welcome to bbc news. figures reveal that the uk has emerged from recession. the prime minister rishi sunak says he is positive. i’m sunak says he is positive. i m confident sunak says he is positive. i m confident that sunak says he is positive. in confident that today s figures show we have momentum, the economy has momentum. it is hard to argue with that when the figures show we have the joint highest growth rate that when the figures show we have thejoint highest growth rate in that when the figures show we have the joint highest growth rate in the g7. that is positive. fierce fighting in ukraine s kharkiv region, as russia launches a surprise attack. x prisoner, lee byer, who killed an elderly mobility scooter rider, is sentenced to an indefinite hospital order. ., ., order. and the entrant for the netherlands order. and the entrant for the netherlands in order. and the entrant for the netherlands in the order. and the entrant for the netherlands in the euro
and we will talk about that medical breakthrough for malaria. a second vaccine shown to be 80% effective. a lifeline for the child that dies every minute from the mosquito borne disease. good evening. after weeks of speculation and years of indecision about the uk s biggest infrastructure project, it would appear the birmingham to manchester leg of fast speed rail link hs2 is finally be coming off the rails. there are widespread reports today that a decision has already been made to scrap the northern branch of the line, and that a portion of that money saved will be invested in other transport projects. we are told the announcement will come on wednesday in the prime minister s speech to the conservative party conference, though number ten still insists a final decision is yet be be taken. why the government would allow such speculation to overshadow its annual party conference, and one they have staged in manchester of all places, is a bit of a headscratcher. this afternoon
he then apparently got out by strapping himself underneath a food delivery van, still wearing his chef s uniform. how could this have happened? an extraordinary lapse in security. many say embarrassing, you only had onejob. but many say embarrassing, you only had one job. but wandsworth many say embarrassing, you only had onejob. but wandsworth prison has huge defties. difficulties. while he is on the outside, we want the view from the inside, have you been in wandsworth prison, what is it like? give us your experience of that particular institution and others elsewhere. you may work as a prison officer, as a visit or. your thoughts on what happened and how it could have happened, how the system works or doesn t work. as the search for daniel abed khalife goes on, the prison escape, what went wrong? here is the news. thank you. it is the main story today. a former head of security at wandsworth has said the prison is in freefall with staff shortages and low morale. ian a
experts say it puts some people at unnecessary risk of building up a resistance. we will be looking at the evidence. 50 years ago today, homosexuality was partially decriminalised in england and wales. prime minister theresa may says the conservative party have been wrong in the past but have come a long way we will take a look at what that means. hello and welcome to the programme, we re live until 11 this morning. coming up, we will look at the wildfires which have swept across france. and charlie gard s parents have until noon to decide whether he will go to a hospice. do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. the government has taken what is being described as a major step in developing a new immigration policy. home secretary amber rudd is asking independent migration experts to analyse the role of eu nationals living and w
WARNING: DISTRESSING IMAGES Gualberto Ramirez, 49, was walking home from the cinema at around 6pm when he went to sit down on a bench in Wormwood Scrubs park Lane to soak up some evening sunshine