good morning. with the price of food and raw ingredients getting more in spreads of this easter, we are in a bakery in bolton expected this easter, we are looking at what it means that the sweet treats you might be buying this year. in sport this morning. racism in rugby union. former england rugby star luther burrell says he s proud for speaking out after an rfu investigation found his claims of racism in the sport were true. good morning. i ll start to the day to day for most of us to yesterday, away from the south east where it is called it is a milder start. cloud and rain pushing from the west to east but it should brighten up much later across northern ireland and western scotland. it s wednesday, the 5th of april. donald trump has spoken publicly for the first time since his arrest and appearance in court to face criminal charges. the former us president told a packed hall of supporters in florida last night that legal action against him was an insult to ameri
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this whole thing has been one of the great blessings of my life. and back in belfast a standing ovation for an emotional bill clinton 25 years after he helped negotiate the good friday agreement. and coming up on bbc news: a champions league semifinal is within reach of manchester city. they beat bayern munich first time around, can they do the same again in germany later? good evening. the cost of living rose more than expected last month thanks largely to the soaring price of food. inflation, that s the rate at which prices are increasing, was 10.1% in march. down from 10.4% in february. but analysts had expected it drop more than that. the rising cost of food and drink takes a lot of the blame it has gone up by almost 20% in a year. our cost of living correspondent colletta smith reports. here come the sausages. it s hot dinner day in this little community kitchen in halifax. started off with about ten potions. in eight weeks it s grown to almost 150 portions. demand
welcome to bbc news. we begin in northern ireland which is marking 25 years since the signing of the good friday agreement. the historic peace deal largely ended decades of violence in northern ireland. but prime minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified to restore the power sharing government that was central to the deal. it collapsed in the fall out from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to to overshadow the historic milestone. from belfast, laura cullen reports. it took 22 months of talks to largely end three decades of conflict. through it all, these leaders kept their sense of purpose. and in the end, they delivered an agreement that s fair and balanced and offers hope for the people of northern ireland. the agreement was based on the idea of cooperation between communities, and set up a new government representing both nationalists and unionists. a copy of it went to every household in northern ireland, and almo
Sisi, he has done a fantasticjob and a very difficult situation. Also today there will be no Armada Heading to gibraltar. The british Prime Minister restores some calm, laughing off the diplomatic row over the rock, which would always be resolved through dialogue. Jared kushner arrives in iraq. The president s envoy and son in law is quickly becoming one of the president most trusted lieutenants. Im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. Today we start in russia, ten people have been killed in an explosion between two underground stations in St Petersburg. President Vladimir Putin said all causes, especially terrorism, were being investigated. The head of russias National Anti terrorist Committee Says another explosive device was later found and made safe at Ploshchad Vosstaniya station. St petersburg metro system sees more than two million passengers travel on the system each day this is the first time its been targeted. Richard galpin has the latest. In the immediate