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interest rates have gone up by three quarters of a percentage point, the biggest increase for more than 30 years. it pushes the base rate up to 3%, as the bank of england tries to control inflation. its the eighth rise in a row, meaning higher mortgage bills for many homeowners. meanwhile the bank has also warned the uk could be on course for its longest recession since reliable records began, over a century ago. our economics correspondent, andy verity, reports. it is the biggest inte...

rise in interest rates. russian officials say up to 98% of people in four occupied areas voted to join russia. ukraine has denounced the process as a sham. and its liverpool vs glasgow in the battle to find out which city meanwhile, russia is accused of causing leaks in two major pipelines in europe. the kremlin says it is concerning. and its liverpool vs glasgow in the battle to find out which city will host eurovision. hello, good afternoon. sir keir starmer has delivered his keynote...

the economy with its new plan to cut tax and increase borrowing. dont forget, dont forgive. the only way to stop this is with a labour government. applause and nasa has deliberately flown a space—craft into an asteroid — to push it off course — in the first test of a planetary defence system. voting has ended in widely discredited referendums organised by russia in four occupied regions in ukraine. as expected, russia is claiming that an overwhelming majority of residents are in ...

has led us into a chaotic world. someone i was speaking to last night from the shadow cabinet said what is really interesting is through all this turmoil, keir has been quite calm and the fact he has done a lot ofjobs outside politics where he has run big organisations and he is quite a level—headed person when a lot of people in politics are quite hot headed and they look for the drama and they are quite last minute people, they are saying that we are going to be having, there has b...

tech on hunter biden, mail-in voting and covid-19. >> the crazy part so often, all of this information has turned out to be true. >> mark cuban unleashing on progressives for their tax policies. >> i dont mind being taxed more but the idea of soak the rich, billionaire tiers elizabeth warren you are everything wrong with politics. >> biggest win in my life 24 hours ago and coming back and getting another big win. andre is a hell of a player and now im in the semis. >> the suspect in th...

washington, d.c. this comes as u.s. attorney general merrick garland has appointed a special counsel to take over the investigation. for the latest, lets bring in cnns saenz siarlette saenz at e house. tell us about the statement the white house is sharing. >> reporter: were starting to get a better picture of exactly how many documents have been found between the presidents residence in wilmington, delaware, as well as a former office that he used here when he had left the vice presid...

>> and yesterday i said the astros were feeling positive you laughed at me. that was the first time since 1956 there was a no hitter at the world series. >> and christiane, one of the pitchers, his parents told him before they felt it was going to be a no hitter. >> im not saying anything because i dont watch it, know nothing. who won -- >> the astros. >> we have a lot to get to here. more volatility expected this morning on wall street as the fed again makes things more expensive for ...

i think its hard not to draw the conclusion_ i think its hard not to draw the conclusion that all this will require _ conclusion that all this will require a significant monetary policy— require a significant monetary policy response. ukraine accuses russia of sabotaging two major gas pipelines to europe in what it describes as a "terrorist attack". the kremlin says its "concerning". hundreds of thousands of people are without power in cuba after a hurricane hit the island with wind ...

hello again, everyone. thanks for joining me. im fredricka whitfield. we begin in georgia where a contentious race could determine which party controls the u.s. senate. democratic senator raphael warnock faced off against republican herschel walker last night after weeks of bombshell allegations leveled at the former football star. >> a week before this debate, a former gifford made public accusations saying you paid for an abortion and encouraged her to have another. in an abc news in...

virtual meeting with her privy counsel. palace declined to give further details, but members of the royal family have rushed to balmoral castle in scotland to be at her side. >> sandra: millions who have only known the reign of queen elizabeth over 70 years are now praying for her recovery. we are covering this from all angles. steve hilton will be joining us in just a moment. but we begin with greg palkot live in london what we are learning. >> hi, sandra, john. u.k., perhaps around t...