thanks forjoining us on bbc news. uk inflation has hit the bank of england s target of 2% for the first time in almost three years. the figure which tells us the rate at which prices are rising hit the target in may, coming down from 2.3% in april. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. gary in sussex used to have seven butchers shops. he now has four. forced to make cuts as he s been caught between soaring costs over the last few years and customers with lean budgets looking for value. but things are easing. the price is probably 10 15% more than they were at the beginning of covid, but the actual price of the product is pretty much stationary now. well, we hope it s stationary. it would be nice if it would come down, but i can t see that, not in the foreseeable future anyway. it s global food and energy costs, which triggered the rise in inflation to ii% in 2022, which have also helped it fall to the 2% target, along with the rate rises over the last
of the british women s number one, katie boulter. but she wasn t put off her stride, as our sports correspondent, andy swiss, now reports. for wimbledon another day of disruption. firstly yet more rain, and then on court 18 with grigor dimitrov about to serve, this. two protesters from the campaign groupjust stop oil scattering confetti along with the pieces of a wimbledon jigsaw. one of them briefly sat down on the court before both were arrested by police and removed from the grounds. and in the very next match it happened again, another protester with confetti, and although he was soon stopped by security staff another clear up operation. even the two players, daria saville and briain s katie boulter, helped out and the short delay seemed to favour boulter as what had been a tight match became very one sided.