important this is to you on twitter @annitabbc #bbcyour questions united in music the slogan for this year s eurovision contest is unveiled as the official eurovsion handover ceremony takes place today in liverpool. and coming up on the third anniversary of brexit, we ll have a special phone in on the impact. my colleague nicky campbell will be asking what your experience has been so far, in the next half an hour. hello and welcome to bbc news. the uk economy is due to get smaller this year and do worse than other major nations, including russia that s according to the world s most important international financial organisation, the international monetary fund. it predicts the uk economy will shrink by 0.6% this year. it believes the uk will be the only country among the world s major economies to see its economy get smaller. it says its forecast reflects the uk s high energy prices, high inflation and high interest rates. the us, germany, france, italy and japan are
Welcome to the first ever Bbc Green Sport Awards. I ella al shamahi, explorer, Standup Comic and paleoanthropologists. And i have no idea what that means. I mark watson, also a comedian, a writer, huge sports fan and we both care about the environment, thats what this programme is all about. Youve just seen recycled footage from the bbc Sports Programme from 30 years ago. And even the awards are made from recycled material, which is all part of the ethos of this program. And its why weve occupied the bbc sport Match Of The Day studio. Former International Footballers and now pundits alan shearer and ian wright have been locked out. They think its temporary but its a dream for me to be and this place all dressed up, especially for it, there is absolutely no way im leaving without a fight. By the end of this ill be the official new Match Of The Day host, theyjust dont know it yet. And with the click of the fingers we can make ourselves feel even more at home. Were going to be highlightin
is at its lowest level for almost 50 years, according to figures released this morning. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng will meet the treasury select committee to bring you his economic plans. we will have updates about shortly. a hearing is under way at the supreme court on whether scotland can call an independence referendum without the consent of the uk government. there is at the wreck of the mary rose. it has come to the surface and it s exactly a0 years since henry viii s flagship the mary rose was raised from the bottom of the solent after 437 years under the sea. we can now go straight to the nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg to his reaction on those russian strikes in ukraine yesterday and today. we strikes in ukraine yesterday and toda . ~ . today. we will further increase the -rotection today. we will further increase the protection of today. we will further increase the protection of our today. we will further increase the protection of our critical p
radioactive waste? and the kitchen helping chefs cook up their own businesses and inspiring america. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening everyone. we are going to begin tonight with a story that will be of particular concern to families with very young children. an alarming and unprecedented rise in cases of potentially serious respiratory virus. cases of the virus known as rsv now quickly rising in at least 32 states. rsv frequently infects children under the age of two. doctors say cases are appearing earlier in the season and more rapidly than usual the virus usually presents mild symptoms but according to the cdc can cause more serious health problems now the surge of cases is putting a strain on some hospitals forced to take extreme measures to handle the influx of rsv patients dave gutierrez now with more from connecticut, which has been especially impacted by the virus. reporter: inside connecticut children s hospital in hartford
laura coats. and this is cnn tonight. to dish no memphis police officers have now been ridley of duty. in the wake of the killing of tyre nichols. we are learning officer preston who, according to memphis police quote, he participated in the initial traffic stop. and the use of a taser, unquote. and another officer who hasn t yet been made. well, they both have been. relieved of their duty. and, three memphis fire department personnel have also been fired over the response to tyree nichols beating seen. this is in addition, everyone, to five police officers have already been, not only relieved of their duties as unfired, but also charged. the da saying, quote, this is an ongoing investigation. we are looking at all individuals and valve in the events. leading up to, during, and after the beating of tyre nichols. at the moment rugged would deep dive into this case, the evidence, and what will take to actually prosecute this case. but as a family, and the community, and a natio