let s start here in the uk, where in just over an hour s time the latest inflation figures for april will be released. many analysts are expecting the rate to hit 9% for last month, which will mean the prices remain at their highest level in three decades. the bank of england has warned inflation could hit 10% within months, as the price of fuel and food puts pressure on household budgets. bbc s consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has more on the impact rising prices is having on daily lives. shopping is like ten or more a week, more expensive, shopping is like ten or more a week, more expensive, bread shopping is like ten or more a week, more expensive, bread has gone up, the bread i have gone up gone up, the bread i have gone up 50p. gone up, the bread i have gone u- 50. , gone up, the bread i have gone u . 50 . , ., ., gone up, the bread i have gone u. 50, , ., ., , gone up, the bread i have gone u 50. , ., ., gone up, the bread i have gone up 50p. this woman i
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Cambridge are ahead of a dry, sunny and warm day for many. but there will be some storms around tonight. details in yourfull will be some storms around tonight. details in your full forecast. good morning. it s wednesday 18th may. the uk s rate of inflation is predicted to reach its highest level in a0 years when the figures are released in the next few minutes. this is the official measure of the cost of living, and it could show a rise of more than 9 percent in the year to april. nina s at a fish market in grimsby for us this morning. good morning. how is it looking? good morning. how is it looking? good morning. how is it looking? good morning. in the last few moments we have god those latest figures on inflation for the month of april. 9%. that means that prices at that point in the year were 9% higher than a year earlier. to put
To grimsby, where around 5000 boxes of fish come through every single week. the vast majority of them are coming in from iceland, haddock and cod on the whole, but i think about every step of that journey for the fish to make their way here. for vessels like this, the fuel involved. forthe vessels like this, the fuel involved. for the trucks that bring them onto side. right down to was at home wondering whether to treat ourselves to that fish supper on friday. inflation is everywhere. predictions are they will reach a a0 year high when we get the latest figures at seven o clock. in march, that measure of inflation was 7%. that means prices were on average 7% higher that month, compared to a year earlier. driving that increase? petrol and diesel prices, the cost of buying a second hand car, furniture prices, food prices, and even the amount we paid for clothes and shoes. but we all know what happened a month later in april. the energy price cap went up by 5a%,