michelle fleury is in new york.mf is warning. it is focusing on _ what the imf is warning. it is focusing on the _ what the imf is warning. it 3 focusing on the economic consequences that we are seeing as a result of the pandemic and the vaccine roll—out is the fault line if you like in terms of which economies are rebounding faster and which ones are lagging behind. if you look at the countries with the leading growth forecast for this year, it is the united states and it is the uk, two countries where they have had pretty successful vaccination roll—outs. you look at those countries where they have lower growth, it tends to be developing and emerging economies where there is over immunisation rates and that they say is really the diverging point you are going to see going forward. but it says the wealthier countries where there is better vaccination rates could not find record should not be complacent if there is not global progress... thinking about the uk, the confidence in the mobility of this change has shown

from new york — here's michelle fleury. from here's michelle fleury. this to theirs.m this to theirs. new york is back. sales are up. the reopening of offices has the city sizzling again and americans feeling flattering to be here. the vaccine out, it makes me more inclined to be outside. having some freedom back clearly _ having some freedom back clearly helps, we stretch our legs, — clearly helps, we stretch our legs, get _ clearly helps, we stretch our legs, get things to see things we haven't seen for a while. you — we haven't seen for a while. you can_ we haven't seen for a while. you can go— we haven't seen for a while. you can go to the restaurants you haven't — you can go to the restaurants you haven't been _ you can go to the restaurants you haven't been to - you can go to the restaurants you haven't been to before. l you haven't been to before. yes, _ you haven't been to before. yes. spending _ you haven't been to before. yes, spending money, - you haven't been to before. yes, spending money, that| you haven't been to before. - yes, spending money, that kind

michelle fleury, bbc news, pennsylvania. spoke to a divorce and trial lawyer, asking what she thought of the decision. none of us expected mr cosby to walk free today, but mr cosby waived his fifth amendment constitutional right against self—incrimination, with the belief and expectation that criminal charges would not be brought against him, and that is what the supreme court focused on, the fact that this case should never have been brought in the first place because of the deal that he entered into with the initial prosecutor, and it was inherently unfair, which is what the court focused on it — fairness. forthe what the court focused on it — fairness. for the second prosecutor in 2015 to bring these charges back in, and to unseal the deposition transcript, that is the crux of this issue. how unusual is this? this is getting a lot of attention obviously because of the profile bill cosby has, but is this unusual for a court to do something like this? it is not unusual for a something like this? it is not unusualfor a supre

michelle fleury, bbc news, pennsylvania.tle earlier, michelle looked at the wider implications of this case. i mean, i think this was a case at a time which was one of the first where you saw a man in a position of power being held to account for accusations of sexual assault. others followed. there was, of course, the famous case of harvey weinstein, the hollywood producer. his conviction is also being challenged by his lawyers, who no doubt will be looking at this to see, are there any lessons for them to learn that they can apply to mr weinstein�*s case? it's not clear. there seems to be very specific things that relate to this, and to this immunity deal that mr cosby had, and i think some people are already saying this was a one—off, a specific, a procedural issue, if you like, and that a wider message can't be drawn from this. one of bill cosby�*s lawyers has told the bbc that the case was about due process. it told the bbc that the case was about due process.— about due process. it was alwa s about due process. it was

michelle fleury reports from philadelphia. this is the moment bill cosby left present a free man. he had served two years of a 3—10 year sentence. his fall from grace was sealed in 2018 after he was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault for drugging and molesting andrea constand in 2004. in molesting andrea constand in 200a. in a stunning reversal, pennsylvania's highest court said the entertainer should never have been charged. in a split ruling, judges found that it should not have gone ahead because of an immunity deal he had struck with a previous prosecutor. he cannot be retried. his heart was racing. he couldn't believe it. he says they were knocking on their walls. he was saying, look, you are free, get up! get up! he was like, whatare are free, get up! get up! he was like, what are these guys talking about? bill cosby became known as america's dad for his role as cliff huxtable in the 1980s hit sitcom the cosby show. his conviction was seen as proof that even when the accused is one of the most famous people in the world, the voices of the victims of sexual assaul

michelle fleury, bbc news, pennsylvania.ping president xi jinping says that china's renaissance has become irreversible. in a speech marking the centenary of the chinese communist party. addressing massed caterers in tiananmen square, the president said that the communist party had transformed the future of the chinese people and altered the chinese people and altered the landscape of world development. he also said the area of china being bullied is gone. translation: fist area of china being bullied is gone. tuna/mom- gone. translation: at the same time the chinese people _ gone. translation: at the same time the chinese people will- time the chinese people will never allow any foreign forces to leave, oppress or enslave us. anyone who dares to try to do that will have their head bashed bloodily against the great wall of steel forged by over 1.4 billion chinese people. over 1.4 billion chinese maple-— over 1.4 billion chinese --eole. v ,, ., ., over 1.4 billion chinese --eole. v ,, ., w, people. let's speak now to our corre

michelle fleury, bbc news, pennsylvania.ey spears loses her fight to win back control of her financial affairs from her father. in the sport: we will bring you up—to—date from england�*s second one—day international against sri lanka as they aim to win the series with a game to spare. britney spears has lost her legal attempt to win back control of her financial affairs from her father. the singer had said she was afraid ofjamie spears, who became a guardian of her estate after she suffered mental health problems. she argued the arrangement left her traumatised, and forced her to perform against her will. let�*s speak to our arts correspondent, rebecca jones. so effectively her father retains control of her life? effectively, yes, though it is complicated and that is because there are two separate legal requests here. the first dates back to last november when britney spears and her lawyers applied to a court to end her father�*s control over her life and the state. he has been in charge since 2008 and they wanted him replac

north american business correspondent michelle fleury has more. : airing the pandemic, everyone became aware that supply chain's were getting disrupted, and that was having a huge impact in the semiconductor industry, where production is largely concentrated in asia, and so many of the products in the u.s. worshiping -- worshiping, they were not able to get enough. when the economy did reopen, you had this shortage. the problem is that you cannot just switch on a light and expect production to ramp up to where it was before the pandemic. and, the white house is paying attention. they are focused on this issue. trying to promote production at home. they are putting money towards getting factories built. so in some ways, what intel is saying is confirmation of perhaps, i guess what people in the industry already knew. ♪ jane: in western india, more than 100 people have been killed after monsoon rains triggered landslides a flooding. many of the low-lying areas in india's maharashtra sites states have been completely submerged. hundreds of villages an

the bbc�*s north america business correspondent michelle fleury in new york has the details. bill and melinda gates announced their divorce in may but relieved when the pair said they would continue to work together on their charitable foundation. however, splitting up foundation. however, splitting up is often a messy business, and now the pair who often referred to the gates foundation is therefore the child has said they have reached a custody arrangement of sorts. melinda is now being given the option to resign from her position as co—chair and trustee if the pair is unable to work together after two years of. in such a case she would receive personal resources from her ex—husband for her own charity work. but make no mistake, she made it clear in a statement that for now, she is not going anywhere. she wrote i believe deeply in the foundation's mission, and remain fully committed as co—chair to its work. to support this contingency plan, the foundation said it would recruit new trustees to oversee its work. the high profile couple also announced a new $15 billion donatio

michelle fleury has been following this in new york.rovided they are the ones in control. that is the ones in control. that is the lesson that didi, the chinese ride & co and us investors, learned the hard way last week stop didi shares plunged more than a quarter in the days after going public on the days after going public on the new york stock exchange. this follows news that the chinese internet regulator ordered it's apt to be removed from chinese stores over security concerns about how it handles data stop the falling share price, well, not only did that spark lawsuits from us shareholders, but two members of the powerful congressional senate banking committee have also asked the securities and exchange commission to investigate whether didi misled american investors prior to going public. according to reporting on the financial times, these senators want the ssc to examine whether didi was upfront enough about its contact with chinese regulators ahead of its ipo. now, this is not the first time american politicians have raised qu

massive support for the economy is �*still a ways off�*. 0ur north america business correspondent michelle fleuryion was the number one topic facing the room power, the chairman of america's central bank as he appeared before the us house of representatives financial services committee. he predicted inflation would remain elevated in the coming months before moderating, sticking to his view that the current spike in prices is down to short—term factors like supply bottlenecks, particularly as we have seen in the used car and truck market. steel, lawmakers challenge that conclusion. have a listen to the representative and waggoner, a republican from missouri. in waggoner, a republican from missouri. , ., , waggoner, a republican from missouri. , . , missouri. in february you reiterated _ missouri. in february you reiterated that _ missouri. in february you reiterated that the - missouri. in february you reiterated that the price i reiterated that the price spikes— reiterated that the price spikes are only temporarily, and — spikes are only temporarily, and that_ spikes are only temporarily, and th

michelle fleury discoveres this is one of the millions of folk —— workers who have left the restaurantlity of the employerfor us is low. we do response ability of the employer for us is low. we do a lot but we don�*t feel like we see a lot. bile restaurants complain other staff shortage, —— while restaurants complain other staff shortage, there is actually a wage shortage. i think this conversation needs to happen for people to realise that if they are valued, they will work harder.— will work harder. the restaurant _ will work harder. the restaurant industry i will work harder. the l restaurant industry has will work harder. the - restaurant industry has 1.7 million fewerjobs than before the pandemic the top highest on record. despite the number of job openings planning to 1.3 million in april. —— climbing. this woman got a text from her employer telling her not to come back.— employer telling her not to come back. ~ ., , come back. we were all tossed to the wayside. _ come back. we were all tossed to the wayside. with _ come back. we were all tossed to the wayside. with five - to the

michelle fleury, bbc news.lothing retailer, gap, has announced it's closing all 81 of its stores in the uk and ireland and will trade only online. ben boulos is outside the company's flagship store on london's oxford street and can tell us more. how have they come to this decision? well, this is part of the problem. heavy discounting is something that gap has relied on to get shoppers coming into the stores and spending money, even before the pandemic it. so when lockdown came in and the stores had to shut, it was already in a rather weak position. its flagship store and the other 80 that it has across the uk and ireland will close by the end of september. it will become an online only retailer in this country, reflecting a very definite trend in the way that we are all now shopping. once a common sight on the british high street. but by the end of september this year, all 81 gap clothes shops in the uk and ireland will have shut their doors for the final time. the warning signs were already there. last month,

michelle fleury, bbc news, pensylvania. let's head back to mansion house. today about the future of financial services in this country and around the world. and given my subject, i am delighted to see so many young leaders here today i know that, energy and imagination that are far more for this industry's success than any government policy. and we need this industry to succeed. you contribute £76 billion in tax each year, enough to pay for our entire police force and our entire state school system. you employ 2.3 million people with two thirds of the jobs outside of london like in glasgow, belfast, bournemouth and leeds and been a lifeline through the pandemic, providing millions of mortgage holidays, billions of pounds of business loans and with front line staff keeping thousands of branches openin staff keeping thousands of branches open in the most difficult of circumstances. find financial services don'tjust generate prosperity here at home. they give us the economic power to project our values on the global stage. but in recent decades, financial serv

let's cross to new york and our business correspondent michelle fleury: hello.re an american investor who bought shares in didi. ~ ., american investor who bought shares in didi. ~ . .,, american investor who bought shares in didi. ~ . ., american investor who bought shares indidi. . , .. ,, american investor who bought shares indidi. . ,, , in didi. what was a successful first da of in didi. what was a successful first day of trading. _ in didi. what was a successful first day of trading, they _ in didi. what was a successful first day of trading, they listed - in didi. what was a successful first day of trading, they listed and - in didi. what was a successful first day of trading, they listed and sellj day of trading, they listed and sell their shares at $14 a pop given the company a valuation of $4.4 billion, thatis company a valuation of $4.4 billion, that is how much they were able to raise. i think the take away at the time was what a huge success, this is another chinese company having a very successful debut and tapping american financial markets. but w

michelle fleury reports. this is the moment bill cosby left prison a free man.s fall from grace was sealed in 2018 after he was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault for drugging and molesting andrea in 2004. but in a stunning reversal, pennsylvania's highest court said the entertainer should never have been charged. indie the entertainer should never have been charged-— been charged. we love you, bill cosb ! in been charged. we love you, bill cosby! in the — been charged. we love you, bill cosby! in the split _ been charged. we love you, bill cosby! in the split ruling, - been charged. we love you, bill cosby! in the split ruling, the i cosby! in the split ruling, the 'udaes cosby! in the split ruling, the judges wrote _ cosby! in the split ruling, the judges wrote the _ cosby! in the split ruling, the judges wrote the trial - cosby! in the split ruling, the judges wrote the trial should | cosby! in the split ruling, the i judges wrote the trial should not have gone ahead because of an immunity deal he had struck with a previous prosecutor. he cannot b

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michelle fleury, bbc news, pensylvania.ondary school pupils tested positive for current infection for covid—19, according to the office for national statistics. robert cuffe is the bbc�*s head of statistics. he is here to tell us more about all of this. given the hundred of thousands of secondary school children who are at home isolating at the moment, that rate of infection in secondary school pupils seems incredibly low in may? i think it is probably — seems incredibly low in may? i think it is probably at _ seems incredibly low in may? i think it is probably at the _ seems incredibly low in may? i think it is probably at the achilles' - seems incredibly low in may? i think it is probably at the achilles' heel. it is probably at the achilles“ heel of this survey. in order to be counted in the numbers you need to have been in school on the day that testing was being done. that means kids who were self—isolating because they had covid symptoms are aware in a bubble, they would not have featured in these numbers and they are