forecast. it is subject to change but scotland will see a good deal sunshine. not quite as warm, nine to 13 degrees in the far north, 12 to 14 13 degrees in the far north, 12 to 1a and that cooler trend is set to continue for sunday. and that s bbc news at ten on thursday the 20th here on bbc one are all of our news teams in the nations and regions, standing by with the news where you are. happily they are in the studios so what is the fate of dominic raab? the prime minister is deciding whether to back him or sack him. he s had the report into bullying claims against his deputy all day. so what s going on? tonight westminster waits for news amidst a wall of silence from downing street. nick and sima will have the latest. we ll speak to the head of the civil servants union and a number 10 speechwriter under liz truss. also tonight. a new abortion controversy in the united states. tomorrow the us supreme court s due to decide if a texas judge was right to ban the drug used in
months of this year. these are the first set of quarterly gdp figures since the end of the country s strict covid poilcy in december. this boosted retail sales, which were up over 10% on this time last year. also a huge expansion in travel, with some 45 million air passengers taking trips last month. all of this has helped spark positivity from investors, with groups like citi upgrading their china growth forecast to 6.1% that s well over china s own targets. joining me now is rory green, chief china economist at consultants ts lombard. these numbers look strong. is it a short term bounce or was it more sustainable. it short-term bounce or was it more sustainable- sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable for sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable for the sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable for the remainder i sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable for the remainder of 2024. what sust
2005 world champion shaun murphy said he was relieved no one was hurt. i m an expert on, they all say that we are hurtling towards problems and some commentators would even suggest that we have gone past the point of no return. i am we have gone past the point of no return. iam not we have gone past the point of no return. i am not an expert on that at all. but you only have to watch one of david attenborough s shows when he comes in at the ends and tells us how much trouble we are in, these people do know what they are talking about and they tell us that we need to be doing more. i m thankful that no one was hurt and it is, after all, just a game of snooker. well, on day four of the world championship, we have seen some snooker played. we re still in the first round. let s take you to the crucible now. this is jack lisowski taking on a player from thailand. jack lisowski is leading 3 2. he reached the quarterfinals last year. he is taking another commanding lead. he is takin
is to leave the population of the united states ignorant on questions that affect their lives. at this point you have to wonder in the average new yorker is better informed than a factory work in north korea. probably not. both have been blindfolded by monopolies. who is winning the war in ukraine? they will tell you ukraine is winning. that s what they see on the today show and every media outlet in america apart from this show. here s the version that most americans see. the beginning of the end of the war. does he have that right? well, i think it s clear that ukraine is winning. the ukrainians are on the offensive. they are winning this war. why stop supporting the ukrainians when they are winning on the battlefield. russia is losing but have not lost. ukraine has the upper hand. ukraine is winning its war thanks to the support we and others have provided. we need to keep the pressure on putin. tucker: that was last month. i think it s clear that ukraine is wi