we still, of course, work out the detail of the inquiry, but we are still. it is still sinking in, to be honest. charges of attempted rape and assault are dropped against manchester united footballer mason greenwood, after a key witnesses withdraws involvement. the oil giant shell reports record annual profits of £32 billion the highest in its 115 year history. and a watchdog urges landlords to act now after tens of thousands of homes were found to have serious damp and mould issues. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the bank of england has raised interest rates from 3.5 to 4% their highest level since 2008. the increase will leave millions of households facing higher mortgages at a time when many are already struggling with energy and food bills. the bank also says the uk will enter recession, but it won t be as severe as they predicted last year. the governor of the bank of england, andrew bailey, has been speaking with our economics editor, faisal islam. we th
from the first leg and came close to extending their three goal advantage when wout weghorst hit the post in the first half. just after the hour mark they brought on marcus rashford and he was involved in the move which led to fellow sub anthony martial scoring. and rashford would go on to set another one up when he put the ball across for fred to tap in united s second on the night and fifth in the tie. they re heading to wembley for the first time in five years where they ll take on newcastle united. celtic and ranger both match each other tonight and the partnership. they both won 3 0. so look at keeping it on top. rangers got the better of hearts. ten game unbeaten run with two of the goals. celtic scored three first half goals to defeat livingston elsewhere at dean s miserable runs, b in 3 1 by saint mirren. kilmartin at the bottom side dundee united. saintjohnson won at motherwell. a resurgentjofra archer, was on form for england in their third and final one day match a
degrees in some spots across central and eastern areas, 11 or 12 across parts of scotland. into the weekend, mild air for saturday but the cold front sinks southwards, introducing much fresher air on sunday. a big area of high pressure should make things dry and settled. mild with cloudy weather, patchy rain, sunnier for all areas on sunday that feeling noticeably colder. thanks, stav. and that s bbc news at ten on wednesday the 1st of february. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight with kirsty wark, which isjust getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. but from the ten team, it s goodnight. good evening. this is your update from the bbc sport centre. manchester united are into the league cup final, after a straightforward win over nottingham forest, which saw them win 5 0 on aggregate. they came into the game having already done mo
showers. again, temperatures in the order of six or 9 degrees. into the weekend, high pressure to begin with. more cloud from this weather front. into sunday, another weather front. into sunday, another weather front approaches that will bring stronger wind, especially to the north and west of scotland. the emphasis for many is still on dry weather. thanks, matt. that s it. but you can of course keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. but the news continues here on bbc one, as wejoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. have a very good evening. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. djokovic is flying at the australian open his next opponent is channelling the former british number one tim henman, ahead of their semi final. and heartbreak for england, losing in a shootout to guess who germany. as their hockey world cup comes to an end. and back where they once belonged can nottingham forest put one foot
You, republicans, yes, they could win the house. A new poll shows voters in Battleground States prefer Republican House candidates to democrats by six percentage points. Now, we are not saying this to gin up fear. We are saying this because it is important for us, and you, the viewer, to understand what a republicanled house would look like. Youre going to have minority leader Kevin Mccarthy, whos at the top of the list, to become the speaker in a gopcontrolled house, laying out his partys first order of business should they win. Any guesses on what that might be . Perhaps a plan to address inflation that theyre complaining about all the time, or maybe a policy to combat rising crime rates . No, neither one of those. Mccarthy plans to repeal funding that was approved by democrats to increase the number of irs employees. Republicans want to use their newfound power to push tens of thousands of americans into unemployment lines. All right on the gop to do list, taking the Debt Ceiling Ho