more dry weather and more sunshine. some showers and again on the hills they are likely to be wintry in nature. a breezy day, but light winds. temperatures 8 13 c, north to south. that leads us into the easter weekend itself. fewer showers around on saturday. sunday looks like we could see some rain later in the day coming into southern england, pushing north overnight and getting into scotland on easter monday. relief in store better news on the cost of living, as uk grocery prices rise at their slowest pace in over two years. but when, if ever, will they start to fall? plus, a roller coaster ride why the cost of your day out could be going up, and down, and up again, as surge pricing comes to a theme park near you. welcome to world business report. i m ben thompson. we start with the economy here in the uk because there is some better news on the soaring cost of living. a retail industry report has found that grocery prices are rising at their lowest level in more th
biggest shipping firms, maersk and hapag lloyd. later today, the un security council is expected to meet and produce a diplomatic response. the red sea accounts for 15 percent of the world s shipping and plays a crucial part in the global supply chain. uk companies have been telling the bbc that shipping delays could push up prices. let s speak now to zvi schreiber, the ceo of freightos, an online marketplace for the international shipping industry based in israel. one in five might not sound that dramatic. is it? well, yes, it s usually dramatic. to put in context, there s about 4.5 million 20 foot containers equivalent going back and forth through the suez canal, and daily this is changing. there s a couple of days of quiet, when they start getting rooted through the suez canal again, getting rooted through the suez canalagain, and getting rooted through the suez canal again, and then there s a rocket attack and ships are either being told to stop and wait till their being
Industry figures show stores are passing on some limited falls in costs, while fierce competition among supermarkets is aiding promotions - but the British Retail Consortium says there are risks ahead.