he shot my friend that was next to me, and i thought he was going to come back to the room, so i grabbed the blood and put it all over me. millions of people in the uk were left without power last year because of storm arwen, now the regulator for electricity tells power firms to improve their storm response. a change in the law to stop people under 21 buying cigarettes in england is set to be recommended today we ll look at how the plans compare to other countries around the world. for all of you watching in the uk, on pbs in the us and around the globe, a warm welcome. the average cost of filling a typical family car with petrol in the uk is predicted to reach £100 or $125 today, as fuel prices continue to rise. the increase is largely blamed on the impact of the war in ukraine on global energy supplies. let s take a closer look at some of the figures. the motoring organisation the rac says the cost of filling an average family car is now more than £99 that is alm
more evidence that wages are failing to keep pace with the cost of living earnings are down 1.2% from last year when adjusted for inflation, their biggest fall since 2013. a woman convicted of killing a one year old boy she was hoping to adopt. her lawyersaid one year old boy she was hoping to adopt. her lawyer said she lost it over his crying. wayne rooney tells a libel trial that the fa wanted rebekah vardy to calm down during the european championships six years ago. the queen has made a surprise visit to the new london elizabeth line ahead of its opening next week. welcome to bbc news. the foreign secretary, liz truss, has confirmed the government will introduce legislation that would change parts of the post brexit trading arrangements for northern ireland known as the protocol. she told parliament that britain would prefer a negotiated settlement with the eu, but failing that, it would pass a law to change the protocol to make trade easier in an attempt to encourage
The current battlefield lines. The current battlefield lines. Elsewhere, sarah ferguson, the duchess of york , furiously the duchess of york, furiously silences an audience at the Cannes Film Festival before launching into a speech about Climate Change, leaving the crowd utterly confused. Crowd utterly confused. Everyone in this room stop. Stop stop. Stop. Stop. Did you see i removed the microphone . Because all of you are saying , microphone . Because all of you are saying, oh, i want to go because where is the next party . I should under sixteens go smartphone free. A report from mps suggesting teens should be banned from owning smartphones to combat antisocial behaviour. Well debate that later. Well debate that later. Fans of both Manchester City and Manchester United prepare to make their way to wembley ahead of the fa cup final this afternoon. Afternoon. It could well be an early start as thousands of city and united fans prepare to make the journey down to wembley ahead of kick o
Interesting issues though, doesnt it, about the relationship in the family. You could end up in poverty as an elderly person. If you fall out with your kids and youve given them all your cash, were going to be debating that at the top of the show. Weve got sam fowles and Charlotte Griffiths here. First, though, the very latest News Headlines with sam francis. Francis. Very good morning to you from the newsroom. Its just after the newsroom. Its just after 9 30 and a recap of the headunes 9 30 and a recap of the headlines this hour. Rishi sunak has claimed todays fall in the rate of inflation down to 2. 3, is a major moment for the uk economy. Its down from the march figure of 3. 2, driven by lower gas and electricity bills. The slowdown, though, is not quite as big as experts had predicted, prompting uncertainty about when the bank of england will cut Interest Rates. The Prime Minister, though, says everything is heading in the right direction and inflation is back to normal. Now that i