it s down from just over 10% in march to 8.7% in the year to april. but the drop is less than many expected, driven by food prices which have continued to surge at their fastest rate in nearly 45 years. the uk looks poised to win a battle with spain and host a multi billion pound electric car battery plant in somerset. and a life changing medical breakthrough, as a man paralysed in a cycling accident walks again thanks to implants in his brain. later in the hour we was discussed bbc sport. good evening. there have been more details from south wales police about the events leading to the death of two boys in cardiff. but their account has raised fresh questions. security camera footage showed a police van following the teenage edges on the electric bike moments before the accident. kyrees, who was 16, and a 15 year old harvey evans were both killed. the police say they had no vehicles on the road where the crash happened. at the families are both boys have said the pair were b
the boss of barclays bank said today that further rises are now almost certain. faisal islam, bbc news. as we heard, food prices in the uk continued in april to surge at their fastest rate in nearly 45 years, with staples like sugar, milk and pasta up sharply. they re one of the main drivers of the current inflation rate and have been deemed worryingly high by the chancellor. our cost of living correspondent colletta smith has been taking a look at what this has meant for shoppers at one supermarket. rising food bills are a challenge for all of us at the moment. so i have been carrying out a very unscientific experiment buying the same ten basic items from aldi every month or so for more than a year now, to see what food inflation really looks and feels like. so, my shop today has cost me £18.29. that is an increase from £14.57 this time last year. i have done this shop nine times