in the uk are at an all time high as country. its lowest ever now we have the round up of the business news and one of those headline stories you are concentrating on. welcome to the programme. yes, on course for stronger than expected recovery. that is the assessment from the international monetary fund on the state of the global economy in its latest world economic outlook update. the imf predicts that global growth of 3.1% this year and slightly higher growth in 2025. it also says that inflation is declining faster than expected because many supply chain problems caused by the pandemic have now been resolved. the imf has, however, issued a warning to the uk government not to cut taxes any further and suggested that treasury percent planned spending cuts for this year were unrealistic. earlier i spoke to the imf s chief economist and i asked him what his concerns were over the uk cutting those taxes. ~ , ., taxes. well, first, for the uk, we are seeing taxes. well, first,
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to the broadcasters. i m getting soaking here. come on, hurry up. so am i! there has been a coronation plan for years but, in recent days and weeks, things have intensified. i m just trying to fine tune balance it. ..knowing an event on this scale has to be perfect, even ensuring buckingham palace is properly dressed. march plays we are the very front horse of the entire king s procession from buckingham palace to westminster abbey and then back again safely. it s absolutely incredible. it s not only a once in a career opportunity, but it s a once in a lifetime opportunity. pipes play for the military, the final rehearsals happen under darkness, when central london can be closed, when the precision timing of a procession can be tested, when everyone involved can be sure of their place. you re on the streets you re going to be parading on on saturday and, therefore, for each person on parade, they re looking for the small details, the small markers, the ground that they ve got
for the king s coronation by those planning it, from buckingham palace to the broadcasters. i m getting soaking here. come on, hurry up. so am i! there has been a coronation plan for years but, in recent days and weeks, things have intensified. i m just trying to fine tune balance it. ..knowing an event on this scale has to be perfect, even ensuring buckingham palace is properly dressed. march plays. we are the very front horse of the entire king s procession from buckingham palace to westminster abbey and then back again safely. it s absolutely incredible. it s not only a once in a career opportunity, but it s a once in a lifetime opportunity. pipes play. for the military, the final rehearsals happen under darkness, when central london can be closed, when the precision timing of a procession can be tested, when everyone involved can be sure of their place. you re on the streets you re going to be parading on on saturday and, therefore, for each person on parade, they re look
here in the uk the final few rail services will be departing over the next hour as more rail strikes begin. hello and welcome to bbc news. more than 250 million people are facing life threatening conditions as plunging temperatures, blizzards and icy winds grip much of the united states and canada. 19 people have been killed so far. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. the storm extends from quebec to texas. sancha berg reports. a blinding snowstorm in buffalo. this is what zero visibility looks like. driving was banned. no planes could land or take off. this northern part of new york state has been hit hard by the bomb cyclone, an enormous winter storm. while further south, there have been floods. we ve had ice, flooding, snow, freezing temperatures and everything mother nature could wallop at us with this weekend. the storm had already swept across the country forcing traffic off the road, bringing down power lines, with temperatures