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two weeks since nicola bulley disappeared whilst walking her dog in lancashire. now the police are extending their search downstream. and 10,000 tickets to a concert to mark the kings coronation in may are on offer via a ballot. the uk saw no economic growth in the final three months of last year according to the latest official statistics released this morning. it means the country narrowly avoided whats defined as a recession — two consecutive quarters when the economy shrinks. the...

richard walker. former cabinet minister andrea leadsom. and the bbc�*s deputy political editor, vicki young. the chancellors�* day began like this. this 45p rate was simply a distraction in our mission to achieve higher growth. a u—turn on the scrapping the 45p top rate of tax — a policy hed announced in his mini budgetjust 10 days ago. now, in a little under 15 minnutes hell be addressing the party faithful — to persuade them that he is the man to be trusted with the economy...

thanks forjoining us on bbc news. uk inflation has hit the bank of englands target of 2% for the first time in almost three years. the figure — which tells us the rate at which prices are rising — hit the target in may, coming down from 2.3% in april. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. gary in sussex used to have seven butchers shops. he now has four. forced to make cuts as hes been caught between soaring costs over the last few years and customers with lean...