we start here in the uk where later today, prime minister borisjohnson will promise new measures to rejuvenate the flagging economy. as part of a visit to the northern county of lancashire, he will pledge reforms to help with the soaring cost of everything, quote, from food to energy to childcare to transport and housing . it comes as fuel prices hit a new record, rail workers threaten strike action over pay, and the oecd think tank warns the uk will be the worst performing economy in the developed world. our business editor simonjack reports. it s a shocking site but maybe not for long. fuel prices continued their relentless march upwards with the average price of unleaded seeing its biggestjump to one pound 78 but many are paying more. i pen; but many are paying more. i pay £2 a litre- but many are paying more. i pay £2 a litre- i but many are paying more. i pay £2 a litre. i do but many are paying more. i pay £2 a litre. i do deliveries, - £2 a litre. i do de
Coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news this is where celtic can win the Scottish Premiership title tonight. But theyve already lost twice at kilmarnock this season. Good evening. Slovakias Prime Minister, robert fico, is in a life threatening condition in hospital after being shot a number of times this afternoon. The attack happened in the central slovak town of handlova, where a Government Meeting had just been held. A man whos said to be 71 has been detained by police. The 59 year old Prime Minister has been a divisive figure a leader who is widely viewed as authoritarian and russia leaning. Jon donnison reports. Just moments after being shot, Prime Minister fico is dragged out of a flower bed and bundled into a car by his security team. Eyewitnesss Report Hearing three or four bullets being fired. A few metres away, amid the panic, police wrestle a suspect to the ground. Translation i heard three shots it was quick, one by one, like if you throw Fire Crackers on the g
mcenany, harold ford jr, will cain and greg. it s 5:00 in new york city and this is the five. president biden pushing for a pause to the fighting in israel. but top terror groups, they ve got other ideas. m hamas rockets from gaza are still raining down on the jewish state. a dramatic scene unfolding while train gangs was live on the air. one of those rockets landing right near him. a rocket just slammed into sm e building right next to where we re at in terms of a cease fire. it s it s challengingto to to have a cease fire while rocketefirs are still raining dn on israel. and that s what s being called for here. and that s part of the reaso ann that the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, sayst of he won t have any sort of cease fire because the fire still ceasefe continueths into israelh plus, you have the issue of the hostages. ther.e are 241 israelis being held and some of them are foreign nationals. foreigbut the majority of them are israelis being held inside