for comment and has not offered a response. yesterday, it emerged a police officer from the prime minister s protection team had been arrested and bailed in connection with similar allegations. here is our political editor chris mason. this was the prime minister in suffolk visiting a nuclear power plant. wherever he goes he has close protection officers out a view nearby. i was tipped off to that one of them had put that s on the timing of the general election, the mitch bolton believe acknowledging i was right. they were informed by the gabler commission, the regulator, on friday. they said the matter was immediately referred to offices in the mat was immediately referred to offices in the met police directorate of professional standards who opened investigation and the officer was also removed from operational duties. the officer was subsequently arrested on monday 17 was subsequently arrested on monday i7june on suspicion of misconduct in public office. he was taken into
commentators suggest president putin s visit to vietnam is designed to show the world that russia is not isolated from asia. he flew directly to hanoi from pyongyang, where he and kim jong un signed a pact to help each other in the case of aggression. the bbc s shaimaa khalil reports from south korea. vladimir putin s pyongyang trip was choreographed to a t, with some surreal, made for tv moments, like this one of him driving kimjong un on the streets of pyongyang. earlier, kim il sung square, at the heart of the north korean capital, was buzzing with crowds and colour, as the two globally isolated leaders revelled in each other s company and what mr kim described as a new level of alliance. translation: we highlyl appreciate your consistent and unwavering support for russian policy, including the ukrainian direction. i mean, ourfight against the hegemonic imperialist policy imposed for decades by the united states and its satellites. since his war on ukraine, vladimir putin
continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. a police officer working as part of the prime minister s close protection team has been suspended and later arrested over alleged bets about the timing of the general election. and, as we come on air tonight, we can reveal that a second conservative candidate is being looked into by the gambling commission the industry regulator over a bet relating to when the general election would be. it isn t known when the bet was placed orfor how much money. our political editor chris mason broke the stories and has this report. the prime minister in suffolk this morning visiting a nuclear power plant, and wherever he goes he has close protection officers out of view, nearby. iwas close protection officers out of view, nearby. i was tipped off tonight that one of them had put bets on the timing of the general election. the metropolitan police acknowledged i was right, they
thanks forjoining us on bbc news. uk inflation has hit the bank of england s target of 2% for the first time in almost three years. the figure which tells us the rate at which prices are rising hit the target in may, coming down from 2.3% in april. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. gary in sussex used to have seven butchers shops. he now has four. forced to make cuts as he s been caught between soaring costs over the last few years and customers with lean budgets looking for value. but things are easing. the price is probably 10 15% more than they were at the beginning of covid, but the actual price of the product is pretty much stationary now. well, we hope it s stationary. it would be nice if it would come down, but i can t see that, not in the foreseeable future anyway. it s global food and energy costs, which triggered the rise in inflation to ii% in 2022, which have also helped it fall to the 2% target, along with the rate rises over the last
the figure which tells us the rate at which prices are rising hit the bank of england s target of 2% in may, coming down from 2.3% in april. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. gary in sussex used to have seven butchers shops. he now has four. forced to make cuts as he s been caught between soaring costs over the last few years and customers with lean budgets looking for value. but things are easing. the price is probably 10 15% more than they were at the beginning of covid, but the actual price of the product is pretty much stationary now. well, we hope it s stationary. it would be nice if it would come down, but i can t see that, not in the foreseeable future anyway. it s global food and energy costs, which triggered the rise in inflation to 11% in 2022, which have also helped it fall to the 2% target, along with the rate rises over the last couple of years. as you may have noticed, the prices of goods are rising more slowly as the impact of the w