temperatures across the uk rose with a level three alert, and some rider means the uk could be hosting next year s eurovision contest. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk s second busiest airport says it will limit the number of flights across the peak summer period because it hasn t got enough staff. gatwick airport said it was aimed at creating a more reliable service for passengers. usually 900 flights run a day, but it ll be 825 injuly, and 850 in august. it comes after the government and regulators wrote to airlines telling them to make sure their summer timetables were deliverable . the decision means thousands of people will have their holiday plans disrupted, as theo leggett reports. this is what airlines and airports want to avoid. over easter and around the jubilee holiday, hundreds of flights were cancelled. some while passengers were preparing to board. people want to travel, but staff shortages at airlines and ground handling companies have become a s
real madrid claim the tropy viniciuer s second half goal is enough to clinch it for the spanish side. so a bad night for liverpool and supporters here in paris now the the club is calling for an investigation into how its fans were treated. in other news, russia s ambassador to the uk says moscow will not use nuclear weapons in the war against ukraine. and could we see the return of pounds and ounces in the shops? a review of the laws on imperial measurements is announced. hello. it is a sundae of sunshine and showers for many today and with and showers for many today and with a cool and showers for many today and with a cool northerly wind temperatures will be a cool northerly wind temperatures will be a a cool northerly wind temperatures will be a little disappointing for this time of year. all the details coming this time of year. all the details coming up this time of year. all the details coming up shortly. good morning. it s sunday may 29. our main story.
we start with the soaring cost of living because prices here in the uk are now rising at the fastest rate in a0 years. the annual rate of inflation hit 9% in april up from 7% in march, driven bya bigjump in energy bills. britain s finance minister, chancellor of the exchequer, rishi sunak is warning of tougher times ahead as pressure grows on him to take action. our economics editor faisal islam has more. when prices rise this fast it hits everyone, the fracture seen on every street, office and household in the country, including in lancashire. she recently ran her business, after the pandemic she finds money running out as bills get more expensive and even essential things become too expensive. essential things become too “pensive- expensive. gas and electric because i expensive. gas and electric because i got expensive. gas and electric because i got in expensive. gas and electric because i got in arrears - because i got in arrears because i got in arrears beca
If you have a host of inexperienced, not terribly well trained staff, a lot of young staff, and they are all overstressed because there are not an awful a lot of them. So they are all under pressure. And because the men, most of them dont get out of their cells for more than a couple of hours each day, that adds to the pressure. The issues are all contributory. They do not help towards the event that happened in september. Severe Staff Shortages and overcrowding were highlighted as problems and in two wings there were only 11 showers for 265 man. Chris aitken is a film maker who spent nine months in Wandsworth Prison for tax fraud. My reaction to the report is extremely depressed and upset that it seems to have actually got worse since my time there back in 2016, 2017. The prison is an inhumane, dysfunctional mess that is not fit for purpose and actually makes peoples rehabilitation worse not better. It is the kind of environment that if you put animals in, you would be rightly prosecu
Who is hoping to be selected for fridays foursomes. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The bbc has uncovered more than 150 instances of Police Officers in england and wales misusing their Body Worn Cameras by switching them off when force is used, and deleting or not disclosing footage. The cameras were introduced across the uk to improve transparency and trust in policing. The National Police chiefs council said most body worn video shows good policing but admitted the failures uncovered are unlawful in some cases. Our Investigations Correspondent Noel Titheradge reports. Chant black lives matter, all lives matter three years ago, a black lives matter protest gathered outside Downing Street, attended by yufial on the left, and his sister, louisa, on the right. The protest was initially peaceful. There was dancing. There were speeches. Two hours in and that peace was broken. A clash quickly escalated, leading to louisas restraint. Shouting. I completely blacked out. I c