Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Interest rates have gone up for the first time in a decade. The bank of england has increased the rate by a quarter of 1 , to 0. 5 , as it tries to control inflation. The banks governor mark carney said households across the uk are generally well positioned to deal with the rate increase. The decision will mean higher Monthly Payments for millions with variable rate mortgages. But its good news at last for savers. Heres our economics editor kamal ahmed. One small step upwards for Interest Rates, affect millions of savers and millions of borrowers. Its more expensive if you have a mortgage, and forjames in south london, its time to cut costs. Weve been very lucky without realising it. I think its going to start, it will probably bite more from now on. For so long we thought, its always going to be like this, but its got to end sometime and we never realised it was going to be this soon. The governor of the bank of england knew it was a delicate bala
Crashes into the side of a house and bursts into flames. Welcome to bbc newsroom. The Foreign Secretary has become the latest member of the cabinet to put pressure on the chancellor to relax the Public Sector pay cap. The limit is due to be in place by 2020, that a Government Source says borisjohnson 2020, that a Government Source says Boris Johnson strongly 2020, that a Government Source says borisjohnson strongly believes pay writers can be achieved without putting undue pressure on public finances. How would this pay cap be paid for. I think what it tells us is the chances of being able to stick by the Public Sector pay cap for the next couple of years looks increasingly remote because we have now had up to six Cabinet Ministers weather themselves through their intermediate trees, saying that they need to look again at this i intermediate trees, saying that they need to look again at this 1 cap. Borisjohnson suggesting this can be done without what he calls fiscal pressure, without
A tourist bus crashes in germany and bursts into flames. 18 people are missing, feared dead. Warming up for his opening match at wimbledon andy murray begins the defence of his title after brushing off injury fears. Also coming up in sport later in the hour on bbc news. From the blues to the claret and blue of Aston Villa John terrys career will continue in the championship. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A 16 Year Old Girl has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of seven year old katie rough. The little girl died injanuary, after being found seriously injured on a Playing Field in york. Our correspondent danny savage is at Leeds Crown Court. The killing of katie rough is something many people will recall from earlier this year. It horrified people in new york and way beyond. It left those people who tried to treat her at the scene very traumatised. Today the teenager who killed her appeared via video link at Leeds Crown Court where she formally denied a charge of mu
I saw her injuries, i knew she was gone Downing Street insists theres no change to the governments policy on the Public Sector pay cap, amid continuing pressure to lift it. The Northern Ireland secretary, James Brokenshire, has told the commons he believes a deal can be reached in the stormont Power Sharing arrangement, but gaps still remain between the two parties. Andy murray begins defending his title at wimbledon with a straight sets win against kazakh, Alexander Bublik. Its 5 00. Our main story the long awaited report into child abuse injerseys care system has been published this afternoon. The three year Public Inquiry found there had been a tragic history of abuse on the island, and persistent failures at all levels in the management and operation of Childrens Homes for decades. The inquiry, which heard from more than 600 witnesses, says children may still be at risk today. It recommended that the notorious haut de la garenne Childrens Home be demolished. Richard lister reports.
Coming up on bbc news, well bring you all the action and reaction from day one at the all england club. Join me for Wimbledon Sportsday at 6. 30pm. Good evening and welcome to the Bbc News At Six. Its a report that is hundreds of pages long and it catalogues the abuse and humiliation of children in jersey for decades. Crucially, the independent Jersey Care Inquiry says children may still be at risk. It recommends that the Childrens Home at the centre of the scandal Haut De La Garenne should be demolished. More than 600 witnesses gave evidence, describing a culture of indifference in which children were abandoned in the care system. Robert hall is injersey for us this evening. Robert. George, Hundreds Of Islanders have waited today for a day when their suffering would be acknowledge it and when in independent voices catalogued failure. This is a report about children trapped in establishments with abusive carers and little access to outside help. In the last half hour, jerseys governmen