thousands affected by the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and 80s, will get initial compensation, of £100,000 each. dozens of pollution alerts were issued at beaches across england and wales today and some untreated sewage was released into the water because of the heavy rain. and on the move, the rocket that could pave the way for astronauts heading back to the moon. and coming up heading back to the moon. and coming up on the bbc news channel, the rain shortened is a day dominated by south africa at lord s with england reduced to 116 6 on the first day of the test. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the rate of inflation has hit double figures, for the first time, in a0 years. it was running at 10.1% in the year tojuly, higher than analysts were predicting. rising prices of certain food and soft drinks are particularly to blame, with bread and cereals up 12.4%, milk, cheese and eggs up 19.4% and cooking oil up 23.4%, all compared to this time last ye
thousands affected by the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and 80s will get initial compensation of £100,000 each. # the way is clear, the light is good, i have no fear.# and after one venue cancels his latest production over comments on trans rights, monty python s terry gilliam says british theatre needs to be braver. i think the whole artistic community has to be brave. that s what art is about, pushing the limits. matt hudson smith is going to take the european title again. and gold for great britain as matthew hudson smith palace to victory in the 400 metres at the european championships. and coming up in the sport over on the bbc news channel, money matters at manchester united. british billionaire sirjim ratcliffe confirms he wants to buy a stake in the club. good evening. it s been a difficult day for the british economy. the rate of inflation has hit double figures for the first time in 40 years. it was running at 10.1% in the year tojuly higher than analys
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Manchester derby fa cup final. The brazilian was forced off with an eye injury during citys 2 0 win at tottenham on tuesday that left pep guardiolas side on the brink of their fourth consecutive title. Scans have confirmed ederson suffered a small fracture to his right eye socket following a collision with cristian romero. They play west ham on sunday. On saturday night in riyadh, well witness one of the biggest heavyweight fights for decades as tyson fury and Oleksander Usyk vie to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Lennox lewis was the last man to achieve that, and hes been chatting to our reporter ade adedoyin about how he sees the fight going. Tyson fury looked bad in the fight and i think he realised that himself. What he did was really focus. I would himself. What he did was really focus. I would keep himself. What he did was really focus. I would keep usyk himself. What he did was really focus. I would keep usyk on himself. What he did was really| focus. I