interest rates have gone up by three quarters of a percentage point, the biggest increase for more than 30 years. it pushes the base rate up to 3%, as the bank of england tries to control inflation. it s the eighth rise in a row, meaning higher mortgage bills for many homeowners. meanwhile the bank has also warned the uk could be on course for its longest recession since reliable records began, over a century ago. our economics correspondent, andy verity, reports. it is the biggest interest rate rise in a third of a century. the cost of living has been rising at its fastest rate for a0 years for global reasons but the bank of england is trying to prevent runaway inflation from becoming embedded in the domestic economy. these are big changes, they have a real impact on people s lives, so why are we doing it? and why are we doing it now when so many people are already struggling with higher energy and food prices and other bills? quite simply we are increasing the bank rate bec
good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. police have issued cctv images of a man they want to question over the death of a nine year old girl, who was fatally stabbed in boston in lincolnshire, on thursday. two people previously arrested in connection with lilia valutyte s death have also been released. our reporter, phillip norton, reports from boston. this is the man police want to talk to in connection with the murder of nine year old lilia valutyte. the images were released this morning by lincolnshire police. the force also confirmed that two people previously arrested in connection with the child s murder have been released without further action. i am urgently appealing for the public s help to identify the man in these photographs, who we want to speak to, following the death of nine year old lilia. as part of our fast moving murder investigation, we now have cctv images of a man who we need to locate. if you see him, do not approach him, but immediately ca
the wheelchair marathon. we ll have all the latest live from birmingham. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. we start with breaking news in the past few minutes, lincolnshire police have confirmed they ve arrested a 22 year old man on suspicion of murder, following the death of nine year old lilia valutyte in boston. we ll be hearing from officers shortly. they from officers shortly. will be holding a press conference they will be holding a press conference where we ll be getting more details about the investigation and the arrest, following the death of lilia valutyte. this is what we are waiting for, this is where the officers should appear. earlier, the force had been circulating photographs of a man that officers want to speak to in connection with lilia s desk and we now know that a 22 year old man has been detained in boston in lincolnshire, today, previously two people had been arrested without charge. we listen in. ., ., ., arrested without charge. w
0k, take a breath. take a breath. what s his name? is his name logan? logan. he s five. is he five, did you say? he s five. logan! like everybody else, i remember waking up that morning and seeing the news. news report: police are investigating after the body of a five year old boy was found in a bridgend river. you re arrested on suspicion of murder. news report: the mother of five year old logan mwangi, whose body was found in a river in south wales injuly, has been charged with his murder. logan s stepfather, 39 year old john cole and a 14 year old boy are also charged with his murder. i m arresting you on suspicion of the murder of logan. what? there are still moments where my head will go back to times in the courtroom, things i ve heard, things we saw. the world is a colder and darker place without his smile and happy energy with which he lived his life. july 2021. like many communities, people in sarn in bridgend, south wales, are trying to get back to normal as the pa
Now on bbc news all the latest Business News live from singapore the final wake of 2016 and what a year it was after days of choking smog, we counted the economic costs of chinas pollution crisis. Good morning deja, hello world. Happy holidays and glad you could join us that this edition of Asia Business report. It looks like stocks are enjoying a bit of a santa claus rally. 0vernight, it was down slightly by 33 points. 0verall rally. 0vernight, it was down slightly by 33 points. Overall it has been a rollercoaster ride. It started with what felt like a freefall in chinese Commodity Prices followed by the shock of brexit and the bigger surprise then of donald trump as the next president of the united states. We asked what spurred such volatility . It is another year of sub powered growth in global trade and that is what defines what is important for asia. That in itself allowed for the kind of populism that we saw that led to the mac and donald trump. For asia, the week growth that all