to the bbc s news at one. there was some welcome news for the economy today with a sharper than expected fall in inflation. the rate at which prices go up fell from four per cent to 3.4% in february. that s the lowest level in nearly two and a half years. the slower pace of food prices helped push inflation down but it is still some way off the bank of england s target rate of 2%. our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david, has this report. who doesn t want to nibble on a few treats, savour the first day of spring? but even the softest of creatures can come with a fierce bite. as customers at this farm shop in crewe know, lower inflation still means higher prices. in terms of car insurance, i ve just had my renewal through and it s actually doubled. sometimes ijust don t even like pay for my wi fi i because i call it so we ll have to go without. council tax, broadband, phone, everything s gone up significantly. carving up budgets is still a stretch for many, even if
members of the national education union will walk out on the 5th and 7th ofjuly. the government says the strikes will cause real damage to pupils. now on bbc news political thinking with nick robinson. rishi sunak is talking rubbish, at least that s what boris johnson says, as a bitter row between the two men that have been simmering for weeks burst into the open. it s just the latest episode of tory infighting that dates back notjust to the fall ofjohnson, but arguably to the fall of margaret thatcher decades ago. my guest on political thinking this weekjoined the conservative party back then, in the early 1990s, he s been close to or an adviser to five of the last seven conservative leaders from john major to rishi sunak. and for much of that time, daniel finkelstein, lord finkelstein has been a columnist for the times newspaper, chronicling the ups and downs of british politics, drawing on his experience of that politics, but also drawing on his family s extraordinary
missiles and drones were launched at cities across ukraine. here s our russia editor steve rosenberg. explosion. caught on dash cam, a giant explosion in the centre of belgorod. there was panic as people ran for cover not everyone could. russia says at least 20 civilians were killed and more than 100 injured after a series of ukrainian strikes on the heart of the city. although the russian military claimed it had shot down most of the missiles as emergency crews rushed to the scene, the scale of the damage became clear. billowing smoke making belgorod look more than ever like a front line city. ukraine s border is just 20 miles away. the local governor said these were the deadliest consequences of ukrainian shelling that his region had experienced. the attack came just a day after russia had carried out a huge wave of strikes across ukraine with missiles and with drones. at least 39 people, kyiv said, were killed. belgorod has come under attack before. ..with explosions lik
it comes a day after friday s massive bombardment of ukraine, the biggest of the war so far. ukraine s president zelensky says at least 39 people were killed when 150 russian missiles and drones were launched at cities across ukraine. here s our russia editor steve rosenberg. caught on kim, a giant explosion in the centre of boulder road there was panic while people ran for cover. caught on camera. russia says at least 20 civilians were killed and more than 100 injured, after a series of ukrainian strikes on the heart of the city. although the russian military claims it has shut down most of the missiles. as emergency crews rushed to the scene, the scale of the damage became clear. billowing smoke making belgrade look more than ever like a front line city. ukraine s border is just 20 miles away. the local government or is said that this is the deadliest showing that his region has experienced. the attack came just a day after russia had carried out a huge wave of strike
to political supporters and former aides include three life peerages, one for ex vote leave chief matthew elliott, another for businessmen and conservative donor john moynihan, and thirdly, ruth porter, a long term adviser. there were also damehoods for the writer and maths education campaigner shirley conran and the former conservative ministerjackie doyle price. another ex conservative minister alec shelbrooke gets a knighthood. critics have expressed dismay at the list. remember, liz truss was prime ministerfor ao odd days. she and her conservative colleagues pushed the economy off a cliff. families across the country are paying more on their mortgage, more in tax, more on their credit cards, as a consequence of decisions taken by liz truss. and these are rewards for failure. speaking to bbc radio 4 s today programme, a former minister who served in liz truss s cabinet defended her right to put people forward. liz truss took on the most senior politicaljob in the country,