Its wednesday 25th october. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The uk economy is growing and at a faster rate than economists were expecting. The latest figures from the office for National Statistics paint a more positive picture of the economy. The figures show that the uk economy grew by 0. 4 between july and september. Most economists were expecting growth of 0. 3 which is how much the economy grew in the first two quarters. The bank of englands main Interest Rate is at the record low of 0. 25 . Todays Economic News increases the chances that the central bank will raise interests next month. Will raise Interest Rates next month. We can speak to our economics editor kamal ahmed. Why is the economy growing faster than many experts were predicting . think weve had better manufacturing news. Since the referendum, sterling has declined in value, which means oui has declined in value, which means our exports are has declined in value, which means oui exports are more has de
In my eyes, he deserves nothing less than a life sentence, and i hope he gets it. I hope they throw away the key and he never comes out. Never to do this to anybody else again. Paterson has been told to expect a custodial sentence when he attends court tomorrow. The maximum punishment is life in prison. Jeremy cook, bbc news. And join huw edwards for the bbc wales leaders debate. Applause good evening, noswaith dda, a warm welcome to the sse Swalec Stadium in the heart of the welsh Capitalfor A Special Live election debate, and welcome to people across the uk watching on the bbc news channel. This is where well be spending the next 90 minutes, testing the pledges and ambitions of five Political Parties in wales. As voters prepare to visit the Polling Stations on thursday of next week, well be exploring some of the biggest issues featuring in this campaign, from the challenges of the Brexit Process ahead to the questions raised by the terrible events in Manchester Last week. We asked th
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