they very nearly ruined my life. i have certainly seen how they have ruined the lives of others. it s really difficult for me to sit here and talk about this because the whole point of fighting these newspapers is because i was so keen to have my privacy. i feel a sense of duty to expose them, as they ve exposed us. prince harry and sir eltonjohn have launched legal action against the publishers of the daily mail action is being taken- against the sun newspaper. legal action against the mirror group over allegations of phone hacking. who did you hack? it would be quicker to say- who i didn t hack, wouldn t it? it d be easier. celebrities, politicians. i was living in this sort of super highway of illicit information. it was exciting. you felt like a spy. as the years have gone by, - the story has grown and grown. it s 100 times worse - than the press admitted to. these are frankly eyewatering claims. bugging cars, listening to and recording live phone calls, paying police o
there. jake thoughts. after two speaking to us there. jake kanter. our media and arts correspondent still with us, david, this is been a huge story for the media, about the media and reflections on what we seeing for today. . i media and reflections on what we seeing for today. seeing for today. , i think most eole, seeing for today. , i think most peeple. there seeing for today. , i think most people, there are seeing for today. , i think most people, there are many - seeing for today. , i think most - people, there are many presenters whose names could ve been out there and they would ve said, well, that is something but huw edwards occupies a different place in the media landscape and i was thinking back and presented the bbc election coverage in 2019, the last time was a change in thatjob was a0 years. though these moments where the bbc become something else of discrete moments of elections, of state occasions, relevance, he was the face and name and the repres
and it has fallen pretty sharply from its peak of more than 9% injune of last year. it is a sign that the federal reserve s moves to raise interest rates to slow down inflation seems to be working. but analysts still think america s central bank will raise interest rates one more time at their next meeting. now, the cooler inflation is good news for consumers but it is also good news for us presidentjoe biden, who touted the administration s efforts to bring prices down. now, he s facing re rlection next year and being able to control inflation without pushing the economy into a recession will be key if he want another four years in the white house. william lee is the milken institute chief economist and he says everyone is wondering whether this is a turning point. that is the ultimate question at the fomc and all the central banks around about asking themselves, has it peaked? a lot of the inflation decreases have come about because supply chain to become restored around th
In 2020, oscar nominated actor elliot page announced via his instagram that he is a transgender man. Star of the x men series and Hit Filmsjuno and inception, as well as Netflix Super hit the umbrella academy, page has enjoyed the Career Heights Actors could only dream of all the time crushed under the weight of a secret identity battle. Now hes ready to share even more about his life. And hes invited us for a sit down chat to talk about his gender, his Mental Health, and his career in hollywood. Elliot page, welcome to the bbc. Thank you so much for speaking to us. Thanks for having me, for wanting to talk. How are you doing right now . Im doing pretty good, yeah so were here to talk about your book, pageboy. Yourfirst book, your memoir. What made you want to write the book now . Gosh well, one of the reasons was that it really. Felt possible for the first time. In the past, before stepping into my truth, being in this body, theres no way i could have sat down and been still with myse
it isa it is a fresh start for some of this morning. a day of sunshine and showers. the heaviest across scotland, northern england. wherever you are it will be blustery. details coming up later in the programme. good morning. it s wednesday, 12thjuly. further allegations have been made against the unnamed bbc presenter who s been accused of paying a teenager for explicit photographs. another young person has told bbc news they were sent abusive messages by the male star, while the sun newspaper claims the presenter broke covid restrictions to meet another individual he met on a dating site. charlotte gallagher has the latest. another day of damaging headlines for the bbc and a male presenter who is still unnamed. this morning s front page of the sun bbc star broke lockdown to meet another young stranger . this individual has told the newspaper the presenter travelled to another county to meet them in february 2021. this was during the third national lockdown. the sun says