year for sport. up here, an historic treble. down under, a women s world cup. england and australia couldn t be separated in the ashes, whilst cricket, rugby union and netball all had world cups of their own. golf came togetherfor the solheim and ryder cups. but the start of this sporting year was, for some, less a beginning and more a resumption. football had onlyjust returned after its unprecedented winter world cup break. also resuming, returning, the australian open once more welcomed novak djokovic, a year on from his deportation over his covid vaccination status. still no vax for novak but here he was, back and unbeatable. his was a 22nd grand slam title. for irina sabalenka, a first. saudi arabia s bid to become a major player in global sport was laid bare. cristiano ronaldo becoming a figurehead for the fledgling football league. before the end of the year, they had all but been awarded a world cup. there was shock, too, injanuary, after buffalo bills damar hamlin su
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
The Labour Run Council is still struggling to pay off a huge equal pay claim that dates back more than a decade ago. It has also had major issues with a new it system. Our Midlands Correspondent navteonhal is there. The pressure on the citys finances has been rising and rising. Europes biggest Local Authority is now in biggest Local Authority is now in big trouble. Its problems began more than a decade ago, when a Landmark Case was brought against the council, which led to it having to pay out more than £1 billion so far in equal pay claims to mostly female staff. But with the authoritys revenue budget, the money it spends on recurrent costs like wages, at £750 million, the announcement of this summer but it had up to £760 million still to find to settle the equal pay claims was a huge blow. And that is on top of the botched roll out of a new it system which has set up back and about £100 million. The City Council Leader who is currently abroad, he says, is part of a long standing
Youre watching the context on bbc news. The republican partys search for a new House Speaker continues, with Steve Scalise nominated then dropping out of the race all in a day. Now itsjim jordans turn to try and win over the house. Welcome back. Alljournalists, cameramen and women know that they are putting themselves in grave danger, its a risk weve all taken in conflict zones. And today we saw the horrible consequences of that a videographer from the Reuters News Agency was killed earlier in the day in Southern Lebanon by an israeli rocket. The agency has confirmed the death and said that two of his colleagues have been injured, as well. Reuters said it is deeply saddened by the death and they are urgently investigating with the israeli authorities to understand what happened. Afp and aljazeera say the members of their staff who were in the same position were also injured and hospitalised in that same strike. I want to play you a clip from her International Editor jeremy bowen from t
To refrain from the threat or use of force. Time on bbc news for sportsday. Im olly foster. Vintage ireland in bordeaux, they start their world cup with a huge win. Well be live in marseille, where england are expecting a tough test in their opening match against argentina. Englan s footballers taking on ukraine in poland looking to keep up their 100 record in qualifying, there have been goals. Also coming up on sportsday. Well head to new york where therell be new name one in waiting aryna sabalenka. Well head to new york where therell be new name on the womens trophy, coco gauff faces the world number one in waiting aryna sabalenka. And englands women start their one day series against sri lanka with a huge win at Chester Le Street. The rugbys been nonstop today, its the busiest day of the world cup with four matches in france. Ireland didnt hold back against romania even though they conceded an early try they then scored 12 of their own. Johnny sexton went over twice in his first ma