events here in the uk and across the world mark holocaust memorial day on the anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz birkenau nazi death camp. and the actress sylvia syms, best known for her roles in the films ice cold in alex and the queen, has died at the age of 89. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has been defending the government s record on economic growth. in a speech, he said there s too much gloom about the economy, and that the uk can be the next silicon valley with a network of investment zones, and brexit a catalyst for growth. but his speech follows recent warnings that thousands of british businesses face bankruptcy and news this week of a slump in the uk car manufacturing industry. this report from our economics correspondent, andy verity. uncertainty has made it really difficult to attract investment into the uk, and that is the number one thing we need to address. there are absolutely decisions available to british
extremist videos that influenced two mass killings in the united states. daniel harris was convicted of encouraging terrorism. us presidentjoe biden urges protesters in tennessee to remain peaceful after five former memphis police officers are charged with the murder of a black man, tyre nichols. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has been defending the government s record on economic growth. in a speech, he said there s too much gloom about the economy, and that the uk can be the next silicon valley with a network of investment zones, and brexit a catalyst for growth. but his speech follows recent warnings that thousands of british businesses face bankruptcy and a slump in the uk car manufacturing industry. this report from our economics correspondent, andy verity. uncertainty has made it really difficult to attract investment into the uk, and this is what we need to address. what we need is a plan. a growing chorus of business leaders has b
pay £800,000 after a baby girl lived just 23 minutes. the death of tyree nichols, assaulted by five police officers in memphis. president biden has spoken to his parents tonight as they prepare to release police body cam footage. the chancellor says he wants the uk to become a technology superpower as he lays out his strategy for boosting the economy. and he is only 16 but he s already the best flat jockey and he is only 16 but he s already the best flatjockey in britain. we meet the teenager who is the and coming up on the bbc news channel: england s cricketers collapse in bloemfontain. they looked set for the win against south africa, but lose crucial wickets to go one down in the series. good evening. seven people have been shot dead tonight in a synagogue in eastjerusalem. a 14 year old boy is among the dead, and a number of other people were wounded. local media have been reporting that the attacker was killed by the security forces as he fled the scene. tensions have b
This is bbc news with the latest business headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. no more declinism the uk unveils plans to tackle poor productivity and get more investment into the economy amid fears it s getting left behind. we are in a race and they want to attract manufacturing production, low carbon, transitionjob, it is not clear what the uk wants to attract and how much money we have to do so. also coming up us recession fears ease as gdp figures come in stronger than expected. the bad news? that could mean no let up from the fed.
Mischievous asia s richest man hits back against us traders who raised doubts about his finances, wiping $10 billion off his companies share prices. and never too late to influence why brands are seeking out older people to push their products hello. we start here in the uk, where in a few hours time the government s finance chief chancellor of the exchequerjeremy hunt will announce plans to boost the economy and tackle the country s poor productivity. central to those plans, freeing the city of london s giant insurance firms from eu rules on how much cash they have to keep in reserve. they say it could release 100 billion pounds to invest in things like clean energy and infrastructure. mr hunt will also warn against an attitude of declinism amid accusations from business