Our main story is the bank of englands view that Interest Rates will probably rise earlier than expected because of strong growth in the global economy. The key lending rate has been left unchanged at half of one per cent. But the banks governor, mark carney, said that increasing growth in the year ahead meant that action would be needed to control inflation. The pound surged leapt in value against the dollar, as our economics correspondent andy verity reports. If the whole economy performed like this manchester maker of branded clothing, its biggest problems would be almost solved. Its growing fast, exporting to europe and boosting productivity through investment. And while inflation caused by the weak pound boosted its costs, its been able to absorb out and carry on winning new orders. The last 12 months, weve grown by 20 in the uk but europe has been much stronger than that, so we have more than doubled the growth rate in the uk. Im cautiously optimistic about the future. We are mak
Were home. Black panther is being seen as a cultural milestone. A predominantly black cast leading a big budget blockbuster. You get to decide. And a film that also puts strong women right at its heart. Black panther is a moment and hopefully its one that. It will obviously exist for longer than this particular moment. We want this momentum to keep going. I dont think its black panthers responsibility to change the world. The change will come from the people who see it and choose to make a difference in their own lives. For many, its the kind of film theyve been waiting decades for hollywood to make. How important was it for you making sure this was primarily a piece of entertainment, even with this huge amount of social responsibility that was inevitably going to come into the equation . I mean, thats what it is. Its not a political lecture, you know what i mean . Its a movie. Its got to work as that. And that is a movie already generating huge amounts of excitement for a new generati
Premieres in london tonight with an all black cast playing the superheroes. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. New figures have revealed january to be one of the toughest months everfor a e departments in england. And hospital only a es recorded their worst ever figures since records began. Trolley waits continue to be a big problem, with a thousand patients waiting more than 12 hours to be cared for by any medical staff at all. The four hour wait target for patients was missed for the 30th month in a row but with over 85 of patients seen within that time it was slightly better than december. The target is 95 . That target was missed despite nonessential treatments being cancelled to relieve the pressure. Our Health Editor hugh pym reports. The nhs flat out with staff working at a frantic pace just to Keep Services running, that is the picture which emerges from the figures forjanuary in england, a service overstretched and under intense strain. This nurse in leeds says that even th
The stigma is that its a place for naughty children. Theyre not naughty children. Theyre wonderful, bright, intelligent, just amazing children, but theyve made poor choices, and thats a big, big difference. This morning, weve been given incredible access to this school, some of its pupils, some of their mums and dads and to the teachers here. And the reason were here is because we can exclusively reveal that theres been a big rise in the numbers of Primary School children being educated in pupil referral units. Morning, welcome to hawkswood primary pupil referral unit in Waltham Forest, north east london. Were broadcasting to you live here all morning. This is where children come when theyre kicked out of Mainstream School or in danger of being kicked out. It isa it is a pretty small screw, this is the main corridor, the main thoroughfare, a0 pupils, and it is at capacity, and this is a place where children come when they have been kicked out of mainstream education, or where they are
Critters are heading out onto the Road Networks to keep them open and ready for the morning. We will have the latest on where the heaviest snowfall is expected over the next 2a hours. Serious questions about standards in some unregistered schools in england following a bbc news investigation. And team gb arrives home from pyeonchang after a record breaking winter games for britain. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, could scotlands ryan wilsons six nations be over . As the number eight is sited over alleged foul play during saturdays victory over england. Good evening. Jeremy corbyn has laid out labours approach to britains trade relations after brexit. He says he wants the uk to enter into a permanent Customs Union with the European Union, a deal which he says would put peoples jobs and Living Standards ahead of what he called the ideological fantasies of the conservatives. He also said this would avoid the need for a hard border between Northern Ireland and the republic of irela