hello and welcome to bbc world news. the government of switzerland says that the country s biggest bank, ubs, has taken over its troubled rival credit suisse in an emergency measure designed to protect the swiss economy. fears about the possible collapse of credit suisse sparked falls in stock markets around the world over recent days, and raised fears of another global financial crisis. the rescue deal follows a weekend of emergency talks between the two banks, after credit swiss saw its value plummet over the past week. the swiss national bank said the deal was the best way to restore the confidence of financial markets and to manage risks to the economy. our geneva correspondent imogen foulkes explains the significance of this merger on the global stage. it s early days. but i don t think it s going to be easy. ubs is the bigger of the two, but both of them are already huge. if you lookjust in switzerland, both of them have at least one branch, more in a big city like bern
hello, and welcome to inside politics. i m john king in washington. thank you for sharing your day with us. right now the fbi is at mike pence s indiana home trying to track down any classified documents that perhaps went home with the former vice president. it happens as pence also grapples with the big subpoena from the special counsel investigating donald trump. plus, ready or not, joe biden holds off on formally announcing he s running again but says he feels good about how the voters feel about him. and the death toll in turkey and syria now get this north of 22,000. countless souls remain under the rubble. hope in short supply as survivors grapple with what s next and with what they ve lost. translator: we are four families staying in this vehicle now. thank god we came out fine. but the buildings we live in are uninhabitable now. not only us but all the entire neighborhood we live in is like that. my whole family died. my father, mother, brother, sister, an
Its like im being interrogated, guv. It wasnt me, ive got no comment to make, and id rather not be here. I met Chaz In London in 2007. I think my book came out that i had just done and chaz actually said that hed bought my book. I can remember i was like youre the first person i know that bought my book. I met his work before i met the man. Chaz is just a creative visual genius with what he does visually, making stuff like that and people who get to know me, i write, i talk, im a storyteller. I didnt want children to be me. I know it can sound silly but fundamentally that was it. The classroom is everywhere, the walls are invisible, the boundaries are none. Well make it free, well make it as accessible as possible. I grew up mainly in easton and across to st pauls. When i was about two and a bit, three years old, my younger brother ended up being adopted and then i was sent away to go live with my grandparents and i came to bristol to live with my mum, who was settling with who would b
and moved from a lot of schools. when i looked through textbooks in school everybody that achieved, no one ever looked like me. it kind of made you feel that you could never be great. when you look through education it is still a very bias eurocentric point of view. we re here to celebrate that we can make a change and we can be the difference that so many people want to see. learning about a more diverse history is a small step towards a greater understanding and an empathy with the rest of the world. massive attack have been brilliant. this is the legacy lonnie johnson has left for us all to ensure - we enjoy, work well. and always stand tall. that s the one! there are over 24,000 schools in england, if we can reach 10% of those schools we ll be happy. it s like i m being interrogated, guv. it wasn t me, i ve got no comment to make, and i d rather not be here. i met chaz in london in 2007. i think my book came out that i had just done and chaz actually said that he d bought
manchester united footballer mason greenwood is arrested for allegedly breaching bail conditions that were set after he was taken into custody on suspicion of rape and assault injanuary. more than a0 turkish miners are now known to have died following an underground explosion dozens of others were injured. and the rugby league world cup gets under way a year late as hosts england take on samoa in the opening game of the tournament at newcastle. now on bbc news, we are england: classroom revolution. it s difficult to pay attention in class when successful people in textbooks don t look like you and unsuccessful ones do. chaz and lawrence are on a mission to change that. for me school didn t really work. i went to six secondary schools and moved from a lot of schools. when i looked through textbooks in school everybody that achieved, no one ever looked like me. it kind of made you feel that you could never be great. when you look through education it is still a very bias