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shareholders are in favour. welcome to business today. im sally bundock. we start in the us where the cost of borrowing will be staying higher for a while longer. the us federal reserve left its key interest rate unchanged on wednesday at its highest in more than two—decades and signalled it only expects to make one cut this year. the fed though is predicting four more cuts in 2025. the decision came just hours after some encouraging news on its battle to control inflation. americas ...

particularly with penrith in scotland where it will also be windy and cool. temperatures around 10—12 full stop otherwise for the rest of the uk it is a day of sunshine and showers. some of the showers will be heavy with some hail and thunder and those temperatures are still pretty poon those temperatures are still pretty poor. the average is around 17 for the time of year so it is another cool day. more of the same into the weekend. but this time there will be some heavy rain workin...

lives are complicated when people like him stop masking up. its the trauma the asian-americans are coping with and the ongoing attacks and fears of more attacks they face daily. a house judiciary committee heard about lawmakers about the climate of hatred they are experiencing. the committee heard from chip roy, the ranking republican who used part of his time to fondly recall the good ole days when lynchings in texas were a-okay. >> theres old sayings in texas about, you know, find al...

but a necessity for the safety and prosperity of the british people in the decades ahead. the police officer accused of the kidnap and murder of sarah everard is due to go on trial in late october. and coming up — scotlands first minister nicola sturgeon is to set out a timeline for the easing of lockdown in scotland. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. afterfour weeks in hospital, the duke of edinburgh has been discharged and has returned to windsor castle. prince philip was adm...

a spokesperson said there were no civilian casualties during the operation, but the bbc found evidence that civilians were killed from jerusalem. here is your land were killed from jerusalem. here is your [and now, and a warning, you may find her report difficult to watch. amid ruins that reeked of death... ..palestinians poured over what was once gazas biggest and best equipped hospital after israeli forces withdrew. israels military raid in march was the second at the site and it was...

from across the globe, spanning 5,000 years of art. museums like this are always looking at new ways to engage audiences. one idea here — to see how our brains react to what were seeing. we often talk about how art makes us feel or what it gets us thinking about. well, today its time for a way of quantifying that. so were just going to put this on your head here. 0k. just goes behind your ears. this muse headset, which would more commonly be used as a meditation device, has been repu...

more than 4.5 million people were waiting to begin hospital treatment in england at the end january, thats the highest number since records began in 2007. the royal college of surgeons has called the situation to turn things around. heres our health editor, hugh pym. hospital wards devoted to covid. the surge in numbers over the last two months led to widespread cancellations of less urgent types of care, and theres still a backlog from last years first covid peak. todays figures highl...

the nhs test and trace system, which is likely to cost the taxpayer £37 billion failed to prevent lockdowns and there is no evidence that cut the number of coronavirus infections. those other findings in the house of commons�* public accounts committee, publishing a highly critical report of the scheme. it said the cost was staggering and the taxpayers were being treated like a cash machine. hugh pym reports. a testing site, today, now part of everyday life, but it has cost a lot of...

it is about 3:30am. now on bbc news, its time for click. this week, we look at gaming in your gaff, holograms in your home, and dinosaurs in yourdining room! hey, welcome to click! hope youre doing 0k. i think its fair to say that each of us have had to work out our own way to manage the last 12 months and lets be honest, i dont think anyone�*s coming out of this unscathed — im certainly not. lara, how are you doing? im getting strangely used to this existence, which i think is pro...

the baftas of the uk equivalent of the oscars unlike their cousins they have come into criticism for ignoring performers from ethnic minority group stop things seem to be changing. two—thirds of the nominees in these years nominations come from those categories. no madland joined the 2021 shortlist. its most multicultural level, with seven nominations including one for its director and leading a first nod. hello. coffee. she is a big star. another nominee for the leading actress is n...