hundreds of staff have been made redundant, and all flights to and from the uk operated by the airline have been cancelled. you re watching bbc news. now, talking business. hello, everybody, a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s have a look at what is on the show. need more money? how about a side hustle? as millions look for ways to make extra cash to meet the rising cost of living, we are going to take a look at the boom in the second jobs market. here is the trick for adding your photo into your signature. weather it is giving software tips on tiktok of starting a global travel company, the side hustle can lead to ridges and rewards but it can also open people up to being the victim of scammers. i will be talking about the possibilities and perils of the side hustle, with these two, kat norton, whose gig on tiktok has changed her life, as well as someone from the consumer committee of america on how not to get scammed by online sid
welcome to the programme. there are tentative signs that inflation is coming under control, and the recession forecast last year will be shallower and shorter than expected. butjust to make sure, the central banks are raising the interest rates again. yesterday it was the fed, today the bank of england increased the base rate, half a point, to 4% the highest it has been in m years. we think inflation will come down rapidly, and a lot of that is down to energy prices, which have fallen rapidly. but i m afraid there are big risks out there which mean that it may not happen in that way. yet we re still seeing stronger pressure from price and wage setting in the economy in the question is, will that start to ease off? coinciding with the bank s decision came a profit announcement from shell and a rather blunt illustration of why we re all getting poorer. the oil and gas giant has reaped profits of £40 billion last year. the taxman has reaped far less. shell said it paid $1
i mjane hill, and taking us through this week s cinema releases as ever is mark. hi, mark. very interesting week we have. don t worry darling we have blonde, which may be a marilyn monroe biopic, or maybe not. and catherine called birdy, a mediaeval tale birdy, a mediaeval tale with a difference. oh, i thought it was a biopic, but anyway, more on that later. ok, so don t worry darling, which is a new film by olivia wilde, who made booksmart, which i loved. florence pugh and harry styles are alice and jack chambers. they live in a kind of absolutely rarefied, dreamy, late 50s, early 60s americana, you know, glistening cars, mad men suits, fabulous dresses. the wives stay at home and prepare the house and cook the meals and wait for the return of their husbands, who are out doing work which cannot be spoken of when they come back. and florence pugh s character seems to think this is idyllic and wonderful. and then, one of her friends and neighbours becomes suicidal after le