the economy is coping with the cost of living crisis when we get first quarter gdp figures in just over an hour s time. it s expected to have continued growing by 0.2% in the first three months of the year. hardly booming, but a far cry from the record breaking recession that the bank of england was predicting six months ago. on thursday, the bank announced a major rethink of its forecasts, saying the uk will now avoid going into recession. but it warned that the battle to get soaring prices under control is taking much longer than expected. the bank also raised its main interest rate again by 0.25%, to 4.5%. that s the 12th rate rise in a row, and it puts the cost of borrowing here in the uk at a 15 year high. the bank is trying to take spending power out of the economy to stop prices rising so fast. inflation is currently running at over 10% a year. that s the highest rate in a0 years, and five times the bank s target of 2%. our economics editor faisal islam reports. red gr
calling on people to protest. he expects to be indicted on tuesday on his truth social page today the former president urged supporters to, quote, take back our nation, ahead of what he says is his expected arrest days from now. he went on to say, they re killing our nation as we sit back and watch. we must save america and protest. but he appears to be speculating. the prosecutors are wrapping up the investigation into hush money payments made to porn star stormy daniels. we have learned there is at least one witness still expected to testify on monday. sources tell my colleague kristin holmes and i that trump s legal team has gotten no word from the manhattan da s office of any timing of a poe tpgsal indictment. if he is indicted the trumped team would be notified and likely negotiate any surrender and court appearance. the former president has been pushing his team to get the base riled up over the idea of a possible indictment because he believes it would help him politic
voice-over: this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. on today s media show, one of the pioneers of reality tv. hello, hello, hello! fenton bailey s behind rupaul s drag race, described by time magazine as one of the most influential reality tv shows of all time . the company he founded, world of wonder, has made documentaries about andy warhol, britney spears, monica lewinsky over the years, about police brutality in la, and about the lgbt supporting tv evangelist tammy faye. they also brought the cult comedy duo adam and joe to channel 4. fenton, hello, and i wonder whether for you there is a thread that connects all those incredible and different interviewees and programmes? the first thing that connects it all is just things randy and ifound ourselves interested in. that s your partner? yeah, randy, at world of wonder we founded the company together but then, i think the ot
after you meet with moody s. thank you very much. thank you. you are welcome. cnn this morning continues right now. to. breaking news. it is a very busy news day. good morning, everyone. kaitlin is in d.c. this morning. we are following a lot of news. the news is happening from d.c. to new york and all over. new video just released this morning from the u.s. military showing the moment a russian fighter jet forced down a u.s. drone over the black sea. it is stunning. it is rare very and we are going to show you the midair encounter. and we are tracking developments in the manhattan district attorney s hush-money investigation into donald trump. stormy daniels met with prosecutors yesterday and moments from now trump s former ficker and attorney michael cohen who also has spoken with them is going to join lives for his first in-person tv interview since testifying. following the collapse of credit suisse, thrown a critical lifeline by swiss national bank. treas
generation of freaks. it s what guys seem to get off on, they like this high-energy sort of event. if the sight and sound of soul is your pleasure, you can bet your bottom, we got em baby. unless you ve been living in a sealed cave, you ve probably noticed that america s latest craze is disco dancin . this is punk rock, and its purpose is to promote violence, sex and destruction, in that order. pure rock n roll energy, pure guts, pure stamina. rock singer, jimi hendrix, died today in london, according to a police source, from an overdose of drugs. janis joplin was found dead last night. the cause of death was said to be an overdose of drugs. jim morrison, the lead singer for the doors, a rock music group, is dead. he was 27. the early years of the 70s are sad in music because you lose people. and you lose the beatles. the small gathering on savile row is only the beginning. the event is so momentous that historians may one day view it as a landmark