With not enough young people prepared to take up the craft. We start here in the uk with a warning that soaring Interest Rates could be increasing social inequality and widening the gap between the haves and have nots. Thats according to one of the bank of englands Policy Makers who has been speaking exclusively to the bbc. Dr Swati Dhingra has been on the Banks Monetary Policy Committee since august of last year, and has voted against raising Interest Rates at seven of its last nine meetings. It comes as official figures out shortly are expected to confirm the Uk Economy Stagnated in august, after a surprise decline onjuly. Dr dhingra suggests the steep rise in Borrowing Costs could be pushing the uk into recession as she explained to our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david. The reason why the rates have been raised is because of the kind of price increases we are seeing which is energy and food. Those will typically contact poorer people more and the Interest Rate also typ
Of the pandemic so far. Hundreds of volunteers in mauritius are frantically trying to stop a Massive Oil Spill from reaching the islands pristine beaches. Hello and welcome. International donors have pledged 300 million in aid for lebanon five days after the explosion which devastated a swathe of beirut. Thereve been clashes on the capitals streets for a second day. Protesters are angry at what they see as government corruption and incompetence. Officials now say 220 people died, and more than 7,000 were injured in the explosion. 0ur middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville has the latest from beirut. Heres the momentjust before beiruts ruin. The warehouse full of explosive chemicals is alight. Sahar fares, a firefighter medic took the video. Moments later, she and nine of her colleagues were gone. Sahar loved herjob. Shed even visit the station on her days off. She sent the video to her fiance, gilbert. He told her, get out they found her body by the ports grain silo. All he has
Trying to stop a Massive Oil Spill from reaching the islands pristine beaches. Hello and welcome. International donors have pledged 300 million in aid for lebanon five days after the explosion which devastated a swathe of beirut. Thereve been clashes on the capitals streets for a second day. Protestors are angry at what they see as government corruption and incompetence. 0fficials now say 220 people died, and more than 7,000 were injured in the explosion. 0ur middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville has the latest from beirut. Heres the momentjust before beiruts ruin. The warehouse full of explosive chemicals is alight. Sahar fares, a firefighter medic took the video. Moments later, she and nine of her colleagues were gone. Sahar loved herjob. Shed even visit the station on days off. She sent the video to her fiance, gilbert. He told her, get out they found her body by the ports grain silo. All he has left is her engagement ring. Translation i video called her instantly. She was t
This is bbc news. Im James Reynolds with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. Anger on the streets of beirut protesters call for reform as donors pledge 300 million to rebuild the lebanese capital. For years, lebanon has been buffeted by political corruption and mismanagement. But its this catastrophe that has brought the country to its knees. Aides of the Hong Kong Media tycoonjimmy lai say hes ben arrested for suspected collusion with foreign forces. Australias victoria state reports 19 coronavirus deaths in the past 2a hours the countrys deadliest day of the pandemic so far. Clashes in belarus after pro government exit polls suggest another landslide win for president lukashenko. Hundreds of volunteers in mauritius are frantically trying to stop a Massive Oil Spill from reaching the islands pristine beaches. Hello and welcome. International donors have pledged 300 million in aid for lebanon five days after the explosion which devastated a swathe of beirut