important this is to you on twitter @annitabbc #bbcyour questions united in music the slogan for this year s eurovision contest is unveiled as the official eurovsion handover ceremony takes place today in liverpool. and coming up on the third anniversary of brexit, we ll have a special phone in on the impact. my colleague nicky campbell will be asking what your experience has been so far, in the next half an hour. hello and welcome to bbc news. the uk economy is due to get smaller this year and do worse than other major nations, including russia that s according to the world s most important international financial organisation, the international monetary fund. it predicts the uk economy will shrink by 0.6% this year. it believes the uk will be the only country among the world s major economies to see its economy get smaller. it says its forecast reflects the uk s high energy prices, high inflation and high interest rates. the us, germany, france, italy and japan are
we must all work together to address the hate that remains a stain on the soul of america. our hearts are heavy once again, but our resolve must never, ever waver. payton gendro. the uk government says it wouldn t be deterred from taking action over post brexit trading arrangements in northern ireland to try to help restore power sharing at stormont. and a triumphant ukraine wins the eurovision song contest after claiming the popular vote. good evening. in response to russia s invasion of ukraine finland and sweden have abandoned their military neutrality and announced their intention to join nato. the alliance s secretary general yens stoltenberg has described jens stoltenberg has described the move as historic while president putin, talking of finland, called the plan a mistake . nato the north atlantic treaty organization is a military alliance, formed in 1949 by 12 countries, including the us, uk, canada and france. after the soviet union s collapse in 1991,
legend for a billion dollars over his promotion of crypto exchange, binance. plus 12 months that changed the world one year on from the launch of chatgpt, how is the boom in artificial intelligence transforming the way we do business? hello if you have just hello if you havejustjoined us, you are very welcome. i am sally bundock. i am sally bundock. we start in dubai, where, as you have been hearing, 167 world leaders and 70,000 delegates from business, charities and faith groups are gathering for the latest round of global climate talks, the conference of the parties or cop28. of the parties, or cop28. eight years ago, in paris, nearly 200 nations pledged to keep global warming well below two degrees centigrade above pre industrial levels, and try to limit it to 1.5 degrees. but a recent un report has confirmed the world is not acting fast enough to achieve the paris goals. there is added controversy, this time around, given the event is hosted by one of the world s to
katherine, i m rishi. ..as rishi sunak prepares to set out his party s plans for another five years in government. on the eve of his manifesto launch last night, the prime minister hinted at tax cuts to come. we will have a manifesto that builds on all the things that you ve just gone through that we ve already announced in this campaign that, yes, does continue to cut people s taxes, because i believe in a country where people s hard work is rewarded. after cutting national insurance last autumn and in the spring the manifesto will promise to cut it by a further two pence for employees. it will also pledge that the state pension will not be taxed, and make permanent an existing cut to stamp duty for first time buyers, as well as promising that parents will only have to start paying back child benefit when their household income reaches £120,000. the manifesto will also contain pledges to raise defence spending, reform the welfare system, and double down on plans to se
The appointment ofjudge gorsuch. His Battle With Democrats against right now over the appointment of george gorsuch. That would be an absolute shame if a man of this quality was caught up in the web. Congress gets a warning the International Order is under unprecedented threat. We speak to a former us Defense Secretary about how to face it. It didnt seem real to me, it didnt seem real. And the moment a us veteran gave away his purple heart award to an iraqi stranger at an airport. Well find out why. Today we are keeping an eye on the Supreme Court in washington and parliament in london. Here, mr trumps made his pick for for a new Supreme Courtjustice. For a new Supreme Courtjustice. Here he is. Neil gorsuch. Youll get to know him because he could be on the bench for life. And hes only 49. Well look at how he could change American Life in a moment. Here in britain, katty, we are turning our attention to the House Of Commons, the lower house in parliament. Its a historic vote because its