deserves no blame whatsoever fo the economy while denying his reckless spending led to reckless prices. the idea that the cost inflatio is bizarre, if it s my fault, why is it the other major industrial, why is it the case. that is higher. you ask yourself that. i m not being the wiseguy, that s the end of the quote to peter ducey pressing the white house on that whopper of a claim . he says that inflation is worse everywhere, but here, that s not true. the worst is u.s. worse inflation than japan, italy, saudi arabia,. i think that what we are seeing is that when you talk about inflation, it is a global thing right it is not just abou the united states, this is something that everyone is feeling because of coming outs of a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic , because of that war that russia has started in ukraine. and after blabbing away to the ap, it seems like those close to the president didn t want him to do anymore talking. the white house considering trying to buy vot
children in england today should never be allowed to legally buy tobacco products once they are adults the new recommendations to cut smoking rates. and i m here on the isle of wight where they have made an extraordinary dinosaur discovery. they found the remains of what could be the largest ever carnival discovery in europe. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel the premier league suspends its six year tv deal with russian broadcaster match tv, because of the invasion of ukraine. the cost of filling an average family car with petrol has reached £100 for the first time. petrol retailers are charging on average 182 pence a litre, with some forecourts charging more than £2. the increase is largely blamed on the impact of the war in ukraine on global energy supplies. our business correspondent andy verity reports. this morning, £100 develop the average tank. it’s this morning, £100 develop the average tank- average tank. it s terrible. extremely average tan
and you are looking in for every week and month that goes by, the dream of homeownership recedes further into the distance. the average age of first time buyers has been rising continuously. the proportion of young people who can afford to buy their own home has been falling. between 2005 2016, the proportion of 2534 year olds that owned their own home fell by 20%, whereas in most other countries, it has been rising. it is true that we still have higher rates of overall homeownership just ahead of france and just ahead of germany. and it is true that we are building more as fast as we can after a sustained decline in home ownership rates in the labour government, which is now starting to go back up thanks to our support forfirst time starting to go back up thanks to our support for first time buyers and also building more homes. last year, there were 400,001st time buyers of property which was a 20 year high. 400,000 property which was a 20 year high. 400,000 first time
ukrainian people and they should continue to have our support for as long as it takes. fix, continue to have our support for as long as it takes. long as it takes. a few weeks ago, the world cringed long as it takes. a few weeks ago, the world cringed at long as it takes. a few weeks ago, the world cringed at the long as it takes. a few weeks ago, the world cringed at the prime - the world cringed at the prime minister s fawning welcome for elon musk and this time, they are fleeing his platform on the latest vile outburst. what exactly is the prime minister thinking he might learn from an unelected super rich individual who had taken over a once successful organisation and plunged it into a death spiral? mr successful organisation and plunged it into a death spiral? it into a death spiral? mr speaker, it s a striking. it into a death spiral? mr speaker, it s a striking. from it into a death spiral? mr speaker, it s a striking. from the - it s a striking. from the
are on the cusp of what could be a critical moment in the course of the war. israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has been meeting his cabinet to vote on a proposed deal that would see hamas release dozens of israeli hostages over the next few days. they were seized at gunpoint when hamas designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government launched its attacks on israel on october 7th. it s thought, in return, israel would release more than 100 palestinian prisoners and there would be a four day pause in fighting. let s get the latest from our senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, who is in tel aviv. tonight, the talking continues at the israeli government. ministers are having their say. this deal was carefully prepared over weeks of negotiation involving mediation by qatar and egypt. it has strong backing from the united states and there is a strong desire fear among israelis to see the hostages brought home. so, when the talking is finished in t