and forecasts is seen by many as central to the plan to restore stability. but in a series of bbc interviews yesterday, the prime minister seemed keener to talk about cutting taxes and capping energy bills than surging mortgage costs. prime minister, it sounds like you re saying, crisis? what crisis? i m not saying that at all. i think we re in a very serious situation. it s a global crisis which has been brought about by the aftermath of covid and putin s war in ukraine. the government says the bank of england independently sets interest rates. but more than 1,000 mortgage products have been withdrawn due to forecasts of big rises. and listen to the reaction of the question time audience when one woman describes the impact it s having on her. i was actually in the process of getting a mortgage as a young person, and i was told my initial interest rate would be 4.5%. and i was told today that the lender has pulled that offer. and now the best offer that i can get is about 10.5%. gasp
month on, the un want of a humanitarian emergency. now, with the storming of president rajapaksa s home, parliament s rajapa ksa s home, parliament s speaker rajapaksa s home, parliament s speaker has this message from the president. translation: he speaker has this message from the president. translation: he asked me to tell the country president. translation: he asked me to tell the country that president. translation: he asked me to tell the country that he president. translation: he asked me to tell the country that he would - to tell the country that he would resign injuly 13, wednesday, to ensure resign injuly13, wednesday, to ensure a peaceful handover of power. therefore there is no need to destabilise the country any longer. these protests have achieved the resignations of both the prime minister and president. resignations of both the prime ministerand president. but resignations of both the prime minister and president. but whoever takes over will inherit a humanitaria
however, the authorities claim that this election, the political reforms that have taken place in this city, have helped to restore stability. they say it has helped to remove or eradicate the anti china element in this political landscape. so it really depends who you ask but i think many critics would certainly feel this election is more a selection process than the traditional election because many of the would be candidates simply are not standing this year. a sixth child has died after a bouncy castle accident in australia.
helped to restore stability. they say it has helped to remove or eradicate the anti china element in this political landscape. so it really depends who you ask but i think many critics would certainly feel this election is more a selection process than the traditional election because many of the would be candidates simply are not standing this year. some reports from the philippines say the most powerful storm to hit the country could have killed at least 108 people. howard johnson reports from manila. philippine president rodrigo duterte has conducted an aerial inspection of the areas ravaged by the storm. images posted on social media by the president s aides show extensive damage to the dinagat islands, siargao and surigao city. typhoon rai, the strongest storm to hit the philippines this year, destroyed homes, uprooted trees and toppled power lines, leaving more than three million filipinos without electricity. on the popular tourist island bohol, the government has declared a sta
themselves pro democratic. pollsters are predicting a 30 year low voter turnout. beige and has imposed a sweeping reform of hong kong s electoral system. it means that only candidates in deemed patriotic are eligible to stand. it leads many to question if this election is simply a show. last year, the entire pro democracy camp resigned en masse following the disqualification of alleged co councilmember. it was later followed by the arrest of 47 pro democracy candidates who stood in an unofficial primary election. one year on they remain in custody under the suspicion of violating the controversial national security law. critics say hong kong s political freedoms have been dismantled. pro establishment candidates say the changes in hong kong have helped to restore stability. hong kong have helped to