statement that trump had the irs and other federal agencies investigate two federal officials involved into the case of his campaign ties to russia. quote, president trump questioned whether investigations by the internal revenue service or other federal agencies should be undertaken into mr. strzok or ms. page. i do not know of mr. trump ordering such an investigation. it appeared, however, that he wanted to see mr. strzok and ms. page investigated. kelly s statement was filed thursday in connection with lawsuits, lawsuits we have covered on this program, brought by mr. strzok who was the lead russia investigation and lisa page against the justice department for violating their privacy rights. that s when the trump administration made public text messages between them. like so much of what we now know about the trump presidency, this revelation was found, where do you think? in notes taken by one of his own staffers, likely sitting in front of the resolute desk, listening to
this whole thing has been one of the great blessings of my life. and back in belfast a standing ovation for an emotional bill clinton 25 years after he helped negotiate the good friday agreement. and coming up on bbc news: a champions league semifinal is within reach of manchester city. they beat bayern munich first time around, can they do the same again in germany later? good evening. the cost of living rose more than expected last month thanks largely to the soaring price of food. inflation, that s the rate at which prices are increasing, was 10.1% in march. down from 10.4% in february. but analysts had expected it drop more than that. the rising cost of food and drink takes a lot of the blame it has gone up by almost 20% in a year. our cost of living correspondent colletta smith reports. here come the sausages. it s hot dinner day in this little community kitchen in halifax. started off with about ten potions. in eight weeks it s grown to almost 150 portions. demand
welcome to bbc news, i m yelled we start in sudan where paramilitary fighters battling with the sudanese army say they ve agreed a new 24 hour ceasefire. it was due to come into effect an hour ago, at 1800 local time. a similar agreement on tuesday failed to take effect. meanwhile, 15 embassies in khartoum waiting to evacuate hundreds of foreign nationals have issued a joint statement. they called on both sides to cease fire and observe international obligations to protect civilians, diplomats, and humanitarian workers. 270 people have been confirmed dead. let me show you pictures from earlier today. explosion you could hear an explosion there that was near khartoum airport and, as you can see, plumes of smoke drifting across the sky as the conflict there rages on. the latest fighting is because of a power struggle between these two men general abdel fattah al burhan, president of sudan s military government on the left, and his deputy, mohamed hamdan dagalo, who leads
he scores! and, manchester city sail past bayern munich to reach the semi finals of the champions league. and coming up on bbc news, kyren wilson scores the first 147 break of this years world snooker championship in sheffield. but is it enough for a place in round two? good evening. the unrelenting pressure on household budgets has been demonstrated by the latest inflation figures, which showed a very sharp rise in the cost of food and soft drinks, pushing the cost of living even higher. inflation remained in double digits last month, falling only slightly to 10.1% in march. that s down from 10.4% in february, but experts had predicted a biggerfall. more expensive bread, cereals and chocolate caused the overall average price of food and non alcoholic drinks to increase by a rather hefty 19% in the year to march the fastest annual rate for nearly half a century. economists say it s now far more likely that the bank of england will raise its base interest rate next month, a
in washington, d.c. are dealing with a very important question. trying to decide what price should be paid for telling lies that throwed a violent insurrection. eroing the fabric of america and through no fault of their own became subjects of a conspiracy theory. rudy giuliani s defamation trial sued by ruby freeman and her daughter shaye moss. the judge ruled giuliani defamed freeman and moss, now deciding how much giuliani will pay. started with the expectation he made himself that giuliani would testify on his own behalf. he vow yesterday to give the whole story in a bit of a dramatic press conference. once he conceded, the trial went to arguments. when that happened, the lawyer asked the jury to award them $24 million each. gottlieb said giuliani has no right to offer civil servants up to a mob to win a general election. very true. emotional testimony by ruby freeman yesterday. over the course of 90 minutes freeman recounted how she was hounded by death threats, messa