and his supporters. we start with the troubled global banking sector. european markets have closed down more than three percent, spooked by a major sell off of shares in the swiss banking giant, credit suisse. coming days after the collapse of us based silicon valley bank, it s prompted fears of a full blown crisis in the sector. let s take a look at the damage at the close in europe today. shares in credit suisse plunged to a record low, falling 24%. that came after its biggest investor said it could not give the bank any more financial help. here in the uk, the insurer prudential tumbled 10%, and the high street bank barclays, 8%. the plunge by banking stocks left london s ftse 100 down almost 4% at its lowest level this year. it was the index s worst one day performance since the start of the covid 19 pandemic. taking a closer look at credit suisse today was the second day of sharp falls for its shares after the swiss bank yesterday disclosed that its auditor had identif
straight after this programme. coming up on the travel show. this place is a realfiesta! wow! look at this! something so exhilarating about watching horses running. theme music. hello and welcome to the travel show. with me, rajan datar. this week, we are taking a breakfrom being on the road to look back at some of our favourite stories from the past three months. this summer has seen record temperatures in london and in other parts of the world. some airlines and airport struggle to be so many of us wanting to travel again and sometimes does seem the price ofjust about everything has gone up. but that has not stopped us from bringing you some of the best travel stories around the world. and we have beenjoined by new member the team! how do i have so much stuff? how will i fit all of this? in that tiny little car? back injuly, we welcomed top travel vlogger ava zubeck to the team and we spent no time sending her to mexico, to find out more about a simple but effective way of
officials have warned of life threatening flooding. there have been gusts of up to 185km/h and reports of power outages on five of the islands. now on bbc news, the travel show: life in london is slowly returning to normal after the funeral of queen elizabeth on monday. parks are really turning to open after two weeks and flags are again at full mast but normal business is resuming. for king charles and the royal family it is time away to take some time away from the glare. in the peace and beauty of the countryside, king charles iii will escape the glare of the last week and he will be working here, viewing government papers and taking phone calls of condolences. across the uk, flags are now returning to full mast as national mourning is now over. the country adjusts to the new head of state. the grandeur and precision of the funeral yesterday was an intense experience for those directly involved. this lieutenant colonel, in the centre of the screen, lead the gun carriage pr