they paint a icture of presenter ben thompson. they paint a picture of an — presenter ben thompson.hompson. they paint a picture of an economy that _ picture of an economy that struggling to make progress in the uk again the outlier as far as rising prices are concerned. still stubbornly above 10%. we know inflation is a measure of how quickly prices are rising and we are seeing around the world those prizes is starting to slow but here in the uk there still above 10%, 10.1%, down slightly from 10.4%. the biggest drivers were food and energy industrial concern here for the economy. inflation takes money out of the pockets of consumers and it means they're paying more for everyday essentials and therefore it has a knock—on effect for the wider economy and forjobs. what we have seen around the world central banks have rising interest rates to keep a lid on rising prices, but with varying degrees of success. the uk, the central bank here, has been raising interest rates and are currently done what thou will rise even more but they could hit 5% to try and keep inflation in check. what w

if you want to reach me, i am on twitter at bbc ben thompson.business report, goodbye. hello, most parts of the country will stay dry and sunny for the rest of the day. it is a chilly wind blowing once again with high pressure to the north of the uk, the winds coming in off the north sea, even a bit self haar across those coasts, it will feel chilly, perhaps no better than 10 degrees, westernmost areas could make 18 in the western highlands. some patchy rain heading into east anglia and the south—east later this afternoon, the south—east later this afternoon, the rains tending to die off after a while, more wet weather coming into eastern parts of england later. further north will keep clear skies, with the wind is dropping it will turn chilly as well, could be down to freezing by the early morning in the grampians tomorrow. a big change in the sunshine we are seeing today, that first band of rain pushes eastwards tomorrow and as it may well brighten up in southern areas, that will trigger one or to thunder raise showers, while it will stay most

i'm ben thompson.vestigators have detained a 26—year—old woman, darya trepova, in connection with the murder of the pro—war blogger vladen tatarsky, who was killed by a bomb in st petersburg on sunday. media reports said the explosion occurred shortly after he had been given a statuette by a woman at an event in a cafe. russia's security service has accused ukraine of being behind the blast, but ukrainian officials have denied this. a short time ago russia's anti—terrorism committee said it believes the attack was planned by ukrainian secret services, jointly with "people cooperating with" jailed opposition leader alexei navalny�*s anti—corru ption foundation. our correspondent will vernon in moscow has more. i'm just seeing a short statement that has come in from the russian investigative committee, which is russia's version of the fbi, and who have been investigating the blasts last night in st petersburg. a short statement saying, "in connection with the explosion "in the cafe in st petersburg, empl

i'm ben thompson and these are the headlines... russia's wagner mercenary group claims its units now control the embattled ukrainian city of bakhmut while kyiv insists its forces still hold it. russian officials say they've detained a woman after a pro—kremlin blogger was killed in sunday's bomb blast at a cafe in st petersburg. from centre left to centre right — finland's conservative leader petteri orpo wins a nail—biting three—way election race, defeating prime minister sanna marin. schools in england face further closures as the uk's largest teaching union rejects the government's pay offer and calls further strikes. questions are asked after a weekend of long delays at the port of dover — uk authorities apologise, and say there'll be a review of plans ahead of the easter weekend let's return to some breaking news this hour and schools in england face fresh strikes this spring after members of the national education union rejected the government's pay offer. rejected the government's pay teachers have been gathering for the uni

welcome to world business report, i'm ben thompson.lectric car giant tesla has announced plans to build a new huge factory in shanghai. it will make thousands of lithium battery packs every year. china is the world's largest car market, and whilst tesla generates most of its money from its electric car business, boss elon musk has committed to grow its solar energy and battery business to roughly the same size. here's mariko with the details from singapore. it is quite a big deal because of course, tesla already has that huge plant in shanghai to make electric cars, so it is basically increasing its investment in china. the fact that this announcement came when tensions between washington and beijing are quite high, that is quite interesting. as you said, this is a mega factory, to produce mega packs. they are basically very large batteries that can store energy, so that they can help stabilise the power grid and also prevent outages. now, of course, many of our viewers associate tesla with those electric cars and that is where the com

i'm ben thompson.gin in eastern ukraine, where russia's mercenary wagner group claims it's in control of the fiercely contested town of bakhmut. the head of the group unfurled a russian flag at bakhmut�*s city hall and declared this. translation: this is the private military company's _ translation: this is the private military company's flag, - translation: this is the private military company's flag, in - translation: this is the private military company's flag, in the i military company's flag, in the legal sense, military company's flag, in the legalsense, it military company's flag, in the legal sense, it is ours. it remains. the commanders who captured the building in the district will carry on and put these flags up. that's a claim disputed by kyiv, which says its forces still hold the town. the wagner chief also paid tribute to the leading russian military blogger vladlen tatarsky, who was killed in an explosion at a cafe in saint petersburg. in the last hour, russia's interior ministry has nam

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welcome to world business report, i'm ben thompson.nch president emmanuel macron has urged his chinese counterpart xijinping to use his influence to help stop russia's war in ukraine. mr xi said their two countries had the "ability and responsibility" to safeguard world peace. the french leader is on a state visit to china, which has refused to condemn russia's invasion of ukraine. mr macron isjoined on this visit by european commission chief ursula von der leyen, as well as a large business delegation to try and bolster trade ties. isabel hilton is the founder of the nonprofit organisation china dialogue. yesterday the strip was very much about pressure related to ukraine, today they are talking business —— this trip was about ukraine. what have we heard?— this trip was about ukraine. what have we heard? ., have we heard? there are some good news for airbus, _ have we heard? there are some good news for airbus, a _ have we heard? there are some good news for airbus, a contract _ have we heard? there are some good news for airbus, a co

welcome to world business report, i'm ben thompson.illion by the uk data watchdog for failing to protect the privacy of children. an investigation found the video sharing app used the data of children aged under 13 without parental consent. it's estimated tiktok allowed up to 1.4 million uk children of this age to use the platform in 2020. in a statement, the uk information commissioner said: "there are laws in place to make sure our children are as safe in the digital world as they are in the physical world. tiktok did not abide by those laws." independent researcher dr stephanie hare is with us now. thank you forjoining us. talk to me about what is accused here, because it is a serious allegation. yes. it is a serious allegation. yes, there is a _ it is a serious allegation. yes, there is a rule _ it is a serious allegation. yes, there is a rule that _ it is a serious allegation. yes, there is a rule that you - it is a serious allegation. yes, j there is a rule that you cannot it is a serious allegation. yes, i there is a rule that y

welcome to world business report, i'm ben thompson.f the most closely watched media trials in decades has been delayed. ajudge in delaware announced late on sunday that the $1.6 billion defamation trial by dominion voting systems against fox news and its parent company would start on tuesday. the lawsuit alleges the broadcaster damaged the reputation of dominion by repeatedly airing lies about its vote counting machines and election fraud in the 2020 us presidential election. laurie laird is a us business journalist. why is this happening? i why is this happening? i think the fact that these _ why is this happening? i think the fact that these claims _ why is this happening? i think the fact that these claims of - why is this happening? i think the fact that these claims of a - fact that these claims of a potential settlement that were reported in the well streetjournal, a murdoch owned operation, i think that gives us some sense of the nature of these reports. whether the two sides can come to the settlement is a very open question. i

welcome to world business report, i'm ben thompson. prices have been surging today after the world's largest exporters announced surprise cuts in production. saudi arabia and other opec plus oil producers announce output cuts of about 1.1 million barrels a day. saudi arabia said the move was aimed at stabilising the market. let's take a look now at oil prices. quite like you get a sense of that rise up sharply. it is the second time that the cartel has slashed production. the group also did so in october of last year, cutting output by 2 million barrels per day. let's discuss this in more detail with spencher welch, oil analyst at s&p global. we said there are a surprise cut in production. we have in getting used to prices falling as the nervousness around the world economy continues. what does this tell us about what opec is thinking? it what does this tell us about what opec is thinking?— what does this tell us about what opec is thinking? it shows they are not ha - opec is thinking? it shows they are not happy with _ opec is thinkin

ben thompson is next with the context. hello, i'm ben thompson.an. at least six people are taken to hospital. joe biden says he plans to run for president again in 2024 — but stops short of a formal announcement. the mother of two british—israeli sisters killed in an attack in the west bank has now also died. we begin in northern ireland — which is marking 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement.

welcome to world business report, i'm ben thompson.start in the us where the white house has denied starting a subsidy war following criticism of its massive support for green investments. president biden�*s administration is spending billions to help electric car firms, chip makers and the green energy industry with loans and tax breaks. one uk manufacturer has told the bbc it's worried britain can't "compete on a level playing field" and warns that companies are considering moving their investment to the united states. our economics editor faisal islam reports. british industry is facing a new dilemma when deciding where to invest to build key components for future green technology. massive hand—outs from the us government has changed the game. morning, guys, how are you? this isjohn neil, he runs unapart which makes parts for every major uk car manufacturer, and he is worried. the americans are redefining the free enterprise system. and i'm genuinely very, very worried about us being able to invest and compete. it's a fairly chillin

i'm ben thompson.the last few minutes, the international monetary fund have released their outlook for the global economy. they have revealed it has reached a highly uncertain moment so let me run you through the numbers in the latest economic outlook. the imf expect it to grow a paltry 3% over the next five years. 2.8% this year. the uk is on track to be the worst performing advanced economy this year. expected to shrink by 0.3% in 2023, much worse than many other g7 countries. they say will grow by i% in 202a. the us in contrast, it is forecast to grow by much more, by 1.6% this year and a further i.i% by much more, by 1.6% this year and a furtheri.i% in by much more, by 1.6% this year and a further 1.1% in 202a. the imf�*s director of research painted a mixed economy. the director of research painted a mixed econom . ., _, ., y director of research painted a mixed econom . ., ., , ., , economy. the global economy remains on track for gradual _ economy. the global economy remains on track for gradual

hello and welcome a long, this is world business report, i'm ben thompson. starting in the us where one of the most closely watched media trials in decades has been delayed. ajudge in delaware announced late on sunday that the $1.6 billion defamation trial by dominion voting systems against fox news and its parent company would start on tuesday instead. that has now been confirmed. the lawsuit alleges that the broadcast of the reputation of dominion by repeatedly airing lies about its vote counting machines and election fraud in the 2020 us presidential election. let's cross live to wilmington where michelle fleury is in delaware where the trial was due to start. we say was due to start, lots of people keeping a very close eye on this but they will have to wait possibly a bit longer. this is very high stakes media trial, people are calling this one of the biggest media trials in decades. judge erick davis just convened the court right now to explain the delay. he said it wasn't unusual, especially when you are considering that the trial is expected to last a

. - time for a look at the business news now with ben thompson.th one of the country's leading business groups — the cbi — pending an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and drug abuse at the lobbying group. our business editor simonjack explains the implications. what i discovered earlier this morning is that the treasury, everyone from the chancellor, to ministers, to all officials down at hmt, the treasury, have suspended any engagement with the crisis hit cbi. i also heard from the department for business and trade, obviously another key department for the business lobbying groups, although there might be some background conversations between the lower levels, there has been no ministerial involvement whatsoever. that is a really big deal, because the cbi represents 190,000 firms around the country, who pay membership fees to be a member of it. it does two main things. it lobbies the government for the interests of its members and it promotes best practice within business. i think it will be pretty fair to say they are in a pos

welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sarah campbell. 0ur headlines today: the government is drawingighting between rival military groups continues. a sound that could save your life. a loud alarm will sound on all smartphones in the uk this afternoon as a new emergency alert is tested. tears all round as wrexham, and their hollywood owners, are promoted back to the football league after 15 years away.

welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and nina warhurst. 0ur headlines today: a ban on any new so—calledng roads and the existing roads are killing us so it is half the battle but there is half the battle to go. more than a hundred arrests, as animal rights protesters storm aintree racecourse, and disrupt the start of the grand national. and when the race did get going, it was the favourite who won

good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sarah campbell. our headlines today.roups continues. beeping. a sound that could save your life. an alarm will go off on all smartphones in the uk this afternoon as a new emergency alert is tested. tears all round as wrexham, and their hollywood owners, are promoted back to the football league after 15 years away. well, you can see for what it means, it's well, you can see for what it means, its huge _ well, you can see for what it means, its huge you — well, you can see for what it means, it's huge. you can see what it means — manchester city take another step towards the treble. a mahrez hattrick helps them see off sheffield united and reach the fa cup final iamat i am at the start line at the london marathon, just under 49,000 people taking on the course today including a wounded ukrainian soldier, a man carrying a fridge, and a 19—year—old! good morning, under cloudy started today and there will be showers around. if you get sunshine in the south it will be warmer but further north, with a strong wind, noticeably col

time for a look at the business news now with ben thompson. looking again at those imf predictions.es, thank you very much. the international monetary fund has warned that the global economy has reached another "highly uncertain moment", which is slowing down the global economic recovery. let's take a look at some of the numbers published in their latest world economic outlook. the imf expect the global economy to grow a paltry 3% over the next five years, growing atjust 2.8% this year. the uk is on track to be the worst—performing advanced economy for 2023. uk gdp is predicted to shrink by 0.3% this year, that's worse than other g7 countries, before growing by 1% in 202a. the us, in contrast, is forecast to grow by 1.6% this year, and 1.1% in 202a. speaking at a press conference conference earlier, the imf�*s director of research, pierre—0livier gourinchas, painted a mixed picture for the world's economy. the global economy remains on track for a gradual recovery from the pandemic and russia's war on ukraine. china's re—opened economy is rebounding strongly. supply chain disruption

welcome to world business report, i'm ben thompson.thousands of lithium battery packs every year. china is the world's largest car market, and whilst tesla generates

we'll keep an eye on what is happening in france but it is time for the business news with ben thompsoncron has urged his chinese counterpart xi jinping to use his influence to help stop russia's war in ukraine. mr xi said their two countries had the "ability and responsibility" to safeguard world peace. the french leader is on a state visit to china, which has refused to condemn russia's invasion of ukraine. mr macron is joined on this visit by the european commission chief ursula von der leyen, as well as a large business delegation to try and bolster trade ties. there's good news for airbus, a contract for about 100 of them, and edf and the chinese counterpart, the chinese nuclear company will collaborate to build offshore wind so that's cgn and edf who are old partners and have collaborated on things like hinkley point, the troubled nuclear plant in somerset thatis troubled nuclear plant in somerset that is under construction, so it's encouraging, it's not particularly new. airbus will be pleased to get some purchase in the market because the chinese aviation market is the biggest t

welcome to world business report, i'm ben thompson.late on sunday that the $1.6 billion defamation trial by dominion voting systems

time for a look at the business news now with ben thompson.l that will be some trial, won't it? a big if because it was supposed to start today but we believe it may start tomorrow. but yes, that's right. we start in the us — where one of the most closely watched media trials in decades — has been delayed. ajudge in delaware has confirmed that the $1.6 billion defamation trial by dominion voting systems against fox news and its parent company will start on tuesday. the lawsuit alleges the broadcaster damaged the reputation of dominion by repeatedly airing lies about its vote counting machines and election fraud in the 2020 us presidential election. michelle fleury is in wilmington — delaware — where the trial was due to start. i say it was, but we think tomorrow could be the day. but this could be really, really closely watched, couldn't it? just explain why. yes. this is a case _ couldn't it? just explain why. yes. this is a case in _ couldn't it? just explain why. yes. this is a case in which _ couldn't it? just explain why. yes this is a ca

good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and nina warhurst.ur headlines today: a ban on any new so—called smart motorways — campaigners welcome the move but say they want the hard shoulder to be returned to all roads. it doesn't cover existing roads and it is the existing roads that are killing us, so it's half the battle but there's still half the battle to go. more than 100 arrests, as animal rights protestors storm aintree racecourse and disrupt the start of the grand national. and when the race did get going, it was the favourite who won the day. corach rambler provided a second national win for both jockey and trainer, as scotland celebrated another victory at aintree. the largest military parade in 70 years — more than 6,000 members of britain's armed services will take part in next month's coronation. we'll be meeting the disabled dogs who've found a loving home, after overcoming a tough start in life. a lot more cloud around today compared with yesterday. patchy rain or drizzle in the west. in the sunshine, it will feel warm. all the d

i'm ben thompson and these are the latest headlines. russia detains a woman after a pro—kremlin blogger was killed in a bomb blast at a cafe in st petersburg. russia's wagner mercenary group claims it now control the embattled ukrainian city of bakhmut. but kyiv insists its forces still hold it. schools in england face further closures as the uk's largest teaching union rejects the government's pay offer and calls further strikes. from centre—left to centre—right, finland's conservative leader petteri orpo wins a nail—biting three—way election race, defeating prime minister sanna marin. australia's prime minister leads tributes to one of the country's most influential aboriginal leaders, yunu—pingu, who has died at the age of 7a. hello and welcome. the killing of the russian military blogger is being investigated as a "high—profile murder", authorities have said. the blogger vladlen tatarsky was a vocal supporter of russia's war in ukraine. he was killed in an explosion at a cafe in saint petersburg. it was not immediately clear who was

welcome to world business report, i'm ben thompson.g to use his influence to help stop russia's war in ukraine. mr xi said their two countries had the "ability and responsibility"

welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sarah campbell.: the government is drawing up plans to evacuate british embassy staff from sudan, as fighting between rival military groups continues. beeping a sound that could save your life. an alarm will go off on all smartphones in the uk this afternoon as a new emergency alert is tested. manchester city take another step towards the treble. a mahrez hat trick helps them see off sheffield united and reach the fa cup final. and i'm at the start line of the london marathon. more than 16,000 people taking on the challenge today, including a 90—year—old, a wounded ukrainian soldier, and sirmo farah. morning, all. it's a rather cloudy started to our sunday and there will be some showers around. if you get some sunshine, particularly in the south, it'll be that little warmer. but further north, with the strong northerly wind, noticably colder to the last few days. all the details coming up shortly. it's sunday 23rd april. our main story: the government is looking at ways of evacuating british embassy

ben thompson is here. starting with news in the united states. the first three months of this year the us economy grew by 1.1%. that is on an annualised basis with consumer spending still remaining pretty strong but many analysts had been expecting today's figures to be closer to around 2% and all of this will be adding to fears that the american economy is running out of steam so let's speak to samira hussain, standing by in our new york verve oh. interesting set of figures here. us has managed to fare pretty well when we think about things like the jobs market, well when we think about things like thejobs market, inflation coming down but these gdp figures disappointing as the specs's indeed, but not totally surprising to see the economy is slowing down given that the federal reserve has been doing. that the federal reserve has been doinu. , ., ., , , doing. they have raised interest rates by almost _ doing. they have raised interest rates by almost 596 _ doing. they have raised interest rates by almost 596 since - doing. they have raised inter

let's cross to ben thompson who is in the newsroom. the global slowdown, just walk us through that. through a real roller—coaster. largely caused by that war in ukraine that has forced energy prices higher, food prices higher, and that has taken its toll on economies around the world. but in this latest snapshot, there is interesting data and this tells you probably all you need to know. and i would say china down the bottom a growth of more than 5%, a bit of an outlier, you might say, but there are always questions about the validity of data from china. so sort of disregard that, if you will. but the picture starts to open up here, the picture starts to open up here, the us, canada, japan, doing pretty welland the us, canada, japan, doing pretty well and bouncing back from the lows they saw in the wake of all those problems. but the sluggish economies remain once again the uk and germany, the uk set to contract by 0.3%, the worst performing economy of the g7, and that crucially includes russia. russia of course subject to so many sanctions from many western economies as a result of

hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sarah campbell.ague after 15 years away. andy swiss was there. wrexham are promoted! the night football's feelgood story got its hollywood ending. tears for wrexham's film star owners ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney and euphoria for their fans after winning promotion back to the big time. i don't think i have words yet. i don't even like football. but we're just here.

ben thompson is here with all the business needs of the day.se fall in how quickly prices are rising in the united states, the lowest level of inflation in two years. the consumer prices index came in at 5% last month, lowerthan prices index came in at 5% last month, lower than expected. the big question, of course, we talk about inflation is what it means for central banks. they have been aggressively raising interest rates right around the world to try and keep a lid on prices. the deputy director of the imf has been speaking to our north america correspondent, samir hussein, about that question. igrate correspondent, samir hussein, about that question-— that question. we spent so long in an era of really _ that question. we spent so long in an era of really low _ that question. we spent so long in an era of really low interest - that question. we spent so long in an era of really low interest rates, | an era of really low interest rates, but now that inflation is raging right around the world, and do something that a lot of countries are con

welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sarah campbell. our headlines today: the government is drawing up plans to evacuate british embassy staff from sudan, as fighting between rival military groups continues. a sound that could save your life. a loud alarm will sound on all smartphones in the uk this afternoon as a new emergency alert is tested. tears all round as wrexham, and their hollywood owners, are promoted back to the football league after 15 years away. well, you can see what it means. you can just see what it means. good morning. manchester city take another step towards the treble. a mahrez hat trick helps them see off. sheffield united and reach the fa cup final. and i am at the start line of the london marathon. more than 16,000 people taking on the telly today, including a 90—year—old, a wounded ukrainian soldier, and sir mo farah. good morning all. a rather cloudy started to our sunday and there will be some showers around. if you get some sunshine, particularly in the south, it will be a little warmer. but further north wi

now, time for a look at the business news of ben thompson.d a heavy fine for on an american firm for continuing to trade with huawei. the tech firm is called seagate technology has been fined $300 million by the us authorities for supplying huawei with more than 7 million hard drives. doing so violates us sanctions. since these actions were put in place in 2020, many millions were pounds worth of goods have been sold. these sections relate to security concerns. sajid javid calls for more transparent economic ties with china, despite apparent tensions between the two. samira hussain is standing by in new york. let's start with those comments from sajid javid because interesting timing, given what is going on, saying there must be stronger trade ties. but the two countries don't always see eye to eye, do they? countries don't always see eye to eye. do they?— countries don't always see eye to ee,dothe? :, , , eye, do they? know, they don't, but reall we eye, do they? know, they don't, but really we are — eye, do they? know, they don't, but reall

welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and nina warhurst. our headlines today: a ban on any new so—called smart motorways — campaigners welcome the move but say they want the hard shoulder to be returned to all roads. it doesn't cover the existing roads and the existing roads are killing us so it is half the battle but there is half the battle to go. more than a hundred arrests, as animal rights protesters storm aintree racecourse, and disrupt the start of the grand national. and when the race did get going, it was the favourite who won the day. corach rambler proved a bargain for his owners — a scottish syndicate who bought him forjust £17,000. the largest military parade in 70 years — more than 6,000 members of britain's armed services will take part in next month's coronation. and the weather, a lot more cart around today compared to yesterday, patchy rain in the west but it will fill wall. all the details and outlook coming up after breakfast. just as she will feel warm. it's sunday, 16th april. our main story: motoring groups have welco

a bit earlier my colleague ben thompson spoke to the political editor of the spectator magazine, katy but he says... he goes short in saying that would actually mean he would need to go, suggesting it would have been survivable but he does want —— does not want to be a distraction to the corporation. i think very much the jury is out on whether that would be survivable. if you look, i think, at recent comments, for example last month you had rishi sunak in an interview being asked about richard sharp and his role, and i think it was fair to say he was pretty lukewarm, did not give his emphatic endorsement, and i'm not sure if richard sharp had wanted to fight on if he would have had the support from the corporation, clearly they're being uneasy about the way this has played out in the media, and also perhaps from government in terms of where this has all been going. interesting. as we are speaking, katy, our political editor helen catt reporting that a downing street source is telling her there had been an independent process and richard sharp's decision to st mac step down was a matt

hello, i'm ben thompson. you're watching the context on bbc news. on the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement — the uk prime minister calls for power sharing to return to northern ireland. a shooting in the us city of louisville leaves five dead — including the gunman. at least six people are taken to hospital. joe biden says he plans to run for president again in 2024 — but stops short of a formal announcement. the mother of two british—israeli sisters killed in an attack in the west bank has now also died. we begin in northern ireland — which is marking 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement. the historic peace deal largely ended decades of violence in northern ireland. but prime minister rishi sunak says — efforts must be intensified to restore the power—sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fallout from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to overshadow the historic milestone. rishi sunak willjoin the us president, joe biden, on a visit to northern

hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sarah campbell. there'll be more than a few sore heads in wrexham this morning after what was a huge day for the whole city. it really was the hollywood ending as their side beat boreham wood to secure their return to the football league after 15 years away. andy swiss was there. wrexham are promoted! the night football's feelgood story got its hollywood ending. tears for wrexham's film star owners ryan reynolds and rob mcelhenney and euphoria for their fans after winning promotion back to the big time. i don't think i have words yet. i don't even like football. but we're just here. it's brilliant. amazing, isn't it? yeah _ they've done more thanjust for the club. they've done it for the whole town. the town is buzzing. when you walk around, people are just happy. well, you can see what it means. you just see what it means. it's been some journey. in two years, reynolds and mcelhenney have turned a struggling non—league team into a global tv phenomenon. and as the fans flock to the ground, another ho

ben. i have to ask you about, um, how you were also representing the family of lashawn thompson.his case really stood out to me 35 year old man who died last september and atlanta's fulton county jail amid horrific conditions of filth and insects . this has made international news you call his death, a human rights violation. i mean, when you look at these pictures, it's just i mean, it is. it's shocking to see this. um what are your next steps in this case? you know, attorney michael harper and out we are focused on making sure that they can't sweep this under the rug. this happened in september, and it wasn't until these pictures were released that is finally getting attention. his family has been crying out for help us to what happened. i mean, he had 1000. bedbug bites over his body. he had bedbugs in his mouth and his nose and his eyes and his ears. i mean, this is a person who has a mental health issue and not a hardened criminal and the thanks , tyne county jail officials and the medical examiner trying to say it's undetermined. what killed him where we can just see from t

sandy thompson is hill sixteen�*s trainer, thanks for coming on. and ben is a spokesperson for animal rising. hi, ben? you all right? terry in aberdeenshire, coming up, chloe and swindon coming up. and it could be you. call me on 08085 909693, text 85058. ben, my condolences, losing your horse, hill sixteen? h0. ben, my condolences, losing your horse, hill sixteen?— horse, hill sixteen? no, sorry, sandy lost— horse, hill sixteen? no, sorry, sandy lost his _ horse, hill sixteen? no, sorry, sandy lost his horse. _ horse, hill sixteen? no, sorry, sandy lost his horse. sorry, - horse, hill sixteen? no, sorry, i sandy lost his horse. sorry, then it's a spokesperson _ sandy lost his horse. sorry, then it's a spokesperson for— sandy lost his horse. sorry, then it's a spokesperson for animal i it's a spokesperson for animal rising. slight confusion. tell me about hill sixteen and his personality?— about hill sixteen and his ersonali ? , , , personality? yes, we probably bought him the sails — personality? yes, we probably bought him the sails about _ personality?