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months of this year. these are the first set of quarterly gdp figures since the end of the countrys strict covid poilcy in december. this boosted retail sales, which were up over 10% on this time last year. also a huge expansion in travel, with some 45 million air passengers taking trips last month. all of this has helped spark positivity from investors, with groups like citi upgrading their china growth forecast to 6.1% — thats well over chinas own targets. joining me now is rory gr...

the wall streetjournal reporter evan gershkovich is appearing in court in moscow for his appeal hearing against his detention. mr gershkovich was arrested on espionage charges in yekaterinburg last month. more than a0 countries led by the united states have called for the release of the journalist. the statement condemned moscows efforts to limit and intimidate the media. us ambassador to russia visited mr gershkovich at lefortovo prison. these are the latest pictures of him, behind th...

there has been air strikes, shelling and other heavy gun fire reported. and in the last few hours, the general of the rsf — the rapid support forces — in sudan has approved a 2k hour ceasefire. general mohamed hamdan daglo tweeted... he had spoken to the us secretary of state antony blinken and agreed the pause to ensure the safe passage of civilians and the evacuation of people who are injured. mr blinken had called for the ceasefire during the g7 foreign ministers meeting taking ...

against pre—trial detention. after six months of bird flu restrictions, poultry will shortly be allowed out again — heralding the return of free range eggs. and coming up on bbc news, after protesters disrupted play last night, the world snooker championships resumed today but with heightened security checks at the crucible. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the treasurer of the scottish national party, colin beattie, has been arrested by police investigating the p...

besides daddy has an hawaii vacation booked in about 223 days, but who is counting? >> jesse: if you dont have musical chops, got to have jokes. >> number 7. make sure the white house library has lots of books with big print and pictures. [laughter] [applause] >> number 6, just for fun, issue executive order commanding my brother jeb to wash my car. >> jesse: all presidents have a presence about them. donald trump showed up to a ufc fight in miami saturday night and sat front row at th...

state by pro-gun republicans is now complete the expulsion of jones for daring to speak up for gun control is now null and void and justin pearson isnt far behind >> plus, the showdown over the abortion pill. a right-wing activist judge wants to prevent all access to abortion medication, as republican politicians scramble to try to get everyone to, quote, talk about other things plus, donald trump claims to be a billionaire but hes still asking yall to give him your last $20, like so...

and are earning more than ever before. lets start with oil prices, because theyve risen some 20% over the past three weeks. this time last week, prices surged after the oil cartel, opec +, decided it would reduce its combined output by 1.1 million barrels per day. crude prices climbed after the cartel�*s announcement, but later in the week they steadied, following the latest us and chinese economic data which suggested weaker post—pandemic growth. so where are we headed? russ mould...

germany and the united states are reportedly ready to send tanks to ukraine, in what kyiv hopes will be a game—changer in the war. at least 1a leopard 2 tanks could be provided by germany, following months of debate. the united states reportedly plans to supply at least 30 m1 abrams tanks. its claimed german officials privately insisted they would only send tanks if the us did too. ukrainian officials say they urgently need heavier weapons. britain is providing challenger two tanks. ...

time for a look at the weather, heres ben rich. good afternoon. we had split fortunes temperature wise in the last few days. it has been cold in the south of the uk and another frosty start this morning but temperatures will slowly creep up a little over the next few days. this is aberdeen where yesterday it was close to 16 degrees. really mild in the north of the uk but here temperatures will be dropping away a little so essentially we end up whole in the same boat. things are startin...

after weathering a stormy start, spainsjon rahm fights back to win the masters on a dramatic final day at augusta. and we are bringing back in medieval sport for modern times. what more could you possibly want on a bank holiday monday than a jousting competition? well, we have got one. good morning, quite a different week of weather, much more unsettled. rain clearing northward and eastward study, followed by sunshine and showers, but some of the showers will be heavy, thundery, and bl...