Thats slightly higher than expected and driven mainly by higher costs for gasoline and rents. In the 12 months up to february, the cpi rate increased by 3. 2 , compared to 3. 1 injanuary. The core rate, stripping out those volatile elements such as fuel and rents, fell to 3. 8 from 3. 9 injanuary, but that was still higher than the 3. 7 expected. This latest data suggests there is still some stickiness with inflation that will be scrutinised by the Federal Reserve as it weighs up a highly anticipated Interest Rate cut injune. Lets head over to new york and speak to our north America Business correspondent michelle fleury. As far as the fed is concerned, it is about how they respond to this number. It is not going in the direction they wanted it to. The tricky word direction they wanted it to. The tricky word that direction they wanted it to. Tue tricky word that you direction they wanted it to. Tte tricky word that you were stumbling over, sticky, and a lot of this is to do with housin
And wide to ride the waves of the river severn. And on newsnight at 10. 30pm well go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on todays big stories. Plus, a first look at tomorrows front pages. Good evening. Theres been a Strong International response to a bbc investigation, highlighting the Ill Treatment of palestinian medical staff, by the Israeli Defence forces, at a hospital in gaza last month. Our reporting includes evidence of people being detained, beaten and prevented from carrying out vital medical duties. The foreign secretary, lord cameron, says the report is very disturbing, and hes called for Answers From The Israelis. And the Us State Department has also seen the imnvestigation. Israel says it took over the Nasser Hospital in khan younis last month, believing hamas fighters were based there. Several israeli hostages, whove been released, say they were held on the premises. Israel says any abuse of detainees is strictly prohibited. Orla guerin is live inje
Orface removal from us app stores. Ahead of a house vote on the bill on wednesday, lawmakers received a classified briefing from intelligence officials on the administrations worries about the video app and how it could potentially use data it collects from americans. Democrats said the stakes couldnt be higher. My concerns are they will try to influence the election and elect donald tiktok trump. President ial hopeful donald trump. Among those opposing the ban, president ial hopeful donald trump. Still, republicans backing the bill largely dismissed concerns about trumps backlash weighing the party from getting the legislation done. Trumps comments actually, you can square them with what the bill does, to put differently, to put a finer point on it, the bill doesnt shut down tiktok and force all of tiktok s users onto facebook. What we are after is a separation from tiktok from its Parent Company, bytedance, and by extension, the ccp, and in that world, tiktok users can continue to u
From the United States according to cbs news, President Biden will be the 2024 Presumptive Democratic nominee after winning the georgia primary and amassing the 1,968 delegates needed to win the nomination. Former President Donald Trump is expected to clinch the republican nomination tuesday night, as well. Im joined now by our north america correspondent david willis. It was never really in doubt that biden would secure the democratic nomination, but what happens now that its official . Well, theres a saying here, steve, that its all about the maths. And of course, these candidates need the required number of delegates to secure their partys nomination 254 democratic delegates were up for grabs tonight in three separate primaries, and our Partner Network here in the United States, cbs news, is indicating Thatjoe Biden has won the primary in the state of georgia, which pushes him over the line he needed 1968 delegates in order to clinch the democratic nomination. And as i say, that doe
If successful, new legislation would force tiktok s chinese owner, bytedance, to find a new non chinese owner or face removal from us app stores. Ahead of a house vote on the bill on wednesday, lawmakers received a classified briefing from intelligence officials on the administrations worries about the video app and how it could potentially use data it collects from americans. Democrats said the stakes couldnt be higher. My concerns is they will try to influence the election and elect donald tiktok trump. Among those opposing the ban, president ial hopeful donald trump. Still, republicans backing the bill largely dismissed concerns about trumps backlash weighing the party from getting the legislation done. Trumps comments actually, you can square them with what the bill does, to put differently, to put a finer point on it, the bill doesnt shutdown tiktok and force all of tiktok s users onto facebook. What we are after is a separation from tiktok from its Parent Company, bytedance, and