hospice. china launches several ballistic missiles into waters around taiwan following a senior us leader s divisive visit to the island. the bbc announces an independent review into the allegations surrounding tim westwood, and his conduct when he worked for the company. and how disposable face marks are affecting birdlife in 23 countries around the world. the bank of england has given a very downbeat assessment of the state of the economy, warning that it will fall into recession this year. it forecasts the economy will shrink in the final three months of 2022, and keep on drinking until the end of next year. inflation, the rate at which prices rise, which the bank forecasts will rise to over 13%, driven by the sharp rise in energy bills. in an effort to curb soaring prices, the bank of england raised interest rates by 0.5% to i.75%, the biggest in 27 years. our economic editor has this report. prices are inflating, interest rates are going up and the economy in general is
what did you do for colleagues who were leaving when the country was in lockdown? @vicderbyshire on tiktok, twitter and instagram. the uk s withdrawal from afghanistan was a disaster and a betrayal , according to an inquiry conducted by mps. images china doesn t want you to see hacked data passed to the bbc shows the detention and indoctrination of uyghur muslims. all police officers in england and wales are to be given anti racism training as part of plans to tackle discrimination. and spanning over 100 kilometres from reading to essex, the elizabeth crossrail line finally opens more than three years later than scheduled. the met police are facing fresh questions after photos emerged of the prime minister drinking at a gathering in downing street during lockdown. but this is an event that borisjohnson was not fined for attending. it happened in november 2020 at a time when indoor social mixing was banned in england. a report into such gatherings by the senior civil