substantial slowdown in activity. on the other hand, we saw things like car building, engineering, putting on activity, so that helped balance things out. we on activity, so that helped balance thins out. ~ . , on activity, so that helped balance thins out. ~ ., , u, things out. we have been covering this a lot. are things expected to pick up? that is a really important question. it is important because the more active the economy is, the more wealth people are able to make by working harder and so forth. mast working harder and so forth. most forecasters working harder and so forth. most forecasters think working harder and so forth. most forecasters think we working harder and so forth. i’l if?3ii forecasters think we will not see any growth in the next few months or so. the bank of england recently said that there will be no growth until 2025, so, quite a long time before we see any growth in the economy, according to most commentators but, importantly, the bank of
it s newsday. hi singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. hi there. thank ou for it s newsday. hi there. thank you for being it s newsday. hi there. thank you for being with it s newsday. hi there. thank you for being with us. - it s newsday. hi there. thank you for being with us. if- you for being with us. if you re just you for being with us. if you rejustjoining us, here s a quick update on the latest developments on the israel gaza war. forthe developments on the israel gaza war. for the first time since the conflict broke out, more than 400 foreign passport holders and injured palestinians have been allowed to leave gaza. the rafah border crossing, in the south of gaza, until today had only been opening to allow humanitarian aid for palestinians in. elsewhere, there s been another big air strike onjabalia in northern gaza, which israel has declared an evacuation zone. this, a day after an israeli attack killed dozens of peo
..this is bbc news. it s newsday. hi there, thank you for being with us. presidentjoe biden has hailed the diplomatic breakthrough that allowed the first civilians to leave gaza after weeks of being trapped by the conflict. dozens of injured palestinians and hundreds of foreign nationals have been allowed to go. they entered egypt by the rafah crossing on the border, with the injured being treated at field hospitals there. the foreign office says the first british nationals have crossed and more will be taken out in stages over the coming days. people have been trapped in gaza since israel tightened its siege just over three weeks ago after it was attacked by hamas which is classed as a terrorist organisation by the uk and other governments. and in northern gaza, there s been another air strike onjabalia, a day after an israeli attack killed dozens of people at the refugee camp there. israel says its forces killed another hamas commander in the latest strike but un human
people have been trapped in gaza since israel tightened its siegejust over three weeks ago, after it was attacked by hamas, which is classed as a terrorist organisation by the uk and other governments. and in northern gaza, there s been another air strike onjabalia, a day after an israeli attack killed dozens of people at the refugee camp there. israel says its forces killed another hamas commander in the latest strike, but un human rights officials say it could be a war crime. our international editor jeremy bowen has our first report, which contains material you may find upsetting. at last, the gates of the rafah crossing were opened. some foreign citizens were allowed to leave gaza for egypt. for the first time, since israel imposed its siege. convoys of aid trucks are moving into gaza, though not nearly as many as the un and aid agencies say are necessary. ambulances went in for the seriously wounded. injabalia, at the opposite end of the gaza strip, more israeli raids. t
of artificial intelligence. for the first time, really, in human history with something that s going to be far more intelligent than us. and on newsnight at 10.30, we ll go deeper behind the headlines and on newsnight at 10.30, we ll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today s big stories plus a first look at tomorrow s front pages. good evening from jerusalem. for the first time since the war between israel and hamas began, people have been allowed to leave the besieged territory of gaza. they included dozens of injured palestinians and hundreds of foreign nationals. they ve left by the rafah crossing on the border with egypt and the injured were treated at field hospitals there. the foreign office says the first british nationals have crossed and that more will be taken out in stages over the coming days. people who ve been trapped in gaza for weeks began crossing the borderfrom late morning, after the territory was closed off by israel when