Coming up on bbc news, aston villa fall short of the first european final in 42 years, but they are beaten by a team who have never been in one up until now, olympiakos. Hello. The uk is officially out of recession, with economic output up by 0. 6 in the first three months of the year. Thats better than expected, and marks a modest return to growth after the mild recession, of late last year. Rishi sunak says its proof the economy is turning a corner, but hes told the bbc itll take time for people to really feel better. Dharshini david, is here with all the details. Dharshini. Finally, some news we really can use the sun is not only shining across the country today, the economy also hit a brighter spot at the start of the year according to these initial estimates, beating expectations. With stronger Consumer Spending in shops, hotels and restaurants, the Service Sector perked up, and while a rebound in trade kept manufacturers busy, the heavy rain did dampen construction activity. But
We spend the day with prince harry as he makes a surprise visit to a Charity Event for bereaved military children. Aston villas European Dream is over. Disappointment in athens as theyre knocked out in the semi finals of the Europa Conference League by olympiakos. Good morning from the blue peter garden, which is going to be fine in todays lovely weather once again. Is it going to last of the weekend . Join me throughout the programme. Its friday 10th may. Officalfigures released in an hour are expected to show the economy is no longer in recession, after growing in the first three months of this year. The uk entered recession after output fell during two consecutive quarters at the end of last year. Our Economics Correspondent andy verity reports. At this butcher on the Gloucester Road in bristol, business is ticking along, but hardly roaring away. After the soaring price rises ofjust over a year ago some customers are now seeing wages rise faster than prices, and the price of meat or
A local resident and journalist ulyana dryuchkova, she is in direct contact with us. Ulyano, congratulations. Good evening. Well, today there were reports of new rocket attacks on israel, and i saw a video on the internet of how hamas militants apparently flew into the territory of israel on paragliders. What is happening now, tell me. The rocket attacks continued today, there were attacks on the center again, now. Its as if i watched a little bit literally before the broadcast of shelter, but from the 5th hours, hamas militants promised a massive rocket attack on the city of ashkilon, it is one of the largest cities closest to the gas sector, in fact, and from 5 oclock in the evening, i think, people had little opportunity to leave the protective rooms or the bomb shelters at all, because they were actually covered rockets and a huge number of rockets were fired at once, now there is some calm, but this is only what concerns the rocket attacks, we have already seen the statements of h
He is a professor of journalism at boston. He joined in conversation tonight by writer activist and educator omara kodali. She is the author of several books, including her acclaimed novel no crowd the daughter of couple river before leaving afghanistan. She started, she taught at gaja stand university in kabul, worked in two government administrations as a lifelong activist and a defender of womens rights. She awarded the malalai medal of guinness highest civilian honor for exceptional bravery. Tonight, speakers are here to discuss the secret gate. A true story of courage and sacrifice during the collapse of afghanistan, this thrilling, emotional of a young mans courage and a and son skin of the teeth escape from a homeland that is no longer their own is called by karen abbott, New York Times bestselling author a triumph of narrative nonfiction writing that Mitchell Zuckoff reveals the chaos of the us departure from afghanistan with pulse pounding urgency and heart rendering and tell