is among several injured in a stabbing in italy which left one person dead. and in sweden, resesarchers say they re close to completing the first crash test dummy based on an average woman. and in sport, england s progress at the men s t20 world cup match looks precarious as rain delays their match against australia in melbourne. the world s richest man, elon musk, has completed his long running £38 billion takeover of the social media company, twitter. the entrepreuner tweeted the bird is freed, in an apparent reference to the deal closing. mr musk also posted a longer statement on twitter, saying he didn t buy the firm to make more money. i did it to try to help humanity, whom i love . there are reports that a number of senior executives have been sacked and escorted out of the company s san francisco headquarters by security. elon musk has previously been critical of twitter s moderation policy. twitter has not yet confirmed the takeover, but an early investor in
interest rates have gone up by three quarters of a percentage point, the biggest increase for more than 30 years. it pushes the base rate up to 3%, as the bank of england tries to control inflation. it s the eighth rise in a row, meaning higher mortgage bills for many homeowners. meanwhile the bank has also warned the uk could be on course for its longest recession since reliable records began, over a century ago. our economics correspondent, andy verity, reports. it is the biggest interest rate rise in a third of a century. the cost of living has been rising at its fastest rate for a0 years for global reasons but the bank of england is trying to prevent runaway inflation from becoming embedded in the domestic economy. these are big changes, they have a real impact on people s lives, so why are we doing it? and why are we doing it now when so many people are already struggling with higher energy and food prices and other bills? quite simply we are increasing the bank rate bec
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showers drifting east across england and wales with more packing in from the west. some clear spells in between but too breezy for most of us to see a frost. tomorrow sunshine and showers, the showers most plentiful where you are exposed to this brisk wind. further north and east with some shelter from the wind it should be a bit drier. the wind gusting to 40, 50 miles it should be a bit drier. the wind gusting to 40,50 miles an hour around some southern coasts and it will feel just a around some southern coasts and it will feeljust a bit chillier tomorrow than it has done at 8, ii tomorrow than it has done at 8, 11 degrees. as we move into friday low pressure is still with us and it is those isobars just squeezing together. a little weather feature drifting across wales bringing some heavy downpours and stronger wind for a time. a change in the wind direction on friday means showers most plentiful across northern and eastern parts and by the end of the date not too many show