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�*a mild recession�*. earlier i spoke to james smith. so we talk about recessions and the gdp numbers. us economists, we often think of two quarters of negative growth has been what we might call a technical recession. but i think its worth remembering that doesnt always feel like a recession to people. often when we see a recession, we associate that with maybe widespread job losses, people spending a lot less money, people, you know, trying to save more because theyre uncertain a...

for older americans receiving food aid and it suspends the debt ceiling on two january 2025, after the next presidential elections. there are few lawmakers that likely final package but the economic consequences of not raising the debt limit could be catastrophic. not everyone is happy with this bill, but most members, as we are seeing so far, looks like they might get this over the line and approve the house debated bill. we will see that in just a short while, and they are trying to ...

we started in france. protesters dressed all in black, police armed with riot shields and barricades for the running battles taking place down the boulevard of the french capital where it is becoming street of paris. its happening once again. this time on may day build mostly peaceful demonstration at ganz president microns controversial read france during my reforms in the pension marred once more by scenes of violence. these pictures are live pictures from paris. a little bit earlier...

before. lets start this a half—hour with the latest from sudan. so many through the course of the day lets start with the british nationals getting out because the foreign office said more than 300 british nationals have embarked on flights leaving sudan at the end of the date there will be eight flights. the airstrip being used in sudan, north of khartoum, is beginning to break up. that is what the bbc has been told, sparking fears over how long that runway will last. some of that d...

hello and welcome to the programme. it has become a familiar scene on the streets of paris, protesters dressed in black and police armed with riot shields. tear gas and barricades running battles taking place down the boulevards of the french capital. it is happening again and this time on may day. a mostly peaceful demonstration against president macron�*s controversial reforms of the pension system mired once more by scenes of violence. these are live pictures now of police firing ...

or seeking citizenship. why the dutch government says it will restrict the export of some equipment used to make microchips, citing national and international security concerns. hello, and welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in the former soviet republic of georgia, where large crowds have been protesting against new laws, which critics say will limit freedoms. the biggest demonstrations have been in the capital, tbilisi. the protests have been ongoi...

to former gang members. and chelsea win a place in the last eight of the champions league. we will have that and all the latest stories. good to have you with us. we have a very busy programme for you. so lets get started. here in the uk, the prime minister rishi sunak says hes up to the fight to bring in new legislation that would detain and deport people arriving by boat to claim asylum. it comes as the un refugee agency says it is profoundly concerned by the plans that it says would...

and — winds of change. cloud computing, augmented reality, and 100km/h yachts! how sailgp hopes to get the video game generation on board. this we start with the cost of borrowing — because it is on the rise again. in the next few hours the bank of england and the european central bank are both expected to increase their main interest rates by half a percentage point to their highest in m years as they battle to bring inflation under control. good news for savers of course, but pil...

role in television, and the world is looking." hi, im nichelle nichols, but i still feel a little bit like lieutenant uhura on the starship enterprise. even after star trek, she continued to inspire subsequent generations, taking part in several nasa initiatives to encourage women and people from ethnic minorities to join the space programme. for her, it was a lifelong mission. what, have you lost all your sense of reality? she returned to star trek when it took to the cinema screen, h...

the eastern donbas. a hospital apologises after a couple who suffered a late miscarriage had to keep the remains of their baby at home in the fridge. even with all the staff and experts, and theyre working really hard, and the best will in the world, the processes are so flawed that itjust felt like wed been tipped into hell. the price of some pasta is up 50% in a year — new figures show the soaring cost of staple foods. and with the queen at balmoral ahead of thejubilee, scots in th...