World champion tyson fury is free to resume his career after accepting a doping violation. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Rising food costs, bigger electricity bills and higher air fares have all helped push inflation to its highest level for almost six years. The Consumer Prices index the measure the government uses hit 3. 1 last month. With the latest data showing that wages are growing at a slower pace, it means a squeeze on household budgets, just when those Christmas Shopping bills are coming in. Heres our economics correspondent, andy verity. At this baker on the outskirts of barnsley, its not just at this baker on the outskirts of barnsley, its notjust the bread rolls on the rise. Ingredients like butter and flour have shot up in the last year and a half so its hard to do everything it can to make sure its costs are covered. One of the things we have done with our suppliers, we have decided to take a radical approach which is pay all of oui radical approach whi
And star wars fans flock to see the lastjedi, the latest film in the star wars franchise. Well be live at the london premiere. Its five oclock, good afternoon. Our top story is that prices have increased at their fastest rate in nearly six years. Inflation has risen to 3. 1 in november as the squeeze on households continues. Consumers are facing pressure from rising food prices in the run up to christmas with groceries costing more now, than at any time since 2013. The governor of the bank of england mark carney will now have to write a letter to the chancellor to explain how the bank intends to bring inflation back to its 2. 0 target. Our economics correspondent andy verity has the story. At this baker on the outskirts of barnsley, not just the at this baker on the outskirts of barnsley, notjust the bread rolls are on the rise, it is barnes, loaves and mince pies, end up in pubs and restaurants from wetherspoon is to pret to tgi and as far afield as the middle east and asia, ingredien
Continue into the end of the year . Well discuss the likelihood of a santa rally. And keeping a close eye on markets where the festive cheer seems somewhat lacking from the traditional santa rally were used to seeing in december with global stocks in downbeat mood. And well be getting the inside track on all the big stories of the week with our economics editor kamal ahmed who will talk us through the latest rise in us Interest Rates and how brexit talks are moving towards trade. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Is it right that banks are reining in their spending . Hello and welcome to business live. We start with one of the biggest deals the Media Industry has ever seen. The Walt Disney Company has agreed to buy the entertainment business of Rupert Murdochs twenty First Century fox. The deal is worth a whopping 52. 4 billion in shares. Disneys already the worlds Top Entertainment company this will give it an even bigger arsenal of movies and shows in its battles with Online Streaming
To fight corruption. In the us, a high speed passenger train has de railed. Some passengers died, dozens of others were injured. And in an ever ageing world, we visit california, to see how theyre embracing the challenge of active life in old age. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, well bring you highlights of tonights only premier league game everton against bottom side swansea. Good evening. President trump has outlined a new National Security strategy focusing on economic stability identifying russia and china as competitors, bent on challenging americas influence and wealth. He said washington had no choice but to deal with the challenge posed by north koreas weapons programme. But he broke with tradition by not mentioning the threat posed to the us by Climate Change, as our north america editor, jon sopel, reports. For two years now, donald trump has talked incessantly about america first. Today, in unveiling his National Security strategy, he gave a slogan, flesh and bones.
That in itself is a struggle, never mind having the added factor of being away from your family. The super agers cheerleading in their 70s and 80s so whats the secret to a long and healthy life . And coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news the last of the League Cup Quarterfinals with championship bristol city getting ready to face the holders Manchester United. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Britains Biggest Police force, the metropolitan police, is reviewing all its current sex offence investigations after the collapse of two rape cases in the space of a week. Both prosecutions were halted because the police had failed to disclose key evidence which might have helped the defence. Several legal experts are now warning that this may reflect a wider issue across england, wales and Northern Ireland. Heres our Legal Correspondent clive coleman. Are the scales ofjustice being u nfa i rly are the scales ofjustice being unfairly kicked against defendants, becau