higher housing, cars and food costs but once his take out core inflation was 4.7%, the lowest since october 2021. the good news is that inflation has drifted down from last summer s 40 drifted down from last summer s a0 year highs but it s still well above what the federal reserve thinks of as normal prices. with the overall trend heading in the right direction, policymakers may feel that they don t need to raise interest rates further. us central bank, you may recall, raised its benchmark interest rate to more than five and a quarter %, the highest in 22 years, all in a bid to call the economy and ease the pressure is pushing up prices. cool. qualities too early to say mission accomplished, from the white house to wall street there is a sense that progress has been made in the world s largest economy. china s e commerce giant alibaba reported its strongest quarterly revenue growth in almost two years, pushing its us listed shares up by more than a%. earlier this week the
sunshine, but a brisk north westerly wind will feeding and plenty of showers from the west. the cloud will gather through the day and some of those showers will come further inland. some continue to be wintry with elevation and those temperatures about where they should be for this time of year. that s something we ve not seen for a time, 7-10 . something we ve not seen for a time, 7 10 . going something we ve not seen for a time, 7 10. going through something we ve not seen for a time, 7 10 . going through friday evening and overnight, showers will ease away, with the exception in the far south west. here temperatures are staying above freezing, but colder still. yes, the beginning of saturday morning we could see some frost around as well. it s going to be a chilly start to dozens of mps call for lindsay hoyle to resign, as sir keir starmer denies threatening the speaker, and the humanitarian situation in gaza worsens. the speaker said mps safety from protesters angry abou
in sport, he s done it luke littler s dream run continues, as the 16 year old becomes the youngest person to reach tonight s world darts final. tha nkfully thankfully not as windy today but there are now over 300 flood warnings across the uk following storm henk. at least the prospects are a little bit drier. full forecast on breakfast. good morning. it s wednesday, 3rd january. our main story. junior doctors in england are about to begin a six day strike the longest in nhs history. tens of thousands of routine operations and appointments are likely to be postponed as hospitals focus on emergency care. members of the doctors union, the bma, have asked for a 35% pay increase. the government says that is unrealistic. 0ur health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. what do we want? fair pay! when do we want it? now! a new year, but still no end in sight to the junior doctors pay dispute, which started last spring. the six day walk out is their longest yet, and comes
thursday, a little bit like spot the difference. they hide to the north again. the isobars open up a little bit. what does that mean? lighter winds and that means it may not feel quite as chilly. some signs we could pull in some slightly clearer heir to the south of the uk from the continent. there might be more in the way of sunshine. just a chance thursday will feel more springlike but by the time we get to the end of the week, that area high pressure wriggles around to the west of us again, swings and winds around to northerly direction and if anything it looks like we will be set in some arctic air by the time we get to the weekend, with the prospect of something a bit more wintry on sunday. thanks, susan. and that s bbc news at ten on february 28th there s more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight with faisal islam which is just getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regi
market in birmingham to explain what it all means for you. ella kissi debrah was the first person in the uk to have air pollution listed as a cause of death. ten years on, her mother continues her fight for cleaner air. i do say, ah, bubba, i know you suffered so much, and it will never make up for it, but so much is being done in your name and so many lives are being saved. i think that s important. a council is accused of ruining a new artwork by banksy, as it removes a key part of the mural because of safety concerns. it all went wrong for tottenham last night antonio conte s team losing to italian side ac milan in the first leg of their champions league tie. good morning. some early mist and fog that will clear quite quickly. they moving across northern ireland and scotland. as it sinks across england and wales it will weaken. many will have some sunshine and a few showers in the north west. all the details later in the programme. it s wednesday 15th of february. our