the defence secretary grant shapps said the royal navy is working on a new dragonfire laser weapon to complement its existing weaponry, the sea viper air defence system. that s to be upgraded with a new warhead and software to counter ballistic missile threats. here s grant shapps. we have, for example, the largest ships that we have ever put to sea in the aircraft carriers. i toss it off, i think, 13 frigates and destroyers which are under commission at the moment. we are modernising the navy, going throughjust massive through just massive capitalisation programme and just this morning, for example, i have been on x, twitter, yesterday, the results of a new weapon which is a laser weapon called dragonfire, capable of doing what those men and women on hms diamond have been doing, with the sea viper missile system, and doing it with a labour laser instead to bring down incoming so the technology is also moving on very fast, as well as the investment. economists have warned
Markets have climbed since the start of the year boosting tech stocks. Also some robust earnings from the incorporates and hopes that the central bank will start to ease Monetary Policy this year. Just talk us through this rally. It is an auspicious moment, but what does it tell us about what is happening . It does it tell us about what is happening . Does it tell us about what is haueninu . ,. ,. , happening . It is a funny moment, you have not happening . It is a funny moment, you have got the happening . It is a funny moment, you have got the dow happening . It is a funny moment, you have got the dow jones happening . It is a funny moment, you have got the dow jones up happening . It is a funny moment, you have got the dow jones up 40,000 i have got the dowjones up 40,000 points, there are a caps on sale that you can buy that its a dell 40,000. They are selling for around 25 a hat right now. All of this for anindex 25 a hat right now. All of this for an index that represents about 3
View to end their long running dispute over pay. The British Medical Association said that its Junior Doctors committee had entered a new intensive phase of talks. Junior doctors have staged a series of walkouts over the past year as part of a campaign by the bma calling for pay campaign by the bma calling for pay restoration. The health secretary, victoria atkins, said she was pleased the bma have agreed to explore mediation. Agreed to explore mediation. Fought the latest stories . You can sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen, or you can go to gb news. Com slash alerts. Now its time for headliners. Time for headliners. Hello and welcome to headliners. Youll run through of tomorrows front pages with three comedians, two and a half voices. Tonight possibly. Im one of them. Simon evans. Im joined by the fabulous josh howie and paul cox, whos suffering some laryngitis challenges. I am. I am. I am. Its the worse. Its the worse. Its the worse. Its getting better.
At an annual rate of 3. 4 in april, down from 3. 5 in march. It doesnt sound much of a drop, but it was the first time this year that inflation has fallen as expected, suggesting the fed could finally be winning the battle against soaring prices. Heres erin delmore in new york. A banner day on wall street with all three major indexes closing at record highs. Thats right the dow, the s p 500 and the nasdaq all hit their highest levels ever. The catalyst wednesdays Consumer Price index report which showed inflation rising less rapidly in april than wed seen in the first three months of the year. Fed Chairjerome Powell had said just a day earlier that fed officials were surprised by this years higher than expected readouts. Traders keenly watch Inflation Figures for clues on how the fed will move forward on Interest Rates. Any news of price increases easing raises their hopes the Interest Rates will be cut sooner rather than later. Now more investors expect the fed to make its first rate
Guards. If ambush that killed two prison guards. If youve ambush that killed two prison guards. If youve ever ambush that killed two prison guards. If youve ever found yourself stuck on hold , how yourself stuck on hold, how about waiting 800 years . That is how long people in britain spent waiting to talk to the taxman. Last year , a damning report from last year, a damning report from the governments spending watchdog found taxpayers were on hold to hmrc for around 7,000,000 hours in that tax yeah 7,000,000 hours in that tax year. It was less than half that time before the pandemic. Fewer calls are now being answered and those who do manage to get through spend longer on the phone amid whats being called a declining spiral of customer service. And Junior Doctors in service. And Junior Doctors in england have entered mediated talks with the government with a view to end their long running dispute over pay. The British Medical Association said that its Junior Doctors committee had ente