year s annual bastille parade? and we will talk movies, a glut of new releases currently at the cinema, but if the actors join the writers on the hollywood picket line, what will winter look like at the box office? all that to come, but lets start, shall we, on a positive note. the four teaching unions in england have called off their proposed strikes, after the prime minister honoured the recommendations of the pay review bodies. rishi sunak has ruled out any further borrowing to increase the salaries of public sector workers, which means that today s announcement, which goes well beyond the 3.5 percent deemed affordable by the treasury, will need come from existing budgets. mr sunak said government departments will need to reprioritise spending to fund the increase raising fears of cuts across public services. the prime minister said this was a final offer, and there would be no further negotiation. it would not be right to increase taxes on everyone to pay some people
welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in america where there are now two special counsels investigating whether two us presidents broke the law in their handling of classified records. after a second set of classified documents were found atjoe biden s home, the us attorney general has appointed robert hur to investigate whether any crimes have been committed. former president donald rrump is also facing a criminal investigation for taking classified papers to his mar a lago estate. here s our north america editor, sarah smith. after admitting he was keeping classified documents at his delaware home, stored in the garage alongside his vintage sports car, president biden has a lot of explaining to do. classified materials next to your corvette, what were you thinking? my corvette s in a locked garage, ok, so it s not like it s sitting out in the street. people know i take classified documents and classified materials seriously.
Business news live from singapore. And historic visit by indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he seeks Defence Deals with israel an. An 8 billion cans later, we wish a happy 80th birthday to attend Luncheon Meat Spam and. To tinned. Its wednesday, good morning, asia, hello, world, glad you could join us for this edition of Asia Business report, im rico hizon. Narendra modi is on an historic three day trip to israel, he is the first indian Prime Minister to visit and it signals warming relations between the two sides. Defence deals are expected to top the agenda. India but has become israels biggest Export Market for arms as it seeks to Counter China and pakistan. It gets an estimated 1 billion per years in weapons per year. The fact neta nyahu the Fact Netanyahu received modi on tuesday at the airport signals the strength. India has been historically supportive of the palestinian cause but quietly its been working on its relationship with israel and until now mr modi has given credit
The Cabinet Committee on Security approved several major defence deals worth over Rs 92,000 crore to enhance India s combat capabilities and promote self-reliance in defence manufacturing. These include the acquisition of BrahMos missiles and upgrades for Su-30MKI fighter jets. The investments aim to strengthen India s defence infrastructure and partnerships, particularly in missile technology. These developments align with India s strategy to bolster national security and become a key player in the global defence market.
India News: The defence ministry gave preliminary approval on Friday for critical capital acquisition projects worth Rs 84,560 crore, including long-range cruise