thousand people have gathered outside parliament in berlin. now on bbc news, the travel show. america s northwest is a place like no other. i m on a journey up through seattle and the last frontier alaska. previously, i explored seattle, in washington state, to find a city connected deeply to the natural world. and in alaska s capital, i saw how the prospect of gold still captures people s imaginations to this day. oh, look at that! chuckles you seeing it? we got some gold! chuckling continues how about that? how about, my friend? laughs what a way to experience alaska! so, this time, i m carrying on myjourney through alaska to see how people here continue to adapt to the natural world around them. you really have to plan your life and your day to day routines around what nature will allow you to do that day. ..even when it is changing at pace. all this area that s collapsed, this was completely full of water, about 14 billion gallons and it all rushed out underneath the
soldiers. more than 85 targets in seven locations across iraq and syria were ahead. president biden has stressed he is not seeking a conflict with iran, but that the retaliation would continue. our north american correspondent will burn and has the latest. american bombers carried out airstrikes on more than 85 targets. the us military said they included the personnel and facilities of iran s revolutionary guard, and the militant groups it backs. but the abstract set locations only in iraq and syria. iranian territory was not targeted. the message from the white house, the us doesn t want a war with tehran. house, the us doesn t want a war with tehmn- house, the us doesn t want a war with tehran. , ., with tehran. the goal here is to get these attacks with tehran. the goal here is to get these attacks to with tehran. the goal here is to get these attacks to stop. with tehran. the goal here is to get these attacks to stop. this - with tehran. the goal here is to get the
i m in alaska s state capital ofjuneau. it s a place dominated by nature, which can have a big impact here as i m about to find out. i ve been reliably informed that, given the terrain around here, these things are basically like taxis. got an eight minute flight. i ve never been in a helicopter! let s go! i m meeting up with university of alaska southeast scientists, eran hood and abby watts. oh, man, i m so excited! they ve invited me to tag along as they conduct their research on the changing environment here. oh, yes, here we go! just look out there. 0h, we re going to be in for such a fun time. so, we re just coming into view now of mendenhall glacier, which is about 13 miles wide incredible. and it s one of the many thousands of glaciers in alaska. this basin that we re coming into all this area that s collapsed this was completely full of water. and it all rushed out underneath the glacier down into juneau. last summer, water amounting to about 30,000 0lympic s
A move that was expected. The current cost of borrowing now sits at five to 5. 25 , the highest in 16 years. But is the fed finally done with rate hikes . The bbc s Samira Hussain reports from new york. Inflation remains stubbornly high to try and get the cost of living back down to more normal levels. The federal reserve, americas central bank, has raised Interest Rates ten times in a little over a year. And now it seems it may be ready to perhaps take a pause. The committee will take into account the cumulative tightening of Monetary Policy, the lags with which Monetary Policy affects Economic Activity and inflation and economic and financial developments. We will make that determination. Meeting by meeting. The rate rises have slowed Economic Growth in the United States by making it more expensive to borrow money. And inflation is starting to come down. But there have been some unexpected Knock On Effects of the rate hikes. They played a part in the Banking Crisis where three banks
low as 2 or three degrees tomorrow. a cloudy start for england and wales, but this time, the cloud is thinner. it will be dry and because the cloud is thinner, it is more likely to break up in the sunshine develops across england and as well as across scotland and northern ireland. but i think it will be quite breezy, particularly in the south east once again for kent and essex through the english channel. because the wind is coming in from the north sea on those eastern coast, it will be a touch cooler. temperatures more widely up to 20 or 21 degrees in the sunshine. nice day and try once again. the sun will be quite strong. we have high uv levels. all the way from the channel islands into the northern isles of scotland because the sun is going to be out and it will be dry. different story across southern parts of europe for anybody travelling. more fun downpours to come, northern europe particularly the uk dominated by that high pressure, keeping it dry. into the weekend, a