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and the independent trade economist rebecca harding. we start here in the uk where the economy is expected to do worse than every other major advanced country this year, including russia — which has been hit by a barrage of economic sanctions from the west. thats according to the international monetary fund, the imf. it said the uk economy will shrink by 0.6% in 2023, rather than grow slightly as previously predicted. heres what theyve had to say. we have a very challenging environme...

now the family of mahsa amini say theyve been threatened. russia has carried out the most widespread bombardement of ukrainian cities since the begining of the war in an act of retaliation for saturdays explosion on the bridge connecting russia with occupied crimea. take a look at this. this girl was walking past taras shevchenko national university, in a cultural discrict of kyiv. she thankfully survived a near miss, others were not so fortunate. this footage was captured close to the...

seem louder than ever. most of the nhs employees would say it has been one of the toughest winters they can remember. i feel uncomfortable, deeply uncomfortable about the level of care we are sometimes, because of the degree of pressure, that we are providing. probably some ptsd from some of the stuff i have seen and just worn out. the data shows that things are worse now than at any time since records started in 200a. one in ten patients who need admitting are waiting over 12 hours fo...

an audit exit if this is put in charge of this years climate complement. and — a look at whats happening in the front line town of soledar — as russia and ukraine fight for control. welcome to the programme. we start with the controversy in washington. the white house has confirmed that a second set of classified documents has been found in the garage of president biden�*s home in delaware. its thought the documents are linked to barack obamas time in the white house — whenjoe ...

a total of thirty seven people — including 23 children — were killed in an attack that has shocked the nation. those are the headlines. now on bbc news its time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. lebanon is experiencing one of the most disastrous economic collapses of the last 100 years. the national economy is less than half the size it was just three years ago. one powerful symbol of the catastrophe, people are holding up banks in a desperate attempt to get the...

the streaming giants audiences will be measured independently for the first time. market turmoil and questions over how the british government will pay for promised tax cuts, after the prime minister liz truss said she would not cut government spending. have you wrecked the economy, minister? — have you wrecked the economy, minister? time for another u—turn? this was liz truss leaving number ten for her first session of prime ministers questions since last months mini—budget spar...

in a desperate attempt to get their money out, amid rampant inflation and a currency crisis. my guest is lebanons minister of economy and trade, amin salam. politicians have failed lebanon for decades. will that change before the meltdown is complete? minister amin salam, currently in washington, dc, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you, stephen, glad to be with you. well, were delighted to have you in our washington studio. let me ask you, minister, do you think you and your gove...

lets now get down to business and a new working week is beginning across europe but the question is have you managed to get any sleep? as youve been hearing, much of the uk and europe is sweltering in an extreme heatwave with temperatures in the uk set to break records today at a0 degrees celsius. the met office has issued its highest warning for some parts of the country, including london, meaning there is a risk to life. so what are the rights of workers when temperatures start to so...

Starting with the big developments out of a hospital in gaza where thousands were seeking help and refuge. An explosion at the Al Ahli Hospital right in the heart of gaza city is said to have killed hundreds according to Health Officials there. People sheltering in the hospital had fled 10 days of bombing by israel. The World Health Organization has condemned the blast, and called for the immediate protection of civilians. Israels Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu denied israel was responsible,...

Cornell university, and a former head of the imf� s china division. Speaking to me earlier, he said the belt and Road Initiative had achieved mixed results for china. The belt and Road Initiative was chinas gamble to again achieve political and democrat influence, as well as extend dock expand its reach, and Build Transport and other infrastructure that would link china with many of these other countries. Now some of these investments have not paid off very well, in terms of geo political term...