With lengthy sunny spells and a few isolated showers, then it will get warmer and turn more humid. all the details later. it s wednesday the 16th of august. england are preparing to face australia in the semifinal of the women s world cup this morning. the lionesses will go head to head with the hosts, in sydney, in the hope of reaching the final for the first time. we ll have all the build up here on breakfast. our sports editor dan roan has more. cue the party! even here in sports mad australia, it s a moment that will never be forgotten. victory over france after a nerve shredding penalty shoot out earned the matildas, as the team is known, a first appearance in the semifinals at their own world cup, thrilling a nation in the process. but now comes the mouthwatering prospect of european champions england, and even the co hosts admit that they re underdogs. look at resources financially, obviously they are a massive favourite going into this game, but if you then add the belief
Will have a dry day with sunny spells, a few isolated showers, and in the next few days it will turn warmer and more humid, especially friday. all the details later. it s wednesday the 16th of august. england are preparing to face australia in the semi final of the women s world cup this morning. the lionesses will go head to head with the hosts, in sydney, in the hope of reaching the final for the first time. we ll have all the build up here on breakfast. our sports editor dan roan has more. cue the party! even here in sports mad australia, it s a moment that will never be forgotten. victory over france after a nerve shredding penalty shoot out earned the matildas, as the team is known, a first appearance in the semifinals at their own world cup, thrilling a nation in the process. but now comes the mouthwatering prospect of european champions england, and even the co hosts admit that they re underdogs. look at resources financially, obviously they are a massive favourite going into th
Later. it s wednesday the 16th of august. our main story. in the last hour the government has released its latest inflation figures, which show that the rising cost of living is beginning to slow down. cost of living is the overall the overall rate forjuly is 6.8%. it was 7.9% injune. ben s in birmingham with more on this. ben, prices are still going up but the rate of increase is slowing down. that s a really important point to remember, the figure, 6.8% forjuly, tells us prices are still higher than they were one year ago but the rate at which they are increasing is slowing down. that is good news because ultimately it means that cost of living pressures, you could say, are starting to ease. that figure of 6.8% is an average, and