the office for national statistics warned the i economic growth. football after the world cup which drew fans back to the turnstiles. the world cup which drew fans back to the turnstiles.— the turnstiles. the bad news is it was really _ the turnstiles. the bad news is it was really only — the turnstiles. the bad news is it was really only a _ the turnstiles. the bad news is it was really only a partial- the turnstiles. the bad news is it was really only a partial rebound| was really only a partial rebound after _ was really only a partial rebound after a _ was really only a partial rebound after a fall in december and a lot of it was— after a fall in december and a lot of it was driven simply by a return of it was driven simply by a return of school — of it was driven simply by a return of school attendance levels to more normal _ of school attendance levels to more normal levels. so you know, not really— normal levels. so you know, not really indicating much going on beneath— really indicating much going on beneath the surface. sifter really indic

to january , the three months to january, according to official data figures from the office for national statistics show vacancies have fallen for the eighth month in a row as firms off from recruiting due to and economic real pay continues to fall despite a drop , the fall despite a drop, the inflation rate tv online and radio. this is gb news. more for me shortly. now though. it's back to bev and andrew . back to bev and andrew. very good morning. thank you for joining bevan. andrew on to the point on gb news this morning on tv and of course on your dab radio. now we look ahead to tomorrow's budget, one of the thorniest fights prime thorniest fights the prime minister and the chancellor are set face is with their own set to face is with their own benches it's all over benches and it's all over corporation but first, that corporation tax. but first, that stop bill, it passed stop boats bill, when it passed its first in the commons its first hurdle in the commons last home secretary last night. home secretary suella claimed suella braverman claimed that the realist nick and the public is realist ni

an improvement on the sharp fall in december and eases fears of a recession, but the office for national statisticson industry one of the host says businesses point. up until now the problem hasn't been a slowing economy some are just trying to get the staff and materials to do the work. but they are yet to hear the evidence of the two—year recession the bank of england forecasted before christmas. we are tradesmen but equally we are the public too, so all this talk about the cost of living crisis, energy bills spiralling, fuel going up, especially building materials, they went through the roof especially during lockdown and the availability shrank. and i think that we have become pretty hardy and we are pretty good at riding out storms. the uk economy grew faster than expected injanuary, up 0.3% is by gross domestic product, meaning the value of all the goods and services we produce including public services like a day of school teaching for each pupil. in december�*s snow more pupils stayed away from school but injanuary they came back, boosting activity in education. services for consumers bounc

last month, the office for national statistics said more people were entering or returning to work as to return to the world of work, as many sectors continue to struggle with a lack of staff. it is expected incentives will be announced on the wednesday budget. joining me now is chris gray, director of the manpower group. let's start with the unemployment figures, what are you expecting? irate unemployment figures, what are you expecting?— you expecting? we expect an onauoin you expecting? we expect an ongoing trend _ you expecting? we expect an ongoing trend of _ you expecting? we expect an ongoing trend of the - you expecting? we expect an| ongoing trend of the direction we saw in the last few months, not expecting any material changes, but an ongoing uptick of unemployment unfortunately maybe but not too dramatic, hopefully, and mayjust a slight decline. it's an ongoing trend, no material changes expected. trend, no material changes expected-_ expected. you do an unemployment - expected. you do an i unemployment survey expected. you do an - unemployment survey outlook before these

the latest data from the office for national statistics statistics shows a bounce back from the largeall seen in december last year. the chancellor says the return to growth proves the economy's more resilient than many expected. ahead of his spring budget on wednesday, he there's still a long way to go. the biggest driving force behind january's growth came from the services and transport sectors , school and transport sectors, school attendance picking up and return of the premier league . of the premier league. significant disruption to transport and power is expected this morning. transport and power is expected this morning . storm larissa this morning. storm larissa batters the uk . the met office batters the uk. the met office has issued amber warnings meaning potential risk to life until lunchtime today following gales and snow blizzards overnight. train services have been severely affected with . been severely affected with. network rail saying fallen trees are blocking lines and drivers have been left stranded for hours . heavy snowfall affecting hours. heavy snowfall affect

regular wages rose by 6.5% in the three months to january —— that's according to the office for national statisticsactually fell by 3.5%. 0ur economics editor faisal islam has more. it is a back to work budget. that's the promise. but will it help end the strikes of public sector workers such asjodie, a nurse in ealing, who is struggling with wage rises well below the high rate of inflation? i've stopped contributing to my pension. i could easily get to the bottom of two overdrafts because the contribution was so large and the price of everything was outpacing what i was earning. like i... myjob is literally, you know, taking care of people on a daily basis. and i worry i'm not going to be able to take care of myself. the official line from government is that there will be no new money for public sector pay in this budget, despite some strikes being timed to coincide with the big day. have you got the notes for the lady in bed three? the budget will, though, deal with a problem in the pension system that has led to early retirement of thousands of highly qualified doctors by considerably relaxing t

the office for national statistics says prices rose by 10.4% last month — as measured by the consumerhat's up from 10.1% injanuary. our reporter nina warhurst is in altrincham. hello from a cafe in altrincham in greater manchester. and today's numbers on inflation rising might have come as a surprise to many of the experts, but not to the customers in here and not to the owner who we'll speak with in a moment. come on and meet lucy and little toffee. and you are costing me a lot more than you were a year ago. yes, certainly. i've noticed dog foods gone up and things like chewies and treats, etc. and vet's bills as well. this one's had £15,000 worth of vet bills. so that has really, yeah, increased in price, i've noticed. and you're putting off big spend decisions aren't you? for the moment. yeah, not really booked any holidays for this year. it's just proving to be too expensive really to consider. so yeah. not doing as much as i would have done normally. she looks like she's worth it though, if you can afford it thank you, toffee. thank you, lucy. who can blame people for putting off

wage increases are no longer accelerating, according to the latest figures from the office for national statisticshs to january, but when inflation was taken into account wages actually fell by 3.5%. it comes ahead of the budget tomorrow, when the chancellor is expected to announced measures to get more people back to work in hope of easing shortages. our economics editor faisal islam has more. it is to work budget, that's the promise, but will it help end the strikes of public sector workers such asjodie, i —— a nurse in ealing? i such as jodie, i -- a nurse in ealin: ? ., such as jodie, i -- a nurse in ealing?_ such as jodie, i -- a nurse in ealing? i have stopped contributing to my pension- _ ealing? i have stopped contributing to my pension- l — ealing? i have stopped contributing to my pension. i could _ ealing? i have stopped contributing to my pension. i could easily - ealing? i have stopped contributing to my pension. i could easily get i ealing? i have stopped contributing to my pension. i could easily get to the bottom of two overdrafts because the bottom of two overdrafts because the co

wrong, very brazen saucy difficult forecast because the basket of goods and services the office for national statisticsust be a bumpy road. in the united states, the federal reserve is wrestling with whether to raise interest rates, with their decision to be announced tomorrow. on one hand, inflation is still running high and there was an expectation that the fed would stick to its policy of raising rates to bring that down. but on the back of the collapse of silicon valley bank, there is pressure to lower rates to restore financial stability to the banking sector. going through with another big rate rise could aggravate that crisis. here's michelle fleury in washington. until recently, silicon valley bank was a little known lender in california until it failed. credit suisse was one of the most well—known banks in europe until it was undone. both were brought down by panic running through the financial system. to ease fears, us treasury secretary told a banking conference the government was ready to help if needed. our intervention was necessary to protect the broader us banking system. and similar ac

according to the office for national statistics, the main drivers of this were the return of children be resilient but said there was a long way to go. earlier, i spoke to james smith, a research director at the resolution foundation, a think tank that aims to improve the living standards of low and middle income families. it is certainly good news that gdp was stronger, we have returned to growth probably sooner than expected but if you look at the detail of the numbers, you are right it is the service sector that is holding up and particularly within the service sector, it is consumer—facing services, the types of services, hospitality, things people do that might be affected by the cost of living crisis, that appears to be holding up reasonably well within services. but the big picture is still an economy that is flatlining rather than tanking, so, it has been flatlining for the second half of last year and at the start of this year. we are still below that pre—covid level of output so the economy still hasn't recovered to the level of output, let alone made a full recovery from th

the latest data from the office for national statistics shows a bounce back from the fall seen and lasteah from the fall seen and last year. the chancellor says the return to growth proves the economy's more resilient than many expected. ahead of his spnng many expected. ahead of his spring on wednesday, he added , spring on wednesday, he added, there is still a long way to go. there is still a long way to go. the un says school attendance picking up and the return of the premier league were among the reasons behind january's growth . the labour leaders pledged to prioritise scottish innovation and plans to boost the economy . and plans to boost the economy. sir keir starmer says scotland's creativity has been held back . creativity has been held back. governments at holyrood and westminster . governments at holyrood and westminster. sir keir will visit glasgow with shadow chancellor rachel to discuss his plans. glasgow with shadow chancellor rachel to discuss his plans . the rachel to discuss his plans. the minister of hamburg described yesterday's mass shooting as the worst. the city'

there was widespread expectation that it would fall — but the office for national statistics said ital reserve — has raised us interest rates again in the past couple of hours, despite the turmoil in the global banking sector. it's hiked rates by quarter of 1% at the conclusion of its two—day meeting leaving the benchmark overnight rate in a range of 4.75 to 5%. it's the ninth hike in us rates since march last year let's talk about the economics here with joel and let's talk about the economics here withjoel and anna. let me bring you in with what is happening in the us, only a couple hours ago it was justified that point .25 varieties in the cost of borrowing, pretty much what was expected, but it was a banking crisis we have been talking about over the last few days has had an impact on where the federal reserve sees the economy going in the states. the reserve sees the economy going in the states. . , reserve sees the economy going in the states. ., , , the states. the federal reserve is ri . ht in the states. the federal reserve is right in the _ the states. the federal reserve i

environmental progress without resorting to oppressive traffic policies or actually checked the office for national statistics the years 2001 and 2021, one death has been caused by car emissions in. so there's a vast disparity between what mr. khan claims and what is suggested by s. but joining me now is the director of the climate charity possible , liam aurelia. thank possible, liam aurelia. thank you so much for coming in spending your time this evening. do you think that ulez the right way to deal with pollution ? way to deal with pollution? well, i think let's just let's just start with the report. your previous guest was presenting his report and i have had the opportunity to read that report. unlike most the people watching it did not long. it is a single force i'd jake this is a guy who has no credentials as a tackle . has no credentials as a tackle. on one of the world's foremost institutions on the on the health of exposure to air pollution. imperial college is one of the most important universities in the world with world so many a very, very prestigious university. yes, but pointing quoted was tha

in england close to 150,000 appointments have been cancelled so far, according to the office for national statisticsshadow health secretary wes streeting: i think where we are today is where we could have been before christmas, frankly. we've had 140,000 cancelled appointments and operations as a result of the strike disruption, and all because the government point blank refused to negotiate with the nurses come up with the paramedics and others before christmas when they are able to do so. so, well done steve barclay, last minute.com, he's come a long, he's finally negotiated an end to the dispute. doesn't know how he is going to pay for it because the budget was yesterday and he has concluded the talks today. it's an all around, i think i'm a demonstration of the incompetence so, well done steve barclay, last minute.com, he's come a long, of this government. lib whitfield is a regional 0rganiser for the gmb union. it does not restore their pay over the last 12 years but go some way to repairing the damage in and out it is down to our members to vote on that offer because we are a democratic organi

with this attitude, the uk office for national statistics calculated that 220,000 working days were lostst in december. the intensity of the strikes has reached a multi-year peak, as well as inflation , which they want to but cannot keep up with, the protesters today, due to a dispute over wages in london, the underground does not work or is limited to work for a week, the snow railway will rise again and stand in the furnace of chaos the harmful larisa also left the english hurricane. 40 cm fell at a time. snow 1,000 houses in the dark 1,000 cars. in traffic , the weatherman at the warm sweater, wow, the temperature will drop to -17. let's talk to meteorologist janhammond, what 's going on? what horror? this is a mess, a complete meteorological mess, why do we have snow in march, so the issue of heating remains hot due to the sanctions imposed against russia . the period of stable low energy prices for europe has ended. russian gas. the period of gas purchases from norway began 4-6 times, which quietly and shyly rubs its hands and considers record profits, one and a half trillion norweg

the cost of these items in many different outlets are gathered by the office for national statistics. of what i'm talking about. mild, wet and windy, but cold air is set to return before the milder and wetter and windier weather winds out. basically no two days the same. it's set to return as we go through the latter stages of today and into tomorrow. windy as well, widespread gales across the country, but look at the difference with the south—westerly wind, it brings that milder feel, temperatures above where it could be. gusts in excess of 50 mph, but temperatures are struggling. that cold air will continue to push south. ice could be an issue first thing. clearskies south. ice could be an issue first thing. clear skies behind but some sunshine, a cold day with that northerly wind. temperatures significantly down on what we've had today. those clear skies by day will continue through the night. but we will have some sunshine. more rain to come in from the west as it bumps into the colder airfor a to come in from the west as it bumps into the colder air for a time across northern ire

the office for national statistics report a 1.2% increase in february compared to the previous. rts had predicted a rise of just 0.2. the onus says the broader picture for retail, though subdued with little real growth over the last 18 months because of the cost of living . and scientists are living. and scientists are planning to send cancer cells to in a bid to understand more about an incurable tumour. the of cancer research is samples to the international space station to see how it spreads in microgravity. science minister george freeman says the £26 million project will help research brain tumour prevention in children and as well as the process ageing . this is gb news. process ageing. this is gb news. we'll bring you more as it happens now though, it's back to . mark rhiannon. thank you very much indeed or should be messy. the first visit of king charles to france being postponed because of the increasingly violent protests across the country last night. indeed the town hall in bordeaux, where the king and queen consort are due to visit, was set on fire with tens of thous

the latest figures from , the office for figures from, the office for national statistics, show that the end the tunnel or at least the rail tunnel, because the rmt union, as we just heard, is now called off its planned strike action because network rail action as because network rail all on march after all on 16th of march after agreeing new pay but course agreeing a new pay but of course the dispute the train companies that still goes ahead. let's break down the latest figures now the economics and business editor liam halligan joining us with the money . because we with on the money. because we feared course that the combined action of just the rail action happened to the nhs and. everything else would have really hit the and how that's going to affect the numbers of course for the chancellor of the budget next week just the rail strikes, we are in a bit of a limbo, mark, as you just indicated. we've got a tube in london on the 15th of march next week. that's just about just budget day on the 16th. we thought we had strike by both network workers, network rail is basically the rai

office for interest rates. the office for national statistics says it's the result of higher price growth in restaurants , clothingby a shortage of vegetables . the bank of partly driven by a shortage of vegetables. the bank of england will make their next interest rate decision . tv online dab and rate decision. tv online dab and chiltern radio. this is gb news. now back to andrew and beth . now back to andrew and beth. prince harry's american is under scrutiny amid questions over whether he disclosed his drug use should he be deported if he's found he didn't disclose all the important. find out shortly shortly very good morning. it's 1137. very good morning. it's1137. you're with to the point on gb news. well, president joe biden has ordered the release of files on a lab leak over covid 19 and the linked the outbreak to the lab in wuhan. that's right. so we are doing. now, i'm excited to talk about this. charlie rowley is with us really and also deputy editor of the conservative henry hale. right those of us who've had an eye on this story for three years now, charlie , getting quite excited charlie, getting qui

the office for national statistics reported a 1.2% increase in february, compared to the previous monthperts had predicted a rise of just nought point 2. the un says the broader picture for retail, though , remains subdued, with though, remains subdued, with little real growth over the last 18 months because at the cost of living crisis . and ever fancied living crisis. and ever fancied walking in the footsteps of the king. well, now you can. as long as you promise to take your shoes off for the first time in living memory, visitors will be allowed to stand in the exact spot where king charles will be crowned inside westminster abbey on may the sixth, especially guided tours will include access to the mediaeval mosaic, the cosmos , tatty pavement. you'll cosmos, tatty pavement. you'll have to wear socks, though. no bare feet will be allowed to protect the 13th century floor. this is during use, bringing more as it happens. now that it's back to esther and phil. thanks around . and if you have thanks around. and if you have the fancy of walking in the king's steps, there you go to go alo

according to the office for national statistics, the main drivers were the return of children to classrooms a "long way to go." let's get more on these figures and what they mean. joining me is james smith, a research director at the resolution foundation, a think tank that aims to improve the living standards of low and middle income families. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. how should we interpret those figures? news. how should we interpret those fiaures? ,., ., news. how should we interpret those fiaures? ., , , figures? good morning but it is certainly good _ figures? good morning but it is certainly good news _ figures? good morning but it is certainly good news is - figures? good morning but it is certainly good news is that - figures? good morning but it isj certainly good news is that gdp figures? good morning but it is - certainly good news is that gdp was stronger, we have returned to growth probably sooner than expected but if you look at the detail of the numbers you are right it is the service sector that is holding up and particularly within the service sector, it is con

the office for national statistics says it's a result of higher prices and growth in restaurants as welllothing and food , which well as clothing and food, which hit its rate in more than 45 years. that was partly driven by a shortage of vegetables , too. a shortage of vegetables, too. the bank of england make their next interest rate decision tomorrow. full coverage right here. gb news. and i'm back in an hour with more news. back to . michelle thanks for that. hollywood on michelle dewberry keeping you company right through till 7:00 tonight along side by two of my favourites fresh from doncaster on budget day. so they are been happy to see you first property group and now a member of the reform party . i'll be touching reform party. i'll be touching upon that before the end of the programme and the political commentator joe phillips. programme and the political commentatorjoe phillips. we had a right, good time , didn't we. a right, good time, didn't we. don't it was really fun. it don't say it was really fun. it was lovely atmosphere . it was was a lovely atmosphere. it was if don't

there was widespread expectation that it would fall , but the office for national statistics said itr prices in cafes and restaurants, and the cost of food and clothing. the chancellor, jeremy hunt said falls in inflation weren't inevitable so it was important to "stick to the plan to halve it". an analysis of the government's plan to block asylum claims, from people crossing the english channel in small boats, has warned that it could cost nearly £10 billion in its first three years. the refugee council say this is because it won't be possible to remove or detain all the migrants, tens of thousands of whom could be left in limbo in the uk. the home office has said it doesn't recognise the figures. the united nations is warning of an approaching global water crisis because of pollution, global warming and over—consumption. it's published a new report on the issue before the first dedicated water summit in more than a0 years. consumption of water keeps rising, and the report says about 10% of the world's population live under water stress — where the ratio of water use to water availa

the office for national statistics has also found the rate of uk unemployment has remained unchanged 3.7% in the three months to january. it said real pay months to january. it said real pay continues though to fall, despite a drop in the inflation rate . a serving pcso who has rate. a serving pcso who has been sentenced to 12 months community service for sexually assaulting a female colleague. edward, a neighbour , assaulted edward, a neighbour, assaulted his fellow officer in a police station gym in 2020. the court heard how mr. neighbour hugged and kissed the neck of the victim without her consent. he remains suspended from police duty . five members of an duty. five members of an organised criminal group have been convicted of smuggling migrants into the uk in the back of a refrigerated lorry through portsmouth. the truck, which was being driven by a romanian and was carrying at least three people all from iraq who'd been brought into the country illegally . the brought into the country illegally. the gang's brought into the country illegally . the gang's activities illegally. th

and now the, office for national statistics , office for national statistics, retail figures for februarynounced and it's some positive news. retail sales volumes grew by 1.2% last month. building on a growth of just under 1% in january. retail expert jeremy baker is here with us now to go the figures. good morning to jeremy. this is positively this morning, isn't it? i mean, we're heading in the right direction, which is up . right direction, which is up. yes. things are getting better. slightly and some of the figures are slightly down. but generally things are getting better. people like shopping, like possessions. they like dressing up . you know, the whole retail up. you know, the whole retail thing really fits in with the consumer psychology , the consumer psychology, the difficulty for retail is it's in the front line of the anti—tnf relation. and so you go into the bank of england, takes away consumer money and in within with the interest rate, it takes away the consumers power and that impact the industry, the retail industry makes their of incredibly difficult and it's interesti

according to the office for national statistics, the main drivers of this were the return of childrenservices sector. chancellorjeremy hunt said the economy had proved to be resilient but said there was a "long way to go." a short time ago i spoke to yael selfin, chief economist at the accountancy firm kpmg, who said the numbers were encouraging but that the economy remained vulnerable. we still headwinds. overall growth is likely to be relatively weak. hour is likely to be relatively weak. how much will this _ is likely to be relatively weak. how much will this influence the upcoming budget? it much will this influence the upcoming budget?- much will this influence the upcoming budget? much will this influence the u -acomin budaet? ._ .., upcoming budget? it may indicate he will have a little _ upcoming budget? it may indicate he will have a little bit _ upcoming budget? it may indicate he will have a little bit more _ upcoming budget? it may indicate he will have a little bit more room, - will have a little bit more room, because if the economy is growing faster, it means he's more

the office for national statistics has the rate of uk unemployment has remained unchanged at 3.7% inn the . inflation tens of drop in the. inflation tens of thousands of appointments operations are expected to be cancelled . strikes by junior cancelled. strikes by junior doctors enters its second day. nhs leaders say the 72 hour action is putting emergency care under significant pressure. also the british medical association , junior doctors in england have suffered a 26% real terms cut to their pay last week. the health secretary invite the bma to talks but union rejected them due to unacceptable pre—conditions by the government . new figures show a fraction of police officers facing complaints over treatment of women were sacked . national women were sacked. national police chiefs data shows of the 1500 officers and staff accused of violence against women and girls just 1% left the force. it also found more than a thousand complaints were made against police conduct in a six month period. complaints relate to various allegations against police in england and wales between october 2

the office for national statistics says it's the result of higher growth in restaurants clothing andan 45 years. and that was partly driven by a shortage of vegetables. the bank of england will make their next interest rate decision tomorrow. most economists , including most economists, including laurie laird, were taken by surprise. these pretty bad numbers we all expected inflation to fall a little bit below 10. we actually went up we went up to an annual rate, 10.4. no saw this coming. it's a lot worse than anyone expected recently . it's going the wrong recently. it's going the wrong way . the government wants to see way. the government wants to see it go down. bank of england wants to see it go down. the uk's import bill more. wants to see it go down. the uk's import bill more . double uk's import bill more. double £217 billion in the last year. the offshore energy's uk report says it's the first time yearly import costs have broken . the import costs have broken. the £100 billion barrier and that equates to something like £4,200 per household . last year the uk per household. l

the office for national statistics has also found the rate of uk unemployment has remained unchanged.7% in the three months to january. it said real pay months to january. it said real pay continues to fall, despite a drop in the inflation. tens of thousands of appointments operations have been cancelled . operations have been cancelled. strikes by junior doctors is underway for the second day. nhs leaders say the 72 hour action is pushing emergency under significant pressure . the significant pressure. the british medical association , british medical association, junior doctors in england have suffered a 26% real terms cut to their pay. last week , the health their pay. last week, the health secretary invited the bma talks, but the union them due to unacceptable taboo preconditions imposed the government . new imposed the government. new figures show only a fraction of police officers facing complaints over their treatment of women were sacked . national of women were sacked. national police chiefs council . shows of police chiefs council. shows of the 1500 officers and staff who w

the latest from the office for national statistics . a bounce back from statistics.a bounce back from the fall seen in december last yeah the fall seen in december last year. the chancellor says the return to growth , the economy's return to growth, the economy's more resilient, many expected. ahead his spring budget on wednesday added, though there's still a long to go . the labour still a long to go. the labour leaders discussed his plans to prioritise scottish to boost the economy . sir prioritise scottish to boost the economy. sir keir prioritise scottish to boost the economy . sir keir starmer prioritise scottish to boost the economy. sir keir starmer is in glasgow with shadow chancellor rachel reeves . he says rachel reeves. he says scotland's creativity been held back by governments holyrood and westminster . what i want is an westminster. what i want is an economy in scotland that is forward. we have a mission from a labour government to have the sustained growth in, the g7 for scotland. that would take us hugely forward . the jobs of the hugely forward. the

if you look at the office for _ if you look at the office for national statistics figures compiled byare _ behind 17% in the last ten years so we are asking for the government to recognise _ we are asking for the government to recognise that as it's their own figures — recognise that as it's their own figures and repair the damage done to give _ figures and repair the damage done to give us— figures and repair the damage done to give us at least a 17% pay rise, which _ to give us at least a 17% pay rise, which is — to give us at least a 17% pay rise, which is very, very reasonable. 13396. which is very, very reasonable. 17%. what does — which is very, very reasonable. 17%. what does that _ which is very, very reasonable. 17%. what does that compare to win any of the other emergency services or other comparable organisations? given we have been so far behind in the last— given we have been so far behind in the last 20 — given we have been so far behind in the last 20 years i think it's very reasonable _ the last 20 years i think it's very reasonable to what others are asking for. reaso

this week office for national week the office for national statistics that inflation statistics revealnflation is climbing again, despite the government's stated mission to halve it . well, our south—east halve it. well, our south—east of england reporter ray addison went horsham in west sussex went to horsham in west sussex to find out how people and businesses are coping. the place i am seeing the cost of living the most is when i get to a supermarket and i cannot believe what a basket of groceries costs made food is really sky high. almost all prices up. i just can't get over how expensive it is these days. so yeah , i'm is these days. so yeah, i'm feeling it. the cost of living is on the rise again. uk inflation jumped unexpectedly last month with food prices at their highest rate for more than 45 years, hitting consumer is struggling to pay their bills . struggling to pay their bills. mohamed arshad runs knorr cash and carry in horsham . he says and carry in horsham. he says customers are wrestling with the increase. they are carrying. the people at the moment, you know, the too m

if people didn't work from home, the national the office for national statistics report only one in fourse a lot of jobs you can't there's almost a class divide on whether at home or whether you can work at home or i'm because you doing i'm not because you be doing anything with your hands. you in transport, in transport, you're in hospitality. at the beginning hospitality. so at the beginning of i got fly out of the pandemic, i got fly out and said, you'll be and the pilot said, you'll be pleased i'm working pleased to know i'm not working from home. i had right. from home. i had he was right. but also something but there's also something shifted in the labour market because there's a million plus vacancies. people got vacancies. some people have got more so they more power now. yeah and so they can their employer, unless more power now. yeah and so they can let their employer, unless more power now. yeah and so they can let me ir employer, unless more power now. yeah and so they can let me work ployer, unless more power now. yeah and so they can let me work from r, unless more power no

that's according to official figures from the office for national statistics with manufacturing contributingme is set to end for businesses today. well the scheme was introduced in october 2022 for six months to help businesses , public sector businesses, public sector organisations and voluntary organisations and voluntary organisations such as charities with their rising energy bills over the winter. chancellor jeremy hunt announced in january that a new energy bills discount scheme would replace the eb rs on the 1st of april and run until the 31st of march 2024 as cost of birmingham. now we're joined by liam halligan gb news, economics and business editor, to tell us more . economics and business editor, to tell us more. i'm in victoria square in the centre of birmingham. the shares are getting a bit of a facelift. you can see behind me the wonderful birmingham town hall built in 1834, near classical style. lots of economic news today. gdp has actually increased in the final quarter of last year. and that means that we've avoided recession , which is good news. recession, which is good ne

just in, according to the office for national statistics in the uk, the economy grew by nought pointews thatis 3% in january a positive news that is positive news. and we'll get there. we'll get a reaction to that in just a second. but with our poll, a majority of voters agree that people arriving in the uk legally should be removed and blocked from returning in line with the plans of the home secretary. now, of course, the prime in paris this morning to meet president macron for crunch talks. but when asked about the small boats crisis , 40% say small boats crisis, 40% say neither rishi sunak nor keir starmer can be trusted to handle it. only 20% of voters think the appointment of sue gray as keir starmer's chief staff is appropriate in the national poll. labour their leaders dropped below 20 points. but it's still 19 points. is it still a huge , huge gap between still a huge, huge gap between the two. let's talk to academic and professor of politics, matt goodwin, who's behind this poll. matt, good morning to you . let's matt, good morning to you. let's kick off with that headline

so latest figures from the office for national statistics show that if you look at in england and youiving in the kind of the poorest parts of england kind of die ten years than those die ten years younger than those in the most affluent areas of england and a lot of that, again, be due to low self. again, will be due to low self. so health care. so the so access to health care. so the most will able to most affluent will be able to some of private health care some kind of private health care and the p&o, i think will actually that of actually see that kind of worsening, is a bit of worsening, which is a bit of concern. yeah, it's good to say. it's interesting. know. it's interesting. i don't know. it'd interesting break it'd be interesting to break down it is down to down how much of it is down to things like treatment, cancer treatment and things, or just the different standards of living and the different lives , living and the different lives, styles, diets that styles, different diets that some of these scandinavian countries have. i mean, we know they have sort of a very differe

that's actually official office for national statistics numbers.nd. here's a direct quote from him . it's a shock to quote from him. it's a shock to the uk economy , he said, talking the uk economy, he said, talking about brexit of the order of magnitude . so other shocks that magnitude. so other shocks that we've seen the pandemic and the energy crisis. the first thing i'd say about that, mark with huge respect to rescues that obe are. it wasn't the pandemic that caused the drop in gdp . it was caused the drop in gdp. it was lockdown. it was the response to the pandemic. it wasn't covid. it was lockdown. and that's a very important issue, a very important distinction. we approach the public inquiry. important distinction. we approach the public inquiry . and approach the public inquiry. and also, i'd say that , you know, also, i'd say that, you know, lockdown to a 10% reduction in uk gdp, more than the global financial crisis . is he really financial crisis. is he really saying that brexit is going to lead to a 10% reduction? he's using the figure

for frozen berries and e—bikes. it's certainly not the case around at my house, that's according my house, but that's according to from the office. to new figures from the office. national statisticstatistics and the un collects prices collects thousands of prices across the goods to calculate the rising cost of living on a monthly inflation figures. and here to break it down for us, amongst other things, actually, is economics is our business and economics editor halligan with on the editor liam halligan with on the . money soap are people shopping baskets first shall we learn what's in them so the office for national statistics it follows about 750 different goods and services as the prices of those that's what feed into the inflation number. the next inflation number. the next inflation numbers coming next wednesday day. but just to give you a view is a little bit of insight . you a view is a little bit of insight. every year you a view is a little bit of insight . every year they change insight. every year they change of the goods. so when i was a lad was all spam and birds beef burgers. when you were a lad, it was chicken nuggets. and of course, because things go faster was c

these people, when we're talking about the office for national statistics the official . yeah. yes it's like pandemic all over it all skewed. just skewed . but let's skewed. just skewed. but let's look at the business model here. we've got a business model of huge syndicate of criminals . huge syndicate of criminals. these are being assisted . and these are being assisted. and i'm going to say this, this and this is i've seen this with my own eyes by the refugee charities . ken kelly is charities. ken kelly is currently under investigation by the charities commission. you can check that on the charity's website. but telling them how to cross where, to cross what to say when they land when they land on the that begin getting what to be smashed is the business model from the top down. and also these dinghies. why are they being made? where are they being stored? they need to be destroyed just like this . to be destroyed just like this. child care for kelly on the had to actually put their side of that and to defend themselves. what we do know because mark white, our correspondent

the office for national statistics reported a 1.2% increase in february compared to the previous months had predicted a rise of just nought point 2. the un says the broader picture, though for retail remains subdued with little real growth over last 18 months because of the cost of living crisis and ever fancied walking in the footsteps of the king will you can as long as you promise . take your shoes off for promise. take your shoes off for first time in living memory, visitors will be allowed to stand in the exact spot where king charles will be crowned inside westminster abbey on, may the sixth. specially guided will include access to the mediaeval mosaic, the king's motty pavement. you'll have to wear socks, though no bare will be allowed to protect the 13 century flooring . this is gb century flooring. this is gb news to bring you more as it happens. now, though, it's over to you. patrick. patrick yes. happy friday, everybody. let's get cracking. and there's only one place to start, really, isn't there? that is the decision to postpone the king queen visit to so queen consort stat

according to the office for national statistics, the main drivers of this were the return of childrene grounds of diminished responsibility, and was sentenced to 26 years in prison. but more than a decade later, he is being considered for early release, and could be freed in november. joanna's mother diana parkes wants to stop brown getting out, and has met with thejustice secretary dominic raab. he was extremely intent on listening to what we were saying, and i think he's going to look into it very closely. i pushed him very hard in terms of making commitments, and he did explicitly say that he would definitely review this case properly under his new powers. he clearly cannot make any commitment in terms of the outcome of that review. that's something that will have to play its way through. the campaign to prevent brown's early release was launched earlier this month, and is also backed by carriejohnson, the wife of the former prime minister. just astonished at the amount of publicity that we've had. absolutely astonished. and really, it's down to carrie johnson, because for years, i

that's according to the office for national statistics of national statistics the rate of consumer indexhigh energy costs and bad weather . and that high energy costs and bad weather. and that report into britain's largest police force has been described by the home secretary as very concerning . secretary as very concerning. she's rejected the label of institution of racism. baroness louise casey, who led the review, found the met police be institutionally racist misogyny and homophobic . the cost of and homophobic. the cost of detaining and accommodating migrants under new government could cost more than £9 billion in the first three years, to according a refugee charity. their calculations are based on the home office being able to remove 10,000 people to rwanda each year . remove 10,000 people to rwanda each year. right. we've we've been on air from 6 am. this morning at half past beverley and andrew . they continue. they and andrew. they continue. they take the baton . beverley, what's take the baton. beverley, what's getting guys talking? boris getting you guys talking? boris bofis

and non—alcoholic drink prices have risen by an average of 16.8, and according to the office for national statisticsof uk adults admitted to buying less food as a result . here in bolton , things are . here in bolton, things are very much the same as they are everywhere else in the uk with the cost of food and drink higher than it ever has been before. people are struggling to cope. before. people are struggling to cope . it seems , and we've got cope. it seems, and we've got people who call me and although we got people to homeless, we've got people who are unemployed , got people who are unemployed, we've got people who are working. we actually we supply food nhs staff . a of food to nhs staff. a lot of people at the end of the day doesn't really matter if you need it, call with the spring budget tomorrow , people will budget tomorrow, people will desperately be hoping for improved support from the government. but if that doesn't come, many will be out of opfions. come, many will be out of options . more come, many will be out of options. more and more people talk to us on the day feeling down to f

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national bank 3 rubles. 2 kop. and now the world news in poland recorded a record for 26 years, inflation, 18 4%, this shows the data of the main statistical office of the country only for the last month. prices rose by more than a percent, it is specified that most of all inflation affected food products by almost a quarter, moreover. moment energy and transport services have risen in price and, finally, the social network tiktok wanted to share from the chinese parent company bitance . social network is estimated at 40-50 billion dollars, however, the recent collapse of the american cvb bank may affect the final cost. he hit startups all over the world and with that, stay with us. spend a weekend using fun, have a nice day. the first link the only click minus 11.000 rubles. a resident of the district, who became a victim of cyber scammers, turned to the oktyabrskaya district department of internal affairs of the capital, the man said that he had made an internet banking request in the browser and followed the first link . the page looked the same as the official website of the bank. as a result, he left his personal data literally immediately d

for more resources. the national center for health statistics is in the d.c. area, and maryland. there is a washington office. but it needs to be much stronger. it's a structural weakness that cdc is not there to frankly make its case to hhs, omb, congress, two advocacy groups in the kind of force needed. there are a few ways to do that but the bottom line is that you have to show up and be there, even hundreds of trips don't replace having high-level staff they're getting to know people. nadia is also in a washington area, when then i asked director mentioned to me that in the past quarter he had had lunch with every single congressional staff member on one of the committees either authorized or funded nayausheeng. i thought, that is great. that is one -- but i have not done that, and cdc has done that for the agency has a whole, and that's one small example we. >> i think you can think about this in multiple levels. when i started as a cdc director, the washington office was in the humphrey building. a decision was made without consultation that perhaps at the cdc and washington office should be moved some

national statistics office. inflation rate increased in february, bahman. in recent months, england has witnessed strikes in various sectors and the strikers want to increase their wages . the special envoy for peace in the middle east said that israel's settlements are a clear violation of international laws and un resolutions. inflation selander, the special chairperson of the security council to investigate developments in palestine, said that the demolition and land confiscation of palestinian houses and buildings in the occupied areas of the west bank of the jordan river, especially in the east, continues, and the meteorological organization announced that most parts of the country are under snow and rain on the roads khorasan, razavi, south khorasan, sistan and baluchistan, yazd and kerman, rains with sports, taking into account that in the region of each of them in the afternoon hours, we should expect convective nights, especially in the mountainous areas and skirts . related along with zagros alborz, including east azarbaijan, west azarbaijan, kurdistan, kermanshah, ilam, khuzestan, hamedan, central tehran, zanjan alborz, qazvin, chaharmahal, bakhtiari, kahkiloyeh, and boyer ahmed b

people use that to pay for their private rents, they have seen the private rent go up and we have done some digging on money box, we have some numbers from the office of national statisticses down, if and when, that the landlords go, inflation is coming down so i will drop your rent. let me give you a real example to illustrate that point. i have been to see a guy called dean in stockport, he is on universal credit, worked for many decades, on universal credit at the moment, the living allowance of that is £524 a month. he has been getting there every month for the last three years. his rent now is £576. that has gone up nearly 10% and that is leaving him short, £50 a month. that means more rent arrears for dean, greater depth the dean and it is a big problem for people like dean. the wider impact, events big international and local charities, a lot of serve them are saying that a freeze on the local housing allowances is one of the biggest drivers and to pushing people into homelessness. people listening will say find an alternative, find a cheaper alternative. if you look, this is what we are saying about the rental market, this is reflecting the cost of living, inflat

national bank 3 rubles. 2 kop. a now the world news in poland recorded a record for 26 years. inflation 18 and 4%. this is shown by the data of the main statistical office of the country for the last month only. prices rose by more than a percent, it is specified that inflation affected food products the most by almost a quarter, except for cement , transport services rose in price and , finally, the social network tiktok wanted to share from the chinese parent company beat dance, the management considers this decision a last resort in case the company is not it will be possible to convince the authorities in the united states that the social network does not pose any threat to the country, according to analysts, the cost of the social network is estimated at 40-50 billion dollars, however, the recent collapse of the american cvb bank may affect the final cost. he hit startups all over the world and with that, stay with us. spend a weekend using fun, have a nice day. the first link is the only one click minus 11.000 rubles. in the oktyabrskaya police department , a resident of the district, who became a victim of cyber scammers, applied as the capital,