experiences its biggest ever outbreak of avian flu. good morning from birmingham, where england are celebrating a double diving gold one for the team s teenage star at her first commonwealth games and another for the most experienced diver retaining his title. it s friday the 5th of august. our main story. a hosepipe ban will come into force in parts of southern england later today, as recent extreme temperatures and a lack of rainfall continue to put pressure on waterways and water supplies. southern water said the move, which affects the isle of wight and parts of hampshire, was a vital step . other bans will follow later in the month in kent, sussex and parts of wales. zoe conway has this report. i ve actually used the hosepipe more. frances and john are neighbours, friends, and very keen gardeners. from today, people living here near alresford in hampshire will be banned from using a hosepipe in their gardens. frances, do you think people will follow the rules? absolut
more than a third of doctors whojoined the nhs in england last year came from overseas, according to bbc research unions say it s unsustainable. the first hosepipe ban of the year comes into force shortly, in southern england, after the driestjuly in more than 80 years. 0h! superb! and it s commonwealth gold for england s jack laugher and andrew harding in the men s synchro three metre springboard. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel, targetting herfirst commonwealth games medal. scotland s laura muir qualifies for the women s 1500 metres final. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the governor of the bank of england has defended the decision to raise interest rates, saying there is a real risk of soaring prices becoming embedded. the bank has forecast that the uk economy will fall into recession in the last three months of this year and that it will last well into next year. it also anticipates a further climb in inflation to more than 13%, t
This is bbc news. i am martine croxall. the headlines: the parents of 12 archie battersbee have lost their legal attempt to transfer him to hospice. doctors say moving him is risky because of his condition is unstable. the bank of england rejects accusations from the government that it was too slow to raise interest rates, as inflation heads to 13%. we raise interest rates, as inflation heads to 1396. raise interest rates, as inflation heads to 1396. . ., ., ., , ., heads to 1396. we are going to see a cou-le of heads to 1396. we are going to see a couple of years. heads to 1396. we are going to see a couple of years, not heads to 1396. we are going to see a couple of years, notjust heads to 1396. we are going to see a couple of years, notjust one - heads to 1396. we are going to see a couple of years, notjust one year, i couple of years, notjust one year, but this year and next year, when household incomes in real terms are squeezed much more severely than we have seen another
Last night that the recession is not inevitable. what do you make of that? ~ “ inevitable. what do you make of that? . ~ ~ inevitable. what do you make of that? ~ ~ ~ ., , that? well, i think the bank has said some that? well, i think the bank has said some form that? well, i think the bank has said some form of that? well, i think the bank has said some form of recession i that? well, i think the bank has said some form of recession is i that? well, i think the bank has i said some form of recession is most likely, and looking at the pressures on the economy, that seems a reasonable assessment. you can never say a recession is inevitable until we actually see the evidence from the economic growth figures and from unemployment. but it is looking much more likely prospect. we have to remember that this time last year at the bank was forecasting peak of inflation at 4%, is now the peak is forecast to be 13, nearly 13.5%. that is a very big difference is yourfigures that is a very