And may the force be with you. The stars and fans flock to the london premiere of the latest star wars release the lastjedi. Good evening good evening and welcome to bbc news. The gap between the average increase in wages and the rise in the cost of living has widened, tightening the squeeze on household budgets. Rising food costs, bigger electricity bills and higher air fares have all helped push inflation to its highest level for almost six years. The Consumer Prices index the measure the government uses hit 3. 1 last month. Heres our economics correspondent, andrew verity. At this baker on the outskirts of barnsley, its notjust the bread rolls that are on the rise. Ingredients like butter and flour have shot up in the last year and a half, so its had to do everything it can to make sure its costs are covered. One of the things we have done with our suppliers, we have decided to take a radical approach which is pay all of our suppliers very early and demand better terms from them bec
There are some things going on outside the market. Good morning. Emma the Trump Administration is opening the door to more oil drilling in atlantic waters. The president awarded the interior department to auction oil and gas rights off the east coast. President obama had ruled out using that territory. Police say it would be a suicide bomber who chose to explode a bomb in a subway station because of the christmas theme. He is described as a 27 euros m a great from bangladesh. He told police he was a follower of isis. The u. K. Once a trade relationship to eat you identical to the one now. The International Trade secretary said that would ensure a smooth transition. They already have harmonization with the eu. Global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries, this is bloomberg. Alix i want a Million Dollars for christmas. David thats unrealistic. Thats a really good deal. We will have all of the obligations and no say in the eu. Fo
Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and 6 pm in the us state of alabama where an unprecedented political battle is drawing to a close. Voters are choosing between a former judge whos accused of Sexual Misconduct and molesting an under aged girl and a former lawyer who is pro choice and once prosecuted members of the ku klux klan. The republican candidate roy moore has denied the allegations against him, but polls suggest a tight race with his democratic rival doug jones. Nick bryant reports. I got it just when you thought american politics couldnt get any weirder, weirder, judge roy moore rides to the polling station on horse back and then sets it to music. Hes come to personify the polarisation of this manic political age. To his female accusers, hes a sexual predator who molested teenage girls in his 30s. To his fans, hes a crusading evangelical, a firebrand populist in the mould of donald trump. I want to make America Great again with President Trump. I want America Great, but
It is newsday. Glad you could join us. Its 9am in the morning in singapore, 1am in london and 7pm in alabama where polls have just closed in the Us Senate Election thats captured the worlds attention. Lets now take a look at Live Campaign pictures from leura malls campaign pictures from leura malls Campaign Headquarters in alabama, he isa Campaign Headquarters in alabama, he is a former supreme courtjudge who has been accused of Sexual Misconduct and abusing underage girls. He is up against the democrat candidate, doug jones, who has his Campaign Office in birmingham, alabama, and he is a former lawyer who is pro choice and once prosecuted former members of the ku klux klan. We are also expecting exit polls very shortly. The boat in the Southern State of alabama is being seen as a test of party allegiances, kennett republicans hold on traditionally safe seat despite the candidate facing Sexual Harassment allegations . Or can a liberal, pro choice democrat turned the traditionally red s
The fight against climate change. I am phil gayle. Welcome to the program. Voters in alabama go to the polls to choose a new senator to send to washington. After President Trump threw his support behind republican candidate roy moore, a former state Supreme Court justice has been accused of Sexual Misconduct with teenage girls more than 30 years ago, which he denies. They said these women had not come forward for nearly 40 years. But they waited until 30 days before this general election to come forward. If you do not believe in my character, do not vote for me. More from dw correspondent who joins us from washington. Welcome carsten. What are the applications for the race . Carsten it was already a tight race even before the allegations came out. Roy moore has been a controversial figure for many years in alabama. He was removed from the state Supreme Court twice for not obeying federal laws and court rulings, so normally in alabama, any republican should easily win. In this case, dou