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
looking at the picture over a few years, the bank now says something remarkable, that after the pandemic and brexit and the energy shock, the economy has suffered a more enduring hit, meaning it will not have grown at all during the 2020s so far, still at the same size at the end of 2019, just before covid, all the way through until 2026. more in a lost half decade. the squeeze continues. an official interest rate of 4% should not feel huge, but it does, for people likejoanne, who runs a furniture and gift shop. the mortgage furniture and gift shop. the mortgage has furniture and gift shop. tue: mortgage has increased, furniture and gift shop. tte: mortgage has increased, gas and electric have increased, wages have increased and are due to go up again, so there is a lot of things that i have to think about on a daily basis to ensure that the business will be sustainable for the future. but business will be sustainable for the future. . ., , business will be sustainable for the fu