Increase in the first three months of this year. Supercharging the economy is central to the new Labour Governments plans. Our Business Correspondent Marc ashdown reports. Football didnt quite make it home again but the euros certainly gave the Uksjune Gdp Figure a gentle kick in the right direction. Gross domestic product is a measure of all the economic activity of companies, governments and people in a country. And one off major Sporting Or Entertainment events, along with Seasonal Sun or downpours, can affect how productive we all are from month to month. After a big week of data on employment and inflation, the latest monthly and quarterly readings give yet another indication of where the economy is heading. The economic story then continues to be one of recovery after the uk tipped into a brief but shallow recession at The End of last year. Two consecutive quarters of growth will be welcomed, even if some months may prove to be bumpier than others. Keeping that story going will i
markets. meanwhile, ministers continue to defend plans. we had to act really quickly continue to defend plans. we had to act really quickly last continue to defend plans. we had to act really quickly last friday - continue to defend plans. we had to act really quickly last friday to - act really quickly last friday to give people confidence on energy. in give people confidence on energy. in the afghan capital kabul a blast targeting students preparing for exams kills at least 19 people. record numbers of nurses are quitting the nhs in england with more than 40,000 leaving in the last year. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. in ukraine, 23 civilians have been killed in the southern city of zaporizhzhia after a russian missile struck a convoy of vehicles. that s according to the governor of the province. initial pictures that have started coming in show ambulances arriving at the scene. 0ur correspondent who s just arrived there reports that
Budget responsibility the office for budget responsibility confirm they will issue a timetable next week 0br statement confirms will issue timetable next week 0n the markets, the pound has rallied and has reached the same level against the dollar that it was before the mini budget a week ago. ministers are defending those plans. we had to act really quickly last friday to give people the confidence on energy. ukrainian officials in the zaporizhzhia region say a russian missile attack on a humanitarian convoy has killed more than 20 people queuing to bring aid and pick up their relatives. the rocket attack comes on the the day when president putin is to complete his illegal annexation of parts of four ukranian regions seized by force. an inquest in to the death of schoolgirl molly russell is coming to its conclusion. the 14 year old viewed thousands of posts online in the months before she took her own life in 2017. record numbers of nurses are quitting the nhs in england
On the the day when president putin is to complete his illegal annexation of parts of four ukrainian regions seized by force. a verdict s expected in to the death of school girl molly russell the 14 year old viewed thousands of posts online in the months before she took her own life in 2017. record numbers of nurses are quitting the nhs in england more than 40,000 have left in the last year. steve wright will host his final radio 2 weekday show this afternoon but stresses he s not retiring and will continue at the station. a coroner will shortly outline whether he thinks social media contributed to the death of 14 year old schoolgirl molly russell.
The teenager saw more than 2,000 posts relating to depression, suicide or self harm in the six months before her death in 2017. 0ur correspondent frances read is outside the coroner s court. molly russell was just 14 years old but had to be able to access on her phone thousands of posts relating to depression, suicide and self harm. the schoolgirl from north london took her own life in 2017. it s taken five years to get to this point at the inquest. in part because of the length of time it s taken to because of the length of time it s ta ken to access because of the length of time it s taken to access data about what she was looking at online. we know the coroner today will look at suggestions as to how to protect others and molly s family have always hoped that their case would provide some kind of change. in inquest has repeatedly heard about the graphic material available to