it's also one of the poorest in the uk. cornish workers are among the uk's lowest paid.ith rising food, housing, and energy prices, life has got harder in the last few years for many people. andy collins is one of them. where are we off to? a small suburban village, to follow up on a patient we saw last week. andy used to be a healthcare assistant, then, afterfour years of training, he became a nurse. you enjoy it? love it, wouldn't trade it for the world. i absolutely adore myjob. he qualified a year ago. got me mask, got me gloves, got me apron. happy days. it's me. hello. were you expecting somebody else? andy works full and earns just short of £24,000 a year. are you feeling any better on the bed? fine. fine? all done. i can hear in how you talk about yourjob the passion you have for it, the commitment you have for the job, patients and all of it, but does the level of pay you receive for it have an impact on how you feel about this? it does, it's starting to get close to being that i can't afford to do this, it's becoming a problem and that does the level of pay we

separate way with the uk feed.r coverage as well, and that's another layer of uk coverage that we'll be able to deliver... how does that work? so, you could see that, for example, on the live page and the iplayer, for example, and see a specific story there as well. so, actually, the sort of...the end result of all of this is actually more choice and more flexibility as opposed to a reduction. so, you're talking about potentially having the iplayer as an outlet for a breaking uk story. you can't predict news, of course, when it will happen, so are you going to have a dedicated uk team on standby 2a hours for this kind of scenario? absolutely, yeah, and we've got a live and breaking team as part of the new structure for the channel team. and the newsroom is resourced in the same way... so, it doesn't sound like you're going to save that much money, then. there is significant... i mean, this is... we're delivering value for licence fee—payers, this is a value for all projects. but also underpinning it is world—class

., , ., ~ the uk? uk government is taking an active role _ the uk?ve role in encouraging investment and providing incentives for businesses to grow and develop stop. the man she shares _ grow and develop stop. the man she shares an _ grow and develop stop. the man she shares an office _ grow and develop stop. the man she shares an office with - grow and develop stop. the man she shares an office with begs i she shares an office with begs to differ, he says more investment is needed in education technology and infrastructure. it education technology and infrastructure.— education technology and infrastructure. it is very hard for us to _ infrastructure. it is very hard for us to recruit _ infrastructure. it is very hard for us to recruit people i infrastructure. it is very hard for us to recruit people with | for us to recruit people with the necessary engineering skills from uk institutions, if you want business you have to provide space for business and there is a definite lack and a lack of planning for space. i think there has not been much suppor

separate way with the uk feed.e're going to be introducing single—story news streams into our coverage as well, and that's another layer of uk coverage that we'll be able to deliver... how does that work? so, you could see that, for example, on the live page and the iplayer, for example, and see a specific story there as well. so, actually, the sort of...the end result of all of this is actually more choice and more flexibility as opposed to a reduction. so, you're talking about potentially having the iplayer as an outlet for a breaking uk story. you can't predict news, of course, when it will happen, so are you going to have a dedicated uk team on standby 2a hours for this kind of scenario? absolutely, yeah, and we've got a live and breaking team as part of the new structure for the channel team. and the newsroom is resourced in the same way... so it doesn't sound like you're going to save that much money, then. there is significant... i mean, this is... we're delivering value for licence fee—payers, this is a val

the uk has been trying to have _ this leave the uk?eave the uk? the uk has been trying to have a sort _ this leave the uk? the uk has been trying to have a sort of _ this leave the uk? the uk has been trying to have a sort of green - trying to have a sort of green industrial under brexit. the problem is the uk is equally conditioned by the international rules —based system and so we already have the eu actually bring in the uk consultations and the wto because of its low carbon subsidies so the uk has as much to worry about by these rules as any other country and again, the uk hasn't got the resources that the us has so in terms of the industry, maybe it is more about new tech rather than more about new techxatbe: than. on electric more about new tecbxatbe: than. on electric vehicles and focusing on electric vehicles and solar panels which are already mature industries, maybe we need to think even further ahead of the game and the kit hydrogen and further on because it does seem to be a waste of time to try to catch up.— of time to try

. for silicon valley london or a silicon valle uk. , ., ., ., , silicon valley uk. question mark i think that's - silicon valley uk. is that good news question mark i think that's bright l question mark i think that�*s bright in that the first course of action, or the first possible outcome seems to be an acquisition of the entire bunk. even the parent company in america which obviously scv uk was a subsidiary. there are reports that the regulator in america is try that and accept bids through an auction process today at us time. early front rotors for that conversation were banks such asj.p. morgan and others of the like. similarly, here in the uk, clearly, hm treasury and the bank of england would like to see silicon valley bank uk is potentially acquired as part of that process or of its own. as your sources have reported, the bank of london has submitted a formal bid for sub others said hsbc have done the same. some are reports and about middle eastern groups such as a loyal group or potentially oak north which is a relatively newer bank here in the uk. i which

the uk also are 20 or 25%. are lagging behind particularly here in spain with only 10% electrification so it is different in different markets. but i think a lot of it will depend on how committed the european governments are in their individual markets to support the acceleration to electrification not only in terms of incentives for electric cars but also the charging infrastructure which is one of the biggest worries the consumers have so that has to speed up as well and from a spanish point of view i am leading the car industry here in spain and we are pushing the government to speed up with concrete actions in this area. can the climate wait that long? the targets for 2035 zero emissions is an ambitious target when you see where we are today and where we want to be it is one cycle of a car and obviously, cars are not the only producer of c02 and emissions so we need to do ourjob but we want to be part of the solution. we are speeding up. i think 2025 onwards with a small battery electric vehicles we will s

meanwhile here in the uk, hsbc has acquired silicon valley bank uk — forjust one pound.govt also said customer deposits will be protected and that no tax payer money will be used to bail out the bank. uk chancellorjeremy hunt assured the bbc earlier that the british banking system is secure. we always have to watch everything that is _ we always have to watch everything that is happening around the world when _ that is happening around the world wheh it_ that is happening around the world when it comes to financial stability. the uk banking system is extremely— stability. the uk banking system is extremely secure, it is well capitalised and i think we demonstrated that resilience by what was happening over the weekend and the fact— was happening over the weekend and the fact we _ was happening over the weekend and the fact we were able to come up with a _ the fact we were able to come up with a solution so quickly. dharshini david is our global trade correspondent. just remind us how all of this happened. just remind us how all of this happened-— just remind us how all o

{iii smugglers, that would not be your route into the uk.— route into the uk.of course, that is the only way — route into the uk. of course, that is the only way most _ route into the uk. of course, that is the only way most refugees - route into the uk. of course, that l is the only way most refugees have to reach the uk and claim protection. there is no way to claim asylum if you are outside of the uk. you have to be on uk shores to claim protection as a refugee. the safe routes that could be the alternative, either don't exist for the majority of refugees or don't function properly. for example, afghans who, as we know, many have been put at risk by the taliban take over, they, the ukjust resettled 22 afghans last year. afghans make up one of the largest proportions of refugees coming across by boat to the uk at the moment. because they have no safe way to come to the uk to seek protection and reunite with family, which many of them have here in britain. we ask the prime minister if you really believe that people shouldn't be taking these dangerous journeys,

term one in the uk. my fixed term one in the uk. this has really shone a liuht on uk. this has really shone a light on this _ uk. this has really shone a light on this and _ uk. this has really shone a light on this and our - uk. this has really shone a| light on this and our system and how things operate in the uk and surely, supermarkets and suppliers are having to reassess their processes. indeed, one would hope that this is a reassessment process that can unfold rather quickly. however, markets are markets. if a supermarket is not able to pay higher prices than the supplier will simply sell to someone who is and until this course corrects rather quickly, this quirk will enable a number of us consumers to simply have to wait it out until the supply of said produce comes back to quote normal levels" that supermarkets can be stocked with them. the clever supermarkets, the ones who understand are these forces work are doing away with fixed—price agreements that the vast majority are still stuck in them.

regulators stepping in with the moves in the uk with hsbc buying silicon valley bank uk speaking acrossurope, you see the tech names trading down. a couple of points at this stage. wise is now falling down 1%. it was an early mover. you see it is now in the red at this point there is still significant concerns out in the marketplace about what happens from here joining us now on the set is jean de fougerolles. an early stage vc that banked with silicon valley bank he is here to discuss more jean, you were part of the group of the leaders in uk companies that were writing to the chancellor over the weekend. tell us about the letter you penned >> quite a few activities happening over the weekend from reassuring founders that banked with silicon valley bank and over 100 leading vcs highlighting to the government how critical they were to the tech infrastructure and future of the uk economy. on top of that, we kind of went to the portfolio companies to get them to highlight the severity of not being able to access deposits on monday morning. trying to influence government to the importance

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, , . the uk arm? the uk response is much neater, and — the uk arm? that _ the uk arm? the uk response is much neater, and that is _ the uk arm? the uk response is much neater, and that is because _ the uk arm? the uk response is much neater, and that is because the - the uk arm? the uk response is much neater, and that is because the svp i neater, and that is because the svp bank in the uk was smaller, but also the uk worries a lot more about what we call moral hazard risk, this notion that the government will ensure every single risk taken. so what we have seen in the uk is the transfer of a weak bank into a strong bank, with very limited public sector support. the us approach is completely different. here, it is the government and the fed coming in and guaranteeing deposits, at their level. a very different approach. the uk is neater, but operationally the uk had a less difficult task. for neater, but operationally the uk had a less difficult task.— a less difficult task. for those with money — a less difficult task. for those with money invested -

in the uk markets.e know arm is a well loved stock within the uk and well known to the uk investors on the retail side. we would encourage getting some retail participation of that stock whether it is listing in the u.s. or otherwise. >> that is an interesting point. i did a digital video on this topic. why retail investing is bigger in the u.s. than europe and in the uk again, what will get us there? it is one thing to call for more retail participation, but how do you actually put that into practice and broaden the retail market here? >> yes, i think some of the reforms led by the lord hill review a few years ago have been pushing on the retail point. we know that some of the association members that we represent have got platforms that allow retail participation into capital markets that's already there we want the government to push forward reforms. it is great that we have seen some of the reforms and the changes that the politicians have been pushing, particularly the city minister which has been

similar to the uk, we will hearing? similar to the uk, we will hear from some _ hearing?ear from some of _ hearing? similar to the uk, we will hear from some of the _ hearing? similar to the uk, we will hear from some of the key - hearing? similar to the uk, we will. hear from some of the key regulators in the usa, so there will be representatives from the fdic, from the federal reserve, and also from the federal reserve, and also from the treasury department, the major agencies that have oversights of the bank. we have a preview of what you are likely to hear from the perspective of lawmakers and the chairman of the committee basically said, i understand why many americans are angry and even disgusted at how quickly the government mobilised when a bunch of elites in california were demanding it so that gives you a flavour of where some on the committee will be coming from. from the republican perspective there is also emphasis on what tools the regulators already had and why they did not foresee this happening in the first place. thanks forjoining us. some comments are d

now there's essentially one with the uk opt outs, is that right? that's right. let me give you a health warning first. i haven't spoken to anybody in the bbc about this. i'm as clueless as maybe some of the staff are about what the new channel will look like when it's launched in about four weeks�* time, i think. but you can get a pretty good sense of it already because much of the change has already happened. and if you turn on — it's not quite true, as some of your viewers have suggested, that there's no longer a domestic bulletin. in fact, if you turn on not at the hour, but at the half hour, you'll find that the second half hour. the back half hour. the back half hour, that's technical lingo. the back half hour is domestic news because that's not being broadcast around the world. and the rest of the world will see documentaries, pre—filmed programmes for the back half hour. so it's the first half hour of the programme, which is now going to be a mixture of international and uk news, but frankly mostly international news. and the good thing about that is that

claim asylum in the uk and can never claim asylum in the uk.speak to people overin the uk. but if you speak to people over in northern france, in the camps over in calais, wanting to get across, and the charities that work with them are saying people there are not studying the ins and outs of the law and the law and we changed our repose, people simply want to get across to the uk, many of them genuine refugees, other mainly for economic reasons, but they will still continue despite the threat they could ultimately end up being banned from the uk for a lie. {flare banned from the uk for a lie. give us a sense — banned from the uk for a lie. give us a sense of— banned from the uk for a lie. give us a sense of how _ banned from the uk for a lie. give us a sense of how much _ banned from the uk for a lie. give us a sense of how much activity, small boat activity there has been there of the coast of dover in the last few days. i there of the coast of dover in the last few days-— there of the coast of dover in the last few days. i was here yesterday

it find alternative supply and the uk? , . ., uk? it is challenging. re- shorin: uk?g. re- shoring is a _ uk? it is challenging. re- shoring is a great - uk? it is challenging. re-l shoring is a great intention and even better when you turn it into reality. bringing the supply base closer to home you need to create a place to do business, you need to make sure the business here in the uk has access to the right people with the right skills. we need to make sure it has access to digital and physical infrastructure but we are somewhere behind our international competitors. so for us it is about how do we use this potential for more great british manufactured goods and services here in the uk and come one of the greatest manufacturing nations in the world? ~ ., ., manufacturing nations in the world? ., ., ., world? what do you hope from the chancellor _ world? what do you hope from the chancellor next _ world? what do you hope from the chancellor next week - world? what do you hope from the chancellor next week in - world? what do you hope from j the chancellor next week

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svb uk _ so part of society. but for you, svb uk and - so part of society.society. but for- you, svb uk and the companies in the us, it has been a lender where you cannot resort to your normal high street lenders that we are all familiar with such as barclays, lloyds, hsbc and forfintech as barclays, lloyds, hsbc and for fintech companies going forward or technology start—ups going forward, it's important this needs to be dealt with well in order for you to see funding going forward? absolutely. svb, while they were considered the bank of fintech or tech, quite often they were the only provider who would give us initial loans when we needed for example a bridge between two venture loans, which are crucial stages for the wider tech industry. many people would know tesco's is a great british company. it was started with one market stall and we are little organs inside of a body that are growing and so mainstream banks would not provide us with those loans. . ~' , ., would not provide us with those loans. ., ~ , ., ., would not provide us with those loans. ., ~

the send mike that if they have entered the uk illegally.— the uk illegally. grain _ the uk illegally. the negotiations to extend this grain deal- the uk illegally. the negotiations to extend this grain deal really i to extend this grain deal really went down to the wire. the agreement was due to expire today, but now we have had a statement from the united nations saying the deal can be extended. immediately after that deal came out, there was more confusion. ukraine said it has been extended for more than 120 days, kind of hinting they got what they wanted. what shall then hit back saying they told all the partners in the black sea green deal that it has been extended for the 60 days that they said almost a week ago they were prepared to accept. i think we can safely say grain can still be exported from the black sea, but we don't know for how long. let's not forget, this is a very, very important dealforfood forget, this is a very, very important deal for food insecure countries in the horn of africa. somalia, for example. successive droughts, it is said to

bringing things back to the uk.retary, suella braverman, has arrived in rwanda to discuss the controversial plan to send migrants there if they have entered the uk illegally. the deal was first agreed 11 months ago but so far no one has been sent to the central african country. the plan is facing criticism from both home and abroad. the uk government has described the plan as ground—breaking and says it hopes that ms braverman�*s visit will reaffirm its commitment to the partnership. earlier simonjones told us more about this visit. i think this visit is very much designed to send out a message. this is the british home secretary, suella braverman, saying she and the british government are absolutely committed to this partnership, as they call it, with rwanda, and she is absolutely determined to start seeing some migrants who have arrived in the uk illegally on small boats or on the back of lorries sent thousands of kilometres from the uk to africa and told they cannot claim asylum in the uk. today, suella braverman

this is good news for the uk economy. hsbc's chief . the uk economy.f executive told the bbc it would inject £2 billion to strengthen the bank and answer the question that is unsettling markets around the world. are we in the foothills of another crisis? i are we in the foothills of another crisis? ., �* , ., ., crisis? i don't believe we are, not in the uk- — crisis? i don't believe we are, not in the uk- we _ crisis? i don't believe we are, not in the uk. we have _ crisis? i don't believe we are, not in the uk. we have strong - crisis? i don't believe we are, not| in the uk. we have strong capital, it is well_ in the uk. we have strong capital, it is well led, and i thinker example _ it is well led, and i thinker example today is a good example. we were able _ example today is a good example. we were able to make sure come in a crisis, _ were able to make sure come in a crisis. and — were able to make sure come in a crisis, and one institution, did not become _ crisis, and one institution, did not become a — crisis, and one institution, did not becom

. . ., , the uk.am not accepting your premise because i _ the uk. i am not accepting your premise because i do _ the uk. i am not accepting your premise because i do not - the uk. i am not accepting your premise because i do not think| the uk. i am not accepting your- premise because i do not think there will be _ premise because i do not think there will be tens— premise because i do not think there will be tens of thousands of people coming _ will be tens of thousands of people coming if_ will be tens of thousands of people coming if we get this right, certainly— coming if we get this right, certainly illegally. we are accepting huge numbers of people legally— accepting huge numbers of people legally to come to the uk, but i believe — legally to come to the uk, but i believe this plan, this complete plan, _ believe this plan, this complete plan, will— believe this plan, this complete plan, will do the job. the plan, will do the “0b. the government's _ plan, will do the job. the government's plan - p

is to reach— only way to claim asylum in the uk is to reach uk soils.ou do reach uk soil, you will then— bill, if you do reach uk soil, you willthen be... so bill, if you do reach uk soil, you will then be... so our essential question— will then be... so our essential question is, _ will then be... so our essential question is, if you are fleeing persecution, fleeing war, running for your— persecution, fleeing war, running for your life from afghanistan or syria. _ for your life from afghanistan or syria. how — for your life from afghanistan or syria, how do you claim asylum in the uk _ syria, how do you claim asylum in the uk it— syria, how do you claim asylum in the uk if this bill passes? i think we would — the uk if this bill passes? i think we would also say that there is no evidence — we would also say that there is no evidence this bill will work. we work— evidence this bill will work. we work with— evidence this bill will work. we work with 30,000 refugees and asylum seekers— work with 30,000 refugees and asylum seekers every year and what we kn

. , ., ., ., ~ ., ~ ., ~ that they are hoping to pass here in the uk. , ., ., ., ~ ., ~ ., ,, e the uk what we are likely to hear and what we have heard so far of this new bill? is it workable? yes, i think it is workable. the idea of detaining people and then removing them, we have done that before, so we know that that actually works. the problem is with all of this, and i, like everybody else, want to know what the home secretary is going to say, about removals, where we are going to be removing to, because at the moment we are very limited on where we can remove people to, so this is the big issue. everything else is fine, if we can remove people. just remind us, what we can remove people. just remind us. what is — we can remove people. just remind us. what is the _ we can remove people. just remind us, what is the current _ we can remove people. just remind us, what is the current situation? l us, what is the current situation? people are picked up either in the waters or when they [and on the beach, where are they then taken to? what happens if the land in kent, they are taken to

to the future that is weighing on the uk growth?— uk growth?ective. _ uk growth? to put this in perspective, the - uk growth? to put this in perspective, the obr - uk growth? to put this in perspective, the obr hasj uk growth? to put this in - perspective, the obr has more potential growth structural, structural the rate that the uk construction to grow at in the medium to long—term. so they see this as 1.75%. in context now, the bank of england sees potential growth at just bank of england sees potential growth atjust under 1%. for us, we see structural growth at a little bit over 1%. so despite the fact that the obr has downgraded potential growth, it is still relatively robust. quite punchy relatively robust. quite punchy relative to can street productions. and that has a lot to do with their assumptions on productivity, they do see a slightly bigger productivity rebound over the coming years. he could see a lot of capital and investing coming through into the economy. part of that having to do with the production scheme that we have scheme

is clearly of importance to the uk government as well.we are talking about there? the shipbuilding elements of it and defensive, is that its primary remit? on the one level it is a key part of it, it will bolster those industries here in the united states and there in the uk, but this stretches long beyond that in the sense that it is about china's ambitions in the south china sea, concerned particularly with australia in that regard, the fact that australia will receive for example very sensitive nuclear propulsion technology information that has not been shared by the united states with anyone except britain for six and a half decades, so the concerns about this becoming a second cold war, an arms race, are very clear. it has been made abundantly clear by australia that the submarines will not carry nuclear weapons, rather more conventional missiles, but obviously china is furious about it and has made that fury very clear. any significance as to where these submarines will be built? in terms of where, we expect two shipbuilding yards w

the uk must act now or fall behind _ the uk must act now or fall behind in _ the uk must act now or fallnow or fall behind in a vital sector- the uk must act now or fall| behind in a vital sector worn bosses _ behind in a vital sector worn bosses we _ behind in a vital sector worn bosses. we will— behind in a vital sector worn bosses. we will talk- behind in a vital sector worn bosses. we will talk to - behind in a vital sector worn bosses. we will talk to onel behind in a vital sector worn. bosses. we will talk to one of them — bosses. we will talk to one of them leading _ bosses. we will talk to one of them leading the _ bosses. we will talk to one of them leading the charge - bosses. we will talk to one of them leading the charge in i bosses. we will talk to one of them leading the charge in ai them leading the charge in a moment _ the numbers of dead and wounded defied belief. this the worst terrorist atrocity on european soil in modern times. in less than 24 hours then, the soviet union lost an elderly sick leader and replaced him with a dynamic figure 20 years his junior. we heard

as a uk licence fee payer, please focus on the uk market. american viewers do not pay for content. we do." we asked again for someone from the bbc to talk to about the new channel, but our request was declined. instead, they gave us this statement. "as part of the transition to the single news channel operation we are making some necessary operational changes. there is nowjoint output across bbc news and bbc world as we work to a phased launch of the new channel in the spring. we will continue to deliver the best bbcjournalism to audiences in the uk and around the world across all our platforms." well, instead, we're delighted to talk about this issue to richard eyre, who's a former controller of editorial policy, former deputy chief executive of bbc news. he's also been a member of the bbc trust and of the ofcom content board. welcome to newswatch, richard. now there used to be two bbc news channels. now there's essentially one with the uk opt outs, is that right? that's right. let me give you a health warning first. i haven't spoken to anybody in the bbc about this. i'm as cluele

this is good news for the uk economy. is good news for the uk economy-— is good news for the uk economchief executive told the bbc _ economy. hsbc's chief executive told the bbc he'd _ economy. hsbc's chief executive told the bbc he'd inject - economy. hsbc's chief executive told the bbc he'd inject £2 - told the bbc he'd inject £2 million to inject the save the bank and as a question unsettling markets around the world. our benefits of another crisis? i world. our benefits of another crisis? ., �* ~' world. our benefits of another crisis? ., �* ~ ., crisis? i don't think we are. have strong _ crisis? i don't think we are. have strong liquidity - crisis? i don't think we are. have strong liquidity in - crisis? i don't think we are. have strong liquidity in the| have strong liquidity in the banking sector, strong capital, it is well managed an example a good example of that where we were able to make sure where a crisis in one institution did not become a systemic crisis and that's an important thing. the chancellor, regulators, banshees incest is not the beginning of a new financial cr

. whether emmanuel macron was a friend orfoe to the uk-— or foe to the uk.s afloat during the covid pandemic, but billions of pounds was defrauded in the government�*s bounceback loan scheme. now a bbc investigation can reveal the inside story of a criminal gang who stole more than £10 million of taxpayers money. they launder tens of millions more. after a final court case which ended today, a total of ten people have been sentenced. 0ur correspondent angus crawford has the details bags full of cash. bundles of dirty notes. they even needed a safe. now after a series of court cases, the inside story of the gang that stole £10 million of taxpayers money. i�*ve never seen anything like it. it is the biggest one i know of, it�*s the biggest one i�*ve seen and it�*s probably going to be the biggest one we�*ll see for a long time. when covid shut down the economy, the chancellor announced the bounce back loan scheme. today we announced a brand—new loan scheme... £50,000 on offerfor small firms with a few questions asked. the gang used a network of bogus companies

but unfike opportunity for the uk. but unlike the _ opportunity for the uk.for the uk. but unlike the eu, this trade pact is neither a single market or a customs union and it also, notably, excludes china and the us, huge economies that everyone wants access to. china and taiwan have applied, they applied in september 2021, i think it was, tojoin applied in september 2021, i think it was, to join this pact. how likely is it that they will be successful in that application and what would mean? i application and what would mean? ~ . mean? i think there are challenges _ mean? i think there are challenges and - mean? i think there are challenges and debates| mean? i think there are - challenges and debates and discussions to be had from the cptpp members around china and taiwan but there are a raft of other nations also looking. thailand, indonesia, ecuador, uruguay. there is a real interest in participating and becoming a member of cptpp because of its foundations. marco, just quickly, would be talking about donald trump this morning. donald trump back in the da

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this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe.'m maryam moshiri. our top stories: the row over bbc impartiality continues after the sports presenter gary lineker criticised the uk government over its asylum bill. this has been a tough time for the bbc and we care about our audiences and we want to get the right outcome for this. we are working very hard to get that done and i would like to see gary lineker return on air. gary lineker, who was ordered to "step back" from his duties by the bbc this week, remains tight—lipped about his future. have you spoken to tim davie yet, mr lineker? i’m have you spoken to tim davie yet, mr lineker? �* , ., ., �* ., ., lineker? i'm my dog and i'm going to do my showing _ lineker? i'm my dog and i'm going to do my shopping so — lineker? i'm my dog and i'm going to do my shopping so would _ lineker? i'm my dog and i'm going to do my shopping so would you - lineker? i'm my dog and i'm going to do my shopping so would you mind i do my shopping so would you mind letting _ do my shopping so would you

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uk. _, , , ., , the uk.festyle. the sun, - play is the lifestyle. the sun, better weather. play is the lifestyle. the sun, betterweather. but play is the lifestyle. the sun, better weather. but what about the stress levels in the australian health service? does it compare? making generalisations, the hospitals in australia are generally the better staffed and more fully staffed than they are in the nhs and that leads to a wealth of benefits if you are working as a doctor so happier patients because they may not have had the ten hour wait. higher morale amongst colleagues, generally, more likely to finish on time, more likely to get on the job teaching and coaching from a senior. all of these benefits out of to an overall package that makes for better working life as a doctor. layer on the fact that your base pay will be higher, you also tend to get paid more overtime in australia, get enhanced rates for evenings and nights and weekends, which are quite significant and far more than you would get from the nhs

joining the club — the uk signs a deal to become a member of a trans—pacific trading bloc.ll have all the important details. and inflation falls sharply in the eurozone. will the european central bank change direction as a result? welcome to world business report. i'mjagdip cheema. let's start with an important trade deal, because the uk has struck a deal to join a trans—pacific trade pact consisting of 11 countries. together, these pacific—rim countries — which doesn't include the usa — account for 13% of global gdp. the pact — it's called the comprehensive progressive agreement for trans—pacific partnership — aims to cut 95% of import charges or tariffs. the initial gains for the uk economy may be only marginal, though — that's according to the government's own estimates. we're nowjooined by our global trade correspondent, dharshini david. on one hand these 11 countries account for 13% of the world's income, but for the uk it might only be marginal growth as a result, is this a big deal?— this a big deal? really good question- — this a big deal? really good question- ct _

that is - what marks the uk out. back in the cambridgeshire _ what marks the uk out.farmers say they are missing the european workforce after brexit. mike seems pretty settled in his new life. is there anything the government could do to persuade you to get back into the workforce? no, no. i don't think so. the budget will have to answer how and if written's workforce returns to full strength. the quandary is this: it is unclear to officials who exactly all these missing workers are and why they're out of work. susannah streeter is a senior investment and markets analyst at hargreaves lansdown — of the things plaguing productivity and participation in the world of work in britain — can they be solved without first identifying who's gone and why? no, they can't, but i don't get is very difficult to understand where many of the missing workers are in a big chunk of them will be women who simply can't afford to go back to work because of punishing childcare costs. there are of course the retirees during the pandemic but if you focus just on this one sector, you look at t

we start here in the uk.of england has raised interest rates to their highest level for m years as it continues trying to curb inflation. interest rates now stand at 4.25% — and to give you an idea of how much they have risen — they were right down at 0.1% — at the start of december 2021. the latest rise comes a day after an unexpected jump in the rate of inflation. the governor of the bank of england did say he is much more hopeful now that the uk can avoid a recession. but he wouldn't say if interest rates had reached their peak yet — or if they'd have to go even higher, putting even more pressure on homeowners and people with loans. let's have a listen to the governor of the bank of england. the really pronounced falls in energy prices are helping, because of course it leaves in more spending power with people, more demand in the economy, so that is very helpful. back at the beginning of february, we were really a bit on a knife edge as to whether there would be a recession, certainly we thought the econom

to the uk...motorway brought to a standstill overnight. some travellers have been left standed and mountain rescue teams have been deployed to help out. amber weather warnings remain in place across parts of england and north wales until this afternoon. simonjones reports. so, these are the current scenes on the m62 towards saddleworth. no sign as to when we are actually going to get off here. this is not where you would want to be in the early hours on a freezing cold night — stuck on the m62 in greater manchester. people were warned to prepare for treacherous conditions and the forecasters weren't wrong. been stuck here now for three hours coming from manchester and it doesn't seem like the situation is getting any easier. we've had gritters and police come up to try and help, but we are at a standstill again. you can hear the wind whipping up. in wakefield overnight, the snow has been continuing to fall, adding to what's already lying on the ground. we may be in meteorological spring, but in pl

and that's what age uk want to change.re examining tougher rules for switching those in financial difficulty. but they and energy suppliers have told me that allowing people who already have a meter to choose to switch off it could leave millions of pounds in unrecoverable debt, which everyone else would have to pay for. but age uk think it's too dangerous not to allow people the option to switch away from pre—payment. i went to somebody�*s house and they told me that they were cooking a roast dinner for their wife and himself. they weren't cooking anything. i saw in their fridge, there was no food. i saw that they didn't have the electricity on. the neighbours said that they were concerned about them. it's not ok. and the next lucky winner is 123. cheering. there are no easy wins when deciding what happens next. there we go. i told you it was going to be fast. but the government and the regulator are under pressure to protect prepayment customers better. colletta smith, bbc news, in trafford. tickets for this year's eurov