in activity. the world s second largest economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter thanks to robust consumer spending after lockdowns were lifted. but factory output has lagged due to weak global growth and this latest data raises questions about the sustainability of china s recovery. a market strategist told me these numbers show how uneven china s economic recovery has been. fix, economic recovery has been. pretty dire set of numbers, although still an expansion. it has come below expectations, but of course the bigger shock on the manufacturing side, and to see how uneven the recovery is in china. two things worth noting. first, we are coming from a strong first quarter where we had this initial euphoria after the reopening of the economy, as well as some benefit from the chinese new year period. so of course, manufacturers are a little bit downbeat after that initial euphoria has come down. secondly, my bigger concern is about geopolitics and the impact maki
with just a week to go until the king s coronation, preparations for street parties across the uk are well underway. now on bbc news, extreme conservation: the maldives. i m michaela strachan, a wildlife presenter with a passion for conservation. for the past 35 years, my work has taken me all over the world and in that time, i ve seen huge changes many due to climate change. in extreme conservation, we travel to different countries, meeting inspirational people. hello! ..with new ideas. this time, i m in the maldives. this seems like paradise but behind all the beauty and the luxury lodges lies a very real and looming threat, and that s climate change, which is literally washing these stunning coral islands off the map. as soon as they realise i m from the maldives, they re like, oh, when is it sinking? i got to get there before it sinks. the maldives needs solutions, and it needs them fast. our islands are eroding at an alarming rate. we depend solely on our coral reef
some breaking news in ukraine, a series of big explosions in the city of pavlohrad. social media reports say warehouses storing ukrainian military equipment were targeted. it s unclear whether or not there have been any casualties. the russian attack comes after a drone strike on russian occupied crimea on saturday which destroyed 40,000 tonnes of oil products. this is the latest we are getting tonight. from the reuters news agency, reports of air defence systems repelling missile attacks in the early hours on monday in the early hours on monday in the kyiv region, according to local authorities. after air raid alerts were issued throughout all of ukraine, kyiv s regional administration wrote on the pillaging messaging app saying air defences were at work after explosions were heard. the telegram messaging app. we start in sudan, where two rival military factions have announced a new ceasefire, but are showing few signs that they will honor it. air strikes continued to pou
economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter thanks to robust consumer spending after lockdowns were lifted. but factory output has lagged due to weak global growth and this latest data raises questions about the sustainability of china s recovery. a market strategist told me these numbers show how uneven china s recovery has been. a pretty dire set of numbers, although services is still an expansion. it has come below expectations, but of course the bigger shock on the manufacturing side, and shows how uneven the recovery is in china. two things worth noting. first, we are coming from a strong first quarter where we had this initial euphoria after the reopening of the economy, as well as some benefit from the chinese new year period. so of course, manufacturers are a little bit downbeat after that initial euphoria has come down. secondly, my bigger concern is about geopolitics and the impact on making the external demand weaker for china s manufacturing sector. we
two. let s round up the sport, first. let head to the bbc sport centre and over to govan. yes, thanks indeed. china s sijiahui is through to the quarterfinals of the world snooker championship in sheffield. the 20 year old from china is the lowest ranked player left in the tournament, ranked 80th in the world. he started the day 11 5 frames up against robert milkins. the englishman tried to claw his way back, but has lost in the last few minutes, with the chinese player clinching the game. mark selby s he clinched the match by a 13 7. mark selby s match with gary wilson will also resume this evening. he saidi he said i am sabrosso surprised to get into the quarterfinals and even surprised by myself making it into the crucible stage. ten chinese snooker players face match fixing charges, as an independent panel considers the evidence against them at a hearing that begins on monday. the allegations include manipulating games, approaching players to cheat, betting on snooker and