And crimewatch one of the bbcs longest running shows is axed after 33 years. Coming up in the sport on bbc news, well have details of the world cup play off draw as Northern Ireland find out who they have to beat to make it to russia next summer. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Inflation has reached its highest level in more than five years driven up by increases in transport and food prices. The rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices index, increased to 3 last month up from 2. 9 in august. Its good news for pensioners who are in line to get a 3 pension increase from next april. But for the working population and people on benefits it will put more pressure on already stretched household incomes. Our economics correspondent andy verity reports. Whats this got to do with the cost of living . The price of fish was one of living . The price of fish was one of the fastest rising goods in the year to september, up by 13. 6 . If youre thinking of putting it
Next summer has been made. Northern ireland have avoided italy but have a tricky tie against switzerland. Thanks olly. And chris has all the weather. The remnants of one storm, and youve already got your eyes on the next. The next autumn could be on its way through friday night. More on that coming up. With food and travel costs going up, how would you could . Also coming up were not going to need a bigger boat. Weve got a drone. The new way to tackle australias shark problem. How will you cope . Hello, everyone. This is afternoon live im simon mccoy. Chances are many of youve already noticed the cost of living has gone up again. Inflation has reached its highest level in more than five years up to 3 with travelling and eating costing us more. But this is good news for pensioners who will now get a 3 pension increase from next april. Our economics correspondent andy verity reports. Whats this got to do with the cost of living . The price of fish was one of the fastest rising goods in t
Election thailands Prime Minister defies the protesters. But first a developing story coming out of iraq. At least 58 have been killed in a series of attack. 94 others have been wounded. The bombings targeted the capital baghdad and bacuba. Further south the bodies of three police were found near the capital. The latest attacks coming after a stripping of bombings hit kur cook on tuesday. Those blasts killed at least 13 people. Imran khan has reported extensively from iraq and joins us in the studio. Put this into context for us. Why are the attacks happening in shiadominated area . Lets break them down. The first attack was in a shiadominated area. Its two fold. You have the shiadominated area, that the sunni groups are too close iran, who is close to the syrian government. They say they have not been given enough rights under the shiadominated government, so they have grievances and feel like they are being attacked in fallujah and ramadi. In backooufa the attack took place at a fune