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scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned a very warm welcome to the programme. a very warm welcome to the programme. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has condemned the uk government for blocking a piece of legislation passed in holyrood, saying it was a "full—frontal attack" on its parliament. the measure had aimed to make it quicker and easier for trans people to change gender. but the scottish secretary, alisterjack, said allowing the bill to proceed would have a significant impact on equality laws across great britain. here's our political editor, chr...

we begin in china where we've just had a slew of data that shows how deep the impact of both the pandemic and its demographics is having on society and the economy. data from the national bureau of statistics shows china's economy grew by 2.9% year—on—year for the last three months of 2022. that beat expectations — reuters expected the economy to grow byjust1.8%. for the full year growth came in at 3% — far below china's official target of 5.5%. excluding the year covid hit in 2020, this is china's worst showing in nearly 50 years. also today, the news that china's population...

we begin in china where hospitals are reported to be filling up with covid patients. infections have surged following the relaxation of the country's strict lockdown rules and as we head in to a new year many are asking what could the surge in infections mean for the economy and the rest of the world? the latest data shows factory activity shrinking for a third month in a row in december. this comes as countries around the world announce covid screening for travellers coming from china as it prepares to reopen its borders on january the 8th. to talk us through what's at stake i'm joi...

sports. hello and welcome. we begin in washington where the us house of representatives has adjourned in disarray after three failed attempts to elect the republican kevin mccarthy as speaker. it's the first time in a century the procedure has a small number of hardline republicans are refusing to support mr mccarthy. nothing can go ahead in the house until a new speaker is elected. our north america correspondent peter bowes has the story. the heart of us government deadlocked because its members can't agree on who will be the next speaker. the house of representatives is meeting fo...

thriving in one of the world's toughest environments, we meet the greenland communities on the frontline of climate change. a lot of places in greenland have a record and rain. nowadays, we never know how the weather is going to be. bother! i do hate shoddy work. and dame angela lansbury, one of the stars of hollywood's golden age, has died at the age of 96. welcome to the programme. we will begin— welcome to the programme. we will begin with what is going on on — will begin with what is going on on financial markets. the pound has fallen sharply after the head of the bank of eng...