it s down from just over 10% in march to 8.7% in the year to april. but the drop is less than many expected, driven by food prices which have continued to surge at their fastest rate in nearly 45 years. the uk looks poised to win a battle with spain and host a multi billion pound electric car battery plant in somerset. and a life changing medical breakthrough, as a man paralysed in a cycling accident walks again thanks to implants in his brain. later in the hour we was discussed bbc sport. good evening. there have been more details from south wales police about the events leading to the death of two boys in cardiff. but their account has raised fresh questions. security camera footage showed a police van following the teenage edges on the electric bike moments before the accident. kyrees, who was 16, and a 15 year old harvey evans were both killed. the police say they had no vehicles on the road where the crash happened. at the families are both boys have said the pair were b
business stories. i m sally bundock. we start here in the uk, and what else but the coronation of his majesty king charles? as we ve been hearing, it s been an historic weekend, from the pomp and pageantry and a bit of rain on saturday to a day of street parties and a night of fantastic music to round off the celebrations. all driving some serious weekend spending, predicted by retailers to be worth something in the region of almost £1.8 billion. but as many continue to struggle with the current high cost of living, how long can the spending optimism last? katrina bishop is from consumer research company niq. let s talk this through. katrina, a warm welcome to you. morning. katrina, a warm welcome to you. morninu. ., . , , . morning. for many sectors in the uk that morning. for many sectors in the uk that have morning. for many sectors in the uk that have been - the uk that have been struggling, like hospitality, this was a huge boost, wasn t it? it this was a huge boost,
will receive the £400 to help with rising energy bills in six monthly installments from october. # neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours #. tears on ramsey street as the last episode of the soap opera neighbours airs in the uk later today. and coming up on the bbc news channel. england have won the first gold of the commonwealth games. olympic silver medallist alex yee took the title in the triathlon. good afternoon and welcomes to the bbc news at one. rebekah vardy has lost her libel case, which had become known as the wagatha christie trial, at the high court. vardy had sued coleen rooney after the latter accused her of leaking private information about her to the tabloid press. both women have huge social media followings and business interests, having leveraged their exposure as the wives of famous football players. our correspondent, colin paterson, has been following the trial and is at the high court this lunchtime. this court this lunchtime. has been a disast
a state of emergency has been declared in a part of california, where a massive wildfire, the state s worst so far this year, is spreading rapidly near yosemite national park. the direct cause of the blaze remains under investigation, but california is becoming ever more susceptible to wildfires due to climate change. much of the us is struggling amid a heatwave, with extreme heat warnings in effect in 28 us states. rianna croxford reports, from washington. explosive and extreme, engulfing thousands of acres of woodland. hundreds of firefighters struggle to tackle the blaze with help from above. thousands of people have fled the area. officials say ten homes have already been destroyed. this army veteran is spending his wedding anniversary waiting to see if he s one of those affected. a lot of memories, though. my family grew up there, my kids, and.| don t know. just sad. as smoke from the flames continue to billow, having built momentum over the past two days, officials in c
from coleen rooney, saying it s in the bag . and the daily star s sunday edition shows a picture of a russian attack dog who was rescued by ukrainian soldiers and trained to work for them instead. so let s begin. well, let s start first of all with the observer, which has the headline, pm to sacrifice a top official over partygate to save himself. if we start with you, jo, first of all. isn t the whole point that if there s any kind of criticism of the partygate shouldn t it be borisjohnson? there s no one else who can really take the fall really than the prime minister himself? ~ , ., ., ~ really than the prime minister himself? ~ , ., ., ~ himself? well you would think so, wouldn t that himself? well you would think so, wouldn t that would himself? well you would think so, wouldn t that would be himself? well you would think so, wouldn t that would be the - himself? well you would think so, wouldn t that would be the same i wouldn t that would be the same anywhere e