programme. could you hazard a guess as to why ocean temperatures are so vastly greater at the moment than they ordinarily would be?- vastly greater at the moment than they ordinarily would be? there are a number of they ordinarily would be? there are a number of theories they ordinarily would be? there are a number of theories being - they ordinarily would be? there are| a number of theories being explored at the moment by climate scientists. the first, you ve already mentioned, is this transition from la nina to el nino. the three years prior to 2023, el nino in the tropical pacific, with cooler surface waters, a rapid transition from la nina to el nino in 2023, and that tends to push up temperatures. what we saw was sea surface temperatures in other parts of the world were rising even before el nino kicked in, so there are other potential theories, including things like changes in the amounts of sulphur in shipping fuel over the past few years, influence from the tonga
in the uk are at an all time high as country. its lowest ever now we have the round up of the business news and one of those headline stories you are concentrating on. welcome to the programme. yes, on course for stronger than expected recovery. that is the assessment from the international monetary fund on the state of the global economy in its latest world economic outlook update. the imf predicts that global growth of 3.1% this year and slightly higher growth in 2025. it also says that inflation is declining faster than expected because many supply chain problems caused by the pandemic have now been resolved. the imf has, however, issued a warning to the uk government not to cut taxes any further and suggested that treasury percent planned spending cuts for this year were unrealistic. earlier i spoke to the imf s chief economist and i asked him what his concerns were over the uk cutting those taxes. ~ , ., taxes. well, first, for the uk, we are seeing taxes. well, first,
help them to the world cup senior finals as our rugby correspondent markjones explains. he’ll markjones explains. he ll definitely markjones explains. he ll definitely not markjones explains. he ll definitely not play - markjones explains. he ll definitely not play againstj markjones explains. he ll definitely not play against italy and it s another selection for the england boss steve borthwick, he is already without ollie lawrence, and withoutjoe in that midfield, so it ll be a whole new look. there is the experience of fall to call upon and that s crucial as a world class operator. in form but uncapped 21 year old finn smith, and whether smith starts or is on the bench, he is set now to make his debut in the studio olympic o. is set now to make his debut in the studio olympic 0. is set now to make his debut in the studio olympic o. the full run of midweek premier league fixtures starts tonight. there are five games to look forward to later. they involve five of the
for the past 2 years of the original 12 super league founder members, only barcelona and real madrid have remained committed to the idea of a breakway. reacting to the ruling, the real president florentino perez said it was a great day for the history of football and that clubs were now masters of their own destiny here s the real manager. translation: i think it was an important decision for football, for all football, for all clubs. some clubs are not convinced if there is not going to be a monopoly to manage it, ithink it not going to be a monopoly to manage it, i think it will be positive for clubs and players. i think the schedule can be improved, especially the international schedule, which worries us a lot. in the end time will tell if it will be positive. but i think it will be something positive for everyone. the final of fifa s club world cup takes place later in saudi arabia. the european champions manchester city face the south american champions fluminense fro