With unfunded tax cuts. But rishi sunak said its always the same with labour, with higher taxes and working people paying the price well. The Prime Minister also hailed today todays inflation figures, saying they demonstrate that his economic plan is working. Figures indeed show the rate of inflation has fallen to its lowest level in two and a half years, down to 3. 2 in march, compared with 3. 4 in february. Economists are saying its a dip in food prices as the main reason for that slowdown. A 28 reason for that slowdown. A 28 year old man convicted of attempting to murder two elderly worshippers at mosques in what a judge has described as a horrific attack, has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order. Muhammad al baqir , who has paranoid al baqir, who has paranoid schizophrenia, threw petrol over his victims and set them on fire outside mosques in birmingham and in london, the court heard. 82 year old hashi odowa and 70 year old Mohammed Riaz were chosen at random because abki
Talk to locals for their reaction and the local newspaper editor whos making sure that this goes ahead every year. Doesnt that stir the soul . Thats all coming up in your next hour . Welcome to the show. Next hour . Welcome to the show. Its an absolute pleasure to have your company. Its an absolute pleasure to have your company. Doesnt that have your company. Doesnt that Saint Georges flag stir your soul . Well, it does if youre english, at any rate. And yet we see so few of them these days, dont we. That is nottingham Market Square will be live there in about half an hours time. When that picture posted when that picture was posted this it was this morning, i thought it was a fake. Normally we see pride flags, flags, black lives flags, trans flags, black lives matter flags , disability matter flags, Disability Awareness flags, you name it. Nottingham hoists the flag to a cause. But this took me by surprise. Wow. A Saint Georges flag in england, only six days away from Saint Georges da
Home Office Minister Michael Tomlinson earlier saying, though the lords need to allow that bill to pass now to send a clear signal that if you come to the United Kingdom illegally, you should not be able to stay once again. Piers mulling over those rejected amendments. Miss chakrabarti there in the centre of your screen, giving her opinion on that. Shes been quite a strong opposer of the governments flagship policy so far, meaning in a new development, the home office has confirmed the government is now considering a new deal with vietnam to tackle illegal migration, following reports that accommodation that had been earmarked for migrants in rwanda has already been sold on. Because of the delay to the bill, the Prime Minister has meanwhile committed to getting flights off the ground to rwanda by end of spring. Now, in by the end of spring. Now, in other news today, sir keir starmer has accused the Prime Minister of dodging questions over cutting nhs or state Pension Funding to cover t
Of bullets in rapid succession. He said he would also support a modest tightening of background checks for gun purchasers. Survivors of last weeks School Shooting in florida have marched on washington to call for tougher laws. And at the Winter Olympics, team gbs Womens Curling Team have beaten the reigning champions canada to reach the semi finals. It means the Canadian Women have failed to win a medal for the first time in olympic history. Good morning. Its wednesday 21st february. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The met police has lost an appeal at the Supreme Court against two victims of black cab rapist john worboys who won compensation for its failings. The women were raped by worboys in 2003 and 2007 and said their treatment by police, who failed to believe their reports, caused them mental harm. The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed the polices appeal. Our Home Affairs Correspondent june kelly is at the Supreme Court. What did the lawyers for the two women ar
Anand its the s same with laba bs and workers have become global commodities. Migrant workers worldwide, many desperate to earn more than they can in their homelands. In europe, every sixth job is filled by a foreign worker. Thats 16 . In north america, every fifth. U. S. President elect donald trump has pledged to deport millions of undocumented migrants from the usa. In the arab gulf states, foreign workerers make up a third of the workforce. And tiny qatar has more Migrant Workers percentagewise than any other country in the world. Its friday afternoon in doha and the end of a long week of work for dambar rai. For the past six days, hes worked long hours. His wife is 4000 kilometers away in nepal. Im always thinking about my family. I miss them. When you are staying without your family, it is very difficult and lonely. Rai smiles and even laughs when he speaks even though his story is a sad one. I passed my class 10. After that one, my father passed away, so i went to college. But i