Shows that poorer households do suffer high inflation. These people are feeling it somewhere around 5 to 6 . Reporter thats because most of a low income familys budget goes to necessities, which are still rising, like rent, groceries and electricity. And theres new evidence people are using credit cards to cover the bills. For the first time in the u. S. Credit card debt has surpassed 1 trillion. We polled consumers that carry credit card balances about what was behind that. What caused it . Emergency and unplanned expenses was the top answer. But even everyday expenses, about 1 in 4 a sign of financial strain. Reporter now, gas prices have been ticking up in recent weeks. A little too late to impact the july inflation report. But if those prices keep rising it could add some Inflationary Pressure when the september reading comes around next month. Major . Necessities, they always matter. Carter evans, thank you. A political assassination in ecuador has thrown that country into a state
Are treated for minor injuries after fireworks malfunctioned at an event in wiltshire. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Theresa mays most senior minister has denied a claim that police found pornography on his computer during a raid on his office nine years ago. Damian green, the first secretary of state, said the allegation made by a former police chief, bob quick, was completely untrue and a political smear. He strongly denied that pornography was found and said police had never reported this to him at the time. Mr quick, a former assistant commissioner in the metropolitan police has told the bbc he stands by the claim and is to take part in a whitehall inquiry into allegations against mr green. Our Political Correspondent Susana Mendonca reports the bad blood between the Prime Ministers deputy and this ex police chief goes back a long way. Eight years ago, damian greens parliamentary offices were searched as part of an inquiry into home office leaks during which he was briefl
Meanwhile, new measures to curb immigration are understood to be among the pledges in the conservatives manifesto launched tomorrow. A Record Number of people in work, but there are more warnings of a squeeze on living standards. And trying to fight digital propaganda the millions of fake profiles created on social media pumping out misinformation. And coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news theres so much at stake in the championship as Sheffield Wedmnesday and huddersfield look to reach the play off final to face reading. Good evening. President trump is facing what his critics say are the most serious allegations to beset his presidency so far. He has been accused of trying to get the former head of the fbi, james comey who he sacked last week to drop an investigation into links between his former National Security adviser and the russians. The claims have prompted a small but growing number of the president s fellow republicans to call for an independent inquiry into l