we start with the soaring cost of living because prices here in the uk are now rising at the fastest rate in a0 years. the annual rate of inflation hit 9% in april up from 7% in march, driven bya bigjump in energy bills. britain s finance minister, chancellor of the exchequer, rishi sunak is warning of tougher times ahead as pressure grows on him to take action. our economics editor faisal islam has more. when prices rise this fast it hits everyone, the fracture seen on every street, office and household in the country, including in lancashire. she recently ran her business, after the pandemic she finds money running out as bills get more expensive and even essential things become too expensive. essential things become too “pensive- expensive. gas and electric because i expensive. gas and electric because i got expensive. gas and electric because i got in expensive. gas and electric because i got in arrears - because i got in arrears because i got in arrears beca
like these of e scooters going up like these of e scooters going up in flames, have triggered safety concerns about the country s rush to embrace electric vehicles. there have been more than a dozen incidents, and hundreds of electric bikes recalled by various manufacturers. many of them start up companies. t them start up companies. i don t think they have gone through don t think they have gone through a rigorous validation process, through a rigorous validation process, and you know a lot of start-ups process, and you know a lot of start ups probably don t have that start ups probably don t have that culture or mentality of what that culture or mentality of what legacy auto makers have come what legacy auto makers have come of what legacy auto makers have come of understanding you have to go come of understanding you have to go through a certain kind of a test to go through a certain kind of a test procedure, certain test cycle, a test procedure, certain test cycle,