interest rates have been held at 5.25% for the seventh time in a row by the bank of england, despite the rate of inflation hitting the bank s target level of 2% for the time in three years. of 2% for the first time in three years. economists have predicted that interest rates, which are currently at a 16 year high, won t be cut until august. with more, here s our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david. ok, so it s four bedrooms. first time buyerjames has his eye on his dream home in coventry. but getting the keys to the door has been more challenging than expected as higher mortgage rates have made the first rung of the housing ladder harder to grasp. we definitely had to make some cutbacks as a couple and look at our financial plan to see if we could afford the mortgage. with the rates being high, we ve had to save for effectively another year to come into line with that. it s also understanding, yeah, the term of the mortgage, you know, from looking at it, it s now
Life changing. Plus, marine a is a free man. Royal marine Alexander Blackman, who was jailed for shooting dead a wounded taliban fighter, has been released from prison. Overnight. He received a life term in 2013 for murder, but his conviction was reduced to manslaughter. His wife spoke to this programme in march when she heard the news that he would be released. I spoke to him shortly afterwards and i think it took a little longer for the realisation to hit. I think he had worked very hard to prepare himself for not such good news, so once it had finally dawned on us that we were going to be together soon, we were very happy. Well bring you all the details in the next half hour. Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until am this morning. So much to talk about today, please get in touch, please get in touch. Porna bell was married to rob, a Science Journalist for three years before she discovered he was a secret heroin user. We have been speaking to her in her First Television int
Of a terrorist cell linked to anis amri, the tunisian who killed 12 people by driving a lorry into a Christmas Market in berlin this week. The interior Ministry Said one of those detained was amris nephew. 24 year old anis amri was shot dead by police in milan in the early hours of friday morning. Bethany bell reports. This is anis amri, the man suspected of being behind the attack on a berlin Christmas Market. And now, authorities across europe and the middle east are trying to piece together his extremist connections. Now a clearer picture of his network is emerging. Officials in tunis say he was connected to a militant cell, which included his sisters son. Amri is thought to have sent his nephew money to help him come to germany. The nephews now in custody in tunisia. Two others have also been arrested. The spanish authorities are investigating whether amri may have had links to an extremist in spain. In tunis today, hundreds of people took to the streets to demonstrate against extr
Our world, disabled and displaced. A film about the plight of refugees who have been injured in the syrian conflict. Nicky fox went tojordan earlier this year to hear their stories. Its one of greatest humanitarian disasters of our generation. A conflict that has not only torn apart families, its torn apart an entire country. Around 11 million syrians have been forced to leave their homes. Many have fled to neighbouring countries to escape the ongoing violence. I am nicky fox and i am injordan, a country that admits its unable to support the estimated 1. 4 million refugees it has already taken in. At the moment i just think about just walk again and everything will come later. Yeah, just take it one step. Step by step. If we are really looking to respond in a comprehensive way, we are not talking about millions of dollars of Financial Support, you are talking about billions of dollars of Financial Support. With a third of those having a disability or Serious Health condition, i am here
Our world, disabled and displaced. A film about the plight of refugees who have been injured in the syrian conflict. Nicky fox went tojordan earlier this year to hear their stories. Its one of greatest humanitarian disasters of our generation. A conflict that has not only torn apart families, its torn apart an entire country. Around 11 million syrians have been forced to leave their homes. Many have fled to neighbouring countries to escape the ongoing violence. I am nicky fox and i am injordan, a country that admits its unable to support the estimated 1. 4 million refugees it has already taken in. At the moment i just think about just walk again and everything will come later. Yeah, just take it one step. Step by step. If we are really looking to respond in a comprehensive way, we are not talking about millions of dollars of Financial Support, you are talking about billions of dollars of Financial Support. With a third of those having a disability or Serious Health condition, i am here