this latest ceasefire $245 million in aid to help support people fleeing the violence. i m ben thompson. let s start in the uk where the cost of living crisis is showing some tentative signs that it is starting to ease slightly. the latest rate of inflation for the month of april has fallen to 8.7% now that s still very high and above the 8.2% rate that many economists forecast, but still a significant drop compared to the over 10.1% rate we saw last month. double digit inflation that had been in place since august last year all well above the bank of england 2% target hitting a peak at 10.4% in february, before slowly coming down. this latest figure is the sharpest drop since the cost of living crisis began. but growing cost of food still remains very high. as you can see here, food prices increased by 19% in april and havent yet come down from their peak. making it difficult for people to feel better off right now. joining us now is simon french, chief economist at p
very unfortunate just before the euros when we called him into a prep camp to have a look at him and got her bad injury. i remember talking to roy hodgson about and then and roy telling me that he had picked up an injury in training that day. i think he has finished the season really strongly and he can play in a couple of positions across the attacking line. couple of positions across the attacking line. southampton are close to announcing attacking line. southampton are close to announcing the - attacking line. southampton are - close to announcing the appointment of head coach as their new boss. the contracts of ruben will not be renewed when it expires at the end of the season as they rebuild following premier league relegation. not in the real madrid squad for their lalique game after sustaining racial abuse against valencia at the weekend. valencia will have part of their stadium closed for five matches. the closure applies to the south stand the area that he was see
as last minute preparations are made for the final of the eurovision song contest. the uk will be the last of the 26 acts to perform. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, it s time to party. eurovision rolls into liverpool, so we ask are scousers really the greatest showmen? i m proud to be a scouser. the greatest showmen? i m proud to come from liverpool. a little taste of ukraine in the heart of merseyside. very nice indeed. ..and the midlife handbrake turn that saw one woman choose life on the road. i wanted to go and explore life and see if there was another way of living. hi and welcome to liverpool, where a wild extravaganza otherwise known as the 67th eurovision song contest is taking place this weekend after last year s winners ukraine were unable to host the competition because of the ongoing war. last year s event was watched by 160 million people and this year, the city that knows how to celebrate is pulling out all the stops to make sure that the competiti