In about 90 minutes time well get the latest health check on the economy and everyone is asking the question will the numbers reveal we are officially out of recession . Well, most experts predict yes, and say we will see a smidgen of Growth Injanuary of 0. 2 . This would confirm the Bank Of Englands suggestion that the downturn is behind us. During the final three months of last year, the data showed the uk slipped into recession and inflation injanuary was at 4 so its still twice the Bank Of Englands target. Lets discuss all of this with azad zangana, Senior European Economist at schroders. Good morning to you. Are you with the majority believing today will give us a Growth Number . Today will give us a Growth Number . ~. ~ ~ number . We are. We think it could be number . We are. We think it could be even number . We are. We think it could be even a number . We are. We think it could be even a little number . We are. We think it could be even a little higherl could be even a little h
To help priced out renters find somewhere to live . In sport, theres no stopping liverpool as they hit five in europe against Sparta Prague including a stunner from in form darwin nunez. Including a stunner good morning. A good deal of dry weather on the cards today, some will say sunshine but they will be a cold easterly wind blowing. I will have all the details for today and for the weekend throughout the programme. Its friday the 8th of march. President joe biden has used his state of the Union Address to criticise donald trump his likely opponent in the election and to claim that freedom and democracy are under assault around the world. President biden also announced that the us military will construct a port in gaza to allow the delivery of more humanitarian aid to the territory. Tonight, im directing the us military to lead an Emergency Mission to establish a temporary pier in the mediterranean on the coast of gaza that can receive large shipments carrying food, water, medicine a
This will get the hostages out and get a significant amount ofaid in. This would allow us to build something more enduring, to ensure israel is secure, and to respect the right of the Palestinian People to dignity, freedom and self determination. Crowd cheers hamas claims it wants a cease fire. Well, there is a deal on the table. And as we have said, hamas needs to agree to that deal. Lets get a cease fire. Lets reunite the hostages with their families. And lets provide immediate relief to the people of gaza. Lets speak to Tommaso Della longa who is the spokesperson for the International Federation of red cross and red crescent societies. It is good to speak to you again. Those are some of the strongest words we have heard from the us. Could you tell us what youre hearing about the humanitarian situation there on the ground . Thanks a lot for having me today. The humanitarian situation in the gaza strip is still desperate and every day that the conflict continues, the more the nude wil
Hannah miller, has the story. In homes across the country and Public Services on the ground, it can seem like everyone is crying out for cash. We have got roads full of potholes. Are you confident that the chancellor will be persuaded to give you more money to spend on housing in the budget in a few weeks time . Well, im doing everything that i can. I mean, short of laying siege to his own home. Well, i want us to be, you know, l Cutting Taxes in a responsible way. Under pressure from backbenchers and with less money to play with than hed hoped for the chancellors scrabbling around for ways to pay for a tax cut on a scale that voters will notice. Today, mr speaker, im going to cut the main 12 rate of Employee National insurance. Last year, he chose to cut National Insurance contributions and its thought he may do that again. A tax cut for workers that brings no benefit to pensioners. The Number Crunching going on inside number 11 is not just about the state of the nations finances its
The details. How they could this be . The eu has been very clear it didnt want to give apple the equivalent of a Parking Ticket although that said, apples earnings last year were not too far off hundred billion, it is big but apple can afford it. It all stands from a complaint brought by its butterfly back in 2019. They were essentially unhappy with apples rules that stop them other ways to pay. Spotter five. Apples rules that stop them other ways to pay. Spotterfive. The Eu Commission said that apple had behaving in an uncompetitive way for ten years and that what they were saying had essentially cost consumers in terms of higher bills for their music. Apple responded strongly, they accuse them of getting their facts wrong and they said they would be appealing. What said they would be appealing. What kind of impact said they would be appealing. What kind of impact could said they would be appealing. What kind of impact could this have the streamers, music streamers, this could open th