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Added on the 18/11/2022 21:37:51 - Copyright : Euronews EN
Here we take a closer look at how the fluctuating value of the pound affects people in their daily lives. It covers everything from the impact on imported food and cars to how UK pensions paid to expats overseas will be affected
As new figures show the UK is in recession, with two successive quarters of falling GDP in Q3 and Q4 2023, the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt says that the economy is "more resilient than most people predicted" and insists that the government will "stick to our guns" on its plans to bring down inflation. News of the recession comes as voters go to the polls in two by-elections on Thursday, with the Conservatives fearful of losing one-time strongholds in Wellingborough, central England, and Kingswood in the southwest. SOUNDBITE
Inside the Joint Coordination Centre in Istanbul, the organisation overseeing the grain exports, the Ukrainian and Russian delegations monitor the first shipment of Ukrainian grain as it leaves the port of Odessa under a deal aimed at relieving a global food crisis following Russia's invasion of its neighbour. The vessel was carrying 26,000 tonnes of corn, according to Ukraine's infrastructure minister Oleksandr Kubrakov. IMAGES
Paris, Aug 12 (EFE) .- (Camera: Mario García) The heatwave that has affected Spain since Wednesday arrived in France on Thursday, where peaks of 40ºC are expected in the southeast of the country.FOOTAGE OF PARIS.
Dhaka, Jul 1 (EFE/EPA).- Bangladesh continued to impose Thursday a strict COVID-19 lockdown as the country reported over 8,822 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours.The South Asian country has so far recorded over 900,000 COVID-19 cases and 14,503 deaths since the beginning of pandemic. (Camera: MONIRUL ALAM). B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF DHAKA, BANGLADESH, DURING COVID-19 LOCKDOWN.
London, Jan 26 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Neil Hall) The British Government plans to establish a quarantine in hotels for passengers entering England from high-risk countries, according to local media on Tuesday.FOOTAGE OF THE SURROUNDINGS OF HEATHROW AIRPORT.
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