the prime minister and scotland s first minister meet for the first time in inverness. one of the things they discussed was a law passed in scotland last month to make it easier to change gender. what i m concerned about is the impact of the bill across the united kingdom, and as is entirely standard, the uk government would take advice on that. millions more people in england will be prescribed cholesterol lowering drugs to cut their risk of heart attacks and strokes. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the latest gdp figures show the uk economy unexpectedly grew in november, helped by a boost from the world cup. the uk s gross domestic product rose by 0.1%. gdp is a key measure of all the activity of companies, governments and individuals in an economy. it also helps government decide how much it can spend on public services and how much it needs to raise in taxes. the services sector was the biggest driver of growth in november as people went out to watch world cup games
a man is charged with the murder of elle edwards the 26 year old who was shot dead in a merseyside pub on christmas eve. the prime minister and scotland s first minister meet for the first time in inverness. one of the things they discussed was a law passed in scotland last month to make it easier to change gender. rishi sunak says he has had constructive talks with scottish first minister nicola sturgeon, after they met last night in inverness. they re understood to have discussed the nhs and the economy ahead of a joint announcement about the creation of two green freeports in scotland. the two leaders also spoke about holyrood s gender recognition reform bill and this morning the prime minister told the bbc s good morning scotland radio show that the uk government is waiting for some final advice before deciding whether or not to block it.