so let s get down to business and we begin in the us where the world s most powerful central bank wraps up its monthly meeting later. it s a given the federal reserve will increase the cost of borrowing. the question is by how much. with recent inflation data flashing red the sentiment on wall street has been grim. on monday the s&p 500 entered a bear market after the index fell by more than 20% from january s recent high. our north america business correspondent, michelle fleury, has more from new york. this minnesota petrol station is letting customers know they share their frustration. skyrocketing fuel prices have helped drive up inflation, currently at a a0 year high. customers, our car coming up, ate her at her corolla and gets fuel and at $80, you can t know how much it hits home to people. how much it hits home to ”eole. ,, . , how much it hits home to n-eole. , . , ,, people. gas prices in the us hit a record people. gas prices in the us hit a record of people.
my guest is nicu popescu, moldova s foreign minister and deputy pm. how can moldova best protect itself? nicu popescu, in chisinau, welcome to hardtalk. it s good talking to you, stephen, hello. it s a pleasure to have you on the show. now, mr deputy prime minister, you ve had more than 100 days of observing vladimir putin s invasion strategy in ukraine. right now, do you fear that putin represents a threat to moldova, too? i think this war is making every single person living on the european continent not only feel the insecurity generated by this war, generated by this blatant breach of international law. and of course we, as all other people living on the european continent, feel the impact of this insecurity. of course, given our geography, our history, this insecurity in moldova is indeed felt quite strongly. at the same time, we are, of course, ready for all possible developments, for all possible contingencies. but in our assessment and this assessment is shared by o
in london in which 72 people died. music. and could the best be yet to come? after nine years together, the k pop supergroup bts announce they re taking a break to focus on their solo careers. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. it s 6am in the morning in singapore and ”pm in the evening in the uk, where the first scheduled flight due to take migrants from britain to rwanda under a controversial agreement was stopped at the last minute. the flight was meant to be removing dozens of people, but a series of legal challenges progressively reduced that number to zero. the flight was due to take off from a military facility in the south of england. our correspondent duncan kennedy is there. thank you very much for coming up for us. there has been lots of surprises in store really, and what is the latest and what are you seeing at the moment? surprise hardly does seeing at the moment? surprise hardly does it seeing at t
prince william and his wife kate mark the fifth anniversary of a catastrophic tower block fire in london in which 72 people died. in beijing, thousands of people are being locked down and millions face compulsory testing after a surge in covid 19 cases. music. and could the best be yet to come? after nine years together, the k pop supergroup bts announce they re taking a break to focus on their solo careers. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. a last minute intervention by the european court of human rights has blocked the uk government s plan to send seven asylum seekers to rwanda under a controversial new policy. the home secretary, priti patel, said she was disappointed, but would not be deterred and preparations for a second flight were under way. let s get the latest from our correspondent duncan kennedy at the airfierld where the flight was due to take off. what has happened really is that the flight is
there have been moments where i m like, god, i can t believe the thing that gave him so much love has now so cruelly taken a lot of him away from us. it comes as a parliamentary inquiry is launched into the links between sport and long term brain injury. how scammers success spread with the virus. tens of millions have been stolen over the past year as fraudsters cash in on people feeling vulnerable, and working from home. we look at ways to stay protected. good morning. it is a cold and clear start to the day across southern areas. in the west, more clout and patchy rain travelling east through the day but later more persistent rain and strengthening winds arrive in the west leading us into a very unsettled couple of days and nights. it s tuesday 9th march. our top story. the royal family remains silent more than 2a hours after the duke and duchess of sussex s explosive interview with oprah winfrey. in the broadcast, watched by millions worldwide, meghan raised allegations