To European Markets opening up, and the close in asia saw significant gains in Hong Kong and japan. The picture there is across the world, that is last night but this is what we are drawing our attention to here, the Hang Seng up by almost 4 and then Ak Injapan up by 3 as well. For more, joining me now is rory green, chief China Economist at t5 lombard. How significant are the new measures . It isa it is a significant Step Up in stimulus from beijing. What we have had announced so far, and we have got clarity on the monetary Side And Today the Politburo Set for september gave us an indication, we do not yet know the size of a fiscal stimulus and that will be crucial to assess the acceleration of growth. As you touched on, until traders are loving these signs and china assets are ripping higher. Observers have been saying for quite some time that beijing needs to do something dramatic to stimulate its economy. Why has it waited so long or until this point to do so . It has it waited so
I think were getting to a real sort of dangerous level of what our expectations are around players. Because instead of focusing on 1 2 tournaments, its about the calendar year. Thats more of an issue, players dont get a break between seasons like they used to. Theres more tournaments, international, at a club level, continental level. So itll get to a point where we wont have the best players out there playing, and probably even worse as them breaking down for various reasons. So its definitely that needs to be addressed. Something that needs to be addressed. And its notjust the british clubs struggling. Ajax Take On Besiktas in another of Tonights Europa League matches, and their midfielder Jordan Henderson has described the current workload on players as crazy. Something that looks neat needs looking something that looks neat needs looking up something that looks neat needs looking up properly. Theyjust dont et looking up properly. Theyjust dont get any looking up properly. Theyjust
Match in this seasons europa league. Good Evening And Welcome to the Bbc News at six. The Metropolitan Police have revealed that 19 women made allegations of rape and Sexual Assault against the former Harrods Boss mohamed Al Fayed over the past two decades, but no furtHer action was taken. A Bbc Documentary last thursday has led to many more women coming forward with allegations about Al Fayed, who died last year. Now the police say theyre exploring whetHer any otHer individuals could be pursued for criminal offences. Our Uk Correspondent Daniel Sandford is Here. Yes, sophie. This is a significant moment in the Al Fayed story, with detectives now saying theyre looking into whetHer anyone around him may have committed a criminal offence. One of the most striking things in todays metropolitan Police Statement was how many times women had already come forward to the police over the last two decades. They said tHere had been 19 allegations from 19 separate women. The first time they were c
Speaking last week, Mr Draghi highlighted limited innovation, high energy prices and a Skills Gap as part of the problem. Sarah hall is professor of economic geography at the university of cambridge. Shejoins me now. What are you expecting with this report . From what we have heard and briefings we expect a very long Document But One that potentially struggles to be really clear on how some of thoseissues really clear on how some of those issues could be tackled. For some reason that is really obvious and quite clear why that might be the case. Some of the challenges the us facing is very similar to other advanced economies in Europe And North america including the uk. For example, how do you drive up competitiveness as a regal thorny challenge that is hard to address. I think i will be looking out for what the report says around improving competitiveness, crucially how that might be financed, that is a really big questions. And how the eu and through this Report Mario draghi suggestin
At the impact on patients, healthcare workers and the wider nhs. The personal stories of more than 30,000 people will form part of the evidence heard over the coming weeks. 0ur Reporterjoe Inwood has more. There was no area of life untouched by the covid 19 pandemic. But what impact did it have on those who risked their lives to save others . Thats The Question being asked by the next stage of the covid Public Inquiry, known as module three, which begins today. It will examine how Health Care workers were impacted, looking at the issue of ppe, at masks and Infection Control, as well as the way that gps and the 111 helpline were used. It will also aim to shed light on the thorny issues of shielding for the most vulnerable, maternity services and end of life care, along with many other areas. The Public Inquiry started injune last year, and is looking at all aspects of the worst pandemic of modern times. This section is set to take ten weeks, and will include 30,000 stories submitted by