in the united states where the central bank, the us federal reserve, has raised the cost of borrowing for the tenth time. the quarter percent rise puts the fed s main interest rate at between 5 and 5. 25% the highest it s been in 16 years. but has it done enough to tame inflation? or with banks struggling and recession looming, has the fed gone too far? our north america business correspondent samira hussain reports from new york. inflation remained stubbornly high, to try to get the cost of living back down to more normal levels the federal reserve has raised interest rates ten times in a little over a year, now it seems it may be ready to perhaps take a pause. the committee perhaps take a pause. the committee will perhaps take a pause. the committee will take - perhaps take a pause. the committee will take into account the cumulative tightening of monetary policy, le-s tightening of monetary policy, legs with which policy affects economic activity and inflation and ec
us from the united states and all around the world and leila rock, the u. s. supreme court delivers a win for abortion rights supporters and protects access to a widely used abortion pill. and fighting mars the latest ceasefire in sudan as countries way options to evacuate their citizens. and it s earth day will look at one man s quest to tackle what he calls the godzilla of climate change. man made carbon gasses. from cnn center. this is cnn newsroom with leila horak. in a striking victory for the biden administration and abortion rights supporters across the united states supreme court has moved to protect access to a commonly used drug for abortion and miscarriage. well at least for now. cnn s emily schmidt has details on what the court ruling means. all friday. all eyes were on the u. s supreme court each minute a minute closer to a decision about an abortion drug , which has been safely used for more than two decades. the decision when it came was to protect access to a
in the south of england. missing out on help to pay the bills. a bbc investigation finds three million households still haven t received their £150 energy rebate. i ll be looking at how you can get the cash you re owed. a night to remember for crawley town as the league two strugglers knock premier league fulham out of the carabao cup. good morning, a band of rain moving south and east, some of it quite heavy, eventually it will become confined to central parts of england and wales and on either side it will brighten up. all the details throughout the programme. it s wednesday the 24th or august. it s wednesday the 24th of august. our main story. police are continuing their hunt for the gunman who shot dead a nine year old girl in liverpool on monday night. olivia pratt korbel was killed as she stood behind her mother who was trying to stop the gunman from forcing his way into their house, in pursuit of another man. our reporter tomos morgan is at the scene. shocking details
knows who is responsible for the shooting to remain tight lipped. an energy company boss warns that half of uk households could face fuel poverty this winter because of rocketing energy prices. uk intelligence agencies are accused of tipping off indian authorities about a british national, who claims he s been tortured while in prison in the last hour, owami davies, the student nurse from essex who went missing more than six weeks ago, has been found alive and well in hampshire. she was located after a member of the public came forward following a police appeal. she was reported missing by her family onjuly the 6th. the search for ms davies by essex police, and then by the metropolitan police, has attracted a large amount of criticism after it was revealed that met officers had made contact with her but allowed her to leave; and then that police had released cctv footage of a different woman. let s hearfrom nigel penney detective chief inspector at metropolitan police and