of the dambusters raid tonight there will be a special fly past over the lancaster bomber s former bases. and coming up on bbc news. my legacy is already exceptional! pep guardiola s words on the eve of manchester city s champions league semi final against real madrid as they try to win the trophy for the first time. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. as food prices rise at their fastest rate in 45 years, the prime minister today gathered farmers, supermarket bosses and food industry representatives in downing street with a pledge to help make it easier to source our own food in the uk. the cost of food has soared in the past year, with some items like meat and vegetables more than doubling in price. supermarkets have also had to contend with a shortage of supplies. today, the government urged retailers to pass on any savings to customers who are struggling. our economics correspondent dharshini david looks at why prices are staying so high. brunch with the
About costs and trade offs. Discussions are ongoing ahead of a speech in the coming days. Mr sunak said the biggest commitment, to reach net zero Carbon Emissions by 2050, wont be abandoned. But the bbc has learned that some longstanding commitments are under threat. They include delaying a ban on the sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035. The plan to phase out the installation of gas boilers by 2035 could be weakened, with only 80 phased out by then. And homeowners and landlords could be told there will be no new Energy Efficiency regulations on homes. 0ur Political Editor chris mason reports. Within the Conservative Party in recent months, a fuming row, Cost Of Living Squeeze but recent months, a fuming row, cost of living squeez living squeeze but extra cost for families to living squeeze but extra cost for families to green living squeeze but extra cost for families to green targets. Living squeeze but extra cost for families to green targets. Longterm families to g
Harassment in westminster . And we talked to goldie. Talk. Good evening, and welcome to bbc news. For the first time in over a decade, the bank of england has increased Interest Rates and there could be more to follow. Its raising the official bank rate to 0. 5 . Its part of the banks attempt to restrain inflation which is well above the governments target. But some economists believe the decision is wrong and will put greater strain on the economy. The higher rate will mean bigger Monthly Payments for those with variable rate mortgages but savers will see some benefit, as our economics editor, kamal ahmed, reports. Dad, whats for dinner . One small step upwards for Interest Rates, affecting millions of savers and millions of borrowers. Its more expensive if you have a mortgage, and forjames smith in south london, its time to cut costs. Weve been very lucky without realising it. I think its going to start. It will probably bite more from now on. For so long weve thought, its always goi
The woman reported it to the whips office twice before he was made a shadow cabinet minister. So if that is to be believed, then the whips knew about this. Also eva reported it in december 2015 injune hopkins was appointed to the shadow cabinet. But he had been reprimanded by the office and the leader knew. The report to the Leaders Office was yes, he has been reprimanded, but the matter had been settled and the only information they knew at that stage was that he sent this text saying if only i was a0 years younger. It was only today that the further information came that he sent a text saying he wanted to meet outside the formal Essex University event and crucially only today that the information came through of this very serious Sexual Harassment, a sexual assault, that he had rubbed himself against her and that is why the labour acted immediately. It is only after that Daily Telegraph produced that story that we have had that response from the labour party. So theyre having to be m
Welcome to bbc news. Millions of people will fall silent this morning, on Armistice Day, to remember those who have lost their lives while serving in the armed forces. Events will take place across the country, including the cenotaph in london and the National Memorial arboretum in staffordshire. Today is the 99th anniversary of the end of the First World War. We can now speak to our correspondent Adina Campbell whos at the cenotaph. Good morning to you. Good morning. Just under one hour to go until the two minute silence was observed here in whitehall and in many parts of the country. Hundreds of people are starting to arrive in Central London to mark the location. You will be able to see the cenotaph war memorial. A stark reminder of those who lost their lives in past conflict over the last 100 years or so. Conflict over the last 100 years or so. Todays events have been organised by the western front association,. Britain and its empire lost nearly 1 million association,. Britain and