office says there are now over 100 times more likely because of climate change. secret schools that are being set up to educate girls in afghanistan in defiance of the taliban. who have refused to let them back into the classroom. and one of the biggest games in rangers history isjust getting one of the biggest games in rangers history is just getting under way in seville. they are taking on frankfurt in the europa league final. official figures showing prices officialfigures showing prices now rising at their fastest rate for a0 years. inflation in the uk has jumped to 9% in april, up from 7% in march with around three quarters of the latest hike coming from higher electricity and gas bills. labour has called for an emergency budget to help people struggling with those energy costs. the prime minister and the chancellor are both under intense pressure to help people cope. whilst mrjohnson promised to look at all the measures needed the chancellor warned that he could not pro
in ukraine a russian solider pleads guilty to killing an unarmed civilian in the first war crimes trial of the conflict. we have a special report on the taliban s vice and virtue enforcers who have returned to the streets of cable. tonight with the context, former conservative ministerjustine greening and democratic strategist mary ann marsh. hello. welcome to the programme. inflation has hit a ao year high. figures out today showed the rate at which prices are rising jumped 9% in the 12 months to april, up from 7% in march. that is driven by the cost of household energy that rose on average £700 last month. and for millions of people wages are not keeping up. the average pay rise excluding bonuses in the three months to march was 4.2%, which meant given the rate of inflation british workers suffered a fifth consecutive cut to real term wages. the inflationary problems are not unique to the uk, farfrom it, but uk now has the highest rate of inflation of any g7 country an
hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. inflation in the uk hits a a0 year high as the pressure mounts on borisjohnson to do more to help those struggling to cope. food bills, energy bills, fuel prices they are all on the rise with inflation now at 9 percent. one of the prime ministers closest allies says number 10 must intervene. i don t think it matters what you call it. i think what people want to see is, you know, a reaction from the government. i support the chancellor saying he will do all he can when he can. i think the fed is down. it is now another and, you know, think now is the time for the government to act.
hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. inflation in the uk hits a a0 year high as the pressure mounts on borisjohnson to do more to help those struggling to cope. food bills, energy bills, fuel prices they are all on the rise with inflation now at 9 percent. one of the prime ministers closest allies says number 10 must intervene. i don t think it matters what you call it. i think what people want to see is, you know, a reaction from the government. i support the chancellor saying he will do all he can when he can. i think the fed is down. it is now another and, you know, think now is the time for the government to act.