it s down from just over 10% in march to 8.7% in the year to april. but the drop is less than many expected, driven by food prices which have continued to surge at their fastest rate in nearly 45 years. the uk looks poised to win a battle with spain and host a multi billion pound electric car battery plant in somerset. and a life changing medical breakthrough, as a man paralysed in a cycling accident walks again thanks to implants in his brain. later in the hour we was discussed bbc sport. good evening. there have been more details from south wales police about the events leading to the death of two boys in cardiff. but their account has raised fresh questions. security camera footage showed a police van following the teenage edges on the electric bike moments before the accident. kyrees, who was 16, and a 15 year old harvey evans were both killed. the police say they had no vehicles on the road where the crash happened. at the families are both boys have said the pair were b
there are heat stroke warnings across japan, as its recorded temperature isjust shy of a0 celsius today. back in spain, helicoptersjoined the battle to contain a wildfire in la palma, one of the canary islands more evidence of the brutal impact of this summer s extreme weather. justin rowlatt, bbc news, southern spain. a mother who was jailed for illegally obtaining abortion tablets to end her pregnancy during lockdown is to be released from prison. 45 year old carla foster admitted illegally procuring her own abortion when she was between 32 and 3a weeks pregnant. a judge told her last month she would serve half her 28 month term in custody and the remainder on licence. but the court of appeal reduced her sentence to 1a months suspended. a multi billion pound electric car battery plant is set to be built in somerset after the site saw off
it s down from just over 10% in march to 8.7% in the year to april. but the drop is less than many expected, driven by food prices which have continued to surge at their fastest rate in nearly 45 years. the uk looks poised to win a battle with spain and host a multi billion pound electric car battery plant in somerset. and a life changing medical breakthrough, as a man paralysed in a cycling accident walks again thanks to implants in his brain. later in the hour we was discussed bbc sport. good evening. there have been more details from
but with so many more people switching to discount stores, the prices may be cheaper to start with but my trolley over the last year shows that none of us can escape food price rises, no matter where you are shopping. colletta smith, bbc news, in manchester. the uk is set to win a battle with spain to host a multi billion pound electric car battery plant in somerset, the bbc understands. the boss of jaguar land rover owner tata is expected to fly to london next week to finalise the deal. up to 9,000 jobs would be created at the bridgwater site, close to the m5. our business editor, simonjack, is here. what more do we know? as you say, there has been a very tense negotiation between the uk and spain and i have learned that the negotiation has now moved to the drafting of press releases, the choreography of how this landmark deal will be announced. the boss of