Change Interest Rates from five percent. The decision, expected at midday, comes after inflation, showing the rise in consumer prices, remained at 2. 2 Per Cent last month. The Central Bank in the united states lowered Interest Rates by half a Percentage Point Yesterday the first cut for more than four years. Lets speak to our Business Correspondent peter ruddick. What is the expectation with the Bank Of England . I knew you will ask me that. I am not a betting man but the one thing we can predict is it is going to be a close decision. The last time the nine Person Committee voted five to four, as close as you can get to cut Interest Rates last time to the 5 level they are now, a quarter of a Percentage Point change. Why will it be so although there is disagreement really among the committee and economic experts about how sticky, how stubborn Inflation Price rises are, there is agreement that the trend is Price Rises and the rate of inflation is coming down but relatively slowly, relat
britain, what do you think of it? do you still have trust in the police? are you getting what you need from the police? give us a call, give us a text. we will about that. right now, here is the news. a 15 year old boy who died after being followed by police whilst riding an e bike has been named locally as saul cookson. the incident happened yesterday afternoon in salford. he collided with an ambulance. north west ambulance service has told the bbc the vehicle was moving at the time, but it was not on an active call. the incident has been referred to the independent office for police conduct. the chief inspector of constabulary, andy cooke, has warned public trust in policing is hanging by a thread. he s blamed a series of scandals and the failure to get the basics right. mr cooke wants to have the ability to order police forces to make changes when there are serious public safety concerns. the treasury says the windfall tax on energy firms will remain until march 2028. but
and author shyama perera and martin bentham, home affairs editor of the evening standard. tomorrow s front pages, starting with, the daily express leads with banks warning of a house price slump as instability in the market continues. the financial times continues on the same front with pensions, mortgages and the markets and an image of the pm and chancellor in front of a stumbling graph. the daily mail focuses on the moors murders and asks has the body of keith bennett finally been found? the sun begin to get their readers ready for the world cup in qatar and also mentions tv personality phillip schofield. the times homes in on molly russell following the landmark inquest and the prince of wales plea for online safety. and finally the guardian also lead with molly russell and the inquest ruling on social media monetizing on misery . so, let s begin. the full fallout facing tv personality philip schofield. the plea for online safety to protect children. so, let s begin
ukraine s slow advance on the russian held city of kherson amid reports russia could be preparing to withdraw our international editor jeremy bowen is on the front line. you can see why the kherson offensive is taking a lot of time. it is flat, open ground. they are under the russian guns. explosions. pakistan s former prime minister imran khan survives a gun attack during a protest march. and the leisure centres, swimming pools and gyms that could be forced to close this winter as a result of soaring energy costs. coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, manchester united win their final europa league group game, but finishing second means a potentially tricky knockout round playoff awaits. good evening. the bank of england has raised interest rates from 2.25% to 3% the biggest single hike in more than 30 years to try to dampen down soaring inflation. it will impact everything from mortgages and rents to the price of food and services. the bank warned that the uk is
tonight at ten the international monetary fund weighs into the financial uncertainty in the uk, criticising the government s plan and saying it s likely to increase inequality. meanwhile, there are concerns that costs could rise including mortgages after the bank of england hints a sizeable interest rate rise could be coming. i think it is hard not to draw the conclusion that all this will require a significant monetary policy response. the chancellor has defended the government s plan and has today tried to reassure big investors and critical mps from his own party. also tonight. sir keir starmer sets out his plan to the labour party conference including a state owned green energy company. britain will get its future back a country where aspiration is rewarded, where working people succeed, a force for good in the world, a clean energy superpower, a fairer, greener, more dynamic nation. two pipe lines that carry gas from russia to europe suddenly spring a number of l