because the eurozone s largest economy is now officially in recession. germany has had two consecutive quarters of negative growth. the country s economy contracted by 0.3% between january and march. this follows a contraction of 0.5% in the final three months of 2022. a drop in consumer spending was main cause of germany s disappointing performance in the first quarter, with household consumption falling by 1.2%, as the cost of living crisis continued to cause headaches for millions of people. joining me now is christian schulz deputy chief european economist at citi bank. thank you for being with us. perhaps no great surprise for those who watch those numbers, but it is symbolically important that what was once was a powerhouse economy is now technically in recession. technically in recession. indeed. germany s - technically in recession. indeed. germany s. .. they ve technically in recession. indeed. germany s. .. they ve had - technically in recession. indeed. germ
despite the rain, huge crowds came to buckingham palace to greet the royal party. a moment in history as the st edward s crown was placed on the king s head by the archbishop of canterbury at westminster abbey. god save the king! god save the kina! camilla was the first queen consort to be crowned since the late queen elizabeth the queen mother in 1937. a personal moment between king and heir william wishes his father good luck with a kiss. i william prince william pledge my loyalty to you and faith and truth i will bear undo you, as your liege man. after the ceremony the royal couple headed back to buckingham palace as the crowds cheered on along the mall. and the weather causes a scaled down flypast, but the red arrows delight the crowds that rain is back at buckingham palace. ~ . ., . that rain is back at buckingham | palace- every that rain is back at buckingham - palace. every now palace. with a vengeance. every now and then we palace. with a vengeance. every now a
a couple who disappeared with their newborn baby have been arrested in brighton, but their child is still missing. constance marten and mark gordon were found after being spotted by a member of the public. police have now launched an urgent search for their baby, who is not thought to have received any medical attention since birth. vincent mcaviney reports. 35 year old constance marten and 48 year old mark gordon were reported missing on the 5th of january, after their car broke down nearjunction 4 of the m61 near bolton. the car was found on fire and it s believed miss marten had given birth either in or near the car a day or two earlier. over the following weeks, there were sightings of the couple in a number of places, including liverpool, essex, south london and east sussex. they were thought to be carrying a large amount of cash and to be using camping equipment to live off grid. authorities previously thought the couple had been sleeping rough in a blue tent, avoiding
the coronation of king charles. stay with us for a sneak preview of how it looks. time now for a round up of all the latest sport. the world snooker championships semifinal continue in sheffield. mark selby has resumed his match against mark allen. let s take you live to the crucible. that is mark allen at the table. mark selby got himself in a pickle with the last shot. mark allen was 5 3 up after thursday s first session. the first frame of this session took an absolute age. mark allen pinching that in the end to go 6 3 up. it s the first to 17 at this stage. a lot of snooker still to be played in that semifinal. on the other semifinal, siege are we is well under way against luca brazil. he is 11-5 under way against luca brazil. he is 11 5 up in that one. the belgian lost his composure at the end of the ninth frame after failing to get out of the snooker. have a look at this. he was warned for that. he hasn t come close to the form that s done ronnie o sullivan. if that