Rates have gone up again, for the 14th time in a row. The Bank Of England has put up its main rate from 5 to 5. 25 . That will mean higher mortgages for some people, but its also good news for savers. The Bank Of England is using Interest Rate rises to fight inflation, which has slowed recently, but which is still nearly 8 . Our economics correspondent andy verity reports the father of two, peter, keeping up the payments for his familys mortgages looking like anything but childs play. They bought their home under the governments help to buy scheme, but since then Interest Rates have risen 1a times. When his fixed rate deal expires early next year, the payments willjump. Somehow we are supposed to spend less and find an extra £750 per month to pay for that. For many families it is a terrifying situation, but if you have a young family like ourselves, who have been swayed into the Housing Market by government who has advertised help to buy as an affordable scheme, right, when things bec
the american popstar lizzo has given her first response to what she says are false allegations of sexual abuse and fat shaming. three of her former dancers filed a lawsuit against the singer on monday, accusing her of discrimination, assault, false imprisonment and harrassment. in a social media post today, lizzo responded calling the accusations unbelievable . there s more evidence today of how tv viewing habits are changing. the broadcasting watchdog 0fcom says older viewers are increasingly switching away from live television. 0fcom says there s been a record fall in the number of people tuning in to watch traditional broadcast tv each week. colin paterson is here with more details. here is a breakdown of some of the key findings. starting with the headline that there has been a record year on year fall of the amount of people
of sussex allow what the paper calls mistruths about the royal family to circulate publicly. the paper says she has told staff to correct any statements which misrepresent her private conversations. and the sunday telegraph reports that ministers fear coronavirus restrictions could be in place in england until next spring, unless measures are relaxed over the summer. advisers are said to be concerned that delaying until september could be too late because the virus spreads more easily in winter months. do we have time for a quick little? let s say we have! go on! the sunday times, let s say we have! go on! the sunday times. and let s say we have! go on! the sunday times. and we let s say we have! go on! the sunday times, and we will let s say we have! go on! the sunday times, and we will speak let s say we have! go on! the sunday times, and we will speak to - let s say we have! go on! the sunday times, and we will speak to the - times, and we will speak to the journalist later
but what i think is interesting. this is how the two countries are talking to each other. this happens. if you go back in 2007 after there was a raid a u.s. raid on an iranian facility in iraq, instead of talking, iran seized a group of british marines. this is how these two countries are talking right now, and i think we re going to see whether it continues along that road and that s the way we talk or if there s going to be more actual discussions. all right. matt apuzzo, thanks for joining us. we ap slate it. streaming wars and the trouble facing netflix. what it means for your tv viewing habits next. to combat climate change, fix our democracy, and hold president trump accountable.