In the world, owned by asias richest man, Mukesh Ambani mix it mixing that with the huge presence that disney has, there, means it is a huge disrupter for that sector, and itll probably be subject to Regulatory Approval because of that. Lets turn to the us, where its economy grew at an annual pace of 3. 2 from october through december. That figure is less than the commerce departments initial estimate. But Consumer Spending grew by 3 in the same period. Strong exports also contributed to Fourth Quarter growth. From the worlds biggest economy to the worlds Fastest Growing economy indias latest gdp figures are due out later today. The south asian country experienced an impressive first half of 2023. But its growth is expected to have slowed down in the last three months. The bbc S Archana Shukla explains. After an impressive first half of the year, Economic Growth is expected to slow down in the october to december quarter. What is taking it down is a slowdown in industries, uneven Weath
hello and welcome to the programme. buckingham palace has announced that the king is being treated for cancer. he will continue with state duties but will step back from public engagements during his treatment. during the king s recent hospital procedure for benign prostate enlargement, a separate issue of concern was noted. subsequent diagnostic tests have identified a form of cancer. our royal correspondent daniella ralph has the latest there was little sign yesterday of the announcement about to be made. the king was pictured on his sandringham estate in norfolk walking to church with queen camilla. it was thought to be recovering after a hospital stay. exactly a week ago today, the king left a private hospital in central london, where he had spent three nights being treated for an enlarged prostate. we now know during his stay here cancer was discovered. in a statement, released at six o clock this evening, buckingham palace said. although open about his diagnosis, buckin
pressure as well. the main problem is that the company has nearly £14 billion of debt, so it has a substantial interest bill to pay every year. that interest bill is currently going up because interest rates are going up. some interest rate payments are related to inflation, which is very high. at the same time, it s having to spend over £1 billion a year in infrastructure, water mains, stopping leakage and there s a regulatory review coming up in a few years which may mean it will have to invest even more. thames water needs to raise money from somewhere but if it can t get it, the government is looking at options. we need to make sure thames water as an entity survives. there s a lot of work the government is doing on resolving sewage. up until now, the regulator has been focused on keeping consumer bills down but there is a lot of infrastructure work that needs to take place and we need that entity to survive. in a statement, thames water says it s working constructively
the missile also damage nearby apartment buildings and shops. among the dead were two 14 year old twins yulia and anna aksenchenko. president zelensky said the attack showed russia deserved defeat. arnaud de decker is a journalist who was at the restaurant just before it was hit. he described what he saw. i was in the lounge eating a pizza and drinking a nonalcoholic beer. i paid and left and ten minutes later, i heard a very loud explosion, first one and then moments later a second one, and i immediately understood it was the lounge that was hit. i went to the place and it was an absolute disaster. the restaurant was totally gone, people wounded in the street and rescue workers were trying to help the people from underneath the rubble. it was absolutely a disaster. that was a journalist describing what he saw at the restaurant. our correspondent andrew harding has the latest from the scene in kramatorsk. i m in the centre of kramatorsk where the missiles hit and the bl
around 60 people were injured, some around 60 people were injured, some of them critically. the missile also damage nearby apartment buildings and shops. among the dead were two 14 year old twins yulia and anna aksenchenko. president zelensky said the attack showed russia deserved defeat. arnaud de decker is a journalist who was at the restaurant just before it was hit. he described what he saw. i was in the lounge eating a pizza and drinking a nonalcoholic beer. i paid and left and ten minutes later, i heard a very loud explosion, first one and then moments later a second one, and i immediately understood it was the lounge that was hit. i went to the place and it was an absolute disaster. the restaurant was totally gone, people wounded in the street and rescue workers were trying to help the people from underneath the rubble. it was absolutely a disaster. the kremlin said they only hit military targets, not civilian ones. this was yuri sak, an adviser to the ukrain