that s the message sent by the european central bank as it ploughs ahead with plans to raise rates, despite sluggish growth in the eurozone, and turmoil in the banking sector. the ecb s main interest rate was hiked by 50 basis points to 3.5% as it tries to keep a lid on rising prices. but the language from policymakers has begun to strike a new note, dropping a reference, used in previous statements, to the need to raise rates significantly going forward. agnese ortolani is a europe analyst at the economist intelligence unit. so, we have had this rate rise within the last hour. give us a sense of what this tells us. they don t seem to be overly concerned about the banking sector. yes indeed, about the banking sector. yes indeed. the about the banking sector. yes indeed, the ecb about the banking sector. 13; indeed, the ecb decided about the banking sector. yes indeed, the ecb decided to go ahead with this, because it is related to inflation the euro zone, so it is infla
violin plays. ceremonies are being held to mark holocaust memorial day to remember the millions of people persecuted and murdered by the nazis. and britain s alfie hewett and gordon reid secure theirfourth successive australian open wheelchair doubles title their 16th grand slam title together. hello and welcome. the chancellor, jeremy hunt will make a major speech shortly about where long term growth in our economy will come from. mr hunt is expected to dismiss gloom as he sets out plans to increase productivity in the uk. it s also thought he ll pledge a relentless focus on the key industries of the future. but it comes against the backdrop of a cost of living crisis and ongoing strikes about public sector pay. it comes in a week the government has faced accusations it has no long term plans for growth. according to advance extracts from his speech released by the treasury he will say. the government will offer a plan for long term prosperity based on british genius
and disabilities are oversubscribed. we do the best that we can for the good of the kids. but there comes a point, there comes a breaking point and we are over capacity. and the first world war epic, all quiet on the western front, dominated last night s baftas winning seven awards. hello and welcome to bbc news. the family of missing nicola bulley have expressed their anguish, after a body was found in the river near where she disappeared three weeks ago. the 45 year old mother of two disappeared on the 27th january, while walking her dog in st michael s on wyre in lancashire, sparking a major search. lancashire police recovered a body from the water yesterday after being alerted by two people walking their dogs by the river wyre. formal identification has yet to take place, but police have previously said they believe ms bulley had gone into the river, and that her disappearance was not suspicious. we ll be live from the scene shortly, but first this report from our north o
the health secretary sets out her plan for the nhs in england, but some doctors warn the changes will do little to improve patient care. i think we see some great experiences for patients. i m also conscious that we hear regularly from patients how frustrated they are that they cannot get an appointment with their gp. what do you think should be done to make it easier to get a gp appointment and make the nhs work betterfor you? you can get in touch with me on @annitabbc or use the hashtag bbcyourquestions. at least ten people have been killed following another day of protests in iran over the death of a young woman in custody. five british captives who were being held by russian backed forces in ukraine are believed to be back in the uk after being released last night. the prime minister, liz truss, confirmed a prisoner exchange had been negotiated by saudi arabia. before being freed, two of the men, aiden aslin and shaun pinner, had been sentenced to death by russian backed
whole picture. it is windy out there today and feeling different and for some we have outbreaks of rain as well. looking at the satellite picture low pressure the south west of the uk, bands of rain popping up across the country but at the moment we have some heavy rain heading into northern ireland. i suspect it could be heavy enough to bring localised flooding. otherwise some patches rain across the west, some patches in eastern scotland. some bright spells coming through across eastern areas of england but a gusty wind of up areas of england but a gusty wind of up to 30 miles an hour inland. very mild but late afternoon to evening we could see some heavy rain for a time across south west england and overnight affecting western areas of the uk. not so heavy a eastern areas and another mild night with temperatures around ten, 14 degrees. quite a chaotic weather picture, and we are looking at this next band of rain just starting to develop heading into portugal. some uncertai