In the 90s and early 00s. Now this comes hot on the heels of disappointing china trade data on tuesday showing exports sank at their fastest rate since the pandemic. Global demand for chinese made goods is falling, down more 14 in the year tojuly. But domestic demand is down too with imports also falling by more than 12 in the same period. Earlier, i spoke to janet mui, whos the head of Market Analysis at rbc brewin dolphin, and she explained where the deflation was coming from. Deflation data, basically mostly coming from food prices and also commodities prices like raw materials, energy, etc. Actually, if you look at the underlying inflation, things like services, things like tourism, leisure, hotels, actually they are up. The Core Inflation is up from 0. 4 to 0. 8 , but obviously its still pretty muted. So overall, i think it is a concern that china prices are contracting and it could be lasting for a while as well. How likely do you think it is, though, that china is going to be
45 people, including three children, had been on the vessel, which set off from the tunisian city of sfax last thursday. Four survivors originally from the ivory coast and guinea gave their accounts to coastguards after being brought ashore. The three men and a woman had initially been rescued by a cargo ship. These pictures show Rescue Workers helping migrants in trouble around the lampedusa coast at the weekend, one of several rescues in recent days. 0ur rome correspondent, sofia bettiza, has been following the story. This is another tragedy in the mediterranean sea. Only four people survived, the three men and a woman from guinea and the ivory coast. They said they were on board a ship with 45 people in total, including three children. They described it as a very small metal boat about seven metres long. They said that after a few hours at sea, the boat capsized and sank, apparently because of a big wave. It threw everybody into the water and they said that only 15 people were weari
as we had this morning, what is notable tonight is that it is much milder in the north of scotland, northern ireland and northern england in particular. why? because we have pulled in this more humid air, the southerly winds drawing that heat northwards, which is why we are looking at temperatures getting widely into the 20s on thursday. so, the morning fog, which lasts through the first part, clears away quite quickly. there could be the odd shower with cloud lingering and then cloud comes into the south west later. but, actually, it is for all intents and purposes a fine day. 25 in the central belt, 23 perhaps in some parts of northern ireland. 26 or 27 further south and east across england and wales. then, i say it is a brief burst of summer, of summer warmth because this low pressure comes in through friday. thursday night, into friday. it is starting to clear away on friday morning but drags its heels across the north east of scotland, possibly eastern areas. then there will be a
southerly winds drawing that heat northwards, so temperatures will get into the 20s on thursday. the morning fog will rush through the first part that clears away quickly and they could be the odd shower with cloud and then cloud comes into the south west later but it is a fine day. 25 in the central belt, 23 in northern ireland, windy six further south across england and wales. a brief burst of summer warmth because the next low pressure comes in and weather front is through friday. starting to clear away friday morning but it drags the weather across eastern areas and then there will be a peppering of showers behind. it is still quite warm, warm starting point on friday so we can still get 25 or 26 in southern and eastern areas but most places behind the weather front will feel fresher. a fresh feeling we can
weather, but for many there is sunshine on offer. a brief lived burst of summer. we have got weak weather fronts around, that is what is bringing the murky weather around, it is giving some drizzle to northern ireland moving to scotland. the high pressures moving northwards drying out the atmosphere and clearing the cloud. we will have some sunshine around but we have seen the best of that in scotland, rather more cloud throughout the rest of the afternoon. still windy and cool in 0rkney and shetland, 23 further south with sunshine. we will keep some cloud around the irish sea coast, a little bit of fog forming inland but what is notable tonight is it is much milder in northern england and scotland because we have pulled in this humid air. the southerly winds drawing that heat northwards, so temperatures will get