There were 1,614 residents in Manteca in 1930. The odds are great the city will add a one and a zero in front of that number in 2030 for a population of 101,614.
when us secretary of state antony blinken visited qatar a few days ago and had meetings with the foreign minister there we heard from qatari officials say they are talking to the taliban about that specific issue. but it s only once that is sorted that commercial airlines perhaps will start operations into and from kabul. and the americans of course also saying that they will hold the taliban to their promise of allowing any afghan nationals who have the right permits to leave the country. rail commuting passenger levels are at a third of pre pandemic levels whilst the number of carjourneys is back to where it was in march 2020, according to the rail delivery group. the organisation says flexible working and a reduction in spending by commuters is having a big impact on city centre businesses. our business correspondent ben thompson is at birmingham snow hill station.