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for football shirts. in sport. a blow to england s rugby world cup hopes as captain owen farrell sees his ban reimposed meaning he ll miss their first two matches of the tournament. happy birthday to blackpool s big dipper thrilling holidaymakers for the past century and 100 years old today. today we have showers across the north and west of the country. the rain currently across wales, the midlands and northern england will ease. most will have a largely dry day with sunshine. all the details later. it s wednesday, 23rd august. surgeons have successfully carried out the uk s first womb transplant, giving hope to dozens of women who are currently unable to have a baby. this kind of life changing surgery could help women born without a womb and those who lose their organ to cancer or other conditions, as our medical editor fergus walsh reports. a uk first as surgeons transplant a womb into a 34 year old woman, donated by her ao year old sister. the surgery in next do ....
making borrowing more expensive. they ve been trying to bring down inflation. if it goes too far, the us economy could slow down. the chief us economist, she told me her expectations on the interest rates. ., ., , rates. inflation has been the definin: rates. inflation has been the defining moment rates. inflation has been the defining moment post - rates. inflation has been the - defining moment post pandemic, and i think what i will be looking for is, given the recent progress and the data where core inflation here in the us has fallen significantly from the highs of 2022, will powell be ready to declare victory and recognise the progress that has been made so far, and in this may indicate to financial markets that we are quite close to the end of the tightening cycle. my own expectation is that he will not be ready to do that yet because there is still some uncertainty where we are now in the final mile of bringing inflation from over 3% to 2%, which is the actual ....
of the tournament so far. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the broadcaster sir michael parkinson has died at the age of 88. in a career spanning seven decades, he interviewed the world s biggest stars on his long running tv chat show. the bbc s director general tim davie described sir michael as truly one of a kind, and the king of the chat show . our arts & media correspondent david sillito looks back at a long life and career. i call him golden balls now. jimmy caune , i call him golden balls now. jimmy cagney. orson i call him golden balls now. jimmy cagney, orson welles, i call him golden balls now. jimmy cagney, orson welles, jimmy - i call him golden balls now. jimmy - cagney, orson welles, jimmy stewart. these were distant, mysterious green gods until parkinson brought them into your living room. the gods until parkinson brought them into your living room. into your living room. the fact is, ou are into your living room. the fact is, you a ....
a stark message to smokers, you are a drain on the nhs and you are bad for britain. 0r a drain on the nhs and you are bad for britain. or is it none of our business? or is it everyone s business? or is it everyone s business? personalfreedom, personal business? personal freedom, personal pleasure, business? personalfreedom, personal pleasure, responsibility, consideration for others, what do you think? is it a moral duty to quit smoking? get in touch. phone lines will light up as it were. here is the news from bethan holmes. thanks, nicky. nhs england is expected to announce significant changes to cancer waiting time targets which have been routinely missed in recent years. it s thought nine performance standards will be reduced to three. labour has accused the government of moving the goalposts after repeated failures. the health secretary steve barclay has denied that claim. the government is considering putting messages inside cigarette packets to encourage smokers t ....
manchester city could meet arsenal in the semifinals of the champions league. first, city will need to beat real madrid and arsenal, bayern munich. good afternoon. the chancellorjeremy hunt says the conservative party good afternoon. the chancellorjeremy hunt says the conservative party is absolutely transparent about the donations it receives. but so far the party has neither confirmed nor denied reports it s been given another £5 million by the businessman frank hester, on top of the ten million he s already donated. mr hester has been widely accused of racism after allegedly saying the mp diane abbott makes him want to hate all black women. the tech boss apologised for making what he said rude comments about her. here s our political correspondent hannah miller. learning to use a camera on a visit to the university of sunderland, the chancellor and prime minister can t escape the glare of scrutiny over donations to the party. this week, they said that comments mad ....