won t last. the rain will travel eastwards through the day and it will turn increasingly humid. details coming up. good morning. it s tuesday, 27thjune. president putin has made his first public comments since the mutiny by the wagner mercenary group ended, saying any attempt to stir up turmoil in russia was doomed to fail . during a tv address, mr putin said the leaders of the uprising would be brought tojustice, but regular wagnerfighters could join the russian army, return to theirfamilies or go to belarus. graham satchell reports. vladimir putin has not been seen since saturday, but late last night he called a meeting of his security chiefs. in an address to the nation he thanked the russian people for standing up to what he called treachery. translation: it was the patriotism l of our citizens, the consolidation l of the whole of russian society, that played the decisive role in these events. this support helped us overcome the most difficult challenges that our motherl
cereal has suddenly got a lot more expensive. we re just half an hour away from the start of the 150th open championship. to mark this historic milestone, they re back at st andrews regarded as the home of golf with it s world famous with its world famous fairways and greens nestling between the town and sea. and while there might be the odd shower at st andrews and the north of the country, mostly sunny spells, feeling fresher. that still extreme heat coming our way next week. it s thursday, july 14th. our main story. a second round of voting will take place in the conservative leadership contest later, with six candidates remaining in the race to become the next prime minister. former chancellor rishi sunak topped the first vote of conservative mps yesterday he s now facing a strong challenge from the trade minister, penny mordaunt. our political correspondent, helen catt, has the latest. now there are six candidates to be the next prime minister. by the end the day, th
pint bottle of semi skimmed milk? last year, just over £1. this year, it is up to £1.29. and cheddar cheese was just it is up to £1.29. and cheddar cheese wasjust under £7 it is up to £1.29. and cheddar cheese was just under £7 per kilo last year, but this year it is up to £9.65. mps wanted to know why food prices were still going up, and they spent a large part of this session quizzing the supermarkets about their profits. it s been described by sharon graham, the general secretary of unite the union, that the biggest supermarkets in the uk are engaged in, and i ll quote, a grotesque display of profiteering. we make, and this is a whole group, lip on every pound. which i don t think is any example of profiteering. a 25% reduction in our full year profitability in 2022 would not l dictate or reflect that comment. so, we make less
remember, this is the average. some items in your trolley will have gone up items in your trolley will have gone up even more sharply over the past 12 months. first one up. in may last year, a dozen eggs would have set you back on average £2.53. last month, it was £3.26, up 29% in a year. how about a two pint bottle of semi skimmed milk? last year, £1.01. this year, up 28% to £1.29. and lastly, cheddar cheese, which per kilo last year cost £6.99. this year that is up to £9.65 a kilo, up a staggering 38%. so can something be done to stop these prices rising so rapidly? there s concern among food industry experts that these price rises won t be slowing down anytime soon. in the uk the grocery retail market is probably the most competitive in