and his supporters. we start with the troubled global banking sector. european markets have closed down more than three percent, spooked by a major sell off of shares in the swiss banking giant, credit suisse. coming days after the collapse of us based silicon valley bank, it s prompted fears of a full blown crisis in the sector. let s take a look at the damage at the close in europe today. shares in credit suisse plunged to a record low, falling 24%. that came after its biggest investor said it could not give the bank any more financial help. here in the uk, the insurer prudential tumbled 10%, and the high street bank barclays, 8%. the plunge by banking stocks left london s ftse 100 down almost 4% at its lowest level this year. it was the index s worst one day performance since the start of the covid 19 pandemic. taking a closer look at credit suisse today was the second day of sharp falls for its shares after the swiss bank yesterday disclosed that its auditor had identif
new zealand declares a national state of emergency for the third time in its history after cyclone gabrielle ravaged the country s north island. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and 6 pm in washington where the white house has been explaining why the us military has shot a series of objects out of the sky over american territory in recent weeks including a suspected spy balloon from china. officials say the objects posed a threat to commercial flights and were brought down in the interest of safety. following a wave of speculation on social media and elsewhere the white house said there was no evidence of alien or extra terrestrial life being involved. there was john carew there wasjohn carew being there there is no, again, no indication of aliens if is operating during the have been studying me to learn as much as we can. much as we can. note that these surveillance much as we can. note that these surveillance balloon much as we can. note that these surveillanc
argyll and bute in the last hour with the snow coming down heavily, we have seen snow in worcestershire, big chunky flakes, temperatures were a bit above freezing which helps the snowflakes stick together. through this afternoon, wintry showers for scotland, northern ireland, north wales and north midlands, some heavy enough to bring snow to sea level but there could be some accumulations of snow, a centimetre or two across and higher hills but it will feel cold wherever you are. showers move across the midlands, east anglia and south east england overnight before clearing skies follow. it will be a cold night with a widespread frost, temperatures in towns and cities 22 6 but colder in the countryside and there is a risk of icy showers as we start the day 2, 2 6. tomorrow the frost melts away, then figure cloud in outbreaks of rain into northern ireland, snow mixed in for a time before milder air pushes in. temperatures in belfast eventually climbing to about seven cels
international waters. stock markets in europe and the us rebound after days of turmoil between police and supporters of the opposition leader, imran khan, as they try to arrest him at his home. we start in the us, where washington has summoned ambassador after a russian jet fighter collided with an american drone over the black sea. the us military s european command says the russian fighter plane struck the propeller of the unmanned us aircraft, causing it to crash. president biden has been briefed about the invasion of ukraine more than a year ago. the bbc s gary o donoghue is in washington, dc. lets bring you some details of this incident that have been revealed in the statement from we have just heard from pentagon press secretary and just the last few minutes. press secretary and “ust the last few want few minutes. at approximately 703 one of the russian aircraft - one of the russian aircraft struck the propeller of the m 29, causing us forces to have to bring the down
expansion of free childcare provision in england in his budget on wednesday. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and 7pm in washington dc in the united states where the us military has said that a russian fighterjet has collided with an american military drone over the black sea. officials said the plane was struck in what it called a reckless and unprofessional action. russia s ambassador to the us has been summoned to the state department to explain the incident. the us says the drone was involved in a routine operation in international airspace when the russianjets tried to intercept it. at a press conference, a pentagon spokesman gave more detail. at spokesman gave more detail. approximately 7:03 i the at approximately 7:03 a:m., one of the russian aircraft struck the propeller of the m2 nine causing forces them to bring it down in international waters. several times before the collision, the dumped fuel on influent front of the m2 nine and a reckless and unprofessi