the global monetary pivot that was what some commentators were declaring on wednesday, after the us federal reserve said it had probably finished raising interest rates, and signalled it was planning to start cutting them next year. but clearly, neither the european central bank nor the bank of england got the memo. they left their rates on hold and said it was too early to talk about cutting them. in fact, here in the uk, three members of the bank of england monetary policy committee actually voted to raise the interest rate above its current level of 5.25%. the bank is worried that inflation the rate that prices are rising is still not under control. our economics editor faisal islam reports # last christmas, i gave you my heart.# liverpool s christmas market the festive spirit is here, but little sign of a marked upturn in the economy. people here continuing to have to cope with new surges in the cost of living, even as inflation slows. i sold my car last week. car
to insulate nato from a possible donald trump presidency. let s take a listen. we can see there the ministers gathering, waiting to get the session under way at the moment. we are expecting, you can see yun stoltenberg there, to address the foreign ministers very shortly, and when that happens, we will take you back to brussels for that moment. israel is under increasing international pressure after seven aid workers including three uk citizens were killed in an israeli air strike on gaza. president biden has said he is outraged and heartbroken by the deaths. the uk foreign secretary david cameron said it s a dreadful event and he paid tribute to those killed, caling them brave humanitarian workers . world central kitchen released these pictures of the seven aid workers killed when a convoy carrying staff from the charity was hit on monday. three british men, john chapman, james henderson and james kirby, were among them. they were working as security advisers. israel sa