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
programme: fighting rages in eastern ukraine in one of the bloodiest battles since the start of the war, as russia sends in mercenary forces. more torrential rain and storms in california wreak damage and put millions of people at risk. and evading rescue: the seal trapped in a fishing lake in essex who, funnily enough, seems to be in no hurry to leave. and coming up on the bbc news channel. england captain 0wen farrell is set to be clearfor their six nations opener against scotland despite a four week ban for a dangerous tackle. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. ambulance workers in england and wales are striking over pay for a second time. they have been joined this time by call handlers, which is why managers are warning the impact of this strike is likely to be worse than last month s. some of the walkouts started at midnight, but the duration and scale of the disruption varies across different parts of england and wales. only the east of england ambulance
For change in hollywood at last nights Golden Globes. A new day is on the horizon attendees wore black outfits to mark the first major awards ceremony since Sexual Harassment scandals rocked the entertainment industry. Are you suffering from aussie flu . It seems so many people are, but is it worse than usual and is it too late to get a flu jab . Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. The . The Prime Minister has been carrying out a reshuffle of her cabinet, the Major Players in the cabinet are virtually unchanged with philip hammond, amber rudd, borisjohnson and david davis all remaining in post, althoutheremy hunt has a new title as secretary of state for health and social care. Lets have a look at some of the appointments. We dont know yet who is to take over at education but earlier Karen Bradley was appointed Northern Ireland secretary. Replacing James Brokenshire who has resigned due to ill health. Matt hancock has become the new secretary of state for culture, media and sport. While
To the pandemic means europe will have to wait a little longer to defend their title against the usa in wisconsin. Feeling upbeat during lockdown. Well find out why pop music is getting jollier during this time of trouble. And if its the rain outside not making you happy, i tell you something, brighter, drier weather is on something, brighter, drier weather isoni something, brighter, drier weather is on i will have your full forecast later. Its thursday 9 july. Our top story the cost of dealing with the Coronavirus Crisis now stands at nearly £190 billion, after the chancellor announced a raft of measures to help kick start the economy. £30 billion will be used to help furloughed staff return to work, as well as cut to vat on tourism and hospitality. Keith doyle reports. When it comes to staged photo calls, getting the chancellor to serve lunch is among the better ones although he wasnt quite sure who ordered the katsu curry. Rishi sunak was highlighting his summer economic plan to p