megan patterson, bbc news. the full lifting of coronavirus restrictions boosted events and hospitality, but the data showed further signs of a slowdown in the recovery from the pandemic, as global supply chain woes take their toll. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity is here. how does this level of growth compare with what is normal? well, if ou are compare with what is normal? well, if you are talking _ compare with what is normal? well, if you are talking about _ compare with what is normal? .11 if you are talking about before the pandemic, then it is really good growth. 0.4% in among translates to four or 5% over the year, that would be faster growth than we have had for decades. 0utside be faster growth than we have had for decades. outside of the bounce back from the pandemic. but we have to remember these are exceptional circumstances. if you look at what is happening to the economy over the last 18 months, we have a chart here you can look at and you can see it is like a precipitous roller—coaster. w

megan patterson, bbc news. our home and legal correspondent dominic casciani is with me.out wayne couzens apparently being on a whatsapp group that was being investigated. what else is the met doing and saying here? this investigated. what else is the met doing and saying here?— doing and saying here? this group which is being _ doing and saying here? this group which is being investigated, - doing and saying here? this group which is being investigated, that l which is being investigated, that is being undertaken by the police watchdog. that's going to take time to kind of come to some kind of conclusion there. the problem is that feeds into this big issue about, hang on a second, while the circumstances of wayne couzens's awful murder of sarah everard are absolutely extreme, there is a cultural issue that needs to be addressed and engaged. one of the interesting things over the past 2a hours is a state of almost existential axed among the police about how to respond and it reminds me of how the police and world felt after the macpherson report into the murder of stephen

megan patterson, bbc news. urges the public to trust the police, but he acknowledges the government needs to get to the bottom of how a serving officer could kidnapped, rape and murder sarah everard. in his first interview since the sentencing of wayne couzens, borisjohnson said change was needed. . i wayne couzens, boris johnson said change was needed. ._ change was needed. . i think there'll be — change was needed. . i think there'll be hundreds - change was needed. . i think there'll be hundreds of- change was needed. . i think there'll be hundreds of of. change was needed. . i think. there'll be hundreds of of police officers, let alone myself, up and down the country who will be absolutely heartsick by what has happened at the appalling murder of sarah everard by a police officer. and what i would really urge the public — i want to make it really clear that i do believe in the police. i do believe that we can trust the police, and i think the police do a wonderfuljob. but there is a problem, and there is a

megan patterson, bbc news.legal correspondent dominic casciani is with me now. what more is known about this whatsapp group that wayne couzens is thought to have been part of? this is under thought to have been part of? ti 3 is under investigation by the police watchdog, it is quite a serious incident because there are five officers who are under investigation as part of this. not all of them are in the metropolitan police. our understanding is the content was misogynist in nature so i think you can draw your own conclusions about the types of messages or images being shared. this is being characterised as potential gross misconduct, so it could be a very serious incident, but it will take time before we get an announcement from the watchdog about whether or not this will lead to disciplinary proceedings here. it is worth stressing that couzens will not face any kind of investigation in relation to that, it is a waste of time given he is in prison for life. the interesting thing about that is while senior polic

megan patterson, bbc news. felixstowe say the log—jam of shipping containers is easing. the port has blamed the shortage of haulage drivers, along with brexit border changes, and the pandemic. one majorfirm, maersk, has diverted its largest ships to ports in belgium and the netherlands. peter wilson, managing director of shipping agency cory brothers told us about the difficulties they have been facing. the hgv driver situation is extreme difficult in the united kingdom and the shortage is clear. we are seeing significant delays in getting the boxes into this at centres and then getting them out to stores. what we have seen is for the importers in particular with the build—up to christmas is that they have been early, getting boxes in now rather than early november, so that we have time to distribute what we need to stores. i will be very honest, we will not have the overall choice that we had in store, but we will not see empty shelves. this will be around the christmas toys, clothing, gifts and the christmas

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megan patterson. _ caution. let's hope so. megan patterson, thank _ caution. let's hope so.aying unsettled at times over the next few days. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the teenager who murdered two sisters in what he believed was a satanic sacrifice is sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum of 35 years. the mother of bibaa henry and nicole smallman says he should never be released. come 35 years' time, they won't let him out. they won't let him out. i won't let them let him out. a british trawler has been seized by france and another has been fined, amid an escalating row over post—brexit fishing rights. after the budget, a leading think—tank warns that millions of middle—income families will be worse off next year. but the chancellor says the economy is improving people should have reassurance that because _ people should have reassurance that because of— people should have reassurance that because of the plan we put in place a year— because of the plan we put in place a year ago — because of the plan we put in place a year ago to ensure that our economy—

megan patterson, bbc news.e calling on the british government to honour its promise to pay more than £50 million to help them try to stop migrants crossing the english channel by boat. hundreds of people have made the journey in the past couple of days alone, leading to further tensions between france and the uk, simon jones reports. on a visit to calais, the french interior minister meets the french interior minister meets the offices on the frontline in the battle to stop migrants crossing the channel. some of their work is funded by the british taxpayer. in july, home secretary priti patel promised an extra £54 million to double the number of patrols on the beachesin double the number of patrols on the beaches in northern france and to pay for increased surveillance. the interior minister says that cash has yet to come. translation: the british yet to come. translation: tue british government yet to come. translation: tte british government has yet to come. translation: t“tj: british government has not yet t