2 million people in this country who are on a variable rate mortgage who will immediately see the impact of that 0.75% rise we have had today. the biggest since the 80s or 90s depending on who you believe. and for somebody with the average size mortgage, just from today s rise, but of course, that s the eighth rise we have had in succession from the bank of england. there s more pain to come for around 2 million people you roll off their mortgage fixed rates next year. they might see an even bigger rise because they re on a really low rate now and it ll probably be higher than it is next year, so again, somebody with the average size mortgage, they can expect to pay around £250 more per month, or £3000 a year, and that s based on a mortgage of 130,000 so obviously if you have a bigger mortgage, you will have bigger repayments. trying to work out from listening to the various contributions we ve heard today, whether it be andrew bailey at the bank of england orjeremy hunt
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the alarming numbers in alexandria. ashley, carley, it s sad when you look at these numbers laid out in a map or remote learning lesson for longer, children suffered the sharpest declines in learning. the nation s report card was last administered in 2019. show that since then eighth grade math scores have dropped by a staggering eight points. again, it s a three-point loss for reading in both fourth and fifth grade, statistic offer this quote: the losses are bigger, much bigger in math and reading and are much vulnerable kids. those are things consistent with every other piece of information that we have seen in post-pandemic testing. school closures were the dander and so little was known about covid-19 but the more known those closures became political, calling the shots based on national guidance and dr. anthony apo fauci is seekino separate himself from that. they always come back and say fauci was responsible for closing school. i had nothing to do let s get dow
secretaryjustine greening, sir malcom rifkind, who served as foreign and defence secretary in the thatcher and major governments, and catherine haddon from the institute for government. hello, welcome to the programme. after one of the driest summers on record, the notoriously fickle british weather turned of course it did just at the very moment liz truss arrived in downing street this afternoon. and as the heavens opened, drenching the loyal conservative members who had gathered to greet her, the sketch writers might have been tempted to draw analogies with the deluge of issues, that are now piling up on the new prime ministers desk. not that she seemed fazed by the challenge ahead. this is a storm we can ride out, she said, to become the modern brilliant britain i know we can be. i m honoured to take on this responsibility at a vital time in our country. what makes the united kingdom great is our fundamental belief in freedom in enterprise and in fair play. our people
the afternoon. some flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder. heights of lightning and rumbles of thunder. heights 01:14 lightning and rumbles of thunder. heights of 1a to 18 degrees. through tonight, zones of wet weather pushing northwards. some of the rain very heavy and thundery, particularly into the far south and southwest later in the night. a little bit chilly in the north east of scotland. elsewhere, it will be mild, really wet to start across the south. these heavy bursts of rain will drive northwards through the day. sunny spells behind, but some further heavy thundery showers popping up through the afternoon. a little bit breezy for some. highs of 1a to 18 degrees. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the contest to be conservative leader and the uk s next prime minister three names are in the frame, including recently ousted borisjohnson. in other news, at the china congress, president xi s predecessor hijintao is mysteriously led out of the hall by offici