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now on bbc news — its time for review 2022. and one story thats led news bulletins in the uk throughout the year has been rising prices and their impact. victoria valentine — along with our team of economics and business correspondents — have been reflecting on the causes and consequences of the squeezed economy and the cost of living. when big ben brought in the new year, few of us would have expected the year that was to follow. remember, in 2022 we started off very much in the...

yes, indeed, the thought of a chip implant may send a shiver down your spine, that comes later but we begin with the latest warning from the international monetary fund. it has slashed its forecast for the global economy, saying it will grow by only 2.7% next year, with many countries in recession. in its six month update, the imf said the worst was yet to come. this forecast comes as the fund and internationalfinance ministers meet in washington. our north america business corresponde...

an nhs health check at the age of 45 so they can discuss the menopause with their doctor. heartbreakfor the home nations as both scotland and wales fail to qualify for the womens world cup. a cold start the day in the southeast with patchy thrust, the rest of us do not have a skull to start as yesterday. —— with apache frost, the rest of us do not have as cold start as yesterday. its wednesday 12th october. our main story. the value of the pound has fallen sharply after the bank of...

well be live with our deputy political editor and our business editor and asking how the government can pay for its committments without cuts in public spending. also this lunchtime: manchester crown court hears how a nurse accused of murdering babies on a neonatal ward tried to kill a premature baby girl on two consecutive night shifts. after the latest russian attacks on ukraine, nato says sending air defence systems there is a top priority. and a bbc investigation shows how displace...

it has arrested eight people in connection with saturdays bombing of the kerch bridge that links russia with occupied crimea. a bbc investigation finds that up to 70% of donations being sent to displaced families in syria via tiktok are being taken by the social media platform. and tributes pour in for the british—born actress, angela lansbury, best known for her role in murder she wrote, who has died in los angeles aged 96. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the...

shrank unexpectedly by 0.3% in august. manchester crown court hears how a nurse, accused of murdering babies on a neonatal ward, tried to kill a premature baby girl on two consecutive night shifts. after the latest russian attacks on ukraine, nato says sending air defence systems there is a top priority. blood supplies fall to a critically low level in england, prompting nhs blood and transplant to declare its first ever amber alert — hospitals may have to postpone some elective surg...

fears are raised of a recession this year. bank of england confirms its emergency bond buying system will end on thursday, despite reports could the experts ended. the court hears reports that a nurse accused... blood supplies falter critically low level in england, prompting nhs blood and transplant to have its first ever amber alert, meaning hospitals have to postpone some elective surgery. and in ukraine, the defence ministers were asking brussels to step up defence of its country s...

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...

madeline grant, and the former justice secretary and chief secretary to the treasury david gauke. hello, welcome to the programme. so thats it. the first monday of september. the kids back are at school, the long slog of winter ahead of us, politics has returned, and finally theres a new prime minister at the helm. tomorrow, liz truss will be installed as the fourth conservative prime minister in six years. we need to show that we will deliver over the next two years. i will deliver a ...

and australian scientists say theyve created the first "sentient" lab—grown brain. other experts described the work as "exciting" but said calling the cells sentient was going too far. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejohn stevens, political editor at the daily mirror and martin bentham, home affairs editor at the evening standard. tonights front pages make sobering reading for the new pm. the times says her advisers have...