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hello and welcome to bbc news. we start with the international monetary fund, which has published their prediction for the year ahead. global growth will shrink in 2023 from 3.4% last year to 2.8% this year. the economies in germany and the uk will shrink. the imf also expects high interest rates to be temporary forecasting them to fall back to pre pandemic levels. let s hear what the chief economist had to say. hear what the chief economist had to sa . ,, . ., hear what the chief economist had to sa ,, ., ., , hear what the chief economist had to sa . ,, ., ., , ., ., say. starting to bring inflation back towards say. starting to bring inflation back towards of say. starting to bring inflation back towards of targets, - say. starting to bring inflation back towards of targets, but l say. starting to bring inflation | back towards of targets, but at say. starting to bring inflation - back towards of targets, but at the same time, risks have emerged. in our latest ....
more surplus food to those in need after a drop off in donations as the cost of living crisis bites. and the british built space rover looking for work after its mission to mars was cancelled. good afternoon. the prime minister has refused to rule out a real terms cut in benefits, despite growing pressure to do so. liz truss faces a fresh battle with some conservative mps who want her to promise welfare payments will rise in line with inflation rather than earnings a lower percentage figure that would save the government billions of pounds. there s already a cabinet split on the issue the leader of the commons, penny morduant, has openly demanded that benefits do go up in line with prices. this morning, the prime minister told the bbc she would still like to see the rate of tax paid by the highest earners to be lower, despite ditching her plan to do just that only yesterday. iain watson reports from the conservative party conference. it s tin hat time for liz truss. ....
by her three heirs. prince louis lapped up the proceedings. a colourful pageant closed the celebrations. it marked each of the queen s decades on the throne. tens of thousands of street parties also took place across the uk even though many had to wrap up against the weather. despite the rain everyone s got a smile on their face and everyone s just happy, full of energy as well, it s brilliant. and also coming up on tonight s programme. he on tonight s programme. lines it up and gets it ir gareth bale ends a 64 year wait for wales to get to a world cup russian missiles strike ukraine s capital for the first time in more than a month. in bangladesh an explosion and fire at a storage depot kills at least 49 people. and a century from joe root takes england to victory in the first test against new zealand at lord s. good evening from buckingham palace, where the queen has most sincerely thanked the many people who thronged the streets to celebrate her platinum jubilee. i ....
bringing the total to 15. scientists say they are still unsure what s causing the outbreak but they believe it can be transmitted between humans, as well as from animals to humans. now on bbc news, it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i am stephen sackur. constitutionally barred from seeking a second term in the countries upcoming election. but if he were running, his chances would not be good. his poll ratings are poor. last year, columbia was gripped by street protests, poverty, inequality and violence remain endemic. president duque is my guest today. could his departure signal columbia s rejection of the traditional ruling elite? president ivan duque. a very warm welcome to hardtalk. thank to hardtalk. you so much for allowing me thank you so much for allowing me to be here in the show. it is a pleasure having you in the studio. in a few weeks time, you will be leaving office and the opinion polls in columbia state a clear majority of your people disapprove ....
Much deeper into opposition territory, and of course, what we saw earlier in the week was the assassination, presumably by israel, of the hamas number two in the lebanese capital beirut. that is more than five kilometres, about 80 miles away if not more from the israeli border and it is that escalation, or the potential escalation, or the potential escalation of the current conflict on that border between hezbollah and israel into a much broader complex, something along the lines of what we saw back in 2006, that many are worried about. a much broader complex. we saw european foreign policy chief and we have seen antony blinken in the region at the minutes during the tour of the capitals, emphasising that an escalation of the current conflict between israel and hamas in gaza is the last thing thatis and hamas in gaza is the last thing that is needed in the region. a much broader conflict. but we have of coursing flare ups in the israeli palestinian west bank and numerous people h ....