We will now fund the cost of their training in full. This will cut costs for businesses and Training Providers and support thousands more young people to start an apprentice. Make uks Chief Operating Officer is ben fletcher. A little earlier he told me why his members were still quite optimistic, despite a difficult outlook,. A lot of this comes from the fact that manufacturers are an extremely hardy bunch. They are, by definition, problem solvers. They are about how you take a problem and fix it and get through it. Our members have always been resilient and optimistic and positive, and they have a great deal of faith in they have a great deal of faith in the work they do in the sector. I think the challenges, for a variety of reasons, loss of our markets and the integrated supply chain is that we are part of a cross europe, they are depressed because economy in all of our Major Trading partners are not strong at the moment. There are some significant and ongoing issues with Energy Pri
Thats slightly higher than expected and driven mainly by higher costs for gasoline and rents. In the 12 months up to february, the cpi rate increased by 3. 2 , compared to 3. 1 injanuary. The core rate, stripping out those volatile elements such as fuel and rents, fell to 3. 8 from 3. 9 injanuary, but that was still higher than the 3. 7 expected. This latest data suggests there is still some stickiness with inflation that will be scrutinised by the Federal Reserve as it weighs up a highly anticipated Interest Rate cut injune. Lets head over to new york and speak to our north America Business correspondent michelle fleury. As far as the fed is concerned, it is about how they respond to this number. It is not going in the direction they wanted it to. The tricky word direction they wanted it to. The tricky word that direction they wanted it to. Tue tricky word that you direction they wanted it to. Tte tricky word that you were stumbling over, sticky, and a lot of this is to do with housin
They will launch an investigation into the industry. And why bananas are getting more expensive a conference in rome is looking at a global problem. Sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. Hello and welcome. Mikael arteta has called for the emirates crowd to Mikael Arteta has called for the emirates crowd to play Mikael Arteta has called for the emirates crowd to play their Mikael Arteta has called for the emirates crowd to play their part in the arsenal match against porto in the arsenal match against porto in the Champions League tonight. They go into the match one down. Arsenal are hoping to reach the quarterfinals of the competition for the first time in m years. It is incredible, i dont think they realise how important they are. We need that noise from the crowd and we need the emotional control as well, to understand that the game can go through phases and we have to be really intelligent to push in the right moments to get what we want, but it is a great opportu
A long way off. As i travelled across the Island Nation from the coastal Fishing Towns to vibrant tourist hubs and central farmlands, i saw how the harsh economic realities have forced sri lankans to make tough choices. These are their stories. You like going to the sea . Yes, i like this. First, the shortages and then, a cut in the Government Subsidy has meant fuel is three times more expensive than last year, raising the risks forfishermen. Theres no guarantee they can cover expenses on every fishing trip. More than 250km south on the islands coast in arugam bay, The Tide Is Turning for some. Tourism is riding the first waves of recovery. In this town on the eastern coast of sri lanka, the peak of the economic crisis coincided with their main tourist season, hitting local businesses hard, and this Surfing Destination is still picking up the pieces. I started surf school a long time ago, so therefore, i had some savings, so, i put my whole savings to i had a dream that i want to set u
In the lives of average sri lankans is still a long way off. As i travelled across the Island Nation from the coastal Fishing Towns to vibrant tourist hubs and central farmlands, i saw how the harsh economic realities have forced sri lankans to make tough choices. These are their stories. You like going to the sea . Yes, i like this. First the shortages and then a cut in the Government Subsidy has meant fuel is three times more expensive than last year, raising the risks for fishermen. Theres no guarantee they can cover expenses on every fishing trip. More than 250km south on the islands coast in arugam bay, The Tide Is Turning for some. Tourism is riding the first waves of recovery. In this town on the eastern coast of sri lanka, the peak of the economic crisis coincided with their main tourist season, hitting local businesses hard, and this Surfing Destination is still picking up the pieces. I started surf school a long time ago, so therefore i had some savings. So i put my whole sav