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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 b ....
and hopes of a deal between gary lineker and the bbc in a row over impartiality which disrupted sports programmes over the weekend. the eccentric sci fi movie everything everywhere all at once has won best film at the annual oscars ceremony in hollywood. it also won best director, and michelle yeoh became the first asian to win best actress. two of her co stars, jamie lee curtis and ke huy quan, won best supporting actress and actor. the hotly tipped german movie all quiet on the western front won four oscars, including best international film and best score. best actor went to brendan fraser in the whale. let s cross live to hollywood and our north america correspondent, peter bowes, whose been at an oscars watch party at the legendary roosevelt hotel. peter, the big awardsjust came during the last half or so? yes, a slew of awards for everything everywhere all at once. as the room empties, this was the watch party and many other parties are just other parties arejust ....
he scores! and, manchester city sail past bayern munich to reach the semi finals of the champions league. and coming up on bbc news, kyren wilson scores the first 147 break of this years world snooker championship in sheffield. but is it enough for a place in round two? good evening. the unrelenting pressure on household budgets has been demonstrated by the latest inflation figures, which showed a very sharp rise in the cost of food and soft drinks, pushing the cost of living even higher. inflation remained in double digits last month, falling only slightly to 10.1% in march. that s down from 10.4% in february, but experts had predicted a biggerfall. more expensive bread, cereals and chocolate caused the overall average price of food and non alcoholic drinks to increase by a rather hefty 19% in the year to march the fastest annual rate for nearly half a century. economists say it s now far more likely that the bank of england will raise its base interest rate next mo ....
government announces billions of pounds of funding it says will transform the funding of. the alzheimer s society calls on the government to deliver on their commitments on dementia, saying too many people face the disease alone. how dan evans kept his cool in the melbourne heat. a victory not without its controversy sends him through to the third round with andy murray up later hoping tojoin him there. another cold and frosty start to the day to day. the risk of ice on untreated surfaces but for many of us dry with sunshine, wintry showers easing everywhere except the north of scotland but we will see some small significant snow. it s thursday the 19th of january. the nhs is preparing for what s expected to be the biggest day of industrial action in its history after nurses and ambulance workers in both england and wales revealed plans to strike on the same day, february 6th. both groups are also striking today but the impact will be less severe as it involves only ambulance ....
another ambulance strike, this time in wales, as nurses in england also stage more industrial action. the father of an aristocrat who s gone missing with her newborn baby and her partner appeals for her to get in touch with the police. shock in new zealand as the prime ministerjacinda ardern unexpectedly stands down. she says she doesn t have enough left in the tank. so today i am announcing that i will not be seeking re election. and that my term as prime minister will conclude no later than the 7th of february. conclude no later than the 7th of februa . ., ., ., ., february. and the harrowing anti war eic february. and the harrowing anti war e - ic all february. and the harrowing anti war epic all quiet february. and the harrowing anti war epic all quiet on february. and the harrowing anti war epic all quiet on the february. and the harrowing anti war epic all quiet on the western - february. and the harrowing anti war epic all quiet on the western front i epic all ....