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manchester derby fa cup final. the brazilian was forced off with an eye injury during city s 2 0 win at tottenham on tuesday that left pep guardiola s side on the brink of their fourth consecutive title. scans have confirmed ederson suffered a small fracture to his right eye socket following a collision with cristian romero. they play west ham on sunday. on saturday night in riyadh, we ll witness one of the biggest heavyweight fights for decades as tyson fury and oleksander usyk vie to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. lennox lewis was the last man to achieve that, and he s been chatting to our reporter ade adedoyin about how he sees the fight going. tyson fury looked bad in the fight and i think he realised that himself. what he did was really focus. i would himself. what he did was really focus. i would keep himself. what he did was really focus. i would keep usyk - himself. what he did was really focus. i would keep usyk on - himself. what ....
through a benefits assessment. we can see there. if interest rates go up again today, here at this free debt advice centre, sabrina says things will get even busier. with an additional rate rise, we are absolutely going to see more homeowners struggling to keep up with the pace of those mortgage increases. the bank of england has voted to raise rates 1a times in a row, going from 0.25% to 5.25%. they re hoping that higher interest rates make people spend less, and so shop prices start to fall. the better inflation numbers than anticipated yesterday mean that the bank of england has now a greater chance of keeping rates steady. it means that the bank of england s plan is working. inflation is falling in line with the expectations of the bank of england. and that s a good sign. rising food, petrol, energy costs, rent, mortgage costs are things that everybody ultimately has to pay. so, therefore, it isn t a case of over commitment. oftentimes, it isjust that expenditures a ....
and coming up on bbc news: arsenal drop points in the race for the premier league title after losing to aston villa. they are now two points behind manchester city. good afternoon. israel s war cabinet is meeting now to discuss options for retaliation against iran after its drone and missile attacks on saturday night. israel says 99% of the iranian weapons were safely intercepted. one senior israeli minister says his country will exact a price on iran for the attack when the timing is right. but world leaders are urging israel to show restraint. from jerusalem, here s yolande knell. israel s air defences called to action. in the early hours on sunday, fighterjets battled waves of iranian drones and missiles, fired at israeli targets. it marked the first time iran has attacked israel directly from its own soil. explosions could be heard widely, including injerusalem and tel aviv. israel says that 99% of more than 300 drones and missiles launched by iran were intercepte ....
of its choosing. oil prices are particularly volatile, given the region s role in producing a commodity so vital to the functioning of the global economy. well, oil prices have actually been falling and that s because many traders think the risk of escalation is already factored in to the price. the american bank citigroup though is warning that if there is more direct conflict between the two, oil prices could soar above $100 a barrel. and it s likely that all of this will dominate the agenda for central bankers and finance ministers who are gathering this week in washington dc for the annual international montary fund and world bank meetings. ahead of that, the head of the imf kristalina georgieva has been warning the global economy faces a sluggish and disappointing decade amid all the uncertainty. any impact, as small as it might be, is not desirable in an economy with high uncertainty. and inflation still not being brought down to target, very simple, oil pr ....
and another attack. they repelled iran s attack, which was impressive. he says, it was a success which shouldn t be given away easily, hence our advice for the israeli government to be part of the de escalation. let s take a closer look at the strikes on saturday night. iran may have appeared to try and overwhelm israel s air defences with multiple waves of drones and missiles. but israel s advanced defence system destroyed most of them in the air, with the help of its western allies. our defence correspondent jonathan beale has more. so how is israel able to defend itself with the help of its allies? first, they knew about the attack. it was telegraphed in advance, but the scale was significant with more than 300 weapons fired, including more than 170 armed drones, 30 cruise missiles and 120 ballistic missiles, which can travel twice the speed of sand. most of those were fired from iran which can travel twice the speed of sound. most of those were fired from iran itsel ....