Their match against japan. They are two down against the former world champions. All to do in the Second Coming up on afternoon live half. All the sport gavin. Thanks, gavin. Kick off. Another big date of the and chris fawkes has womens world cup, scotland hoping all the weather. To put their campaign back on track, they will be in action against it has been soggy rather than scorching so far this summer. There japan. Thanks gavin, and chris fawkes has all the weather. Has been torrential rain and signs take a look back at how much rain of limited improvements over the has fallen in different parts of the next few days. Hopefully the worst uk in this miserable weather week of the flooding is behind us. And looking ahead to the thanks, chris. All important and looking ahead to the also coming up. All importa nt Weather Forecast and looking ahead to the all important Weather Forecast for the weekend, and signs of something a little bit drier. Other than pride, so easy, a man can also com
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
about the war in gaza this weekend to be mindful of the fear and distress injewish and muslim communities . it comes as the chancellorjeremy hunt has distanced himself from the home secretary s controversial comments yesterday, when she accused the police of showing favouritism to pro palestinian demonstrators. mr hunt said suella braverman s remarks were not words that he would have chosen. some senior conservatives claim what she said was unacceptable . our political correspondent charlotte rose reports. did you forget your resignation letter, home secretary? - with less than 2a hours until tomorrow s protest march in central london over conditions in gaza, the row over suella braverman s future as home secretary rumbles on. this morning, the chancellor became the latest cabinet member to distance himself from the remarks in her times article. the words that she used are not words that i myself would have used, but i have a productive relationship with her as a colleague
..when reality is so devastating? two year old fatima was stuck under the rubble of a bombing in gaza three weeks ago. her parents had tried for m years to have a baby. and then fatima was born. translation: what is her fault? what did she do wrong? we have to constantly give her painkillers. as soon as the effect of one wears off, i give her another. her life revolves around painkillers, and every other day she undergoes surgery. trapped in gaza, under the constant threat of being bombed. hospitals fill up with more wounded children. amira, 13. seven of her brothers were killed and her mother too. her father says they d fled to southern gaza for safety. that s where they were bombed. amira has spinal injuries. i want peace and security. i want to be treated and go back to normal life, to my home , she says. i want to feel safe. it s not clear if amira will be able to walk again. yogita limaye, bbc news, jerusalem. just a couple of these stories, the real lives on the gr