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And crimewatch one of the bbcs longest running shows is axed after 33 years. Coming up in the sport on bbc news, well have details of the world cup play off draw as Northern Ireland find out who they have to beat to make it to russia next summer. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Inflation has reached its highest level in more than five years driven up by increases in transport and food prices. The rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices index, increased to 3 last month up from 2. 9 in august. Its good news for pensioners who are in line to get a 3 pension increase from next april. But for the working population and people on benefits it will put more pressure on already stretched household incomes. Our economics correspondent andy verity reports. Whats this got to do with the cost of living . The price of fish was one of living . The price o ....
Its tuesday october the 17th im ben brown. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Inflation has risen to its highest level in more than five years. The rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices index, increased to 3 last month, up from 2. 9 in august. The figure is significant because the government uses data from september to set pension and benefit increases. Our Business Correspondent ben bland is here. You are here to chew over these latest figures. What is behind this rise . When we talk about inflation, cpi, typically the things we spend oui cpi, typically the things we spend our money on like food, this figure relates to an average how those prices have gone up this september with a year before, and as we were talking about that figure was 3 , in pa rt talking about that figure was 3 , in part driven by food prices going up, transport cost going, but also a ....
On bbc news. The Champions League returns with tottenham in spain to take on the european champions, real madrid. Liverpool and Manchester City also feature. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Prices are rising faster than at any time in the past five years. The office for National Statistics says inflation rose to 3 last month up from 2. 9 in august. Rising food and transport costs are mainly to blame. Its good news for pensioners, who are in line for a 3 pension increase from next april. But for the working population and people on benefits, it will put more pressure on already stretched household incomes. Heres our economics editor, kamal ahmed. Running almost to stand still. As prices have gone up, our wages have remained stagnant making the income squeeze that little bit harsher. Over the last ....