16 countries take the stage in liverpool later for the second semifinal. sticking with the eurovision theme, we are in liverpool at the shopping centre right in the heart of liverpool, surrounded by these beautiful eggs, i will tell you about them later on. the bank of england is expected to raise interest rates again today to 4.5%, the highest level in 15 years. it will be the 12th consecutive hike since december 2021, meaning mortgage payments could rise further for millions of customers. our business correspondent hannah miller reports. this is the first home gheev has owned, bought with his girlfriend two months ago. but since they agreed their mortgage, the monthly payments have gone up twice in line with the base rate of interest set by the bank of england. when we were coming to find a mortgage, the fixed rates were astronomically high. we figured that if the bank of england base rate goes up by another two or three percentage points, we re actually better off staying
bridge. you will hear a peep very shortly, that will show it is kicking into autonomous mode. that is when the computers take over. upwards of ten stencils around the vehicle macro sensors around the vehicle macro sensors around the vehicle which will guide it when the computer takes over. i think it is just after the traffic lights, let s see if we can hear? that should be the autonomous mode now. there we go. it s kicking in. callum is there as a safety driver now, his hands i think are off the wheel. close to the wheel but of the wheel. with me is steve russell, the innovation manager for stagecoach. what can this bus do and what can it not do?
blooming lovely, pardon the pun. thank you, see you later. that was good. thank you, see you later. that was aood. . ., thank you, see you later. that was aood. . ~ ,. we are involved in something of an experiment this morning, a trial. we ve been talking this morning about self driving buses, which will begin carrying passengers in scotland next week. the technology is believed to be a world first. lorna gordon, our scotland correspondent, is on board one of the vehicles this morning, with the details. morning, lorna. lots of people will be thinking, i don t know, i m not sure if it s for me, but explain why it is going ahead? it is going ahead? yes, good morning- it is going ahead? yes, good morning- we it is going ahead? yes, good morning. we are it is going ahead? yes, good morning. we are on - it is going ahead? yes, good morning. we are on an i it is going ahead? yes, good i morning. we are on an autonomous bus. this trial starts injust morning. we are on an autonomous bu
daniel rosney, bbc news, liverpool. to be able to write with elvis costello. to be able to write with elvis costello. . . to be able to write with elvis costello. . , . ., , costello. that his credentials, isn t it? they costello. that his credentials, isn t it? they seem costello. that his credentials, isn t it? they seem a costello. that his credentials, isn t it? they seem a very i costello. that his credentials, isn t it? they seem a very fun i costello. that his credentials, i isn t it? they seem a very fun lot, aood isn t it? they seem a very fun lot, good luck isn t it? they seem a very fun lot, good luck to isn t it? they seem a very fun lot, good luck to all isn t it? they seem a very fun lot, good luck to all of isn t it? they seem a very fun lot, good luck to all of them. - isn t it? they seem a very fun lot, good luck to all of them. we i isn t it? they seem a very fun lot, good luck to all of them. we will i isn t it? they seem a very fun lot, i good luck to
and we will have a look around. i cannot wait! i am so excited, i love liverpool! cannot wait! i am so excited, i love liverool! , ., ., , liverpool! very good. carol is lookinu liverpool! very good. carol is looking around. liverpool! very good. carol is looking around. slovenia s i liverpool! very good. carol is i looking around. slovenia s entry, joker looking around. slovenia s entry, joker 0ui~ in preparation for their performance, our eurovision reporter daniel rosney has been giving slovenia s entry, joker 0ut the musical tour of liverpool. go on, scream, they re here! when you think of the city, there s one band that comes to mind. the beatles. well, we ll be stopping on the corner of penny lane. today we re on a bus with a different group, though. joker 0ut, this year s eurovision entry from slovenia. they ve come to visit where pop music began. it s a house. yeah, it looks. it feels much too ordinary for the history that it has. apparently, there were about 100 songs of