there was not a rate cut this year there was not a rate cut this year nor there was not a rate cut this year nor is there was not a rate cut this year nor is it likely to be appropriate if you think about it. inflation has not moved down it. inflation has not moved down and it is not reacted much to our down and it is not reacted much to our interview existing rate hikes to our interview existing rate hikes so to our interview existing rate hikes so we have to keep at it. most officials think two more rate hikes are needed this year, starting perhaps as early as next month. wednesday s decision ushers in a new phase in the fed s battle to lower prices and follows a path carved out by central banks in countries such as australia and canada, which recently announced rate hikes following a break. the latest decision by america s central bank comes at a time when inflation is slowing but not as quickly as the federal reserve wants. earlier, i spoke with blerina uruci o
how is the world going to move 3 millions tonnes of wheat a day through a war zone and the shipping channels now infested with mines? and spot the resemblance? the ukrainian croissiant that was made in honour of the british prime minister. tonight with the context, former conservative cabinet minister justine greening and the political satirist and host of the web series oh my world, hagar chemali. welcome to the programme. time to draw the line was the prime minister s message for his cabinet this morning as collectively they try to steer the conversation away from the obvious split within the conservative party. but is it that easy when 40% of your mps have rebelled? history tells us, no, it s not! in 1990, margaret thatcher won a leadership contest by a similar margin against michael heseltine, 208 votes to 152, though rules at the time meant she would face a second vote and two days later, she stepped down. in 2018, theresa may won a vote of no confidence amid a rebelli
Against scotland tomorrow, good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Schools in england are being forced to cut gcse and a level courses in an effort to balance the books, according to a Head Teachers union. The association of scool and College Leaders has warned that Budget Pressures a re leaders has warned that Budget Pressures are causing them to cancel things like school trips. They have said Budget Constraints are driving up said Budget Constraints are driving up class sizes. Lets go to our education correspondent gillian hargreaves, whos at the conference in birmingham. Between now and easter there will be a number of Teaching Union conferences, this morning, Head Teachers in birmingham. Justine greening could have been left in no doubt about how strong their grievances are. Peter woodman at the wheeled school might bea Peter Woodman at the wheeled school might be a head teacher, but he still likes to work at the chalk face, partly because he enjoys it am partly because
John surtees, the only man to win the formula one and motorcycle world titles, has died aged 83. He won the fi championship in 1964. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. A 23 year old drug addict who crashed his car into a family during a police chase in south london has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. In august last year, joshua dobby lost control of his car killing 34 year old Rozanne Cooper and her ten year old nephew Makayah Mcdermott and seriously injuring two other children. It emerged in Courtjoshua Dobby has 53 previous convictions, dating back to when he was 13. Tom symonds reports. It was a summers day. The family had been on their way to the park when this car came skidding off the road, hitting a bar large, lifting it into the airand down hitting a bar large, lifting it into the air and down on top of three children and their aunt. The aftermath was horrific. There were five bodies under one car. Little kids screaming, like. People passing by, drivers trie