in the uk are at an all time high as country. its lowest ever now we have the round up of the business news and one of those headline stories you are concentrating on. welcome to the programme. yes, on course for stronger than expected recovery. that is the assessment from the international monetary fund on the state of the global economy in its latest world economic outlook update. the imf predicts that global growth of 3.1% this year and slightly higher growth in 2025. it also says that inflation is declining faster than expected because many supply chain problems caused by the pandemic have now been resolved. the imf has, however, issued a warning to the uk government not to cut taxes any further and suggested that treasury percent planned spending cuts for this year were unrealistic. earlier i spoke to the imf s chief economist and i asked him what his concerns were over the uk cutting those taxes. ~ , ., taxes. well, first, for the uk, we are seeing taxes. well, first,
election, there does not seem to be a clear winner yet. turkish presented recep tayyip erdogan has said he would respect the vote. the country has been battling soaring inflation and the fellow from the recent earthquakes. andy fallout. standing against him is kemal kilicdaroglu, who is backed by a broad opposition alliance. here s what one of the supporters of the opposition had to say. translation: i am so excited. i can t feel my heartbeat. i still believe we will win. we have to get rid of this system already. especially as a woman, i want this change. the situation of the country is obvious. i m extremely excited. we wait with enthusiasm. i hope we win, i hope all would be as we wish. we are a bit anxious, a bit tense. i haven t been able to sleep for the past week. i woke up at 5am today, casted my vote and directly came here right after. meanwhile in thailand, voters have overwhelmingly chosen to end nearly a decade of military rule. but the question is, who is next
and, buckingham palace has invited more than 850 community and charity representatives from across the uk to attend the coronation of king charles, which will take place on the sixth of may at westminster abbey in london. now, let me take you live to the vatican, where i can bring you live images. marie mcelroy mrs the cut, we will be live for the latest. manchester united keep the pressure on, in the race for the top four with a win over everton at old trafford. and getting the party started early as celtic go 12 points clear, following victory in the old firm derby. also coming up on sportsday. and salford red devils get the edge on leigh leopards in a thrill for super league s rivals round. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. all the talking points from the premier league to come but first to the masters, which has been heavily affected by the weather. we saw trees fall on the course at augusta yesterday, as concerns over storms delayed the second round. on day
rangers and australia have discovered what is believed to be the world s biggest toad. it is a cane toad, it was found in queensland and weighed £6 back. the poisonous amphibians were reduced to australia in 1935 and are linked to the decline of native species. the toad we are told was put down and will be donated to a museum. i didn t look at that at all. hello, ben, it is where the time. she was looking away, i can assure you of that. you may not want to look away from this, we have got some beautiful scenes and this is from a weather watcher in wales. there is snow on the ground in parts of scotland, northern england, northern ireland and into wales. there are areas of cloud around as well and they are on the north sea coast, most falling as rain, but some sleet and snow on high ground. this cloud brings a bit of patchy rain into the far west of cornwall, but elsewhere sunny skies overhead. it is a chilly day, three to 8 degrees, but in the sunshine it will not feel too b
we begin with more on twitter and the latest security concerns. as you ve been hearing, the company s former head of security alleges the social media giant has hidden negligent security practices, misled federal regulators about its safety, and failed to properly estimate the number of bots on its platform. twitter has denied the allegations saying they contain many inaccuracies and inconsistencies, but the revelations could have huge consequences for twitter, including possible fines and the potential unravelling of elon musk s bid to buy the company. joseph menn, from the washington post, was one of the reporters who broke the story. he explained what motivated peiter zatco to file this whistleblower complaint. peiter zatco is an unusual person, one of the most famous actors in america and has pioneered and co ordinated disclosure where security researchers find flaws in programmes and work with the vendors to establish fixes for the problems before going public. he led cy