we want it? now! more strike action is announced by ambulance workers in england, wales and northern ireland one of the dates will coincide with a strike by nurses. the family of 17 year old yousef makki, who was fatally stabbed, win their fight to have a fresh inquest into his death. a surprise fall in the amount spent by shoppers in december, as people cut back on their christmas spending. #it # it would be, it would be so nice. and fans are paying up to £1,300 to see madonna on her career spanning greatest hits tour. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. ukraine s western allies have failed to reach a consensus on the provision of battle tanks to kyiv. more than 50 countries have been meeting at the us air base in germany. neitherthe meeting at the us air base in germany. neither the us or germany have decided to deliver their respective advanced tanks, which was one of kyiv s main demands. earlier today, volodymyr zelensky appeared via video link to make
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to are looking to reign back. i think a lot of people don t want to spend quite as much as we were spending. even if you ve got a bit of money in reserve you don t want to use it. it is a bit scary, yes. i will be careful, i think. i am thinking twice about spending money. was christmas a bit of a last hurrah? potentially it was, looking i at the energy prices coming up and the bill changes for the energy. the mood music is challenging. christmas has not been a disaster for retailers but there hasn t been much to celebrate either and with tougher times ahead. emma simpson, bbc news, norwich. much more, including a word about madonna tickets. now it s time for a look at the weather.
today at 6:00: more than 50 countries meet in germany to co ordinate weapons supplies for ukraine. more money, missiles and ammunition have been promised but not the extra tanks that president zelensky is appealing for. this isn tjust about ukraine s security. it s also about european security, and it s about global security. it s about the kind of world that we want to live in. but kyiv insists it needs more we ll explain why and what it means for the war. also on the programme. christmas had a bit less sparkle with a drop in the amount we spent in the shops and online in december.
the previous year. it s just one sign of how rising prices are hitting people s pockets. our business correspondent, emma simpson, has more from norwich. in norwich city centre they know how to put on a show, a sparkling christmas, but how was it for retail? jarrolds the biggest on the block, a family owned department store. here they were planning for the worst, but it turned out far better. we were cautious with inventory levels, we were cautious with our marketing. but actually the reality was the consumer came out and spent really well pre christmas. i thinkjust feeling that sense of actually we are going to have a good christmas this year come what may. high streets were busier as people shopped less online, partly due to postal strikes. the boss of this jewellery chain had a strong christmas too, despite the cost of living crisis. i think there is definitely resilience there. i think the british consumer likes