there are other factors, which really encourage investors, to modify our rules and revelations in regard to the procedures of financial transfer, and at the same time fiscal policy, and improving certain rules and regulations which are attached to investors and the banking system. the government is very serious to take actions around all these lines, and i want to report the security of iraq is good and iraq has been enjoying a period of safety and security for the last few years. what about corruption? there has been, over many years, a worry about the level of corruption in iraq. a recent news article, the director of the iraq initiative at londons chatham house said: the system of corruption and political patronage is entrenched and has stifled any reform attempts for the past 20 years. what are you doing to address this? corruption is a disease in any society, and it s a serious disease. we have to fight it and we have to really put laws and enforce these laws against cor
the prime minister and scotland s first minister meet for the first time in inverness. one of the things they discussed was a law passed in scotland last month to make it easier to change gender. what i m concerned about is the impact of the bill across the united kingdom, and as is entirely standard, the uk government would take advice on that. millions more people in england will be prescribed cholesterol lowering drugs to cut their risk of heart attacks and strokes. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the latest gdp figures show the uk economy unexpectedly grew in november, helped by a boost from the world cup. the uk s gross domestic product rose by 0.1%. gdp is a key measure of all the activity of companies, governments and individuals in an economy. it also helps government decide how much it can spend on public services and how much it needs to raise in taxes. the services sector was the biggest driver of growth in november as people went out to watch world cup games
lisa marie presley the musician and only child of elvis presley has died after being taken to hospital in los angeles suffering cardiac arrest. she was 5a. her mother, priscilla, announcing her death, described her as the most passionate, strong and loving woman she d known. from los angeles, peter bowes reports. this was lisa marie presleyjust two days ago at the golden globe awards. her death was sudden. the 54 year old was rushed to hospital after falling ill at her home in the los angeles suburb of cala basas. hours later, priscilla presley issued this statement. born in memphis, lisa marie inherited herfather s graceland estate at the age of nine following his sudden death. she followed him into the music industry, becoming a singer songwriter. she released three albums during a career that embraced the legacy of elvis. you know, it would have definitely been easier for me to take up nursing or planting or truck driving, even. but music has been important for me, and
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. dockers at britain s largest container port, felixstowe, have gone on strike for the first time in three decades. it is the first of eight. almost 2,000 workers are taking part in the eight day action after rejecting a 7% pay offer. there are warnings that the strike will cause disruption to supply chains for shops and other retailers half of britain s container trade goes through the port in suffolk. the government says supply chains are resilient. here s our business correspondent marc ashdown. the summer of strikes has reached felixstowe docks. these workers would normally be making sure essential goods find their way to households, but today, 1,900 members of the unite union are starting an eight day walk out. people are so angry now that a company who made £240 million profit over the last two years are unwilling to share that. well, when i say share it, unwilling to share it, in 2020, the same company paid out £99 million in
amid a mounting military threat from north korea, the bbc gains rare access to the american and south korean joint operations centre designed to fend off any attack. the daughter of a prominent russian ultra nationalist has been killed by a car bomb on the outskirts of moscow. darya dugina was a journalist and vocal supporter of the invasion of ukraine. there is speculation that the target of the attack might have been herfather, aleksandr dugin, an idealogical ally of president putin. russian investigators say the attack was preplanned and commissioned. will vernon reports from moscow. a fireball on the streets of moscow. 30 year old darya dugina, a political commentator, was killed when a bomb exploded in the car she was driving. at the scene, her father, alexsandr dugin, an ultra nationalist philosopher. russian media said mr dugin was meant to travel in the car with his daughter, but changed his mind at the last minute, and there is speculation he was the intended target.