and astonishing new finds from almost 2,000 years ago in the ancient roman city of pompeii. and coming up on bbc news. less than 2a hours until the start of the england strike early in the third test. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the rate at which prices are going up in the uk slowed down by more than expected last month. inflation dropped to 7.9% the previous month it had stood at 8.7%. falling fuel prices contributed to the drop, and food prices rose less quickly than injune last year, according to the office for national statistics. but uk inflation remains the highest in the g7 advanced countries and is falling more slowly. our business correspondent dharshini david reports. young man, what were you looking for? at this market in hythe, the cost of the food trader taryn buys has settled, but remains high. thank you. a lot of pork product and cheese as well. cheese and butter has sort of plateaued and maybe dropped a fraction, but nothing to like we
Our business correspondent dharshini david reports. young man, what were you looking for? at this market in hythe, the cost of the food trader taryn buys has settled, but remains high. thank you. a lot of pork product and cheese as well. cheese and butter has sort of plateaued and maybe dropped a fraction, but nothing to like we ve seen maybe two or three years ago. do you want some of the mixture? yeah? selling dried beef. amanda is seeing other costs rise and is struggling not to pass those on. i m trying to do more markets so i can get some more money in, but then again, you ve got to pay the market fees, you ve got to pay your fuel costs, which have gone up as well. and, you know, i ve sold a vehicle so that i m not paying out for an extra vehicle. annette sold out of bread by midday, but for her, wage costs are a challenge. if the minimum wage goes up, i then the wages for other people who are not on minimum wage go up as well. - so they maintain a differential-