Early Faller News Today

good morning. the governor of the bank of england has defended the decision to raise interest rates, saying theres a "real risk" of soaring prices becoming "embedded". yesterday, the bank warned the uk will fall into recession as it raised interest rates by the largest amount in 27 years. the uk economy is forecast to shrink in the last three months of this year, as the bank predicts a recession that will last well into next year. the bank says that sharp increases in energy prices wil...

experiences its biggest ever outbreak of avian flu. good morning from birmingham, where england are celebrating a double diving gold — one for the teams teenage star at her first commonwealth games and another for the most experienced diver retaining his title. its friday the 5th of august. our main story. a hosepipe ban will come into force in parts of southern england later today, as recent extreme temperatures and a lack of rainfall continue to put pressure on waterways and water ...

Morning. the sun is shining, another beautiful in victoria square where the crowds are starting to gather. another busy day in athletics and the diving pool where england won two gold medals in the diving last night. one for their newest team member, only 17, and one for the defending champion. spare a thought for the road cyclists who have rather saw bones today i would have thought after some rather nasty crashes yesterday including one for waless geraint thomas. from the champs—elysees to w...

France, waless geraint thomas was hungry for more success in the mens time trial. in this event, it is crucial to get off to a good start. he did not get one. commentator: oh, no. and geraint thomas an early faller. a slip within the first few kilometres and, with that, the gold had slipped through his fingers. and thomas wasnt the only one who struggled. englands dan bigham clattering into a barrier, which meant he finished the race on his fiancees bike. commentator: oh, no. but despite all of ...