in peshawar in pakistan has claimed more than 90 lives a plan to allow everyone to live within 15 minutes of a green space or water is unveiled by the government and united by music liverpool s new slogan as it prepares to host this year s eurovision song contest coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, the latest on football transfer deadline day as arsenal agree a £12 million deal with chelsea to sign italian midfielderjorginho. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. there s a gloomy prediction about the state of the uk economy this year from the international monetary fund which says it will perform worse than all other major advanced nations. and that is including russia. their assessment suggests the economy will shrink by 0.6% that s a sharp downgrade from an earlier prediction, although they do say the uk is now on the right track. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, said the uk had outperformed many forecasts last year. here s our economics correspo
34 there is any chance of a resolution. 3a years after the hillsborough disaster police forces across england and wales apologise formally for how the families of the victims were treated. the imf forecasts the uk will perform worse than any other major economy next year. the search continues for a woman who went missing during a dog walk in lancashire last friday. had phone was found still connected to a work call. and later we will have sportsday. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. prepare for significant disruption that s the warning from downing street with around half a million workers expected to walk out tomorrow in the biggest day of industrial action since 2011. teachers, university staff, train drivers, bus drivers and civil servants are among those who will go on strike. the strikes will affect more than 20,000 schools which have been urged to remain open. head teachers say they are struggling to plan because they are struggling to plan because th
the uk will be the only major economy to shrink this year, according to the international monetary fund. investigating buried wrecks in plymouth how marine biologists discovered the identity of one rotting hulk there. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel: why mo farah s preparing to say an emotional farewell at april s london marathon, with 2023 expected to be his final year of racing before retirement. a plan to halt the decline of nature in england by 2030 has been unveiled by the government. it includes a commitment to create or expand 25 national nature reserves, and a pledge to ensure that everyone in england lives within 15 minutes walk of a green space or water. but the campaigning body friends of the earth has described the plans as rehashed commitments . helen briggs reports.
everyone will live within 15 minutes walk of a green space or water under new government plans to create a greener and cleaner country. the environment plan for england aims to restore nature and improve air and water quality. the plans include the creation of 25 new or expanded national nature reserves, a mulit million pound fund to protect rare species such as red squirrels and hedgehogs, and a promise to clean up rivers and upgrade 160 sewage treatment works within four yea rs. critics have described the measures as rehashed commitments . here s our climate editorjustin rowlatt this is a chalk stream, the river kennet in wiltshire. chalk streams have unusually clear, mineral rich water, which creates a unique ecosystem loved by trout. virtually all the world s chalk streams are here in the south of england, but they are in a sorry state say campaigners.