donald trump dismisses the woman who won a sexual assault case against him as a whackjob as he again claims he s the victim of a political vendetta. and from defending human rights on television to rocking out at night at eurovision, the lawyer turned pop star representing australia. and coming up on bbc news, west ham look to reach their first european final in 47 years as they take on az alkmaar in the first leg of their european conference league semifinal. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. interest rates are at their highest in 15 years, after the bank of england raised them to 4.5%, making it more expensive to borrow but better for savers. the increase is an attempt by the bank of england to curb people s spending and bring down inflation that s the rate at which prices are rising which was just over 10% in march. but the bank also upgraded the prospects for the uk economy now no longer forecasting the economy will shrink but grow modestly over t
16 countries take the stage in liverpool later for the second semifinal. sticking with the eurovision theme, we are in liverpool at the shopping centre right in the heart of liverpool, surrounded by these beautiful eggs, i will tell you about them later on. the bank of england is expected to raise interest rates again today to 4.5%, the highest level in 15 years. it will be the 12th consecutive hike since december 2021, meaning mortgage payments could rise further for millions of customers. our business correspondent hannah miller reports. this is the first home gheev has owned, bought with his girlfriend two months ago. but since they agreed their mortgage, the monthly payments have gone up twice in line with the base rate of interest set by the bank of england. when we were coming to find a mortgage, the fixed rates were astronomically high. we figured that if the bank of england base rate goes up by another two or three percentage points, we re actually better off staying
On gaza and so clearly, the focus today has been on gaza and the attempt to get a depot on gaza and the attempt to get a depot ih on gaza and the attempt to get a depot in egypt. We on gaza and the attempt to get a depot in egypt on gaza and the attempt to get a depot in egypt. We will talk on that shortl , depot in egypt. We will talk on that shortly. But depot in egypt. We will talk on that shortly, but there depot in egypt. We will talk on that shortly, but there has depot in egypt. We will talk on that shortly, but there has been depot in egypt. We will talk on that l shortly, but there has been renewed fighting on the Northern Border and further exchanges of fire between the israeli and backed hezbollah and Israeli Forces. Hezbollah which is backed by iran. The border skirmishes have raised concerning israel that it could now face a war on two fronts. Our Correspondent Reports on the latest developments from lebanon. Reports on the latest developments from lebanon reports on the l
Mr sunak is expected to meet his israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and israeli president isaac herzog for what he said, on arrival here, he hoped would be productive meetings. This, after urging regional leaders to avoid further dangerous escalation. In gaza, meanwhile, egypt has agreed to let humanitarian supplies in via The Rafah Crossing. An initial convoy of 20 trucks of aid are expected to enter gaza after a deal announced by President Biden and the earliest is tomorrow. Announcing the agreement, the us president warned that the aid convoys would be stopped if any supplies were confiscated by hamas, which governs gaza and is regarded as a Terrorist Organisation by the uk and us. We can bring you live pictures of gaza. It isjust after 11 00 in the morning. Israels military says it hit hundreds of sites in gaza over the last 2a hours targeting, it says, hamas infrustrauctre. With the latest, heres our correspondent wyre davies. As trucks carrying aid queue on the egyptian side
Businesses think of the Election Results. New Research Suggests that confidence has fallen because of the Political Uncertainty following the election and concerns about brexit talks. I will be talking about it with Business Leaders. Just weeks after he was elected president of france, Emmanuel Macron is on course to secure another stunning victory, this time in the countrys parliamentary elections. In sport, mixed emotions for wales. They take a point in serbia but yet another draw in world cup qualifying onlyjust keeps alive their slim hopes of qualifying for next years finals in russia. Cheese that grows on plants and fish fingers made from chicken, well find out where some children think their food comes from. And carol has the weather. A breezy day ahead. Particularly windy across scotland and north east england. We have showers, many will fade and many of us will have a dry day. I will have more details in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Theresa may will to