a bit more persistent. so, in general the market s expecting maybe one or two more interest rate rises, up to about 5%. the fact we are not in recession probably doesn t change that thinking. the man in charge of the uk s economy has welcomed the rise. here s chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt. these are much better figures than anyone would possibly have predicted even three months ago. that is partly because what the governor of the bank of england said yesterday. measures in the budget that are helping to help companies to recruit and tackle some of the underlying problems in the economy. but there is still much work to do. we still have inflation that is much too high, that is causing a lot of pressure forfamilies up and down the country. that is why we have to stick to our plan to get inflation down, to get growth up, and to get the economy motoring in the way that we all want. the uk remains the only g7 country in which the quarterly measure of gdp has not recover
the grand slam in dublin against england on st patrick s day weekend. good morning, this weekend is shaping up to be a tale of two halves, today a case of sunny spells and scattered sharp showers but mild for all, tomorrow will be a little bit quieterforjust that for all, tomorrow will be a little bit quieter forjust that little bit cooler, all the details coming up shortly. it s saturday march 18th. our top story president biden has said vladimir putin has clearly committed war crimes after the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for the russian president. the icc alleges he is responsible for criminal acts, and failing to use his presidential powers to stop children being deported from ukraine to russia. our correspondent helena wilkinson reports. it helena wilkinson reports. is a war that he ordered that it is a war that he ordered, a war that brought death and devastation, a war that sent millions fleeing for their lives. but it s one that has now le
the former us president, donald trump, has claimed he expects to be arrested on tuesday. he claimed to have seen leads from the manhattan district attorney s office, which has yet to comment. mr trump is accused of paying hush money to his alleged mistress and called on his supporters to protest if he is detained. i think context is needed in great measure here. there is quite a lot to this. donald trump is saying that leet messages to the media indicate that the manhattan district attorney is likely to lay charges against him this coming tuesday, and he has called on his supporters to protest. in the last few days, there have indeed been suggestions in the media that charges could be imminent. that is a reference, presumably, that donald trump me to the leaks. but the grand jury donald trump me to the leaks. but the grandjury in donald trump me to the leaks. but the grand jury in manhattan which has been considering these charges against donald trump in connection with alleg
donald trump is saying that leaked messages to the media indicate that the manhattan district attorney is likely to lay charges against him this coming tuesday. he has called on his supporters to protest. in the last few days, there have indeed been suggestions in the media that charges could be imminent. that is reference, presumably, donald trump made it to the leaks. the grand jury in manhattan, which has been considering these charges against donald trump in connections with alleged hodge money to two women hush money. they have still to consider testimony from another witness, it has been revealed. it is unlikely the jury have voted one way or another as to whether charges should be brought against donald trump. more disconcerting than anything else for a lot of people here in the us, however, will be the part of this message in which donald trump calls on his supporters to protest. it brings back, of course, very raw memories of that insurrection at the us capitol bu
protests are on everyone s minds. and a line up fit for a king the artists performing at the coronation concert are announced. some rain across some rain gci’oss eastern some rain across eastern england today, many, it is drier, brighter and milder, details on that and the full weekend forecast coming up here breakfast. it s saturday 15th april. japan s prime minister has been evacuated from a public event after an explosion was heard as he was about to give a speech. police in the city of wakayama have arrested a man on suspicion of throwing a smoke bomb. we re joined now by our tokyo correspondent, shaimaa khalil. very good morning to you. this incident happening in the last two hours or so, just take us through what happened. i will put the question again, can you hear us? it is charlie from the bbc breakfast studio. i think we can show you the pictures of the moment the drama happened? this is the immediate aftermath, the japanese prime minister at an event and there