growth for the month which was broadly in line with economist expectations. the sluggishness comes after the uk economy recorded its fastest growth in two years from january to march, exiting the recession it fell into in the final half of last year. but my opening question starting with you, geoffrey cox, is rishi sunak right to say the economy has turned a corner? i think he is, no economy has turned a corner? i think he is. no doubt economy has turned a corner? i think he is, no doubt about economy has turned a corner? i think he is, no doubt about that. economy has turned a corner? i think he is, no doubt about that. all - he is, no doubt about that. all predictions show that growth will continue this year an increase next year and inflation is down to 2.3 and we can look in the next two or three months to cuts in interest rates. it s definitely turned the corner, no doubt about that. this is one month of figures. it is corner, no doubt about that. this is one month
With our guests. Anger and confusion for thousands of a level and gcse students in england, as the exam regulator withdraws its guidance on appealing against grades, hours after publishing it. Lancashire Police Say Two bodies have been found by the coastguard, during the search for two teenagers. The department of health and social care neither confirms nor denies reports that theres to be a shake up of Public Health england. An enormous crowd of opposition supporters gathers in the centre of the belarussian capital minsk, to protest last weekends disputed election. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers with me are andy silvester, Deputy Editor of city am, and the journalist and author Yasmin Alibhai brown. Tomorrows front pages. The metro leads on the angry student protests outside downing street, after the controversy over a level exam results. The i reports on the two legal challenges, launched by students, against the statitistical model used by the exam regulator,
And coming up at 7. 30, its the film review with anna smith. Good evening. Theres more uncertainty for hundreds of thousands of a level students, and those waiting for gcse results in a few days time. The exams regulator, quual, has withdrawn its advice on how pupils can appeal their allocated grades, just hours after making the advice public. The government has been under fire since thursday, when a level results were awarded and nearly 40 of teacher assessments were downgraded. Now, a former conservative education secretary, says the government should stop digging itself a hole and postpone this weeks gcse results. With the latest, heres s our education editor, branwen jeffreys. Outraged, disappointed by their a levels. The common theme is anger. A lot of people are really sad and stressed. It is a very stressful time. Your future is uncertain. Students brought their protest to westminster today. I was predicted aaa, and i got given bcc. And ijust think its unfair that we got given t
We take a look at how their president ial candidate joe biden is viewed by the party faithful. Hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world and i hope you can stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. In belarus, the largest Anti Government protests since last weeks disputed elections have been taking place, with further calls for Alexander Lukashenko to step down. But hes vowing to stay in power, claiming belarus is under threat from foreign forces. Mr lukashenko is accused of rigging the vote and unleashing a violent crackdown against demonstrators. Its thought as many as 100,000 people took to the streets in the centre of the capital, minsk, from where jonah fisher has sent us this report. Chanting. A week after the disputed election, belarus is voting with its feet. The centre of the capital, minsk, taken over by hundreds of thousands of people. United in their demand that alexander lu kashenko, the only president this countr
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. Joining me are andy silvester, Deputy Editor of city am, and caroline wheeler, the deputy Political Editor of the sunday times. Just a quick canter through the front pages. The i describes this week as the biggest week for the nhs since its inception, as a new temporary hospital is set to open at a london exhibition centre, with 4,000 beds. The metro also concentrates on the new Field Hospital, as the uks coronavirus death toll soared by 87 in a day, from 335 to 422. The Daily Telegraph reports that Police Officers are to persuade, cajole, negotiate and advise the public to follow lockdown restrictions, as Law Enforcement leaders said they dont want to be compelled to take more draconian measures that are being commonly used abroad. The express picks up on Matt Hancocks promise that millions of new antibody tests will help britain defeat coronavirus. It also reports a study claiming 50 of us may have b