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Change Interest Rates from five percent. The decision, expected at midday, comes after inflation, showing the rise in consumer prices, remained at 2. 2 Per Cent last month. The Central Bank in the united states lowered Interest Rates by half a Percentage Point Yesterday the first cut for more than four years. Lets speak to our Business Correspondent peter ruddick. What is the expectation with the Bank Of England . I knew you will ask me that. I am not a betting man but the one thing we can predi...

Welcome, im martine croxall. We begin with the latest in the Middle East, following two days of explosions in lebanon. The united states says its involved in intensive diplomatic efforts to prevent the conflict between Israel And Hezbollah escalating further. The comments come after explosions triggered in pagers and Walkie Talkies used by hezbollah killed at least 32 people and injured thousands. The leader of hezbollah, which some western states have designated a terrorist organisation, is exp...

In four years. Hello. In the last hour, lebanon has banned Walkie Talkies and pagers from all flights out of the countrys only commercial airport in operation. The move comes after explosions were triggered in pagers and Walkie Talkies used by hezbollah. The attacks killed at least 32 people and injured thousands. Israel hasnt confirmed it was behind the blasts, but its Defence Minister Yoav gallant has said its opening a new phase in the war. The us says its involved in intensive diplomatic eff...

Moment, we have that figure from the Bank Of England, some Breaking News here and Bbc News which is that the Bank Of England has held Uk Interest rates at 5 . So this is the figure from the Bank Of England holding Interest Rates at 5 . That was the expectation from analysts and economists. This followed on from the latest Inflation Figures, uk wide Inflation Figures, uk wide Inflation Figures, uk wide Inflation Figures which show that inflation had held at 2. 2 . But bringing our Cost Of Living ...

I m ritika gupta. Welcome to business today, live from New York, us shares have made a strong start this thursday as investors wrap their heads around Thatjumbo Half Percent cut in Interest Rates from the Federal Reserve and later comments from chairjerome powell. Was it a Panic Measure in response to a sharp slowdown in the economy . Traders remember similar moves just before the Dotcom Crash the Global Financial Crisis and the pandemic. Well, in his Press Conference Mr powell was keen to dispe...

The country causIng severe floodIng and landslIdes. Lebanon has banned WalkIe TalkIes and pagers from all flIghts out of the countrys only commercIal aIrport In operatIon. The move comes after explosIons were trIggered In pagers and WalkIe TalkIes used by hezbollah. The attacks kIlled at least 37 people and Injured thousands. Israel hasnt confIrmed It was behInd the attacks but Is wIdely assumed to be, and Its Defence MInIster, yoav gallant, has saId Its openIng a new phase In the war. And these...

Using sabotaged pagers and Walkie Talkies a campaign widely believed to have been carried about by israels spy agency, mossad. 12 people were killed and nearly 3,000 injured On Tuesday. Yesterday, 25 people were killed and 600 people injured in a second wave of blasts. Hezbollah, which is backed by iran and is proscribed as a terrorist group, by the us and uk and western governments, has promised to retaliate. Fears of an all out warare mounting, israel announced yesterday that they have moved t...

Is perfomed by a team of vets in liverpool. And coming up on Bbc News, celtic get their Champions League Campaign off to a flying start with a Record Opening Win for brendan rodgers side. Good Afternoon And Welcome to the Bbc News at one. The bbc has today been contacted by more former harrods employees who say they were assaulted by Mohammed Al fayed when he owned the famous department store. It follows claims in a new Bbc Documentary by five women who say he raped them while they worked for hi...

Monitoring a speech from the Hezbollah Leader, Hassan Nazrallah, giving his first public response to two days of attacks in lebanon using sabotaged Communication Devices. The number of people killed has risen to 37, with over 3,000 wounded. The Hezbollah Leader accused israel of being behind the operation, which he said crossed a red line. Oi or humanely with me is ou or. Humanely r security with me is our Security Correspondent frank gardner. Some of what he says is true, some of what he says i...

Caution at the Bank Of England. It keeps Interest Rates on hold but the governor tells us they are optimistic that Borrowing Costs are on the Path Down. Over on Wall Street though the party is back on. Shares hit a new Record High as the fed says the economys in a good place despite Itsjumbo Rate cut billion dollar breaks Australias Economy rides a wave of interest in surfing. It is the government fully with the sport . All those puns to come a little later in the programme. We start here in t...