since the summer, the us calls for a un security council meeting to discuss north korea s continued use of ballistic missiles. the world s disappearing glaciers a new report says a third could have melted to nothing in less than 30 years. and wakanda forever the long awaited sequel to the oscar winning film black panther has had its european premiere in london. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we begin with dramatic developments in pakistan, where the former prime minister imran khan is recovering in hospital after being shot in the leg. mr khan, who was ousted from power in april, was attacked while leading a week long protest convoy from the east of the country to the capital, islamabad. police have arrested a suspect and released a video in which he appears to confess to the crime. the us, britain, canada and saudi arabia are among several countries which have condemned the assassination attempt. o
flanders and claire barrett. we have got stephanie flanders from bloomberg economics on the podcast. hello. hello, hello. and another friend of the podcast, claer barrett, from the financial times. thank you for having me. i m glad you re here, so, interest rates at 3%, stephanie. gives a sense of how that feeds into real lives. in gives a sense of how that feeds into real lives. into real lives. in terms of money that into real lives. in terms of money that is into real lives. in terms of money that is about - into real lives. in terms of money that is about 2 - into real lives. in terms of. money that is about 2 million people in the country who are on a variable rate the biggest since the 80s or 90s depending on who you believe. and for somebody with the average size mortgage, that is going to add nearly £80 a month or £1000 a year, just from today s rise, but of course, that is the eighth rise we have had in succession from the bank of england. there is more pain t