could the emergency services have done more to save lives after the manchester arena bombing? a report is due out shortly. the migrant crisis in kent the home secretary visits dover and manston to see for herself what s happening there. and why soaring energy bills mean many swimming pools and fitness centres could be forced to close this winter. i ve been going, what, ten years or more. peter has been coming 16. and coming up on the bbc news channel. it s crunch time in the t20 world cup group stages as pakistan dig deep to claim a vital victory over south africa to avoid elimination. good afternoon. within the last hour, interest rates have gone up by three quarters of a percentage point the biggest increase for more than 30 years. it pushes the base rate up to 3% as the bank of england tries to control inflation. it s the eighth rise in a row, meaning higher mortgage bills for many homeowners. meanwhile, the bank has also warned the uk could be on course for its longes
interest rates have gone up by three quarters of a percentage point, the biggest increase for more than 30 years. it pushes the base rate up to 3%, as the bank of england tries to control inflation. it s the eighth rise in a row, meaning higher mortgage bills for many homeowners. meanwhile the bank has also warned the uk could be on course for its longest recession since reliable records began, over a century ago. our economics correspondent, andy verity, reports. it is the biggest interest rate rise in a third of a century. the cost of living has been rising at its fastest rate for a0 years for global reasons but the bank of england is trying to prevent runaway inflation from becoming embedded in the domestic economy. these are big changes, they have a real impact on people s lives, so why are we doing it? and why are we doing it now when so many people are already struggling with higher energy and food prices and other bills? quite simply we are increasing the bank rate bec
on the goverment s first flight to rwanda. farmers are urged to produce more home grown food, as the government s food strategy is published. but there s criticism as it doesn t include plans to tackle obesity. as hundreds of civilians die in the ukrainian city of kharkiv, amnesty international says there s evidence russia has used cluster bombs. and england are bowled for 539 all out by new zealand on day four of the second test at trent bridge. and coming up on the bbc news channel: manchester city announce the signing of one of the world s most prolific marksmen erling haaland joins on a five year contract. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in the coming hours the government will publish plans that would allow parts of northern ireland s post brexit trade arrangements to be altered without agreement with the eu. the prime minister says the government s proposed changes to the northern ireland protocol amount to a trivial set of adjustments and would be