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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
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces plans to 'put the brakes on' reopening certain sectors of the economy for at least two weeks as the number of coronavirus infections rises. SOUNDBITE
Britain says it would be closing schools to stem the spread of coronavirus, as the death toll topped 100 and Londoners braced for tougher measures to tackle the outbreak. SOUNDBITE
Domhnall Gleeson's co star frustration
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