Parliament do not get up to this kind of stuff and do behave pretty well. The chief executive of tesco gives evidence at the trial of three former executives accused of being involved role in a multi Million Pound accounting scandal. Theres been a sharp drop in the number of nurses from eu countries wanting to work in the uk. And coming up in sports. Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino says their convincing win over Champions League holders real madrid shows they should be considered amongst the best teams in europe. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Interest rates have gone up for the first time in a decade. The bank of england has increased the rate by a quarter of a percent, to 0. 5 , as it tries to control inflation. The governor mark carney said households across the uk are generally well positioned to deal with the rate increase. Heres our economics correspondent andy verity. The bank of england may look exactly as it did the last time Interest Rates rose, but the eco
After 9. 30 this morning. And will the bank of england put up Interest Rates later . If they do, it will for the first time in ten years. Bad news for mortgage holders. Good news for savers. Well assess how likely it is to happen. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Were also talking about nursing shortages this morning as new figures show a drop off in the numbers of eu citizens wanting to work here. Let us know if youre an eu National Working in the health service, or perhaps youre experiencing Staff Shortages on wards where you work . Let us know your experiences. We have a lot of shift workers, nhs workers who watch the programme. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged sir michael had been caught up in the claims of inappropriate behaviour currently sweeping westminster. The only public allegation was that, 15 years ago, he had repeatedly touched the knee of
Discover the tapanuli orangutan a new species of great ape in indonesia. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. England manager Gareth Southgate opts for youth in his latest squad, as he calls up three uncapped players for friendlies with germany and brazil. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Interest rates have gone up for the first time in a decade. The bank of england has increased the rate by a quarter of one percent, to 0. 5 , as it tries to control inflation. The banks governor, mark carney, said households across the uk are generally well positioned to deal with the rate increase. The decision will mean higher Monthly Payments for millions with variable rate mortgages. But its good news at last for savers. Heres our economics editor, kamal ahmed. One small step upwards for Interest Rates, affect millions of savers and millions of borrowers. Its more expensive if you have a mortgage, and for games in south london, its time to cut costs. Weve been very lucky without
The ousted Catalan Leader, Carles Puigdemont, is facing a spanish arrest warrant as eight former colleagues are detained in the wake of the disputed independence referendum. And the most endangered ape in the world, a new species of orang utan, is discovered in indonesia. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that the bank of england has announced the first rise in Interest Rates for more than a decade, in order to curb the rate of inflation. Members of the Banks Monetary Policy Committee voted by seven to two to raise the official bank rate, from a quarter to a half of 1 . And there could be more rises to come in the months ahead. The decision will mean higher Monthly Payments for millions of households with variable Rate Mortgages. But the banks governor mark carney said households across the uk are generally well positioned to deal with the rate increase, as our economics correspondent andy verity reports. The bank of england may look exactly as it did the last time Interest Rates rose, b
Inside the Great Pyramid of giza. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. In the last hour, labour has announced that its suspended one of its mps, Kelvin Hopkins, from the party. A spokesman said that it was on the basis of allegations received. This comes amid a raft of allegations against numerous mps of inappropriate behaviour reports that have seen sir Michael Fallon resign as defence secretary. Lets talk to emma vardy, our political correspondent. What is known about Kelvin Hopkins at this stage . This has come about after a statement sent by the party in the last hour, saying on the basis of allegations received by the labour party, Kelvin Hopkins has been suspended from Party Membership and therefore the labour whip while the investigation takes place, and Kelvin Hopkins is the labour mp from luton and has been since 1997. A supporter ofjeremy corbyn. We are not clear about what these allegations are but clearly they are serious enough for the labour party to have taken a serious