from 5% to 5.25%. and for the first time, it s suggested that rates will stay higher for longer in an attempt to drive down stubborn inflation the rising cost of goods and services by reducing the amount of money we have to spend. although today s increase means borrowing costs are at their highest level since 2008, it follows an era of unprecedented low rates. in previous decades, rates were much higher we can see here that in the 1980s rates got up to 18% before gradually falling. the bank today cut its forecast for economic growth, though it said the uk will avoid a recession. in a moment, we ll hearfrom savers, as well as families trying to cope with increasing costs, but first, here s our chief economics correspondent dharshini david. from cafe says customers may resist rate as higher mortgage and rent payments bite, to estate agents grappling with a sagging housing market, the hit from interest rates is clear. but for a very small minority, that impact is life c
there are no injuries but there was widespread disruption. good evening. three years after sarah everard was murdered by a serving police officer, the detective who led the murder inquiry has spoken about the case on camera for the first time. dci katherine goodwin told the bbc about her shock at finding out their chief suspect worked for the metropolitan police. she said to her boss you re not going to believe this. last week an independent inquiry found that chances to stop wayne couzens, who abducted, raped and killed sarah everard, were repeatedly missed and he should never have been given a job as a police officer. sarah s family hope a new documentary being shown after the third anniversary of her murder will contribute to the ongoing dialogue around violence against women and the way police approach this type of case. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. the everard family have shared some of their favourite pictures of their daughter and sister sarah. a
last week an independent inquiry found that chances to stop wayne couzens who abducted, raped and killed sarah everard, were repeatedly missed and he should never have been given a job as a police officer. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. the everard family have shared some of their favourite pictures of their daughter and sister sarah. a smile that stands out. a future that was shut down. taken away three years ago by a murderer in police uniform. for the first time, detectives have spoken about finding out that couzens was a colleague, just as officers were minutes away from his house, going to arrest him. one of my detective sergeants came running into the office and said, we need to shut the door, you need to hear this. he then put one of our researchers on speakerphone, and she said he s a police officer. he s a serving officer in the met. he currently works for the parliamentary and diplomatic protection group. i knew i had to tell my boss, and i canj
with the number of injured. helicopters and boats were also involved in the attack. the two israeli hostages, fernando marman, who s 60, and louis har, who s 70, are said to be in good condition. they ve been taken to hospital in central israel. it s thought to be only the second time israel has carried out a successful military operation to rescue hostages. earlier i spoke to fawaz gerges who is a professor of international relations at the london school of economics. he explained the situation currently in gaza. it s one of the few successful examples of a hostage rescue operation in gaza in the last four months. actually, more hostages have been killed as a result of the clashes between israel and hamas. this also tells me that the hostages are scattered all over gaza. they re not really concentrated in one place. and thirdly, i think as you as you just mentioned, israel as you just mentioned, israel carried out scores of attacks. according to the palestinian health auth
of all the subpostmasters in england and wales who were wrongfully convicted because of a faulty computer system. rishi sunak has now announced plans to ensure the process is speeded up meaning that all victims will be exonerate and given compensation by the end of the year. downing street says it will work with scotland and northern ireland to ensure sub postmasters there can also be cleared. 0ur political editor chris mason is in westminster. evening sophie, what we are seeing here is politics in fast lane, this place taking a near unprecedented decision to intervene, in the actions of the independent courts and why? well, as one cabinet minister put it to me today, when members of your own family and millions of others watch that itv drama about the scandal and demand action, as a government you feel four night 0ft drama on the telly after two decades of injustice. and, just one week later. we after two decades of in ustice. and, just one week later. . . just one week lat