new figures here in the uk show that the rate at which prices are rising has fallen sharply, hitting single figures for the first time since last august. the annual rate for april fell to 8.7%, down from 10.1% in march, but still higher than predicted. a quick global comparison in the us, the rate of inflation stood at 4.9% in the 12 months to april, falling for the tenth month in a row. the eurozone rate rose slightly in april to 7%, but that figure is still down from 8.5% in february. the bbc s economics correspondent andy verity explained. if you want to be half full, at least it s in single digits now. for three months in a row, it s defied expectations it would drop into the single digits, and it stayed in double digits. so that has been coming down, and there are some nice signs like for example, petrol is cheaper than it was a year ago, some second hand cars have been coming down in price, and generally goods price inflation, which has been driving this, has subsid
the beer college baseball season. andy we call it hot dogs. you might miss a whole inning now. all right, andy scholes. thank you. this morning continues right now. this is cnn breaking news. good morning, everyone. poppy is off this morning. we are here. we have a lot of breaking news for you. some major updates that are happening after russia has arrested an american journalist and accused him of spying. we re going to take you live to moscow. we ll have that in two army helicopters crashing in kentucky. the military is reporting several casualties, and we re expecting to get an update just a short time from now. evacuations underway at this moment in minnesota after a train that was loaded with ethanol derailed. and caught fire. start this morning with the major breaking news out of russia that we are following where a reporter for the wall street journal has been arrested . russia is now commenting on this, arresting this reporter and accusing him of espionage. the russia
19 people have died and around 30 have been wounded in a suicide bomb attack at an education centre in the capital, kabul. most of the victims were teenage girls who were sitting a practice university exam. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on this week s show, we are day tripping across the uk. come through here, and this way. goodbye! let s go. with autumn coming into full swing here in the uk, summer seems like a distant memory with its record high temperatures and bounce back in tourism, after two years i stopped at travel restrictions. earlier this year we dropped in on some of the uk s top attractions and destinations, meeting the people getting as excited about travel again and hearing how they have had to adapt to survive. if you are watching last week, you would have seen at inverness in the far north of scotland is sprucing up the castle and how local businesses adapt to meet changing demands. but this week, we looking back at what the story was in england
cooler. showers across the northern part of the country this evening. to the south, cloud will increase with outbreaks of rain through the english channel, possibly reaching south wales by the morning. it will keep temperatures in double figures but elsewhere a fresher night. a dry and bright day for many on sunday. southern counties of england and wales, the chance of some cloud and outbreaks of rain. not sure how quickly that will clear, but it will be crucial for the london marathon. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. ukraine s president responds to russia s annexation of four of its regions by making a fast track bid to join nato and says his country will continue to defend all of its territory. millions of people in the uk begin paying more for gas and electricity as the new energy price cap comes into force. large parts of britain s train network grind to a complete halt with only around one in ten services running, as 50,000 workers stage a walkout in the biggest