let s now get down to business and starting in the uk. how attractive is the uk as a place to do business? later today we ll find out when the ons releases its latest data on the level of foreign direct investment into the uk in 2021. a recent survey conducted by the accountancy firm pwc suggests britain was the third most important place in the world for businesses to invest, behind the us and china. but the head of the cbi is not so optimistic. in a speech today tony danker will call on the government to not shy away from hard decisions that can reverse the uk s trajectory of falling investment. he will urge the government to seize green growth opportunities. lets get the view of chris southworth, secretary general of international chamber of commerce uk. good to see you. obviously we are talking about investment in the uk from overseas, that is one thing and tony danker calling on the government to invest more, that is another thing. if we talk about the uk at the moment,
Journalist, brian stelter. First, the latest headlines. The uk is out of recession, after stronger than expected growth at the start of the year. The economy shrunk towards the end of 2023 as people faced higher prices in shops and higher Interest Rates. Piran ditta khan, the man who last month was found guilty of the 2005 murder of West Yorkshire Police Officer Sharon Beshenivsky has been jailed for life. The mother of three was shot dead as she and her colleague responded to a break in at a Travel Agents in bradford. The judge said that beshenivsky s courage and commitment to her duty that day cost her life. A Commuter Train has crashed in the argentine capital, buenos aires, injuring dozens of people. 30 people have been admitted to hospital, but there are no reports of fatalities. The train had just left one of the citys main stations when it hit the back of a stationary maintenance train. The duke and duchess of sussex have begun their visit to nigeria at an event in abuja. Its th
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