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Last year was officially the uk's warmest year on record. london was burning. california's fuel—choked, highly flammable forests combined with drier conditions linked to climate change. swathes of land across - southern pakistan have been turned into islands. national records have been broken in eight countries and regional records in three others. climate change is making extreme weather more likely, so tackling it is more urgent than ever, but... prices are rising at their fastest rates for 40 years. food and fuel and energy. all of us have seen the cost of living going up. cost of living....

So they are worried that wage rises are reflecting expectations that inflation will stay high and that could become a bit of of a self—fulfilling prophecy. in an interview with the bbc, andrew bailey admitted that it�*s "extraordinary" that the uk economy isn�*t expected to rebound to its pre—pandemic size until 2026. it is extraordinary, actually. now, of course, you may have to conclude that covid has had bigger long—run effects than we thought it would, particularly in terms of things like the labour supply, people choosing to come out of participating in the labour force. but you...

Let's just touch on what the bank of england is forecasting for the uk economy this year. it says britain remains set for recession, but a "much shallower" one than previously feared. it sees the economy shrinking by 0.5% in 2023 as energy bills fall and price rises slow. that compares with the 1.5% contraction forecast in november. here's our economics correspondent andy verity on that. some critics might say, "well, why are you raising interest rates, which makes life harderfor a lot of households and gives them less money to spend when we're already headed for recession?" the answer to that...

Activity will shrink next year but only by about 0.56% so much shallower and shorter recession than they previously forecast but nevertheless some critics might say, why are you raising interest rates which makes life harder for households and gives them less money to spend when we are heading for recession? they are worried that inflationary pressure which had been imported so farfrom gas prices is becoming embedded domestically in the price of services which has gone up by more than they expected, so they are worried that wage rises are reflecting expectations that inflation will stay high a...

Meanwhile, staff at 150 universities across the uk are striking over pay, conditions and pension changes. university employers say any increase in pay "puts jobs at risk". and bus drivers employed by abellio in london are also taking industrial action. the unite union is calling for a pay rise to reflect the increasing cost of living. so the disputes are largely about pay, but the government say they don't want to fuel inflation with big wage rises. in our first report this morning, we'll take look at the teachers strikes in england and wales with our education reporter vanessa clarke. it's be...