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uk office for national statistics.conomic contraction has been recorded for two consecutive quarters, the figures are significantly lower than the level of 2022, when the united kingdom's gdp grew by more than 4%. the reduction is recorded in three key areas: the services, manufacturing and construction sectors. this was the economic news, have a nice day and have a nice weekend, see you later. the morning broadcast on tv channels belarus 1 and belarus 24 continues with the program “zone x”. i karina poshkova. hello. a robbery attack on a pensioner in the zelvinsky district has been uncovered. this was stated. the suspects were detained, according to the investigation, on february 12 , two men broke into the house of an eighty-six-year-old woman in the village of the island, they demanded money and threatened the owner, when the pensioner said that she had no savings, one of the attackers began to strangle the woman, the second, meanwhile , continued the search, but did not having found the money, he grabbed a knife an

the office for national statistics reports that in the three months to december, gross domestic productp — fell by 0.3%. that follows a contraction of 0.1% from july to august, meaning the uk ended the year in recesssion. gdp is a way of measuring all the economic activity of companies, governments and individuals in a country. it's a blow for prime minister rishi sunak, given his pledge last year to have the economy growing by the end of 2023. our political correspondent nick eardley has been getting the reaction to the news at shrewsbury market. this new here at shrewsbury market has been pretty good over the past few months. a lot of the traders have been telling us that it is as busy as ever, clearly the broader economic picture is a lot more tricky. the fact that the uk officially entered recession at the end of 2023 is a sign of some of those economic challenges that a lot of us have been noticing in our pockets. you know, higher prices, mortgage costs going up, interest rates being high and rent as well. i am going to speak to some of the people who work in this market to get a s

the office for national statistics reports that in the three months to december, gross domestic productraction of 0.1% from july to august, meaning the uk ended the year in recesssion. gdp is a way of measuring all the economic activity of companies, governments and individuals in a country. it's a blow for prime minister rishi sunak, given his pledge last year to have the economy growing by the end of 2023. speaking to our economic editor faisal islam, chancellorjeremy hunt insisted the government's plan to revive the economy is working despite the latest indications. the numbers speak for themselves but the underlying picture here is that our plan has been to tackle inflation. first and foremost. that does mean higher interest rates. it is the right thing to do for families because when i see the cost of their weekly shop go up and energies go up, the cost of filling up the car going up, that creates real pressure and until you relieve that pressure on families, we are not going to see healthy growth. and when it comes to that battle against inflation, we are making much faster progre

the office for national statistics reports that in the three months to december, the economy shrank by%. that follows a shrink of 0.1% from july to august, meaning the uk ended the year in recesssion. now, a reminder that gdp is a way of measuring all the economic activity of companies, governments and individuals in a country. it's a blow for prime minister rishi sunak, given one of his so—called five pledges announced last year was to have the economy growing by the end of 2023. he has admitted he's likely to fail to meet that one. with more on this, our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david, joins us from the newsroom. thank you so much for your time. we mentioned japan there, how does the uk compared to other countries around the world? i uk compared to other countries around the world?— around the world? i think the crucial thing _ around the world? i think the crucial thing to _ around the world? i think the crucial thing to understand i around the world? i think the . crucialthing to understand here, crucial thing to understand here, because quite frankly everyone measu

the office for national statistics and wage growth dropped by four percentage points to 6.2% in the lastrter of last year. a man has astonished police by calling 992 report himself for drunk driving. the call came in before noon on monday from a man who said he was drink driving and doesn't know what he's doing. he told the call handler he had a heavy weekend. you are live with bbc news. now for a remarkable and at times distressing perspective of the war in gaza from the people who have to respond to the attacks on the ground. he spent the first month of the war following paramedics across northern gaza. this is their story. >> -- >> >> in response the israel defense force said any claim we intentionally target where prison or medical workers is baseless and untrue. we act in accordance with international law and take prections to mitigate civilian harm in operations. in the u.k., you can watch film for gaza 101 and emergency rescue on bbc now. taking a look at some of the key developments in the region. talks about a potential cease-fire underway in egypt. the security official in cair

for national statistics said a statement that the gdp fell. 3% in the fourth quarter in 2023, after drop of .1% in the previous quarter. the announcement is a big blow to suonact just months before the general elections, as the conservatives are badly trailing the main opposition labor party in the... "the revelation also comes as the country is struggling with high inflation and a cost of living crisis that has recently sparked series of strikes across public sectors. searing the country's economy was one of the five key pledges office in october 2022. this is the uk's first recession since 2020". stop anti-royalists from campaigning against the monarchical system in the country. the head of the group says the excessive media coverage of king's cancer battle will rather betress their arguments for the abolition of the monarchy. he said the news pushes the monarchy into the foreground and that few of britains like what they say. the group which has been advocating the replacement of the monarchy with a parliamentary republic says this revenue has grown extensively since passing of q

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for national statistics said in a statement that the gdp fell.3% in the fourth quarter in 2023 after drop of .1% in the previous quarter. the announcement is a big blow to sunac just months before the general elections, as the conservatives are badly trailing the main opposition labor party in the polls. revelation also comes as the country is struggling with high inflation and a cost of living crisis that has recently sparked series of strikes across public sectors. steering the country's economy was one of the key five key pledges of sunac when he took office in october 2022. this is uk's first recession since 2020. a british pressure group known as republic, says king charles cancer diagnosis will not stop anti-royalists from campaigning against the monarchical system in the country. the head of the group says the excessive media coverage of king's cancer battle will rather bettress their arguments for the abolition of the monarchy. he said the news pushes the monarchy into the foreground and that few of britains like what they say, group which has been advocated. the replacement

for national statistics said in a statement that the gdp fell .3% in the fourth quarter in 2023, after drop of .1% in the previous quarter. the announcement is a big blow to sunact just months before the general elections, as the conservatives are badly trailing the main opposition labor party in pololls. the revelation also comes as the country is struggling with high inflation and a cost of living crisis that has recently sparked series of strikes across public sectors. steering the country's economy was one of the five key pledges of sunac when he took office in october 2022. this is uk's first recession. since 2020. the british pressure group known as republic, says king charles cancer diagnosis will not stop anti-royalists from campaigning against the monarchical system in the country. that of the group says the excessive media coverage of king's cancer battle will rather betress their arguments for the abolition of the monarchy. he said the news pushes the monarchy into the foreground and that fewer britains like they say the group, which has been advocating the replacement of th

the office for national statistics said wage growth dropped by 0.4 percentage points to 6.2% in the lastwners of the body shop chain are expected to announce that the british part of the business is to go into administration. the move is likely to result in the closure of at least some of the firm's more than 200 shops around the uk — and job losses. poor christmas sales are being blamed. a man has astonished police by calling 999 to report himself for drink—driving. north yorkshire police said the call came injust before noon on monday from a man who said he was, "drink—driving and doesn't know what he is doing". the driver told the call—handler he was in knaresborough and had had "a heavy weekend". you're live with bbc news. labour has withdrawn support for its candidate in the rochdale by—election, azhar ali, because of remarks he made about israel. the party says further information has now come to light. it had previously defended mr ali, after he'd apologised. it's too late for labour to change its candidate. opponents have accused the party of being in disarray. here's the audio,

the office for national statistics said wage growth dropped by 0.4 percentage points to 6.2% in the lastposal to formally move the statue of transatlantic slave trader edward colston into a museum display is set for approval. the statue was pulled down during a protest in bristol in 2020 — before being put on a temporary display at the city's m shed museum. it has been out of public view since january 2022. you're live with bbc news. police in india have fired tear gas on farmers marching towards delhi — as they call for minimum prices for their crops. thick clouds of gas dispersed protesters near the city of ambala — after last—minute talks to prevent the protest ended without a breakthrough. farmers�* union officials complained that government ministers had failed to take their demands seriously. public gatherings in delhi have been banned for a month. earlier, i spoke to our south asia correspondent samira hussain. to give you a sense of what kind of high alert the city is in, just behind me, you can see a whole lot of police officials and army personnel who have gathered, there are m

the office for national statistics said the statement that the gdp fell .3% in the fourth quarter in 2023, after drop of .1% in the previous quarter. the announcement is a big blow to soon act just months before the general elections, as the conservatives are badly trailing the main opposition labor party in the polls. "the revelation also comes as the country is struggling with high inflation and a cost of living crisis that has recently sparked series of strikes across public sectors. steering the country's economy was one of the five key pledges of sunec when he took office in october 2022. this is the uk's first recession since the year 2020. the british pressure group known as republics says king charles cancer diagnosis. will not stop anti-royalist from campaigning against the monarchical system in the country. the head of the group says the excessive media coverage of king's cancer battle will rather bettress their arguments for the abolition of the monarchy. he said the news pushes the monarchy into the foreground, and that fewer britains like what they say. the group which h

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the office for national statistics is publishing its economic health check for the final three monthsthe year. prime minister rishi sunak said growing the economy was one of his five key priorities. if the economy grew in oh, then the uk avoided recession. joining me now is guillermo felices, global investment strategist at pgim fixed income. welcome to the programme. what are we expecting? 50. welcome to the programme. what are we expecting?— are we expecting? so, we expect the uk gdp — are we expecting? so, we expect the uk gdp to — are we expecting? so, we expect the uk gdp to stay _ are we expecting? so, we expect the uk gdp to stay flat _ are we expecting? so, we expect the uk gdp to stay flat in - are we expecting? so, we expect the uk gdp to stay flat in 04. - the uk gdp to stay flat in 04. that essentially means that the growth rate will be 0%. given the contraction that we saw in the contraction that we saw in the previous month, in the previous quarter, essentially what that would mean is that we avoid a recession in the uk. what does that tell us about the general health, t

the figures from the office for national statistics show that prices are still going up, but at exactly same rate as december. but the price of food fell last month for the first time since september 2021. 0ur chief economics correspondent, dharshini david, reports. up to the middle, and tap this... from food... to shoe repairs... warrington market hosts a range of traders with one thing in common — surviving, ratherthan thriving, as costs rise. historically, shoe repairs should sort of increase on, you know, times like this, really. but we've just not seen it, i think largely down to it sort of lack of footfall, really. people just don't have the money. instead of buying a pound of cheese, they'll buy three quarters of a pound of cheese. you know, which is fine, you know, but i'd rather have the pound of cheese. for their customers are struggling, and notjust because of a hike in energy bills injanuary. mortgages, bills, food, everything. everything's getting more expensive. just struggling. some things are coming down but on a general basis, it's not really coming down enough. i essen

the office for national statistics said wage growth dropped by 0.4 percentage points to 6.2% in the lastto formally move the statue of transatlantic slave trader edward colston into a museum display is set for approval. the statue was pulled down during a protest in bristol in 2020 before being put on a temporary display at the city's m shed museum. it has been out of public view since january 2022. a man has astonished police by calling 999 to report himself for drink—driving. north yorkshire police said the call came injust before noon on monday from a man who said he was "drink—driving and doesn't know what he is doing". the driver told the call—handler he was in knaresborough and had had "a heavy weekend". you're live with bbc news. the uk high street chain the body shop is set to go into administration this week, putting the cosmetics retailer's 200 stores and thousands ofjobs at risk. it is understood that trading over the key christmas period and into january was not as strong as hoped and the chain was bought by private equity firm aurelius just weeks ago. let's speak to our mone

for national statistics say the way that which prices rise stayed steady partly because of falling foodst of food has dropped month on month. 0ur chief economics correspondent. from food tissue repair hosting a range of traders with one thing in common. surviving rather than thriving as costs rise. historically shoe repair is short. god had to increase on times like this but i'm just not seeing... like a football, really.— a football, really. instead of bu ind a football, really. instead of bu in: a a football, really. instead of buying a pound _ a football, really. instead of buying a pound of— a football, really. instead of buying a pound of cheese i a football, really. instead of. buying a pound of cheese there a football, really. instead of- buying a pound of cheese there by three _ buying a pound of cheese there by three quarters of a pound of cheese. which _ three quarters of a pound of cheese. which is _ three quarters of a pound of cheese. which is fine — three quarters of a pound of cheese. which is fine but i'd rather have a pound _ which is fine but i'd rather have a pound of

the uk economy has officially entered into recession figures from the office for national statistics shows that the economy shrank by nought point 3% at the end of last year . it follows another last year. it follows another penod last year. it follows another period of decline of 0.1% in the previous three months. a recession is defined as two consecutive three month periods where the economy contracts rather than grows. it's the first time the uk has entered recession since the first half of 2020, after the first covid lockdown . jeremy hunt, the lockdown. jeremy hunt, the chancellor, says inflation and high interest rates are behind the output fall . the output fall. >> we always expected growth to be weaker while we prioritise tackling inflation. that means higher interest rates and that's the right thing to do because you can't have a long terme. healthy growth with high inflation, but also for families when the when there's a cost of living crisis, when the cost of their weekly shop is going up, their weekly shop is going up, their energy bills much their energy bills are much

the office for national statistics said wage growth dropped by 0.4 percentage points to 6.2% in the lastto report himself for drink—driving. north yorkshire police said the call came injust before noon on monday from a man who said he was "drink—driving and doesn't know what he is doing". the driver told the call—handler he was in knaresborough and had had "a heavy weekend". you are alive with bbc news. last—minute talks to prevent a major protest by indian farmers in delhi have ended without a breakthrough. farmers' union officials complained that government ministers failed to take their demand of more state support seriously. the authorities in delhi have banned large public gatherings for a month, fired tear gas and erected huge concrete barricades to prevent the farmers from reaching the capital. they want to prevent a repeat of demonstrations which ended just over two years ago, after months of severe disruption. to get some analysis on the protests, we spoke to dr mukulika banerjee, professor of anthropology at the london school of economics and author of " why india votes'. she t

the office for national statistics said wage growth dropped by 0.4% to 6.2% in the last quarter of lastg 999 to report himself for drink—driving. north yorkshire police said the call came injust before noon on monday from a man who said he was "drink—driving and doesn't know what he is doing". the driver told the call—handler he was in knaresborough and had had "a heavy weekend". you're live with bbc news. now, for a unique and at times distressing perspective of the war in gaza. from the people who have to respond to the attacks on the ground. palestinian journalist feras al aj—rami spent the first month of the war following paramedics across northern gaza. this is their story. he sobs. sirens wail. he sobs. in response to that report, the israel defense forces said "any claim that we intentionally target red crescent or medical workers is baseless and untrue. we act in accordance with international law and take feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm in our operations". and if you're in the uk you can watch bbc arabic�*s full film gaza 101: emergency rescue on bbc iplayer now.

the office for national statistics said wage growth dropped by 0.4 percentage points to 6.2% in the lastroposal to formally move the statue of transatlantic slave trader edward colston into a museum display is set for approval. the statue was pulled down during a protest in bristol in 2020 before being put on a temporary display at the city's m shed museum. it has been out of public view since january 2022. you're live with bbc news. police in northern india have fired tear gas on farmers marching towards delhi — as they call for minimum prices for crops. thick clouds of gas were used to disperse protesters near the city of ambala — after last—minute talks to prevent the major planned protest ended without a breakthrough. farmers' union officials complained that government ministers had failed to take their demands seriously. public gatherings in delhi have been banned for a month. earlier i spoke to our south asia correspondent samira hussain who's in delhi. to give you a sense of what kind of high alert the city is in, just behind me, you can see a whole lot of police officials and arm

reuters predicting a rise figures from the office for national statistics found that food prices fell, though, saying conservatives can't fix the economy because they're the reason it's broken and crossbow owners could face police checks under government plans to stop the weapons being used in violent attacks . it comes after violent attacks. it comes after convicted stalker bryce hodgson was shot dead by police last month after he broke into a london home armed with weapons, including a crossbow. there are currently no registration systems in place for owning a crossbow and no need for a licence . those are the latest licence. those are the latest top stories for more details, sign up to gb news alerts. scan the qr code on your screen or head to gb news dot com slash alerts . alerts. >> thank you. poorly. now megan's biography on a new website mentions her support for gender equality and human rights. but guess what? it doesn't even mention the royal family at all. it's all about megan . i'm martin daubney on gb megan. i'm martin daubney on gb news, britain's news channel . news radi

for national statistics found.rthern ireland, and 1.4% in northern ireland, and pressures mounting for sir keir starmer as a second labour party candidate has been suspended following accusations of anti—semitism. graham jones allegedly suggested british people who volunteered to fight with the israel defence forces should be locked up. it comes a day after labour withdrew support for the party's candidate rochdale candidate for the rochdale by—election, azhar ali, for suggesting that israel had taken the october 7th hamas assault as a pretext to invade gaza. sir keir vowed yesterday that his party has changed under his rule . for the latest stories, sign up to gb news alerts by scanning the qr code on your screen or go to gb news. com slash alerts . to gb news. com slash alerts. >> for stunning gold and silver coins, you'll always value rosalind gold proudly sponsors the gb news financial report . the gb news financial report. >> here's a quick snapshot of today's markets. the pound will buy you $1.2538 and ,1.171

the figures from the office for national statistics show that prices are still going up, but at exactlyr the first time since september 2021. 0ur chief economics correspondent, dharshini david, reports. up to the middle, and tap this... from food... to shoe repairs... warrington market hosts a range of traders with one thing in common — surviving, ratherthan thriving, as costs rise. historically, shoe repairs should sort of increase on, you know, times like this, really. but we've just not seen it, i think largely down to sort of lack of footfall, really. people just don't have the money. instead of buying a pound of cheese, they'll buy three quarters of a pound of cheese. you know, which is fine, you know, but i'd rather have the pound of cheese. for their customers are struggling, and notjust because of a hike in energy bills injanuary. mortgages, bills, food, everything. everything's getting more expensive. just struggling. some things are coming down, but on a general basis, it's not really coming down enough. i essentially have to cut my maternity leave early, - just to be able to

the office for national statistics says the rate at which prices rise held steady partly because of falling 2021 that the cost of food has dropped month on month. here's our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david. from food... ..to shoe repairs, warrington market hosts a range of traders with one thing in common — surviving rather than thriving, as costs rise. historically, shoe repairs should sort of increase on times like this, really. but we're just not seeing it, i think largely down to sort of lack...lack of footfall, really. people just haven't got the money. instead of buying a pound of cheese, they'll buy three quarters of a pound of cheese, you know, which is fine, you know, but i'd rather they have the pound of cheese. for their customers are struggling, and notjust because of a hike in energy bills injanuary. some things are coming down but on a general basis, - it's not really coming down enough. potentially, i have to cut my maternity leave early, just to be able to go back to work so i can put him in nursery to be able to afford things. for many things are still gettin

new data from the office for national statistics also suggests about five million people may be on thecations if left untreated. roy hodgson has stepped down as the manager of crystal palace. it comes after he fell ill during training last week and went to hospital, amid speculation he was going to be sacked. the club have announced that oliver glasner will be their new manager — and tonight, they faced everton in the premier league at goodison park. our sports correspondent katie gornall reports. as roy hodgson left selhurst park last monday, his crystal palace career was on borrowed time. defeat to chelsea intensified reports he was said to be sacked, but then came complications and concern. on thursday, he fell ill at training and was taken to hospital. now back at home, he released this statement. "this club means so much to me. "however, i understand it may be prudent for them to plan ahead, "and therefore i've taken the decision to step aside "so that they can bring forward their plans for a new manager." i'm sure that roy wouldn't have liked it, to have been now, maybe at the en

the office for national statistics said wage growth dropped by 0.4% points to 6.2% in the last quarterre details have emerged of the comments about israel and jewish people apparently made by azhar ali — who the labour party had been backing in this month's rochdale by—election. the party is no longer supporting him, but mrali will still be on the ballot for technical reasons. he's previously apologised for the remarks. let's speak to our political correspondent hannah miller, who's in westminster for us this morning. how difficult is it for labour to have changed their minds on this so visibly? it have changed their minds on this so visibl ? , . ., , ., have changed their minds on this so visibl ? ,. ., _, , visibly? it is clearly a very difficult situation - visibly? it is clearly a very difficult situation for - visibly? it is clearly a very i difficult situation for labour, described by multiple people as a complete mess, a shambles, whatever word you would like to describe it, frankly. it is about 48 hours between the initial comments emerging to the point where azhar ali was susp

the office for national statistics reports that in the three months to december, the uk economy shrankollows a shrink of 0.1% from july to august, meaning the uk ended the year in recesssion. now a reminder that gdp is a way of measuring all the economic activity of companies, governments and individuals in a country. it's a blow for prime minister rishi sunak, given one of his pledges announced last year was to have the economy growing by the end of 2023. he has admitted he's likely to fail to meet that one. speaking to our economic editor faisal islam, chancellorjeremy hunt insists the uk government's plan to revive the economy is working despite the latest indications. the numbers speak for themselves but the underlying picture here is that our plan has been to tackle inflation first and foremost. that does mean higher interest rates. it's the right thing to do for families because when they see the cost of their weekly shop go up, their energy bills go up, the cost of filling their car go up that creates real pressure and until you relieve that pressure on families, we are not goin

new data from the office for national statistics also suggests about five million people may be on therchers in australia have identified the fastest growing black hole ever recorded. this is an artist's rendition of it — it's so large it consumes the equivalent of the sun each day. i spoke earlier with christian wolf, an associate professor at australian national univeristy and part of the team who made the discovery. we found a black hole that is rapidly growing. there's lots of black holes out there. and when they're not eating anything, then they are really what the name says. they are black. they are not emitting any light. they arejust sleeping giants hiding in the darkness of space. but it is when they eat matter and especially when they eat lots of matter, that matter comes together to the black hole and swirls around in a storm like disk around a black hole that heats up and releases a lot of energy. and that makes them really bright, as bright as trillions of stars all put together in the most extreme cases like here. and what can these black holes tell us about the universe?

new data from the office for national statistics also suggests about 5 million people may be on the cuspcan lead to complications. police say the father of a 2—year—old tried to rescue his son. additional specialists teams have joined the search for the missing boy. emergency services were call tolled the river soar late yesterday afternoon. you are live with bbc news. in the first case of its kind, a man who piloted a dinghy carrying dozens of migrants from france to italy, four of whom drowned, has been found guilty of manslaughter. he agreed to pilot the growth in return for free crossing though he had no training in sailing. the case could have implications for future investigations, as our legal correspondent reports. a light in the dark. the early hours of december 2022, a fishing boat discovereds a migrant dinghy. men swim for their lives. 39 saved, at least four drowned. this man in the blue coat, ibrahim, accused of their manslaughter. he agreed to pilot the inflatable to england. overtwo pilot the inflatable to england. over two trials, prosecutors said he was criminally respon

well, today's figures from the office for national statistics estimate that the uk economy went intost two quarters of 2023 — shrinking by 0.1% over the summer and then by 0.3% between october and december. our economics editor faisal islam looks at its impact. signs of the times in harlow town centre. on the one hand, some evidence of the struggle, for hairdressers, retailers, restaurateurs and others on the high street. on the other, the need to fill recruitment gaps, too. it may look like a recession — indeed it is now officially a recession — and it comes as little surprise here. we went to the food bank because some of the products are so expensive. for example, meat. never got any money, can't go out, everything's expensive now. things have changed. hopefully they're going to get better, or they'll get worse, won't they? we'll have to ride it through, like we've all done. - here's one way of comparing recessions. in the �*80s, �*90s and 2000s, the hit to the economy can be seen here, both how deep and long the recession lasts, with the worst during the great financial crisis of

the data from the office for national statistics shows the economy shrank by 0.3% in the final three months of last year. the chancellorjeremy hunt has blamed high inflation — labour says the government's economic record is "in tatters". it is thought that the dip may not last long, because the uk jobs market and wage growth remain strong. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. it was a damn end of the year. from construction to manufacturing and retail, the biggest cost of living crunch in decades, and the higher interest rates deployed to combat that took their toll on spending, profits and output, pushing the economy further into reverse. what most would term a mild recession. we are all managing but it is hard sometimes, yes, as pensioners, everything — sometimes, yes, as pensioners, everything is going up, but you just have to _ everything is going up, but you just have to live — everything is going up, but you just have to live it to your means. we really feel _ have to live it to your means. we really feel the increase of the cost of the _ really feel the i

the figures from the office for national statistics show that prices are still going up, but at exactlyte as december. but the price of food fell last month for the first time since september 2021. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. up to the middle, and tap this... from food to shoe repairs, warrington market hosts a range of traders with one thing in common — surviving, rather than thriving, as costs rise. historically, shoe repairs should sort of increase on, you know, times like this, really. but we've just not seen it, i think largely down to it sort of lack of footfall, really. people just don't have the money. instead of buying a pound of cheese, they'll buy three quarters of a pound of cheese. you know, which is fine, you know, but i'd rather have the pound of cheese. for their customers are struggling, and notjust because of a hike in energy bills injanuary. mortgages, bills, food, everything. everything's getting more expensive. just struggling. some things are coming down but on a general basis, it's not really coming down enough. i essentially have to

the office for national statistics said wage growth dropped by 0.4 percentage points to 6.2% in the lasth yorkshire police said the call came injust before noon on monday from a man who said he was "drink—driving and doesn't know what he is doing". the driver told the call—handler he was in knaresborough and had had "a heavy weekend". you're live with bbc news. last—minute talks to prevent a major planned protest by indian farmers in delhi have ended without a breakthrough. farmers' union officials complained that government ministers failed to take their demands of more state support seriously. the authorities in delhi have banned large public gatherings for a month, fired tear gas and erected huge concrete barricades to prevent the farmers from reaching the capital. they want to prevent a repeat of demonstrations which ended just over two years ago after months of severe disruption. let's speak to dr mukulika banerjee, professor of anthropology at the london school of economics and author of why india votes'. thank you for being on the programme. in terms of that farming vote first of

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the office for national statistics said wage growth dropped by 0.4 percentage points to 6.2% in the laste said the call came injust before noon on monday from a man who said he was "drink—driving and doesn't know what he is doing". the driver told the call—handler he was in knaresborough and had had "a heavy weekend". you're live with bbc news. in it he discusses the treatment of the mp andy mcdonald, who was suspended by labour for an alleged anti—semitic remark. invis. that was the final straw and labour has now withdrawn its support. those comments were appalling and that is why we took decisive action. bring us up—to—date. bring us up-to-date. people we have been sneaking _ bring us up-to-date. people we have been speaking to _ bring us up-to-date. people we have been speaking to here _ bring us up-to-date. people we have been speaking to here this _ been speaking to here this afternoon, matthew, have been telling us that they are divided and what they said in a private meeting and his thoughts on the middle east there. the common feeling is that they do think those comments may have

the figures — from the office for national statistics — estimates that gross domestic product — a key activity fell by 0.3% in the last three months of 2023. that followed a contraction of 0.1% the previous quarter. it's the third time that the uk has fallen into recession in the last 25 years. the first was during the financial crash in 2008 — that was the deepest recession for decades. the most recent was at the start of covid when much of the economy was forced to shut down. this latest recession is smaller than previous ones. but the difficulty for the prime minister is that one of his five key pledges was to grow the economy. our economics editor faisal islam reports. signs of the times in harlow town centre. on the one hand, some evidence of the struggle for hairdressers, retailers, restaurateurs and others on the high street. on the other, the need to fill recruitment gaps too. it may look like a recession — indeed it is now officially a recession — but it's not a very normal one. we went to the food bank, because some of the products are so expensive. for example, meat. never

there's a big rotation in the weight of the items in the typical basket the office for national statisticsenge. the second challenge is january is always a tricky month because of discounting in new year sales, never entirely sure how much retailers will pass on. and the one that really perhaps wrong footed people was the fact although energy costs have come down a long way for households and will come down further in april, they did actually pop up injanuary, and that was expected to push the headline rate up. actually, what we saw was was a flat reading. prices still going up, but only by 4% now. so can people read into that that interest rates are like more likely to be cut now sooner? i don't think so. i think the big news on inflation actually for uk households, uk businesses actually came out of the united states yesterday with quite an above expectation inflation rate. and i think global central banks, who tend to move in a herd, they tend to raise rates together and cut rates together, are going to take their cue from the world's biggest economy, the us, and that certainly markets

the office for national statistics said the rate at which prices were rising was four percent injanuary%. the biggest upward factor was rising gas and electricity costs, the biggest downward factor was furniture and food. tell us about the reaction to this news. tell us about the reaction to this news, . ., ., . , tell us about the reaction to this news. _, ., . , ., tell us about the reaction to this news. a, ., . , ., news. economic figures and the way we read them _ news. economic figures and the way we read them are _ news. economic figures and the way we read them are often _ news. economic figures and the way we read them are often about - news. economic figures and the way we read them are often about the i we read them are often about the expectation versus the reality. you mentioned the expectation, the concern was that there might be a second bump in the road, if you like, towards lower inflation because it tipped up in december and the fear was it had done so in january. instead, prices rose by 4% in january, january. instead, prices rose by 4% injanuary, the same as a month

the office for national statistics reports that in the three months to december, the economy shrank 0.3%that follows a shrink of 0.1% from july to august, meaning the uk ended the year in recesssion. now a reminder that gdp is a way of measuring all the economic activity of companies, governments and individuals in a country. it's a blow for prime minister rishi sunak, given one of his so—called five pledges announced last year was to have the economy growing by the end of 2023. he has admitted he's likely to fail to meet that one. speaking to our economic editor faisal islam, chancellorjeremy hunt insists the government's plan to revive the economy is working despite the latest indications. well, the numbers speak for themselves but the underlying picture here is that our plan has been to tackle inflation first and foremost. that does mean higher interest rates. it's the right thing to do for families because when they see the cost of their weekly shop go up, their energy bills go up, real pressure and until on families, we are not going to see healthy growth. and when it comes to that

the office for national statistics said the rate at which prices were rising was four percent in januaryght rise to 4.2% the biggest upward factor was rising gas and electricity costs — the biggest downward factor was furniture and food. earlier, i spoke to ana desmond who is a senior economist at ulster university economic policy centre and asked her what she made of the latest figures. i think it is quite remarkable again that we have seen this slightly lower than expected inflation rate. it has come down significantly since what we experienced last year, which is welcome for both businesses and individuals. and again, markets are expecting this to further fall to in and around that target rate of 2% this year. again, some positive news for people across the uk today. what for people across the uk today. what do ou for people across the uk today. what do you expeet — for people across the uk today. what do you exoeet the — for people across the uk today. what do you expect the effect on interest rates? it do you expect the effect on interest rates? , ., , . ., ., do you expect the effe

the figures from the office for national statistics show that prices are still going up month on monthame rate as december. mark, take us through the figures they are, broadly it has stayed static, so explain in a little more detail why. it static, so explain in a little more detail why-— detail why. it stayed static, beatin: detail why. it stayed static, beating expectation - detail why. it stayed static, l beating expectation because detail why. it stayed static, - beating expectation because of things like crackers, cakes and crisps. the price rises of food and furniture is rising at a slower rate and not been offset so much by an increase in electricity and gas costs. and this is the price changes between december and january. so it is the price — how the price of goods is rising, it's at an encouraging level, according to the bank of england, and all eyes are on him because he sets the interest rates, and that's very high in the uk. he thinks inflation is on track so they can eventually see a lowering of interest rates from him. when you talk about on track, it is not because it i

for national statistics.n of 0.1% from july to august. we'll be taking a look at what this means forfamilies, businesses, politics and the wider world. a recession is often measured by a fall in the economy over two consecutive quarters — a widely used method across many countries in the world — this is termed a technical recession. experts say it's down to higher inflation and interest rates which have have hit consumer spending. the figures more broadly point to an economy that is stagnating, despite a strong jobs market and real wage growth. but it is a blow for britain's prime minister rishi sunak, given his pledge to have the economy growing by the end of 2023. the opposition labour party say mr sunak "can no longer credibly claim his plan is working". let's have a look at the figures globally. if we take a look at this graph, we can see anything on the right of this thick black line is doing well and everything on the left is not. if we start with the us, we can see it's the best performer overall. the

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figures from the office for national statistics found that food prices fell on a monthly bafis food pricesly basis for the first time since september 2021. the prime minister has insisted the economy has turned a corner as he held his first british council meeting today. however chancellor jeremy council meeting today. however chancellorjeremy hunt says more chancellor jeremy hunt says more needs to be done by inflation, often never falls in a straight line and although it's welcome that it hasn't gone up today, it is still double the target level of 2. >> and we're not going to be able to relieve pressure on families until we hit that target and the bank of england feels able to reduce interest rates. so this is a time to stick to a plan that is clearly working. but we need to make sure that we really get to that end point of inflation at 2. >> residents in birmingham told us it's little comfort when people are living paycheque to paycheque. >> it's getting very difficult for us to live and financially we're having to spend more money on gas and electric and the food pnces on gas and elec

the figures are from the office for national statistics which estimates that gross domestic product —s a key measure of economic activity — fell by 0.3% towards the end of 2023 following a fall of 0.1% the previous quarter. it's the third time that the uk has fallen into recession in the past 25 years. the first was during the financial crash in 2008 — that was the deepest recession for decades. the most recent was at the start of covid when much of the economy was forced to shut down. the good news is this latest recession is smaller than previous ones. the difficult issue for the prime minister is that one of his five pledges is to grow the economy. 0ur economics editor faisal islam reports. signs of the times in harlow town centre. 0n the one hand, some evidence of the struggle for hairdressers, retailers, restaurateurs and others on the high street. on the other, they need to fill recruitment gaps. it may look like a recession, indeed it is now officially a recession, but it's not a very normal one. we officially a recession, but it's not a very normal one.— officially a recession

the figures from the office for national statistics estimate that gross domestic product — dgp, a keyof 0.1% the previous quarter. it's the third time the uk has fallen into recession in the past 25 years. the first was during the financial crash in 2008, and the second at the start of covid, when much of the economy was forced to shut down. this latest recession is smaller than both, but the difficulty for the prime minister is that one of his five key pledges was to grow the economy. 0ur economics editor faisal islam reports. signs of the times in harlow town centre. 0n the one hand, some evidence of the struggle for hairdressers, retailers, restaurateurs and others on the high street. 0n the other, the need to fill recruitment gaps too. it may look like a recession — indeed it is now officially a recession — but it's not a very normal one. we went to the foodbank because some of the products are so expensive. for example, meat. never got any money, can't go out, everything is expensive now. things have changed. hopefully they're going to get better, or they'll get worse, won't they

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the office for national statistics —— the office for national statistics reports that the economy contractedannot do. a big political impact we can talk about later. rishi sunak promised to deliver economic growth. things are going the other way. i want to bring in an expert on some of the other stuff. chris from the centre for economic and business research. put into context for us. it is a recession but how bad is it? it context for us. it is a recession but how bad is it?— context for us. it is a recession but how bad is it? it is a recession and the data _ but how bad is it? it is a recession and the data today _ but how bad is it? it is a recession and the data today was _ but how bad is it? it is a recession and the data today was slightly . and the data today was slightly worse — and the data today was slightly worse than expected. we do think this will— worse than expected. we do think this will be — worse than expected. we do think this will be the end of the recession. it is backward looking dated _ recession. it is backward looking dated my— recession. it is backward looking dated