it s down from just over 10% in march to 8.7% in the year to april. but the drop is less than many expected, driven by food prices which have continued to surge at their fastest rate in nearly 45 years. the uk looks poised to win a battle with spain and host a multi billion pound electric car battery plant in somerset. and a life changing medical breakthrough, as a man paralysed in a cycling accident walks again thanks to implants in his brain. later in the hour we was discussed bbc sport. good evening. there have been more details from south wales police about the events leading to the death of two boys in cardiff. but their account has raised fresh questions. security camera footage showed a police van following the teenage edges on the electric bike moments before the accident. kyrees, who was 16, and a 15 year old harvey evans were both killed. the police say they had no vehicles on the road where the crash happened. at the families are both boys have said the pair were b
So whos right . Ill speak to one firm that says things are looking up, but its tough out there. In sport Lewis Hamilton labels Sebastian Vettel a disgrace after the two collide in an action packed azerbaijan grand prix. Coming of age he made his debut just six years ago, now ed sheeran has closed the Glastonbury Festival on the main pyramid stage. And carol has the weather. For many of us today, it will be a fine and dry day with a fair bit of sunshine. However, the cloud will build from the west and we will see some rain in Northern Ireland later this afternoon, heralding an u nsettled this afternoon, heralding an unsettled week ahead. First, our main story. Every single tower block which has had its cladding tested since the grenfell disaster has failed fire safety inspections. 60 high rises in 25 areas of england have been examined so far. Local councils are being urged to send samples in more quickly for testing. There are still more than 500 other buildings nationwide that need to
But it comes with a warning on inflation. A Human Rights Lawyer is struck off, for Acting Dishonestly in bringing abuse claims against british soldiers in iraq. And the midfielder who became chelseas record goal scorer, Frank Lampard retires from football. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is the denial, by the Archbishop Of Canterbury, justin welby, that he was aware of any allegations of physical abuse, made against a barrister who worked at a christian summer camp for boys in the 19705 and 1980s. Bbc news has spoken today to the barristers daughter, who says her father must face justice if the claims are borne out. John smyth, whos now in his 70s and lives in south africa, has denied any knowledge of the allegations. The Church Of England has admitted it failed terribly by not reporting the allegations to the police sooner than it did. Well be hearing from john smyths daughter in a few moments, but first our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, has more details. The accusation is tha
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boysin know that they were following the boys in the minutes before they died. i have spoken to several people here in the last 48 hours and they have spoken about the distrust they have spoken about the distrust they have spoken about the distrust they have for the police and the way that information has come out in the last 48 hours, that will not have helped the relationship they have. the police constable did say that the way things transpired on monday is not like anyone how anyone would have wanted it to but let s not forget at the heart of all of this, two young teenagers have died, but we will not find out why the police were following them until the iop seat investigation has completed. thank you. there s mixed news tonight about the economy and how much the pound in your pocket can buy. inflation that s the rate by which prices are rising has fallen below 10% for the first time since last august. in the year to march, inflation was 10.1%. but new figures show that last mo