the temperature up here in the alps is rising by about twice the global average. it s already increased by 2 degrees celsius. and 20 years since the us led coalition invaded iraq to topple dictator saddam hussein, we look at the legacy. hello and welcome to bbc news. the world s financial markets have reacted with unease following last night s emergency takeover of the troubled swiss bank credit suisse. shares in credit suisse fell by more than 60% this morning after european markets opened and the value of banking shares across europe have dropped sharply. credit suisse was bought by rival swiss bank ubs in a deal brokered by the swiss government over the weekend. here s the chief executive of ubs explaining the rationale behind the deal. translation: it means we bring back stability and security for credit suisse clients, but also that we keep the reputation of the swiss financial centre high. and finally it means we are stemming the turmoil in the international financial
good in less than ninety minutes. morning. thousands o through good morning. thousands of women go through ivf fertility treatment every year, but many say they are treated unfairly at work during it. we will look at why and what your rights are. in sport, a first all manchester fa cup final as united pipped brighton on penalties to set up a showdown with rival scott city in wembley in june. good morning. under clear skies are some of us were lucky to see the northern lights last night. the starting to clear skies, wintry showers across the north and east, driven in in a strong wind, rain in the south and west and in between, some sunshine. all the details later in the programme. it s monday 24th april. our main story. the government has insisted it s doing everything it can to keep british nationals safe in sudan where hundreds of people have died in more than a week of fighting. british diplomats and theirfamilies have been airlifted out of the country but uk nationals
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i m here at st. charles cathedral where the king will hold a vigil with members of the royal family. the new metropolitan police chief describes the queen s state funeral as a challenge. thousands of extra officers have been called in to help manage the crowds. it s a massive challenge for the metropolitan meese and me personally. but we have been preparing for many, many years. and parts of the commonwealth mourning as they have fresh questions about the role of the monarchy. the prime minister of antiqua saying that he intends to hold a referendum on that country becoming a republic in the next three years. and science that jamaica and other nations may well follow suit. also this morning, the only light in the darkness. ukraine accuses retreating russian military of attacking a power station causing blakeout blackout. very good morning from buckingham palace, king charles iii will lead a procession along his mother later today. the king will give a speech to mps
You are in the, cnn newsroom. Hi, everyone. I am jessica dean in washington and we begin this hour at the white house President Biden unexpectedly on his way back to the white house right now, were turning from delaware to meet with his National Security council over rising tensions in the middle east. Us officials including biden himself warned and iranian attack on israeli territory could be coming within the next few days leaving both the us and Israeli Forces on high alert. And weve already seen some aggression this morning as ronnie and forces seized a Container Ship with ties to an israeli businessman. It was intercepted in the strait of hormuz. The only Shipping Routes that connects the persian gulf to the open ocean and joining us now senior White House House reporter kevin liptak and Senior International correspondent been wedeman. Lets talk to kevin first. We know the president is on the way back to the white house. How is it responding to this moment . As israel awaits of Po