the gesture could mark a return to peace in the region after years of conflict. now on bbc news, it s time for review 2022 the cost of living. when big ben brought in the new year, few of us would have expected the year that was to follow. remember, in 2022 we started off very much in the grip of a global pandemic. who would have thought that another worldwide story would dominate the news agenda? tonight at ten, we are live in ukraine, a country at war, after a huge russian military offensive by land, sea and air. prices quickly rose to their fastest rate in over a0 years, and inflation touched everything, from our household bills to our wages and our hopes for the future. the global economy was already suffering from a long covid, with hold ups in supply chains causing headaches and higher bills for business. countries from france to finland faced a double blow of rising inflation, and at best, slowing growth, but a war in europe and the sanctions that followed changed ev
now on bbc news it s time for review 2022. and one story that s led news bulletins in the uk throughout the year has been rising prices and their impact. victoria valentine along with our team of economics and business correspondents have been reflecting on the causes and consequences of the squeezed economy and the cost of living. when big ben brought in the new year, few of us would have expected the year that was to follow. remember, in 2022 we started off very much in the grip of a global pandemic. who would have thought that another worldwide story would dominate the news agenda? tonight at ten, we are live in ukraine, a country at war, after a huge russian military offensive by land, sea and air. prices quickly rose to their fastest rate in over a0 years, and inflation touched everything, from our household bills to our wages and our hopes for the future. the global economy was already suffering from a long covid, with hold ups in supply chains causing headaches a
where, in the bbc radio theatre in central london, we are going to bring together newscast, for, like, a massive, mammoth, it s going to be amazing and hopefully, you re going to be there! i did know about this, ijust didn t know when it was. i think it was probably in this thing somewhere, but it wasn t impressed upon my mind that it was the 18th of. was it the 18th?! 18th of.? this is good marketing, though, over and over again, which is what you re meant to do in an advert, which is good. alex, i don t know if you have the same issue as i ve had a few times and actually, she keeps reading it as catsfest . it does look like catsfest! is that like a really bad happening? interesting you went for the musical i went for the animal! i went for a giant, i mean, that could be a spin off pets podcast. what could you call it? catsfest? no, catscast! newscats! oh, no, we had anyway, the basic is on the 18th of october, of our social medias or go you will find the details and yo
italy s political parties have been holding their final campaign rallies ahead of sunday s parliamentary election. giorgia meloni s right wing brothers of italy party now on bbc news, it s newscast. chris, what are you doing on the 18th of october? the 18th of october? what day of the week is that? i know they say a week is a long time in politics a month must be a lot for you. exactly! i can t even think about the labour conference, which starts this weekend. it seems an eternity away, so the 18th of october, i have no idea. you tell me what am i doing, adam? you have got a diary invite on your phone calendar for castfest the first inaugural castfest where in the bbc radio theatre in central london we are going to bring together newscast, ukrainecast and americast fora massive, mammoth, live podcasting recording. it s going to be amazing, and hopefully you re going to be there. i did know about this, i just didn t know when it was. i think it was probably in this t