meaningful, i think then certainly we will have a huge reaction in the market. but for now, i don t really see anything more meaningful coming into the market. so anything more meaningful coming into the market. into the market. so we have reached the into the market. so we have reached the halfway - into the market. so we have reached the halfway point i into the market. so we have reached the halfway point of 2023. how would you describe the health of the global economy? the health of the global econom ? . v . economy? that s an intriguing question- economy? that s an intriguing question- i economy? that s an intriguing question. ithink economy? that s an intriguing question. i think throughout l question. i think throughout this year, central banks and lawmakers and policymakers have been very much focused on taming inflation, bringing inflation under control. and a lot of these banks have failed to bring inflation to the target level, which is still running quite
over a million for charity. hello and welcome to the programme. security forces in iran have used live ammunition on protesters in several cities, a0 days after the death of mahsa amini in police custody. she was arrested after allegedly wearing her hijab incorrectly. people took to the streets in 30 cities across the country with some businesses also closing to show their solidarity. our correspondent rana rahimpour reports. chanting. day a0 of iran protest and forty days since the death of mahsa amini, the young iranian kurdish woman who has become a symbol for iran s protest movement. this is the city of saqez, her birthplace. the authorities did everything to stop people attending her memorial day. they blocked the roads and closed all the schools and universities of kurdistan province. but they failed. and thousands of people marched to her grave. the violent crackdown of the protests have failed to stop them. videos show demonstrations in tehran, the capital and at leas
it is bbc news. the headlines. as the prime minister fights for her political life, the new chancellor admits mistakes were made in rolling out the new economic policy and that some taxes will rise. we out the new economic policy and that some taxes will rise. some taxes will rise. we are going to take some some taxes will rise. we are going to take some tough some taxes will rise. we are going to take some tough decisions, - some taxes will rise. we are going to take some tough decisions, not| to take some tough decisions, not just on spending but also on tax because we have to show the world that we have a plan that adds up financially and that is the way that we will get stability back in the situation. but there is more bad news for the government, the bank of england says interest rates may have to go up higher than predicted. we interest rates may have to go up higher than predicted. interest rates may have to go up higher than predicted. we will not hesitate to r
gales are expected for many tomorrow, rain followed by sunshine and showers. a big area of low pressure sits across iceland, the associated weather front bringing pretty wet weather across many central and western part to the course of the afternoon. you can see the extent of a rain. some brightness expected for the north of scotland and the south east will escape most of the rain, staying dry with glimmers of brightness and feeling mild. you can see where the rain will be generally across more central parts, heavy bursts of rain for south west scotland into north west england and parts of wales, temperatures up to 20 degrees in the south east, mild across the board and quite blustery. this evening and overnight the rain really peps up, some heavy bursts, persistent uptime, the south east tends tuesday dry and you will notice as the winds pick up it will become very mild, 16 degrees will be the low for england and wales, pretty much daytime temperatures overnight, mild furthe
in the studio to discuss all that are bronwen maddox, director and chief executive of chatham house, an independent organisation, which under its royal charter exists to advance the sciences of international politics, economics, and jurisprudence . the charter dates from 1926, bronwen maddox from last month; but her appointment is the culmination of a distinguished career reporting the world. michael goldfarb has been a foreign correspondent for npr, national public radio, in the united states. his podcast is the first rough draft of history. stefanie bolzen is uk and ireland correspondent for the german media group, die welt, including for its newspaper of the same name a paper established in hamburg by the british army of occupation, one month after winston churchill delivered his speech warning that an iron curtain was descending and dividing europe. talk about unfinished business! bronwyn, let s begin with that unfinished business of the new prime minister. we will