nicola sturgeon says she wants the scottish people to have the right to choose their future. there is simply no democratic justification whatsoever for borisjohnson, or indeed for anyone else, seeking to block the right of the people of scotland to choose our own future. deputy labour leader angela rayner is removed as party chair after labour s poor performance in the local election results. labour s sadiq khan is on course to be re elected mayor of london following a closer than expected race against conservative candidate shaun bailey. in wales, labour s mark drakeford remains first minister after his party took half of the 60 seats in the senedd. disruption continues on some of the uk s busiest rail lines passengers are advised not to travel tomorrow after cracks were found on some high speed trains. a man in his 20s is held in connection with the murder of the police community support officerjulia james in kent. and an undercover investigation the queen s cousin, pri
let s start here in the uk, where the government has announced it s creating four regional trade and investment hubs to boost economic growth across the uk. secretary of state for international trade liz truss says that the hubs would be located in edinburgh, cardiff, belfast and darlington. the aim is to boost exports by providing localised advice from export and investment specialists to firms. according to recent government led research, exports support 6 point 5 million jobs across the uk, 7a percent of which are outside london. the report also found thatjobs directly and indirectly supported by exports pay around 7 percent higher than the national average. joining me now isjustin urquhart stewart, co founder of seven investment management. you have spent much of your career talking about the importance of commerce, trade, what make of this move on the part of the government? it is a goodidea part of the government? it is a good idea to make sure there is a greater focus
and also for northern ireland as we head into friday morning. some mist and fog patches across southern parts of england and wales, they could be slow to clear tomorrow. we have still got that mix of rain around the coast and at low levels but heavy snow across central parts of scotland, so some disruption is likely. heavy rain showers for parts of north east england and for northern ireland. but into the weekend that s when things will turn colder for all of us and there is further snow in places as well. so heading through the course of friday night into saturday, low pressure starts to drift away towards the south. we still got more snow across the higher ground of scotland, some of that snow on saturday falling to lower levels and it will start to snow across parts of northern england as well. to the south of that mainly rain showers with the driest weather for parts of northern ireland and into wales on saturday but those temperature starting to come down, around 2 8 deg
peter harris at a petrol station near leeds. i would say it is busy but manageable here. it is certainly not scenes of chaos or huge queues. they have actually brought some marshalls in just to keep order, have actually brought some marshalls injust to keep order, which it certainly has been. i reckon here in leedsit certainly has been. i reckon here in leeds it is about ten minutes to get through the petrol station and get your petrol, and that is the picture we are getting for many of the retailers. sainsbury s are saying yes it is busy, but with the tiny number of forecourts close, bt have only closed about 20 out of 1200, so there is plenty of fuel in the country if people stick to their regular buying habits. 0bviously country if people stick to their regular buying habits. obviously it is the case many drivers have been a bit spooked in the last 24 hour is about the possibility of shortages, and that is why we are braced this weekend for some kind of announcement from t
hargreaves lansdown. wonderful panel to discuss this news. a shock for many people in the uk and around the world. let s get on with the question is because lows have come into us and if you have got any while you are watching, e mail us. let s start with a question from chris who asks, what is a technical recession and what does being in a recession mean? this is an important question because definitions are everything. chris, let s start with you to try and answer chris s questions. what a recession means answer chris s questions. what a recession means is answer chris s questions. what a recession means is if answer chris s questions. what a recession means is if you - answer chris s questions. what a recession means is if you take i answer chris s questions. what a l recession means is if you take the total amount produced by firms and individuals in the uk, or the same thing, the total amount spent on goods and services produced in the uk, then over a six month per