the annual rate at which prices have been going up. inflation peaked at more than 10% last year, forcing the bank to raise interest rates aggressively to try and bring it under control. but it has since fallen sharply. and on wednesday, official figures showed it was down to 3.9% in november, the lowest rate in 2 years, and far lower than expected. that s raised hopes the bank of england will be soon able to start cutting the cost of borrowing, easing pressure on businesses and households. here s our economics editor, faisal islam. arp and now sharply down. over the past year, inflation in britain seemed like a runaway train. but it s now coming into land faster than expected. here and beyond. it has been a hard year or two for her with hundreds closing and some say prices are now stabilising. inflation is definitely killing us. the rise has gone up 15%. and behind you? us. the rise has gone up 1596. and behind you? up-and-down, i remember and behind you? up-and-down, i re
tell us what is happening. i tell us what is happening. i was reachin: tell us what is happening. i was reaching out tell us what is happening. i was reaching out to tell us what is happening. i was reaching out to diplomats - tell us what is happening. i was reaching out to diplomats as - tell us what is happening. i reaching out to diplomats as they were leaving consultations. i was told the vote had been delayed yet again until tomorrow. we were able to hear directly from the uae which offered this draught resolution. their ambassador told us that they decided to give additional time to try to see if diplomacy could yield a positive resolution. in other words, if they could avoid a us veto here. and we have seen these negotiations drag out over days, which i thinkjust underscores how high stakes these talks are. the ambassador said that these discussions are happening at the highest levels in capitals, with everyone who has leverage, and while the united states does
good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. two teenagers have been found guilty of murdering 16 year old brianna ghey in a park near warrington in february. the girl and boy, who were 15 at the time, stabbed her 28 times. they cannot be named for legal reasons. outside court, prosecutors said it was one of the most distressing cases the crown prosecution service has had to deal with . here s our north of england correspondentjudith moritz. brianna ghey s family described her as a ball of energy, funny, brave and one of a kind. the 16 year old was also transgender, though, they say, that did not define her. she was fearless to be whoever she wanted to be. she wanted to identify as a female and she wanted to wear girl s school uniform and yeah, shejust did it. it wasn t a hurdle at all for her. but not everyone wished brianna well. she was targeted as a murder victim by two teenagers who wrote out a plan to stab her in the back and in the stomach. brianna was lured from
championships. and stay with us here on bbc news. for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondence in the uk and around the world. good evening. the united nations security council has delayed for a third day a vote on a suspension of fighting in gaza. intense negotiations are continuing in the hope that the united states will finally back a resolution, which would also see more humanitarian aid reaching the people who desperately need it. it comes on the day that hamas says more than 20,000 people have now died in gaza since israel launched its military offensive after the october 7th attacks, in which 1,200 people in israel were murdered. hamas which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government says the majority of those who ve been killed in gaza are women and children. our special correspondent, fergal keane, reports. the world is debating calls for a ceasefire and a big new reckoning of the debt is declared. but, for the people of g