United Kingdom and Japan both fall into recession

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New data has revealed that the economies of both the United Kingdom and Japan have fallen into recession. Japan’s GDP has now fallen behind Germany, making it the fourth largest economy in the world. Also on the programme, an oil leak off Trinidad and Tobago causes a national environmental emergency but the clean up continues. And ski resorts struggle as record temperatures leads to less snow for tourists who flock to the mountains for skiing. Photo by NEIL HALL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (14297233b)