live from london, this is bbc news. avoiding another banking crisis: us regulators race against the clock to find a buyerfor troubled first republic bank, whose shares plunged last week. more protests in france as unions call for further strike action against the government s pension reforms. and solving london s housing crisis: we ll tell you how one community is building its own solution by selling affordable housing to the locals. hello. i m mark lobel, here with your top business stories. let s start in the united states, where us regulators are racing to find a buyer for the troubled first republic bank. the federal deposit insurance corporation has reportedly asked six banks to bid for the lender, and wants a deal in place within the next 2a hours. shares in first republic plunged last week after it admitted customers had withdrawn $100 billion in deposits in march. at that time, its competitor silicon valley bank had collapsed, prompting fears of a wider banking crisis
poorer and poorer and seeing the terms and conditions, agreements, pensions being destroyed and that is something we cannot accept. 50. destroyed and that is something we cannot accept. we cannot accept. so, quite a day ahead- we cannot accept. so, quite a day ahead. axel, we cannot accept. so, quite a day ahead. axel, general - day ahead. axel, general secretary of the cgt railway workers union, thank you for joining us here on bbc news. thank you for having me. three bank holidays and two massive events in the coronation and eurovision look set to give the uk s hospitality trade a big one billion pound boost this month. our business correspondent hannah miller has been in stockport and liverpool to find out how some businesses are preparing for the two huge events. this is how robinson s brewery separately abated the coronation in 1953 with a commemorative fear bottle still on display in stockport. everyone was very keen to adorned with the flags, bunting, street parties, and th