1 1 draw against newcastle. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. four teenage friends who were found dead in a crashed car in gwynedd in north wales earlier this month died from drowning, a coroner has said. wilf fitchett, jevon hirst, harvey owen and hugo morris had gone missing during a camping trip. our reporter chris deardenjoins us from the inquest in caernarfon. yes, this morning s hearing at the coroners court lasted just four minutes here in caernarfon, and another none of the families of the four young men were present. the senior coroner confirmed the names and ages of all four, 16 year old kevan hurst, wilf fitchett, jevon hirst, harvey owen and hugo morris, all four described simply as being from shropshire, we are told they were in north wales on a camping trip that weekend before last. the coroner said the post mortem exam nations had taken place and showed that all four had drowned when the car they were travelling in left the a4085, the car was l
thanks forjoining us on bbc news. uk inflation has hit the bank of england s target of 2% for the first time in almost three years. the figure which tells us the rate at which prices are rising hit the target in may, coming down from 2.3% in april. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. gary in sussex used to have seven butchers shops. he now has four. forced to make cuts as he s been caught between soaring costs over the last few years and customers with lean budgets looking for value. but things are easing. the price is probably 10 15% more than they were at the beginning of covid, but the actual price of the product is pretty much stationary now. well, we hope it s stationary. it would be nice if it would come down, but i can t see that, not in the foreseeable future anyway. it s global food and energy costs, which triggered the rise in inflation to ii% in 2022, which have also helped it fall to the 2% target, along with the rate rises over the last
You guessed it, its eurovision time again coming up in the sport on bbc news, Europa League and potential Champions League prizes both on offer for Manchester United ahead of their second leg against celta vigo at old trafford. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. If a leaked copy of labours manifesto is anything to go by, the party is about to propose some of the most sweeping changes to its policies in a generation. The draft proposals seen by the bbc range from renationalising the railways and parts of the energy sector, an emphasis on workers rights to scrapping tuition fees in england. This afternoon, party chiefs signed off on an amended version of the document. Jeremy corbyn, who said the final, fully costed manifesto will be published in a few days, described it as transformative. The conservatives called it the road to ruin. Heres our Political Editor laura kuennsberg. They wondered what exactly was going on, and you might too. This was meant to be the grand unveil
Under way before the uks General Election. We will have all the details. 100,000 hotel rooms and 20 million visitors. Dubai sets its sights high as it prepares for the 2020 world expo. Well get the inside track from the hotelier hoping to cash in on the Building Boom. So luxury hotelsment we want to know whats the best perk you got from a hotel. Keep it clean. Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. I dread to think what people will send after that comment from sally. There is just one day to go until voters here in the uk head to the polls for the General Election. Its the Second National poll in two years after the referendum on eu membership. In light of recent terror attacks, security been a key issue on the campaign trail, but the economy will be a key factor that influences how people vote. And that could be determined by brexit. Minimising disruption to the economy is one of the most divisive issues between the governing conservatives and the opposition labour party. Since
To push the boundaries in a pool. The olympic champion broke his own world record in the 50m breaststroke twice in one day. And sniffing out disease. Could dogs hold the key to early diagnosis of parkinsons . And carol has the weather. After a bright start in the east, the rain already in the west will move east through the day and we will all see it, heaviest in scotla nd will all see it, heaviest in scotland and Northern Ireland and Northern England and itll be accompanied by blustery winds. Behind it we see a return to sunshine and showers. More in 15 minutes. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. All sales of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned from 2040 as part of efforts to reduce Air Pollution. The government is also expected to announce more than £250 million of funding for local councils to tackle emissions from Diesel Vehicles. Holly hamilton reports. Drives up in a 9001908 model t. Weve come a long way in terms of design but for 100 years weve been relying o