First a Welcome Development here in the uk. Inflation fell sharply to 6. 8 injuly, from 7. 9 injune. But it still means prices continue to rise. Prime minister rishi sunak says it shows his governments plan is working, but he cautioned against complacency. The drop was fueled by lower energy costs. But Core Inflation which looks at price rises excluding food and energy remained unchanged. According to the office of national statistics, the rising costs of hotels, air travel, and rents are in Part Keeping Inflation high. Economists are still expecting Interest Rates the tool used by the Bank Of England to control price rises to be raised further. The bbc s economics editor faisal islam has more. The heat may be coming out of rising prices at supermarkets and convenience shops, and that can be seen, for example, in milk prices on the shelves of this shop in walsall. Overall they are still rising, butjust by less than they were. This area was, originally, about two months ago, all a pound
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hello and welcome to all of you watching us around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, a covid-era immigration policy expires in the u.s. how the end of title 42 will affect migrants who want to enter the country. signs ukraine is moving toward launching its counteroffensive against russia. what we could see in the days before it begins. and the european union considers new rules for artificial intelligence. and they could affect how you interact with ai. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. with kim brunhuber. we begin with a landmark change in u.s. immigration policy. the controversial covid-era rules known as title 42 expired just a few hours ago now. and that means harsher consequences for those entering the country illegally. thousands of migrants seeking asylum made their way to the southern border ahead of the deadline. authorities have detained a record number of migrants in the past few days. while things appear quiet at