in the three months tojune with forecasters warning recession is still likely later in the year. 7,000 extra hospital beds this winter, including in pop up sites the nhs in england unveils its plans to cope with expected pressures. more chaos for rail passengers train drivers prepare to strike tomorrow on nine lines across the country. # up in space, man. and, the shortlist is announced for hosting next year s eurovision song contest seven uk cities are in the running. and coming up on the bbc news channel: britain s rowers overcome problems in the quad sculls at the european championships to reach the medalfinal in munich. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. a drought has been declared in parts of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can announce stricter measures to conserve supplies, and it comes as yorkshire water became the latest to announce a hosepipe ban, in the wake of low rainfall and h
a smaller contraction than many economists had predicted. it compares to an increase of 0.8% in the first three months of the year. the bank of england has forecast the uk will fall into recession in the coming months, and that the downturn will last for the whole of next year. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity, reports. in windermere in the lake district, the lakes provide some respite from the heat. it is only the economic climate that is cooling down. for some, coming here is a way of spending less and saving more. one reason the economy is shrinking. we don t go as far as we used to go now, just because of the juice problem. you know what i mean the petrol and the diesel. we are doing more of this caravanning, camping, that sort of thing. we would normally be going across to europe a couple of times a year. we have not done that for two and a half years because of the pandemic. i can see usjust sticking to doing this sort of thing from now on. it is easier, it is cheaper.