Its tuesday the 12th of september. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The cost of living has risen again, blamed on the higher cost of imported goods like clothes and shoes. Its now back at the peak of 2. 9 it last hit in may this year. Our Business Correspondent ben thompson is here to explain. Ill let you talk us through the latest figures. Inflation is the cost of living, it shows how quickly things dont work the price of things dont work the price of things is rising. It has hit 2. 9 . Todays figure was expected to come ina todays figure was expected to come in a little lower than that. Why are prices rising so quickly . It is a cost of imported things, issues, household goods. All of those sorts of things. They are more expensive because after we voted to leave the eu, the value of the pound fell which means things we import from overseas are more expensive. It is the first indication we are getting all those things we buy from overseas are adding to the overall cost of things that we
Wales, south and south west england. The winds will be strengthening, and so the winds will be strengthening, and so quite persistent rain and wet weather across Northern Ireland, western parts of scotland through receivings rush hour. Winter at such a feature here but the winds will be strengthening across north west england down into wales and north west england, particularly over the hills and along the coast, where the winds will become gusty for a time. The winds continued to strengthen across south west england, pushing across the channel coast. For a time this evening, drier, the winds starting to pick up but not as strong at first. But the wind is of some concern to us. We have an amber warning for them from the met office. Gusts across england and wales of a0 to 50 mph. Across western and channel coast, the gusts could increase to 60 mph. As this low pressure pushes eastwards a cross as this low pressure pushes eastwards across northern part of england, into north wales and th
To interfere in a trade dispute involving us and Canadian Aerospace companies . The backlog of cancellations grow at rya nair with hundreds of thousands of passengers affected. We talk you through whats at stake. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also in the programme, we look at the tech savvy toddlers who put silver surfers to shame. Uk Prime Minister theresa may is meeting Justin Trudeau in ottawa today. Shes expected to side with canada in a sensitive dispute with the us that has tested trade relations between the two countries. Its between Canadian Company bombardier and the us plane maker, boeing. So, why is the uk wading in . Samira hussain has more from new york. This story starts in 2016 when the Canadian Aerospace Company Bombardier on a contract to supply 125 c series passengerjet bombardier on a contract to supply 125 c series passenger jet to bombardier on a contract to supply 125 c series passengerjet to the us airline delta. The american rival boeing sa
Category 2, which isjust near martinique. Damaging winds and it could have a direct impact in dominica today. It pushes towards the British Virgin islands and puerto rico. More details on the bbc weather website. Our real concern is whether you have got the central heating on or not. Its been a cool few days, particularly in the morning. This is the scene outside yeovil where temperatures are only around six or seven. There is a general trend there for what well all see in the next few days. By night, the temperatures are set to climb, so not quite as chilly perhaps for the morning commute. Lots of showers across east anglia, the south east, and a few lighter showers in england and a few lighter showers in england and waeltion. Scotland and Northern Ireland seeing the best of the driest, sunniest weather today. Not especially warm, but there are lighter winds. The strength of the sun should make it feel quite pleasant. The show, part south later on tonight the showers. Mostly it will b
Half past 3am. And around the world in under 80 days, british endurance cyclist Mark Beaumont is heading for paris and a world record. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The most senior official in the governments Brexit Department has left his job, after reports of tensions between him and the brexit secretary david davis. Oliver robbins is moving to downing street to work more directly for theresa may. A spokesman for number ten said the appointment would strengthen coordination of brexit across the government, as the next round of negotiations with brussels approaches. It comes as downing street insists the cabinet is united behind the governments plans for leaving the eu, despite the foreign secretarys decision to publish an article, setting out his own vision for brexit. Our Political Correspondent leila nathoo reports. The most eye catching claim from the referendum campaign. Since widely discredited, but this weekend Boris Johnson revived it. Saying that brexit would mean r