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the biggest strike day yet, with up to 1.4 million people expected at demonstrations in paris and elsewhere. the government is aiming to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 years. today marks the sixth day of strikes and protests since mid january. part of the french government plan is also to raise the minimum pension to 1,200 euros a month, which is over 550 euros higher than the current minimum figure. but unions want more because of rising inflation. joining me now is gregory bekhtari who is a member of the fsu , the main teachers union in france, and works as a teaching fellow at the pantheon sorbonne university. thank you for being with us. the government says that these plans are necessary because they say that if they don t, the numbers don t add up, it would mean a deficit. why is raising the pension age such problem? raising the pension age such roblem? , ., , , , raising the pension age such roblem? , ,, , problem? it s a problem because it s ve unfair ....
to drive out the ukrainian forces. france braces for a day of strikes and widespread disruption as unions battle against planned pension reforms. the scene in paris as people prepare to go on strike against those pension reforms. hello. welcome to viewers here in the uk and around the world, including those watching us on pbs in america. britain s home secretary, suella braverman, has accepted the government is pushing the boundaries of international law with new legislation aimed at stopping asylum seekers crossing the english channel in small boats. it s thought the measures, being introduced today, and which put a legal duty on ministers to remove anyone who enters the uk illegally would face legal challenges. here s our political correspondent, iain watson: five years ago, fewer than 300 migrants attempted to cross the channel in a small boat. last year, more than 16,000 undertook the hazardous journey. and as the numbers grew, so too did the political pressure on the ....
are falling, but is what you are paying at the pump following fairly? i take a look at the numbers and what might be ask mike watt began in the and ask what might be done in the and ask what might be done in the budget. in the sport, brilliant brentford s remarkable season continues as they beat west london rivals fulham and take another step towards qualifying for europe next season. eurovision isjust all things wonderful in life. and we speak to some excited eurovision superfans across the continent as tickets go on sale. we have got a band of mostly rain but some sleet and snow in it as well, sinking south, clearing southern england and for most of us it will be dry with sunshine but still some wintry showers, especially in the north. thursday into friday we could see some heavy and disruptive snow across vast swathes of the country away from the south. it s tuesday the 7th of march. our main story. the home secretary, suella braverman, says the government is p ....
they will not work and they are unfair. also in the programme this lunchtime. questions from relatives about why it took police almost two days to find the victims of a car crash in cardiff that left three young people dead and two seriously injured. scientists say annual flood damage in parts of the uk could increase by more than 20% over the next century. calls for anyone with a prepayment meter for their energy supply to have it removed for free. and tickets for this year s eurovision song contest final in liverpool have sold out in just over half an hour. coming up on the bbc news channel. refunds for liverpool fans who attended last year s champions league final, as uefa take responsibility for scenes where supporters were tear gassed in paris. hello. good afternoon. enough is enough the words of the home secretary in the last few minutes as she outlined the government s plan to stop migrants coming to the uk on small boats. suella braverman was introducing to ....
sectors right across the globe. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. first off, is this model showing the truth, is it showing the future? are there any exemptions for what would being told? it’s what would being told? it s important what would being told? it s important to what would being told? it s important to realise all models are wrong, but this one is useful. we think it is useful because it produces a good match to current data and current maps of areas at risk of flooding and when we compare it to data of what s happened in the past, it does a good job of simulating. as far as we can tell, does a good job in the present day and that gives us some confidence of when we project it into the future, it is not going to be 1 when we project it into the future, it is not going to bet million miles. it is not going to be 1 million miles. , ., , it is not going to be 1 million miles, y., , y., it is not going to be 1 million miles. , miles. so when you put your factors ....