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i'm joe caspar.om me in an hour. >> now back to jacob for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> welcome back to state of the nation. it's no surprise that labour's budget measures have made the economy weaker. inflation is up to 2.6% from 2.3% in october, but according to read rachel, this is fine because we're in the same boat as america. >> the inflation numbers today show inflation at 2.6%. that is comparable to other countries around the world. in the united states, it's 2.7%. it's a slightly higher. in the euro area, it's 2.3%. >> but this isn't really the case because america has been booming. our overall economic performance is on a par with the sickly europe, which is not an economic path we should want to be following. unfortunately, this is a situation of stagflation, inflation of the 19705, stagflation, inflation of the 1970s, and it's part of a vicious cycle faced which challenges the bank of englan

and joe caspar . joe caspar. >> thanks, mark. it's 9:02. i'm joe caspar in the gb newsroom this evening. the prince of wales has met with us president elect donald trump in paris. william travelled to the french capital today for the ceremony. reopening of notre dame cathedral. following a fire in 2019. mr trump gave william a pat on the shoulder before the two shook hands and spoke for a few seconds. william was greeted in the rainy french capital by a president, emmanuel macron, and his wife brigitte. his plans were disrupted by storm daragh. he had originally been scheduled to meet mr trump before the cathedral event. william is expected to discuss the us, uk relationship with mr trump and mrs. biden . ex—owner elon musk mrs. biden. ex—owner elon musk was among the high profile names from around the world, including italian prime minister giorgia meloni and former french presidents francois hollande and nicolas sarkozy. earlier this afternoon, mr trump and mr macron had met the french president, greeted the us president, greeted the us p

the news bulletin with joe caspar. >> thanks, jacob. it's 8:01. i'm joe caspar in the gb newsroom. some breaking news for you this evening. the times newspaper is reporting that peter mandelson has been appointed the ambassador to the us by the prime minister. it comes as sir keir starmer prepares for donald trump's presidency. the newspaper reports that the prime minister believes the labour veteran has the trade expertise and networking abilities to bring the uk and america closer together. well, earlier today, sir keir starmer insisted he would not have done anything differently if he were to start his tenure as prime minister again. he's been facing questions from senior mps and government departments at the liaison committee this afternoon. the questioning focused on the state of the uk economy, potential trade deals for the country, housebuilding targets and the need for a ceasefire in gaza. at the end, the prime minister was asked if he would do anything differently following criticism for decisions including denying waspi women compensation, imposing new inheritance tax mea

i'm joe caspar in the gb news room . joe caspar in the gb news room. well, this evening the prince of wales has met with us president elect donald trump in paris. william had travelled to france earlier today for the ceremonial reopening of notre dame cathedral . following a fire in cathedral. following a fire in 2019. mr trump gave william a pat on the shoulder before the two shook hands and spoke for a few seconds. william was greeted in the rainy french capital by president emmanuel macron and his wife brigitte. his plans were disrupted by storm daragh. he had originally been scheduled to meet mr trump before the cathedral event. he's expected to discuss further the us—uk relationship with mr trump and jill biden. ex—owner elon musk is among the high profile names from around the world, including italian prime minister giorgia meloni and former french president francois hollande and nicolas sarkozy . earlier this nicolas sarkozy. earlier this afternoon, mr trump and mr macron had met the french president, greeted the us president, greeted the us pre

but before thursday's news, let's hear one last time tonight's headlines with joe caspar. >> thanks, simon. it's just gone. 11:00. your top stories from the gb newsroom. sir keir starmer has today held a call with us president elect donald trump. the prime minister's spokesman said both men agreed on their joint ambition to strengthen the close and historic relationship between the uk and the us. mr starmer and mr trump reiterated the need for allies to stand together with ukraine in the face of russian aggression. the prime minister also emphasised the importance of securing peace in the middle east. pleas of not guilty have been entered on behalf of axel rudakubana after he failed to reply when arraigned at liverpool crown court on three counts of murder and ten counts of attempted murder following the deaths of three young girls in a knife attack at a taylor swift themed dance class in southport. ruda kavana appeared via video link in court as pleas of not guilty were entered to all 16 counts on the indictment. it comes as the police report, published today, found that officers we