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by energy companies to forcibly install prepayment metres in homes. thousands of people join pope francis, and other christian leaders, to pray for unity and justice at the mausoleum of south sudan s founding father, john garang. welcome once again. the us has shot down a chinese surveillance balloon that it says has been spying on key military sites across america. the department of defense confirmed its fighterjets brought down the balloon over us territorial waters on the east coast. we can see that moment in these pictures from our partners cbs in the united states. we can see that moment in these pictures from our partners cbs in the united states. three airports were shut and airspace was closed off the coast of north and south carolina as the military carried out the operation, which was approved by president biden on wednesday. china had said the craft was a meteorological research balloon that had been blown off course. this is what president biden told reporte ....
we start here in the uk, where the bank of england has raised the cost of borrowing to its highest level in 13 years. the quarter of a percentage point rise, to 1.25%, was less than some were expecting. but financial markets are now betting uk interest rates will have to rise a lot further from here, to get control over soaring inflation. the worry is, too steep a rise in borrowing costs could tip the economy into recession. and the warning signs are already there. our economics editor faisal islam reports. on faisal islam reports. the outskirts of doncaster, a on the outskirts of doncaster, a successful business, the crown hotel, grappling with energy, food prices and wages going up at the same time that household income is being squeezed and now a relentless run of interest rate rises to hit some buyers on variable rate within hours. hit some buyers on variable rate within hours. with got a mortgage rate within hours. with got a mortgage and rate within hours. wi ....
it was a scandal that shook america and brought down a president. 50 years on from watergate, echoes still ring around washington. good morning. a great start to the us open golf for rory mchoy. one of the players who s refused to join the breakaway saudi backed tour, is just one shot off the lead, in brookline, looking to win his first major in eight years. good morning. the heatwave in the south good morning. the heatwave in the south is good morning. the heatwave in the south is likely to peak today with temperatures of 33 34, a different picture temperatures of 33 34, a different picture further north, cooler, fresher, picture further north, cooler, fresher, with outbreaks of rain so a mixed fresher, with outbreaks of rain so a mixed picture in terms of the weathen mixed picture in terms of the weathen i mixed picture in terms of the weather. i will bring you a full forecast weather. i will bring you a full forecast coming up shortly. good morning. it s fri ....
temperatures are expected to reach well into the 30s across southern england today a level three heat health alert has been issued for the region on what could be the hottest day of the year england has appointed its first women s health ambassador with the aim of closing the gender health gap president zelensky says ukraine is closer than ever to the eu with senior officials in brussels expected to recommend it as a formal candidate for membership later today. welcome to bbc news. this morning we re looking at the impact of the rising cost of living with the bank of england warning that the increase in the cost of everything we buy and use could hit 11% later this year. the huge rise is being driven in part by events taking place thousands of miles away in ukraine but the pinch is already being felt right here in the uk. it comes as a bbc commissioned survey suggests we re cutting back on food and travel as those price rises hit our household budgets. four th ....
could rise to 11% this year, we look at the real cost of living and what people are cutting back on. england has appointed its first women s health ambassador, with the aim of closing the gender health gap . hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. parts of europe are on heatwave alert this weekend with temperatures on the rise and concerns about the changing summer climate. spain which has already seen its hottest may since the beginning of this century is sweltering under temperatures forecast as high as 43 degrees celsius. france is seeing its earliest ever hot spell according to forecasters worsening a drought and raising the risk of wildfires. and here in the uk, level 3 heat warnings have been issued for parts of southern england on what will be the hottest day of the year. it s notjust europe either in the united states around 120 million people are under some sort of advisory as a heatwave scorches the upper midwest and the so ....