donald trump dismisses the woman who won a sexual assault case against him as a whackjob as he again claims he s the victim of a political vendetta. and from defending human rights on television to rocking out at night at eurovision, the lawyer turned pop star representing australia. and coming up on bbc news, west ham look to reach their first european final in 47 years as they take on az alkmaar in the first leg of their european conference league semifinal. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. interest rates are at their highest in 15 years, after the bank of england raised them to 4.5%, making it more expensive to borrow but better for savers. the increase is an attempt by the bank of england to curb people s spending and bring down inflation that s the rate at which prices are rising which was just over 10% in march. but the bank also upgraded the prospects for the uk economy now no longer forecasting the economy will shrink but grow modestly over t
16 countries take the stage in liverpool later for the second semifinal. sticking with the eurovision theme, we are in liverpool at the shopping centre right in the heart of liverpool, surrounded by these beautiful eggs, i will tell you about them later on. the bank of england is expected to raise interest rates again today to 4.5%, the highest level in 15 years. it will be the 12th consecutive hike since december 2021, meaning mortgage payments could rise further for millions of customers. our business correspondent hannah miller reports. this is the first home gheev has owned, bought with his girlfriend two months ago. but since they agreed their mortgage, the monthly payments have gone up twice in line with the base rate of interest set by the bank of england. when we were coming to find a mortgage, the fixed rates were astronomically high. we figured that if the bank of england base rate goes up by another two or three percentage points, we re actually better off staying
hello and a warm welcome to the programme. i m sally bundock. a day after he was found liable by a new york jury for sexual abuse and defamation, donald trump has faced questions in a live town hall in the us state of new hampshire. the frontrunner for the 2024 republican nomination for the presidency demeaned his accuser ejean carroll, he reiterated his position the 2020 election was rigged, and if he returned to the white house, mr trump said he would pardon many of his supporters who have mr trump said he would pardon many of his supporters who have on the us capitol. this is his response to a question about the ejean carroll court verdict. my my poll numbers just came out and they went up. my poll numbersjust came out and they went up. my poll numbersjust came out and they went up. i | and they went up. applause i think i m the and they went up. applause i think i m the only and they went up. applause i think i m the only person - and they went up. applause i think
A look at the days top news and headlines. The nation outline the Trump Interference in upcoming mid terms voicing concerns about threats and saying our democracy is in the crosshairs. Election infrastructure is not a destination. It requires aggressive and ongoing vigilance. Everyone must play their role to ensure that every vote is counted. Dana unprecedented briefing from all of those intelligence officials at the highest level coming to the briefing room, making a show of United Support and coordination at the highest levels of our government with Sarah Sanders explaining that the goal of this is to protect the 2018 elections, the 2020 elections and those in the future. They have their work cut out for them. We are less than 100 days away from the 2018 election. And joining me now is chief White House Correspondent john roberts live with more. Im just going to turn it over to you, john there was a lot there. I have a couple of questions that i want to talk about aside from the elec
On Sunday, Tonya Ford will commemorate April 28 — Workers Memorial Day — with a ceremony on the steps of the state Capitol, where Nebraska s fallen workers will be remembered.