With new listings falling far behind those in the us and the rest of europe. In particular there are measures to make it easierfor new companies to join the stock market. The City Minister says it would improve londons International Competitiveness im joined by clare cole, director of Market Oversight at the the financial conduct authority. Thank you for being with me, lets talk first about these changes. What a different what difference will be make in practice . A different what difference will be make in practice . A different what difference will be make in practice . Thank you for havin us be make in practice . Thank you for having us on be make in practice . Thank you for having us on. The be make in practice . Thank you for having us on. The proposals be make in practice . Thank you for having us on. The proposals are. Having us on. The proposals are designed to make it attractive to a diverse range of companies and to make sure london remains competitive, so the changes are abo
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for many rail commuters, like these in marston in west yorkshire, getting around has become an ordeal and notjust on strike days. trains are always cancelled, you can t rely on them. i go to work to manchester, i only go one day a week but it s still a nightmare. i would probably go in a bit more to work if i could get the trains, it s absolutely shocking at the moment. i don t feel like it s train service at all. it s just incredibly dire and stressful for commuters. train cancellations in britain have reached record levels. the industry blames covid delaying the training of drivers, staff sickness, and factors like winter weather, plus the knock on impact of strikes. transpennine express, which runs services around the north of england and into scotland, has been making dozens of cancellations each day for months. the northern powerhouse partnership, campaigning business group, claims today that the operator s problems are costing the economy in west yorkshire £2 million a
how local lad sean longstaff has these newcastle fans dreaming, as the club reach a first final since 1999. it s official liverpool has become the host of this year s eurovision song contest in a special handover ceremony in the city. it isa it is a dry and bright day in the south and east, but expect some rain in the north and west. the strong winds will gradually ease. good morning. it s wednesday, 1st february. hundreds of thousands of workers are going on strike today, in the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade. among them are more than 100,000 teachers in england and wales. teachers in some parts of scotland are also taking action in a separate dispute. unions say more than 23,000 schools could be disrupted, with many having to close. 0ur education reporter vanessa clarke has more. it s been a familiar sight in scotland for months. but for the first time in seven years, teachers in england, and teachers and support staff in wales, are joining the act
indonesia has sacked a police chief in east java after one of the world s worst football stadium disasters. at least 32 children were among 125 people who died in the crush. since the events of the mini budget, the pound has regained most of its losses, but the costs of government borrowing and mortgage interest rates are still significantly higher. it was meant to be growth it was meant to be a growth plan, not a budget. it was meant to underpin the confidence of investors in all projects from those involving towering cranes to ordinary house moves to make that investment. but instead, it amplified an interest rate shock from around the world and targeted it at the uk. if i look back at this, natwest last week were quoting a five year fixed rate at 3.77, whereas the changes that were made today, their five year fixed rate cheapest is 5.14. and that s with a 40% deposit. and that was with a 40% deposit, yeah. 10 minutes walk from the chancellor s speech, a birmingham mortgag