good evening and welcome to the programme. england s three match series againstjamaica gets under way in the next hour. the series is part of both sides preparations for the world cup in south africa this summer. england enjoyed their first series win overjamaica for eight years when the sides last met in 2021, and will be looking for more of the same against the sunshine girls tonight. jo currie is at manchester s a0 arena for us. jo, a big yearahead for england s netballers? it s a big game without world cup in south africa this summer. both teams have travelled that tournament hoping to medal, and all about the preparation and doing everything they can do to book their place in that squad. jamaica will prove a real test for england this week. they play them in manchester than two times more in london this weekend. jamaica will surprise were surprise silver medallist last games in birmingham. england come here with a little bit to prove. they walked away and forth as en
an unnamed conservative mp, arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault, has been released on bail pending further police enquiries. the evacuation of the steelworks in mariupol continues. ukrainian officials say they are doing everything possible and impossible to save the remaining fighters. nearly half of the new nurses and midwives registered to work in the uk in the past year have come from abroad. industry leaders have questioned whether the levels of international recruitment are sustainable. and, in a huge tunnel has been discovered running under the mexico us border with its own rail track, electricity, and ventilation system. authorities say it was being used to smuggle drugs. welcome to bbc news. the uk s rate of inflation the measure of the rise in the cost of living has hit its highest level for a0 yea rs. and the rate at which it is increasing is the fastest since records began. it reached 9% in april, up from 7% the month before. that means the price
percentage. now you really have to be on percentage. now you really have to be on your percentage. now you really have to be on your a percentage. now you really have to be on your a game in order to win anygamo ahead of tonight s match at quarter past seven, i ve beenjoined by former england captain amber. it s always quite a tasty series, but just put into contrast how big the series is when you have the world cup around the corner? cup around the corner? it s huge, and ou cup around the corner? it s huge, and you mentioned cup around the corner? it s huge, and you mentioned after - cup around the corner? it s huge, - and you mentioned after commonwealth games. and you mentioned after commonwealth games. england and you mentioned after commonwealth games, england excelled and you mentioned after commonwealth games, england excelled themselves. . games, england excelled themselves. typically. games, england excelled themselves. typically. england games, england exce
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the governor of the bank of england has said he felt helpless given the situation, which is probably, might i dare say, not really what you want to hear from the i dare say, not really what you want to hearfrom the man i dare say, not really what you want to hear from the man at the top of the bank of england, is it?- the bank of england, is it? well, this is a shock the bank of england, is it? well, this is a shock that the bank of england, is it? well, this is a shock that is the bank of england, is it? well, this is a shock that is affecting i this is a shock that is affecting many countries. this is a shock to international commodity prices. this is something that is just going to make our country poorer because we import those things. there is little bank of england can do to with international prices stop it can raise interest rates which can reduce domestic sources of inflation. they can t do much about international sources of inflation. the bank isn t the place to look.