With sofia. Darren. Thank you. Good afternoon. Its 12 02. Im sophia wenzler afternoon. Its12 02. Im sophia wenzler in the gb newsroom. The dutch act has been newsroom. The dutch act has been kicked out of Eurovision Song Contest grand final. The European Broadcasting Union says us klein wont compete, while Swedish Police investigate a complaint of inappropriate behaviour by a female member of the production crew. Meanwhile security has been tightened ahead of tonights show following pro palestinian demonstrations. Demonstrators have been rallying against israels participation in the event , with the countrys eden event, with the countrys eden golan qualifying for tonights show. Shes among the leading show. Shes among the leading contenders to win, but bookmakers have placed croatias baby lasagna as favourite. Baby lasagna as favourite. Heres what some of the fans had to say i understand it, i personally disagree with their involvement and a lot of the stuff thats happened in the past 2
Jimmy anderson could be set to bring the curtain down on his record breaking england career this summer following talks with the head coach, brendon mccullum. Its been reported that mccullum recently made a whistle stop five day visit to the uk, To Meet Anderson and play a round of golf and tell him england are looking to build a pace attack for the future. Its not clear if anderson has played his last test, or whether he could get a farewell in the home summer. Anderson is englands leading all Time Test Wicket Taker in tests with 700 dismissals, all rounder Nat Sciver Brunt will miss englands First T20 International Against pakistan at edgbaston tomorrow, after undergoing a minor medical procedure. Shell return for the Second Match At Northampton next friday. England will play three t20 s and three odis against their opponents, captain Heather Knight is expecting it to be tough. And at some really good results recently and they went to new zealand in the series over there and we will
And harry accompanies his wife meghan at the start of an informal tour of nigeria. Donald trumps returns to the court as his Hush Money Trial resumes in new york. Iam i am alive in malmo as the dutch entry is told that he is barred from rehearsing at the last minute. We will have that and the latest from malmo. Hello and welcome. Confirmation that the uk economy is no longer in recession. The economy grew by 0. 6 between january and march, recession. The economy grew by 0. 6 betweenjanuary and march, the fastest rate for two years according to official figures. The fastest rate for two years according to officialfigures. The Prime Minister sat down exclusively with our Economics Respondent and said the economy was finally gaining momentum. It the economy was finally gaining momentum the economy was finally gaining momentum. ,. ,. ,. , ~ momentum. It is going to take time for eole momentum. It is going to take time for peeple to momentum. It is going to take time for people to really m
Hello, im matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. We start this hour in ukraine because president zelensky says, a fierce battle is under way in the kharkiv region, after russia launched a surprise attack. Small groups of troops with armoured vehicles pushed through the front line military sources say they advanced a kilometre, before being pushed back there are reports of sustained russian shelling. Ukraines Defence Ministry says, reinforcements have been sent to the region. Heres president zelensky. Russia started a new wave of Offensive Actions in the kharkiv region. Ukrainianforces Offensive Actions in the kharkiv region. Ukrainian forces met them there with brigades and artillery fire. It is important to understand that they can increase and bring more forces in this direction. It is a fact. Lets get the latest from our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse. This appears to have taken ukraine by surpri
Coming up on bbc news, aston villa fall short of the first european final in 42 years, but they are beaten by a team who have never been in one up until now, olympiakos. Hello. The uk is officially out of recession, with economic output up by 0. 6 in the first three months of the year. Thats better than expected, and marks a modest return to growth after the mild recession, of late last year. Rishi sunak says its proof the economy is turning a corner, but hes told the bbc itll take time for people to really feel better. Dharshini david, is here with all the details. Dharshini. Finally, some news we really can use the sun is not only shining across the country today, the economy also hit a brighter spot at the start of the year according to these initial estimates, beating expectations. With stronger Consumer Spending in shops, hotels and restaurants, the Service Sector perked up, and while a rebound in trade kept manufacturers busy, the heavy rain did dampen construction activity. But