going to rather than focusing on the issues that we need them to address as a country. i m lewis vaughanjones, with the rest of today s stories. prices are rising at their fastest rate for 30 years with higher costs for fuel and food pushing inflation to seven per cent. graduates in england will pay up to 12 per cent interest on their loans this autumn nearly triple the current rate. president biden has for the first time accused vladimir putin of committing genocide in ukraine. three, two, one. and thunderbirds are go. the theme tune to the classic children s show as well as others from the 50s and 60s will be performed by a live orchestra for the first time.
the prime minister and the chancellor resist calls by the opposition to quit after both were fined for breaking lockdown rules. conservative mps are staying largely loyal. in ukraine, fighting continues as 120,000 residents remain trapped in the port city of mariupol. and thunderbirds are go. the theme tune to the classic children s show as well as others from the fifties and sixties will be performed by a live orchestra for the first time.
russian military support to deal with a wave of violent unrest. russia says its deployment of troops is temporary. dozens of people have been killed during nationwide protests, triggered by a rise in fuel prices. one of the best known black hollywood actors of the past century, sidney poitier, has died. he was 94. mr poitier was the first black man to be awarded best actor at the academy awards in 1964 and paved the way for a new generation of stars. now, many of us remember the tv drama grange hill for its gritty storylines and very catchy theme tune. it first aired in 1978, running for 30 years and now, it s going to be turned into a film with some of the original characters expected to return as grandparents. jayne mccubbin has been chatting to some of the original cast members. grange hill theme music plays.
now, many of us remember the tv drama grange hill for its gritty storylines and very catchy theme tune. it first aired in 1978, running for 30 years, and now it is going to be turned into film with some of the original characters expected to return as grandparents. jayne mccubbin has been chatting to some of the original cast members. grange hill theme music plays. there was the theme tune. bom bom bom bom, ba na ba na nah nah, bam ba na ba na na, bow bow bow. there was the gritty realism. move your arm, fat man. it was just like a real british show, wasn t it? showing, like, kids in their natural habitats, so to speak. yeah, cheeky and naughty. what s he talking about? it s not true. controversial storylines. did you just say no in school? idid. good girl. just say no! now, like an unheard of decent school dinner, there is going to be
finally, this year marks the centenary of the bbc and the corporations announced some of the ways in which it is going to mark that anniversary on air. michael wrote to us with this suggestion. to celebrate 100 years of bbc news, i would like to see all through this year the news at 1pm, 6pm and 10pm use the graphics and theme tune stating right back as far as practicable. well, we will see if any bosses will actually take up that brilliant idea but in the meantime we have had a rummage in the archives to give a taste of what he is proposing. old