Good evening. President joe biden is expected to announce tonight that the us military will build a port in gaza to get more humanitarian aid to people. The United Nations has been warning that a quarter of the 2. 2 million population is on the brink of famine. The port on gazas Mediterranean Coast would enable ships to bring in food, water, and medicine. But there would be no us troops on the ground in gaza raising questions about how the aid will be distributed. From israel, heres our chief international correspondent, 0rla guerin. Her report contains images some viewers may find distressing. Heading for gaza, another airlift, today by belgium. These supplies are urgently needed. 0n the ground, children are dying of hunger. Un experts have accused israel of intentionally starving gaza. This Isjust A Drop in the ocean and aid agencies say its inefficient and a last resort. When help trickles in, the desperate come running, seizing what they can carry. This man managed to grab a sack o
Quite simply they are doing this because of inflation and the rate of Price Increases and the International Comparisons are clear, although inflation is falling, in the uk it is not falling by as much or down to as low a level as it is elsewhere in europe in the us, and the us, and the bank has been talking up food prices and the amount we pay for services and the speed that wholesale, lower wholesale prices are being passed through the supply chain to us. The bank talked about crystallising risks, essentially the fear that when it comes to private sector wage growth, rings might be becoming embedded so they argued they needed to continue acting despite the impact it will have on households and businesses and we know the impact it will have on uk households and Mortgage Holders and also those ran singh. Also a warning from the bank also those renting. They said the rates will be high for a while, they are expecting inflation to meet the target of the Prime Minister, to half inflation t
The detective says she heard Wayne Couzens worked for the Metropolitian Police just before officers went to his home to question him. Sarahs family hope a new documentary about her murder three years ago will contribute to the ongoing dialogue about the way Police Approach this type of case. Our Special Correspondent lucy manning reports. The everard family have shared some of their favourite pictures of their daughter and sister sarah for the first time. A smile that stands out. A future that was shot down. Taken away three years ago by a murderer in police uniform. Herfamily have spoken at their desperate longing to have sarah with them again and how her loss pervades every part of their lives. Forthe her loss pervades every part of their lives. For the first time, the met team who investigated sarahs kidnap, rape and murder have spoken in a bbc documentary about the moment they found out Wayne Couzens was a colleague, a fellow officer. While detectives were heading to cousins house
Higher savings for some. In the last half an hour, weve had this reaction to the rate rise from the chancellor, jeremy hunt. Well, of course any rise in Interest Rates is a worry for families with mortgages, for businesses with loans. But underneath that decision is a forecast that says that this time next year, inflation will be 2. 8 and we will have avoided recession. What the Bank Of England governor is saying is that we have a plan that is bringing down Inflation Lay solidly, robustly and consistently. So the plan is working but what we have to do as a government is make sure we stick to that plan and dont veer around like a shopping trolley. We stick to that plan so that families and businesses can start to feel the benefits of that plan actually working. So, jeremy hunt says the government is sticking to its plan. But this was the reaction from labours shadow chancellor, rachel reeves. The government need to take responsibility for the fact that inflation in the uk is much higher
Economy and help families with permanent tax breaks. Labour will argue that any reductions will still leave people worse off because of the freezing of Tax Thresholds. Ben king reports. The background to todays budget has been gloomy, with the economy in recession. But it looks like the chancellor will still find room to cut taxes. The conservatives are trailing labour in the polls, and looking Forjeremy Hunt to give them some cheer in places like this, winchester, a seat the Lib Dems Hope to win. So what do people here think about tax cuts . I think it would be a good idea because it gives people more money to spend on what they want to buy. Realistically, people arent going to save that much money from a tax cut, whereas more money in Public Services means Better Health care services. Itsjust much more important. I would prefer not to have a tax cut, but to see more money invested in the community. If the Public Services were properly organised, theres more than enough money to do it