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hello and welcome. president macron s government is set to announce a major reform in france s pension system later today in a move that could prove very unpopular with the majority of its people. when the proposals were first mooted before the pandemic, large nationwide strikes paralysed the country and hundreds of thousands of workers took to the streets to protest. france has one of the lowest retirement ages in the world, and at 14% of economic output, its pension system also costs more than most other countries. under the proposals being announced later, the current system for calculating pensions and the retirement age of 62, will be changed. joining me now is tomasz michalski, economics professor at hec paris. welcome and thank you for being with us. how important is it for president macron to get these proposals past? it is for president macron to get these proposals past? it is a very important these proposals past? it is a very important thing - these proposals pa ....
extremes. after a ll extremes. after all the hype, it s finally on sale. it publishes say it is the uk s fastest selling nonfiction book on record. and coming up in sportsday, later in the hour the bbc news channel: we ll get the latest from old trafford, as manchester united prepare to face charlton in the league cup quarterfinals. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the government has set out a new law which would require a minimum level of service during strikes from people who work in the health service and schools or on the railways and on britain s borders. downing street say the new legislation is needed to protect the public, but unions have condemned it and have threatened legal action. it comes amid a wave of industrial action across the public sector as workers seek pay rises in the face of the rise in cost of living. these are the areas that would be covered under the new proposals. employers would be able to issue a work notice stating the minimu ....
minimum safety level. let me know what you think of the government s proposal. do you think there should be a required level of service during strikes or do you think it s an attack on the right to strike? i m on twitter at annita bbc and use the #bbcyourquestions the controversial social media influencer andrew tate has arrived at court in romania to challenge his 30 day arrest on human trafficking charges pro democracy rallies take place across brazil in response to sunday s violent attack on government buildings by a far right mob. and the historic uk space mission launched from a modified plane ends in failure after a technical issue stops a rocket reaching orbit. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. two british men who were working as volunteers in ukraine are missing. christopher parry, who s 28, and 48 year old andrew bagshaw, were last seen on friday in the eastern donetsk region, where fighting has been intense. it s ....
we start in the us, where the british tech tycoon mike lynch has been cleared of fraud charges in a san francisco court. once hailed as a uk bill gates, mr lynch was facing fraud charges over the $11 billion sale of his software firm, autonomy, to hewlett packard back in 2011. mr lynch had been accused of inflating the value of his firm ahead of the sale a jury has found him not guilty on all counts. our north america business correspondent erin delmore has the details. when autonomy was sold to hewlett packard 13 years ago for $11.1 billion, it was one of the top 100 public companies in the uk. the sale marked the la rgest ever takeover of a british technology business. but hewlett packard later wrote down the company s value by more than $8 billion, leading to criminal charges that mike lynch had defrauded hewlett packard by inflating the value of autonomy. the businessman was extradited from britain to the united states to stand trial on the charges, which could ha ....
has been watching as world leaders remember. the proud anthem of the french resistance. sung in normandy today by the students who could be the great, even great great grandchildren of those who fought and died here forfreedom. at this international d day ceremony, heads of state and government, representatives of europe s royal families stood shoulder to shoulder. hearts full of gratitude. translation: they were afraid. but they knew that they were fighting a just war. and that every step they took, brought them closer to restoring freedom to the world. but a new war in europe hung heavy over today s commemorations. russia was crucial in the defeat of nazi germany. but while ukraine s president was invited here. you re a saviour of the people! ..vladimir putin was not. this is the us military cemetery in normandy. final resting place for well over 9,400 us soldiers. earlier today, joe biden made it clear why russia s president wasn t welcome. to surrender to bullies, t ....