we start today with the problem staring at us every time we go to the shops and look at our bank balance: the cost of living crisis. today we ll get the latest estimate of inflation here in the uk for the month of may. we ll go back to april to set the scene: inflation that month was running at 9%, the highest rate here in the uk for a0 years. looking into the future, the bank of england has warned inflation might exceed 11% later this year as the prices of fuel and food put pressure on household budgets. the response by the bank of england has been to raise the cost of borrowing. rates have recently been increased from 1% to 1.25%, the fifth consecutive rise, pushing them to the highest level in 13 years. our business correspondent, emma simpson, has been speaking to the chairman of the supermarket chain asda, lord stuart rose he told her that his customers have been cutting back on their shopping. if you haven t got the money, i cannot eat. iii if you haven t got the mon
Jerry hayes and the transcaucasia expert and former labour mp stephen pound. As labour mp stephen pound. As always, i want to hear from you. Its the most important part of the programme. Email mail the programme. Email me. Mail gbnews. Com. Its time for gbnews. Com. Now its time for the news the with polly the news of the day with polly middlehurst. Middlehurst. Jacob thank you and good evening to you. Well, downing street tonight has confirmed 12 british citizens were killed dunng british citizens were killed during the hamas terror attack in israel. Another five are still missing. And it comes still missing. And it comes after an 85 year old israeli hostage released by hamas last night described the hell of being taken into a spider web of underground tunnels in gaza. Yakov also said she was treated well and seen by a doctor during her ordeal. Hamas says she was returned along with other israeli women. Nurit cooper on israeli women. Nurit cooper on humanitarian grounds. Their husband
Us know your thoughts this morning. Vaiews gbnews. Com is the as always. The email address as always. First, though, heres alison with. News for thanks. With your. News for thanks. Thanks, guys. Good morning. Its 931. Our top stories. Israel intensified airstrikes on gaza overnight, israel intensified airstrikes on gaza overnight , rejecting calls gaza overnight, rejecting calls for a ceasefire. The military says it targeted hamas infrastructure following one of the deadliest days for palestinians. There are growing concerns , signs that the concerns, signs that the conflict could spread across the region. This morning, the leaders of terrorist groups reportedly met to discuss the so called resistance axis against israel. Lebanons against israel. Lebanons hezbollah leader is said to have held talks with the head of hamas and Palestinian Islamic jihad. The United Nations warns jihad. The United Nations warns the crisis in gaza is deepening , the crisis in gaza is deepening, with more th
For the pipes to run. State of the nation starts now. So. Now. So. Ill also be joined by a Theatrical Panel this evening, barrister and former tory mp jerry hayes and the transcaucasia expert and former labour mp stephen pound. As labour mp stephen pound. As always, i want to hear from you. Its the most important part of the programme. Email mail the programme. Email me. Mail gbnews. Com. Its time for gbnews. Com. Now its time for the news the with polly the news of the day with polly middlehurst. Middlehurst. Jacob thank you and good evening to you. Well, downing street tonight has confirmed 12 british citizens were killed dunng british citizens were killed during the hamas terror attack in israel. Another five are still missing. And it comes still missing. And it comes after an 85 year old israeli hostage released by hamas last night described the hell of being taken into a spider web of underground tunnels in gaza. Yakov also said she was treated well and seen by a doctor during her
To be prepared for a lot of women who could come forward when he entered the president ial race. The uk government says it will appeal against a court ruling that Asylum Seekers in Northern Ireland should not be sent to rwanda. The high court in belfast found parts of the policy breached human rights laws. An inquiry into why some women in the uk have traumatic experiences in childbirth has called for a huge overhaul of maternity and postnatal care. The Birth Trauma Inquiry said poor Maternity Care was all too frequently tolerated as normal and women treated as an inconvenience. One of europes most notorious people smugglers has been arrested following a bbc investigation. Barzan majeed, also known as scorpion, was arrested in Iraqi Kurdistan on sunday morning. The next five years will be some of the most dangerous and, at the same time, the most transformational our country has ever known. That was the claim made this morning by the british Prime Minister, rishi sunak. In a speech to