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4.5%. risen by a quarter of a percent, that is from our economics editor, faisal islam, who has tweeted that. just getting that information in that, as expected, interest rates in the uk are now at 4.5%, up from 4.25%, a quarter rate rise. 0ur cost of living correspondent is watching these developments for us, kevin, news that will impact on so many peoples lives for their mortgages and make life just that bit more difficult as they have seen those rate rises so many times, for the 13t...

thats the first increase after five consecutive months of declines. consumer prices edged up from 6.9% in march, which could further encourage the european central bank to raise interest rates on thursday. joining me now is christian schulz, deputy chief european economist at citi bank. lovely to see you. so, the number is on the up, no great surprise considering what we have seen elsewhere, but the big question is how the central bank response. the ecb has made some progress, i guess,...

murdaugh. good morning, ever. it is saturday, january 28th. im amara walker. >> good morning, amara. im boris sanchez coming to you live from memphis, tennessee, where this morning the city is still reeling from the brutal beating of tyre nichols at the hands of five, now former memphis police officers. the full video of that beating was released to the public last night and it is extremely difficult to watch. >> absolutely. and as you would imagine, that video, the series of videos ...

flu is now infecting mammals in the uk. manchester united are into the league cup final. newcastle stand between them and a first trophy for six years. hello and welcome to the bbc news channel. the energy giant shell has reported record annual profits of £32 billion in 2022, more than double what it made this in the previous year. the profits are the biggest in the firms history — boosted by higher energy prices since the start of the ukraine war. shell has already said it will pay...

good morning. it is a fairly cloudy start for money. some drizzle in the west, some heavier rain in scotland. that will push north eastwards through the day, with brighter skies in central and eastern areas. details later in the programme. good morning. its thursday, 2nd february. british gas is facing an investigation after using debt collectors to break into the homes of vulnerable people and forcibly fit pre—payment energy meters. the tactic — which results in someone�*s heati...

british gas suspends its force—fitting of prepament meters following a report that it was imposing them on vulnerable customers. its chief executive, chris 0shea has apologised. there chris 0shea has apologised. is nothing that i can 5 can there is nothing that i can say that can express the horror i had when i heard this, when i saw this. it is completely unacceptable, that language is completely unacceptable. the largest—ever outbreak of bird flu is now infecting mammals in the u...

we start here in the uk, where the bank of england has raised interest rates to their highest level for m years. the increase will leave millions of households facing higher mortgage payments at a time when many people are already struggling with crippling energy and food bills. the bank has raised rates by half a percentage point, to 4%. the aim — to make it more expensive to borrow and spend so businesses and households rein in, meaning less upward pressure on prices. uk inflation ...

welcome to the programme. there are tentative signs that inflation is coming under control, and the recession forecast last year will be shallower and shorter than expected. butjust to make sure, the central banks are raising the interest rates again. yesterday it was the fed, today the bank of england increased the base rate, half a point, to 4% — the highest it has been in m years. we think inflation will come down rapidly, and a lot of that is down to energy prices, which have fal...

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the health secretary sets out her plan for the nhs in england, but some doctors warn the changes will do little to improve patient care. i think we see some great experiences for patients. im also conscious that we hear regularly from patients how frustrated they are that they cannot get an appointment with their gp. what do you think should be done to make it easier to get a gp appointment and make the nhs work betterfor you? you can get in touch with me on @annitabbc or use the hasht...