Reassure people worried about their sexuality or gender or religion. The five pence charge on plastic bags could be extended to small shops and businesses in england which are currently exempt. The boom in posh burgers could be over byron one of the best known high street brands is in trouble. Im looking at why and what it means. In sport, its not out of sight for bristol city. Manchester city needed added time to beat them with the second leg of the League Cup Semi finals yet to come. And he was once predicted to be the next Lewis Hamilton until he lost both legs in a racing accident but now billy mongers back behind the wheel. And carol has the weather for us. Good morning. Some fog around this morning across Northern Ireland. Extra ca re of morning across Northern Ireland. Extra care of your travelling further on. Rain pushing eastwards. But behind that, some sunshine. Good morning, first our main story. At least 12 people have died in mudslides and floods in southern california. Wi
Produce as much sugar as we want in factories like these from sugar beet grown here in the uk. Ill be looking at what that means for prizes and the 10,000 odd people who work in the industry. In sport, ben stokes is expected to be named in the ashes squad this morning despite his arrest for suspected actual bodily harm after a night out in bristol. The new take that musical made its premiere last night. So who better to review it than the women who gave birth to the band 7 it was like travelling back about 20 yea rs it was like travelling back about 20 years now. I was thinking, i thought id put all that behind me, ive had therapy and a lot and its just back ain that was rob lees, and daschle robbies mum rob lees mum. A dull start with low cloud and patchy fog giving way to sunny spells rob lees mum. A change, windy conditions and rain slowly edging in but some of that will be heavy. More in15 but some of that will be heavy. More in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Read
Find out how fast the uk economy is growing, finding out what that means for Interest Rates and what it means for Interest Rates and what it means for the chancellor in the budget. In sport, Crystal Palace continue to crumble. Bristol city humiliate them in the league cup. No such problems from Manchester United. They are through to the quarterfinals. And carol has the weather. Good morning from the Botanic Gardens, we re morning from the Botanic Gardens, were behind bilate run this evening will be a lot of beautiful lights in the pavilion. This will mark the end of the valley. It has been whetted in the north overnight. As the weather front sinks south, it will weaken. For most today it will be a sunny day with temperatures higher than we expected in october. More in 15 minutes. An enquiry into e cigarettes has been announced by mps amid concerns there are significant gaps in what we actually know about them. Everything from their impact on human health to how their consumption affect
This Cardboard Box maker in leamington is in one segment of the economy that is now growing more quickly than it did ten years ago. Manufacturing. The orders have been coming in fast enough that it is hitting obstacles to further growth, like finding enough staff and materials to meet those orders. That is where the economists think inflation can become a risk. But growth, compared to last year, has slowed down. Last year we had double digit growth. We had a fantastic year last year. This year we still have growth but organic growth from existing accounts. And we have been lucky enough to win some new business. But not of the scale of last year. Our sales team have been distracted in negotiations, price increases and things like that. So this year is not quite as good, but still very positive. Construction was easily the worst performing sector of the economy. Its shrunk now for six months, that is technically a recession. And in the last quarter it was down by 0. 7 , that is its worst
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