us financal watchdogs target two more big names, the exchange genesis, and the crypto lender gemini. plus, pack your bags, travel is back. but where are people going? we ll hear from the boss of hotel booking site trivago. we start here in the uk, where we could get confirmation, in the next hour or so, that the economy is heading into recession. figures for november are expected to show a fall in britain s gdp, gross domestic product or economic output, after growth ofjust 0.5% in october. we already know the uk economy shrank in the three months to september, two quarters in a row of negative growth means a recession. businesses and consumers are feeling the pressure of soaring energy bills and rising interest rates, as one company owner has been telling the bbc. from our point of view, we can feel that yeah there is probably a recession coming on. people are finding it difficult, they are kind of worried about their basic of heating and fuel and all the rest of it in the w
the prime minister and scotland s first minister meet for the first time in inverness. one of the things they discussed was a law passed in scotland last month to make it easier to change gender. what i m concerned about is the impact of the bill across the united kingdom, and as is entirely standard, the uk government would take advice on that. millions more people in england will be prescribed cholesterol lowering drugs to cut their risk of heart attacks and strokes. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the latest gdp figures show the uk economy unexpectedly grew in november, helped by a boost from the world cup. the uk s gross domestic product rose by 0.1%. gdp is a key measure of all the activity of companies, governments and individuals in an economy. it also helps government decide how much it can spend on public services and how much it needs to raise in taxes. the services sector was the biggest driver of growth in november as people went out to watch world cup games
elle edwards was enjoying a night out at the lighthouse in wallasey, when she was shot ten minutes before midnight on christmas eve. the 26 year old beautician had been standing outside the pub when shots were fired towards the doorway. detectives said at the time they did not believe she was intended target of the attack, which also injured four other people. 0vernight, merseyside police charged 22 year old connor chapman, from nearby woodchurch, with elle s s murder, and two counts of attempted murder, and three counts of unlawful and malicious wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. he was also charged with possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent to endanger life, and handling a stolen mercedes. he will appear before wirral adult remand court this morning. a 23 year old woman, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, has been released on bail pending further inquiries. and merseyside police is continuing to appeal for witnesses and informatio
the mediterranean sea for years, and likely to be one of the deadliest ever. caroline hawley, bbc news. a court has been shown footage of the moment a young woman was shot dead outside a merseyside pub on christmas eve. elle edwards, 26, killed 20 gunmen opened fire just before midnight. the prosecution says two men who were injured were in fact the target. the result of a long running feud between two criminal gangs. 0ur correspondent is at liverpool crown court. explain more about what the court has told. elle edwards, 26 year old beautician, and with relatives in friends in lighthouse pub in wallasey village. she went outside for a cigarette just before wallasey village. she went outside for a cigarettejust before midnight and the gunmen appeared and shot into the group of friends, using a military grade submachine gun. the jury military grade submachine gun. the jury has been shown the video of the attack today. it shows 12 bullets
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