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we start here in the uk, where the bank of england has raised interest rates to their highest level for m years. the increase will leave millions of households facing higher mortgage payments at a time when many people are already struggling with crippling energy and food bills. the bank has raised rates by half a percentage point, to 4%. the aim to make it more expensive to borrow and spend so businesses and households rein in, meaning less upward pressure on prices. uk inflation eased slightly in december but was still at 10.5%, close to the highest level in a0 years and more than five times the bank of england s target. the bank governor said inflation had turned the corner, but the battle against surging prices wasn t over yet. we have done a lot on rates already. the full effect of that is still to come through. but it is too soon to declare victory just yet. inflationary pressures are still there, and we can see that in the data and we hear it from our agents. and we ....
Of sanctions in place. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky has been pushing the eu to tighten sanctions still further. he said it was important to keep up the pressure on moscow. translation: we all know that russia is concentrating its forces for a revenge attempt not only. against ukraine and also against the free europe and free world. in order to defeat such an enemy, success on the battlefield - alone is not enough. faith in europe is needed, - faith in free, peaceful europe, united europe, with the strength of our institutions. on the ground in ukraine, a russian missile destroyed an apartment building in the eastern city of kramatorsk. local police reported that at least three people were killed and 20 injured. rescuers have been searching the rubble. the regional governor condemed the attack. translation: this is the centre of the city. j only civilians live here, which is why any attempts to justify this are futile ....
Condemned the attack. translation: this is the centre of the city. j only civilians live here, which is why any attempts to justify this are futile at the very least. oleksii goncharenko, a member of ukraine s parliament. he s from the southern port city of odesa, but is currently in the us. i began by asking him about the eu plan to train ukrainian soldiers. it s it s very important, and definitely that makes a difference that we have a lot of manpower, people who want to fight for the country. but they are untrained icy specialists, designers, we even have belly dancers coming down. and to be effective, they notjust need high morale, but to be trained. so we are thankfulfor all morale, but to be trained. so we are thankful for all countries, including the united kingdom and other countries providing training ....