a u turn from russia freeing up grain export is rejoined three days after pulling out. a move which risked worsening global hunger. a move which risked worsening global hunger. and the us central bank announces its fourth straight three quarters of a point rate hike. today raise the policy in dress rate by .75 points and we continue to anticipate on growing dues ongoing raises will be appropriate. huge breakthrough in ethiopia. the government and tigrayan rebels have agreed to a truce to end two years of civil war. the conflict has left millions of people in desperate need of aid. peace talks facilitated by the african union have been taking place in south africa. this is the mediator. the two parties in the ethiopian conflict have formally agreed to the cessation of hostilities. ina in a statement posted online ethiopians prime minister said. this is what the representative of the to grand said. we this is what the representative of the to grand said. the to grand s
In new apprentices. We are joined has now been blamed for the plunge in new apprentices. We arejoined by the ceo of the association of employment and learning providers. Thank you for coming in. Its a huge, disappointing drop, 59 . How much of it is down to this levy to do with off site training and bigger firms having to put money away to fund apprenticeships . Its a massive drop and very disappointing. We had been warning it would happen. Its a great policy, the apprenticeship policy is a great policy and we are seeing a credible new degree apprenticeships and real engagement with larger companies. But some of the elements you describe are causing immense problems which is why the numbers are falling. 75 of apprenticeships currently delivered by independent training providers and their members. They report that this off thejob and their members. They report that this off the job training is causing immense problems. There is no flexibility on how it might be delivered and employees a