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
Earlier. I think the results of send a very clear signal to policymakers because just after nine months of the president ial elections, support for the current Policy Makers has declined significantly. And this is mainly i think because of the high inflation and persistent inflation and declining Purchasing Power of the middle class and lower income classes, that is i think the main reason of declining support for the policymakers. Do you think that this rebuff at the polls will tie president erdogan s hands when it comes to reforming the economy . I think the signal is well received by the the policymakers because both the Finance Minister and president erdogan reiterated that the current policies will continue, so it means that they will continue to rebalance the economy and return back to Sustainable Growth for the turkish economy. When we look at the Market Reaction today for these announcements, the markets have also the scenario, so the markets took it as a positive sign. Do you
At the hospital in northern gaza, the idf says it killed several militant commanders and insisted it was preventing harm to civilians. Our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports. Left in ruins. This was once the Beating Heart of gazas health care system, but israel says that it had become a terrorist base. Two weeks ago, its troops returned to Al Shifa Hospital for a second time launching a surprise attack. They say they shot dead 200 palestinian gunmen and arrested top hamas figures without harming civilians. Palestinians say many innocents were hurt and killed. Translation there are so many bodies here. Weve been getting them out ever since this morning. Its shocking. Weve never seen anything like it. The fierce fighting entered al shifas wards and razed homes nearby. Israels military sees this as one of its most successful operations of the war so far, dealing the enemy a major blow. But critics say its also a worrying sign of the ability of hamas to regroup in areas that i
Following the two week operation. Buildings are reduced to rubble the few remaining are little more than shells. These pictures obtained by Newsagency Reuters show what is left inside the complex. Israel has previously said it was carrying out precise operations against hamas and islamichhad fighters, and had killed 200 of them. Meanwhile, hundreds of israeli protesters have spent the night in tents outside Parliament Injerusalem to press their demand for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down. Thousands of people rallied in jerusalem for what theyre calling the largest Anti Government protest since the war in the gaza strip began, nearly six months ago. On sunday, mr netanyahu had surgery for a hernia his office reporting it had been successful. Our middle east correspondent, yolande knell, is injerusalem and has the more on the situation at al shifa hospital. Videos are circulating on social media that show this vast medical complex now as a set of burnt out buildings. Many o