two weeks since nicola bulley disappeared whilst walking her dog in lancashire. now the police are extending their search downstream. and 10,000 tickets to a concert to mark the king s coronation in may are on offer via a ballot. the uk saw no economic growth in the final three months of last year according to the latest official statistics released this morning. it means the country narrowly avoided what s defined as a recession two consecutive quarters when the economy shrinks. the government says it shows the uk was more resilient than expected, after the bank of england had warned of a long period of stagnation. but the economy did shrink by 0.5% in december, and business leaders warn that firms are still struggling. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, says there is reason for optimism. well, the fact that we have avoided a recession, in fact we were the fastest growing major country last year, shows there is underlying resilience in the uk economy. but we are not out of the w
hello and welcome to bbc news. there are reports of a mass shooting during celebrations for the lunar new year in california. it isn t clear how many people were involved. the shooting took place after 10pm local time, around the location of a chinese new year celebration held in monterey park. tens of thousands of people had attended the festival earlier in the day. monterey park has a population of around 60000 and is home to a large asian community. for the latest, we have here in studio our bbc reporter, david waddell. what more do we know? very limited, the facts we what more do we know? very limited, the facts we have what more do we know? very limited, the facts we have at what more do we know? very limited, the facts we have at the what more do we know? very limited, the facts we have at the moment. - what more do we know? very limited, the facts we have at the moment. it i the facts we have at the moment. it happened at 10pm local time, it is about four hours
territory in an apparent hardening of its position. a city remembers five years on from the manchester arena bomb that killed 22 people. hello and welcome to bbc news. australia s incoming prime minister, anthony albanese, has vowed to sweep aside his country s reputation for dragging its heels in the fight against climate change. wildfires, bleached out coral reefs and flooding have made made australia a byword for climate fuelled disruption. mr albanese looks set to be sworn in as prime minister on monday, before he heads to tokyo for a meeting with the leaders of the us, japan and india. he s signalled a major shift in climate change policy, saying australia could become a renewable energy superpower. the quad leaders meeting is an absolute priority for australia and it enables us to send a message to the world that there is a change of government, there will be some changes in policy, particularly with regard to climate change and our engagement with the world on those
engagement and working together to take on challenges of regional security including addressing the threat posed by the democratic people s republic of korea. as monkeypox spreads worldwide, uk doctors say it could have a massive impact on access to sexual health services. polls close in parts of australia as two political veterans battle it out for the country s top job. and could this be the first of record breaking heatwaves across europe? hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. relations were already difficult after finland applied to join nato, prompted by the war in ukraine. now moscow has taken action against its neighbour over energy supplies. russia s energy giant, gazprom has switched off gas deliveries it says finland is refusing to comply with a demand that it pay for energy in roubles. meanwhile, the british foreign secretary has said she wants to see ukraine s neighbour moldova armed with nato standard military equipment to guard