up their campaigns out across the country. let s take you through some of todays key events: rishi sunak and sir keir starmer go head to head in their second live tv debate later facing questions from voters on sky news in grimsby this evening. will either man change tack, or will it be more of the same? we ll be discussing all of that during the course of the day. and the green party launches its manifesto promising to raise taxes on higher earners and the wealthy to help fund 50 billion a yearfor the nhs and social care. also today: the cost of living is always important, and we ve just had figures out this morning showing that the uk economy failed to grow in april after particularly wet weather affected consumer spending. the office for national statistics recorded no growth for the month, which was in line with economists expectations. nevertheless it will be disappointing for the conservatives. here is hannah minna. the green party are pledging to mend what i call brok
nurses and midwives in training i nurse takes years. we have 72,000 nurses and midwives in training and\ nurses and midwives in training and another 26,000 applying this year. we recognise that staffing challenges, that is why we are the first government to introduce a long term workforce plan backed by £2.73 long term workforce plan backed by £2.3 billion of additional funding which will enable us to double medical school places, significantly increase nursing and with midwifery courses within the nhs. we recognise the challenge. we have people coming into the system now but we are planning for the long term, recognising the ongoing pressures on the nhs and the need for additional staffing. we pressures on the nhs and the need for additional staffing. for additional staffing. we have ust for additional staffing. we have just announced for additional staffing. we have just announced in for additional staffing. we have just announced in the for additional staffing. we have
refill that reserve. the fuel is going so high, i think reserve stop refilling it, we re short on fuel across america. ashley: the trucking industry, when it comes to diesel, it affectses every person in the country. jamaica, talk about gas prices. current average is $3.83. week ago it was $3.73. that is a big jump, almost 10 cents. how will that affect everyday life? you are a mom of three. will you have to change anything? i ve had to change a lot. within the last two weeks, gas is not that high here, we went to $3.21, $3.22.
weeks ago, 2,025 will be a $10 billion deficit in new york state. some people can do the math on that. will: the wife of suspected killer rex heuerman giving remarks yesterday live inside their home saying i got over the hurdle of what i saw inside, the sheer depression was enough trauma. the killer is due back in court august 1st facing first and 2nd ° murder charges. if convicted he faces life in prison without parole. americans feeling the pain at the pump with gas prices hitting an 8-month high. the average price of gas a gallon jumping $0.20 from last month raising the price to $3.73. in california driver s paying $5 a gallon. concerns about hurricane season in the gulf of mexico could
and if you drill down even further, generally speaking, food prices have been on the decline, but anybody who commutes by car, myself included, or frequents gas stations knows that on a shorter term basis we have seen prices for gasoline moving higher. now, according to aaa, the current national average for a gallon of regular unleaded is $3.73, that s up from $3.58 a week ago, but still a lot lower than the $4.27 this same time last year. so, traders and investors have been reacting positively to that lower inflation read, markets are moving to the upside. there is slightly more comfort, jose, in knowing that inflation is cooling, while the economy still remains in modest growth so mode. so we ll see whether that jobs market can keep things going in the right direction, jose. dominic chu, thank you so very much. this morning, the lethal heat is taking its toll in arizona, prompting one county to have refrigerated containers