let s start in china, where the latest figures just released show the world s second largest economy grew faster than expected in the first three months of the year at 4.5%. this is the first set of quarterly gdp figures following the end of strict covid 19 restrictions in december. they also follow the easing of a three year crackdown on tech firms and property. lets get reaction from julian evans pritchard, head of china economics at capital economics. this is better than expected. most people are saying we re looking at 4% growth, give us your take on this number? really the strength is all about the consumer centre, we saw the vigors beads on the retail sales numbers are more generally in qrs or the household savings rates, so households are feeling more comfortable, households are feeling more comfortable, spinning again, they have comfortable, spinning again, they have the comfortable, spinning again, they have the possibility - comfortable, spinning again, they ha
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or more if the going rate for theirjob is higher than that. now, from next spring, as we ve been hearing, that minimum salary threshold will rise to £38,700. but there are exceptions in what are called shortage occupations, jobs where there are lots of vacancies which can t be filled by local people. well, not easily, anyway. and since last year, the sector which has seen the most workers come in by that route is, of course, health and social care. the numbers are remarkable. in the year to september, 66,000 people got a conventional skilled worker visa, but in the same period, 144,000 people got a health and care visa, mostly to work in care homes. but many of the foreign workers bring close family with them, too. so if you add dependents to the skilled workers, and the numbers rises to 117,000. but in health and care, the combined figure goes up to 318,000. now that s an additional 174,000 dependants who d no longer be able to come unless the worker earns more than £38,70
Hello and welcome to sportsday with me Lizzie Greenwood hughes and hugh woozencroft. The headlines this evening. Tears at the Stadium Of Light as sunderland are relegated from the Premier League. Five star celtic thrash their glasgow rivals rangers in the Old Firm Derby. Ferraris good form continues as vettel takes Pole Position at the Russian Grand Prix. And andy murray is beaten in the semi final of the barcelona open. And im at Wembley Stadium, we are just a couple of hours away from tonights super fight. Anthony joshua against Wladimir Klitschko. So plenty of sport to get through today but only one place to start and thats at the Stadium Of Light. A disappointing day for sunderland fans. Lizzie is with our football reporterjohn bennett. Disappointing if you are a sunderland fan, an understatement. They are down, it has been coming for some time . Yes, a 10 defeat against bournemouth, late defeat, for david moyes it is relegation. For sunderland fans, disappointment. They had been e
Hello and welcome to sportsday with me Lizzie Greenwood hughes and hugh woozencroft. The headlines this evening. Tears at the Stadium Of Light as sunderland are relegated from the Premier League. Five star celtic thrash their glasgow rivals rangers in the Old Firm Derby. Ferraris good form continues as vettel takes Pole Position at the Russian Grand Prix. And andy murray is beaten in the semi final of the barcelona open. And im at Wembley Stadium, we are just a couple of hours away from tonights super fight. Anthony joshua against Wladimir Klitschko. So plenty of sport to get through today but only one place to start and thats at the Stadium Of Light. A disappointing day for sunderland fans. Lizzie is with our football reporterjohn bennett. Disappointing if you are a sunderland fan, an understatement. They are down, it has been coming for some time . Yes, a 10 defeat against bournemouth, late defeat, for david moyes it is relegation. For sunderland fans, disappointment. They had been e