Thank you forjoining me. We have been getting lines that we expect gdp to come in at around 5 . What is your reaction to that . , 5 . What is your reaction to that . ,. , that . That is the same number china was that . That is the same number china was targeting that . That is the same number china was targeting last that . That is the same number china was targeting last year i china was targeting last year so i think what beijing is trying to signal than is that despite the short term turbulence, Stock Market Fluctuations earlier this year, i think beijing is trying to tell people that, yes, economics is still steady and the leadership habit together, things are under control and thatis things are under control and that is why they are shooting for the same number, in terms of gdp target in terms of last year, and that also means however in terms of the size of expected economic stimulus that many people were expecting china to dish out, the exact size of it may be more modest than s
we begin in the us where in colorado, the supreme court has ruled that donald trump cannot run for president next year in the state. the ruling is based on a rarely used provision of the u.s. constitution that bars officials who have engaged in insurrection or rebellion from holding office. it says he s in eligible to appear on next year s ballot because of his role in instigating violence onjanuary 6 of 2021 the day of the attack on the us capitol building. the ruling does not stop mr trump running in the other states. in a statement, the trump campaign said the court had issued a completely flawed decision, adding they will swiftly file an appeal to the united states supreme court. in a campaign speech, the former president said no one will silence him. every time the radical left democrats, marxists, communists and fascists indict me, i consider it actually a great badge of honour. thank you very much. i appreciate it. thank you very much. because i m being indict
let s cross live now to our correspondent sharon barbour, just outside the manchester royal infirmary. you say, a care has been cancelled. not patients are being advised to have a look on the website of of the hospital to see what is happening. if you have been contacted to come in, do but many operations have been cancelled right across england. thousands, tens of thousands, of junior doctors on strike and when we sayjunior doctors, we mean all those doctors up to consultant level and we mean half the medical workforce in hospitals. a significant impact on hospitals over winter. doctor lizzie greenfield is one of the junior doctors. you were just telling me before we came on air why you ve come out here today, just talk us through why. dar; air why you ve come out here today, just talk us through why. just talk us through why. day one of work as a junior just talk us through why. day one of work as a junior doctor, just talk us through why. day one of work as a junior d
iam in i am in stroud, where it is snowing. it may not be real but it is probably as close as many of us will get to a white christmas. a cloudy and damp day, murky in the west, rain crossing the north of the country. tonight and tomorrow the wind becomes a feature. details later. good morning. it s wednesday, the 20th of december. junior doctors in england are about to start a three day strike in a dispute over pay. they ll walk out from seven o clock this morning, after five weeks of negotiations failed to reach an agreement. this time of year is traditionally one of the nhs s most busy periods. our health correspondent sharon barbour has the details. hospitals across england, already struggling with the pressures that winter brings, are bracing themselves, as tens of thousands ofjunior doctors walk out for three days. whose nhs? our nhs! dr greenhaus, a surgical registrar. he s already qualified to undertake major knee and hip surgery. every time that i go and see a patien
the coronation of king charles. stay with us for a sneak preview of how it looks. time now for a round up of all the latest sport. the world snooker championships semifinal continue in sheffield. mark selby has resumed his match against mark allen. let s take you live to the crucible. that is mark allen at the table. mark selby got himself in a pickle with the last shot. mark allen was 5 3 up after thursday s first session. the first frame of this session took an absolute age. mark allen pinching that in the end to go 6 3 up. it s the first to 17 at this stage. a lot of snooker still to be played in that semifinal. on the other semifinal, siege are we is well under way against luca brazil. he is 11-5 under way against luca brazil. he is 11 5 up in that one. the belgian lost his composure at the end of the ninth frame after failing to get out of the snooker. have a look at this. he was warned for that. he hasn t come close to the form that s done ronnie o sullivan. if that