the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and 80s, the government will give thousands of people an interim payment of £100,000 each. i think it s a vindication of the work of the inquiry and the fact that this is an interim compensation payment suggests to me that liability has been accepted by the government. there are pollution warnings for nearly 50 beaches around england and wales after untreated sewage is discharged with heavy rain. and britain s emma raducanu knocks serena williams out of the cincinnati masters in straight sets. and coming up on the bbc news channel. we will have the latest from lord s as england take on south africa in the first test of the series. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. an increase in food and drink prices has pushed inflation to double digits as the cost of living crisis intensifies. the office for national statistics says the rise in the price of goods is now at its highest rate for more than a0 years. inflation hit 1
top universities in particular, skews top universities in particular, skews towards people from the so called best schools, the most hi-h so called best schools, the most high performing schools. and that doesn t high performing schools. and that doesn t necessarily correlate with the talent doesn t necessarily correlate with the talent there. long standing evidence the talent there. long standing evidence also that a level results, people evidence also that a level results, people being drilled to do well doesn t people being drilled to do well doesn t necessarily correspond to how well doesn t necessarily correspond to how well you do at degree level either~ how well you do at degree level either~ so how well you do at degree level either. so i think it makes sense. of course either. so i think it makes sense. of course it s unfortunate for some people of course it s unfortunate for some people who will feel they have done very well people who will feel
and nasa has moved its giant moon rocket to the launchpad in preparation for its first ever flight. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me, writer and broadcaster jenny kleeman, and martin bentham from the evening standard. tomorrow s front pages. the i warns that after the latest rise in the cost of living, we should now brace ourselves for an interest rate hike. a living nightmare is the independent s take on the cost of living and warns that 13 million people face being pushed into debt by october s energy bills. britain has the worst inflation in the g7 group of nations is the lead in the telegraph, which says consumers are under pressure as shopping bills rise and rail fares are set to increase. soaring inflation rises above 10% for the first time in a0 years is the lead in the ft, which also reports onjapan s latest advice on alcohol to its younger generation. that is please drink more! ahead of a level results,
Level for more than a decade with 1. 6 Million People now out of work. The Supreme Court rules bus drivers must do more to accommodate Wheelchair Users, after a disabled man couldnt board when a woman refused to move her buggy. And record breaking weather Scientists Say 2016 was likely the worlds warmest year the third in a row to top the charts. And tributes to former england womens cricket captain Rachael Heyhoe flint, who has died aged 77. Borisjohnson has warned eu leaders not to give the uk Punishment Beatings for brexit in the manner of some world war ii movie. He said that Penalising Escape was not in the interests of the uk friends and partners. The president of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker has told the European Parliament that he will do everything he can to ensure that the negotiations over britains exit from the European Union end in a good result for all concerned. But he also said the negotiations would be very, very, very difficult. And this afternoon its b
Everyone back home tonight. Their holiday is Over Thousands of british tourists flown back from the gambia after warnings of unrest. Last year was the warmest on record. Scientists say its Climate Change and were to blame. Coming up in sportsday later in the bbc news, tributes to the pioneering baroness Rachael Heyhoe flint. The former england captain who helped transform womens cricket has died at the age of 77. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Eu Leaders Meeting in strasbourg have been giving their first formal reaction to Theresa Mays Brexit speech. The Prime Minister of malta, which holds the eu presidency, said any deal had to be inferior to the Relationship Britain enjoys at the moment. With both british and eu politicians trying not to antagonise each other borisjohnson has been blamed for doing the opposite. Hes been accused of inappropriate language when he appeared to compare frances president hollande to a world war ii guard administering Punishment Beatings.