vaccination and that it s on track to meet its targets. fake coronavirus test certificates with a negative result are being sold online, meaning people can travel without being tested. the army is out and about on the streets of myanmar as the military stage a coup months after losing an election. political leaders were either rounded up or sacked. and also before 9pm, silver prices have hit an a eight year high after calls to buy the metal on social media sparked a trading frenzy. mass testing of people with and without covid 19 symptoms is to be carried out in eight postcodes in england in an attempt to halt the spread of the south african variant of the virus. it s after 11 cases were identified in recent days with no links to international travel, raising fears that the variant is now being transmitted within the community. door to door testing will be carried out in the affected parts of england, with a total of about 80,000 people living in the affected areas. the postc
and hopes of a deal between gary lineker and the bbc in a row over impartiality which disrupted sports programmes over the weekend. hello and welcome to bbc news. the us government says people and businesses who have money deposited at silicon valley bank, which collapsed last week, will be able to access all their cash from today. a statement from the us treasury and the federal reserve said depositors would be fully protected and said american taxpayer would not bear any losses from the move. the same guarantees have been given to account holders with signature bank of new york, which was badly hit by the turmoil and came under regulatory control on sunday. in the uk, the government has announced that hsbc will buy the uk arm of svb, meaning customers will be able to access their deposists and banking services as normal. here s the uk s finance minister. well, there was never a systemic risk to our financial stability in the uk. the bank of england governor made that clear
for all the little boys and girls who look like me watching to know you. this is a beacon of hope and possibilities. the film also won both awards for best supporting roles, including a first oscar forjamie lee curtis. away from the multiverse the academy annointed brendan fraser the comeback kid he was awarded best actor for his role in the whale. the german film about the horrors of the first world war all quiet on the western front took four awards including best international picture. and we ll take a look at the key fashion trends on the carpet this year, and we will be live at the vanity fair party. hello and welcome to your digest of everything s that s happened overnight in hollywood. i mjane hill, and the film critic and producer jason solomons is with me he s been up all night watching the cermony. you are doing well. not even coffee in that glass, amazing. we ll find out what he makes of the clean sweep by everything everywhere all at once. later in the h
chairjerome powell suggested as much. as we approach the end of the year, it s natural to look back on the progress that has been made toward our dual mandate objectives. inflation has eased from its highs, and this has come without a significant increase in unemployment. these are things we want to see. why might the rate hiking cycle has included 11 increases. government data showed inflation dropped from 9.1% in mid-2022 to 3.1% in november. that is above the target of 2% and jerome powell cautioned the committee had not ruled out raising rates again in the future. for wall street the dowjones international average jumped to record close. this is the third time in a row of the central bank decided against another rate hike. for investors satisfied with what the fed has done is when it will start cutting rates? there is a lot to digests in america big questions about whether a cut is likely. we will talk about that than i want to come onto the uk and europe. what is your as