The truth is taxes are still going up. People feel worse off because they are worse off. So this morning, we have one big question in what direction would labour drive the economy . The woman in charge of the partys calculator, Rachel Reeves, who wants to be the next chancellor is here. The budget promised extra cash to get more bang for taxpayers bucks in the Health Service. Well ask the health secretary, victoria atkins, what difference that will make. And whats it like when your body wont do the Amazing Things you used to do the lead singer of del amitri tells us how parkinsons hasnt stopped him taking to the stage. Morning, morning. Helping me out at the desk for the next 60 minutes, chef and green campaigner Hugh Fearnley whittingstall, john lewis boss dame sharon white, and lord michael howard, former conservative leader, and one time Shadow Chancellor, too. A very warm welcome to all of you. Making the news this morning. The sunday times says Boris Johnson went to venezuela, and
and two romanian women are being investigated on allegations of rape, people trafficking and forming an organised crime group. they all deny any wrongdoing. now on bbc news, global questions: lula s new brazil. hello, iam lyse hello, i am lyse doucet. welcome to global questions in rio dejaneiro. a city is famed for its soaring sugarloaf mountain and starting copacabana beach. at the big story in brazil now is it s highly charged political transition. last year s narrow election victory of leftist president lula da silva over his rival, jair bolsonaro, highlighted brazil s depolarisation. injanuary, depolarisation. in january, thousands depolarisation. injanuary, thousands of bolsonaro supporters supported just like attach the heart of the brazilian government. those tensions linger and there are questions as well about the loyalties of brazil s military in a country with a past history of military dictatorship. president miller provides many prizes at home, including rising
how was this crowd allowed to get so out of control, and what could have been done to stop this terrible tragedy? but for now, this country is mourning the death of so many of its young. jean mckenzie, bbc news, seoul. here, a border force immigration facility in dover had at least two firebombs thrown at it this morning. police said there was one injury and it s been reported that a man s killed himself. it comes amid pressure on the home secretary suella braverman over the numbers of people arriving in small boats across the channel and how they are handled as well as continuing questions over her reappointment. here s our political correspondent ione wells. a week in thejob, and not a day without major questions. suella braverman s insisted she proactively told officials after she made two data breaches that led her to resign from liz truss s government. but evidence seen by the bbc throws doubt on that. we now know the original message she sent from her private e mail
most of the time patients have a great experience but we must not paper over the problems we face. we expect backlogs to rise before they fall. a teenager is arrested after a 15 year old boy was stabbed outside his school in huddersfield in west yorkshire. five british captives who were held by russian backed forces in ukraine are released in a prisoner exchange. ministers lift their ban on fracking in england in a bid to increase energy production but critics are warning about environmental damage and a risk of earthquakes. retiring tennis champion roger federer will play the final match of his career in a doubles team alongside his long time rival rafael nadal as part of the laver cup tomorrow. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. interest rates have been raised to 2.25%, the highest level since 2008. it s the seventh consecutive time that they ve been increased by the bank of england, in an attempt to curb soaring prices. the rate has gone up from 1.75%. the bank of e