| Thursday 6 August 2009 - 22.30 BST - BBC TWO Presented by Gavin Esler Just as we all thought the economic weather was improving with a string of indicators today suggesting signs of recovery, the Bank of England comes along and rains on the parade. What they've seen of the economy has led them to decide to continue with the policy of Quantitative Easing - pouring in another £50bn to shore up Britain's economy. So just where are we in the recession? We'll be speaking to experts here, and we'll be joined live from Paris by the President of the European Central Bank, Jean-Claude Trichet. The police have been told to make immediate changes to the way they control public protests after it emerged that officers refused to allow a woman who was bleeding to leave a cordoned area for five hours. The incident took place during the G20 demonstration in London four months ago. A report from the Independent Police Complaints Commission says doctors believe the woman may have suffered a miscarriage. Tonight the woman in question - who cannot be identified - has given her only interview to Newsnight about the events at the protests in April in the City of London. Watch a clip here. It's been Labour Deputy Leader Harriet Harman's turn to step into Gordon Brown's shoes this week, while he's on holiday. Her outspoken comments about rape, women in politics and bank bonuses have led to vitriolic attacks from some sections of the press. Why does Harriet Harman always attract such criticism? Our political editor Michael Crick's been finding out. Plus, what ever happened to Woolies? After 99 years of trading on the British high street, the company went into administration last year and Woolworths stores across the country closed their doors. Graham Satchell has travelled across the UK to find out what, if anything, has replaced the pic 'n' mix, and what the fate of old Woolies stores tells us about where we live. We'll be showing on air some of the many photos you've sent in of former Woolworths premises, and we've made a photo gallery of a selection of them too. Do join Gavin Esler at 10.30pm on BBC Two. | 
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