the uk has struck a deal to join a trans pacific trade pact consisting of 11 countries. together australia, brunei, canada, chile, japan, malaysia, mexico, new zealand, peru, singapore and vietnam account for 13% of global gdp. the pact called the comprehensive progressive agreement for trans pacific partnership aims to cut or reduce 95% of import charges or tariffs. but some will be retained to protect sensitive domestic areas. the initial gains for britain will only be marginal, as it already has free trade deals with 9 of the 11 countries involved, and the government s own estimates show being in the bloc will only add 0.08% to the size of the uk s economy. joining me now is marco forgione, dg of the institute of export and international trade. how big a win is this for britain? victoria, this is a huge achievement to the uk. there are three areas we need to look at whenjudging are three areas we need to look at when judging what s been approved. the first is the e
and inflation falls sharply in the eurozone. will the european central bank change direction as a result? welcome to world business report. i mjagdip cheema. let s start with an important trade deal, because the uk has struck a deal to join a trans pacific trade pact consisting of 11 countries. together, these pacific rim countries which doesn t include the usa account for 13% of global gdp. the pact it s called the comprehensive progressive agreement for trans pacific partnership aims to cut 95% of import charges or tariffs. the initial gains for the uk economy may be only marginal, though that s according to the government s own estimates. we re nowjooined by our global trade correspondent, dharshini david. on one hand these 11 countries account for 13% of the world s income, but for the uk it might only be marginal growth as a result, is this a big deal? this a big deal? really good question- this a big deal? really good question- ct this a big deal? really
On bbc london their first ever chance to vote. We speak to young londoners about what issues matter to them ahead of the Mayoral Election on thursday. Good afternoon. And we start with dramatic Political Developments in edinburgh where in the last hour scotlands First Minister humza yousaf has announced that hes resigning. Hes been under growing pressure after he ripped up a Power Sharing Deal with the scottish green party. As a result, he had been facing two separate votes of no confidence this week. Well, in an emotional statement a short time ago, mr yousaf said hes not willing to trade his values and principles simply to hold on to power. Our scotland editor james cook is in edinburgh. This was a pretty emotional statement. Humza yousaf pretty close to tears at the end of that statement . To tears at the end of that statement . ,. , ~ ,. , statement . Yes, he was. As you say, emotional as statement . Yes, he was. As you say, emotional as he statement . Yes, he was. As you say, emot
Celebrate victory on derby day, but theres no shaking off the holders Manchester City, who remain hot on their heels. Good morning. Some heavy rain in Northern Ireland this morning. That will push north and east during the course of the day. It is the south east that will hang on to the driest and silliest conditions for longest. All of the details later on in the programme. Driest and sunniest. Its monday, the 29th of april. The Irish Government says it will pass Emergency Legislation to return rising numbers of Asylum Seekers arriving from Northern Ireland, because theyre fearful of being sent to rwanda. Irish ministers estimate that 80 of recent arrivals have come to the country via Northern Ireland but the uk government says it wont accept any Asylum Returns from the eu via ireland. Our Political Correspondent helen catt reports. The border between the republic of ireland and Northern Ireland is designed to be easy to cross. But the Irish Government says its recently seen an influx
Photograph of the prince and princess of wales as they celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary. Tampa sport and a round up from gabbing. England Rugby Union International Billy Vunipola has apologised and paid a fine after being charged in spain, following an alleged incident. The bbc understands he was tasered by police on the island of majorca after they were called to a bar in the islands capital. Vunipola called it a misunderstanding and said there was no violence. Our sports news correspondent laura scott has more. We know that this incident involving Billy Vunipola happened at a club on majorca in the early hours of sunday morning. The number eight, who has played for england on 75 occasions, described what happened as an unfortunate misunderstanding that got out of hand. We know police were called to the club, we understand he was tasered and arrested, and he was later charged and appeared in court. However, he said in a Statement Released today that, contrary to media reports,