up to a million households in england, scotland and wales could be paid to use less electricity this evening, as part of a scheme to avoid blackouts. would you switch off your oven or avoid using the washing machine to get a discount? get in touch with me. california police say the gunman suspected of killing ten people near los angeles was a 72 year old man, who shot himself dead as they tried to apprehend him. former employees of the welsh rugby union have told the bbc about a toxic culture of sexism at the organisation. hello and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister is facing growing pressure today, over allegations about the tax affairs of the conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi, as well as a separate row about the appointment of the bbc s chairman. it s emerged that former chancellor mr zahawi paid a penalty to hm revenue & customs of around £5 million, to settle a dispute over his tax affairs. he says the error that caused it was careless and not deliberate
in leicester between muslim and hindu communities. a usjudge has quashed a murder conviction in a case that spawned adnan syed was 19 when he was sentenced to life in prison. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister, who s flown to the us to meet world leaders at the united nations, has said higher energy bills are a price worth paying in order to safeguard the country s long term security. liz truss said that not every measure she announces will be popular but she acknowledged that high gas and electricity costs couldn t be passed on fully to households and businesses. the chancellor is due to unveil the government s economic plans in a mini budget on friday. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas has this report. the crowds have gone, the lines of mourners too. the moment slipping into history. and as it does, the preoccupations of now are springing back. chief among those, the surging cost of living. help forfamilies has already been
moved to a hospice. china launches several ballistic missile tests into waters around taiwan following a senior us leader s divisive visit to the island. and how disposable facemasks are blighting birdlife in 23 countries around the world. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news channel. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news channel. the bank of england has predicted that the uk is set to enter a recession this autumn lasting more than a year. the bank says inflation is likely to peak at 13% by december and today it has announced the largest rise in interest rates for 27 years. the 0.5% hike means that interest rates now stand at 1.75%. the move is part of attempts to curb spiralling inflation, by making borrowing more expensive and discouraging spending. but it means mortgages and loans will be more expensive for millions of people as andy verity reports. rarely has the bank of england given out an economic warning this unsettling. it s not only forecasting the worst infla
in ukraine a russian solider pleads guilty to killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial of the conflict. we have a special report on the taliban s vice and virtue enforcers who have returned to the streets of cable. tonight with the context, former conservative ministerjustine greening and democratic strategist mary ann marsh. hello. welcome to the programme. inflation has hit a ao year high. figures out today showed the rate at which prices are rising jumped 9% in the 12 months to april, up from 7% in march. that is driven by the cost of household energy that rose on average £700 last month. and for millions of people wages are not keeping up. the average pay rise excluding bonuses in the three months to march was 4.2%, which meant given the rate of inflation british workers suffered a fifth consecutive cut to real term wages. the inflationary problems are not unique to the uk, farfrom it, but uk now has the highest rate of inflation of any g7 country an