Phil Batty News Today

good morning from germany where we are waking up with the scotland fans ahead _ are waking up with the scotland fans ahead of— are waking up with the scotland fans ahead of their second match in the european — ahead of their second match in the european championship. will the scotland — european championship. will the scotland party continue? we will find out — scotland party continue? we will find out this morning. its wednesday, the 19th ofjune. the latest inflation figures w...

prices rose at 2% in the year to may, down from 2.3% in april. in october 2022 the figure peaked at 11.1%. the prime minister, rishi sunak, said the conservatives�* economic plan hadnt been easy but today showed "weve got there". shadow chancellor rachel reeves also welcomed the news, but added she wasnt going to say that everything in the economy "was fine". the lib dems said "millions of people wont be feeling better off today". on the election campaign trail, the scottish national...

the figure — which tells us the rate at which prices are rising — hit the bank of englands target of 2% in may, coming down from 2.3% in april. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. gary in sussex used to have seven butchers shops. he now has four. forced to make cuts as hes been caught between soaring costs over the last few years and customers with lean budgets looking for value. but things are easing. the price is probably 10—15% more than they were at the...

The latest moves from across the region

BRADFORD Council’s former chief executive is the new chair of the team that will run the districts City of Culture year.

BRADFORD Council’s former Chief Executive has been announced as the new chair of the team that will run Bradford’s City of Culture year.

A report says Unboxed, initially dubbed the Festival of Brexit, brought economic benefits to the UK.

POLL: See Monster closed its doors to the public last week, but was it really worth the hype?

Weston-super-Mare's See Monster is now closed, but was it a success and what will be its legacy?

POLL: See Monster closed its doors to the public last week, but was it really worth the hype?