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so what do you think to the strategy? is there any other option? what impact will it have on you? is it right to raise rates? what do you think? get in touch. here is the news. the bank of england is expected to raise interest rates again at midday for the thirteenth time in a row. it s trying to curb rising prices after figures published yesterday showed that inflation stalled last month at 8.7%. a specialist robot is on its way to the north atlantic to help with the search for a missing submersible with five people on board. the titan sub was on its way to see the titanic wreck. estimates suggest oxygen could run out later this morning. bbc analysis shows the uk had one of the worst increases in death rates of major european economies during the covid pandemic. it was 5% higher in the three years after march 2020 compared with the previous five years. services are taking places across the country to mark 75 years since caribbean migrants on the ship, empire windrush, ....
smerconish starts right now. is it over before it begins? i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. before a single primary vote has been cast, has donald trump already sewn up the gop nomination or is it still up for grabs? everybody has an opinion. but the data tells a pretty compelling story. peggy noonan writing that i refuse to see the story as over. voting begins now. after chris christie dropped out, nate kohn wrote the christie vote alone will probably not be enough, but haley has been steady gaining in the polls and historically there is a lot of precedent for urge is being candidates to keep gaining especially over a contest s final days. and new hampshire will be a wild card. independents can vote in the gop primary and according to data released yesterday, 43% of americans, look at that graph, 43% of americans consider themselves to be independent. rs and ds are tied at 27. it tie as record for an independent showing making them the largest political bloc in ....
three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. let s start with that massive hunt for the missing submersible in the north atlantic which is now in a critical phase. fears are growing for the five people onboard the missing vessel, which lost contact, during a descent to the wreck of the titanic. it s thought the oxygen supply on board may have run out. but the us coast guard insists it remains focused on finding the crew alive. we were told they were certain the crew would have slows their consumption of oxygen, extending the time available for the rescue. the search area has been doubled in size, and a french ship with a robot that can reach the sea bed is on site. live now to boston where sumi somaskanda has been following the story hello matthew. that is right. this is a massive search, and you have to understand that the ships and aircraft on site at the moment are scarring an area of around 10,000 square miles. they are also trying ....
searching indeed, and they said experts within the unified command are evaluating the information. we have also heard that they are going to be holding a press availability in three hours time they will be discussing the findings of this remote operated vehicle that apparently came across the bri field. i m joined by our correspondent danjohnson. what more do we know? not much information being released at this point? information being released at this oint? ., , ~ information being released at this oint? ., , ~ , information being released at this oint? ., , ~ , , information being released at this oint? ., , ~ , , ., point? know, but i think this is a significant point? know, but i think this is a significant update. point? know, but i think this is a significant update. it point? know, but i think this is a significant update. it shows - point? know, but i think this is a significant update. it shows the l significant update. it shows the search significan ....
is it over before it begins? i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. before a single primary vote has been cast, has donald trump already sown up the 2024 gop nomination, or is it still up for grabs? everybody has an opinion, but the data tells a pretty compelling story. peggy noonan in the wall street journal writing this week, i refuse to see the story is over. the voting begins now. after chris christie dropped out, the new york times wrote, the christie vote alone will probably not be enough, but haley has been steadily gaining in the polls and historically there s a lot of precedent for surging candidates to keep gaining, especially over a contest s final days. and new hampshire, which is second up, will be a wild card. independents can vote in the gop primary, and according to data released yesterday from gallup, 43% of americans consider themselves to be independent. the rs and ds are tied at 27. it ties a record for an independent showing, making them the la ....