interest rates are expected to rise sharply today, as the bank of england attempts to tackle soaring prices. the bank is expected to increase its base rate by three quarters of a percentage point from 2.25% to 3%. that would be its eighth consecutive increase since december, pushing the rate to its highest level for m years. it would also mark the biggest single increase since 1989, and could have a big impact on the cost of living and people s finances. our correspondent navtej johal has this report. omar is a veterinary surgeon based in derby. he came to the uk four years ago and had planned to buy a home and settle here long term. with interest rates here expected to rise further today, which is likely to make mortgages more expensive, omar says he s now considering whether he should even stay in the uk. have you lost trust in the uk? i trust my colleagues, i trust my friends, i trust a lot of people in the uk. it shook my trust in the system. and you may move, you may lea
in yellowstone in the united states. by 2100, around half of the glaziers in world heritage sites will disappear in a business as usual scenario. every year, the world heritage glaziers are losing 58 million tonnes of ice. this represents the water consumed in france and spain combined. and also, this represents around 5% of global sea level rise. and i will say that this is particularly alarming because the risks that are implied by this are manyfold. this could lead to coastal erosion, for instance, but also a high risk of cyclones, storms and tsunamis.
in three decades time. unesco s tales carvalho resende is the report author. the last remaining glaciers in africa, like mount kilimanjaro. also some other iconic glaciers, such as the dolomites in italy as well as yosemite park in yellowstone in the united states. by 2100 around half of the glaciers in world heritage sites could disappear in a business as usual scenario. every year, world heritage glaciers are losing 58 billion tonnes of ice. this would present the water consumed in france and spain combined. also, this represents around 5% of global sea level rise.