also on today s programme: nationwide puts up its mortgage rates by 0.45% and other lenders also increase the cost of new deals. the kent hospital where the maternity unit was almost shut down by inspectors as basic hygiene was not observed. a medicalfacility in ukraine is destroyed by a russian missile strike, killing two people and injuring over 20. and british cycling says it ll ban transgender women from elite female competition. and coming up on bbc news. three teams, two relegation places to avoid. leicester leeds and everton head into the final weekend of the premier league hoping to secure their survival. good evening. the parents of 10 month old finley boden have been sentenced today for his murder on christmas day in 2020. his mother, shannon marsden, was given a minimum of 27 years and his father, stephen boden, a minimum of 29 years. finley had been taken by social services soon after he was born, but was given back to his parents 39 days before he died. during
September s record fuel price increase will impact farmers cold storage and processing facilities due to the large amounts of diesel now needed to keep them going due to Eskom s continued power cuts, said Agri SA CEO.
The trade union federation said there is a need for government s intervention after fuel prices increased on Wednesday, with petrol rising by R1.71 a litre and diesel rising by R2.76.
it s stoked concern that the bank of england will have to continue to raise interest rates for longer to try to reduce inflation. our business correspondent, marc ashdown, is here. nationwide is among lots of mortgage lenders who are putting their rates up. for new borrowers and those looking to re mortgage, the average deal on the market for a two year fixed rate mortgage is now 5.35%. for a longerfive year deal it s 5.02%. that s bad news for anyone looking for a mortgage deal, like self employed blacksmith ian in dorset. it looks as though our repayments are going to be an additional £400 £500 each month. this is particularly unwelcome news after a very difficult winter, with food, fuel price increases. the main driving factor here is the inflation rate. that s how fast prices are rising.