months of this year. these are the first set of quarterly gdp figures since the end of the country s strict covid poilcy in december. this boosted retail sales, which were up over 10% on this time last year. also a huge expansion in travel, with some 45 million air passengers taking trips last month. all of this has helped spark positivity from investors, with groups like citi upgrading their china growth forecast to 6.1% that s well over china s own targets. joining me now is rory green, chief china economist at consultants ts lombard. these numbers look strong. is it a short term bounce or was it more sustainable. it short-term bounce or was it more sustainable- sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable for sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable for the sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable for the remainder i sustainable. it is generally fairly sustainable for the remainder of 2024. what sust
minister retains full confidence in the minister. democratic presidents are past and present head out on the campaign trail on the eve of the us mid term elections. mi; trail on the eve of the us mid-term elections. ~ , . , ., ., elections. my name is kendall and i like watching elections. my name is kendall and i like watching telly. there s a rise in the number of children needing help with speech, particularly among those who started school after the first covid lockdown. and a global medicalfirst blood grown in a laboratory has been given to people in a clinical trial. and coming up on the bbc news channel. southampton sack manager ralph hasenhuttel following yesterday s premier league defeat against newcastle which left the club in the relegation zone. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the head of the united nations has warned the cop27 climate conference in egypt that nations must co operate in the effort to reduce global emissions or perish. an
everywhere affects every one of us. warnings of blackouts to uk ministers. we do have good energy supplies in the uk. we can get through the winter. ..struggling to keep control after spooking the markets. i get it, and i. and i. are you sorry?! i changed the policy. are you sorry? of course i m sorry. ..and plenty of the public. the question that confronts us, wherever you are this morning how to be sure this. ..doesn t happen. this morning we rejoined live in the aberdeen art gallery by scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon. from oxford by the one time liz truss superfan and former culture secretary, nadine dorries. from london by the prime minister s fixer the cabinet office minister nadhim zahawi. and with me here in aberdeen is a man known by millions as dijimmy peres. douglas henshall is here to talk about why he walked away from shetland, and what s next for him. and with me to reflect on the interviews and look at what is making the news is the former labour
is the prime minister s decision not to go to the cop27 climate summit in egypt next month. they ve swapped his red box for a green one. back to record profits. the telegraph leads with a story about windfall taxes and how the pm could target energy firms to raise billions of pounds to balance the books. the i features a photo the prime minister and the labour leader, and the findings of their own polling, which suggests sunak poll gives tories election hope. the times says the prime minister is seeking a deal to curb channel crossings and also has a picture of president putin who mocks the former prime minister liz truss and ells of dangerous decade ahead. and tells of dangerous decade ahead. the sun has an exclusive regarding the world cup in qatar saying prince william, who is president of the football association, will not be travelling to the middle east to watch england play. qatar has come in for criticism over its human rights records and its stance on lgbt rights.