new figures here in the uk show that the rate at which prices are rising has fallen sharply, hitting single figures for the first time since last august. the annual rate for april fell to 8.7%, down from 10.1% in march, but still higher than predicted. a quick global comparison in the us, the rate of inflation stood at 4.9% in the 12 months to april, falling for the tenth month in a row. the eurozone rate rose slightly in april to 7%, but that figure is still down from 8.5% in february. the bbc s economics correspondent andy verity explained. if you want to be half full, at least it s in single digits now. for three months in a row, it s defied expectations it would drop into the single digits, and it stayed in double digits. so that has been coming down, and there are some nice signs like for example, petrol is cheaper than it was a year ago, some second hand cars have been coming down in price, and generally goods price inflation, which has been driving this, has subsid
there. northern ireland may brighten up there. northern ireland may brighten up with showers into the afternoon. if we see sense and across eastern england, perhaps scotland, that is where we will see the highest temperatures, 16 or 17 degrees. so, not a heatwave but it will feel different to how it has this week, and that theme of mainly dry and relatively warm weather continues into the start of week. thanks, ben. that s it. there s more analysis of the day s main stories over on newsnight with victoria derbyshire, just getting under way on bbc two. but here on bbc one, let s join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. have a very good night. so police bosses in london fear that trust has tonight been further will consider co ordinated strike action with junior doctors. what does that mean for patient safety and for public support for nurses? why have members of the royal college of nursing tonight rejected the same pay deal that unison me
but what we do want to do is to push for and to advocate for these young people being looked after better. there are currently around 8,000 young people on that waiting list, some waiting years without any help at all. the health secretary, steve barclay, says he is clear that the new services providing that help must fully reflect the recommendations from the cass review and these, he says, differ significantly to the services provided at the tavistock. for the families waiting, the sooner they can access that care, the better. hannah barnes. in a statement, nhs england told us it was developing a new training framework for clinicians providing care in children s gender services and would not adopt old training materials previously used by gids. it added that all aspects of the new services would be guided by the ongoing cass review. tomorrow s front pages. the daily mail, fears of chaos of doctors and nurses strike together. the rcn told us they would consider coordinated
The cass review, as its called, came out last week, and it recommends a new approach for clinicians. This is a Polarising Subject for some people. So, what mightjournalism do differently in how it covers it . Hannah barnes is a former bbc producer who investigated some of the uks gender Identity Services for the corporations newsnight programme. She went on to write a book about it. I asked her when she first started her investigation. First came across it at all in 2017. I was off on my first Maternity Leave and there was a piece in the times Byjanice Turner Which was talking about this really rapid increase in the referrals of Teenage Girls to gids the gender Identity Development service and she had spoken to two clinicians who worked at the service. It wasnt really a Big Sort Of Whistle blowy piece but they had talked to her and said what theyd seen and itjust i thought it was very interesting, but i was off and, you know, spending time with my baby. And there was also a documentary
About costs and trade offs. Discussions are ongoing ahead of a speech in the coming days. Mr sunak said the biggest commitment, to reach net zero Carbon Emissions by 2050, wont be abandoned. But the bbc has learned that some longstanding commitments are under threat. They include delaying a ban on the sales of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035. The plan to phase out the installation of gas boilers by 2035 could be weakened, with only 80 phased out by then. And homeowners and landlords could be told there will be no new Energy Efficiency regulations on homes. 0ur Political Editor chris mason reports. Within the Conservative Party in recent months, a fuming row, Cost Of Living Squeeze but recent months, a fuming row, cost of living squeez living squeeze but extra cost for families to living squeeze but extra cost for families to green living squeeze but extra cost for families to green targets. Living squeeze but extra cost for families to green targets. Longterm families to g