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
Around 200 million members of the faith are persecuted globally. In egypt, for instance, members of the coptic orthodox minority are regularly subjected to violent attacks. Churches are burned, and copts are often murdered. And christians are not the only targets. In myanmar, the government is accused of persecuting the rohingya, a muslim minority. In Northern Iraq in 2014, Terror Organization Islamic State seized control of areas inhabited by yazidis, a religious community. The groups holiest site is located in the lalisch valley. The peacock is an important symbol to yazidis. It represents the angel melek taus, who for them acts as an intermediary between god and the faithful. Yazidism has about a million adherents worldwide. And in Northern Iraq, theyve been brutally persecuted by is. Were visiting refugee camps dotted around the province of dohuk in Northern Iraq. Hundreds of thousands of yazidis have fled to this kurdish region to escape the socalled Islamic State. This camp, call
Are regularly subjected to violent attacks. Churches are burned, and copts are often murdered. And christians are not the only targets. In myanmar, the government is accused of persecuting the rohingya, a muslim minority. In Northern Iraq in 2014, Terror Organization Islamic State seized control of areas inhabited by yazidis, a religious community. The groups holiest site is located in the lalisch valley. The peacock is an important symbol to yazidis. It represents the angel melek taus, who for them acts as an intermediary between god and the faithful. Yazidism has about a million adherents worldwide. And in Northern Iraq, theyve been brutally persecuted by is. Were visiting refugee camps dotted around the province of dohuk in Northern Iraq. Hundreds of thousands of yazidis have fled to this kurdish region to escape the socalled Islamic State. This camp, called sharia, provides refuge to yazidi women and their children. Sewing courses offer a welcome diversion, at least for a few hours
Are regularly subjected to violent attacks. Churches are burned, and copts are often murdered. And christians are not the only targets. In myanmar, the government is accused of persecuting the rohingya, a muslim minority. In Northern Iraq in 2014, Terror Organization Islamic State seized control of areas inhabited by yazidis, a religious community. The groups holiest site is located in the lalisch valley. The peacock is an important symbol to yazidis. It represents the angel melek taus, who for them acts as an intermediary between god and the faithful. Yazidism has about a million adherents worldwide. And in Northern Iraq, theyve been brutally persecuted by is. Were visiting refugee camps dotted around the province of dohuk in Northern Iraq. Hundreds of thousands of yazidis have fled to this kurdish region to escape the socalled Islamic State. This camp, called sharia, provides refuge to yazidi women and their children. Sewing courses offer a welcome diversion, at least for a few hours
Around 200 million members of the faith are persecuted globally. In egygypt, for instanance, mes of the c coptic orthododox miny are e regularly subjbjected to viviolent attacks. Churches are burned, and copts are often murdered. And christians are not the only targets. In myanmar, the government is accused of persecuting the rohingya, a muslim minority. In Northern Iraq in 2014, Terror Organization Islamic State seized control of areas inhabited by yazidis, a religious community. The groups holiest site is located in the lalisch valley. The peacock is an important symbol to yazidis. It represents the angel melek taus, who for them acts as an intermediary between god and the faithful. Yazidism has about a million adherents worldwide. And in Northern Iraq, theyve been brutally persecuted by is. Were visiting refugee camps dotted around the province of dohuk in Northern Iraq. Hundreds of thousands of yazidis have fled to this kurdish region to escape the socalled Islamic State. This camp