ready to pay $9 billion regarding talcum powder issues. my regarding talcum powder issues. my colleague samir chris kane has more. johnson and johnson has more. johnson and johnson has been dubbed for years that is talcum powder causes cancer. in 2021 it settled a lawsuit in newjersey brought by 22 women who blame the product for their ovarian cancer. that year and set aside another 2 billion to settle future claims in what could amount to other losses. now, the company says it could increase the size of all settlements to $8.9 billion. the company stopped selling its tulloch products in co. canada and the united states and with and the united states and with and global sales by the end of the year. in a press release, the year. in a press release, the company said it believes the company said it believes the claims lack scientific claim and not admit any wrongdoing. to limit its liability, johnson &johnson is liability, johnson & johnson is trying liability, johnson &johnson
in belfast, to mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement, and to show america s commitment to the peace process. twitter owner elon musk, one of the world s richest men, gives a rare exclusive interview to the bbc where he admits to mistakes when buying the social media giant twitter. this the pain level of twitter has been extremely high. it hasn t been some sort of party. so, it s been really quite a stressful situation. could there be good news on the way for homeowners? after a sharp surge in interest rates, the world s bigggest financial institution says they will come down but don t say when. what does that mean if you are a borrower and a homeowner? i take a look. in sport, a masterclass in manchester as city thrash bayern munich to take a huge step towards the champions league semifinals. another wet and windy day today, the strongest winds will be in the west and south and north east scotland, gales and severe gales at times, which could lead to some dis
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we will be live in belfast in a moment or two. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre now. we ll start with the first 147 maximim break at this year s world snooker championship, it s come on day 5 at the crucible is sheffield from kyren wilson in his 2nd round match against ryan day. the maximum break, where you pot all 15 reds, 15 blacks and all the colours has only been done 12 times before in the history of the tournament. and what about this for nerves of steel? there s also a prize pot totalling £55,000 that wilson would take home if no one else can match him. as for the match itself they ll resume this evening in sheffield with wilson leading day by 6 frames to 3. the winner plastohn higgins in the second round. 0n the other table, england s jack lisowski has beaten noppon saengkham of thailand by ten frames to seven. lisowski will face the winner of the match betweenjudd trump and anthony mcgill, that s going on right now. mcgill leads 7 5. later, m
in the last hour, the president of the united states has arrived in belfast for a four day trip to mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. president biden, who has strong family ties to the republic of ireland, sees the 1998 agreement, which helped end northern ireland s decades long violent conflict known as the troubles, as part of his own political legacy. speaker president biden says he looks forward to reiterating america s commitment to preserving the peace. tomorrow, he ll deliver a speech at ulster university, speaker before travelling to the republic of ireland for the remainder speaker r of his four day visit. the trip will also celebrate his own family s roots in the republic. he ll attend events in louth and mayo, where he will visit his ancestral homes. there ll also be official engagements in dublin. he ll then leave for america on friday. our ireland correspondent, emma vardy, is in belfast, where air force one has just touched down. emma. joe b