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
fears are raised of a recession this year. bank of england confirms its emergency bond buying system will end on thursday, despite reports could the experts ended. the court hears reports that a nurse accused. blood supplies falter critically low level in england, prompting nhs blood and transplant to have its first ever amber alert, meaning hospitals have to postpone some elective surgery. and in ukraine, the defence ministers were asking brussels to step up defence of its country so can create an air shield against russian missile attacks. . the bbc finds that donations to tick tock are being taken by the social media platform rather than given to families from syria. the prime minister has said she ll absolutely stick to her promise not to cut public spending. she was speaking at the first prime minister s questions since last month s mini budget, which provoked turmoil on the financial markets. the labour leader sir kier starmer said she should reverse what he called he
richard walker. former cabinet minister andrea leadsom. and the bbc s deputy political editor, vicki young. the chancellors day began like this. this 45p rate was simply a distraction in our mission to achieve higher growth. a u turn on the scrapping the 45p top rate of tax a policy he d announced in his mini budgetjust 10 days ago. now, in a little under 15 minnutes he ll be addressing the party faithful to persuade them that he is the man to be trusted with the economy through turbulent times. welcome to politics live in birmingham. andrea led some, after the market turmoil following the mini budget on the 23rd of september by kwasi kwarteng, and then the dramatic u turn overnight and this morning, on a central plank of that budget, and the economic perspectives of the government, how damaged is kwasi kwarteng s authority? i damaged is kwasi kwarteng s authori ? ~ ., , authority? i think it was really important authority? i think it was really important that author
is lucky to with alive. i m charles payne in nor neil cavuto. this is your world. we have live coverage in fort myers florida. brandy? good afternoon, charles. we re here at a food pantry where a lot of people have been coming to to get some of those necessities that they needed after the flood waters came through this area. just to quickly paint the picture in the fort myers area, if you came here, you d see a lot of lights out. if you re driving down the road, you have to stop at the red light. there s no signals working right now. a lot of downed trees and those that are still up look like they have the bark just stripped from them. a lighter brown shade right now. it s also very active here. a lot of people driving around, starting to get things recovered out here. i want to bring in mary. she s here with the organization, gladiola s food pantry. you re closing up shop for the day but what have you been providing for people? since the pantry was flooded during the s
and i m chris rogers the other stories on bbc news. several regions of ukraine occupied by russia begin voting in so called referendums on whether to become part of russia. protests continue across iran after the death of a young woman detained by the morality police . her father says they lied about how she died. and some promising news. scientists say a new type of cancer therapy is looking hopeful. hello, i mjoanna gosling, in westminster ahead of the government s mini budget annoncement this morning. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng is expected to unveil tax cuts and increases in public spending as part of plans to boost economic growth. it s not a full budget that s due later this year but it still has some pretty sizeable changes.let s have a look at what could be announced. the chancellor will confirm it will let people keep more of their earnings by cutting national insurance contributions & go through with the plan to cut corporation tax. the government could als