all eyes on belfast this evening, where the architects of the good friday agreement are toasting 25 years of peace. there s a concluding dinner at hillsborough castle tonight, which we will dip into. no prospects of peace in ukraine. we are going to discuss a new report from denmark today which suggests russian assault ships, disguised as fishing trawlers and research vessels, that are threatening infrastructure in the north sea. we will talk more generally about bullying within the workplace and how we now define it. the sacked boss of the cbi has told the bbc his reputation has been totally destroyed by the allegation he is facing. and no let up in the cost of living. inflation is still a problem for all the advanced economies, a problem exacerbated here in the uk by the weak pound, which makes imports much more expensive. all that to come. but we start in belfast rishi sunak, is attending a gala dinner tonight, the final event in a week of commemorations marking 25 years
of that, and no demands in the settlement for fox to retract what they had said. so what sort of precedent does that set. we will discuss tonight with paul waugh chief political commentator of the i paper and also with us former spokesperson for the republican national committee doug heye. talking of record pay outs, how much higher will interest rates have to go, before we put a meaningful dent in the march inflation figures. and as we stumble from one crisis to another, can we be confident that congress will avoid a damaging default. there is rancour in republican circles, and no sign of compromise from the white house. but let us start tonight with the story that affects all of us. inflation stickier than an overpriced hot cross bun. it is resolutely high in spite of the fact our interest rates continue to climb. and we know what effect that has on the broader economy. it is putting pressure on wages, its fuelling the unrest, growth is aneamic, there is less and less
Last 48 hours. Thats as a second red weather alert is issued in some parts of the uk. With more details on the weather, heres alex. Further heavy rain today is expected to cause more flooding problems in eastern scotland. We do have a met Office Red Warning in place. Join me later for a full forecast. The latest on storm babet and the prospects where you are for this weekend and aidan magee is here with your latest sport. Yes, good morning. Yes, good morning. New zealand awaits in the Rugby World Cup final for england. If they can spring a surprise against the springboks in and in the in paris tonight and in the premier league we look ahead to derby. Derby day. Aiden. You. Good aiden. Thank you. Good morning. Im Stephen Dixon and im anne diamond and this is breakfast on. Gb news. Well breakfast on. Gb news. Well straight to the middle east this morning because israels confirmed that two american hostages who were held by hamas have been released there. Judith and natalie rhiannon, and