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
The Texas Department of Transportation has launched a new statewide safety campaign aimed at reducing the rising number of fatal crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists. But while state officials say
He accepted that some staff may have found his approach at work uncomfortable and apologised for that, but he didn t believe his immediate sacking was warranted. however, speaking on the the today programme this morning, bryan mcbride, the president of the cbi, said his account was not the full story. well, i think tony s description there was selective. tony and i had a conversation when he was dismissed. i followed it up with a legal letter, explaining everything in detail. so there s more in that letter than we ve just talked about. neither mr danker nor mr mcbride have shared the full text of the dismissal letter. with government and many member firms pausing engagement with the cbi pending further investigations, the organisation remains in a state of paralysis, unable to perform its two main functions lobbying government and promoting best practice in business. simon jack, bbc news. america s most watched cable news network, fox news, which is part of rupert murdoch s media emp
Former players, coaches and family recently honored longtime Hampton High baseball coach Danny Mitchell, who died in February 2020, at the field named for him.