Police officers say that theyll actually need to take on more than 50,000, as many are set to leave. The met Office Issues Severe Weather warnings for the weekend as storm ciara approaches from the atlantic. Preparations are under way for the england scotland and ireland wales matches in the six nations this afternoon. And, in half an hour, click is in los angeles for the oscars, looking at technology and the movies. Five britons have tested positive for coronavirus in france. The four adults and a child were diagnosed with the virus in the french alps. The newly infected people were among a group of 11 people who had been staying in the same chalet in the Les Contamines montjoie ski resort in the region of savoie in eastern france. The news of the infections was announced by a French Health minister. Translation the initial case was reported to us last night. It was a British National returning from singapore, where he had stayed from the 20th to the 23rd of january. He arrived in fra
Start with this news in the Financial Times and many of the papers here in the uk, changes to the Prime Minister s top team, including any right hand mount, a surprise change for thejob of mount, a surprise change for the job of chancellor. Surprise yes but in some ways no because in some ways this has been coming. The disagreement is when sajid javid who was the chancellor of the exchequer, the finance minister. There are had already been a clash about advisors from the Prime Ministers chief adviser who thought everything should be controlled by the Prime Minister s office which is at 10 downing street. I think in some ways this was coming. Whether this was going to be the moment, but i think it proved that sajid javid decided this was it, he wasnt going to accept powers being taken from the treasury into the Prime Minister s orbit and so i think he decided that this was it. I think the quote he said was, i dont believe any self respecting minister would accept such conditions. So i d
From nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Wells fargo, one of the nations largest banks, is in serious trouble tonight, admitting that for years it signed is up customers for credit cards and Online Banking Services Without their knowledge, even creating fake email addresses for enrollment. The company says it has fired thousands of employees who were involved in the scheme, but its admission raises worrisome questions about the banks culture. Tonight regulators are hitting wells fargo with massive fines. Tom costello starts us off with what customers should know. Reporter it was fraud on a scale that matched the size and influence of the Worlds Largest bank. Wells fargo employees opened roughly 1. 5 Million Bank Accounts and applied for more than half a million credit cards that in many cases the customers never requested or agreed to. Thousands of employees were in on it motivated, say regulators, by higher compensation for
Theres new hope. The bombs and the gunfire in syria will stop at sundown on monday. The u. S. And russia have announced a ceasefire deal. Our Nic Robertson has the details now on the peace plan. Reporter so key to the association of hostility is working. Secretary kerry said for the United States to put pressure on the opposition to keep good on their obligations and for russia for their part to keep assad good on his obligations. He said the United Statess assessment was that was what russia would do. This is how he put it. Today the United States and russia are announcing a plan which we hope will reduce violence, ease suffering, and resume Movement Towards a negotiated peace and a political transition in syria. The Obama Administration, the United States is going the extra mile here because we believe that russia and my colleague have the capability to press the assad regime to stop this conflict and to come to the table and make peace. Reporter another key point of this Peace Agree
Travel to the top of the out. Of the nation paradise a stylish holiday home in greece. The recipe for success a german couple make black forest tops. All this week weve been presenting the most famous mountains in europe today were venturing up higher than before to the long long in france some call it the highest mountain in europe although thats subject to some debates to the higher peaks in russia and georgia whats certain is that it proudly stands at four thousand eight hundred ten meters in the alpine region between france and italy it was first climbed in seven hundred eighty six but pioneering in the region began before that your remarks reporter meghan li traveled there recently to learn more about the mountains history. Monzon the highest mountain in. Its stood here since the beginning of time located in china many france it is a premier winter destination for tourists all over the world. Standard that sudan has lived in charming for over thirty years as official guide she und