shares in the swiss banking giant credit suisse fall to a record low as investors remain worried after the collapse of silicon valley bank. a high court in pakistan orders police to halt their operation to arrest former prime minister imran khan until thursday, following clashes between police and his supporters. conflicting accounts from washington and moscow as a us drone crashes into the black sea after an encounter with russian fighter jets. and a small number of wolves settle in belgium for the first time in more than 100 years as numbers rise across europe. hello. we start here in the uk where the chancellorjeremy hunt has been setting out his budget, pledging to build for the future . the uk economy is set to shrink this year, but it is no longer expected to enter a recession. mr hunt also says the inflation forecast is to fall from above 10%, to just under 3% by the end of 2023. but the labour leader, sir keir starmer, accuses the government of dressing up stagnat
we can t afford to be able to put her in nursery for some days a week so i can go back to work. so it s quite difficult really, but announcing this sounds really promising. big changes to pensions too to encourage people to stay in employment, but the chancellor s plans prompt accusations that his budget favours the rich. also on the programme tonight. markets fall in europe and the us amid concerns about the troubled banking giant credit suisse. it s a lovely ball through to benzema. break s here for vinicius. then benzema. and there s no miracle in madrid as liverpool are knocked out of the champions league. and coming up in the sport, but you left the best of the action from snakes champions league clashes, it is mission improbable liberal pool and nurture it, find out how they fare against the defending champions. liverpool. good evening. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has pledged to build for the future in his first budget, promising it will deliver growth. he told mp
welcome to the programme. it was budget day here in britain today. a big set piece annual event in which the chancellor stairs into the crystal ball, and tries to predict the future and how best to steer the uk economy through it. the obstacles in his way are common to europe and the united states. high inflation, higher interest rates, and since the pandemic, an intractably acute labour shortage. this graph trackjob vacancies across europe since august 2022, historically high after the pandemic, but you will see the uk, the red line at the very top, is struggling more than most. with 1.1 million vacancies. if more people are employed, more people are paying tax. the good news for the chancellor is that the uk will swerve recession this year thanks to growth returning by the summer. but the economy will still contract by 0.2%. and any brighter news, is tempered by slower growth over the long term. mr hunt said the uk would only grow by 1.8% next year and byjust 2.5% in 2025
we re just 16 days out from the midterm elections. as campaign 22 is hitting the home stretch, democrats are also facing economic headwinds. i am worried about the level of voter turnout, what democrats have got to do is contrast their economic plan with the republicans. elections are about the future. they re about the economy. nobody said we re doing abortion rather than the economy. it s about both. how much is the economy and the rising prices going to impact your vote in november? it s a lot to do with it. because our economy has got you have control. reporter: so the cost of living is just high. exactly, that s the biggest impact. everything s high. you know, rent, you know, gas, food, all of it it s inflated. i m pamela brown and you are live in the cnn newsroom . just 16 days from now, the dust will be settling in the nation s midterm elections, when voters will decide which party they want to control the house and senate. and polls show voter inte
but turning hotter again in the south east. temperatures could reach 30 degrees, but certainly not looking at the temperatures we started the week with. thank you, sarah. that is the news at six. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. the news continues here on bbc one as now it is time to join news continues here on bbc one as now it is time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. good night. hello there. here is what s coming up hello there. here is what s coming up for you. it is lift off for the lionesses once again. a look back at last night s victory and ask where they can improve ahead of their women zero semifinal. we will also head live to oregon where she defends her world tighter later this evening. and in the last stages, he is still on top of the tour de france, but there has been bad news for chris froom mac. hello and welcome to sportsday. good evening, the england head coach sarina wiegman