Was weaker than we expected in the Fourth Quarter of last year but we think the First Quarter of this year has been a bit stronger, which will lead the level of Economic Activity broadly when we thought it would be. 12 months Consumer Price inflation fell from 4 in december to 3. 2 in march, its lowest rate since december 2021. March, its lowest rate since december2021. 0. I march, its lowest rate since december 2021. 0. 1 higher than we expected in february. The decline was spread across food, core goods and services. Energy prices have also continued to contribute negatively to the Headline Inflation rate. As a lower 0fgem cap on Household Energy prices come into effect in april, we expect Headline Inflation to drop further to a level very close to target in the next few months. But we then expected to edge up months. But we then expected to edge up a again. This absence of data surprises is an indication that we are now getting back to more normal times, at least compared to the hig
Semifinal. Naomi osaka is attempting to claim another scalp at the italian open, where on wednesday the four time grand slam champion beat a top 50 player on clay for the First Time Since 2019. Shes taking on ukrainian Marta Kostyuk in the second rounds and its currently 4 1 to osaka. Meanwhile, rome provides the next stop on what is expected to be rafael nadal s final year on tour before retiring. Hes on court in the first round against zizou berys in a tournament hes won ten times before. He lost the first set, won the second and is a break up in the third, leading that by 3 1. The former interpreter for baseballs biggest name Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to fraud after prosecutors alleged he stole 16 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers player to pay off betting debts. The scandal engulfed the sport in march when news broke that Ippei Mizuhara had been accused of exploiting his relationship with ohtani to take millions from the players account. The Us Department ofjustic
Are affecting everton on it. Manager sean dyche admits he cant plan ahead, as uncertainty over the clubs takeover intensifies. And a telling off from the bosses Billy Vunipola is given a formal warning by the rfu, following his arrest in majorca last month. Also coming up on sportsday. The countdown is on just two days to go until olympic champion lauren price aims to become a world champion, too. I a world champion, too. Want to be a i a world chamion, too. Want to be a. , i want to be a massive fight because i want to be a massive fight because i want to be a massive fight because i want to be i want to be a massive fight because i want to be a i want to be a massive fight because i want to be a champion. I want to be a massive fight because i want to be a champion. Its i want to be a champion. Itsjust the start. Welcome along to the progamme. Plenty of support to bring you this thursday evening. Plenty of sport. Lets start in greece, then where the task might be tough, but there is
Hello, im christian fraser. Youre watching the context on bbc news. Electric car sales falter as a deadline for a ban on the sale of new Fossil Fuel Cars is extended. Natalie elphicke is the second conservative mp to defect to labour, in as many weeks. Her decision to defect was announced around 12pm just in time for sir keir starmer to bring it up at Prime Ministers questions. If one week a tory mp who is also a doctor says the Prime Minister cannot be trusted with the nhs and joins labour and the next week, the tory mp for dover on the front line of the small boats crisis says the Prime Minister cannot be trusted with our borders and joins labour, what is the point of this failed government staggering on . In a statement the dover mp said the conservatives under rishi sunak had become a by word for incompetence and division. This from someone who has long been preoccupied with the small boat crossings, many had thought her to be on the right of the conservative party. Dont trust labo
League, they got to the final. They are now in the final stages. They are now in the final stages. They are playing a lot of good attacking football is. This is one of their toughest test of the season. The success of the three german teams still left in European Competition means theyve guaranteed a fifth spot in next seasons champions legaue. Theyjoin itlay in gaining an extra space. And thats at englands expense. full frame gfx so whatever aston villa achieve in the Europa Conference League wont now affect that. But they might not mind as the only english team left in europe are currently fourth in the Premier League anyway. Their semi final is against olympiakos with the first leg at villa park. Fiorentina play club bruges in the other tie. Our league is the toughest league. We have to prepare well for every match in order to be successful. To share with europe is always difficult. The only team who could stop aston villa playing in the Champions League next season is spurs althoug