we start here in the uk because in 90 minutes time, we ll find out if inflation is continuting to fall. the rate at which prices are rising fell to 4.6% in the year to october, down from 6.7% the month before. that sharp fall was due to cheaper energy prices and declines in oil and gas prices might bring the headline rate of inflation even lower in november, with economists estimating 4.3%. in a bid to curb inflation, the bank of england has increased interest rates to 5.15%. some of you know that only too well. live now to kallum pickering, senior economist at berenberg. good morning to you, it s been a while. give us your take on inflation today, will go in the direction we wanted to? yes, it robabl direction we wanted to? yes, it probably will direction we wanted to? yes, it probably will fall direction we wanted to? yes, it probably will fall as direction we wanted to? yes, it probably will fall as you - probably will fall as you mention, a5 seem to be the estimate
iam in i am in stroud, where it is snowing. it may not be real but it is probably as close as many of us will get to a white christmas. a cloudy and damp day, murky in the west, rain crossing the north of the country. tonight and tomorrow the wind becomes a feature. details later. good morning. it s wednesday, the 20th of december. junior doctors in england are about to start a three day strike in a dispute over pay. they ll walk out from seven o clock this morning, after five weeks of negotiations failed to reach an agreement. this time of year is traditionally one of the nhs s most busy periods. our health correspondent sharon barbour has the details. hospitals across england, already struggling with the pressures that winter brings, are bracing themselves, as tens of thousands ofjunior doctors walk out for three days. whose nhs? our nhs! dr greenhaus, a surgical registrar. he s already qualified to undertake major knee and hip surgery. every time that i go and see a patien
to protect commercial ships in the red sea. countries joining the security group include the uk, france, canada, bahrain, norway and spain. it comes after the energy giant, bp, suspended its shipping operations through the red sea because cargo vessels are being attacked by houthi rebels from yemen. this is the route taken by around 12% of world shipping which then passes through the suez canal. but several major freight companies have now stopped passing through here. because of the risk. instead they are taking the much longer route all the way around africa via the cape of good hope. that adds costs and delays. here s the us defense secretary lloyd austin. these attacks are reckless, dangerous and they violate international law. we are taking action to build an international coalition to address the threat. i would remind you that this is not just a us issue, this is an international problem and it deserves an international response. joining me now is marc 0stwald, chief e
pressure is set to pass to the north of the uk and lots of isobars on the chart, strong winds and a cold front slipping south. a band of cloud and rain and to the sunny spells and showers, some of them are wintry over the high ground in scotland but it is the wind that will cause issues on thursday, widely a windy day with gales in places and we could see 80 mph gusts and some really rough seas around some eastern coasts and some coastal flooding, so some real disruption to travel on thursday and it stays quite windy in the run up to christmas but broadly speaking on the milder side and if you do want some snow on christmas day, i think it is really only likely over hills in the north of the uk. and that s bbc news at six. now its time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. hello there, i m 0lly foster. here s what s coming up on sportsday. farewell to forest, with the team sliding on the stable. steve cooper has been sacked. we ll be at all the quarterfinals incl
ahead of his fellow countryman and title rival marco bezzecchi. the result extends bagnaia s lead in the championship to 35 points going into a break. bezzecchi who s also a duccati rider was second and spain s aleix espargaro completed the podium.racing will start again in early august. france s sebastien 0gier won the 70th edition of the safari rally kenya afterjust managing to hold off this season s points leader kalle rovanpera in a thrilling finale. 0gier, who s an 8 time world champion held a narrow 13.6 second advantage over reigning champion rovanpera going into the final three stages of the event. that margin was cut to under ten seconds going into the last route but 0gier held on to win. it s the final day of major league baseball s visit to london. the saint louis cardinals beat the chicago cubs 7 5 in the second game of the series. the cubs led by four runs after the first inning. but the cardinals took the lead in the fourth