i m sally bundock with the top business stories. and we begin here in the uk where, as you ve been hearing, the nhs in england is braced for six days of strike action starting in an hour and a half, so 7am. and this marks the longest stretch of industrial action in the history of the national health service. junior doctors have been pushing for a 35% pay rise, which they say would restore their earnings after inflation to 2008 levels, but the government says this is unaffordable. for many decades, healthcare spending in western economies as a share of gdp has always risen, but recent research carried out by the economist claims that is no longer the case. so what is the cost of providing healthcare? an issue that will dominate in the run up to a general election here in the uk and a headache for most governments around the world. let s unpack this. i m joined by dr rocco friebel assistant professor of health policy at the london school of economics. good to have you on the
why a spoonful for babies may help prevent allergic reactions. welcome to world news america, in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. we start with the news that the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s president vladimir putin, in connection with alleged war crimes in ukraine. along with the head of russia s children s commission , mr putin is accused of forcibly deporting children to russia. the court said there were reasonable grounds to believe the russian president bore individual criminal responsibility for such deportations, which, it says, started soon after moscow launched its full scale invasion of ukraine nearly 13 months ago. let s have a listen. here is the president of the icc making the announcement. this is an important moment in the process ofjustice before the icc the judges have reviewed the information and evidence submitted by the prosecutor and determined that there are credible allegations against these persons for th
a happier new year: after months of covid chaos, can china s economy pull a rabbit out of the hat? hello there. we start in the swiss ski resort of davos, you know what, stay. stay with me. sometimes, this happens. just to prove it is live. chuckles. we will talk about what keir starmer is talking about. the opposition labour party leader. he has very much been sweet talking the elite, the top bankers at the world economic forum. he has been reassuring the financial elite that labour is pro business and pledging to do more to attract foreign investment into the uk if they win power next year. labour points to un figures, showing the uk s share of world foreign direct investment has declined since the conservatives came into government in 2010 from 8% tojust1.7% the lowest since records began. that s according to the un figures. the bbc s economics editor faisal islam reports. at the world economic forum, some of europe s top bankers and ceos assembled to meet the leader o
let us get down to business. we start with a fresh look at the banking sector and credit suisse in particular. early marketjitters in response to the ubs takeover of the swiss bank have eased. in asia today, most of the main stock markets are higher with japan closed for a public holiday. the major indices in europe and the united states also closed slightly up on monday. credit suisse is one of 30 crucially important banks in the global financial system and many fear its problems are an indicator of wider risks in the banking sector. so far this month, us and european banking stocks have fallen by 22% and 17% respectively, marking the biggest monthly falls since march 2020 when the covid pandemic hit the markets. here s michelle fleury with a look at how investors in new york responded. yes, there was guarded optimism on wall street following the shotgun marriage between ubs and credit grace that was hastily arranged by swiss authorities over the weekend. the dowjones indust
cities and infrastructure. the supreme court considers whether the scottish government in holyrood can call an independence referendum without the agreement of westminster. and the prince and princess of wales at radio 1 s newsbeat recording a special episode on mental health. as we said at the start of this special newsbeat, this is all about having a meaningful conversation on mental health, but it shouldn t stop here. absolutely, because talking about mental health is so important. coming up on the bbc news channel, jofra archer is given an england central contract despite not playing international cricket for the last 18 months, so they re hoping the fast bowler will be back in the next year. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the bank of england has made a fresh move to try to calm investors, saying it will buy more government bonds after warning of a material risk on the markets to financial stability. uk bonds are also known as gilts, and they allow t