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
Is lIve at Burnley College Top a level results In england, wales and Northern Ireland have rIsen for the fIrst tIme sInce 2021 wIth 27. 8 of all grades marked at a or a. Thats up from 27. 2 last year. Our correspondent Is lIve at Burnley Couege our correspondent Is lIve at Burnley College and keenly lookIng at all of the statIstIcs as students have been receIvIng theIr results. Over to you. Yes, It has been quIte a mornIng for students here at Burnley College. They arrIved early, when I arrIved here at 7 30am there were already hundreds of them here. The college has put Breakfast And Coffee for them for them for that moment when they could open the envelope and fInd out theIr results. Anyone who has gone through Exam Results wIll know that the nIght before you get those nerves, you cannot sleep. All of those years of effort come down to openIng that envelope and seeIng what Is InsIde. We were here when It happened at eIght oclock thIs mornIng. Ijust want happened at eIght oclock thIs m
Proposals. They say that is not on. He denies that, but hamas will be kept informed by mediators, Mediations Led by qatar and egypt. Those talks are expected to go on. It is hard to say what outcome we are likely to see. One of the unknowables here is the impact of this change of leadership at the top of hamas following the assassination of hamas following the assassination of the group as my political leader in tehran couple of weeks ago. We have seen A Successor appointed in the shape of tsinghua, thought to be in hiding in gaza, thought to be a much more hard Line Character than his predecessor. Much more hardLine Character than his predecessor. His predecessor. Thank you. We will Kee Ou his predecessor. Thank you. We will keep you uptodate his predecessor. Thank you. We will keep you uptodate with his predecessor. Thank you. We will keep you uptodate with progress | his predecessor. Thank you. We will i keep you uptodate with Progress On keep you up to date with Progress On those t
And Stephen Fry. Good morning lets start by looking at the papers. The chancellor will set out details of pressures on public Spending Tomorrow thats the big story for the sunday times. They say the Nhs Hospital Building Programme will be halted. Many expect other changes will be coming too. The telegraph say the treasury have drawn up plans to raise capital gains tax. Labour are promising a council house revolution, according to the sunday mirror. And leading for the Sunday Express former Home Secretary Priti patel has becoming the latest candidate to throw her hat in the ring for the tory leadership. Warning, thank you for being with us. Its the last show before the summer recess. The last time you on this programme, Stephen Fry, was in september. A lot has happened since then. It september. A lot has happened since then. , september. A lot has happened since then. ,. ,. , then. It certainly has now with a new government then. It certainly has now with a new government because then.
In a speech by king charles at the State Opening of parliament. As well as pledges on economic growth, transport, energy and housebuilding the government says its seeking to rebuild relations with the European Union after years of tensions since the uk voted to leave the bloc in 2016. My my government will seek to reset the relationship with European Partners and work to improve the united Kingdoms Trade and Investment Relationship with the European Union. My ministers will seek any Security Pact to strengthen cooperation on the mutual threats faced by the united kingdom and the European Union. Well, prime Minister Sir Keir starmer will have an opportunity to start that process as he hosts dozens of European Leaders at Blenheim Palace in oxfordshire, the ancestral Home And Birthplace of winston churchill. On wednesday he met with Irish Taoiseach Simon Harris for Talks ahead of the meeting of the European Political Community a group which brings together the leaders of the 27 Eu Nations