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
northern england with the rain moving southwards. it is already quite damp and drizzly across wales and western parts of england. a mild start tomorrow with some spots in double figures. the rain that moves south across scotland will lift back northwards across scotland tomorrow though the windiest weather will be easing and we are left with another day with a lot of cloud. wales, western parts of england seen the light rain and drizzle whereas in northern ireland it will brighten up a bit. temperatures rising to 14 degrees. a milder day tomorrow and a mild start to the weekend. clearly with a lot of cloud around, still a lot of light rain and drizzle and for northern ireland and scotland a band of heavy rain moving through and that is the leading edge of the weather change arriving by sunday. a cold front moving southwards with that rain weakening as it does so. behind it the cold moving in but with an area of high pressure centred right across the uk and that means bags of
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the on loan manchester united man scoring with a clever free kick. they are 10 points clear of the bottom three now while west brom missed the chance to go fifth. in scotland it s fifth round weekend in the scottish cup and hearts are into the quarter finals with a 2 0 win at championship strugglers hamilton. stephen humphrys capping off a nice team move here to make it 1 0 before cammy devlin wrapped up the win in the second half. holders rangers play partick thistle on sunday. england captain owen farrell will wear the number ten shirt in their second six nations match against italy at twickenham on sunday. it means harlequins fly half marcus smith drops to the bench. before that there are two matches tomorrow scotland host wales at murrayfield, and before that there s a game in dublin that could have a big say in where the title is heading this year. the favourites ireland face the grand slam champions france. patrick gearey has more: 2:15 tomorrow afternoon in dublin mi