over the past week and beyond. what does it mean for the pound in your pocket, your mortage rate, and the future of the uk s economy? to help answer these questions, we have a panel of experts. andrew walker is a former bbc economics correspondent who has reported on many tumultuous events in economies around the world and will turn his weathered eye to what the uk has been experiencing. and from across the uk, we have mercedes osborne a director at the exeter based mortgage brokers pointers financial paul lewis, is a personal finance expert who presents the bbc s money box radio show and joins us from llandudno, and fiona cincotta is a currency expert and senior market analyst at city index the online trading platform. she s in north london. welcome to all of you. so, first, andrew how did all this turmoil start? the pound at one stage went to an all time low and lost ground against other currencies. the bank of england which is responsible for controlling inflation an
is being investigated seriously for a crime. that is unprecedented. heat health alerts come into effect at midday across england, with temperatures in some areas forecast to reach 35 celsius later this week. the backlog of people waiting more than two years for a routine operation on the nhs in england has shrunk from more than 22,000 at the start of the year to fewer than 200. school pupils in scotland begin receiving their results from the first set of formal exams held since the start of the pandemic. tributes are being paid from around the world to dame olivia newton john, who s died of cancer, aged 73. the iconic singer and actress was best known for playing sandy in grease, one of the most successful film musicals ever made. her co starjohn travolta has described her impact as incredible . 0ur arts correspondent, david sillito, takes a look back at her career and legacy. # summer loving, had me a blast # summer loving, happened so fast. olivia newton john. for anyone o
in the east of the country. around 30 people are believed to be the in south africa. weather has been quite settled trapped under rubble for and hundreds more injured. the weather has been quite settled for a few days now. there is a tremors were also felt in neighbouring countries. change on the way from tomorrow. a charity offering mental health rain and also increasing winds. support to military veterans says it will be unable to take on new referrals from next week due to a funding crisis. the nhs says it has increased resources for veterans, but combat stress, it s saturday the 25th of january. which receives more than 2,000 our top story. referrals every year, has questioned whether the health at least 41 people have now died service will be able to cope in china as a result with the additional demands. of coronavirus. the prime minister has released the first cases in france a photograph of himself and australia have signing the historic brexit also been confirmed. wit
Is expected to fetch more than £700,000 at auction. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. We have a developing new story in zimbabwe. Thousands of people are flooding the streets of the capital. They are demanding the resignation of president Robert Mugabe. Soldiers cheered the crowds, confirming the armys role in bringing mr mugabes 37 year rule to an end. As numbers on the streets swelled, state media said eight out of ten regional branches of the governing Zanu Pf Party have passed a vote of no confidence in the president. Mr mugabe has been under house arrest since a military takeover four days ago. Basically, we are saying to our army, thank you very much for the peaceful intervention. Its time for the masses of zimbabwe that Robert Mugabe must go, must go, like, yesterday. We cannot wait to see his back. For us it is about a new beginning. It is about the end of a terrible rule. We are going to take zimbabwe back. As you can see people are flooding into the city from all over ha