Yeah, its great. Nice to see you. Some Breaking News for you, official figures released in the last hour show the uk economy is no longer in recession. The economy grew by 0. 6 in the first three months of this year. The uk entered recession after output fell during two consecutive quarters at the end of last year. Most economists had predicted growth of 0. 4 . This is the fastest growth rate for more than two years. Well, i think its encouraging that we, in the last quarter, have grown faster notjust in france and germany, but also the United States. But i think more significant is the longer term data that is coming out now about the uk economy. We can see that since 2010 we have created morejobs in the uk than anywhere else in europe. Weve attracted more greenfield foreign direct investment, notjust done anywhere in europe, but anywhere in the world outside of the United States and china. In terms of the most rapidly growing industries, we have by far the largest Tech Industry in eu
that sophie underwent an operation last night and we are waiting to hear how it went. no more detail on shane loughlin, other than he was taken in a critical condition. the families of both of those will be hoping for the best news considering what has happened. what has happened. thank you for that undate- scientists have produced a detailed future flood map of britain simulating the impact of climate change. it s revealed that the annual damage could rise by more than 20 per cent over the next century unless international pledges to reduce carbon emissions are met. here s our science and environment correspondent victoria gill. as water trickles through this woodland in calderdale, a team of local volunteers are getting to work. what we re trying to do is just divert this into woodland. katie s nearby home has been flooded in the past because in this steep sided valley, heavy rain can swell the river very quickly. how bad does flooding get in this area? it s catastrophic.