months of this year. it is an indicator they are still making big sums of money even as homes and businesses struggle with the pressure of the rising cost of living, that of are by the high energy prices. living, that of are by the high energy prices- living, that of are by the high energy prices. food prices in the uk continued to soar in april, despite a drop in wholesale costs, new figures show. food inflationjumped to 15.7% last month, compared to april in 2022, up from 15% in march, the british retail consortium said. but the cost of a food shop should start to come down in the next few months, the trade body claimed. more than a hundred police officers in france were injured during may day demonstrations yesterday. hundreds of thousands of protestors took to the streets over a law raising the state pension age. buildings were set alight as some people threw petrol bombs and fireworks. almost 300 people were arrested, and the french interior minister has called for severe punishm
to the same time last year. time to get the sport now, with katie smith. breaking news leeds united are set to sack managerjavi gracia and are in talks to appoint former england boss sam allardyce as his replacement. director of football victor orta is also set to leave the club. leeds are 17th in the premier league, above the relegation zone only on goal difference. gracia has won only three of his 11 league games since taking over in febraury. barry hearn, the president of matchroom sport, has told 5live they are urging sheffield council to build a bigger crucible theatre so they can keep the world snooker championship there each year. hearn says they need to keep the tournament commercially viable. it comes as luca brecel was crowned champion beating mark selby 18 15 in front of the 950 capacity crowd. hearn called it one of the best championships in the past 40 years. sean dyche says everton s draw
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term correction in pay. bp has announced stronger than expected profits for the first three months of this year. the firm made £4 billion between january and march. that s down by around £1 billion on last year, as oil prices having fallen from the peak seen after russia s invasion of ukraine. the organisation representing supermarkerts says food prices should start to come down in the next few months. figures from the british retail consortium show the cost of groceries in april was 15.7% higher than last year. xl bully is not a band breed, might i add. let s speak to emma, the mother of a child who was killed by
that is actually quite hard to come by in any other way. we as a family see ourselves as there to support that role. what we do, we hope, contributes to the monarchy. what about a slimmed down monarchy with fewer working royals? well, i think the slimmed down was said in a day when there were a few more people around to make that seem like a justifiable comment. the world changes a bit. it changes a bit, it doesn t sound like a good idea from where i am standing. it is eight months very nearly since the crown passed to charles at the moment of his mother s death. his coronation will be a moment of intense, international focus, both on him and the centuries old institution that he heads. nicholas witchell, bbc news. food prices in the uk continued to soar in april despite a drop in wholesale costs, new figures show. food inflationjumped to 15.7% last month, compared to april in 2022, up from 15% in march,