weather, possibly 15 or 16 even. to the north, chilly, the shower is a tad wintry on the tops of the scottish mountains but that milder air will move northwards again as we head towards the end of the week. we are looking at the prospect of some 16 and welcome to scotland s largest town, a stone s throw from glasgow. historically, it was a labour stronghold until the party s rout in scotland in 2015, when the snp had a spectacular win here. so with a general election looming, what are the preoccupations and passions of the people of paisley be it domestic issues or defence, education and the environment, young and old, rich and poor? tonight, politicians and people from every major sector are gathered to debate how they, and scotland, are faring 25 years on from the opening of scotland s parliament. good evening. applause paisley became an economic powerhouse in the industrial revolution, at the forefront of the textile industry, home of the famous paisley pattern, and equa
let s get down to business. america s supreme court is set to hear two cases back to back that could reshape the internet. the first is gonzalez vs google. the second case being heard on wednesday is twitter vs taamneh. both deal with whether tech platforms should have legal immunity for what their users choose to post. for more, here s our north america business correspondent michelle fleury. should tech companies be held liable for harmful content promoted by their algorithms? that is the question being put before america s top court. eight years ago, gonzalez, 23 year old exchange student was killed by ices gunmen in paris. the family in seeking justice for her death is targeting google s video platform, youtube, alleging that by distributing terrorist training videos on its side, the tech giant acted as a recruiting platform for isis, in violation of us laws about helping terrorists. at the centre of this landmark as is a federal court forged in the earliest days of today
the imf said it welcomed steps announced by policymakers earlier this month to stabilise china s beleaguered property sector. lets get the low down now with louise loo, who is china economist at oxford economics. louise, looking for china. projected to grow beyond expectations. projected to grow beyond expectations. yes, exactly. this is very expectations. yes, exactly. this is very positive - this is very positive assessment. i think the upgrade to the growth forecast notjust this year, next year, suggest to us that there is a good sense of expectation that policies will continue to be quite supportive of the economy. i think generally it is quite good news if you think about the different structural problems the economy faces, including property. including property. property bein: including property. property being the including property. property being the main including property. property being the main one. - including property. property being the main one. it
we begin in france today, where a third national lockdown looms large, but the french government is insisting it s doing everything possible to avert more restrictions that could be devastating for the economy. a year ago to the day, president macron appeared on television confirming the closure of schools and the stay at home order that led to the country s first lockdown. officials say the paris region may be forced to lock down soon, as patients with new covid 19 variants fill up hospitals intensive care wards, with special medical planes taking patients from the paris area to less saturated regions over the weekend. france currently has a 6pm nationwide curfew in place with weekend lockdowns in two regions, but it is still seeing a rise in case numbers. joining me now is tomasz michalski, economics professor, hec paris. good to see you again. first, do you think a third nationwide lockdown is inevitable as macro unfortunately, the lockdown of some sorts might appear at t