News for the conservatives came in the form of an official recession , with gdp falling 0. 3 recession, with gdp falling 0. 3 in the final few months of last yeah in the final few months of last year. Britain endured two successive quarters of economic contraction. Rishi insists that contraction. Rishi insists that his plan is working, but how much responsibility does he bear for the grim Economic News . Ukrainian forces are on the back foot as they retreat from the eastern town of avdiivka, where Russian Forces threatened to surround them if, as some analysts predict , other european analysts predict, other European Countries will find themselves in a similar shooting match with russia in the next decade , how russia in the next decade, how would they fare . Max jeffrey has just returned from estonia , just returned from estonia, where he observed nato forces taking part in military training exercises. He will join me to discuss what he saw and found , discuss what he saw and found, a
five things to know for this wednesday, march 29th 2023 new body camera footage shows what to hero national police officers confronted when they took down the school shooter who killed six people. the white house says. president biden has called to thank them. of course, the big question that remains this morning is how did the shooter gets so many guns? also former vice president, mike pence, has now been ordered to testify in the justice department s january 6th investigation pence team says that they are evaluating the judge s ruling and whether they will appeal. we ll have all of that, plus this and say it s freedom in jeopardy this morning, an appeals court has reinstated his murder conviction and ordered a new hearing aid was the subject of the serial podcast. the serial podcast. also today, former starbucks ceo howard schultz set to testify on capitol hill, senator bernie sanders and others will question schultz about starbucks alleged efforts to block unions and meet
Primary school in brixton. And Katherines Primary Academy in essex. Just three of the more than 150 schools that wont be fully reopening as planned this week thanks to the presence of this, raac. A lightweight concrete used in the 50s, 60s and 70s but now often in a state of serious disrepair. Its a problem thats been known about for years. Five years ago, a Primary School building in kent collapsed, leading to wider concerns. Good morning, sir. So the questions of many parents are now asking of government why act only now, just days before the start of The New School year in england . We went through this exhaustive survey of 22,000 schools after the initial incident in 2018. Then, in the summer months, new information came to light that suggested that some of the buildings that had previously been classified as safe might not be. And so the Education Secretary acted immediately on that. The chancellor said the government would spend whatever it takes to keep children safe at school,
Of russias full scale invasion in feburary of last year, winning praise for negotiations to secure allied weaponry and expanding ukraines army. But as ukraines government has ramped up investigations into corruption, mr reznikov has become the subject of increasing speculation over financial misconduct, though he has not been personally implicated. Meanwhile, on the battlefield, ukrainan generals claim theyve breached russias formidable first line of defences in the south, near zaporizhzhia. General Oleksandr Tarnavskiy told the Observer Newspaper that extensive minefields had blocked troops for several weeks, leaving them vulnerable to russian shelling and drone attacks. But the general claimed that clearing those mines has allowed his forces to advance, saying ukraine expects weaker Russian Defences ahead. Questions over ukraines slow progress on the battlefield remain, but ukraine says its forces are making steady gains in the south of the country, expanding its units in recent week
Person has died the cause is under investigation. It could be several days before the ground dries up enough for people to leave. And while many party goers are making the best of it, some say the conditions are a disaster. Heres seven year veteran of Burning Man David date. Hundreds of vehicles that are completely stuck in the mud. There are people walking on foot to the nearest city and there are camps, a lot of european camps that fly in and do burning man that have left everything, their trash, their tents, their infrastructure so this is a disaster like never been seen at burning man. 0ur david willis, is there amid the mud. This was supposed to be the day the people attending this festival headed home instead Tens Of Thousands of them are stranded here, mired in mud which has thickened over the course of the last few hours, following renewed downpours of rain. As you can see behind me, some people are packing up in readiness for their departure but a driving ban remains in force