Its wednesday 25th october. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The uk economy is growing and at a faster rate than economists were expecting. The latest figures from the office for National Statistics paint a more positive picture of the economy. The figures show that the uk economy grew by 0. 4 between july and september. Most economists were expecting growth of 0. 3 which is how much the economy grew in the first two quarters. The bank of englands main Interest Rate is at the record low of 0. 25 . Todays Economic News increases the chances that the central bank will raise interests next month. Will raise Interest Rates next month. We can speak to our economics editor kamal ahmed. Why is the economy growing faster than many experts were predicting . think weve had better manufacturing news. Since the referendum, sterling has declined in value, which means oui has declined in value, which means our exports are has declined in value, which means oui exports are more has de
Prime minister cameron i know the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to Flight Lieutenant alan scott of 32 squadron and Flight Lieutenant Geraint Roberts of 230 squadron. Both men died along with three other Coalition Personnel when their Puma Helicopter crashed on sunday in kabul, afghanistan. They have given their lives serving our country and making our world more secure, and our deepest sympathies are with their families and friends at this very difficult time. Mr. Speaker, i also wish to pay tribute to Police Constable David Phillips, who was killed in the line of duty last week. His death is a stark reminder of the very real dangers our Police Officers face on a daily basis, and my thoughts, and, i know, the thoughts of the whole house, are with his family and friends during these tragic circumstances. This morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. Dr. C
Watch. Some 17 people were arrested as protesters scaled traffic lights, buildings and physically fought with trump supporters. After a rally where trump doubled down on the dangers of illegal immigration and reiterated his call to build a wall. Inside the event, trump drove his message home by surrounding himself by families who have had members killed by Illegal Immigrants. Judging by the crowds reaction, that message hit home. They all have a very similar story to tell. People who should have never been allowed to be here and come over the boredorer, they come here like its nothing. They walk through it like its nothing. Were going to stop it and were fwing to build a wall. Were going to also we cant have this, folks. We dont have a country anymore. Im looking at statistics where your crime numbers are so crazy theyre going to through the roof. We cant have it anymore. We have to stom it. You know, their lives are so important. And your relatives lives are so important. Your boys, y
Isis says they are blind a deadly car bombing this morning in the iraqi capital. The blast killed at least 21 people, injured 42 others. According to the government officials, the ai tack targeted civilian shopping outside a market. Analysts say isis is turning to soft target losing territory in the northern and western parts of iraq. Air bus, the plane manufacturer, is grounding all commercial flights of the Super Puma Helicopter dpolki infollow a deadly crash carrying passengers from an oil platform when it went down in the north sea killing all 13 people on board. See you at the top of the hour for more news on americas election headquarters. Now back to the journal editorial. Welcome to the journal editorial report. Im paul gigot. All eyes on indiana this weekend, the state to make or break trumps chances of reaching 1237 delegates before the convention in july, and after five state sweep in the east tuesday, trumps opponents do everything they can including a somewhat rocky allian