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
this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story. a slump in the shares of the swiss banking giant has sparked fears of a full blown crisis in the sector, days after the collapse of america s silicon valley bank. pakistan s main opposition leader, imran khan, was an international cricket star turned politican. now it seems the sport may have given him a temporary reprieve from the authorities. security forces in lahore have suspended their attempt to arrest the former prime minister to avoid disrupting a major cricket tournament. the operation won t resume until after the pakistani super league final, on sunday. it followed pitched battles between security forces and supporters of mr khan outside his residence in the city of lahore.