over 3% in december. we spoke to investment manager shanti kelemen. she told us the fall in shop prices is a positive development, as the bank of england weighs up when it can start cutting the cost of borrowing. i think it s absolutely good news. i mean, one quirk of psychology is that even though inflation isn t going up because prices arejust sort of constant, it might not feel a lot better because the price is still higher than it was two years ago. with the changes and how people are expecting the future to unfold, the interest rates people pay our mortgages have already fallen a bit, similarly the rates the government is paying for borrowing are also coming down a bit from last year, so that in itself will provide a little bit of relief, even before the bank of england changes interest rates. but will that downward trend in shop price inflation continue? we all know about the supply chain disruptions in the red sea. and the picture could be further complicated from toni
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Voting in some seats. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. Tax officials have raided west ham and Newcastle United football clubs as part of an investigation into suspected fraud. Strong criticism for Surrey Police for returning a collection of shotguns to a man who went on to kill his partner and her daughter. A show of unity in south korea as the us Military Holdsjoint exercises with local forces as the us senate prepares for Security Briefing on north korea. And a warning that britains immaculate green lawns could become a thing of the past because of climate change. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that the Prime Minister has refused to guarantee that the so called triple lock on pensions will continue if the conservatives are re elected at the General Election. At the final session of Prime Ministers questions before polling day theresa may said that Pensioner Incomes would continue to rise, but she was accused of abandoning a commitment previously made by the conservatives. La
Demanding baby, woken up all hours and nick has the festive forecast for us. Good morning. Storm barbara may be pulling away from the uk, but it remains windy today, tomorrow, and into boxing day as well. The latest on the blustery christmas forecast coming up. Good morning. First, our main story. Extensive Railway Engineering works are starting across britain today, with 200 different projects being carried out over the christmas break. Passengers in london, manchester and cardiff are expected to be the hardest hit by the work. One of the biggest stations in the capital, paddington, is closed, with passengers being told to go to ealing broadway. Its where our reporter Jane Frances Kelly is for us this morning. Good morning. Its going to be a good deal busier there than normal. Yes, it is going to be busy. I have seen people turning up with quite heavy suitcases and that is because trains to paddington are terminating here. That is because paddington will be closed for the next six day