good evening. there has been some welcome news for the economy, with a sharper than expected fall in inflation that s the rate at which prices rise from li% injanuary to 3.1i% in february. that is its lowest level in more than two years. it means prices are still rising but at a slower rate. in a moment, we ll be speaking to our political editor chris mason, but first to our economics editor faisal islam with his assessment. thanks, reeta. today s fall means inflation has come a long way down from the peak of 11% back in october 2022 as you can see here. but inflation is still a bit higher than the bank of england s target rate of 2% in the dotted red line. earlier i spoke to the prime minister, who told me that the uk economy is notjust turning a corner but bouncing back, and that many people were seeing green shoots of recovery but i ve also been out and about near crewe, meeting people who are yet to see that. the first day of spring is often a turning point of ren
i know this will come as a surprise to many people and a disappointment to some, and i hope at least you will understand my decision. i know that others will, how shall i put it, cope with the news just fine. that is the great thing about living in a democracy. there is never a right time to resign high office, however, this is as good a time as any. budget 2024 is done, negotiations have not yet commenced on the next one, the institutions of the good friday agreement are working again, and our trading relationship with the uk in the post brexit era is settled and stable. the new taoiseach will have a full two months to prepare for the local and european elections and up to a year before the next general election. my reasons for stepping down are both personal and political. i believe this government can be re elected and i believe my party, fine gael, can gain seats in the next dail. most of all, i believe the re election of this three party government will be the right thin
just ahead for you every time they file an indictment, we go way up in the polls. we need one more indictment to close out this election. his name has been at the center of this whole issue the last 2 1/2 years. all these defendants have until next friday at noon to surrender. the state will have everything it needs from the federal government. even is pitching in, doesn t matter where you are from. from the ashes we will survive. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster and bianca nobilo. it is august 16, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in atlanta where in just nine days donald trump is expected to turn himself in at the fulton county jail over charges to subvert georgia s 2020 election results. the former president faces 13 criminal counts in the georgia election investigation, but is already denouncing the indictment against him and 18 other cope defendants. in the meantime he has announced a, quote, major news conference next monday t
on cnn, the new happening now, breaking news, the state of texas is now allowed to enforce a very pretty aggressive and controversial immigration law after the united states supreme court did an about face and lifted a hold on the measure for now, we re tracking the impact at the southern border where many migrants may now be at risk of getting arrested. also tonight former white house adviser peter navarro just became the latest trump ally to wind up behind bars. cnn was there as navarro reported to present for his contempt of congress conviction and railed against judges, jurors, and democrats plus donald trump is doubling down tonight on his efforts to drive a wedge between american jewish voters and democrats as he continues to feed into ugly anti-semitic views and stereotypes were breaking down what he s now saying and why it s so dangerous welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, a urine. the situation room the skis, cnn
and arab communities have long been at loggerheads, witnesses accused the rsf of targeting and killing non arabs, resulting in reports of hundreds of deaths. the rsf has repeatedly denied any involvement in the violence in the region and has called for an independent international investigation. the un now reports that with 8.1 million people forcibly displaced, and tens of thousands killed. there are warnings of growing hunger. the un security council has called for a ceasefire in sudan to coincide with the muslim holy month of ramadan, but an agreement is unlikely. bbc arabic s feras kilani, has been given rare access with the sudanese army, to the front line city of omdur marn, close to the capital khartoum and sent us this report. children in sudan are facing a living nightmare. celebrating a rare success as they pushed with the capital. prep and support forces. this market used to be the life of the city, now look at it. normal life here destroyed. we hear stories of rap