vapes and the little left behind. 1.3 million disposable vapes are thrown away every week. that is why the local government association representing councils in england and wales, once the government to ban single you see cigarettes. so what s their problem? the lga says disposable vapes can cause fires in ben laurie s. the plastic cannot be separated from the batteries, which makes them really hard to recycle, and when those lithium batteries get crushed they get really hot and become flammable. crushed they get really hot and become flammable. those 1.3 million dis - osable become flammable. those 1.3 million disposable vapes become flammable. those 1.3 million disposable vapes are become flammable. those 1.3 million disposable vapes are going become flammable. those 1.3 million disposable vapes are going on - become flammable. those 1.3 million disposable vapes are going on the - disposable vapes are going on the floor unfortunately, in which case it causes a signif
i ll try to give you a fascinating snapshot of all the world of business and money. let s start here in the uk, where the economy in the first three months of this year recorded growth ofjust 0.1%. output in consumer facing services fell by 0.8% in march underscoring the impact of ongoing strikes and the cost of living crisis. 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. of course, talking about interest rates. the bank also raised its main interest rate again by a quarter of a percent 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. here s dr steve nolan, senior lecturer in economics at liverpool john moores university. good to see you. hardly the doom and gloom of the recession that was predicted, but let s be fr
a bit more persistent. so, in general the market s expecting maybe one or two more interest rate rises, up to about 5%. the fact we are not in recession probably doesn t change that thinking. the man in charge of the uk s economy has welcomed the rise. here s chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt. these are much better figures than anyone would possibly have predicted even three months ago. that is partly because what the governor of the bank of england said yesterday. measures in the budget that are helping to help companies to recruit and tackle some of the underlying problems in the economy. but there is still much work to do. we still have inflation that is much too high, that is causing a lot of pressure forfamilies up and down the country. that is why we have to stick to our plan to get inflation down, to get growth up, and to get the economy motoring in the way that we all want. the uk remains the only g7 country in which the quarterly measure of gdp has not recover
coronavirus originated in a chinese research lab. according to a news report, not one but two lab leaks are the most likely sources. only explanation credibly supported and by common sense. i m here to announce that i plan on making a comeback to the nfl. damar hamlin is ready to return to football. with the buffalo bills defensive back now medically cleared to resume. it s not the end of my sorry. 7:01 here in new york city. we start with a fox news alert. rescue crews are back on the scene of a deadly new york city parking garage collapse early this morning. rachel: responders are making sure no one is inside as investigators try to pinpoint what caused the structure to buckle. brian: all right. so todd piro, right after he is done with this show went to lower manhattan to find out for himself what is going on. todd? todd: hey, guys, it is still a really active scene out here, so much so as the media we have been pushed really far away. cops and firefi