day day at the moment, i there day at the moment, i there will iay at the moment, i there will be at the moment, i there will be a : the moment, i there will be a bite moment, i there will be a bit of 1oment, i there will be a bit of a yment, i think there will be a bit of a sigh of relief at number 10 about how that went. we heard that there was a commitment now to raise pensions in line with inflation, but nothing on benefits? no, there wasn t. there is still no commitment to increase benefits by inflation just up the explanation we have had from number 10 in the last few minutes is that they think pensioners are unique and this is a lot to do with the fact that they are not in work. you will notice over the last few days that was a commitment to government would not make, the chancellor didn t say it. the foreign secretary didn t say it. number 10 didn t say it. well, there was a meeting between liz truss and the chancellor this morning where they decided they had to spell out their
in line with inflation. and still to come: crowds in iran welcome home the iranian athlete who didn t wear a headscarf while competing overseas. coming up on the bbc news channel. wales are hoping to end their 22 year rugby league world cup winless run later when they kick off their campaign against the cook islands. up to 45 babies might have survived, had they received better care at east kent nhs hospitals trust that s one of the findings of a damning independent review. an independent panel looked at more than 200 cases at the trust between 2009 and 2020 and found that the outcome could have been different in nearly half. it said the hospitals often provided care that was suboptimal and led to significant harm. dr bill kirkup, who led the inquiry,
we know how to do this, first we need to get the federal reserve the independents to do what it does. it has the tools to combat inflation. second, we need to reduce costs and make things more affordable for families during this period. and third, we need to bring down the federal deficit. joining me now from davos was villainous nbc anchor have the gamble where the world economic forum is happening for the first time in two years. and you don t need a parka to be there are enjoying it. hadley, it s good to see you. thank you for joining me. usually at this time a year but anyway. is there anything that we can learn in davos this week that s going to help put inflation in check? well, alex, this is a form that as you know is the without doubt large gathering of world leaders, policy makers, philanthropist and business leaders as well. ever and this happens once a year. it was knocked on the agenda of the last two years because of covid-19. now everybody is back in the title town in