Stay updated with breaking news from Ecb could. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
as it continues to benefit from pent up demand for air travel. europe s largest carrier by passenger numbers also said it expects profits to rise modestly over the next year, and the summer travel season will be busy. the figures are better than industry watchers had expected. we knew they were going to be good but to record these numbers is exceptional so nearly 170 million passengers, that s up 74% on the previous year s. revenue has more than doubled, profit is 1.4 billion, and they re going to pay dividend this year. it s a phenomenal result and shows how quickly this market is turned around. it also shows how fragile the market is for aviation. there is a point where it suddenly flips you become very profitable, ryanair have put in a great set of results that even before the summer, which will be very strong. cheap airfares are a myth and anybody looking for summer holidays will tell you airfares are expensive, particularly in europe because we have not seen a lot ....
believed there was a danger to his life. he said much more working with the danger to pakistani democracy. we will have more from pakistan on that last headline in just a we will have more from pakistan on that last headline injust a moment but let s head to the bbc sport centre and ran at the spot the day. olly foster is therefore is. come over to you. many thanks. matt cavendish says he has lived an absolute dream for over 25 doctor mark cavendish says he s has lived an absolute dream for over 25 years as a professioinal cyclist. he is going to retire at the end of the season he is currently competing in the giro d italia, but it s a rest day and he made his announcement earlier today. he s won a world championship on the road and two on the track..and has also been commonwelath cahmpion. but he s most famous for his tour de france stage wins. he shares the record of 3a with eddie merckx. here s bbc sports drew savage the bike has given me opportunities to see the wor ....
protesters calling a dystopian nightmare. if liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they don t want to hear. are you worried about that rate going ahead? the shape of things to come? it is not whether the protesters were right or wrong, it s about the right to protest in the way they did, and is perfectly possible to think that the coronation was the most marvellous magical thing you ve ever seen but also to be extremely worried about this, or are they walls that divide us just too tall these days? are we to polarise? the protesters, the old dell have said sorry, is the hardest word are the easiest word the old bill. in moscow, hong kong, tehran, we want to know what it looks like to you, macclesfield, tonbridge, many other places. or is this all a bit hysterical? nothing to see here, move along? the police were ultra cautious, perhaps overcautious? now they are sorry. get in touch. here is your news. scotland yard says it has regrets ab ....
if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us it is time for the top business stories. we start here in the uk where in the next few hours the bank of england is widely expected to raise the cost of borrowing for the twelfth time in a row. the quarter percent rise most economists are predicting would take the bank s main interest rate to 4.5% the highest it has been in almost 15 years. the big question though will it be enough to start to get inflation, which is still running at more than 10% a year, under control? let s speak to katharine neiss she has held various roles at the bank of england and is now chief european economist at p gim fixed income. good to have you on the programme. iassume good to have you on the programme. i assume you are with the majority believe we are looking at a rate hike today of another 25 basis points. today of another 25 basis oints. . , today of another 25 basis oints. . , ., , points. that s right, that s the consens ....
the second semi final. we will be live in liverpool in this half hour. more on those stories in a moment but first of the bbc sport centre and betty glover with more of the day s top stories. thanks, matthew. good afternoon. the big week of european football semifinals continues tonight with the europa league and europa conference league happening this evening. west ham can move a step closer to their first evening. west ham can move a step closer to theirfirst bit evening. west ham can move a step closer to their first bit of silverware since 1980 as they take on dutch side a z alkmaar in the first leg of their europa conference league semifinal. david moyes s side come into this on the back of their big win in the premier league on sunday against manchester united, which moved them seven points above the relegation zone with three games to play. az alkmaar. and other attention turns to trying to end their four decade wait for a trophy. because the team is winning and doi ....