in response to a us senator s visit to the island. the family of archie battersbee seek permission to move him to a hospice doctors warn this carries significant risk. and how disposable facemasks are blighting birdlife in 23 countries around the world. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. england s anna henderson wins the first home nations medal on day seven at the commonwealth games, taking silver in the women s cycling time trial. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the bank of england has predicted that the uk is set to enter a recession this autumn lasting more than a year. it says inflation is likely to peak at 13% later this year and today it has announced the largest rise in interest rates for 27 years. the 0.5% hike means that interest rates now stand at i.75%. the move is part of attempts to curb spiralling inflation, by making borrowing more expensive and discouraging spending. but it makes mortgages and loans more expensive for million
the game kicks off in the next couple of hours. the winner takes on. the coastal towns. with only days until the general election, the bbc is visiting communities across the country to find out what people are most concerned about. the coastal towns of dover and deal are often at the centre of conversations about immigration but that s not the only issue on voters minds, as charlotte wright reports. it s the gateway to britain, so often at the centre of the story, whether it s the arrival of small boats or delays at the port. but while there is much talk about this town, we ve come to hear from those who live, work and play here. at this boxing gym, the cost of living is having a big impact. the prices have gone up, and the wages people are getting paid ain t really changed, so, yeah, it sjust hard. it s hard for everyone, really. housing is an issue, you know? i think people are really struggling. do you notice, people that come here, do they talk to you about it as well?
police in tenerife confirm that the search for missing british teenagerjay slater has been called off after nearly two weeks. england s game against slovakia in the knockout stages of the euros has just kicked off in germany. whoever wins that match will play switzerland, who ve caused a major upset by knocking out the defending champions, italy, 2 0 in berlin. these are live pictures of fans gathering in london. these arejust some of the scenes of fans gathering in many places across london. this is north west london somewhere. in wembley where they are waiting, the game has kicked off. we are going to bring you a sense of the excitement and reaction from fans and other places across the country as well later. that is a glimpse of the atmosphere. a reform uk candidate has disowned the party and endorsed the local conservative candidate instead. the candidate said it is significant moral issue in parts of the party following what he called reports of widespread racism and sex
andy swiss joins us now. any clues as to how they might line up on sunday? well, we cannot be sure yet, not least because england s training session today was behind closed doors, away from the eyes of the media, but we do know is that phil foden is back with the england camp. he went home for a few days after england s last match for the birth of his third child, but he was back training with england this morning. that is obviously encouraging news that he is available for selection, as is anthony gordon and that despite the fact that gordon took a little bit of a tumble on wednesday. he was out riding an e box and england s training camp. he fell often and badly grazed his chin and also his hands is well, but thankfully nothing too serious that he is good to go. people have been suggesting that perhaps anthony gordon might start the match because he offers something a little bit different. now, england as you say have come in for a lot of criticism over the last few days, b