the head of china's national statistics office said last year's expansion amounted to stable development. don't look up only generally speaking the twenty seven economy maintain a stable and solid development of the past exceeding expectations this means more progress toward building a moderately prosperous society we should of course be aware that difficulties and challenges remain and that the improvement of quality and efficiency in production remains a daunting task the chinese government has been working for years on broader structural changes to investment practices the state led expansion policies of past decades are to give way to a more resilient consumer driven investment model buoyant consumer spending is already spring grove a sign that the government is on the right track. and the next question is how best china wants to change its image from producing cheap to print you're seeing quality bank comes to that term china now correspondent daniel cope the fact frankfurt stock exchange has more. well that's exactly what china ones they don't want anymore that this image of made i

the head of china's national statistics office said last year's expansion led to stable development.enerally speaking, the 2017 economy maintained the stable and solid development of the past, exceeding expectations here to this means more progress toward building a moderately prosperous society. we should be aware that challenges remain an improvement in polity of production remains a daunting task. the chinese economy has been working for years on -- the state led expansion policy of past decades are giving way to a more consumer driven investment model. it is already spurring growth, a sign that the government is on the right track. >> that is your business of state for now. brent: britain has agreed to pay 61 million euros toward border secuty in france as migrants continue to gather they are trying to cross to the u.k. emmanuel macron is on the first visit to the u.k. since election last may. he was welcomed by theresa may today. president macron also confirm the story that had been circulating that rants will loan britain this tapestry here, and 11th century. random -- 11 centu

edged up two point two percent according to the national statistics office happen well products made in germany up popular around the world german exports have been on the rise for years the country is also spirit a construction boom because saving doesn't bring any returns due to near zero interest rates german consumers have been on a very ungentlemanly shopping spree last year now what does that mean and let's bring in our financial correspondent daniel koch who's standing by in frankfurt no apparently he's not. i'm here. there is the ideal but just these one of things for you two point two percent of growth g.d.p. growth in germany last year is everybody happy over there frankfurt. well i figure that we're talking pretty much every day here about new records yes the german economy is strong it was strong in two thousand and seventeen it's most likely also going to be strong in two thousand and eighteen as well the immediate reaction at the stock exchange i guess you can see it in the background shares were actually jumping and they were appreciating that that's what investors are

close it emerged that germany's economy has been performing at its best in six years the national statistics officeaid thursday that growth what was two point two percent last year still business and industry leaders are urging politicians to spend their was out and tax revenue to modernize the country and it wants you government installed fast to respond to global trade wrists. full order books soaring exports and a shortage of skilled workers to handle the load germany's economy is thriving and exports are forecast to grow a further five percent this year as well flying start for the next government which can look forward to a tax revenue bonanza so there's money there which germany's industry federation the b.t.r. once used to modernize the country it warms the new government not to waste any time. we have to invest more which means public investment but also means private investment so preparing the conditions for. intent more intense private investments in the sector of digitization in the sector of public transportation. but also in different sectors starting from schools and universities he

the head of china's national statistics office said last year's expansion amounted to stable development. don't look out generally speaking in the twenty seven thousand economy maintain the stable and solid development of the past exceeding expectations this means more progress toward building a moderately prosperous society we should of course be aware that difficulties and challenges remain and that the improvement of quality and efficiency in production remains a daunting task the chinese government has been working for years on broader structural changes to investment practices the state led expansion policies of the past decades are to give way to a more resilient consumer driven investment model buoyant consumer spending is already spring grove a sign that the government is on the right track. are they on track do you cope that's a question to you and frank what what the traders think about the stellar numbers they often do question their accuracy. well very well then who would ever question what the chinese government is saying but yes you're right investors always have some doubt

because i'm korean and also i'm going to get a job in korea, so, according to the korean national statistics office, 46.3 women is experience career discontinuity. among those, they answer that more than 65% women answer that was because they have to take care of their children and also giving birth. so, the things happen. it's really hard to solve these problems, but i do, personally, i believe it is important to support women to get a job and ensure their job stability and job continuity but at the same time, it is important because in workplace, we need to show our devotion to the company, but using parental leave or going back to our home seems to be measured as if she doesn't have devotion that much. on the other hand, if she goes back to her house, there are various, huge responsibilities to take care of their children and family, too. in these situations, a lot of women are placed on choosing between career and family. so, of course you also can get bought, but if she want to do that, she has to sacrifice herself a lot. so -- so, for solving this problem, but we have to make sure, so far, in

christmas is a hugely important period for our shops, butnew data out today from the office for national statisticshat's a sharper fall than expected. and that retail sales are expected to contribute almost nothing to economic growth in the last three months of 2017. earlier we spoke to patrick o'brien uk retail research director at global data black friday has been a bit of a spectacular own goalfor black friday has been a bit of a spectacular own goal for global retail. they are putting out items on promotion that they could be selling at full price in the run—up to christmas, and we have seen from this data, the polling ford of that spending in november, and it doesn't recover in december. let's look at the markets. dignity, the funeral provider... co—op cut its prices by 25%, and dignity insists it will have to cut its prices to. carpetright had a very bad year. they are seen as a bellwether, of the economy generally, because of its link with the housing market. itjust be down two and a half percent because it has been find a large amount of money to settle a us criminal investigation. a new ta

edged up two point two percent according to the national statistics office in twenty seventeen so how did this happen well products made in germany are popular around the world german exports have been on the rise for years the country has experienced a construction boom too and because saving doesn't bring any returns to to near zero interest rates german consumers have been on a very german shopping spree last year so what does it all mean let's bring in our financial correspondent. who's standing by in frankfurt there than here are looking very good again everybody happy over there. well gary i was just thinking how many times we have talked already and last year in the last year about new all records of the german economy yes the economy is doing very strong two thousand and seventeen was a strong here also two thousand and eighteen is going to be a good year most likely people here at the trading floor are happy yesterday we saw this rarely here at the stock market a little bit stopping even close with a drop of one hundred points and now we are up again here in the winning as zo

the office for national statistics said last month's growth was the seventh consecutive month of growthnow on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. us stocks retreat on reports that china could be losing its appetite for purchasing american debt as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate. destination cambodia, find out what storing international companies to this manufacturing hub in southeast asia. good morning, asia. hello, world. glad you could join us for this thursday edition of asia business report, i'm rico hizon. we start with wall street and the major stock indices ending lower overnight after a choppy trading session and one of the reasons involve is asia's biggest economy, bloomberg is reporting chinese officials are thinking of slowing or possibly even halting purchases of us treasury bonds. china is the biggest foreign holder of us government debt, with $1.2 trillion in treasuries as of october, 2017. but chinese officials we re october, 2017. but chinese officials were cited as saying they would slow down the purchase because of trade

edged up two point two percent according to the national statistics office in twenty seventeen so how did this happen well products made in germany are popular around the world german exports have been on the rise for years the country has experienced a construction boom too and because saving doesn't bring any returns to to near zero interest rates german consumers have been on a very german shopping spree last year so what does it all mean let's bring in our financial correspondent. who's standing by in frankfurt there than you are looking very good again everybody happy over there. well gary i was just thinking how many times we have talked already and last year in the last year about new all records of the german economy yes the economy is doing very strong two thousand and seventeen was a strong here also two thousand and eighteen is going to be a good year most likely people here at the trading floor are happy yesterday we saw this or rarely here at the stock market a little bit stopping even close with a drop of one hundred points and now we are up again here in the winning as

britain's economy grew faster than expected during the fourth quarter of 2017, the office for national statisticsrowth in the services sector, but the ons said longer—term trends were pointing to a slowdown. in 2017 as a whole, growth was 1.8%, the slowest rate of expansion since 2012. the release of the serial sex attackerjohn worboys from prison has been temporarily put on hold, after a legal challenge by two of his victims. their lawyer said the application for the review had been made to the high court, and is due to take place early next month. the entire usa gymnastics board of directors is to resign over its handling of the larry nassar sex—abuse scandal. it follows an ultimatum by the us olympic committee which said the board must go, or lose its status as a sports governing body. earlier this week nassar was jailed for 175 years for sexually abusing more than 100 girls, teenagers, and young women. the bbc says it is "grateful" to the male presenters and journalists who've agreed to a pay cut after revelations of salary inequality between the sexes at the corporation were exposed. the det

that‘s right — the number of people in work is at a record high, according to the office for national statisticshich stands at 3%. so the questions lots of people are asking is...if the labour market is getting really tight — meaning there are fewer potential employees for employers to pick from — why aren‘t wages rising faster? let‘s get an answer from lee hopley, chief economist at the eef — that‘s an organisation that champions manufacturing and engineering. i think this is quite a complex picture. if only there was a simple answer. what we have seen is a much more resilient labour market over the last year than many were expecting. we have seen much stronger trading conditions to the latter pa rt stronger trading conditions to the latter part of 2013, swearing a lot more hiring activity across the private sector. we are seeing a range of factors weighing down on the bargaining power of employees. we continued to see weak productivity growth and that has been a real feature of the economy since the financial crisis. without that, pay increases are really unsustainable for businesses. in terms

the office for national statistics said that a drop in the price of toys and games also contributed todent andy verity reports. it is the increase in the cost of raw materials from abroad which has been the biggest factor driving inflation up but companies like this online maker of designer furniture what customers looking around the showroom is not to be made uncomfortable. so they have been trying to contain any price rises. 18 months after the brexit vote of the weak pound is still pushing up the weak pound is still pushing up the cost of imported goods like the furniture in this store. but retailers like this are in a highly competitive business. they want to grow sales so they don't want to pass on the full higher cost of what they are buying. it is a fact like that, competition, which have helped to curb the rise in the price of living. we hope that customers don't have to take on the additional cost. really important for us, affordable design. that is what we set up to do eight years ago and that is still releva nt to eight years ago and that is still relevant to our business so

the uk economy and it grew by 0.5% in the last quarter of 2017, that's just in from the office for national statisticsng to the office for national statistics. we are going to talk to three people who run their own business after 10am to ask how their businesses doing, one exports clothes and one exports touch—screen kiosks and one of them bakes cakes from her pa re nts' of them bakes cakes from her parents' kitchen so we will talk to them after 10am. if you run your own business, let us know how business is doing for you. time for the latest news with anita. the bbc news headlines this morning. president trump has offered to apologise for retweeting inflammatory anti—muslim videos posted by the far—right group, britain first. downing street described it as "wrong" when the president shared the posts in november. in an interview with good morning britain on itv, mr trump insisted he was a "big believer" in fighting radical islam, but said he would certainly be prepared to apologise. downing street has distanced itself from comments made by the chancellor philip hammond after he said any future change

but the office for national statistics who released the figures said the annual picture remained "slower mark carney said that while global growth had accelerated, the uk was suffering a "brexit effect" in the short term. also at davos is billionaire investor george soros. speaking at his annual dinner, he criticised tech "monopolies" such as facebook and google, which he called a threat to democracy. he also suggested that social media platforms were obstacles to innovation. so let‘s get more now on that uk gdp number — coming in a bit better than expected at 0.5%. it means that the final three months of the year was the fastest growing quarter for 2017. however, growth for the whole year stands at 1.8%, the slowest since 2012. the biggest impact on growth by some margin came from the services sector, particularly financial and business services. no great surprise it was the services sector that really talk that draws number, but less so when we talk about consumer services. the brexiteers and the remainers are going to pick these and was apart today. the remainers will save the economy

the office for national statistics said it grew by 0.5% instead of the expected 0.4%. of last year was the slowest since 2012. 0ur economics editor, kamal ahmed, reports. building a stronger economy. global growth in china lifting businesses like this one in 0xfordshire, making health equipment for export. it's been a challenge. it took about three or four years for us to gain approval for us to sell into in china, but with a bit of patience and dedication we've now got those approvals, and we are seeing that uplift in business now that were able to expand into the market the size of china. speeding around the world economic forum in davos, the chancellor, selling britain abroad. 0ur export markets are growing, we've seen strong growth in services in this quarter. the economy is just resilient — it has been much more resilient than people expected. also here, the governor of the bank of england. yes, the uk economy is growing, but it is slower than many of our competitors. the world economy's accelerating, and we haven't seen that yet, but there's prospect, and i think

but the office for national statistics who released the figures said the annual picture remained "slower1.8%, the slowest rate since 2012. a "deeper relationship" with europe would benefit the uk economy — that's according to the governor of the bank of england. speaking to the bbc in davos, mark carney said that while global growth had accelerated, the uk was suffering a "brexit effect" in the short term. also at the world economic forum in davos is billionaire investor george soros. speaking at his annual dinner, he criticised tech "monopolies" such as facebook and google, which he called a threat to democracy. he also suggested that social media platforms were ‘obstacles to innovation'. if you think the pot holes in the road are getting worse — well — you're right. the rac was called to 2,830 vehicles that they think had been damaged by pot holes — that's11% more than last year. and it's things like broken suspension springs, damaged shock absorbers and distorted wheels that are costing us more in repairs. and for anyone on two wheels rather than four — it can be a question of life or

but the data from the office for national statistics also shows that wage growth remained below the level victims of the rapistjohn worboys were sent letters by police and prosecutors after his conviction, telling them he'd be injailfor a long time. many are angry that the 60—year—old former taxi driver has been approved for release from prison by the parole board nine years after his trial. a jury's been told that a man accused of carrying out the finsbury park terror attack last june kept smiling and even blew a kiss at the gathering crowd after ploughing a van into muslim worshippers. darren 0sborne from cardiff denies murder and attempted murder after the attack in north london which left one man dead. an imam who was one of the first on the scene told the court how he stopped the crowd attacking the driver of the van. daniel sandford reports. witness after witness described how the van revved its engine just before smashing into the group of muslim men and women. some said they feared for their lives, thinking somebody would get out with a gun or a knife. the jury heard this 999 call

but the data from the office for national statistics also shows that wage growth remained below the leveler david cameron has been overheard saying that brexit has turned out ‘less badly‘ than feared. in comments caught on camera, mr cameron, who campaigned to remain in the eu, said leaving the eu was a mistake but ‘not a disaster‘. our political correspondent vicki young is in westminsterfor us. how much of a surprise are his comments? mr cameron in the past has been caught on camera saying things when he did not know he was being recorded and that doesn‘t seem to have changed. the point is here that those words are in stark contrast to the campaign he headed to keep britain in the european union. it was dubbed project fear, dire warnings about the effect on the economy, that it would cost every household thousands of pounds every year and rising unemployment and lower growth. i have been gauging reaction here amongst conservative mps. those on the brexit side of the argument as you‘d imagine are pretty thrilled pealing david cameron has come to their way of thinking. another said they t

excluding bonuses, pay packets rose by 2.4% in the three months to november according to the office for national statistics, meaning the squeeze on our income continues. your round or mine? well it seems like we were both feeling generous. the pub chainjd wetherspoon says its sales and profits were better than expected towards the end of last year into the start of 2018. the owner of more than 900 pubs in britain and ireland said like—for—like sales were up 6%. but the firm warned it would face significant costs relating to business rates and sugar tax in the near future. wh smith's sales on the high street have continued to fall, but are up once again at its travel outlets such as those in stations and airports, especially the new branches at gatwick and stansted. the company said sales in its high street stores were down 5%, as per expectations. it put that down to fewer spoof humour books being sold. clearly no laughing matter. however, total sales in travel branches were up 7%. remember the pension freedoms? they started in april 2015 with the aim of giving people greater flexibility, allowing them mor

nearly a decade, after showing growth for seven months in a row — that's according to the office for national statisticsion of the pound since the brexit vote, which makes exports relatively cheaper. our economics editor, kamal ahmed, reports. the sound of better economic news, and the manufacturers making the goods a faster growing world is demanding. the weakness in the value of the pound makes everything britain sells abroad more competitive, and firms that export are taking advantage. so this machine actually is a high—end machine... like brandauer in birmingham. among other high—tech materials, it makes the switches for 90% of all the kettles in the world, billions of them. its order books for household goods, the car sector and aerospace are bulging. we've always exported a huge percentage of what we make. currently, that's around 70—75%. global growth of our customers and the manufacturing supply chain means growth for us. our customers are doing well, and technology demands are ever—increasing, which means brandauer as a net result will do well. it's been a ten year roller—coaster for britain's

the office for national statistics said that a drop in the price of toys and games also contributed toics correspondent andy verity reports. it's the jump in the cost of raw materials imported from abroad and that's been the biggest factor driving inflation up. but companies like this online maker of designer furniture want customers looking round the showroom is not to be made uncomfortable. so they have been trying to contain any price rises. 18 months after the brexit vote, the wea ker 18 months after the brexit vote, the weaker pound is still pushing up the cost of imported goods like the furniture in this store. but retailers like this are in a highly competitive business and want to grow their sales so they don't necessarily want to pass on the fall higher cost of what they are buying. it isa higher cost of what they are buying. it is a fact like that, competition which helps curb the rise in the cost of living. we feel customers should not have to take on the additional costs, really important for us, we are about affordable design and that's what we are set up to do eight years

the office for national statistics said it grew by 0.5% instead of the expected 0.4%.rowth for the whole of last year was the slowest since 2012. 0ur economics editor kamal ahmed reports. building a stronger economy. global growth in china lifting businesses like this one in 0xfordshire, making health equipment for export. it's been a challenge. it took about three or four years for us to gain approval for us to sell into in china, but with a bit of patience and dedication we've now got those approvals, and we are seeing that uplift in business now that were able to expand into the market the size of china. speeding around the world economic forum in davos, the chancellor, selling britain abroad. 0ur export markets are growing, we've seen strong growth in services in this quarter. the economy isjust resilient, it has been much more resilient than people expected. also here, the governor of the bank of england. yes, the uk economy is growing, but it is slower than many of our competitors. the world economy's accelerating, and we haven't seen that yet, but there's prospe

the office for national statistics said it grew by 0.5% instead of the expected 0.4%. for the whole of last year was the slowest since 2012. 0ur economics editor kamal ahmed reports. building a stronger economy. global growth in china lifting businesses like this one in oxfordshire, making health equipment for export. it's been a challenge. it took about three or four years for us to gain approval for us to sell into in china, but with a bit of patience and dedication we've now got those approvals, and we are seeing that uplift in business now that were able to expand into the market the size of china. speeding around the world economic forum in davos, the chancellor, selling britain abroad. 0ur export markets are growing, we've seen strong growth in services in this quarter. the economy is just resilient — it has been much more resilient than people expected. also here, the governor of the bank of england. yes, the uk economy is growing, but it is slower than many of our competitors. the world economy's accelerating, and we haven't seen that yet, but there's prospect,

and according to the office for national statistics, 43% of all marriages end in divorce.ivorce. anecdotal evidence suggests that today sees the largest amount of divorce enquiries compared to any other day in the uk. and according to research by law firm slater and gordon, nearly four in ten married couples say financial pressures are biggest challenge their marriage faces, with a fifth saying money is the reason for most arguments with their partner. now, divorcehotel is a company that tries to bring some low cost mediation into a divorce. the concept is that the separating couple check into separate rooms in a hotel for two nights and sort out exactly how they are going to separate. jim halfens is the ceo of divorcehotel. what was the reason why you started this? what is wrong with the normal divorce process? i think if you ask around more circles, if you ask what is the problem, you get always a lot of horrific stories about the experiences during divorces, and thatis experiences during divorces, and that is something we studied and researched for a better alternative.

but the data from the office for national statistics also shows that wage growth remained below the levelrapistjohn worboys were sent letters by police and prosecutors after his conviction — telling them he'd be injailfor a long time. many are angry that the 60—year—old former taxi driver has been approved for release from prison by the parole board nine years after his trial. the former prime minister david cameron has been caught on camera saying that the uk's decision to leave the european union was a mistake, not a disaster. mr cameron was chatting at the world economic forum in davos and heard saying that brexit has turned out "less badly than we first thought." 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports. davos — where the great and good allegedly work out what is going on in the world. what happens to the uk outside the european union is one of their concerns. but how is the track record of those types who gather here? look who popped up, admitting he thought, privately, his brexit prediction was not quite so good. but in the expensive alps, there is a view a deal we'd like to do

and according to the office for national statistics, this accounts for 43% of all marriages.omically. so amicable was created following the founder's own traumatic and expensive divorce to help others avoid the pitfalls of ending a marriage without a lawyer. we'rejoined by kate daly, the co—founder of amicable. welcome, kate to the programme. thank you for coming on. so you started this company with one other and your area of expertise is psychology. that's right. the other founder is technical. so, neither of you are lawyers? no, we're not. i've worked in the legal field for quite a while as a family consultant. i work with some of the country's leading labtive work with some of the country's leading la btive lawyers work with some of the country's leading labtive lawyers and as a consequence of my own really traumatic and awful divorce and the experience of working with them and seeing how it could be done, really very well, we set—up up amicable, but the trouble with the collaborative process was it was just too expensive for very many people. so, one of the founding princ

the number of people in work has reached a record high of 32.2 million rate the office for national statisticsddictive or difficult to stop taken according to new data from the national health service. fabric of england is launching a year—long review into what it calls the growing problem of ascription drug addiction. that is a summary of the news. time for the sport now. coming up... phil neville has not had the best start to his england women's managerial tenure. best start to his england women's managerialtenure. former best start to his england women's managerial tenure. former england defender has signed a deal with the lionesses but within hours of his confirmation as manager, screen shots of old tweets posted by him we re shots of old tweets posted by him were circulating on twitter and they have been widely condemned. back to the tennis now. the line—up for the australian open is almost complete after the south korean has got through. but on court right now roger federer and tomas berdych are playing each other. federer has come back from 5—2 down to take the first set after a tie—bre

economy grew faster than expected in the last three months of 2017 — according to the office for national statistics show that gdp expanded by 0.5% in the fourth quarter of last year — driven by growth in the services sector. but the ons says the broader picture is slower and more uneven growth. our economics correspondent andy verity has the details. in the oxfordshire countryside, this family—run company makes cutting—edge machines that use ultrasound and short wave radiation for physiotherapy. helping patients recover from injuries and strokes. last year, it saw a surge in orders not from europe but from the united states and china. for companies like this, any worries about brexit are for the distant future. what counts for a lot more is what is happening in the global economy. that has been growing more strongly than most economists expected. exporters like this have been able to tap into growing markets in north america and asia and grow themselves. because there is no free trade deal with china like there is with the eu, each product for export has to be approved by the chinese authorities, m

britain's economy grew faster than expected during the fourth quarter of 2017, the office for national statisticslowdown. in 2017 as a whole, growth was 1.8%, the slowest rate of expansion since 2012. the food standards agency has defended the way it dealt with health and safety concerns at a meat company, which supplied the pub chain wetherspoons along with others, as well as cafes, schools and restaurants. the food standards agency has stopped any meat leaving russell hume company sites, as it carries out an investigation over food hygiene concerns. wetherspoon pubs, which sells 200,000 steaks a week, removed them from their weekly menu, after it too became concerned on hygiene grounds. and tonight, russell hume, the meat supplier issued a statement saying it was shocked by the action taken by the fsa and stressed it had an unblemished record going back 50 years. well, more now from our business correspondent emma simpson, who gave us this update. on wednesday it emerged that the food standards agency had been investigating russell hume for what it called serious noncompliance with food hygiene

britain's economy grew faster than expected during the fourth quarter of 2017, the office for national statisticss said longer—term trends were pointing to a slowdown. in 2017 as a whole, growth was 1.8%, the slowest rate of expansion since 2012. the headlines on bbc news: it's america first for trade — donald trump tells globalfinance leaders — but the us is still open for business. a decision is imminent about whether the us will apply tough tariffs affecting uk—made aircraft and more than 1000 jobs. the brexit secretary sets out the uk's ambitions for a transition period, after britain leaves the european union. a 15—year—old boy who killed five people when he crashed a stolen car into a tree in leeds has been detained for more than four years. the teenager, who can't be named for legal reasons, admitted five counts of causing death by dangerous driving. three of the people who died were children. from leeds, phil bodmer reports: the faces of three children killed in a car crash in leeds last november. ellis thornton—kimmitt was just 12 years old, his brother elliott was 14, and darnell harte

danny shaw is outside the office for national statistics in central london.en a separate set of data, which is the crime survey of england and wales, based on interviews with 35,000 households, and wales, based on interviews with 35, 000 households, and and wales, based on interviews with 35,000 households, and includes offences that are not reported to police. crime survey is good at predicting and showing and estimating longer term levels of crime. it is not so good at certain smaller categories of crime, particularly certain categories of violent crime. so, the picture is this. in terms of the crime survey, crimes are still on a downward trend, that‘s what the survey is saying. down by 10% overall, and thatis saying. down by 10% overall, and that is largely driven by an unexpected drop in fraud and computer misuse act fences, down 15% year—on—year, according to the crime survey. this is the first time we have been able to get an accurate comparison of fraud and computer misuse act fences according to the survey data. those are the long—term trends. when we

the office for national statistics has said that it's too early to predict a longer term rate reductionustralian open. her win over madison brengle took place in temperatures of almost 40 degrees, although konta said she really enjoyed the heat in melbourne and tried to absorb the atmosphere. she certainly looked comfortable out there, dropping only four games in a match that lasted a little over an hour. afterwards she seemed more concerned with what she's called "the blueberry debacle". i went to the supermarket to buy blueberries. i only bought blueberries. i only bought blueberries. two pilots of blueberries. two pilots of blueberries. i left to ponder itself blueberries. i left to ponder itself blueberries there. it is $5 that i will not get back, but it is more than betrayal of male mind that i am upset about. i was so sad. heather watson couldn't join konta in the second round. she lost in straight sets to yulia putintseva. it was close throughout, but watson couldn't hold on in the second set after being a break up, losing it in the end on a tiebreak. defending champion roger fe

sales volumes dropped 1.5% from november, according to the office for national statistics.an union, as well as the weakest december performance for seven yea rs. the duration of adolescence is increasing — and now lasts from the age of 10 until 2a, according to scientists. they say that young people continuing their education for longer, as well as delayed marriage and parenthood, which has pushed back popular perceptions of when adulthood begins. writing in the lancet health journal, the researchers argue a change in the definition of adolescence is needed to ensure laws and government policy stay appropriate. the inquest into the death of the cranberries singer, dolores o'riordan has opened and adjourned. they are awaiting results of medical tests. dolores o'riordan was found dead at the hilton hotel on park lane on monday morning. her death is not being treated as suspicious. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more at 10:30am. here's some sport now with olly foster. the british number two kyle edmund is into the fourth round of the australian open after beating th

even the office for national statistics accept that, with gun crime and firearms offences.ook at homicide data, because it can't be neglected. it isn't prone to changes in recording methods. when you take away the terror attack from last year and the hillsborough deaths, what you see is the highest number of killings and murders for almost a decade. there were 57 more in the year to last september than the 12 months prior to that, 650. that is of real concern because what it shows is that the most serious violence, there is a genuine increase there. many thanks for talking to us. some breaking news coming from melbourne. sad news, that kyle edmund has been beaten in that kyle edmund has been beaten in that semifinal with croatia's sixth seed, marin cilic, storming into a straight sets victory. he won 8672, 7-6, 6-2. so that straight sets victory. he won 8672, 7—6, 6—2. so that is marin cilic who will go on to face either the defending champion or the unseeded south korean. some sad news for british tennis fans from melbourne, australia. an end to that terrific run by kyle e

through the month compared with november — these are official government figures — and the office of national statisticser warnings that full—year profits will be much lower than expected. it's down to what it calls a ‘sharp deterioration' in uk trade, especially in the key period just around christmas. in the 11 weeks to 13 january, sales in shops open more than a year fell 3.6%. profits now won't be £14 million for this year, it says — more like between £2—6 million. there could be mass closures of cash machines if a shake up of the network goes ahead as planned. this is according to the consumer group which. we will have more on that in a second. let's talk about carillion, softbank has become the biggest shareholder —— lets talk about uber. has become the biggest shareholder -- lets talk about uber. by our japanese company —— they are a japanese company —— they are a japanese company —— they are a japanese company and they have bought for his companies, they bought for his companies, they bought boston dynamics. they make robots. if you look at them on youtube you will see amazing pictures, very str

last month was at its lowest level since 2000, according to new data published by the office for national statisticsrjobs are at risk, as sainsbury‘s changes the way it manages its stores and cuts management posts. it is yet to confirm how many jobs management posts. it is yet to confirm how manyjobs may go. sainsbury‘s has 1400 stores across the uk. and low—cost airline easyjet says revenues are up 14% to £1.1 billion — for the last three months of last year. its cost per seat — a key measure of performance — had fallen by 1.6% thanks to lower fuel costs and cutting other costs. passenger numbers were also up at1.4 million. we mentioned sky, what is going on? fox wa nted we mentioned sky, what is going on? fox wanted to take them over, but the competition and markets authority say it is not in the public interest to do that because of media plurality. it would mean that they would own too many media industries. they didn't say the issue would be on grounds of broadcasting standards, that is a point we will discuss in a minute. don't forget the other angle, disney has agreed to buy most of fox's bus

nearly a decade, after showing growth for seven months in a row — that's according to the office for national statisticsted by a strong global economy and the devaluation of the pound since the brexit vote — which makes exports relatively cheaper. our economics editor kamal ahmed reports. the sound of better economic news, and the manufacturers making the goods a faster growing world is demanding. the weakness in the value of the pound makes everything britain sells abroad more competitive, and firms that export are taking advantage. so this machine actually is a high—end machine... like brandauer in birmingham. among other high—tech materials, it makes the switches for 90% of all the kettles in the world, billions of them. its order books for household goods, the car sector and aerospace are bulging. we've always exported a huge percentage of what we make. currently, that's around 70—75%. global growth of our customers and the manufacturing supply chain means growth for us. our customers are doing well, and technology demands are ever—increasing, which means brandauer as a net result will do well. it's

the government calculates them is out—of—date, the retail price index, which even the office for national statisticsy for motorists for years. it's about time rail commuters got a break too. we have heard paul there and lots of the people in the industry talking about we need these improvements, we promise they are going to get here, do you think that is the case? because when i talk to commuters, a lot of them say "we've heard this before, when are we going to see it?" there has underinvestment in british railways compared to railways on the continent for years, and we are really glad to see that we are seeing station improvements, new stations, new rolling stock, and more better fare deals. in fact, some of the unregulated fares are going up by less than regulated fares now. we want to see more of that, we want to see more investment, getting the train is a good choice not only for rail passengers but for everybody. it takes traffic off the roads, it is greener, it's safer, we want rail to be the choice that everyone finds it easy and affordable to make. thank you very much for your time today, lo

despite rising food costs, the office for national statistics said the fall was driven by lower airfares this online maker of designer furniture want customers looking round the showrooms not to be made uncomfortable. so they've been trying to contain any price rises. 18 months after the brexit vote, the weaker pound is still pushing up the cost of imported goods, like the furniture in this store. but retailers like this are in a highly competitive business. they want to grow their sales so they don't necessarily want to pass on the full higher cost of what they're buying. it is effects like that, competition, which helps curb the rise in the cost of living. we feel customers should not have to take on the additional costs, really important for us, we're about affordable design and that's what we set up to do eight years ago and today that is still relevant to our business. we'd rather take the hit on the bottom line than pass those costs on to the customer. while furniture prices for example are relatively stable, up 3.6%, some goods rose much faster, like coffee and tea, up 11.1%, or e

quarter of 2016 and the biggest increase since the second quarter of 2011, according to the office for national statisticsllo there. explain why you think there has been a rise in productivity? it is good news we are seeing a rise in productivity? it is good news we are seeing rebound and productivity taking place. and until now, the way that businesses have been meeting the increased demand in the economy, especially for exports because of the substantial growth in the world economy taking place, has been by hiring more people than investing, is partly because of the uncertainty around brexit and affected productivity. if you are hiring lots more people for a given output increase, you see a reduction in productivity growth. i think that has run its course. we have full employment, almost in the uk. there isa limit employment, almost in the uk. there is a limit to how many people you can bring in to meet the increased demand but the figures are improving as there is more investment taking place and we have seen there is a lot of automation, cutting down, huge numbers of jobs lot of automation, cutting do

according to the office for national statistics, that accounts for a3% of all marriages that end in divorce in the uk. a law firm says nearly fourin in the uk. a law firm says nearly four in ten married couples save financial pressures of the biggest challenge the marriage faces. a fifth are saying money is the reason most of them argue with their partner. let's speak to a senior family law solicitor. welcome to the programme. let us talk about today, why today? i know we have all been without significant others perhaps over the holidays and the result the reality of the new year, is that why people think, i've had enough, stop the divorce proceedings?” people think, i've had enough, stop the divorce proceedings? i do not think it is a decision that is made lightly and you often find this has been a situation that has been rumbling on for months if not years. some clients have been having problems for a couple of years but the icing on the cake is the christmas period because it has been a stressful time, both financially and emotionally. so they go into the new year with a fresh start and

thatjust in from the office of national statistics, inflation has fallen slightly from 3% of...es in many people in a&e that only to be there. hallett says i have been to st george's hospital in tooting, that a&e twice in the last three months. i was triage, blood tested and scanned within 2.25 hours. i got the impression that half the patients there did not need to be there. katy dunne to it as it is time the many goods a&e because they can't get gp appointments. james says granddaughter broke her arm over christmas. she got fast and first class treatment from the hospital. but whilst on the waiting area a man and his partner were swearing at staff because others were seen before him. he was boasting how he had beaten a guide the night before and had cuts to his knuckles as a result. most people would have sold their hands and anti—septic and anti—septic address this at home. some doctors have got in touch. aussie flu is causing havoc with primary care services in hospital attendances, says doctor singh. it is not too later the flu jab, we're running specialflu is not too later