on day four of the trial of gwyneth paltrow about her role in a skiing accident, the actress is preparing to give testimony. we will have the latest. the state visit of king charles to france has been postponed. the french and british governments took the decision following a phone call between president emmanuel macron and the king and follows the widespread protests over france s pension reforms. the interior ministry says more than a50 protestors were arrested and 440 members of the security forces injured. more than one million people took to the streets on thursday to protest against the retirement age being raised from 62 to 64. here s some of what mr macron said about postponing the king s visit. translation: i believe that you see l the situation linked to the protestsl because of pension reform in france. from the moments last night when the unions announced a new day of mobilisation on tuesday, and with the king s visit planned from monday to wednesday, i think we w
well, i mean, firstly, the reason why he s saying it now is because inflation is forecast to come down pretty sharply. and when you saw that graph there, but it does tail off in the summer. i mean, mathematically, really, unless there s another big global shock, those prices won t go up as fast as they were. so it will start coming down really, really sharply. but i mean, businesses, of course, telling us that they ve been doing all they can over the past 18 months to keep costs down. but we re talking to one restaurant chain who said if he put his prices to the point he should do really to cover his costs, then a pint of beer, he d be charging £20, for a steak dinner, £100 at the moment. so you can imagine how much business you get there. ukhospitality, the trade body said businesses are facing another catastrophic hit when the help with their energy bills changes next month. but i think this message really is aimed at the big players, the supermarkets, the petrol stations. there is
christmas saviour. simonjack, bbc news. kate nicholls is the chief executive of ukhospitality, a trade body which represents more than 700 companies in the hotel, food and drink, and entertainment industries, employing 3.2 million people. thank you very much forjoining me on the programme. simon they re talking about the disconnect between government policy and economic reality and the numbers of people cancelling events. is this a lockdown by stealth? in effect, for our businesses, lockdown by stealth? in effect, for our businesses, that - lockdown by stealth? in effect, for our businesses, that is - for our businesses, that is exactly what they are seeing, customers are taking steps in taking their own decisions about their management of risk. we are seeing cancellations across the uk pre booked christmas events in the run up to christmas in december running at a0%, exactly double that in the city of london and the centre of london, but also revenues down in normal walk in
all those that have not been double vaccinated, they managed to do one test and get a negative when they are pinged and then a couple of days later, test and release, essentially. that would really help. 0k. essentially. that would really help. ok. tony sophoclides are from ukhospitality, many thanks indeed. let s talk to linda bauld, professor of public health at the university of edinburgh. from a public health point of view, linda, this series of exemptions being widened. how much of a risk does it pose, if any at all? being widened. .. how much of a risk does it pose, if any at all? does it pose, if any at all? well, i think policymakers does it pose, if any at all? well, i think policymakers are does it pose, if any at all? well, i think policymakers are weighing l does it pose, if any at all? well, i l think policymakers are weighing up different harms and given the level of infection in the community at the moment, clearly having over 6000 people in england pinged in the la