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
Is giving britain two weeks to agree on settling its exit bill announcing that crucial trade talks wont kick off until it delivers. And embrace in memory of the victims of world war one the president s of germany and france opened a new memorial site serving as a shared place of remembrance and reconciliation. Also coming up on the show brazil pays tribute to its greatest ever formula one driver the chief minutes of airtime senna are being given the musical treatment in a new theatre production over twenty years after his death he still remains a source of inspiration. Im so henery welcome. In the middle east tensions between saudi arabia and iran are on the rise the power struggle between the two arch rivals has now spilled over into lebanon on whose Prime Minister aside hariri unexpectedly resigned while on a visit to saudi arabia lebanons powerful has been achieved is accusing saudi arabia of detaining hariri and now the u. N. And the u. S. Are warning riyadh not to use the country
If this isnt your thing we still have the biggest uk spoken word and poetry festival, attracting a Hollywood Star and some of the hottest fresh new talent. Also coming up some of the worlds finest ballet dancers come back to hull where they tipped their first dance steps. I dont understand how weve had so many amazing dancers come from hull, its quite incredible. We go behind the scenes as ours most controversial competition, the turner prize, goes to hull and we see what the public thinks of the shortlisted artists. It should be piled high, set alight. Hello and welcome to the show. This isa hello and welcome to the show. This is a hole for hull, huge art installation being installed here in front of hull minster. One of the many venues taking part in the festival. Have you got room in there for a little one . Whos the little one . Shes one of the headline acts here at britains biggest spoken word festival. Its called contains strom language, four days, 60 acts, if you thought poetry
Fantastic, great family day out for us fantastic, great family day out for us all. The atmosphere is really good. I have been involved with the local community. It is the really amazing atmosphere. Really good. For the younger generation, this is vital for the growth of the music scene. For them, setting vital for the growth of the music scene. Forthem, setting their sights, you can play these big stages. My first ever gig was here a few years ago and it is brilliant because new people come to watch you, your friends come, it is such a brilliant event. It will really help hull. What are you thinking . We are sitting on an amazing wealth of talent in this region and i think it is about time that the rest of the country was aware of it. The crowds just the country was aware of it. The crowdsjust keep the country was aware of it. The crowds just keep coming the country was aware of it. The crowdsjust keep coming and a man who could draw a big crowd like this is bill bailey and he has gone
Welcome to summer in the uk city of culture. And summer means festivals. We have got them all, literature, theatre and music. Were here for the humber street sesh, 30,000 people, 1a stages, 200 acts, it is incredible we will try to get you round as much as possible, and we got this. Hull has seen its first ever childrens literature festival, inspiring the next generation of writers. What happens when you grew up is you are still a child inside, fortunately, so the stories i write, are the stories i wrote for myself when i was about eight. Uk pride comes to the city of culture. Im so proud now that things have come on leaps and bounds for everyone, whether you are transgender or whatever. And bringing comedy and curiosity to the world of museums, bill bailey curates his first exhibition. I shot tomas limpkin from but two feet away, but the pistol ball did not strike but instead flew upon the ground striking a hedgehog. It is the cultural quarter of the city. And this happens. The first