with not enough young people prepared to take up the craft. we start here in the uk with a warning that soaring interest rates could be increasing social inequality and widening the gap between the haves and have nots. that s according to one of the bank of england s policy makers who has been speaking exclusively to the bbc. dr swati dhingra has been on the bank s monetary policy committee since august of last year, and has voted against raising interest rates at seven of its last nine meetings. it comes as official figures out shortly are expected to confirm the uk economy stagnated in august, after a surprise decline onjuly. dr dhingra suggests the steep rise in borrowing costs could be pushing the uk into recession as she explained to our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david. the reason why the rates have been raised is because of the kind of price increases we are seeing which is energy and food. those will typically contact poorer people more and the interest
why the price of butter is soaring on us markets. but first: michael flynn was briefly president trump s national security adviser but now his lawyer has says he is prepared to give testimony about russian meddling in the election in exchange for immunity from prosecution. the news came just hours after the senate intelligence committee began investigating russian interference in the election. that hearing heard top democrat senator mark warner describe the tactics used as propaganda on steroids . here s laura bicker. he was one of donald trump s close advisers and appointed national security advisor. it s understood that he is asking, and is in discussion with the senate, house and house intelligence committees, about giving testimony in return for being granted immunity or protection from what he calls unfair prosecution. now, it s worth remembering that general flynn was the national security advisor, but was forced to resign from the administration after it was disclosed
and world business report. terms of disengagement. the eu will set out its stall on brexit later but britain says trade talks must get under way at the same time. plus: cash cows and spread betting. why the price of butter is soaring on us markets. welcome to world business report. if you are in britain it is nice and early, stay where you are and give me eight minutes, nine minutes they just told me, and i will give you an exciting snapshot of the exciting world of business and money. we start in malta, where later this morning eu council president donald tusk will present europe s guidelines for the brexit negotiations. the key question for britain can it negotiate a future trade deal with the eu at the same time? or, as france is insisting, must it wait until exit talks are done? two years is already seen as tight to do such a complex trade deal. so what happens if one can t be done in time? for a start, these: tariffs are customs taxes slapped on imported goods. they ra
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