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,
now on bbc news, click this week, we re bringing power to the flower. shiona is in kenya with the drones and ai that are dealing with the changing climate of this blooming industry. when we come and we monitor these crops using the drones, we are able to, first of all, get accurate numbers because we re seeing each and every stem. romana s in finland to see how we can keep a smarter eye on our loved ones. warm milk, wailing and walkies, lara s looking at baby gadgets. but for the star feature, let me just take the baby out. boing! not an actual child. did you reallyjust do that? tough love. works every time. and don t go in the water. james clayton meets a shark tracker who s made a great white discovery. are there any moments that you filmed where you felt nervous for the people in the water? i d say yes. we re starting the programme in kenya, where agriculture plays a huge part in many people s livelihoods. in fact, the industry employs more than 40% of the total population
this is bbc news, the headlines: america s top diplomat visits the middle east for talks after the latest round of us strikes on iran linked targets in the region. a deadly combination of war and drought leaves ethiopia s tigray region facing famine we have a special report. taylor swift! and taylor swift makes history at the grammy awards becoming the first artist ever to win best album four times. becoming the first artist ever to win best album four times. an update from the metropolitan police who are investigating the chemical attack in south london from last wednesday, they have said early this morning a 22 year old man was arrested for assisting an offender and the police are searching for abdo is a:d., the man in the picture, after the attack in clapham last week abdul ezedi. a22 year old man has been arrested and was taken to a police station where he was interviewed before being arrested on bail. they have also given an update on the woman who was injured in
scotland and northern ireland chilly with sunshine from the word go. all the details later on in the programme. it s tuesday, 30th of january. our main story. the democratic unionist party says it s agreed a deal to restore the devolved government in northern ireland. the dup leader, sir jeffrey donaldson, said the proposals are subject to the westminster government passing laws to address concerns about post brexit trading arrangements. a warning this report from our ireland correspondent chris page includes some flashing images. as the democratic unionist party reached a pivot point, protesters tried to increase the pressure. more hard line unionists have been urging the dup not to agree a new deal to restore the devolved government. 130 party members took part in a meeting, which lasted more than five hours. but, early this morning, the leader, sirjeffrey donaldson, announced he had won support for a plan to bring back power sharing. i believe that with the faithful delive