thank you, faisal islam, our economics| you, faisal islam, our economics editor.sident of the spanish football federation, luis rubiales, has been arrested in a corruption investigation. he was detained after stepping off a plane and is suspected of receiving illegal commissions when negotiating a lucrative deal to stage the spanish super cup competition in saudi arabia. he's denied any wrongdoing. police are hunting for a killer who they say has absconded from a mental health facility in east london. philip theophilou, who's 54, left the facility in homerton on sunday and did not return. officiers say he may pose a risk without access to his medication, and urged anyone who sees him to call 999. a murder investigation has been launched after human remains were found in a park in south london. police sent the remains away for analysis and it has been confirmed that they come from one victim. a crime scene remains in place in rowdown fields in croydon and police inquiries are ongoing. the uk's biggest education union, the neu, has begun its annual conference in bou

faisal islam in washington. for mistakes in its investigation into the murders of two nine—year—old girls in 1986. nicola fellows and karen hadaway were sexually assaulted and strangled in woodland in brighton by russell bishop. he was acquitted at the end of his first trial, but convicted 32 years after the killings in 2018. a man who set fire to two elderly worshippers as they made their way home from mosques in london and birmingham has been given an indefinite hospital order. mohammed abbkr, who's 29 and has paranoid schizophrenia, was convicted of two counts of attempted murder last year. both victims required hospital treatment, with one man suffering life—changing injuries. heavy rain has been battering gulf states, causing flash floods that have killed 20 people and disrupted flights at the world's second—busiest airport. second—busiest airport in dubai. 270 flights to and from the airport were cancelled today — a further 370 flights were delayed. in the streets, cars were washed away and several buildin

faisal islam, bbc news, in georgia.ng disruption caused by flooding after more than a year's worth of rain fell in a single day on tuesday. some passengers have complained of chaos and overcrowding at the airport as they tried to leave. 0ur reporter louisa pilbeam has the details. terminal 3 at dubai airport, days of cues, crowds and cancellations on making people desperate to get out. the passengers who filmed the said they stood for two nights, crammed into the small space stop this is where the queue starts. this was taken by a man who said some people passed out and others got into fights. he said he slipped on the floor for 48 hours.— said he slipped on the floor for 48 hours. every time they cancel a flight _ for 48 hours. every time they cancel a flight you _ for 48 hours. every time they cancel a flight you got - for 48 hours. every time they cancel a flight you got to i cancel a flight you got to queue back up. you can't do it online because they can't transfer your baggage. this woman felt _ transfer your bagg

our economics editor, faisal islam, reports from the state of georgia. reborn as the battery belt, as the usa throws money at outcompeting china in manufacturing a variety of electric cars. and where some of these vehicles are going, they won't need roads. so we're building an all—electric vertical take—off aircraft, which is basically a flying car. this flying car will hold four passengers, plus a pilot. mass produced here? mass produced here, in the hundreds to thousands flying cars per year. we're going to be getting up to thousands ofjobs. the speed and the scale of america's green industrial rebirth is staggering. it shows itself in america's jobs numbers and growth numbers and raises the question, in this election year, about whether that old mantra — that it's the economy, stupid, that matters — whether that still applies. this is green tech done the american way. $100,000 electric trucks weighing three tonnes are a niche. another factory for these rivian trucks is planned here in covington. but in the central square's ice cream parlour, many vote

our economics editor faisal islam reports from the state of georgia.ry belt, as the usa throws money at out—competing china in manufacturing a variety of electric cars. and where some of these vehicles are going, they won't need roads. so we're building an all—electric vertical take—off aircraft, which is basically a flying car. this flying car will hold four passengers, plus a pilot. mass produced here? mass produced here, in the hundreds to thousands of flying cars per year. we're going to be getting up to thousands ofjobs. the speed and the scale of america's green industrial rebirth is staggering. it shows itself in america's jobs numbers and growth numbers and raises the question, in this election year, about whether that old mantra — that it's the economy, stupid, that matters — whether that still applies. this is green tech done the american way. $100,000 electric trucks weighing three tons are a niche. another factory for these rivian trucks is planned here in covington. but in the central square's ice cream parlour, many voters aren't feeling

faisal islam, bbc news, in georgia.ery high temperatures. in total, almost a billion people are eligible to cast their ballots — that's roughly one in eight of the world's population. our south asia correspondent yogita limaye reports. we are in the rural part, what is behind me as a school, which for the day has been converted into a polling booth. inside the classrooms, their electronic voting machines, so this isn't a paper ballot. people go income of the press a button, and that is how their vote is registered. some of these people have actually cast their vote, and i'm just going to show you what happens after that. be if you look at that, she has just cast her vote, and if you look at that the ink with which your finger is marked to ensure, that is a sign that you have voted. this is of 102 constituencies voting today. this is one of them. there are 160 million people voting today overall in this election, there are nearly 970 million people who are eligible to cast their vote. the prime minister and his party are

faisal islam, bbc news, in georgia.mous undertaking, with an electorate equal to one out of every eight people on earth. that's an electoral roll of 970 million voters — the country's election commission says it's set up 1.2 million polling stations for them to have their say. it's simply too much to happen on one day, instead, voting takes place on seven separate days — over the next six weeks. yogita limaye reports from uttar pradesh. this is a line of men and women who are waiting to cast their vote. we are in a rural part of the northern state, what is behind me is a school that for the day has been converted into a polling booth. inside the classrooms are electronic voting machines so this is not a paper ballot, people go in and press a button and that is how the vote is registered. some of these people have cast their vote and i will show you what happens after that. if you look at that, she has just cast her vote and that is the ink with which your finger is marked in order to show that as a sign you voted. this

the bbc�*s economics editor, faisal islam, is there — he's been speaking to the uk's finance ministerave had this week demonstrate that inflation is coming down, it is now lower than in the united states. but the bigger picture is that the fundamentals for the uk economy are actually very strong. we have had more greenfield foreign direct investment than anywhere in the world apart from united states and china since 2010. i was at a dinner in new york last night with big investors in the uk, every single one of them increasing their investment in the uk. the imf are saying this week that over the next six years, we will grow faster than any major european economy and faster than japan. there is some doubt now that the bank of england may not cut interest rates before the summer, may not cut interest rates before an election. they think that's the right thing to do — do you back them? of course i do, because i think it's right that we have an independent bank of england. they have to make a judgment. but what is interesting is at the budget, the obr said that we would hit our inflation

the bbc�*s economics editor faisal islam has more from washington dc.ve got new numbers from the imf, theirforecast for the world economy, and it shares a world economy, and it shares a world economy, and it shares a world economy that is more resilience and mainly driven by what is happening here in the us and in some emerging economies, such as india. there is a big black cloud over the world economy in terms of the economic consequences of what is happening in the middle east. actually, the impact in energy and oil markets has been far less than expected given what happened over the weekend, they really haven't been affected much not so much of the attention is what is happening at the world central bank, the ramped up interest rates over the past few years, trying to deal with the inflation shock, and it had been expected that we had turned a corner and that there be a fewer interest—free cuts from the us federal reserve and the bank of england. markets are in doubt about that right now, suggesting those cuts, there'll be fewer of them and it come l

faisal islam, bbc news, in georgia.ongress party, in alliance with smaller parties, is seeking to prevent that. the election is an enormous undertaking. close to a billion people can cast a ballot — one in eight of the world's population. so voting takes place over the next six weeks. yogita limaye reports from uttar pradesh. a right given to every adult citizen since india“s independence. more than 75 years on, it remains a much cherished one. despite the blazing heat, people came out. this is rural muzaffarnagar in uttar pradesh. a politically significant state because it sends the most number of mps to parliament. many here are farmers and daily wagers, coming in early so they can get to theirjobs after voting. this man has flown back from saudi arabia, where he works as a construction labourer, to cast his ballot. translation: unemployment is the biggest issue in india. i the situation for young people is terrible, and it can only change if we cast a vote and elect leaders who can fix it. when people go in to cast t

the bbc�*s economics editor faisal islam is there, he's been speaking to the uk's finance minister, chancellorhunt. and started by asking him about inflation in the uk, which fell to 3.2% in march, its lowest in more than two yea rs i think the statistics we have had this week demonstrate inflation is coming down, now lower than the united states. the bigger picture is the fundamentals for the uk economy are actually very strong. we have had more greenfield foreign direct investment than anywhere in the water apart from the united states and china since 2020. i was at a dinner in newark last night with big investors in the uk, every single one of them increasing investment in the uk. the imf saying this week over the next six years we will grow faster than any major european economy and faster than japan. european economy and faster than japan-— european economy and faster than japan. some felt now the bank of england _ than japan. some felt now the bank of england may - than japan. some felt now the bank of england may not - than japan. some felt now the bank of england may not cut l bank of

expectations of delays to us rate cuts have hit world markets in recent days. 0ur economics editor faisal islam washington i have been saying for a long time that i expect the us economy to be strong, to continue to be strong, but not quite this strong. it's much more strong and resilient than i expected. the one thing i would add on this is that inflation is still higher than i would like. we need to get inflation all the way down. i am comfortable with it taking a little longer for inflation to come all the way down if we are continuing to create a lot of jobs. so i am not in a rush to get to 2%. the thing i have to make sure of is the economy doesn't move and the other direction, so we can start to move away —— so we start to move away —— so we start to move away —— so we start to move away from her target. i'm going to stay vigilant and make sure if that does happen we are ready to act. in terms ofjobs created, those numbers keep shocking, the economy numbers, the gdp numbers. also, is this the gdp numbers. also, is this the result of what the us government has been doing, pumping the econo

our economics editor faisal islam is here. what is driving this?e change in _ what is driving this? there has been a big picture change in world - a big picture change in world markets, where at the beginning of the year there have been expectation of a few to several rate cuts in america and here in the uk, starting around now. that is now dwindling, being pushed out the nearer the end of the year, particularly in america but that is rubbing off on markets for the uk too. what we're saying is that it's affected the rates which governments are over two in five years, at which banks borrow are now it is feeding through into mortgage rates. big banks like barclays, natwest, hsbc, ring up some of their mortgage rate is fractionally, but that's part of a trend we've seen since these rates had a trough at the beginning of the year and they have started to go back up. other markets doing quite well, we've seen a record in the ftse 100 markets doing quite well, we've seen a record in the ftse100 but in terms of the interest rates, it is feared that inflat

faisal islam, bbc news in washington, dc. lord cameron willjoin other ministers about gaza.onsidered as well as appropriate responses to brasher�*s aggression against ukraine. scottish parliament has agreed to increase the minimum price at which alcohol can be sold. scott then became the first country to set a minimum price for alcohol. then became the first country to set a minimum price foralcohol. mps have voted for it to increase to 65p from the end of september. the average price of a bottle of vodka will rise from £13 to £17. a can of lager, £i will rise from £13 to £17. a can of lager, £1 to £1 30 p. a bottle of red wine will go up to more than £6. doctors support the increase but say they have grave concerns about the state of support services. our correspondent has more. on this ward in glasgow, a front line scotland's alcohol problem, dozens of patients have been treated for illnesses caused by drinking. my have been treated for illnesses caused by drinking.— caused by drinking. my liver is failin: , caused by drinking. my liver is failinu, i caused by drinking. my

islamic republic of iran in damascus. syria is at the forefront of the resistance and consultation with high-ranking syrian officials. and my colleague and brother mr. dr. faisald is always receiving serious attention from the islamic republic of iran. of course, syria is considered to be in the front line of resistance and the axis of resistance, so we are not the only one until the end of consultations with the supreme authorities in syria and zemini and the brother of dr. faisal moqdeh. we in the past days. in tehran , we hosted mr. sheikh ismail haniyeh, the head of the political office of hamas, as well as mr. ziad nakhaled, the secretary general of the palestinian islamic jihad. the basic actions took place in tehran and without the presence of the leader of the palestinian resistance, we have committed our combined war crimes, of course, with support, as we enter the seventh month of the war against gaza and the genocide in gaza. the zionist organization and entering the seven cities to commit these crimes, as well as mass worship and these crimes of war, of course. the recent terrorist and war crime of the israeli regime using american warplanes and am

faisal moqdad, the minister of foreign affairs , went to the embassy of the islamic republic of irandiately after this attack and met with the ambassador. our country's mr. hossein akbari met inside the embassy with mr. hossein amir abdullahian , the minister of foreign affairs of our country. condolences to the martyrs and announcement. such measures, according to the foreign minister's own interpretation, cannot create a separation in the relations between tehran and damascus. these relations will continue and be stronger because they are based on values ​​and meetings. in his speech, he also pointed out the western countries that continuously support the zionist regime to commit these crimes . the syrian press also announced this morning that this is a sign of the so-called aggressions and an unprecedented attack on the headquarters of an embassy, ​​which is in flagrant violation of international laws, is actually a sign of failure the zionist regime has been in the war for six months against the people of gaza in a small area of ​​occupied palestine in the gaza strip, so it has n

faisal al-maqdad, the minister of foreign affairs of syria, in damascus. after that , the consular section of the embassy of the islamic republic of iran opened in foreign ministers of both countries were present at this ceremony . after that, one of the wounded in the terrorist attack of the zionist regime in the consular section of the islamic republic of iran's embassy was present in mobasat hospital. iran was wounded, there mr. dr. amir abdullahian visited him, and in addition, they inquired about his treatment and condition . after that , we came to the building of the ministry of foreign affairs. a press conference is currently being held , part of which is from the khabar network was broadcast live and one of the most important issues raised in this meeting was the terrorist attack of the regime the zionist consulate was the consular section of the embassy of the islamic republic of iran. mr. dr. amir abdollahian stressed that this crime was undoubtedly committed with the support of the united states with american missiles and aircraft , and in addition, he emphasized that the zionist regime will be punished wit

islamic republic of iran reached syria in the second stage of its regional trip. amir abdullahian started his work program with the meeting of foreign minister faisal moqdad and syrian president bashar assad. i am also especially grateful for the attention of mr. dr. bashar assad, all the syrian authorities and the expression of solidarity of the honorable minister. the ministry of foreign affairs and their honorable deputies, who attended the embassy of the islamic republic of iran in damascus today for the third time since the terrorist incident and the terrorist act of the israeli regime , bashar assad also stated in the meeting with the minister of foreign affairs of our country, the renewed attacks of the seminist regime. he added that syria is a sign of the madness and confusion of the zionist regime, and that gaza has failed both in its aggression against syria and in the attack on the iranian embassy building. we emphasize that the upper hand is with us, because our demands are right and therefore the divine will is with us. the minister of foreign affairs of our country continues to mention the wounded in the attack on the embassy headquarters as a sign of

foreign affairs of the islamic republic of iran arrived in syria on the second stage of his regional trip. amir abdollahian his work schedule with the meeting of minister faisal magdaat. foreign affairs and syrian president bashar al-assad started. i am also especially grateful for the attention of mr. dr. bashar assad, all the syrian authorities, and the solidarity expressed by the honorable minister of foreign affairs and his deputies, who today for the third time since the terrorist incident and the terrorist act of the israeli regime at the embassy of the islamic republic of iran. these crimes help compensate for the failures of this regime will not the israeli regime has failed both in gaza and in its aggression against syria and in the attack on the iranian embassy building. we emphasize that the upper hand is with us because our demands are right and therefore the will of god is with us. the minister of foreign affairs of our country visited the wounded of the deddam attack as a sign of the sinist regime at the embassy and together with the minister of foreign affairs of syria , he participated in the opening ceremony of the new headquarters of the con

islamic republic. iran in the second stage of the regional journey he himself reached syria. amir abdullahian started his work program with the meeting of foreign minister faisal moqdad and syrian president bashar assad. i am also especially grateful for the attention of mr. dr. bashar assad, all the syrian authorities and the solidarity expressed by the minister of foreign affairs and his deputies, who attended the embassy of the islamic republic of iran in damascus today for the third time since the terrorist incident and the terrorist act of the israeli regime. they did bashar assad also stated in his meeting with the foreign minister of our country: the renewed attacks of the seminist regime on syria are a sign of the regime's madness and confusion. it is zionist. he added: these crimes help compensate for the failures of this regime. gaza has failed both in its aggression against syria and in the attack on the iranian embassy building. we emphasize that we have the upper hand, because our demands are right. and for this reason, god's will is with us. the minister of foreign affairs of our country visited the wounded of the deddam attack as a sign of the s

islamic republic of iran arrived in syria on the second stage of his regional trip. amir abdollahian discussed his work schedule with the meeting of foreign minister faisal magdaat and president bashar assad the syrian republic began. i am also very grateful for the attention of mr. dr. bashar assad, all the syrian authorities and the solidarity expressed by the minister of foreign affairs and his deputies who attended the embassy of the islamic republic of iran in damascus today for the third time since the terrorist incident and terrorist act of the israeli regime. bashar assad also met with the minister of affairs. gaza has failed both in its aggression against syria and in the attack on the iranian embassy building. we emphasize that the upper hand is with us, because our demands are right. the syrian foreign minister visited the embassy during the opening ceremony of the new headquarters of the department, along with the minister of affairs the consul of the embassy of the islamic republic of iran in syria participated. first of all, the terrorist and occupying regime of israel will not be allowed to oppose the efforts of the islamic republic of iran's anti-ter

foreign affairs of the islamic republic of iran arrived in syria on the second stage of his regional trip. amir abdullahian started his work program with the meeting of foreign minister faisal moqdad and syrian president bashar assad. i also have special thanks for the attention of mr. dr. bashar asad. all syrian authorities and the honorable minister's personal solidarity foreign affairs and their honorable deputies who attended the embassy of the islamic republic of iran in damascus today for the third time since the terrorist incident and terrorist act of the israeli regime. bashar assad also stated in his meeting with the foreign minister of our country that the attacks of the seminist regime on syria are renewed. madness and extreme confusion of the zionist regime and added that these crimes will not help compensate for the failures of this regime. the israeli regime has failed both in gaza and in its aggression against syria and in the attack on the iranian embassy building. we emphasize that the upper hand is with us, because our desires are right, and for this reason , god's will is with us. minister of foreign affairs of our country. the embassy of the islamic repu