Its tuesday the 12th of september. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The cost of living has risen again, blamed on the higher cost of imported goods like clothes and shoes. Its now back at the peak of 2. 9 it last hit in may this year. Our Business Correspondent ben thompson is here to explain. Ill let you talk us through the latest figures. Inflation is the cost of living, it shows how quickly things dont work the price of things dont work the price of things is rising. It has hit 2. 9 . Todays figure was expected to come ina todays figure was expected to come in a little lower than that. Why are prices rising so quickly . It is a cost of imported things, issues, household goods. All of those sorts of things. They are more expensive because after we voted to leave the eu, the value of the pound fell which means things we import from overseas are more expensive. It is the first indication we are getting all those things we buy from overseas are adding to the overall cost of things that we
Welcome to bbc news. Spains Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, is chairing an emergency meeting of his cabinet which is expected to start imposing Central Control over catalonia. The Regional Government says it will respond with a unilateral declaration of independence. My colleague tim willcox is in barcelona for us. Welcome to a beautiful and sunny barcelona. Im standing here high above one of the best known streets in barcelona, just behind me on my left the cathedral designed by architect gaudi. In the next few hours we are expecting hundreds of thousands of demonstrators to take to the streets here, pro separatism, very much against direct rule imposed by madrid as a result of article 150 five. An article that has never been used before. About an hour ago spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy convened an extraordinary meeting of the spanish cabinet to discuss which measures they plan to impose here on barcelona in the next few days. Its a slightly complicated process. They have to agre
Good luck to them and all the others. Time for a look at the weather. For many of this a regular autumn day. But for many areas of the south could have gusts exceeding 60 mph with dangerous waves, be aware of that and take care. The many it is a windy day, lighter in scotland compared with the rest of the uk. Plenty of squally showers to the western parts, moving out of Northern Ireland where there are a few sunshine and showers. Down the eastern side of england there will bea eastern side of england there will be a few dry spells with just a few showers. Windy for a time tonight for Northern Ireland southern scotla nd for Northern Ireland southern scotland and northern england, storm brian is out in the north sea. Still a blustery day with outbreaks of rain, but turning drier and brighter as the day goes on. Hello, this is bbc news with shaun ley, the headlines at 10 32am. The Spanish Government is holding a Cabinet Meeting to begin imposing Central Control over the region of cataloni
Welcome to bbc news. Spains prime minister, mariano rajoy, is chairing an emergency meeting of his cabinet which is expected to start imposing Central Control over catalonia. Its Regional Government says it will respond with a unilateral declaration of independence. My colleague tim willcox is in barcelona for us. Hello again. What news in the Cabinet Meeting . That Cabinet Meeting is underway, it started at ten oclock local time. Mariano rajoy is holding this exceptional meeting with his entire cabinet to decide what measures they are going to impose under article 155, basically taking autonomy away from the region of catalonia. Just on the process of that, he is going to have to ta ke process of that, he is going to have to take that to the senate, they we re to take that to the senate, they were debated. He has a majority there. Those first measures could be imposed. We are looking properly at the local Catalan Police force, 17,000 strong, being taken under control of the national p
The history of spain. The Central Government is going to trigger article one of and 55 of the constitution. This is going to be the first time that we are going to see this scenario in recent history. It isa see this scenario in recent history. It is a new scenario for everyone. Thats why it is so important, the special meeting of the cabinet today. Article 155, that by the way was inspired by the german model, there are similar articles around a lot of countries in the European Union, the article says that if the legal and constitutional framework is broken, the government can use any package of measures within the law to return this legal framework. But the problem is there is no specific case and about the measures. That is why it is so important, the meeting. The spanish president is going to discuss the measure which had been agreed with the main parties of the opposition. That is important. Mariano rajoy knows he needs cross Party Support . He has the support of the main parties