and 48 hours to come up with the next generation of video games. we ll be hearing from the man behind the global gamejam. hello there. we start here in the uk, where the bank of england has raised the cost of borrowing for the tenth time in a row. the half a percent rise puts uk interest rates at 4%, their highest level in more than 1a years. a bonus, of course, for savers, but it piles more pressure on businesses and those with mortgages, loans and credit card debt. the good news is that the bank now thinks the uk s recession will be shorter and less severe than it previously thought, and there s a hint that rates may not have to go any higher. but a recovery could take years as our economics editor faisal islam reports. the squeeze continues. an official interest rate of 4% should not feel huge, but it does, and notjust here in nuneaton, forjoanne, who runs a furniture and gift shop. the mortgage a furniture and gift shop. the mortgage on a furniture and gift shop. th
Donald trump is also in the state and will be speaking a little later in the day to his crowds. So, its big moment ahead of the midterms, just three days away. Youre watching bbc news. Its been a pretty soggy day today across the uk thanks to a slow moving Weather Front which brought patchy rain and drizzle. That rain will become confined to the southeast corner of the country for part two of the weekend. Elsewhere, its looking brighter with sunshine, scattered showers and it will be windy for pretty much all areas. So this area of low pressure is responsible for bringing the unsettled weather this weekend. That set todays Weather Front becoming confined to the southeast. All those showers out west ready to push in through tonight and tomorrow so it stays cloudy, damp across southern and eastern areas. The rain starts to pep up here. It becomes heavy and maybe some rumbles of thunder. Elsewhere, after a dry starts, the blustery showers will get going. Some of these could be quite heavy
and as one of the world s biggest esport gaming competitions comes to an end in san francisco, we ll hear from the woman in charge of league of legends. the crucial midterm elections in the us, which will decide which party controls congress, are just three days away. ahead of the vote, the biggest names in us politics three presidents, the incumbent joe biden, barack obama and donald trump are campaigning in the key battleground state of pennsylvania, hoping to tip the balance in a closely contested race. let s give you a flavour of the situation confronting both barack obama and joe blyton, because this is where democrat campaigners and supporters had gathered at their waiting to hear from their presidents past and present, of course. so soon as they come to the stage, we will bring that into you. barack obama has already been making his mark in pennsylvania, he was supporting the democrat senate candidate in pittsburgh and he was saying that only the democrats had an a
donald trump is also in the state and will be speaking a little later in the day to his crowds. so, it s big moment ahead of the midterms, just three days away. you re watching bbc news. it s been a pretty soggy day today across the uk thanks to a slow moving weather front which brought patchy rain and drizzle. that rain will become confined to the southeast corner of the country for part two of the weekend. elsewhere, it s looking brighter with sunshine, scattered showers and it will be windy for pretty much all areas. so this area of low pressure is responsible for bringing the unsettled weather this weekend. that set today s weather front becoming confined to the southeast. all those showers out west ready to push in through tonight and tomorrow so it stays cloudy, damp across southern and eastern areas. the rain starts to pep up here. it becomes heavy and maybe some rumbles of thunder. elsewhere, after a dry starts, the blustery showers will get going. some of these could
hello and welcome to bbc world news. the crucial midterm elections in the us, which will decide which party controls congress, are just three days away. ahead of the vote, the biggest names in us politics have all chosen to head for the key battleground state of pennsylvania. later on saturday, donald trump will be holding a prime time rally but within the past hour, not one but two democratic presidents, barack obama and joe biden, have been holding a joint rally in philadelphia. they re trying to get every last vote out for their candidate john fetterman. he s up against republican mehmet oz, who s been endorsed by donald trump. president biden laid out his message that this is a defining moment for us democracy. let s have a listen. this isn t referendum this year, it s a choice, a choice between two vastly different visions of america. maybe it s in our blood butjohn and i believe it s all about fighting for working and middle class people. the way i have said from the be