Fall to the taliban as they dismiss international calls for a ceasefire. Cheering. I can t wait! the dancing re starts in scotland, as almost all of the final coronavirus restrictions are lifted. A baby thought to be the world s smallest at birth has been discharged from a singapore hospital after 13 months of intensive treatment. Hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. It is unequivocal, that human activities are responsible for climate change. That is according to a new study by the un. It is an up to date assessment of how global warming will change the planet in the decade. It is a wake up call to governments to cut emissions. 234 authors from 66 countries have worked on the landmark assessment. The report says global average temprature rise could reach or exceed 1. 5 degrees celsius in the next 20 years ten years sooner than expected. That tempreature rise will breach the ambition of the 2015 paris climate agreement, and bring widespread devastation
the economy is coping with the cost of living crisis when we get first quarter gdp figures in just over an hour s time. it s expected to have continued growing by 0.2% in the first three months of the year. hardly booming, but a far cry from the record breaking recession that the bank of england was predicting six months ago. on thursday, the bank announced a major rethink of its forecasts, saying the uk will now avoid going into recession. but it warned that the battle to get soaring prices under control is taking much longer than expected. the bank also raised its main interest rate again by 0.25%, to 4.5%. that s the 12th rate rise in a row, and it puts the cost of borrowing here in the uk at a 15 year high. the bank is trying to take spending power out of the economy to stop prices rising so fast. inflation is currently running at over 10% a year. that s the highest rate in a0 years, and five times the bank s target of 2%. our economics editor faisal islam reports. red gr
for the coronation of the king. charles iii will be crowned at westminster abbey on saturday may 6th. the nurse accused of murdering or attempting to murder 17 babies a court is told a pattern had emerged of babies dying or collapsing when she was on duty. russia has launched more missile strikes against ukraine, hitting the western city of lviv, and zaporizhzhia in the south east. and jamie oliver and the campaign for children from all families in england on universal credit to be allowed free school meals. and coming up on the bbc news channel. qualification and elimination from the champions league can be decided tonight. celtic need a win to stay alive in the competition as they host rb leipzig. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it has been another turbulent day on the financial markets after a warning from the bank of england about the uk s financial stability. the chancellor, appearing before mps today, insisted that the government s tax cutting plans a
is again taking its toll. also on the programme. buckingham palace has announced that charles iii will be crowned at westminster abbey on saturday may 6th. russia has launched more missile strikes against ukraine, hitting the western city of lviv and zaporizhzhia in the south east. in a major scientific achievement nasa says its attempt to deflect the path of an asteroid has been a success. last night the police arrested him for killing hemsley post. and the hollywood legend dame angela lansbury star of murder, she wrote has died at the age of 96. inaudible good evening. yet again, the bank of england has been forced to take emergency measures in the wake of the government s mini budget, which has provoked alarm in the financial markets. in the budget, the chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, promised significant tax cuts without saying how he would fund them. the bank of england spoke today of a material risk to the uk s financial stability, but tonight, the governor of t
nasa says its attempt and one of the last remaining stars of hollywood s golden age, the actress angela lansbury, has died, at the age of 96. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. president biden and g7 leaders have held an emergency meeting to discuss what more they can do to support ukraine after a second day of russian missile strikes. they condemned the attacks and reassured president zelensky that they were steadfast in their commitment to his country. they said irresponsible nuclear rhetoric risked global peace and security. ukraine s president zelensky addressed the g7 meeting, calling for more help with air defence, and presented his peace formula . from kyiv, here s paul adams. in kyiv, a day of welcome calm after yesterday s storm. air raid sirens did sound briefly, citizens heeding their government s warning to seek shelter. some heading for the metro. transla