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bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. china's population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting a record low. and in the tennis, andy murray beats italian matteo berrettini in a thrilling five—set match at the australian open. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says a decision by the uk government to block a bill passed in scotland is "outrageous" and has vowed to fight it in court. the legislation had aimed to make it quicker and easierfor trans people to change gender but uk ministers say it would...

as inflation continues to leave us worse off, we speak with the businesses struggling with rising costs and recruitment. how andy's conjured some of that old murray magic in his opening match of the australian open. good morning. once again it is a cold and frosty start. the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. but for many it will be dry with winter sunshine. however, there is snow in the forecast. i will tell you where later. people say, television in the morning? that's disgusting. a disgusting idea! what is happening in this country? people even used the word immoral. but we're sti...

As the economy continues to shrink. caroline rogers was made redundant two months ago from a traditional rope—making business, 0uthwaite, that shut up shop after more than a century in business. it was absolutely devastating but i think we had a feeling that it was coming. but it was still a massive shock when we were told. and my other half said, "right, well, why don't we buy the machinery?" now, she's keeping this endangered craft alive in the nearby village of askrigg, where she's hopeful that if she gets the orders she needs, she'll be able to employ former colleagues who lost theirjobs...

To get started i've roughly had to spend at least 18,000. so i'm not paying meself at the moment. i've got no wages coming in, so the quicker i make the orders, the better... ..well, the sooner i'll have some money in the bank. in hawes, david khan runs a family business of five caravan parks, employing 25 staff, and constantly advertising for more. with unemployment still close to record lows, it's not a lack of work that's the problem, but a lack of staff to do it. and now, profits are being squeezed hard by fuel costs, with the unit price of electricity going from 15 per unit to 70p. fuel i...