in the mediterranean sea. it comes days after the prime minister, promised harsher prison sentences for human traffickers. britain s prime minister rishi sunak and chancellorjeremy hunt will hold talks with the governor of the bank of england in response to the collapse of silicon valley bank uk. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for political thinking with nick robinson. what makes the daughter of immigrants willing to risk the wrath of liberal britain by warning that we face an invasion of migrants, that up to 100 million could come here, that those who oppose her plan to stop the boats aren t real patriots? indeed, that they re betraying britain. the home secretary, suella braverman, is loved by some for the stance she s taking. she s loathed by others. my guest on political thinking has toured the news studios all week. this is not another news interview. it is not an interrogation about that policy. it is a conversation, as this whole series is, about what shapes
let s start in china, where the latest figures just released show the world s second largest economy grew faster than expected in the first three months of the year at 4.5%. this is the first set of quarterly gdp figures following the end of strict covid 19 restrictions in december. they also follow the easing of a three year crackdown on tech firms and property. lets get reaction from julian evans pritchard, head of china economics at capital economics. this is better than expected. most people are saying we re looking at 4% growth, give us your take on this number? really the strength is all about the consumer centre, we saw the vigors beads on the retail sales numbers are more generally in qrs or the household savings rates, so households are feeling more comfortable, households are feeling more comfortable, spinning again, they have comfortable, spinning again, they have the comfortable, spinning again, they have the possibility - comfortable, spinning again, they ha
hello and welcome to bbc world news. the impact of gary lineker s removal from the match of the day programme in the uk is continuing to affect the bbc s sports output. coverage of the women s super league, and sunday evenings, match of the day 2 programme, have been hit, because fellow presenters and commentators refuse to work, in support of the presenter. the bbc had forced gary lineker to step back from his duties, after he posted a tweet criticising the government s language on migrants. the prime minister says the controversy is a matter for the bbc, but opposition mps have accused the corporation, of bowing to pressure from the conservatives to sanction the presenter. with more, here s our media correspondent, david sillito. have you spoken to tim davie yet, mr lineker? i i m going to walk my dog and i m going to do my shopping, so would you mind letting me do it on my own? the agenda this morning for gary lineker was walking the dog, shopping and saying nothing ab
to reassure their tech start up sectors after the collapse of one of the main sources of funding, the silicon valley bank. the stars are gathering on the champagne coloured carpet at the oscars. we ll have the latest on hollywood s biggest night of the year. hello and welcome to bbc news. talks between the bbc and its highest paid presenter gary lineker are said to be moving in the right direction after a second day of scheduling disruption following his removal from the match of the day programme. bbc news understands there are hopes of a resolution soon but not all issues are fully resolved at this stage. the bbc had forced gary lineker to step back from his duties, after he posted a tweet criticising the government s language on migrants. our media correspondent, david sillito, has been looking at the weekend s events. have you spoken to tim davie yet, mr lineker? i i m going to walk my dog and i m going to do my shopping, so would you mind letting me do it on my o
and is comprised of more than 1,600 a number projected to double by 2030. this week, fintech founders, entrepreneurs, investors, and policy makers, from around the world are coming together for a series of events taking place in the uk for fintech week. janine hirt is chief executive of innovate finance, the industry body for the fintech industry in the uk. this is a big week for you, i m guessing? it this is a big week for you, i m guessing? guessing? it is, we have started guessing? it is, we have started our guessing? it is, we have started our innovate - guessing? it is, we have - started our innovate finance global summit today, day two today, real celebration of all the innovators in the uk and around the world coming together. around the world coming together- around the world coming together. let s cut to the chase because together. let s cut to the chase because silicon - together. let s cut to the i chase because silicon valley bank uk was rescued, so many of these