the imf said it welcomed steps announced by policymakers earlier this month to stabilise china s beleaguered property sector. lets get the low down now with louise loo, who is china economist at oxford economics. louise, looking for china. projected to grow beyond expectations. projected to grow beyond expectations. yes, exactly. this is very expectations. yes, exactly. this is very positive - this is very positive assessment. i think the upgrade to the growth forecast notjust this year, next year, suggest to us that there is a good sense of expectation that policies will continue to be quite supportive of the economy. i think generally it is quite good news if you think about the different structural problems the economy faces, including property. including property. property bein: including property. property being the including property. property being the main including property. property being the main one. - including property. property being the main one. it
spells of rain in northern ireland. temperature is about ten to 12 degrees. tomorrow, for northern scotland we have persistent rain, some brisk winds and it will be a cool day, 12 or 13 degrees. away from that, probably a dry start but it won t stay that way. showers in the west moved eastwards. some heavy with hale and thunder and our temperatures continue to be below average for the time of year, average for the time of year, average is 17 to 2ajune. the weekend, more of the same. the same area of low pressure. a few changes, eastern scotland sees heavier rain, the wind is not as strong across northern scotland and sir keir starmer says labour s manifesto is a serious plan for government. is it ambitious enough for you? and it has just finished, the latest seven way election debate on itv where labour s angela rayner attacks on all sides on tax and migration. welcome to newsnight, live with insight and interviews. let me introduce you to our panel this evening. the politica
was arguably in 1985 when he beat thomas hit man hearns in a fight known as the war . tributes have been paid to hagler across the sport of boxing. former featherweight world champion barry mcguigan tweeted, shocked and deeply saddened to hear of the passing of the incredible marvellous marvin hagler. i m honoured to have spent some amazing times with him. former middleweight champion oscar de la hoya also tweeted, saddened to hear about the death of marvelous marvin hagler. one of the greatest to ever step in the ring. the world of formula 1 is continuing to pay tribute to the voice of the sport. murray walker who as we ve been hearing this morning passed away last night. after more than a0 years in broadcasting, his voice is one of the most recognisable in sport. earlier this morning, there was a fitting tribute ahead of the final two testing sessions at the bahrain international circuit. world champions past and present have been sharing their memories. seven ti
as sam wanted one today. his west brom side desperately need a win to avoid relegation. chant sank at them in this one denying mission been a first goal of the season. at the other end, the baggies were finding the going tough. the 15th time disease and they failed to score and a premier league game. they wanted to work out how to do that if they are to stay of the season. after the game palace manager roy hodgson backed zaha s stance on not taking a knee. i would be very surprised if there s any negative publicity for him because it s almost ludicrous to think wilfried zaha has done this because he does not care about the racism subject, if anything is about racism subject, if anything is about racism and abuse and level playing fields, and a chance for diversity, its wilfried zaha. i think he s right up there as the lead protagonist. thomas tuchel s unbeaten run is now up to 12 games with chelsea, but they missed the chance to go third in the premier league after a goalless
and wilfred zaha becomes the first premier league player not to take a knee, standing tall instead, as palace beat west brom in the premier league good evening welcome to sportsday, great wins for wales and england in the six nations, more on that and the football to come but we start with the news that murray walker the legendary formula one commentator has died at the age of 97. his was a career that spanned over 50 years, leaving him ingrained in the fabric of british motor sport as andy swiss reports: so, it is ready, it is go, go, go! schumacher leads, brilliant start. exuberant, excitable and utterly unmistakable. murray walker was the high octane voice behind a high octane sport. it was once said that even in his quieter moments, he sounded like his trousers were on fire. that s it, bang, bang, and off! his passion came from his father, graham walker, who raced motorcycles and was himself a commentator, often sharing the duties with young murray. the sensation is t