yes, indeed, the thought of a chip implant may send a shiver down your spine, that comes later but we begin with the latest warning from the international monetary fund. it has slashed its forecast for the global economy, saying it will grow by only 2.7% next year, with many countries in recession. in its six month update, the imf said the worst was yet to come. this forecast comes as the fund and internationalfinance ministers meet in washington. our north america business correspondent michelle fleury has more from the us capital. the international monetary fund had bad news forjust about everyone. according to its latest forecast, a third of countries will be in recession next year. and whatever growth the others have, it will be far less than they had hoped for. on top of that, the fund s less than they had hoped for. on top of that, the funds to balcomba speaking to the bbc insisted central banks must continue to raise interest rates to fight inflation. if central banks
in a desperate attempt to get their money out, amid rampant inflation and a currency crisis. my guest is lebanon s minister of economy and trade, amin salam. politicians have failed lebanon for decades. will that change before the meltdown is complete? minister amin salam, currently in washington, dc, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you, stephen, glad to be with you. well, we re delighted to have you in our washington studio. let me ask you, minister, do you think you and your government are levelling with the lebanese people, and indeed with the international community as well, about the scale of the economic catastrophe that your country is currently living through? absolutely. stephen, let me tell you, it has been quite a challenging year since our government took office and we started really working on a very tough mission to recover the economy in lebanon and to fix all the mess that the past two decades have left lebanon in. our government came with a big title th
it s not a problem. and england stand on the brink of women s football history, as they take on germany in the european championship final at wembley. hello and welcome to bbc news. the us state of kentucky has been hit by its worst floods for decades, killing at least 25 people. hundreds of homes and businesses have been flooded in the east of the state, and president biden has declared it a major disaster. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. flowing water, powerful enough to sweep away entire homes. torrential rain has wreaked havoc. some areas received more than 20 cm in a 24 hour period. swollen streams and mudslides have torn through several communities with devastating results. everything s gone. like, everything is gone. my whole life is gone. there s no words. it sjust hard to imagine. there s nothing, really, that you can do, but we re are just glad that we got out. some areas are difficult for rescuers to reach because local roads have been badly
frailty had led his decision. a22 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a death of a nine year old girl in boston. it comes after link this year police released cctv images over the killing of the girl who was fatally killed in the town centre on thursday. a kind, caring adorable little girl. a nine year old said to bejust girl. a nine year old said to be just playing girl. a nine year old said to bejust playing in girl. a nine year old said to be just playing in the street when she was allegedly murdered. her classmates, friends among those who have been leaving flowers for her today. i been leaving flowers for her toda . , ., been leaving flowers for her toda. , ., . . today. i used to dance with her, today. i used to dance with her. she today. i used to dance with her. she is today. i used to dance with her, she is really today. i used to dance with her, she is really kind - her, she is really kind and this incident broke my heart. i this in