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theres been more bad news for mr sunak. a tory donor has switched his support to reform uk. john hall, the former owner of newcastle united football club, said concern about the level of immigration had prompted his decision to back nigel farage. there is just a week to go before the general election, and all political parties are hitting the campaign trail in a final push to win over voters. last night, they clashed over their plans for tax, immigration and the welfare budget in the f...

prices rose at 2% in the year to may, down from 2.3% in april. in october 2022 the figure peaked at 11.1%. the prime minister, rishi sunak, said the conservatives�* economic plan hadnt been easy but today showed "weve got there". shadow chancellor rachel reeves also welcomed the news, but added she wasnt going to say that everything in the economy "was fine". the lib dems said "millions of people wont be feeling better off today". on the election campaign trail, the scottish national...

the figure — which tells us the rate at which prices are rising — hit the bank of englands target of 2% 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 hes 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...

theyre calling it the �*bad vibes�* economy. while the numbers are good on the economy, the vibes — the feeling that people have — according to polls, is much more dour. and india — what does prime minister modi do now that hes failed to get the kind of majority he was hoping for? theyre not only going to have to keep their allies together, theyre also going to have to see if anyone from opposition will come on board. the negotiations on a ceasefire in gaza between israel, ha...

the negotiations on a ceasefire in gaza between israel, hamas and the united states have been long and complex. and while theyve been going on, the mutual anger between the americans and the israelis has been growing. so much so that antony blinken, the us secretary of state, has let it be known that if necessary, hed negotiate direct with hamas and leave israel out of the loop altogether. at the same time, the united nations has now accused both israel and hamas of committing war crim...

the bbc news website or app. ill have a full bulletin for you at the top of the hour. now it is time for john simpson. hello and welcome to unspun world. thank you forjoining me. in this programme: israels war cabinet fragments but does that mean theres any chance for washingtons efforts to get peace in gaza? biden said to the israelis, "you have effectively won this now. "hamas cant do again what they did on the seventh of "october. "its time for this war to stop." the american econom...

winner of the eu elections and is predicted to win 30% of the vote, and a sorry high. a call for elections once the victory became clear, arguing the legitimacy is reported to the test. the leader in the assembly welcome was the eventual decision to call a snap vote. translation: they confirm our movement is the major force - for change in france and we are ready to exercise power over the french people placing their trust in us. we are ready to turn the country around, ready to defend...

they say it would pay for the recruitment and retention of 8,000 gps and will be funded by raising tax for the big banks. 0ur political correspondent jessica parker reports. leader of the liberal democrats ed davey. applause applause a day to make some noise. the liberal democrats have been loudly declaring nhs and social care in crisis. with a leader who has spoken about his experience of caring for his disabled son and previously his mother. �* , ., , ., his disabled son and previo...

fraser. good morning, welcome to brussels. boats are still being counted here at the european parliament. it very much feels like the morning after that i before, is a bleary eyes. i can see journalists asleep at the desks, surrounded by the detritus of half eaten food, bottles of water and quite a lot of coffee. no question what a story of the night was, the shift across the continent to the right. the hard right performing well in austria, the netherlands, germany. not so well in pol...

for the second round. it means that in just three weeks there will be more elections, this time for the national parliament with macron gambling the national rally wont pull off a double, but how can he be sure? for the national rally leader marine le pen and her young colleague early elections offer a tantalising glimpse of the possibilities of power. but if they are to repeat their triumph at the europeans, they need to convince the public they are a party of government. translation:...