voice-over: live from our studio in singapore, - this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america, and around the globe. eleven of america s biggest private banks have stepped forward with a $30 billion rescue package for the troubled first republic bank. fears had been growing that the regional lender might be at risk of failure, as a result of market turmoil. the us treasury secretary, janet yellen, insists the rescue deal is evidence of resilience in the country s banking system. ican i can reassure the members of the committee that our banking system is sound, and that americans can feel confident that their deposits will be there when they need them. this week s actions demonstrate our resolute commitment to ensure that our financial system remains strong, and that depositors s savings remain safe. our north america correspondent, peter bowes, told us what prompted janet yellen to strike such an upbeat note. for about a week now, since the collaps
pay across england in march. at least 260 jobs are going, as british steel announces the closure of its coking ovens in scunthorpe. and, a pivotal day in welsh rugby players are due to reveal whether they will strike during the six nations, over contractual disputes. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. tesco and aldi have become the latest supermarket groups to restrict the amount of some fruit and vegetables that customers can buy in response to recent shortages of fresh produce. yesterday, asda and morrisons put limits on the number of cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes that shoppers can take home. our business correspondent marc ashdown is here with me. in the winter, there were cold snaps. defra says supply chains are resilient. it doesn t appear to be any reason. lancashire s police and crime commissioner has announced an independent review of the investigation into the disappearance of nicola bulley. andrew snowden has commissioned the college of policing to look in
Tomori pulled one back with ten minutes remaining. Tensions began to boil over in the closing stages with ac reduced to nine men, while inter also had a player sent off. The narrowed siri hold on, and celebrations could begin as Simone Inzaghis side become kings of the italian football for the 20th time in their history. Staying with european football and the barcelona president kwun laporte says he is not ruling out taking legal action or replaying el clasico, if it is discovered that la nina malls shot crossed the line in their 3 2 defeat to real madrid on sunday. With no Goal Line Technology available in la liga, var determined that the goalkeeper had prevented a shot from crossing the line. That was at 1 1. The visitors insist the ball had crossed the line but the goal wasnt given and real madrid went on to win the match. Nottingham forests war of words with the footballing authorities in england continues, following their Premier League defeat at everton on sunday. The club posted
Car sharing. So in other words, no mention of making it compulsory. In the final one here, this is insulation. Rishi sunak says we are stopping insulation upgrades. The Prime Minister has said that homeowners and landlords will no longer have to upgrade homes to an Energy Performance certificate grade c by Energy Performance certificate grade c by 2035. Energy performance certificate grade c by 2035. Flannels have welcomed their say that they wont have to pay for expensive upgrades, but bodies representing tenants a rep and his will have to pay much more in energy bills if they live in poorly insulative properties. What can we say having seen all of this . The Prime Minister says that he has blocked things that will help families up and down the country. A lot of things he has blocked has come from the Climate Change committee and just a quick reminder, its an independent body. It was set p its an independent body. It was set up 15 years ago to give advice to the government on Climate
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