this whole thing has been one of the great blessings of my life. and back in belfast a standing ovation for an emotional bill clinton 25 years after he helped negotiate the good friday agreement. and coming up on bbc news: a champions league semifinal is within reach of manchester city. they beat bayern munich first time around, can they do the same again in germany later? good evening. the cost of living rose more than expected last month thanks largely to the soaring price of food. inflation, that s the rate at which prices are increasing, was 10.1% in march. down from 10.4% in february. but analysts had expected it drop more than that. the rising cost of food and drink takes a lot of the blame it has gone up by almost 20% in a year. our cost of living correspondent colletta smith reports. here come the sausages. it s hot dinner day in this little community kitchen in halifax. started off with about ten potions. in eight weeks it s grown to almost 150 portions. demand
welcome to bbc news, i m yelled we start in sudan where paramilitary fighters battling with the sudanese army say they ve agreed a new 24 hour ceasefire. it was due to come into effect an hour ago, at 1800 local time. a similar agreement on tuesday failed to take effect. meanwhile, 15 embassies in khartoum waiting to evacuate hundreds of foreign nationals have issued a joint statement. they called on both sides to cease fire and observe international obligations to protect civilians, diplomats, and humanitarian workers. 270 people have been confirmed dead. let me show you pictures from earlier today. explosion you could hear an explosion there that was near khartoum airport and, as you can see, plumes of smoke drifting across the sky as the conflict there rages on. the latest fighting is because of a power struggle between these two men general abdel fattah al burhan, president of sudan s military government on the left, and his deputy, mohamed hamdan dagalo, who leads
he scores! and, manchester city sail past bayern munich to reach the semi finals of the champions league. and coming up on bbc news, kyren wilson scores the first 147 break of this years world snooker championship in sheffield. but is it enough for a place in round two? good evening. the unrelenting pressure on household budgets has been demonstrated by the latest inflation figures, which showed a very sharp rise in the cost of food and soft drinks, pushing the cost of living even higher. inflation remained in double digits last month, falling only slightly to 10.1% in march. that s down from 10.4% in february, but experts had predicted a biggerfall. more expensive bread, cereals and chocolate caused the overall average price of food and non alcoholic drinks to increase by a rather hefty 19% in the year to march the fastest annual rate for nearly half a century. economists say it s now far more likely that the bank of england will raise its base interest rate next month, a
it has gone up by almost 20% in a year. our cost of living correspondent colletta smith reports. here come the sausages. it s hot dinner day in this little community kitchen in halifax. started off with about ten potions. in eight weeks it s grown to almost 150 portions. demand has skyrocketed over the last few months for one simple reason. food going up, astronomically. gravy browning, it was £2 one week and then the next time i went to get one it was £4.50! it s staggering. i used to spend just short of £100 on my shopping. it s 160 now. i don t get anything different. so lesley and her team have come up with a big batch cook solution, giving one hot meal a week for those who need the help. collect it, you heat it up and you eat it up. it s one night a week where you don t have to worry. are you guys all experienced potato peelers then? we are now.
more expensive bread, cereals and chocolate caused the overall average price of food and non alcoholic drinks to increase by a rather hefty 19% in the year to march the fastest annual rate for nearly half a century. economists say it s now far more likely that the bank of england will raise its base interest rate next month, and they say the rate could hit 5% by the autumn. our cost of living correspondent coletta smith has more details. 0h, here come the sausages. it s hot dinner day in this little community kitchen in halifax. started off with about ten portions. in eight weeks, it s grown to almost 150 portions. demand has skyrocketed over the last few months for one simple reason. food going up, astronomically. gravy browning, it was £2 one week and then the next time i went to get one it was £4.50!