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to carry out the checks? what this means in practice on the ground in northern ireland just is not clear yet. northern ireland ust is not clear et. ., ~ , ., northern ireland ust is not clear et. . ,, , ., , northern ireland ust is not clear et. . ,, , , northern ireland ust is not clear et. . , , ., ., yet. thank you. it is ust after a uuarter yet. thank you. it is ust after a quarter past h yet. thank you. it is ust after a quarter past six. our top story this evening. the government has set out its plans to tackle regional inequality across the uk and level up the country. coming up, longer schools days for some pupils in wales to try to make up for the disruption of the pandemic. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel, sadio mane could become his country s all time leading goalscorer later. senegal take on burkina faso in the semi final of the africa cup of nations the liverpool striker is one short of the record. joe nihill was 23 years old when he ended his li
breaks, they could be a touch of frost into tomorrow morning. friday, another breaks, they could be a touch of frost into tomorrow morning. friday, another cloudy breaks, they could be a touch of frost into tomorrow morning. friday, another cloudy but breaks, they could be a touch of frost into tomorrow morning. friday, another cloudy but dry breaks, they could be a touch of frost into tomorrow morning. friday, another cloudy but dry day. thank you. another cloudy but dry day. thank you- another cloudy but dry day. thank you. another cloudy but dry day. thank ou. , , ., ., thank you. just coming up to a uuarter thank you. just coming up to a quarter past thank you. just coming up to a quarter past six. lawyers for ghislaine maxwell will start her defence in a new york court today. she s accused of grooming underage girls for abuse by the billionairejeffrey epstein. it s not yet clear if she ll take the stand. sarah krissoff is a former new york prosecutor, shejoins us now. good mo
must put into context for our viewers because of because the 18.3% rise in the previous quarter, that s very skewed, isn t it, by the covid pandemic?- isn t it, by the covid pandemic? isn t it, by the covid andemic? , , pandemic? yes, so the first uuarter pandemic? yes, so the first quarter data pandemic? yes, so the first quarter data is pandemic? yes, so the first quarter data is definitely . quarter data is definitely quite skewed by the base number last year and the second quarter as well so what we re looking at is the two year average compared with the pre covid 19 period, which was 2019, and that number is 5.9%, two year average growth, so very close to the pre covid world in china s economy. fiend world in china s economy. and that 5-9% world in china s economy. and that 5.996 is world in china s economy. and that 5.996 is around world in china s economy. and that 5.9% is around the growth rate the government is looking for a year on year, isn t it, in this new nor