head of safety.n hour. this is the crossing with warning lights, red and green lights, so they were display, and that users still decided to cross in front of the train.— front of the train. what's extraordinary is - front of the train. what's extraordinary is they - front of the train. what's. extraordinary is they don't front of the train. what's - extraordinary is they don't even seem to look or address the fact that they are near a train line at all. ., , ., �* , , all. no, they don't, they seem completely oblivious _ all. no, they don't, they seem completely oblivious will - all. no, they don't, they seem completely oblivious will now. all. no, they don't, they seem i completely oblivious will now go all. no, they don't, they seem - completely oblivious will now go and cross there, obviously, for us, we put that in at the crossing because we know it is such a high speed crossing, they don't have time to see approaching, and theyjust crossed, they seem to be really underestimating the danger of t

offer from network rail. 0ur transport correpsondent katy austin reports nine months after this seriesludes a headline payrise of 5% for last year and 4% for this year. the rmt says some of the lowest paid workers will actually see their salaries rise by much more than that. and this year's pay rise will be backdated, meaning a bigger lump sum upfront. there are other benefits too, like discounted travel. the rmt leader, though, was not celebrating today. it is way below inflation and it's not as far as we would have wanted it to go. it's not as far we hoped at the beginning of the dispute. but we have taken a lot of action. our members have shown their commitment to the cause. we have taken some of the worst aspects of the company's proposals off the table. but we're not saying it is a great pay offer. we think it's very modest — that is the best that can be said of it. does that mean these strikes have failed then, if it's not the offer you wanted? no, they haven't failed. at the start of the dispute they offered 2%. for passengers, hope that the end of walk—outs could be approaching

the rmt has already resolved its row with network rail in a similar dispute.ral reserve, has increased interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point. it's trying to balance the need to tackle inflation while protecting the financial sector. the collapse of two us banks this month were blamed in part on higher borrowing rates. the latest decision has raised fears about the health of the us financial system. but the fed chairman spoke to reassure the public. our banking system is sound and resilient, with strong capital and liquidity. we will continue to closely monitor conditions in the banking system and are prepared to use all of our tools, as needed, to keep it safe and sound. in addition, we are committed to learning the lessons from this episode and to work to prevent events like this from happening again. and there will be more on the fed's interest rate decision coming up on asia business report in around 20 minutes�* time. stay tuned. the japanese prime minister has just wrapped up a visit to eastern europe, including a stop in ukraine, where he vis

the rmt union has called off next week's strikes by members at network rail, after receiving a new payent will raise hopes of a breakthrough in the long—running dispute between rail workers and the industry. howard johnson reports. after months of transport chaos, finally some good news. the rmt union has called off strike action of members who work for network rail. the company that looks after the upkeep of britain's railway network. maintenance workers and signallers had been due to walk out on thursday and saturday of next week. the rmt union said all strike actions concerning network rail had been suspended following the receipt of a new pay offer. so far, details of a new pay offer. so far, details of what the offer is have yet to emerge. london euston is one of the busiest train stations in the country and it has been the site of many delays and cancellations over the last few months. so this news will be received positively by commuters. but this isjust will be received positively by commuters. but this is just one of many disputes between rail companies and transport unions. m

uk's largest transport union have voted to accept a new offer on pay, jobs and conditions from network rail pay rise of up to 14.4% for lowest paid staff. rmt members who work for ia other train operating companies are still due to walk out later this month. let's turn now to the global financial markets, which have reacted nervously to sunday night's emergency takeover of the swiss bank credit suisse. the bank was bought by its rival ubs after regulators worked around the clock to secure the takeover. along with the collapse of two smaller us banks, silicon valley and first republic, the problems confronting credit suisse had sparked fears over the global financial system, leading six central banks, including the us federal reserve and the bank of england, to announce new measures to keep cash flowing. let's speak now to david woo, former wall street strategist and imf economist who joins us from tel aviv. thank you forjoining us on the programme. we were looking at what happened overnight in the us, it seems that all major indices were up and people were feeling confident but people also

on monday, maintenance staff and signal workers voted to accept an offerfrom network rail, ending theiret alight in edgbaston has now been arrested for a similar incident in ealing last month. meanwhile the 70—year—old victim of the edgbaston attack, has been named as mohammed rayaz. he remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital, following a skin graft operation. it's the "stuff of nightmares." that's how scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, described the forced adoption of thousands of babies, taken from women over a period of three decades up to the 19705. it's estimated that 60,000 unmarried women in scotland were shamed into doing so. nicola sturgeon has made a deeply emotional and unreserved apology. duncan kennedy first reported on the forced adoptions a decade ago, and here's his latest report. these women have waited 50 years for this day. they're just some of the 60,000 scottish mothers forced to give up their babies for adoption, simply because they weren't married. this is a very big day? this is an enormous day for us, one that i don't think any of us reall

get to rwanda and i'll show them how to stop the pirates strike news and members of the rmt and network railvoted to accept an offer covering paid jobs and conditions. staff are going to receive a pay rise of between 9.2 and 14.4, as well as increase back pay. the union says its 20,000 members voted 76% in favour of the new deal . 76% in favour of the new deal. secretary of transport mark harper says he hopes the union gives its members a train operation. companies the same offer and i hope that the trade unions now put the rmt now put the fair and reasonable pay off a very similar pay offer that they now put that to their members that are working for the train, operating companies. they haven't had the chance to consider this pay offer and i hope their union gives them the chance to consider it and decide whether like their network rail workers, whether they want to settle this dispute as well . and settle this dispute as well. and lastly, downing street says it's confident the uk banking system remains safe and well after the state backed rescue of credit suisse ubs has agreed to buy its s

network rail saying fallen trees are blocking lines and drivers have been left stranded for hours .eavy snowfall affecting hours. heavy snowfall affecting . the labour leader has pledged to prioritise scottish innovation and plans to boost the economy . sir keir starmer the economy. sir keir starmer says scotland's creativity has been held back . governments at been held back. governments at holyrood and western star. sir keir will visit glasgow with shadow chancellor rachel to discuss his plans. shadow chancellor rachel to discuss his plans . elsewhere, an discuss his plans. elsewhere, an investigation has begun a shooting that left at least people dead and several others injured at a jehovah's witness meeting hall in hamburg. the attack in the northern german city yesterday evening. local say the gunman was a former member of the religious community. police say he acted alone , is thought to be dead. alone, is thought to be dead. they the motive for the attack is still unknown. but he knows this is all still speculation . this is all still speculation. all we know is that the even

a breakthrough at last after nine months of rail strikes across the uk — as network rail workers accept

the rmt union is called off planned strike action for network rail workers following an improved payrs following an improved pay offer. union members have been taking part in walkouts for months in a dispute over pay , months in a dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. industrial action was due to take place on the 16th and 17th of march, but it's now been suspended. but the union says action with 14 other train operating companies will still go ahead and temperature has dropped to —15.2 degrees in the highlands overnight, making it the coldest night of the year so far as an blast spreads across the uk. the met office says more sleet and snow is expected to cross southern england and south wales while hail showers will hit scotland's northern coasts . subzero northern coasts. subzero temperatures are predicted in all four nations until at least friday, with travel and power disruption expected. you're up to date on tv, online , derby to date on tv, online, derby plus radio. this is gb news. now it's back to bev and andrew in the back . the back. very good morning. this is the point w

the rmt union has suspended next week's network rail strikes, fuelling hopes of a breakthrough in the long running dispute . walkouts across running dispute. walkouts across 14 train operators are currently still due to take place from the 16th of march. britain's most notorious prisoner, charles bronson , resumes his parole bronson, resumes his parole heanng bronson, resumes his parole hearing today. bronson, resumes his parole hearing today . giving evidence hearing today. giving evidence this week, he said if i was a dog, i'd have the rspca on my side . and snow has covered large side. and snow has covered large parts of the country overnight as the uk faces a cold snap that could see temperatures dip as low as minus 15 degrees. weather warnings are still in place this morning with forecasts of rain, sleet and snow . which leads us sleet and snow. which leads us nicely to your pictures. what you're waking up to this morning. maybe be when i started out leafy surrey. snow out today and leafy surrey. snow snow everywhere . yes. oh snow everywhere. yes. oh nothing. no, it's nothing in

commuters are facing major disruption now on the rail network. as members of the rail network.ng running dispute over pay three in five services across the uk are cancelled today and further strike action is planned for the 30th of march and the 1st of april. the rmt secretary, mick lynch, says the pay off of a 5% rise for last year and a further 4% this year equates to a real terms pay cut . all of a real terms pay cut. all of those pay , such as they are, those pay, such as they are, which all amounts to pay cuts have got to be funded. changes to our members working conditions. so it's a self funded pay rise really, and that's very difficult for us because the conditions they put in on that deal are just not acceptable to our people. so we're stuck in a deadlock really where the offer is underfunded. the conditions are not acceptable and we haven't got a way forward. rick lynch now the government's imposed ban on the tik tok app on all government devices with immediate effect. cabinet minister oliver dowden told the commons. it's a precautionary measure following the national

rmt union has called off a train strike next week after receiving a new pay offer from network rail,ch runs infrastructure and some stations. other strikes are set to go ahead at train operating companies later this month. the country's railways have been beset by industrial action and long-running disputes over pay. i'm simone foxman, and this is bloomberg. dani: you must be happy about the rail developments. use for commuters. dani: it is definitely good news for commuters. unfortunately, i just use that two. i don't use the rail. but i am happy for those that commute. bitcoin fell yesterday about 1.5%. not as bad as he thought, but that is in part because federal judges questioned the sec's decision to block a bitcoin etf. elsewhere, u.s. regulators have been sent to the headquarters of silvergate capital as the troubled lender looks to stay in business. siddhartha, what is the latest at silvergate? >> bloomberg has learned that fdic officials have reached out to silvergate looking for a solution. they want to avoid shutdown of the bank. sources also tell us they are talking to cr

blame their government for last month's train crash, we show you the nerve center of the greek rail network♪ maryam: the u.s. has condemned what it called a reckless maneuver by a russian jet that brought down one of its surveillance drones. the state department has summoned the russian ambassador. the pentagon says the russian fighter jet collided with the american drone as it was flying over the black sea south of ukraine. it says the unmanned craft was over international waters and posed no threat. russia denies causing a crash. its defense ministry says the drone was detected near the crimean peninsula, flying in the direction of the russian border, and crashed as a result of short maneuvering. earlier, the pentagon gave a briefing on the incident. >> we are continuing to assess exactly what happened, but i think, based on the actions of the russian pilot, it's clear that it was unsafe, unprofessional. and i think the actions speak for themselves. what we saw, again, were fighter aircraft dumping fuel in front of this uav and then getting so close to the aircraft that it actually damage

20,000 members of the rmt union has voted to accept a new contract and end their dispute with network rail six month to underscore their demand for higher pay. and taking over signature deposits and some of its loans -- signature collapsed earlier this month and its 40 branches will operate as locations starting today. the fdic gets equity appreciation rights with comstock -- common stock valued at $300 million. i am lisa mateo. this is bloomberg. alix: let's get more on the banking turmoil. an assistant dean of undergraduate studies at yale's jackson school of global affairs towards us now. she was an economist for the fed . our question for the day is do we still have a banking crisis? a lot has unfolded the last two weeks. what is your take? >> i think the swiss authorities moved swiftly over the weekend and came up with a solution that is important for this developing story and the takeover of ubs, credit suisse, will hopefully stop this pileup amplification of risks in the banking sector. i don't think that these issues, the u.s. banking issue and credit suisse, are that connected. cr

disruption won't be on quite the same scale as previous rmt strikes, and that's because staff at network railcept a revised offer. the train companies haven't tabled new proposals but say their staff should also get a vote. we've asked rmt to put this offer to their members. it's really important to understand they have never had the opportunity to vote on this, and we believe it is a fair offer. the union says it has consulted members and a better offer is needed. what the train operating companies need to do — essentially, the government, because they're running the whole show, really — is sit down, negotiate a reasonable compromise with us and then we would almost certainly put it to a referendum if it was something that we thought the members might wish to consider. the industry hopes to arrange fresh talks next week. for now, more strikes lie ahead. yes, another strike by staff as train companies is due this saturday, and more are in the diary for the 30th of march and the 1st of april. unless, of course, there is a breakthrough before then that will stop that action going ahead. as for

larissa on tuesday was caused by human error. others have blamed chronic under investment in the rail network. while coups have been working day and night to search through the debris as anxious relatives waited for news of their loved ones, aren't as here as john ser apple, as reports from the crash site in larissa. daylight reveals the scene of the disaster. the driver of the passenger train emerging from an under purse may have had no time to react to the oncoming freight train to mangled engines, testified to the severity of the impact. all that's left of the front to passenger cars is a pile of mangled debris. the 3rd car, partly on top of them, cranes delicately picked the wreckage apart. piece by piece, just in case the survivors found. but hope is almost gone. then on the back of kelly, i don't think they are any others. we've looked everywhere. i don't think there's any one left inside. survivors are merging in the immediate aftermath of the disaster were trying to understand what happened. but after hope, oliver, my god boy, i jumped on him that we fell down. a woman with her child

this is the nerve center of the greek rail network. a central traffic coordinator sits at this desk. trained drivers give him their whereabouts through this vhf radio system, and he plots the progress on this paper chart. but this completely manually operated system is not all knowing a local station master can switch tracks without telling the coordinator. that is what happened on the night of february 28th, when, according to leaked testimony, a station master's switching mistake. since the northbound passenger train, 62 up a south bound track into an oncoming freight train. killing 57 people. a veteran head rail security says that mistake wouldn't have happened in the days when 3 people sat in this room and has otherwise had the rush. there used to be an experienced train driver and an experience train inspector who sat with a traffic coordinator. they were in contact the station master's and train drivers across the country. if any mistakes happened, they were fixed within 2 or 3 minutes. he had a new train in away with that instit

and transport workers have worked off the job to show the angle over the crumbling state of the rail network. demonstrate as a questioning why the government failed to pursue safety for fans. give me a shoot him, a doctor's given my no moon, i'm very angry and not just with someone in particular with every one there should never have happened. every one should be held accountable from the lowest to the highest. even. i'm responsible that i didn't react, said this would never happen. we also member, you know, that most of them of them will miss you to know them. of course, i'm angry. how could i not be so this is not just the accident. it's everything else's. well, a lot of things have been building up so people have really reached their limits. really going to be by human. it's logical that that would be anger within society. but i believe during these moments silence is the best option. to answer all the laws has more from athens, we heard that this government has inherited a situation in which only 1818 percent of the railway network had been installed with automated safety systems. that c

protests take place over a rail network demonstrators say has been neglected for years.could be on the verge of a water crisis. the french government's warning as europe's winter drought goes on. and thinking out loud. the singer ed sheeran opens up about using music to cope with depression. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. fbi director, christopher wray, says it's "most likely" that covid—19 emerged from a chinese government—controlled laboratory in wuhan. in response, china has accused the fbi of politicising the investigation into the origins of coronavirus, and says there has been no new scientific evidence to support the theory. other us agencies believe the virus developed naturally. our north america correspondent john sudworth reports. suspicions have long swirled around wuhan�*s laboratories. now three years after the start of the pandemic, they have burst out into the open once again. the fbi has for quite some time now assessed that the origins of the pandemic are most likely a potential lab incident in wuhan. here, you are talkin

workers have walked off the job to show their anger what they say is the crumbling state of the rail network. protesters of questioning why the government failed to pursue safety reforms. jumps or office has more we heard that this government has inherited a situation in which only 1818 percent of the railway network had been installed with also major safety systems that could have prevented the february 28th train collision. and during the tenure of the last 3 and a half years of this government, that percentage has risen to 7070 percent. and that they are trying to fulfill the contract by the end of the year that our expediting, the princess and the prime minister spoke personally with the chairman of al storm and france, which is providing this equipment to try and accelerate the delivery rate. but the fact is that all the voice of the accident, the local systems enlarge the station where the train left the room, we're an operation and wouldn't was able to station most to see that the train had left the station northbound on the cell phone. so evidently that system wasn't being consulted

20,000 members of the rmt union have voted to accept a new contract and in their dispute with network railnumber of strikes over the last six months to underscore their demand for higher pay and better commissions -- conditions. global news powered by more than 2,700 journalists and analysts in more than 100 20 countries. i am lisa mateo. this is bloomberg. alix: french president macron's government facing votes of no-confidence over controversial news to raise the nation's retirement age. demonstrations turned violent overnight and sent buyers to burning rubbish piles. these ongoing strikes over the plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 bringing parts of the country to a standstill. does the government survive today? >> very probably. there are speeches going on right now at the national assembly. each group gets a chance to talk. it is going to go on for quite some time. we do not expect the vote to happen until 6:30 local time here. the government is expected to survive. it is going to be close. they need to hundred 87 votes to pass this no-confidence vote and topple the gover