they want to raise rates, keep them on hold or cut them. just explain that shift because it gives a sense of what could happen next.- that shift because it gives a sense of what could happen next. there are nine oli of what could happen next. there are nine policy members of what could happen next. there are nine policy members on of what could happen next. there are nine policy members on the - of what could happen next. there are l nine policy members on the committee and they all get a chance to decide whether they want rates to go up, down or stay the same. in the previous meeting in december, three of the nine wanted rates to go up, six would like to hold. to date you wanted to go up, one wanted to go down and six wanted to hold. this was a surprise to markets. markets basically expected a nod and wink from the bank of england to say that rates are properly going to come down this year. so the fact that one member has said we need to lower rents today provides a much
our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. the american say the attack happened at abase known as tower 22, right on the syrian jordanian border. it is one of many american bases across the region. there have been dozens of drone and missile attacks in recent months, but no american personnel had been killed until now. joe biden, seen here attending church this morning, was quick to point the finger. we know it was carried out by radical iran backed militant groups operating in syria and iraq, he said. it s not necessarily a tipping point into uncontrolled escalation between the united states and iran, but is a dangerous step because, as i say, the us will have to respond even more strongly than it has done to previous attacks. carefully cultivated over yea rs, iran has a wide network of allies and proxies operating in countries across the middle east. they are all opposed to israel and the united states it s sometimes called the axis of resistance. there are pro ir
the real madrid keeper blocked and they cannot qualify themselves but they cannot qualify themselves but they were in the room the group in they were in the room the group in the first game against chelsea in the first game against chelsea in the 0-0. four udinese fans who racially abused ac milan goalkeeper mike maignan have been banned for life by the serie a club. play was briefly suspended in a league match a few days ago, when ac milan left the pitch after alerting the referee to the abuse. the fourfans have been banned from udinese s home ground for life and italian police say they are barred from all stadiums in the country for five years. there has been another managerial casualty at the africa cup of nations, following the departures of ghana s chris hughton and jean louis gasset from his role at the ivory coast. algeria have now parted ways with their manager, djamel bel madi, a day after the team s humiliating exit from the competition at the group stage for the se
arab states, the main european powers arab states, the main european powers and america into some form of contact powers and america into some form of contact group that works on this together, contact group that works on this together, and we are going to need as many together, and we are going to need as many people as possible tojoin the effort as many people as possible to oin the effort. ., ., , as many people as possible to oin the effort. ,, ., , ., the effort. she did not be for israel to lead the effort. she did not be for israel to lead question - the effort. she did not be for israel to lead question mark| the effort. she did not be for- israel to lead question mark they are able to find $70 million to fund the expansion of illegal settlements, despite lobbying by this government to stop that? surely israel should be leading on the reconstruction? i israel should be leading on the reconstruction? israel should be leading on the reconstruction? i think