recovery is losing steam. third quarter gdp showing that growth has fallen to 4.9% well below a poll of analysts that reuters conducted. also a sign that power outages and supply chain bottlenecks are taking a toll on the world s second largest economy. it s the weakestpace since the third quarter of 2020 and slowing from 7.9% in the second quarter. joining me now isjinny yan, chief china economist at icbc standard bank. welcome, great to see you, what do you think these figures tell us? actually, things aren t too bad. i think the key indicators suggest that the main slowdown is coming from the industrial activity. we also know that we had flooding, power outages, and obviously those emission targets set by the central government trying to be delivered by local government. but obviously perhaps too quickly, causing some outages in the certain sectors. and of course we have had local covid outbreaks, so given all of that i think isn t about performance. let s also remember,
has china s burgeoning military arsenal, gone hypersonic? beijing says reports it is trialling a new missile are wide of the mark, and in fact tests were for a new space ship. we ll get the expert view. hello and welcome. sir david amess loved, evil cannot triumph over the democracy sir david amess loved, said the prime minister today. our politics he said needs people like sir david. one by one the mp s rose to pay their own tribute. it was a friendlier politer day, a day when all factional differences were put to one side. labour s sir keir starmer said there were lessons to be learned from sir david s collaborative approach to politics, and he called for more civility in public life. this country needs people like sir david. this house needs people like sir david and our politics need people like sir david. dedicated, passionate, firm in his beliefs but never anything less than respectful for those who thought differently. when the tributes had been made the mp s filed
also tonight. following the chaos at wembley injuly, england are ordered to play its next uefa home game behind closed doors. buying a new gas boiler in england and wales should not be possible after 2035 under the government s green energy plans. and we look back at the life of colin powell, the first african american to serve as us secretary of state, who s died at the age of 8a. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, can arsenal continue their unbeaten run in the premier league against crystal palace, led by former gunners legend patrick vieira? good evening. the house of commons has observed a minute s silence in memory of sir david amess, the conservative mp for southend west who was stabbed to death last friday as he held a constituency surgery in essex. tributes from all sides of the house were led by the prime minister, who told mps that sir david s long running campaign to bestow city status on southend had been approved by the queen. sir david s family
While doing hisjob as an mp. he was committed to the people. he was a servant of our time. he brought a lot of good. in a statement sir david s family gave this plea. we ask people to set aside their differences and show kindness and love to all. this is the only way forward. set aside hatred and work towards togetherness. please let some good come from this tragedy. this afternoon, mps will pay tribute in the house of commons. there will be a minute s silence ahead of a church service in his memory at westminster abbey. the politician was married with five children. a conservative mp since 1983, first in basildon and later in southend west, he was known and loved for his hands on approach with voters. one of his many campaigns was to get city status