Own walkabout with wife meghan on a visit in nigeria. And why classes across the uk are being cancelled and schools closed because of cyber attacks. On sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, Firm Favourites in the old firm match, but can rangers beat celtic for the first time this season to send the title race to the final weekend . Good evening. The economy grew more strongly than expected at the start of 202a. It means the uk is out of recession thats when the economy shrinks for two three month periods in a row, as it did towards the end of last year, when people faced higher prices in shops and higher interest rates. The Prime Minister said the uk economy has real momentum, but admitted there is more work to do. With more, heres our economics editor, faisal islam. The recession is now over, because the economy, all the goods and services we buy and sell, was officially growing by 0. 6 in the first three months of the year. Thats the highest, alongside canada, in the g7 advanced n
Wife visit nigeria, speaking to children at a Mental Health summit. I love you all confusion on eurovision eve will the dutch contestant perform in the final . Organisers are investigating reports of an incident backstage. And what can be done to protect the African Penguin . Conservationists are worried the species could be gone in a decade. On newsnight at 10 30pm, with peace talks stalled, israel is expanding its operations in gaza and its rift with the white house. With washington saying its watching with concern, tensions with the Biden Administration are growing deeper. Hello. Good evening. The Prime Minister has admitted it will take time for people to really feel better, after the latest figures showed the uk was officially out of recession. The economy all the goods and services we buy and sell grew by 0. 6 in the first three months of this year. That was much better than expected. And it brings to an end one of the Mildest Recessions on record shown by the shallow red bars on
Bringing migrants across the engush bringing migrants across the English Channel. Dover mp natalie elphicke, who has just switched from the conservatives to the labour party, has welcomed sir keirs approach, claiming rishi sunaks failed to keep the borders safe. However, the Prime Minister insists his rwanda plan is still the deterrent the uk needs. The question for keir starmer, then, is if he cares so much about that, why did he vote against the new laws that we passed to give our Law Enforcement officers new powers. 7 enforcement officers new powers . Theyve now used those to arrest almost a thousand people connected with illegal migration, sentenced them to hundreds of years in prison. And if it was up to him, all those people will be out on our streets. So i just think its a rank hypocrisy of this position. Scotlands new first minister, john swinney, has admitted today that its legally impossible to implement controversial gender recognition reforms. In 2020, two msps voted to pas
Makes me ashamed to be british. Get ready britain, here we go. Greta thunberg should stick to saving the turtles. Next. Saving the turtles. Next. Very good evening to you from the newsroom. Its just after 9 00. The top story tonight. The ringleader of an Armed Robbery in which a Police Officer was fatally shot has been jailed for life. 38 year old Sharon Beshenivsky was killed when she interrupted the raid in bradford nearly 20 years ago. Piran ditta khan, whos 75, fled to pakistan for three months after her death and spent 15 years on the run. Three other men are already in prison for beshenivsky murder. Prison for beshenivsky murder. Well, retired detective chief superintendent andy brennan described ditta khan as a violent man. The reason why hes here at 75 years of age is on the basis that he decided to flee the country in order to try and make good his escape and avoid being held responsible and accountable for his part in what had taken place. And lets be absolutely clear, he is
I think its something that has contributed to bayer leverkusen s success significantly. When you look at all these games they have one lead into stoppage time often, it has to do something with just how for the players are and how they can still go 90 or 100 even six minutes into stoppage time, and other times might not be able to quite the intensity late into games. It is something in football that has been a bit underrated, medical staff and fitness. History too in the conference league, as 0lympiakos reached their first european final. They completed a 6 2 Aggregate Win over aston villa to become the first greek side since their rivals, panathanaikos, in 1971 to make a major continental final, when theyll play fiorentina in athens, just ten miles from their own stadium. It is not now for 0lympiakos, it is for greece. This will be the biggest Achievement Everfrom A for greece. This will be the biggest achievement ever from a greek team. We want all the greeks to celebrate together wi