if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us it is time for the top business stories. we start here in the uk where in the next few hours the bank of england is widely expected to raise the cost of borrowing for the twelfth time in a row. the quarter percent rise most economists are predicting would take the bank s main interest rate to 4.5% the highest it has been in almost 15 years. the big question though will it be enough to start to get inflation, which is still running at more than 10% a year, under control? let s speak to katharine neiss she has held various roles at the bank of england and is now chief european economist at p gim fixed income. good to have you on the programme. iassume good to have you on the programme. i assume you are with the majority believe we are looking at a rate hike today of another 25 basis points. today of another 25 basis oints. . , today of another 25 basis oints. . , ., , points. that s right, that s the consensus p
first there was a row over the arresting of protesters. now a royal fan has revealed she was detained too, as she waited to glimpse the king outside buckingham palace. in her first tv interview, we ask alice chambers exactly what happened. also tonight, the question facing lawmakers across the globe is artificial intelligence going to be the next economic miracle or a danger to our whole way of life, or both? as the eu votes on the world s first ai laws, we ask how do you get the balance right between innovation and safety? and remember this promise? when he ran for conservative leader, rishi sunak pledged to review or repeal thousands of eu laws still on the statute book. but the government says far fewer than that will actually face the shredder. this brexiteer says sunak should go much further. this remainer says labour should throw the whole brexit wagon into reverse. and after air strikes on gaza kill two senior palestinian islamichhad commanders, along with a dozen o
rates are expected to rise from 4.25% to 4.5% as the bank of england tries to rein in soaring inflation. inflation is still running at over 10% and at a as year high, largely driven by soaring food and energy prices. the bank rate is already at its highest level for m years, and further increases will pile more pain onto borrowers, particularly homeowners through higher mortgage rates. let s look ahead now with azad zangana, senior european economist & strategist, schroders. this deal we will get in half an hour but it feels done and are priced n. it hour but it feels done and are riced n. , hour but it feels done and are priced n- hour but it feels done and are ricedn. ,, , . ,. priced n. it is pretty much expected end has been priced n. it is pretty much expected end has been flagged priced n. it is pretty much expected end has been flagged for priced n. it is pretty much expected end has been flagged for some - priced n. it is pretty much expected | end has been fla
as a call to action. they said the proud boys were thirsting for violence and were prepared to stop certification of president joe biden s win by, quote, any means necessary, including by force. until the aftermath of the riot on the capitol, the charge of seditious conspiracy was rarely used, but with today s decision, the department of justice has now secured ten trial convictions on the civil war era charge. the others were the oath keepers, including its leader, stewart rhodes. but today s conviction of enrique tarrio in particular could be the most consequential win yet for the justice department. we ll explain that in a moment. joining us now from outside the u.s. district court house in washington, d.c. is nbc news justice report ryan reilly. we got a little bit of breaking news, additional partial verdict. walk us through it. reporter: that s right. any moment now, i think we could be hearing from the jury on the additional charge. it also sounds like they are deadl
welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we begin in france where more than a hundred police officers have been injured in the latest protests over pension reforms. demonstrators used the traditional may day rallies, to voice their continued anger, against president emmanuel macron s plans. these protests have been widespread. take a look at the figures. according to the interior ministry, more than 780,000 protesters hit the streets across the country. that includes 112 thousand in the capital, paris alone. but the country s hard left cgt union, says the figure is actually three times that number. at issue of course is president macron s plans to raise the retirement age from 62, to 64. he signed the legislation last month, and the meaures are due to take effect in september. 0ur europe correspondent, nick beake has the latest. singing. the may day march, a french tradition reaching back decades, but fuelling this year s protests, the vision of a future whe