speaking before squeezed by massive bills, there is still spending power out there. a lot of our customers are probably a bit older, so we don t feel the mortgage rate, although it creates uncertainty for them and that does and we do notice when there is a rate rise, everyone gets a bitjittery. does it feel like we are getting green shoots? i don t feel that there is green shoots, no, no. i don t feel that there is green shoots, no, no. i feel we are in a holding pattern. it could go either way. today, the bank of england said the tough medicine was beginning to work. less tha n less than two years they have over 14 steps raised interest rates to the highest level in 15 years in an attempt to drain spending powerfrom the spending power from the economy. the period of near zero interest rates now consigned to history with the bank warning that rates could remain at this level for some time. if you asked the question, yes, and when are rates going to come down? my answer is w
always get the best deals. england lose an early wicket as they chase down australia s first it s innings total in their must win ashes test at old trafford. and coming up on bbc news, qualifier matthewjordan is given the honour of teeing off the 151st open championship at his home course royal liverpool. good afternoon. there are concerns about severe disruption in hospitals in england, with a 48 hour strike by senior doctors. the consultants stopped work this morning in their dispute over pay, and they re providing emergency care only. it means thousands of planned appointments have had to be postponed. it s the first strike by consultants for a decade and it follows the recent industrial action byjunior doctors in england. here s our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson. a rare act of protest today by some of the nhs s most senior doctors. led by their union, the bma, they were out on the picket line for the first consultant only strike since the 19705. we ve been tryin
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