the prime minister and scotland s first minister meet for the first time in inverness. one of the things they discussed was a law passed in scotland last month to make it easier to change gender. what i m concerned about is the impact of the bill across the united kingdom, and as is entirely standard, the uk government would take advice on that. millions more people in england will be prescribed cholesterol lowering drugs to cut their risk of heart attacks and strokes. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the latest gdp figures show the uk economy unexpectedly grew in november, helped by a boost from the world cup. the uk s gross domestic product rose by 0.1%. gdp is a key measure of all the activity of companies, governments and individuals in an economy. it also helps government decide how much it can spend on public services and how much it needs to raise in taxes. the services sector was the biggest driver of growth in november as people went out to watch world cup games
lisa marie presley the musician and only child of elvis presley has died after being taken to hospital in los angeles suffering cardiac arrest. she was 5a. her mother, priscilla, announcing her death, described her as the most passionate, strong and loving woman she d known. from los angeles, peter bowes reports. this was lisa marie presleyjust two days ago at the golden globe awards. her death was sudden. the 54 year old was rushed to hospital after falling ill at her home in the los angeles suburb of cala basas. hours later, priscilla presley issued this statement. born in memphis, lisa marie inherited herfather s graceland estate at the age of nine following his sudden death. she followed him into the music industry, becoming a singer songwriter. she released three albums during a career that embraced the legacy of elvis. you know, it would have definitely been easier for me to take up nursing or planting or truck driving, even. but music has been important for me, and
28 year old chris parry is from truro. he went out to ukraine last march. he fundraised to get a vehicle to help with the rescues. the organisation mission ukraine, which has been helping with aid, drove it out to him. a couple of weeks later, chris messaged us, saying, we ve actually lost the truck that we ve delivered. didn t last very long, because they d been ambushed, and the car ended up in a ditch. they tried to recover it, but they couldn t get to it because there were russian snipers. and it was just safer to leave it there, so, yeah, they left the car there. the car stayed in the ditch. and that s kind of what happens over there. the cars don t last very long. bye, car, you re more of a target, but you can fly to a destination in two minutes, and then fly back out in two minutes. by car, you re more of a target, but you can fly to a destination in two minutes, and then fly back
and that s kind of what happens over there. i the cars don t last very long. by car, you re more of a target, but you can fly to a destination in two minutes, and then fly back out in two minutes. hopefully, just do it quick enough so the drones don t spot you, then you canjust park it behind a building and hide. but yeah, a lot of volunteers won t go any more, but there are people there who want to get out, so i m willing to go. chris has been missing since friday. i asked arnaud if he had any news of chris s whereabouts. wagner, the private militia company, they apparently posted some footage in telegram channels. the passports were found near one body that may be the body of one of the two volunteers, but again, there is no confirmation. so we need to be very careful with this information. the bbc has not been able to confirm this. the foreign office reiterated that the two men are still missing, and that they are currently supporting both families. johnny rutherford, bbc news.
didn t last very long, because they d been ambushed, and the car ended up in a ditch. they tried to recover it, i but they couldn t get to it because there were russian snipers. and it was just safer - to leave it there, so, yeah, they left the car there. the car stayed in the ditch. and that s kind of what happens over there. i the cars don t last very long. by car, you re more of a target, but you can fly to a destination in two minutes, and then fly back out in two minutes. hopefully, just do it quick enough so the drones don t spot you, then you canjust park it behind a building and hide. but yeah, a lot of volunteers won t go any more, but there are people there who want to get out, so i m willing to go. chris has been missing since friday. i asked arnaud if he had any news of chris s whereabouts. wagner, the private militia company, they apparently posted some footage in telegram channels. the passports were found near one body that may be the body of one of the two volunteers,