Killed by a huge rock fall at Yosemite National park in california his wife is critically ill in hospital. The creation of winnie the pooh is the focus of a new british film. Well get Mark Kermodes thoughts on goodbye Christopher Robin and the rest of the cinema releases in the film review. Our main story at 5 00pm the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, has given his clearest indication yet that Interest Rates could rise this autumn for the first time in a decade. The base rate was cut to the Current Record low of a quarter of one percent, after the eu referendum. Since then, the bank has since been under mounting pressure to raise rates to help curb inflation. Well, today mr carney told the bbc that they are likely to rise in the relatively near term. Our correspondent Simon Gompertz reports. It looks like the cost of money, the Interest Rate on the cash we borrow, is about to go up, because this man, the canadian mark carney who runs the bank of england, has wasted no oppo
Enable superfast travel on earth and itaims to enable superfast travel on earth and it aims to start sending people to mars in 202a. Good morning and welcome to radio one. It has been soundtracks of the 60s, were celebrating 50 years of bbc radio one. And your views about our News Coverage the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, has given his clearest indication yet that Interest Rates could rise this autumn for the first time in a decade. The base rate was cut to the Current Record low of a quarter of one percent, after the eu referendum. Since then, the bank has since been under mounting pressure to raise rates to help curb inflation. Great for borrowers, miserable for savers. Interest rates are at their lowest level since the bank of england was founded over 300 years ago. But today, the governor of the bank sent the strongest signal yet that that might be about to change. What we have said is that if the economy continues on the track that it has been on, and all indicati
Now fled the city and many are in refugee camps. It is a terrible irony that in order to retake raqqa, theyve had to destroy the city. Hours after being released from a secure hospital, Jeffrey Barry killed a kurdish refugee, stabbing him 25 times. Thousands of patients in Northern Ireland are experiencing waits of up to three years for non emergency surgeries, far higherthan in other parts of the uk. Leicester city sacks manager craig shakespeare, only four months after he was given thejob. And one of the worlds most gifted photographers of the past century will be joining us to talk about his life and his iconic images. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is that prices are rising at a faster rate than at any time in the past five years, according to the latest data from the office for national statistics. Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices index, rose to 3 last month, driven up by increases in transport and food prices. It means state pensions are set to increase by a minimum of
Where later this evening we will announce who has won the man booker prize. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Britain faces the highest rate of terror attacks in the last 30 years, with some plots hatched in just days and 3,000 extremists currently being investigated. Thats according to the head of mi5, Andrew Parker, whos given a rare interview and defended the services record, after four terrorist attacks this year. 0ur security correspondent, Frank Gardner, reports. Four terrorist attacks in britain, inspired by so called Islamic State, in the space of six months. Most of the attackers were already known to mi5, the security service. Today, its director general addressed journalists on the extent of the current threat. Weve seen a dramatic up shift in threat this year. Its at the highest tempo ive seen in my 34 year career. I asked him why mi5 was unable to stop those attacks by known extremists. The likelihood is that sometimes attacks can happen, weve seen that. Ive also said
Theyve won. It is after all a career defining moment for any writer, and who knows, perhaps even thinking about the £50,000 czech that goes with winning. The £50,000 cheque. There is also a royal guest here her Royal Highness the duchess of cornwall will be presenting the trophy to the winner. To help guide us through the proceedings, im delighted to be joined by the writer and critic Stephanie Merritt and sameer rahim the books editor of prospect magazine. Welcome to you both, and thank you for being here. Not long to go now, and plenty to discuss. But, before we chat, lets have a look at this years shortlist. Six of the best books of the year are competing for the man booker prize for fiction. 4321 is a very big book, by one of americas big beasts, paul auster. It follows the four different paths a mans life might take. Ali smiths autumn is the first instalment of a seasonal quartet. It centres on two friends in the wake of the vote to leave the European Union and explores the them