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hello and welcome. president biden has described as unacceptable the sentencing of us basketball star brittney griner to nine years in a russian prison for possessing and smuggling drugs. she admitted to having cannabis oil when she was detained in moscow in february, but maintained she hadn t intended to break the law. washington has offered a prisoner swap, but it hasn t been taken up. azadeh moshiri reports. i never meant to hurt anybody. i never meant to hurt anybody. i never meant to hurt anybody. i never meant to put in jeopardy the rest of the population. i never meant to break any laws here. it population. i never meant to break any laws here.- population. i never meant to break any laws here. it was her final plea break any laws here. it was her final plea to break any laws here. it was her final plea to a break any laws here. it was her final plea to a russian - break any laws here. it was her final plea to a russian court - final plea to a russian cou ....
widespread and heavy for northern ireland, western scotland, a few getting in to the north west for england and wales but still dry where we need that rain. temperatures 8 111, a comfortable night ahead, and tomorrow, weather wise it s almost exactly a carbon copy repeat of what we ll have to day. we ll see further showers for scotland and northern ireland, maybe a few for the north west england and wales but the further south you go across the midlands, southern wales, east anglia and the south, it s another dry day with sunshine and temperatures not really changing much either, where the sunshine comes out it will continue to feel pretty warm. it means for the commonwealth games tomorrow, no problems for the athletics, almost perfect conditions with like winds and lots of dry weather. for the start of the week and something of a change for the north of scotland with thick cloud on the way here with thick cloud on the way here with the weather front moving in, we ll se ....
in response to a us senator s visit to the island. the family of archie battersbee seek permission to move him to a hospice doctors warn this carries significant risk. and how disposable facemasks are blighting birdlife in 23 countries around the world. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. england s anna henderson wins the first home nations medal on day seven at the commonwealth games, taking silver in the women s cycling time trial. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the bank of england has predicted that the uk is set to enter a recession this autumn lasting more than a year. it says inflation is likely to peak at 13% later this year and today it has announced the largest rise in interest rates for 27 years. the 0.5% hike means that interest rates now stand at i.75%. the move is part of attempts to curb spiralling inflation, by making borrowing more expensive and discouraging spending. but it makes mortgages and loans more expensive for m ....
as europe faces a very challenging winter ahead. that s alongside a projected interest rate hike later in britain for the sixth time in a row. fears of an extreme drought across europe grow as the severe heatwave tightens its grip. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. taiwan s defence ministry says china has fired multiple ballistic missiles during a set of military exercises in the air and sea encircling taiwan. beijing launched the drills in response to a visit by nancy pelosi the most senior us official to go to the self governed island in 25 years. the exercises are taking place in some of the world s busiest waterways. taiwan sees itself as independent, but china views it as its own. china s foreign ministry said nancy pelosi s visit to taiwan was a violation of the one china principle and justified its military exercises by blaming the us for the rising tensions in the region. translation: china has repeatedly made clear our stern op ....
china has launched several ballistic missiles into waters around taiwan in response to a us senator s divisive visit to the island. and how disposable facemasks are blighting birdlife in 23 countries around the world. the bank of england has predicted that the uk is set to enter a recession this autumn lasting more than a year. the bank says inflation is likely to peak at 13% by december, and today it has announced the largest rise in interest rates for 27 years. the 0.5% hike means that interest rates now stand at 1.75%. the move is part of attempts to curb spiralling inflation, by making borrowing more expensive and discouraging spending. but it means mortgages and loans will be more expensive for millions of people, as andy verity reports. rarely has the bank of england given out an economic warning this unsettling. it s not only forecasting the worst inflation in a0 years, hitting 13% in the next few months, but a full blown recession starting this autumn. that means it e ....