household in the uk are expected to fall rom july, according to forecasts a new price cap for energy prices will be set next week. now on bbc news, europe s royals revealed royals reborn. washington dc is the heart of the free world. let s go now to capitol hill. i m katty kay, and in more than 20 years here spent here in the news business, i ve grown accustomed to thinking of this as the centre of power. decisions that reverberate around the globe are made here by politicians who proudly championed democracy the rule of the people, by the people. we are here to assess the real meaning of the results. but it s not the only way or necessarily the best. a recent poll shows that of the 15 most successful democracies, nine are monarchies. the founding fathers rejected a king, but many europeans feel a royal family is an asset. i m leaving washington on a royal mission, as the uk has a new king charles iii. i want to find out how other royal families, many of them king cha
the israeli chief of staff ordered the mobilization of a number of reserve soldiers in air defence units, fighterjet pilots and drone operators amid heightened tensions in the region. in the latest escalation of tensions between israel and the palestinians two israeli women have been killed in an attack in the occupied west bank. the authorities say a third person was also seriously wounded in the incident, near the settlement of hamra. the israeli military says troops are searching for suspects who opened fire at a car, causing it to crash. this latest development comes after the israeli military hit targets belonging to the palestinian militant group hamas. the air strikes hit areas of the gaza strip and lebanon israel says they re in retaliation for a major rocket attack on israel launched from southern lebanon which the israelis blamed on hamas. these images from gaza show the aftermath. they re the heaviest air strikes that israel has carried out on gaza since last
Now on bbc news, its sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday im gavin ramjaun. Coming up in the programme. Mikel artetas arsenal return to the summit of the Premier League, after beating Manchester United at old trafford. But delirium for the red devils at wembley as Manchester Uniteds women lift the fa cup for the first time. An out of Sorts Djokovic crashes out in rome he loses to the chilean Alejandro Tabilo in the big upset of the mens draw. Also coming up on sportsday. The first female welsh boxing champion, lauren price, wins her first world title in just her seventh professional fight. Hello there and welcome along to sportsday. Its all set up for fascinating title run in, that will go right down to the wire after arsenal came away with a 1 0 win at Manchester United. After arsenal came away with a 1 0 the gunners hadnt won at old trafford for four years but Mikel Artetas Title Challenge relied on getting a result against their famous old enemies. Patrick gearey reports. This
robert wood, chief uk economist, pantheon macroeconomics. itjoins me now. no change expected today, why not? it joins me now. no change expected today, why not? good mornin: expected today, why not? good morning why expected today, why not? good morning why not? expected today, why not? good morning why not? inflation - expected today, why not? good morning why not? inflation is i morning why not? inflation is just back to the bank of england 2% target for top within that headline inflation, inflation with services, eating out, restaurants, all sorts of household services, going to out to the cinema and so on prices of these things are rising still really quickly. so yesterday we saw they were up 5.7% year on year. with that rate of increase headline inflation is not going to stay at 2% very long. at 296 very long. the next decision at 296 very long. the next decision by at 296 very long. the next decision by the at 296 very long. the next decision by the bank- at
Im david eades, and from here in the worlds newsroom, we send out correspondents to bring you the very best stories from across the globe. In this weeks programme sliding back towards anarchy. Fergal keane reports from the Central African republic where only the un are keeping the peace. Standing now on the bridge at bambari, between the christian and muslim districts, its clear to me that without a United Nations presence, there would be slaughter here. 21st century fratricide. Rupert Wingfield Hayes investigates the killing of the half brother of the north korean leader, allegedly by agents of the regime. The cold war at its very coldest. Jonathan beale reports from natos most northerly border, Norways Arctic circle, as the alliance steps up its defences against russia. It is a pretty inhospitable place, but every day, all year round, the Norwegian Army is patrolling this border. Also, tensions in the straits of taiwan as china flexes its muscle against what it sees as its breakaway