Captain sir tom moore was a hero in the truest sense of the word. In the dark days of the Second World War fought for freedom and in the face of this countrys deepest post war crisis, he united us all. Well be paying tribute to sir tom who died in hospital after Testing Positive for coronavirus. Also tonight following concerns about delaying the second dose new analysis of the astrazeneca vaccine shows the first jab is effective for up to 12 weeks. Pupils in scotland are told theyll start heading back to the classroom from the end of this month. Jeff bezos, one of the worlds richest men, who created amazon, is to step down from the leading role as Chief Executive. And coming up in sport, on bbc news. A huge win for Sheffield United in the battle of the bottom two. Well bring you the latest from the premier league. Commentator absolutely priceless for Sheffield United good evening. Her majesty the queen and the Prime Minister borisjohnson have led the many tributes to captain sir tom mo
It is time to catch up with all the Business News in World Business report. Stories. How does a country survive without big banknotes . Well find out when the Indian Government releases Economic Growth figures later today. And its almost like a game of hide and seek. Passengers involved in the disruptions of ba flights over the weekend desperately seeking their luggage, luggage. Hello and welcome to World Business report. Im susannah streeter. In a minute well take a snapshot of the chinese economy, but first, in a few hours time, the latest official statistics are expected to show that india has retained its crown as the Fastest Growing major economy in the world. Economists are predicting that india expanded at an annual rate of 7. 1 in the first three months of the year. Now, this compares with growth of 6. 9 for china. The resilience of the Indian Economy will come as welcome news to Prime Minister narendra modi, following the countrys landmark demonetisation programme. Towards the
moment he realised there was infection, i think dozens of flights at the airport were grounded, we are talking a thousand people make lives delayed and business delayed and now, with millions of people being tested again in the whole of the city, the effort, the is the effort in proportion to the risk is the question? this is bbc news. the latest headlines: amazon is fined almost $900 million the biggest fine ever for breaking the eu s data protection laws. two crew members are reportedly killed after an israeli operated oil tanker is attacked by a drone off the coast of oman. president biden has suggested using financial incentives to encourage more people to get vaccinated, as coronavirus infection rates surge across the united states. the trend is being fuelled by the delta variant
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