violin plays. ceremonies are being held to mark holocaust memorial day to remember the millions of people persecuted and murdered by the nazis. and britain s alfie hewett and gordon reid secure theirfourth successive australian open wheelchair doubles title their 16th grand slam title together. hello and welcome. the chancellor, jeremy hunt will make a major speech shortly about where long term growth in our economy will come from. mr hunt is expected to dismiss gloom as he sets out plans to increase productivity in the uk. it s also thought he ll pledge a relentless focus on the key industries of the future. but it comes against the backdrop of a cost of living crisis and ongoing strikes about public sector pay. it comes in a week the government has faced accusations it has no long term plans for growth. according to advance extracts from his speech released by the treasury he will say. the government will offer a plan for long term prosperity based on british genius
terminating in west london rather than the heart of the capital. a record fine for a hospital trust in nottingham after the mistakes that lead to the death of a baby, shortly after her mother gave birth. these criminal proceedings are designed to act as a punishment and a deterrent. no financial penalty will ever bring wynter back. appeals for calm in memphis tennessee, after the death of a black man who d been stopped by police: five officers have been charged with his murder. and the holocaust survivor who s turned to tiktok to teach a new generation about the horrors of the nazi death camps. and coming up on the bbc news channel: former burnley boss sean dyche is set to be named as everton s new manager following frank lampard s sacking earlier this week. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has been defending the government s record on economic growth. in a speech this morning, he said there s too much gloom about the economy, an
events here in the uk and across the world mark holocaust memorial day on the anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz birkenau nazi death camp. and the actress sylvia syms, best known for her roles in the films ice cold in alex and the queen, has died at the age of 89. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has been defending the government s record on economic growth. in a speech, he said there s too much gloom about the economy, and that the uk can be the next silicon valley with a network of investment zones, and brexit a catalyst for growth. but his speech follows recent warnings that thousands of british businesses face bankruptcy and news this week of a slump in the uk car manufacturing industry. this report from our economics correspondent, andy verity. uncertainty has made it really difficult to attract investment into the uk, and that is the number one thing we need to address. there are absolutely decisions available to british
extremist videos that influenced two mass killings in the united states. daniel harris was convicted of encouraging terrorism. us presidentjoe biden urges protesters in tennessee to remain peaceful after five former memphis police officers are charged with the murder of a black man, tyre nichols. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has been defending the government s record on economic growth. in a speech, he said there s too much gloom about the economy, and that the uk can be the next silicon valley with a network of investment zones, and brexit a catalyst for growth. but his speech follows recent warnings that thousands of british businesses face bankruptcy and a slump in the uk car manufacturing industry. this report from our economics correspondent, andy verity. uncertainty has made it really difficult to attract investment into the uk, and this is what we need to address. what we need is a plan. a growing chorus of business leaders has b
right have talked about an existential crisis, britain teetering on the edge and that all we can hope for is that things don t get worse. i welcome the debate, but chancellors too are allowed their say. and i say simply this. decline declinism has always been wrong in the past ideas wrong today. some of the gloom is based on statistics that don t reflect the whole picture. like every g7 country, our growth was slower in the years after the financial crisis than before it. but since 2010, the uk has grown faster than france, japan, italy, not at the bottom, but right in the middle of the pack. since the exit referendum, we have grown at about the same rate as germany. yes, we have not returned to pre pandemic employment or output levels. but an