a new hormone replacement therapy tsar is appointed as more than a million women are affected by supply issues. and also this hour, the crawleys are back. find out what mark kerr mode thinks of the new downton abbey and the rest of the week s cinema releases in the film review at 5:45 p: m.. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the six time grand slam winning tennis champion boris becker has been sentenced to 2.5 years in prison after being convicted of violating british insolvency laws. the trial related to his bankruptcy which was declared in 2017. let s join helena wilkinson outside southwark crown court for the sentencing has just happened. explain what has happened. boris becker turned explain what has happened. boris becker turned up explain what has happened. boris becker turned up here explain what has happened. boris becker turned up here to - explain what has happened. err 3 becker turned up here to suffolk crown court three weeks ago when he was convicte
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the bank of england has raised interest rates from 3.5 to li% their highest level since 2008. the increase will leave millions of households facing higher mortgages at a time when many people are already struggling with energy and food bills. it will also have an impact on repayment charges on bank loans and credit cards but it is better news for savers, who should get a higher return. the bank of england says the increase will help to curb rising prices. our economics correspondent andy verity reports. in leeds like every where else, the cost of keeping up a mortgage isjumping, because of interest rates. stu is used to saving after spending much of his life on a minimum wage. he got a better paying job as a librarian, but like many, his wages have stagnated. when his mortgage expired his payments went from £90 a month to £360. i thought the days of checking the bank balance were gone. but they re back with a vengeance now. it is
why are these changes needed right now for the ncaa? i mean, i suppose it sounds like we re going to start treating student athletes like pro athletes in this country so settlement has been a very long time colleague the reality is that big time college sports earns billions of dollars every year for these schools and the only one who docx been able to benefit for this has been the athlete this is the life trends for the opportunity for these student athletes to share in the revenues they ve been generating? yeah, they re the ones making all the money and they haven t been reaping any of the rewards. and dante, you re with me here in the studio. i want to ask you about this. i know of course you played in the pros for many years of patriots and washington commanders and so on. but you played at the university of tennessee this doesn t go far back enough to guess. work to your benefit but how might it have changed your life and had this spin in place back then? yeah, i think
experts say it puts some people at unnecessary risk of building up a resistance. we will be looking at the evidence. 50 years ago today, homosexuality was partially decriminalised in england and wales. prime minister theresa may says the conservative party have been wrong in the past but have come a long way we will take a look at what that means. hello and welcome to the programme, we re live until 11 this morning. coming up, we will look at the wildfires which have swept across france. and charlie gard s parents have until noon to decide whether he will go to a hospice. do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today. the government has taken what is being described as a major step in developing a new immigration policy. home secretary amber rudd is asking independent migration experts to analyse the role of eu nationals living and w