in the uk are at an all time high as country. its lowest ever now we have the round up of the business news and one of those headline stories you are concentrating on. welcome to the programme. yes, on course for stronger than expected recovery. that is the assessment from the international monetary fund on the state of the global economy in its latest world economic outlook update. the imf predicts that global growth of 3.1% this year and slightly higher growth in 2025. it also says that inflation is declining faster than expected because many supply chain problems caused by the pandemic have now been resolved. the imf has, however, issued a warning to the uk government not to cut taxes any further and suggested that treasury percent planned spending cuts for this year were unrealistic. earlier i spoke to the imf s chief economist and i asked him what his concerns were over the uk cutting those taxes. ~ , ., taxes. well, first, for the uk, we are seeing taxes. well, first,
and great britain. but now the party s leader, sirjeffrey donaldson, says new legislation has been agreed with westminster, which would remove checks on goods and which he says would mean an end to northern ireland blindly following eu laws. with no stormont executive in place for 727 days now, there ve been no pay rises for almost all of northern ireland s 226,000 public sector workers. there ve been no ministers at stormont to negotiate pay deals. waiting lists have soared in that time too with more than 210,000 patients, out of nearly two million people in northern ireland, have been waiting more than a year to see a consultant, partly because without stormont health care budgets couldn t be secured. 0ur ireland correspondent sara girvin is at stormont. a big moment sarah? it is is a big moment sophie a big moment sarah? it is is a big moment sophie and a big moment sarah? it is is a big moment sophie and a a big moment sarah? it is is a big moment sophie and a
ago. heading off on a campaign rally that he will be holding there later today. right now, however, he is taking an aerial tour over i-95. you may remember a portion of that highway collapsed last weekend, after investigators say a tanker truck crashed and burst into flames. crews continue to work around the clock at the collapse site. this week, they began demolishing the crumbled section of roadway and now rebuilding it all. it will be quite an process. the president will be briefed on the construction work and soon president biden will be giving an update on how his administration is helping with those efforts. we will bring that to you live when it is coming up later this hour. now, to a severe weather threat. 60 million people are facing potentially dangerous storms from colorado, to florida. many of these areas are still reeling from powerful storm systems that swept through earlier this week. cnn meteorologist is tracking all of these threats. what are we expecting t
public‘s interest in this case, and we wouldn t be here without him, so richard drax. the sun is shining and clearly on the righteous. justice has been seen to be done. i have a message for our armed forces. those who serve in thepline have put their lives at risk. indeed, even brave police officers back here and we remember keith palmer who was killed just the other day all those who serve between us and evil deserve out serve between us and evil deserve our support all the time. and my message to those out there who serve in sucha message to those out there who serve in such a way is you will not. we will fight forjustice to ensure you get home as quickly as you can to your loved ones. i pay tribute, huge tribute to the legal team, the family of the royal marines and i m am so proud to be standing here today to the royal marines. all the senior officers who stood by us and there are many and all of you, the press and of course all the royal marines who have come dow