written about his wife s alzheimer s, be chosen to represent ireland at the eurovision song contest? hello, and welcome to the programme. we start with breaking news. the australian tennis star nick kyrgios has admitted assaulting a former girlfriend, but has escaped conviction. his guilty plea in a court in canberra came after his lawyers failed to have the charge dismissed on mental health grounds. the court was told that kyrgios pushed his then partner to the ground, during an argument in december 2021. the magistrate called the incident a single act of stupidity or frustration , when sparing him a criminal record. our correspondent phil mercer is outside the court in canberra. take us through the facts of this case. well, next krygios s lawyer said that the assault, in january 2021 on his former partner, was completely out of character, and genuinely an isolated incident. his legal team had tried to have the charges against him overturned on mental health grounds. that f
and 48 hours to come up with the next generation of video games. we ll be hearing from the man behind the global gamejam. hello there. we start here in the uk, where the bank of england has raised the cost of borrowing for the tenth time in a row. the half a percent rise puts uk interest rates at 4%, their highest level in more than 1a years. a bonus, of course, for savers, but it piles more pressure on businesses and those with mortgages, loans and credit card debt. the good news is that the bank now thinks the uk s recession will be shorter and less severe than it previously thought, and there s a hint that rates may not have to go any higher. but a recovery could take years as our economics editor faisal islam reports. the squeeze continues. an official interest rate of 4% should not feel huge, but it does, and notjust here in nuneaton, forjoanne, who runs a furniture and gift shop. the mortgage a furniture and gift shop. the mortgage on a furniture and gift shop. th
This is bbc news. the latest headlines: the australian tennis star nick kygrios avoids conviction at a court in canberra after admitting assaulting a former girlfriend. the us department of defence says it s tracking what s believed to be a chinese surveillance balloon that entered american airspace two days ago. let s stay with that story. in the last few hours, the director of the cia william burns said china is the biggest geopolitical challenge currently facing the united states. doctor 0riana skylar mastro is center fellow at the freeman spogli institute for international studies at stanford university. she is also non resident senior fellow at american enterprise institute, and shejoins us now from stanford. thank you very much forjoining us, doctor.
For sailing solo around the world, non stop. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: the australian tennis star nick kygrios avoids conviction at a court in canberra after admitting assaulting a former girlfriend. the us department of defence says it s tracking what s believed to be a chinese surveillance balloon that entered american airspace two days ago. let s stay in with the giants of silicon valley, because the world s most valuable company, apple, has not escaped the tough times for tech. its sales fell all around the world in the last three months of 2022, partly because of consumers cutting back, but also because of