while fighting in ukraine. and the blanket bog in scotland that is aiming to become a world heritage site. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the countdown is on for this weekends s six nations. scotland have named their tieam to face egland. we ll bring you the latest. good afternoon and welcome to the news at one. the bank of england has raised interest rates from 3.5 to 4% meaning they remain at their highest level since 2008. the increase could add nearly £50 a month to the average mortgage payment at a time when many people are already struggling with crippling energy and food bills. it will also have an impact on repayment charges on bank loans and credit cards but it is better news for savers, who should get a higher return. the bank of england says the increase should help to control rising prices reflected in the high rate of inflation. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports. in leeds like every where else, the cost of keeping up a mortgage is jumpi
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the bank of england has raised interest rates from 3.5 to li% their highest level since 2008. the increase will leave millions of households facing higher mortgages at a time when many people are already struggling with energy and food bills. it will also have an impact on repayment charges on bank loans and credit cards but it is better news for savers, who should get a higher return. the bank of england says the increase will help to curb rising prices. our economics correspondent andy verity reports. in leeds like every where else, the cost of keeping up a mortgage isjumping, because of interest rates. stu is used to saving after spending much of his life on a minimum wage. he got a better paying job as a librarian, but like many, his wages have stagnated. when his mortgage expired his payments went from £90 a month to £360. i thought the days of checking the bank balance were gone. but they re back with a vengeance now. it is
there is no dead animals in the corners. the advice is clear. heed any warning signs and don t touch any dead or dying birds. claire marshall, bbc news. the bbc has announced its line up of chief presenters for its revamped tv news channel, due to launch in the spring. matthew amroliwala, christian fraser, yalda hakim, lucy hockings and maryam moshiri will lead the new line up. it follows the decision to merge the two existing news channels. firefighters in dorset and wiltshire have told the bbc they raised complaints about a toxic culture of bullying and harassment in the service at least 18 months ago. a police investigation and an independent inquiry have been launched, after allegations female firefighters were sexually harassed at work and claims some firefighters shared photographs of women who d died in car accidents, as well as making derogatory comments. our west of england correspondent
the bank of england is expected to announce that it will raise interest rates for a tenth consecutive time the uk government confims an independent statutory inquiry into the 1998 0magh bombing , the biggest single atrocity in northern ireland s troubles. the northern ireland secretary chris heaton harris made a statement in the house of commons today. the oil and gas giant shell reports record annual profits of £32 billion the highest in its 115 year history firefighters in dorset and wiltshire have told the bbc they raised complaints about a toxic culture of bullying and harassment in the service, at least 18 months ago. a police investigation and an independent inquiry have been launched after allegations female firefighters were sexually harassed at work and claims some firefighters
but what s being done to stop them? horn beeps you might think speed cameras are the answer, but we ve found more than 500 aren t being used. now, nationally, more speeders are being caught than ever before, but it s patchy. freedom of information responses from 26 forces reveal almost half of their fixed speed cameras are not switched on. four forces don t have a single fixed speed camera working. police in wiltshire have told