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i m sally bundock with the top business stories. and we begin here in the uk where, as you ve been hearing, the nhs in england is braced for six days of strike action starting in an hour and a half, so 7am. and this marks the longest stretch of industrial action in the history of the national health service. junior doctors have been pushing for a 35% pay rise, which they say would restore their earnings after inflation to 2008 levels, but the government says this is unaffordable. for many decades, healthcare spending in western economies as a share of gdp has always risen, but recent research carried out by the economist claims that is no longer the case. so what is the cost of providing healthcare? an issue that will dominate in the run up to a general election here in the uk and a headache for most governments around the world. let s unpack this. i m joined by dr rocco friebel assistant professor of health policy at the london school of economics. good to have you o ....
previous predictions. it says the us economy is performing more resiliently than forecast and suggests the earlier than expected reopening of china after the worst of covid has boosted performance, but there is still a health warning that high inflation and interest rates will continue to weigh on global growth. here is the oecd s chief economist. global growth. here is the oecd s chief economist. some good news in the forecast chief economist. some good news in the forecast today, chief economist. some good news in the forecast today, the chief economist. some good news in the forecast today, the overall - the forecast today, the overall economy is improving. we expected it to moderate to 2.7% in 2023 and 2.4 in 2024, but it is low in terms of the growth we saw before the recent crises. a , the growth we saw before the recent crises. n, , ., the growth we saw before the recent crises. , ., , the growth we saw before the recent crises. , ., crises. many of the gl ....
great surprise. i don t think it is a deliberate attempt to the rescue. it is simply that kherson has been shelled all these months. the situation clearly in the city is critical, there are some parts of it which are a lot worse than the pictures that you are looking at now. i have seen scenes from an area where the dnipro and kakhovka rivers join, which are basically underwater, the water has reached rooftop levels, so there are neighbourhoods of kherson that are completely submerged. and that very much echoes the scene elsewhere along the dnipro, where, in these little communities on either side of the river, you are seeing similar scenes, with the river suddenly massively expanded as a result of this huge volume of water that is flooding down from what was a vast reservoir above the dam. that reservoir is emptying and sending colossal quantities of water down the dnipro river and into the black sea and causing devastation as it goes, notjust in those communities where peop ....
from these various meetings happening today? the from these various meetings happening today? happening today? the two meetings. happening today? the two meetings, the happening today? the two meetings, the g7 - happening today? the two meetings, the g7 but - happening today? the two meetings, the g7 but also | happening today? the two - meetings, the g7 but also the ttc, which i see is the more productive and hope meeting, it is bilateral, the us and the eu. i am sure something will come out of this, given the risks and dangers that have been identified quite clearly by both sides. what we could expect in that format is probably some kind of agreement on what the risks are first of all, to define the risks, the metrics of measuring the risks of ai and risk management methods, but also the start of developing common standards, to take steps together to, with stakeholders present at the ttc, who will give insight necessary to arrive at common standards. and i think ....
the second semi final. we will be live in liverpool in this half hour. more on those stories in a moment but first of the bbc sport centre and betty glover with more of the day s top stories. thanks, matthew. good afternoon. the big week of european football semifinals continues tonight with the europa league and europa conference league happening this evening. west ham can move a step closer to their first evening. west ham can move a step closer to theirfirst bit evening. west ham can move a step closer to their first bit of silverware since 1980 as they take on dutch side a z alkmaar in the first leg of their europa conference league semifinal. david moyes s side come into this on the back of their big win in the premier league on sunday against manchester united, which moved them seven points above the relegation zone with three games to play. az alkmaar. and other attention turns to trying to end their four decade wait for a trophy. because the team is winning and doi ....