fascinating snapshot of business. we will start with the economy, where it recorded a growth of 0.01%. they fell by 0.8%, underscoring the impact of the ongoing strikes on the cost of living crisis. hardly booming, but a far cry from the record breaking recession that the bank of england was protecting six months ago. on thursday, they announce a major rethink of its forecast, said the uk will avoid going into recession. the bank also raised its main interest rate again by .25%, but is why it sets. it is the 12th right in a row and puts the cost of borrowing at around a 15 year high. areal cost of borrowing at around a 15 year high. area i spoke to stephen nolan, a lecturer at liverpool in economics, and asked him why the uk is lagging behind the other common needs. . . , is lagging behind the other common needs. . ., , ., needs. there are a number of factors, needs. there are a number of factors. but needs. there are a number of factors, but when needs. there are a numbe
in the three months tojune with forecasters warning recession is still likely later in the year. 7,000 extra hospital beds this winter, including in pop up sites the nhs in england unveils its plans to cope with expected pressures. more chaos for rail passengers train drivers prepare to strike tomorrow on nine lines across the country. # up in space, man. and, the shortlist is announced for hosting next year s eurovision song contest seven uk cities are in the running. and coming up on the bbc news channel: britain s rowers overcome problems in the quad sculls at the european championships to reach the medalfinal in munich. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. a drought has been declared in parts of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can announce stricter measures to conserve supplies, and it comes as yorkshire water became the latest to announce a hosepipe ban, in the wake of low rainfall and h
of our galaxy. the kremlin has accused western countries of using the un human rights council to demonise russia, after the body voted to investigate alleged war crimes in ukraine. the inquiry will examine accusations that moscow s forces carried out atrocities north of kyiv at the start of the war. in shocking images caught on cctv, the bbc has found clear evidence of war crimes alleged against russian soldiers near ukraine s capital. two unarmed civilians are shot in cold blood. our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, sent this report. it contains flashing images and some parts which you may find disturbing. these are russian soldiers on their way to loot and to kill, but their every move is caught on multiple cameras. and so is leonid, the security guard, as he approaches them. the men talk, even smoke and then, the soldiers leave. but suddenly, two turn back. they shoot leonid and a second man multiple times in their backs. leonid somehow survives. his boss dea
pudding to mark the queen s platinum jubilee. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the kremlin has accused western countries of using the un human rights council to demonise russia, after the body voted to investigate alleged war crimes in ukraine. the inquiry will examine accusations that moscow s forces carried out atrocities north of kyiv at the start of the war. in shocking images caught on cctv, the bbc has found clear evidence of war crimes alleged against russian soldiers near ukraine s capital two unarmed civilians are shot in cold blood. our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, sent this report. it contains flashing images and some parts which you may find disturbing. these are russian soldiers on their way to loot and to kill, but their every move is caught on multiple cameras. and so is leonid, the security guard, as he approaches them. the men talk, even smoke and then, the soldiers leave. but suddenly, two turn back. they sho