in the three months tojune with forecasters warning recession is still likely later in the year. 7,000 extra hospital beds this winter, including in pop up sites the nhs in england unveils its plans to cope with expected pressures. more chaos for rail passengers train drivers prepare to strike tomorrow on nine lines across the country. # up in space, man. and, the shortlist is announced for hosting next year s eurovision song contest seven uk cities are in the running. and coming up on the bbc news channel: britain s rowers overcome problems in the quad sculls at the european championships to reach the medalfinal in munich. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. a drought has been declared in parts of england, after the driestjuly on record in some areas of the country. it means water companies can announce stricter measures to conserve supplies, and it comes as yorkshire water became the latest to announce a hosepipe ban, in the wake of low rainfall and h
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are seeing their costs soar, they are seeing their costs soar, they are seeing the spending power of their consumers eroded by inflation, by these extraordinary energy price rises and something will need to be done otherwise we are looking down the barrel of a potential recession which the bank of england is predicting, not right now but time will tell. we are not there yet we have one quarter of negative growth, if we get another one in the next three months, that will be a technical recession. but the portents are not good. business costs are soaring, spending power being eroded, consumer confidence being eroded, consumer confidence being sapped, it is a grim outlook at the moment and that is why i think liz truss and the outgoing prime minister are saying that more help will be inevitable if people are to get through this.- help will be inevitable if people are to get through this. thank you. simon jack are to get through this. thank you. simon jack in are to get through this. t