we start here in the uk because in 90 minutes time, we ll find out if inflation is continuting to fall. the rate at which prices are rising fell to 4.6% in the year to october, down from 6.7% the month before. that sharp fall was due to cheaper energy prices and declines in oil and gas prices might bring the headline rate of inflation even lower in november, with economists estimating 4.3%. in a bid to curb inflation, the bank of england has increased interest rates to 5.15%. some of you know that only too well. live now to kallum pickering, senior economist at berenberg. good morning to you, it s been a while. give us your take on inflation today, will go in the direction we wanted to? yes, it robabl direction we wanted to? yes, it probably will direction we wanted to? yes, it probably will fall direction we wanted to? yes, it probably will fall as direction we wanted to? yes, it probably will fall as you - probably will fall as you mention, a5 seem to be the estimate
iam in i am in stroud, where it is snowing. it may not be real but it is probably as close as many of us will get to a white christmas. a cloudy and damp day, murky in the west, rain crossing the north of the country. tonight and tomorrow the wind becomes a feature. details later. good morning. it s wednesday, the 20th of december. junior doctors in england are about to start a three day strike in a dispute over pay. they ll walk out from seven o clock this morning, after five weeks of negotiations failed to reach an agreement. this time of year is traditionally one of the nhs s most busy periods. our health correspondent sharon barbour has the details. hospitals across england, already struggling with the pressures that winter brings, are bracing themselves, as tens of thousands ofjunior doctors walk out for three days. whose nhs? our nhs! dr greenhaus, a surgical registrar. he s already qualified to undertake major knee and hip surgery. every time that i go and see a patien
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i m sally bundock and we start here in the uk where in the next few hours the latest inflation numbers will be released and its widely anticipated the news will be good with prices coming down. the bank of england says it expects inflation to fall sharply in april . this follows an upgrade from the international monetary fund for the uk economy. it says we should avoid a recession this year but the imf is warning inflation remains stubbornly high and higher interest rates will need to remain in place if it is to be brought down. so where are we at? if we look at february inflation measured as consumer prices stood at 10.4%. the soaring cost of food and energy being the key drivers. it then fell slightly to 10.1% in march. this was a surprise as a much biggerfall was predicted and rang alarms bells with concerns of sticky inflation that proves difficult to reduce. bells with concerns inflation is proving very sticky. difficult to bring down. and helps low prices with th