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We will dig in and follow every move the cbo out today saying the deficit will increase more than earl remember forecast as david said, retail strengths, lowes up t. Target up, more signs of spending from the consumer charlie, welcome this is your kind of rally day any great reason behind it the American Economy continuing to be 70 consumer form the consumer is in very good shape he walmart had seals up almost 3 , target, home depot showing strong results its very hard to have a recession with d...

Celsius and some of the warmth extends into eastern scotland as well. Into wednesday, there is a question over whether we see some thundery showers break up but there isa thundery showers break up but there is a possibility, but for the most pa rt most is a possibility, but for the most part most of the uk is in that warm hour, and if anything it will be the hottest day of the week with temperatures up to 3a celsius, that would make it also one of the hottest days of the year. Beyond that, beyon...

Of stabbing him to death held a phone to his face and said im going to kill this man. Europes in the grip of a heatwave. With extreme temperatures in france, germany and across the continent. And all eyes on the lionesses as england prepare to take on norway in the womens world cup quarter finals. Boris johnson and jeremy hunt face questions from conservative Party Members tonight in the second official hustings of the leadership campaign. Mrjohnson is promising changes to the immigration system...

and a small number of wolves settle in belgium for the first time in more than 100 years, as numbers rise across europe. hello and welcome to bbc news. in pakistan, authorities have temporarily stopped the operation to arrest the former prime minister imran khan. police have clashed with his supporters outside his residence in lahore. unrest has continued through the night, after the authoroities made another attempt to arrest him, enforcing a court order. imran kahn accused the author...

and his supporters. we start with the troubled global banking sector. european markets have closed down more than three percent, spooked by a major sell—off of shares in the swiss banking giant, credit suisse. coming days after the collapse of us based silicon valley bank, its prompted fears of a full—blown crisis in the sector. lets take a look at the damage at the close in europe today. shares in credit suisse plunged to a record low, falling 24%. that came after its biggest inve...

of the institute for fiscal studies on whether the numbers add up, in any budget, or what these days we have to call fiscal event, can be devastating for a politician. that verdict is treated like the word of god, not least by broadcasters like the bbc who have experts from the ifs on our programmes all the time. my guest this week is the director of the ifs, pauljohnson. welcome to the programme. if the ifs is the word of god, that makes you god. how does that feel? very strange. he c...

governments in panic. the country will pay a lasting price for putting is through this ideological experiment and will pay a lasting price through economic instability and rising mortgage rates for some time to come. and in other news... the head of the metropolitan police says hundreds of his officers should have been sacked for gross misconduct. civilians rescued in the ukrainian capital after an attack by russian kamikaze drones. scotlands first minister nicola sturgeon has set out ...

announced by his predecessor, kwasi kwarteng, in last months mini—budgetjust three weeks ago. in an emergency statement this morning, he abandoned indefinitely the planned ip cut in the basic income tax that was due to come next year. help with energy bills will now only last until next april. instead of for two years, and then that will be reviewed. today, jeremy hunt claimed all of those announcements will save £32 billion a year, but he also warned that there are going to be more...

torrential rain brings major flooding. and the flying scotsman — the first steam engine to hit 100 miles an hour — celebrates a century on the tracks. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has cut short his visit to the us to hold urgent talks with the prime minister, as pressure mounts on the government over its mini—budget. the chancellor had been in washington for a meeting of global finance ministers. hed originally been expected to return back t...

the leaders of chinas ruling communist party gather for a summit in which ruler xijinping is expected to secure a historic third term in office. communities in three australian states are ordered to evacuate as torrential rain brings major flooding. and — the flying scotsman — the first steam engine to hit 100 miles an hour — celebrates a century on the tracks. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. britains chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, has cut short hi...