hello and welcome to bbc world news. the government of switzerland says that the country s biggest bank, ubs, has taken over its troubled rival credit suisse in an emergency measure designed to protect the swiss economy. fears about the possible collapse of credit suisse sparked falls in stock markets around the world over recent days, and raised fears of another global financial crisis. the rescue deal follows a weekend of emergency talks between the two banks, after credit swiss saw its value plummet over the past week. the swiss national bank said the deal was the best way to restore the confidence of financial markets and to manage risks to the economy. our geneva correspondent imogen foulkes explains the significance of this merger on the global stage. it s early days. but i don t think it s going to be easy. ubs is the bigger of the two, but both of them are already huge. if you lookjust in switzerland, both of them have at least one branch, more in a big city like bern
his comments come ahead of tonight s penultimate conservative hustings with rishi sunak and liz truss facing tory votes in norwich. gcse results are out today for pupils in england, wales and northern ireland the pass rate is down on last year but higher than it was before the pandemic. good afternoon. pressure is growing on the government to help households and businesses cope with soaring energy costs. a think tank has called for a universal 30% cut in bills and businesses want covid style emergency grants to help companies that are struggling. the upper limit of what suppliers can charge per unit of energy in england, scotland and wales the energy price cap is set to be announced tomorrow. less than a year ago, a typical annual home energy bill was about £1,200, it s now about £2,000 and it s forecast tomorrow to reach £3,500 per year, payable from this october. there are further increases expected in january. back in may, the government promised a £15 billion support
In the Church Of England about its stance over gay relationships. The paper says a group of leading retired bishops have voiced concerns about the marginalisation of lgbt members. The sunday times focusses on the potential troubles facing the labour party. Leaked documents apparently show that some members on the left of the party are planning for a successor tojeremy corbyn, as labour faces meltdown under his leadership. The independent is warning that there might be a surge in hate crimes once article 50 is triggered. The paper says Police Forces are ramping up intelligence gathering, and putting protection in place for vulnerable communities. And the Sunday Express reports that President Trump is planning to stage a Stadium Rally when he visits the uk. The paper says he will Snub Parliament and speak to the people. All the proceeds will go to the poppy appeal. Now on bbc news, it is time for our world. Rhinos are one of the most Endangered Species in the world. But how far should we
you ll know briton s jake britain s jake dennis has secured the title. the spectacle saw cars racing at up to 135 miles an hour at the excel centre. and something the organisers wanted to draw attention to was that every vehicle that took part was exempt from paying the 12.50 ulez charge, due to their zero emissions. let s take a look at the tubes now. bakerloo and 0verground are part suspended due to engineering work. now on to the weather with katerina. hello there. good morning to you. it s a mild start to the day. plenty of cloud out there this morning, a bit of patchy rain lingering. and through the rest of this week, it will stay rather unsettled. it ll be breezy at times with a few showers around, too, particularly through wednesday. those showers could fall heavy and thundery. now, at the moment, there s a bit of patchy rain, very light in nature. and i think there ll be some showers around also later on. but that cloud will break occasionally to allow for some glimmers of b