and an avalanche of tributes to the music legend tina turner. we talk to a journalist who saw one of her first concerts. hello and welcome. welcome to three hours of breaking life stories and checking out the truth behind them. we start with net migration to the uk, which reached record levels last year. 606,000 people were added to the population, as more people moved to the uk than left the country. the numbers were boosted by the arrival of hundreds of thousands of international students, and skilled workers, including more than 200,000 nurses and carers. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has said net migration is too high and he wants to bring the numbers down. earlier, i asked our head of data, robert cuffe, to break it down for us. the main number is 600,000 people coming through, the main reasons why we are seeing such a large number is people coming to the uk from outside the eu, migration within the eu is actually not that substantial, and i can show you that now. the
we start in china where earlier today we got to see more evidence of its economic difficulties. new home prices fell for the fifth straight month in november while property investment dropped 9.4% over the year so far. retail sales growth missed forecasts but on the plus side, industrial output, what those factories churn out, expanded in november at its fastest pace since the start of last year. the world bank is forecasting that china s economy will slow next year, with annual growth falling from 5.2% to 4.5%. duncan wrigley is chief china economist at pantheon macroeconomics. he told us more about the economic data we ve seen come out today from china. the general picture is pretty soft, soggy. one standout piece of data, actually, is the accelerated decline in existing home prices. now, property market, as i m sure everyone knows, is very weak in china. but part of the process is going to be clearing some of the excess overhang. there s a lot of investment properties boug
after a large survey showed more than 80% felt they weren t listened to when asking for help. you ve either got a vagina or a voice. you don t seem to have both, do you? three will become two. conservative mps prepare to vote on the final candidates to become the next prime minister. commentator: gold forjake wightman! and a stunning performance. jake wightman becomes the first british man in nearly a0 years to win the world 1500 metres title. and coming up on the bbc news channel, england s biggest test of the euros is here. they face spain in the quarterfinals in brighton tonight. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the mayor of london says yesterday was the busiest day for the capital s fire service since the second world war. more than a0 properties in london were destroyed by fires which broke out in record breaking temperatures. and there were major incidents in other parts of the country including norfolk, suffolk, lincolnshire, leicestershire and south
says the local council and the police failed to protect some children. president macron s reform plans for france have been cast into doubt, after his ensemble group loses its majority in parliament. and after a huge conservation effort to save the mountain gorillas of rwanda, what does it teach us about saving other animals from extinction? and coming up on the bbc news channel. brilliance in brookline, matt fitzpatrick wins his first major at the us open, nine years after winning the amateur title at the same venue. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. britain is facing its biggest rail strike in 30 years this week, with a significant disruption to services across england, scotland and wales. last minute talks between unions and rail bosses are continuing, but no breakthrough is currently in sight. the extent of the strikes likely impact is shown by this official map indicating the lines with limited services and reveals that many areas will have no services
and it s all or nothing for arsenal manager mikel arteta, as he speaks to us about the importance of family, discipline and passion ahead of the new season. good morning from the commonwealth games, where adam peaty has his spark back. after he reached the lowest of the lowest earlier this week, he roared back to form with gold in the 50 metres breaststroke. good morning. today will be less windy, good morning. today will be less windy, less good morning. today will be less windy, less humid. more sunshine than yesterday. still a few showers in the than yesterday. still a few showers in the full than yesterday. still a few showers in the full cast and i will tell you where in the full cast and i will tell you where later in the programme. it s wednesday, the 3rd of august. our main story. the most senior american politician to visit taiwan in 25 years, nancy pelosi, has met the island s president and addressed its parliament, during a trip that s been condemned by ch