and act as a shock merger with the saudi backed rival liv golf, ending a bitter split in men s professional golf. announces a shock merger. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s jane dougal. hello from the bbc sport centre. astonishing news from the world of golf, the astonishing news from the world of golf, the pga astonishing news from the world of golf, the pga tour astonishing news from the world of golf, the pga tour has astonishing news from the world of golf, the pga tour has agreed astonishing news from the world of golf, the pga tour has agreed to merge with liv golf and it has been a difficult time for the last year in professional golf and the controversial breakaway league bankrolled by billions of dollars from saudi arabia s sovereign wealth fund led to the pga tour banning the golfers who joined it and personal feuds between players. we can speak to our bbc golf commentator. how significant is the news? hugely significant- si
that s the message sent by the european central bank as it ploughs ahead with plans to raise rates, despite sluggish growth in the eurozone, and turmoil in the banking sector. the ecb s main interest rate was hiked by 50 basis points to 3.5% as it tries to keep a lid on rising prices. but the language from policymakers has begun to strike a new note, dropping a reference, used in previous statements, to the need to raise rates significantly going forward. agnese ortolani is a europe analyst at the economist intelligence unit. so, we have had this rate rise within the last hour. give us a sense of what this tells us. they don t seem to be overly concerned about the banking sector. yes indeed, about the banking sector. yes indeed. the about the banking sector. yes indeed, the ecb about the banking sector. 13; indeed, the ecb decided about the banking sector. yes indeed, the ecb decided to go ahead with this, because it is related to inflation the euro zone, so it is infla
Premieres in london tonight with an all black cast playing the superheroes. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. New figures have revealed january to be one of the toughest months everfor a e departments in england. And hospital only a es recorded their worst ever figures since records began. Trolley waits continue to be a big problem, with a thousand patients waiting more than 12 hours to be cared for by any medical staff at all. The four hour wait target for patients was missed for the 30th month in a row but with over 85 of patients seen within that time it was slightly better than december. The target is 95 . That target was missed despite nonessential treatments being cancelled to relieve the pressure. Our Health Editor hugh pym reports. The nhs flat out with staff working at a frantic pace just to Keep Services running, that is the picture which emerges from the figures forjanuary in england, a service overstretched and under intense strain. This nurse in leeds says that even th
They are not purposely hiding kids and putting them back in with concussions. Sometimes it is hard to recognize when Young Athletes do not tell you how they are feeling. We brought up the importance of teammates being involved in diagnosing players. How close are we to a better design for helmets . I think we are at the beginning. We have been using a standard that has not changed for 40 years that was designed for skull fractures. Many investigators are working to improve standards to include acceleration as well as other important aspects of impact. Just as the Automotive Industry did with safety ratings, the market can be relied upon for manufacturers to improve designs to improve sales. I think standards are important part of the equation. Thank you. Dr. Gay, you discussed the fact there is a numerical Rating System for helmet impact. It is designed at virginia tech, the star system. You called it the best tool we have for analyzing the merits of helmet systems. Can you describe ho
That is where ukrainians go. Im not an economist, so i have no idea how to go about doing that. I hope somebody does, but that seems to me to be a longterm challenge. Not just the economy, but also the governance as well. [applause] i will stop there. Thank you. We have some time for discussion. I invite questions. Please keep them brief. Please identify yourself. Hi, i am from georgetown university. Do you think the current actions will have some impact in future years . What about fiscal year 2016 . For the u. S. Yesfor the u. S. Im sure it will. I do not know how. I am not a u. S. Defense expert. I know that there are people in the pentagon and various regional commands that are thinking about russia that have not been thinking about russia for a while. I am sure that will translate into structure and planning and so forth. It is hard to tell. There are no numbers yet. I am Vice President of George Washington university. I am a ukrainianamerican. I want to complement the panel. This