Which means she will be able to play again in october 2026, by which time she will be 3a but in a statement halep said she intends to appeal against the decision at the court of arbitration for sport. To the rugby world cup, where englands tom curry has been banned for 2 matches, after attending a disciplinary hearing following his red card against argentina. Curry was sent off for head contact in the third minute of englands opening game of the tournament. An initial yellow card was upgraded to red by the new bunker review system. He was handed a 3 match suspension, but that will be reduced if as intended he completes world rugby s Coaching Programme on tackling. There are 8 games going on in the European Championship qualifiers tonight. Scotland are currently top of group a, england are curently top of group c, belgium currently top group f, and in group i, leaders switzerland are home to bottom side andorra. And there are a host of International Friendlies tonight. One of the games
good morning. for england and wales we are looking at rain at times, some hill snow that even some of that getting to lower levels at times. and the risk of ice. the scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers, drierand scotland and northern ireland, some wintry showers, drier and brighter in the west, but wherever you are it will be blustery and cold. i will have all the details later. it s monday the 4th of december. our main story. israel says its ground offensive has now expanded to every part of the gaza strip following days of intense bombardment. the united nations says palestinians are being squeezed into a corner of the territory worsening the already dire humanitarian conditions. yolande knell has this report. ominous warnings the israeli flairs that hang in the night sky over gaza are followed by the thuds of explosions. rumbling explosion. and on the ground, israel s military says its offensive has now expanded to every part of the palestinian territory
good afternoon. the government will set out its plans for cutting legal migration this afternoon. latest figures showed it hit a record high last year, with almost three quarters of a million more people arriving in the uk than leaving. the prime minister rishi sunak has been under pressure over the issue and today in the commons, his new home secretary james cleverley is expected to announce the minimum salary for skilled workers coming from overseas will be significantly increased. our political correspondent ione wells reports. the population grew by about 1% last year, the fastest rate since the 19605 year, the fastest rate since the 1960s baby boom. this time it was driven by international migration, which ministers have pledged to reduce. , . ., ., reduce. i m very clear that the levels of reduce. i m very clear that the levels of net reduce. i m very clear that the levels of net migration - reduce. i m very clear that the levels of net migration are - reduce. i m
Idea impact how you shop . The trading day has got started in europe to a fairly good start, we will talk you through the winners and losers. Taking on the big boys well be speaking to the boss of a Voice Recognition company hoping to compete with the likes of google and amazon. We will speak to him later. As the Supermarket Chain iceland says it wa nts to ba n Supermarket Chain iceland says it wants to ban all product on its own brand products, we want to know if you can live without plastic and if it will change how you shop. Just get in touch with us in the usual way, using the hashtag bbcbizlive. A very packed programme as usual. A warm welcome to you. Germanys biggest trade union has threatened to call for a 24 hour walkout as part of talks over pay and working conditions. Ig metall represents the rights of 2. 3 million workers in the industrial sector, but the negotiations are seen as a benchmark for how pay is set in other areas of the German Economy. The union has demanded a 6
Next hour. We will have the latest from the picket line. Scientists say theyve settled one of medicines biggest debates. A huge Study Concludes that anti depressants do work, afterfinding common anti depressants were all more effective at reducing symptoms of depression than dummy pills. And at the Winter Olympics russian curler aleksander krushelnitski is stripped of his bronze medal after admitting to doping. Good morning. It is thursday, 22nd of february, i am rachel schofield. Welcome to bbc newsroom life. Theresa may is due to host a lengthy meeting with senior ministers today to try and hammer out the cabinets position on future relations with the eu. The meeting will take place at chequers, the Prime Ministers country retreat. One of the main issues on the table is how closely the uk should follow eu rules after it leaves. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminster. Norman. Thank you very much. A key meeting and probably a marathon meeting today which some say