an emotional appeal to the public from the family of nicola bulley to help find her. and a warning that mammals such as foxes and otters are contracting avian flu after eating dead birds. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the countdown is on to the six nations, as england s new coach steve borthwick goes for a more youthful side. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the bank of england has rasied interest rates to 4%, their highest level for m years, as it continues its attempts to curb soaring inflation. the latest rise, the tenth in a row, will mean higher mortgage payments for homeowners with a typical tracker mortgage. but people with savings should benefit. the bank also said that the uk is set to enter recession this year though it could be shorter than was previously forecast. and it also predicted a significant fall in inflation by the end of this year. our economics editor, faisal islam, has all the details. sophie, rates have been raised consistentl
we still, of course, work out the detail of the inquiry, but we are still. it is still sinking in, to be honest. charges of attempted rape and assault are dropped against manchester united footballer mason greenwood, after a key witnesses withdraws involvement. the oil giant shell reports record annual profits of £32 billion the highest in its 115 year history. and a watchdog urges landlords to act now after tens of thousands of homes were found to have serious damp and mould issues. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the bank of england has raised interest rates from 3.5 to 4% their highest level since 2008. the increase will leave millions of households facing higher mortgages at a time when many are already struggling with energy and food bills. the bank also says the uk will enter recession, but it won t be as severe as they predicted last year. the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, has been speaking with our economics editor, faisal islam. we th
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the bank of england has raised interest rates from 3.5 to li% their highest level since 2008. the increase will leave millions of households facing higher mortgages at a time when many people are already struggling with energy and food bills. it will also have an impact on repayment charges on bank loans and credit cards but it is better news for savers, who should get a higher return. the bank of england says the increase will help to curb rising prices. our economics correspondent andy verity reports. in leeds like every where else, the cost of keeping up a mortgage isjumping, because of interest rates. stu is used to saving after spending much of his life on a minimum wage. he got a better paying job as a librarian, but like many, his wages have stagnated. when his mortgage expired his payments went from £90 a month to £360. i thought the days of checking the bank balance were gone. but they re back with a vengeance now. it is
in fact, could have been primed and ready to fire, as it was. and he was found guilty of that, which was a very significant conviction here. but today, he has escaped a jail sentence, being given a three year suspended sentence. but as i say, these type of cases are very divisive in northern ireland. there are a number of other cases where former veterans are awaiting charging decisions here. mr mcanespie s family have welcomed the fact that there was a conviction. and finally the case was reopened, and then manslaughter charges were brought against david holden in 2018. and last year, he was found guilty of manslaughter. that there was a conviction. they would have liked to see, and other victims group would have liked to see, a custodial sentence, but on the other hand, there are many others in northern ireland who are deeply opposed to the idea of former soldiers who have served in northern ireland during the conflict known as the troubles being brought back to court decades later
of cases in northern ireland against former soldiers, which is very divisive for communities here. and that happened in 1998 that mr mcanespie, he was unarmed, he walking through the checkpoint and he was struck by a bullet which ricocheted off the road and killed him. david holden, the soldier responsible, at the time argued back then that his hands had slipped, he was just 18, he was on duty for the first time, that he hadn t meant to fire at mr mcanespie. at that time, he was given a fine by the army, and he very much considered the matter closed. but mr mcanespie s family campaigned for many years to getjustice, and finally the case was reopened, and then manslaughter charges were brought against david holden in 2018. and last year, he was found guilty of manslaughter. and the judge found that there was gross negligence to have pointed the gun at mr mcanespie, that he shouldn t have assumed that the gun was not cocked, that it,