and the independent trade economist rebecca harding. we start here in the uk where the economy is expected to do worse than every other major advanced country this year, including russia which has been hit by a barrage of economic sanctions from the west. that s according to the international monetary fund, the imf. it said the uk economy will shrink by 0.6% in 2023, rather than grow slightly as previously predicted. here s what they ve had to say. we have a very challenging environment in the united kingdom. we have a large terms of charts meaning that an energy crisis is very strong and in a country where there is a high dependence on liquid natural gas in the high pass through of the wholesale price to the retail price and this is heading towards the cost of living crisis and we have an environment as a response to this high inflation, there was a tightening of monetary policy by the bank of england and in the uk, this fits quickly into mortgages because a lot of mortgag
four days on the run. the escaped pet tiger who left johannesburg residents worrying for their safety. hello and welcome. the prime minister of new zealand, jacinda ardern, has announced she will stand down next month, saying she no longer has enough in the tank after 5.5 challenging years in charge. her party will elect her replacement on sunday. our correspondent, shaimaa khalil sent this report. holding khalil sent this report. back tears, as she made this holding back tears, as she made this announcement. i holding back tears, as she made this announcement. this announcement. i will not be seeking this announcement. i will not be seeking re-election. - this announcement. i will not be seeking re-election. in . this announcement. i will not be seeking re-election. in ani be seeking re-election. in an emotional be seeking re-election. in an emotional press be seeking re-election. in an emotional press conference i emotional press conference jacinda ardern said she w