in the warmest spots. now heading into the bank holiday weekend, that high pressure continues to dominate the weather picture so it stays dry for most. i think there ll be a tendency for temperatures to rise a bit further. so more of us seeing temperatures getting into those low 20s. feeling warm in the may sun. this is bbc news, the headlines: two big political stories in the uk we have the latest on the controversies involving the home secretary and boris johnson. florida s governor ron desantis is about to announce his bid to be the republican candidate for the 2024 presidential election. uk inflation falls below 10% for the first time since august but food prices rise the fastest in 45 years. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. what do you have, gavin? thank you very much indeed. we start with the engla manager who was backed as red to make an impact after naming the midfielder in the squad for the european qualifiers next month. southg
we are going to start this half an hour, we were showing in the picture is only a short while ago of the latest from south wales. because there s new pictures coming and that have been verified by the bbc, obtaining this new video footage of the two teenagers who died in ely in wales, these new pictures were taken at 17 58 on the 22nd of may. about five minutes before south wales police say that the accident occurred, the accident, of course, where those two teenage boys died. we saw the scenes of disturbances and violence that followed overnight. i want to show you the pictures from the press conference site because the microphones are all set up. so in the next little while we are going to hearfrom set up. so in the next little while we are going to hear from the police on an update on the situation. the families havejust on an update on the situation. the families have just issued a statement, the families of the 15 and 16 year olds who died in that collision on monday the
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
and after the world cup in qatar gareth southgate reveals why he s decided to stay as england manager. i never want to be in a position where my presence is affecting the team in a negative way. and i didn t believe that was the case. lien note will be bidding for a second major title as she moves through the final at the australian open. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a trans woman, who raped two women before deciding to change her gender, won t be allowed to serve her sentence in a women s only prison. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, made the announcement in the scottish parliament. isla bryson had been remanded to cornton vale women s prison after being convicted of carrying out the rapes when she was a man called adam graham. bryson decided to transition from male to female while awaiting trial. our scotland correpsondent lorna gordon has our top story. isla bryson is a convicted double rapist. the 31 year old started transitioning after bein
also tonight. the conservative chair nadhim zahawi, who had to pay a penalty to hmrc, has agree to allow a downing street inquiry to look at his tax affairs. transpennine express, which has cancelled so many services across the north of england and scotland, has apologised to customers. and gareth southgate tells us why he considered stepping down as england football manager and why he then decided coming up on the bbc news channel could marcello beat everton bound? he is in talks over the managerial vacancy. good evening. a transgender woman who raped two women when she was a man has now been moved to a men s prison in a case that highlights concerns about the safety of female prisoners being held with trans prisoners. isla bryson was sent to cornton vale women s prison in stirling after being convicted of raping two women when she was a man called adam graham. bryson decided to transition from a man to a woman while awaiting trial. the first minister nicola sturgeon annou