on domestic violence charges later this month, but the case was withdrawn at a hearing at manchester crown court this morning. the boss of online food retailer ocado says the uk is definitely over the worst of food price inflation. chief executive tim steiner gave his forecast as separate figures revealed that grocery price growth slowed for a fourth month injune. you re live with bbc news. now on thursday voters go to the polls in three constituencies across england in a series of by elections which will provide a major test of prime minister, rishi suna k s authority. the conservatives won all three seats at the last election, but the prime minister faces the possibility of not winning any of them. yesterday we were in selby and ainsty in north yorkshire, in northern england, and tomorrow we re in uxbridge in west london. but today we re in the west country seat of somerton
The FTSE 100 closed Friday down 0.1% to 7434 points, in line with European peers following strong week-for-week gains, as markets price out the likelihood of further aggressive rate hikes against a.