The headlines the bbc sees evidence that staff at Nasser Hospital in gaza were mistreated by israeli forces. A ship loaded with 200 tonnes of humanitarian aid finally leaves cyprus for gaza where people are dying of starvation. Haitis Prime Minister resigns and calls for calm after Gang Violence plunged the country into chaos. Social Media Influencer andrew tate and his Brother Triston are arrested by Romanian Police over alleged sex offences committed in britain. And surf s up on the river severn,. We start this half hour in haiti where the Prime Minister, ariel henry, has agreed to resign and make way for a transitional authority. It comes as heavily armed gangs take control of the capital and dead bodies pile up on its streets. It has a complicated past. Since breaking free from French Colonial rule over two centuries ago, the caribbean state has weathered multiple foreign interventions. Well start in 1915, when the us invaded and occupied haiti following local unrest. It maintained
From 5 to 5. 25 . And for the first time, its suggested that rates will stay higher for longer in an attempt to drive down stubborn inflation the rising cost of goods and services by reducing the amount of money we have to spend. Although todays increase means Borrowing Costs are at their highest level since 2008, it follows an era of unprecedented low rates. In previous decades, rates were much higher we can see here that in the 1980s rates got up to 18 before gradually falling. The bank today cut its forecast for economic growth, though it said the uk will avoid a recession. In a moment, well hearfrom savers, as well as families trying to cope with increasing costs, but first, heres our Chief Economics correspondent dharshini david. From cafe says customers may resist rate as higher mortgage and rent payments bite, to Estate Agents grappling with a sagging housing market, the hit from Interest Rates is clear. But for a very small minority, that impact is Life Changing. Minority, that
Global systems that we have in the oceans. It is important to say that these are sea Surface Temperatures. It is also about the time of year. So normally the oceans are at their hottest in march, but we are obviously now in august. And so scientists are worried about all of that time left until next march. There is also el nino which is less naturally occurring Climate Fluctuation which we have talked about it before. It happens every few years but it does drive up Ocean Temperatures. But we are only at the beginning of that now, it is quite weak and so as not to get stronger in the coming months, Scientists Say they fear these average temperatures will just carry they fear these average temperatures willjust carry on going up. What do scientists think is the cause . Scientists know that in the long term, Climate Change is driving up average temperatures in the oceans. They also think that a lot of the heat, or they know that a lot of the heat, or they know that a lot of the heat that
The post office, in charge of the post office, in charge of the post office, in charge of the post office. The post office. Um, this is the same liberal democrat leader who, in the past has called for the resignation. Has called for the resignation. Of over 30 prominent people in this country who have made mistakes in their job. So does the Prime Minister agree with me that the leader of the lib dems should his own the lib dems should take his own advice and start by clearing his desk, his diary and clear off. 7 hey. Mr off. 7 hey. Mr speaker. Hey. Mr speaker. Mr. Hey. Mr speaker. Mr. Speaker, this is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in our nations history. People who worked hard to serve their communities had their lives and their reputations through reputations destroyed through absolutely no of their absolutely no fault of their own. The victims must get justice and compensation. So. Justice and compensation. So. Wyn williams inquiry is undertaking crucial work to underta