the us federal reserve ona charge! uk sales of electric cars overtook diesels last year for the first time. but it s still a long road to recovery for the auto industry. a wave of strike action, a growing cost of living crisis and huge pressure on health services just some of the problems mounting up for the uk this winter. so on wednesday prime minister rishi sunak used his first major speech of the year to promise to fix the uk economy. alongside pledges to tackle long waiting lists for medical treatment and stop illegal immigration mr sunak said he d slash the rate of inflation, restore growth and cut government debt. first, government debt. we will halve inflation this first, we will halve inflation this year to ease the cost of living and give people financial security. second, we will grow the economy, creating better paid jobs an opportunity right across the country. third, we will make sure our national debt is falling, so that we can secure the future of public ser
rain. that looks more likely across england and wales. scotland, northern ireland and later northern england becoming drier and brighter. here it will be a little cooler. still warm across southern parts of england. not sure how much rain there will be here and again it will be largely dry. that leaves us finally at wembley where it will be a warm day, it may well be dry and hopefully we have something to celebrate in the evening. thank you very much, darren. that is it from the bbc news at six on friday, the 29th ofjuly. you can of course keep up to date with all of those stories hello and welcome to sportsday live from birmingham where the commonwealth games are up and running. coming up on tonight s programme, the big stories from the opening day. an incredible comeback in the mens triathlon sees england s alex yee win the first gold medal of these games. scotland s neil fachie wins gold in the men s tandem b 1000m time trial to equal the record for most golds won by a s
see morning sunshine, cloud will bubble up to such an extent that we ll see showers breaking out across parts of scotland, england and wales, northern ireland should stay fine and dry, closer to an area of high pressure. temperatures down in recent days, it s going to feel cool in the breeze across north but warm enough in the may sunshine. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: people travelling abroad are facing disruption at airports, stations and on the roads as the half term getaway begins. dramatic pictures from torquay marina where a major fire has broken out in the harbour more conservative mps publicly declare they have no confidence in the prime minister after sue gray s report into lockdown parties in downing street. liverpool and real madrid fans descend on paris to support their teams in the final of european club football s most prestigious prize. now on bbc news, it s time for talking business. hello everybody, welcome to talking business weekly, with me, aa
Saudi arabia is set to walk a tightrope over oil prices in vienna as opec ministers gather for a summit in the austrian capital riyadh will have to work out how to cut production and keep the u. S. President on side also coming up welcome to the city in china where big brother is watching you thanks to weak Data Protection laws and unfettered Artificial Intelligence at trouble in uganda the army is called in to protect chinese businesses who say theyre being targeted by local criminals. This is your Business Update on having a home for him but any glad you could join me ministers from opec member nations are gathering in vienna or ahead of a key meeting on the oil cartel on thursday most produces a that they agree on the need for
a cut in Oil Production without explaining how theyll turn that desire into a reality then theres the question of saudi arabia taking to twitter donald trump urged saudi arabia to refrain from output cuts in order to keep Gasoline Prices low for u. S. Consumer