England decide what to do with Interest Rates. The current uk base rate 5. 25 . But after we found out that wages, on average, are rising at their fastest level now in 20 years, could we see another rise in september. Joining me now is kallum pickering, whos the Senior Economist at berenberg bank. With your predictions, what are you thinking you will see here today . I you thinking you will see here toda . ~ , today . I think we might be surprised today . I think we might be surprised a today . I think we might be surprised a little today . I think we might be surprised a little to today . I think we might be surprised a little to the surprised a little to the upside but it not should not make much of a difference, the Bank Of England expecting 6. 8, markets expecting 6. 7, if it came at 6. 9 i would not be surprised because Petrol Prices rose over the month but it should be a big versus last month because the energy price comes down in the monthjuly. This should be another step down i
you would have anticipated. these two countries were allies until this week. in fact, they were laying plans to hold joint naval exercises. on tuesday, iran said it attacked the bases of a group within pakistani balochistan. last night, pakistan responded in kind with precision strikes inside iran. it s hard to see any direct connection to what s happening in gaza but it perhaps reflects just how febrile the wider region has become. here s our analysis editor, ros atkins. ever since the israel gaza war started, there s been a fear the conflict could spread, and that s happening. across the middle east, we re seeing air strikes, bombings, assassinations and border raids. the most high profile escalation involves houthi rebels in yemen attacking shipping in the red sea, they say, in solidarity with palestinians. in response, the us and the uk have attacked houthi positions, most recently with us strikes on wednesday night. and a day before america began attacking the houthis,
are struggling in the heat. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in washington where the head of the company behind the artificial intelligence tool, chatgpt, has told lawmakers that government regulation is crucial to keep the industry safe. we ve seen tech ceos get a congressional grilling before. but that s not what happened here. appearing before a senate panel, sam altman said that al could be as significant as the invention of the printing press, claiming it had the potential to improve nearly every aspect of our lives. but he also admitted the technology also poses serious risks. my worst fears are that we cause significant. we the field, the technology, the industry cause significant harm to the world. i think that could happen in a lot of different ways. it s why we started the company. it s a big part of why i m here today, and why we ve been here i
across asia mean some workers live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in washington where the head of the company behind the artificial intelligence tool chatgpt has told lawmakers that government regulation is crucial to keep the industry safe. we ve seen tech ceos get a congressional grilling before. but that s not what happened here. appearing before a senate panel, sam altman said that al could be as significant as the invention of the printing press, claiming it had the potential to improve nearly every aspect of our lives. but he also admitted the technology also poses serious risks. my worst fears are that we cause significant. we the field, the technology, the industry cause significant harm to the world. i think that could happen in a lot of different ways. it s why we started the company. it s a big part of why i m here today and why we ve been here in
dereliction of duty and my opinion secretary mayorkas should be removed, resign or be impeached. there is no plan democrats have in place, they are sitting on rhetoric with noac. ashley: doug luzader live from washington with the details. good morning. doug: good morning, this is the week we ve been praying for and will find out if the worst case scenarios will play out at the border and whether the biden administration is prepared for this, what we ve been seeing is large groups of immigrants and that number may swell thursday when covid era asylum restrictions of lifted. mayorkas has repeatedly despite images and what we re seeing issue the border is secure and he s ready for this. we ve been preparing for this for more than a year and a half, you are correct. it is a regional challenge and it requires a regional response, which is why we re working with countries to the south. we need immigration reform. everything that the department of homeland security is doing an