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is the outlook a little brighter? that s the talk in davos as business leaders and top government officials discuss the recent changes in the global economy. china s move to drop strict covid controls is seen as a boost and now the international monetary fund may soon upgrade its economic forecasts. today, we ll get a sense of how challenging the economic environment is across europe. in a few hours time, we ll get the latest inflation numbers in the uk and eurozone. joining me now is katharine neiss, chief european economist at pgim fixed income. good to see you. let s start with the inflation figures. the uk - with the inflation figures. the uk will we see them coming down again today? uk - will we see them coming down again today? uk - will we see them coming down again today? we re getting uk cpi data down again today? we re getting uk cpi data for down again today? we re getting uk cpi data for december - down again today? we re getting uk cpi data for december la ....
britishvolt, collapses. in ukraine, we have a special report from the front lines near soledar and bakhmut. troops tell the bbc they desperately need western tanks to make progress on the battlefield. and belgian police reveal a key suspect in an eu corruption investigation has cut a deal with investigators. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in china where an unwelcome milestone has been reached. the country s population fell for the first time since the 1960s and the national birth rate also fell to the lowest it s been since data collection began, in 1949. the announcement on tuesday comes alongside one of china s worst economic performances in almost half a century, its gdp expanding by 3% last year, far short of the government s target of 5.5% growth. the labour force is shrinking, as the country s retired population keeps growing. let s take a look at some of the numbers. china s population last year was over 1.4 billion people, according to official data. tha ....
to pay their respects as the queen s body will lie in state for another 2a hours. away from westminster, today s other headlines: a man has been charged with attempted murder after two police officers were stabbed in london s leicester square. in sport, son heung min scores a stunning 13 minute hat trick as tottenham continue their unbeaten run in the premier league. it s sunday 18 september. you re watching bbc breakfast from westminster. the us president, joe biden, has arrived in the uk ahead of the queen s funeral tomorrow morning. it is as today marks the fourth full day of the queen s lying in state, with people warned the waiting time is now at least 1a hours. this is the queue, not far from where we are at westminster. you can see it is moving pretty quickly at the moment. it seems like the authorities are keen to get people through as quickly as they can right now so that they can get through the huge numbers which still remain and which are likely to build as sunday ....
now her people are here for her. i m in westminster where people have less than one full day left to pay their respects to the queen. i ll be speaking to the tens of thousands of people who already have. in other news, millions of people in south western japan have been forced to leave their homes as a region braces itself for the biggest typhoon in decades. ukraine says more than 59 bodies have now been recovered from a mass burial site in the recently liberated city. welcome, if you are watching in the uk or around welcome, if you are watching in the uk oraround the welcome, if you are watching in the uk or around the world. king charles iii will host a reception for hundreds of world leaders at buckingham palace later today ahead of queen elizabeth s funeral on monday. tens of thousands are still queueing to file past the late queen s coffin on the final full day of lying in state. officials are deciding whether to temporarily suspend queueing and they have asked mem ....
the thing that s different about a vrbo vacation home. you always have the whole place to yourself. no stranger at the dinner table making things awkward. or in another room taking up space. it s just you and your people. because why would you ever share your vacation home with someone you wouldn t share your vacation with. a bright note to end the program, a real cooper roberts, paralyzed in the highland park shooting, could soon be heading back to school. hoover is currently in a hospital after being moved out of pediatric icu last week. simon says he is now doing daily physical activity to help with strength and activity. you will be there for another six and 12 weeks and is expected to join his twin brother for half the school and you have patient reba have. let s take a look. cooper is also been reunited with the family dog, george, and he s been asking him great friends, for united. the news continues, let s head over to sara sidner at cnn tonight. and ....