this latest ceasefire $245 million in aid to help support people fleeing the violence. i m ben thompson. let s start in the uk where the cost of living crisis is showing some tentative signs that it is starting to ease slightly. the latest rate of inflation for the month of april has fallen to 8.7% now that s still very high and above the 8.2% rate that many economists forecast, but still a significant drop compared to the over 10.1% rate we saw last month. double digit inflation that had been in place since august last year all well above the bank of england 2% target hitting a peak at 10.4% in february, before slowly coming down. this latest figure is the sharpest drop since the cost of living crisis began. but growing cost of food still remains very high. as you can see here, food prices increased by 19% in april and havent yet come down from their peak. making it difficult for people to feel better off right now. joining us now is simon french, chief economist at p
later. lifeguards advise the surface against sewage protectors not to enter the water due to its poor quality rating so they lined up on shore more than 100 strong to highlight the state of scarborough s main tourist beach. the? highlight the state of scarborough s main tourist beach. main tourist beach. they were approaching main tourist beach. they were approaching the main tourist beach. they were approaching the public- main tourist beach. they were approaching the public to - main tourist beach. they were | approaching the public to warn against women. the cause of the pollution is unknown but the current advice is not to swim due to the beach s poor rating. it is a response to testing by the environment agency along the coast between may and september. the