of computerised colleagues uk inflation is rising at its fastest rate for 30 years as fuel, energy and food costs surge. we ll find out in the coming hours if wages are coming even close to keeping pace with that rising cost of living and whether or not unemployment in the country continues in the 12 months to february, uk prices rose 6.2% on average. the main reason is the rising price of energy globally which is affecting companies across the whole economy. (ff and it will only get worse according to the office for budget responsibility. it warns the fallout from the war in ukraine could push inflation to a ao year high of 8 point 7 percent in the final three months of this year. and there was more underwhelming news yesterday as it was revealed the uk s economic growth slowed significantly in february, expanding byjust 0.1% compared with 0.8% percent in january. to discuss this i m joined by chris gray chairman & chief executive of manpower group. it s like the last quar
including a nine year old boy after being hit by falling trees during storm malik. and in the us a fierce snowstorm hits the northeast of the us bringing high winds hello and welcome to bbc news. britain is considering sending hundreds more troops to bolster the defences of nato allies in eastern europe amid the build up of russian forces on ukraine s border. the prime minister, borisjohnson says he s ordered the armed forces to prepare to deploy across europe next week. russia has massed around 100,000 troops, as well as tanks, artillery and missiles near ukraine s border, but denies it plans to invade the former soviet republic. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale reports. britain already has more than 800 troops in estonia as part of nato s response to reassure allies after russia s invasion of crimea in 2014. now borisjohnson says he is considering doubling that number in the baltic state and sending more military hardware, including long range artillery roc
despite strong opposition. people in northern ireland prepare to mark the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday, when british soldiers opened fire on a civil rights march. in the uk, two people die including a nine year old boy after being hit by falling trees during storm malik. and in the us, a fierce snowstorm hits the northeast of the us bringing high winds and flooding in some areas. hello and welcome to bbc news. britain is considering sending hundreds more troops to bolster the defences of nato allies in eastern europe amid the build up of russian forces on ukraine s border. the prime minister, borisjohnson says he s ordered the armed forces to prepare to deploy across europe next week. russia has massed. around 100,000 troops, as well as tanks, artillery and missiles near ukraine s border, but denies it plans to invade the former soviet republic. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale reports. britain already has more than 800 troops in estonia as part of nato
we report from the front line, where government forces are fighting russian backed separatists. this is about more than the future of ukraine it s about the future shape of nato, about the security of europe. battle lines are being drawn now in a new cold war. nato says if russia launches a full scale invasion, there ll be a huge price to pay. also on the programme: counting the cost of storm malik, with another powerful front threatening homes in scotland and northern england. remembering the dead of bloody sunday 50 years on, after 13 were killed by the british army in londonderry. cheering and he has done it rafa nadal wins a record 21st grand slam with victory at the australian tennis open. good afternoon. borisjohnson is considering doubling the number of british troops deployed in eastern europe, as the government weighs options to increase pressure on russia over ukraine. he says the possible deployment would send a clear message to the kremlin . nato s secretar
england. the northern irish city of londonderry marks the fiftieth anniversary of bloody sunday when british soldiers opened fire on a peaceful civil rights march. and keeping your home life separate from the office, thousands of workers in belgium are about to get the right to disconnect, outside normal office hours. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. as tensions over ukraine continue, nato s secretary general has said it s up to russia to decide whether to pursue a diplomatic path offered by western powers or one of confrontation over ukraine. but russia denies planning to invade ukraine, despite having stationed large numbers of troops around its borders and in annexed crimea. in return, russia s foreign minister, sergei lavrov accused the west of infringing russia s security. moscow has deployed around a hundred thousand troops near the border, angry that a country once part of the soviet union, is now seeking closer ties with the west