Across the board on issue after issue, he laid out both achievements and an agenda for the future. The average American Household is better off in real terms. The white house touting the resiliency of the biden economy and the president is getting ready to head to philadelphia to kick off a 20state blitz to tout the economic record. Hello, on this friday afternoon. Great to have you here today. Thank you for having me. Aishah hasnie in for john roberts on this friday. This is America Reports. The president is using the address to the nation to try to win americans back on the economy, calling it not inflation, its corporate shrinkflation. But we caught up with americans at a diner in the last hour and theyre not buying it. Frankly, when i see a difference in the total at the bottom of my receipt at the Grocery Store and the gas station, thats when ill start feeling better about the economy. We might want something really bad but its four more dollars more expensive, so we get the cheap
lowers the price cap for gas and electricity but bills are still expected to rise because of less government support. i think it is time that members of this house grew up. betty boothroyd the first woman to be elected speaker of the house of commons has died at the age of 93. and a former love island star takes on a youtuber in boxing s most anticipated contest between two novices. and coming up on the bbc news channel. a moment to remember for 16 year old mia brookes, becoming britain s first snowboard slopestyle world champion in georgia. good afternoon. a deal could finally be agreed today on post brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland, after more than a year of negotiations between the uk and european union. talks will begin shortly in windsor between the prime minister rishi sunak and the european commission president ursula von der leyen it s thought the two leaders could sign off a deal in the next few hours. ursula von der leyen says she is looking
but the prime minister now has to sell his deal and persuade the sceptics. will the so called windsor framework get the approval of unionists in northern ireland and what will it mean for future relations with the eu? also on the programme. why your energy bills are likely to go up from april despite the amount companies can charge households going down. i think it is time that members of this house grew up. tributes are paid to betty boothroyd who s died she broke 700 years of tradition to become the first female speaker of the house of commons. and what does this bout between two more famous on social media than in the ring mean for the future of boxing? and coming up on sport on the bbc news channel, all set for a grandstand finish in new zealand as jack leach gives england the chance of a historic win in wellington. but will it be the last cheap upgrade for some time? good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. historic, a breakthrough, a landmark the words of the pr
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
march, but its value will be sliced significantly. i will find out what that means for places like this pasty maker in bolton. in sport, one of britain s best reaction to the retirement of wales captain and record goal scorer gareth bale. good morning. a wet and windy day ahead. some heavy rain in all areas today, accompanied by gusty winds. it is going to feel very mild. details later in the programme. good morning. it s tuesday, the 10th of january. our main story. a search is under way for two british men who have gone missing while working as volunteers in ukraine. christopher parry, who s 28, and 48 year old andrew bagshaw, were last seen on friday, in the eastern donetsk region, where fighting with russia has been intense. the foreign office says it is supporting the families of both men. vincent mcaviney reports. this is christopher parry on friday, racing through bakhmut to save a civilian, oksana, who s in desperate need of rescue. filmed on friday, the 28 year old