wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello, and a warm welcome to the show. you know, it may never have been a more challenging time for companies. and while rising costs and interest rates certainly dominate the headlines, companies themselves say that being able to employ enough of the rightly skilled people is one of the biggest problems they face. in particular, they need more people with technical and communication skills. you know, in america, the unemployment rate is atjust under 4%, and almost 70% of companies say they have trouble recruiting all the staff they need. that s11i% more than two years ago. in europe, they re calling 2023 the so called year of skills, because more than three quarters of companies, they report difficulties finding workers with the right skill set. and a quarter of small and medium sized companies say that that is their biggest problem. here in the uk, it s a similar picture to america. unemployment is hovering
the wreckage of titanic. but the sub has a limited supply of oxygen. can thank is live with what we know and don t know. the red states and canadian coast guards are searching for the big things up in the atlantic ocean at a depth of 13,000 feet. where the pressure is up to 6,000 pounds per square inch. the u.s. coast guard says that sub went missing in a remote area about 900 miles east of cape cod near to titanic wreckage. the coast guard says rescuers are using airplanes, ships, sonar buoys and they are also relying on commercial boats. the search because usually when the sub was reported missing after it reportedly lost contact about one hour and 40 minutes after going into the ocean. titanic expedition leader tells fox news it takes about 2 1/2 hours to drop down to the actual correct site. the coast guard has not identified exactly who was on board a missing sub. that is about the size of a minivan. it has one commander and four other people likely passengers who paid
in decades, jeremy hunt wants get millions of those seen as economically inactive back working. how? i ll have the details. and former england rugby player tom youngs speaks to bbc breakfast for the first time since his wife died from blood cancer lastjune. the loneliness probably the one which really gets you. and which really gets you. and which really -ets you. you think, i will rin- someo but and you think, i will ring someone, but it s and you think, i will ring someone, but it s still and you think, i will ring someone, but it s still not the same as having but it s still not the same as having someone there to talk to. we are having someone there to talk to. are gearing having someone there to talk to. - are gearing up for the opening day of the chelsea festival mac cheltenham festival, the highlight of the british jump cheltenham festival, the highlight of the britishjump racing calendar. it is a cold start to the day, a risk of ice on untreated surfaces, a