the figure which tells us the rate at which prices are rising hit the bank of england s target of 2% in may, coming down from 2.3% in april. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. gary in sussex used to have seven butchers shops. he now has four. forced to make cuts as he s been caught between soaring costs over the last few years and customers with lean budgets looking for value. but things are easing. the price is probably 10 15% more than they were at the beginning of covid, but the actual price of the product is pretty much stationary now. well, we hope it s stationary. it would be nice if it would come down, but i can t see that, not in the foreseeable future anyway. it s global food and energy costs, which triggered the rise in inflation to 11% in 2022, which have also helped it fall to the 2% target, along with the rate rises over the last couple of years. as you may have noticed, the prices of goods are rising more slowly as the impact of the w
tens of thousands of supporters descended on the german city of gelsenkirshen to watch the three lions opening match. dan roan reports. commentator: england s golden boy! he d been billed as england s main man, and jude bellingham duly delivered, his goal proving the difference as his side managed a nervy opening win against serbia in gelsenkirchen. i think a win in the first game is massive. that s all that matters. exactly. we ve got the three points, no injuries, nothing. - jude s got his goal. it doesn t matter about how you play so long as you win, get out the group and then see what happens from there. among england s stars, none shines brighter than bellingham. and after a dream season with real madrid, he carried on where he d left off, timing his run to perfection to give his team a flying start, the manager unable to contain his excitement. england seemed in control, but serbia have threats of their own. alexander mitrovic proved a handful during his time in the pr
manifesto has been devalued as well as policies on immigration, nigel garage and pledges on tax and the nhs. a political correspondent as this report. it was something of a stir outside of this community and all eyes of the party attracting attention. major faraj want to set “p attention. major faraj want to set up the policy platform and it was a deliberate trying to pitch itself as the opposition nigel farage. we the opposition nigel farage. we are not the opposition nigel farage. , are not pretending that we re going to win this general election. our ambition is to become a real opposition to a labour government. featuring plans to cut immigration on page one and proposing limits on who can come to the uk to work or live in a pledge to stop the small boats. , , ., , boats. this should be the immigration boats. this should be the immigration election. - boats. this should be the | immigration election. and boats. this should be the - immigration election. and th
good morning. it s monday, the 17th ofjune. england fans are celebrating a successful start to their team s euro 2024 campaign, after a 1 0 win over serbia. tens of thousands of supporters descended on the german city of gelsenkirchen to watch the three lions opening match. and john watson is in nearby essen for us this morning. morning. good morning. yes, welcome to airl morning. good morning. yes, welcome to girl where morning. good morning. yes, welcome to girl where england morning. good morning. yes, welcome to girl where england made morning. good morning. yes, welcome to girl where england made that - to girl where england made that winning start last night against serbia. gareth southgate says winning start last night against serbia. gareth southgate sastude bellingham is writing his own scripts after his goal gave england a 31-0 scripts after his goal gave england a 31 0 victory. such was his presence and performance, he was instrumental in that victory, with
and celine dion on the illness that s kept her away from the stage and how she s determined to sing again. i ll be on stage. i don t know when exactly, but trust me, i will. and the fans start preparing early before scotland kick off tomorrow against germany at the start of the euros. and coming up on bbc news scotland fans are ready on the eve of the opening game of euro 2024 against hosts germany. we ll have the latest from the camp. good evening. sir keir starmer has unveiled labour s plan for government if they win the election. their manifesto promises that wealth creation will be the party s number one priority. there were no policy surprises with previously announced details including 40,000 more nhs appointments each week in england, and the recruitment of 6,500 new teachers as well as the launch of a new border security command to tackle gangs organising small boat channel crossings. sir keir promised not to raise personal taxation or vat, except on private sch