adviser says he resigned last night because the prime minister put him in an impossible and odious position over an issue he believed would amount to a deliberate breach of the ministerial code. interest rates up again to one and a quarter per cent, the highest in more than a decade. a man confesses to killing a britishjournalist and his local guide in brazil, and leads police to where he buried the bodies. hot and getting even hotter britain s heatwave is expected to peak tomorrow with temperatures of 3a degrees celsius. an independent investigation into allegations of mistreatment in british gymnastics has found that physical and emotional abuse was systemic . the whyte review, which extends beyond 300 pages and was co commissioned by uk sport and sport england, found that gymnast well being and welfare had not been at the centre of british gymnastics culture during a 12 year period up to 2020 and that there was a coach led culture of fear. let s talk to our spor
surrounding british gymnastics, damning report brings to light the physical, emotionaland damning report brings to light the physical, emotional and sexual abuse suffered by young athletes. the hollywood actor kevin spacey appears in court in london charged with sexual assualt. and temperatures soar in england and wales it could hit 3a degrees tomorrow. and coming up on the bbc news channel. the new premier league fixtures are out. premier league champions manchester city take on west ham united to start the season. good evening. the bank of england has raised interest rates to their highest level for 13 years as it tries to dampen down the rapidly rising cost of living. they ve risen from 1% to 1.25% the fifth increase in a row as it tries to curb inflation. but inflation s still on the rise the rate at which prices go up is currently at a a0 year high of 9%, and there are warnings it could top 11% later this year. and if that wasn t difficult enough already on t
at six. uk interest rates hit their highest level since 2009 as the bank of england hints there could be more increases ahead. the bank has raised interest rates to 1.25% as it tries to dampen down inflation. this hotelier worries it won t work. hitting the business with higher rates of interest, which get passed on, you know, itjust adds on to all the other costs. it is a perfect storm, it s carnage. inflation is now predicted to hit 11% this year. also on the programme: huge queues to get seriously ill patients into hospital england s ambulance service had a record number of 999 calls in may. lifting the lid on the culture
involved in the sport who have revealed a culture of fear in which the welfare of gymnasts was ignored in the pursuit of success. british gymnastics has apologised to the athletes affected and praised the bravery of those who spoke up. 0ur sports correspondent natalie pirks reports. for the last two years, british gymnasts have been telling us of a sport where they say mistreatment was the norm. i would absolutely describe it as a culture of abuse. where weight was heavily controlled. how would you feel if you were 21 years old being given ultimately a baby plate to eat off of? and where hard training often meant ignoring painful injuries. i heard a click in my fault. i was told to carry on as if nothing happened. i couldn t carry on. it was up to me to ring my dad to pick me up to take me to the hospital where they told me i broke my foot in four places.
at six. uk interest rates hit their highest level since 2009 as the bank of england hints there could be more increases ahead. the bank has raised interest rates to 1.25% as it tries to dampen down inflation. this hotelier worries it won t work. hitting the business with higher rates of interest, which get passed on, you know, itjust adds on to all the other costs. it is a perfect storm, it s carnage. inflation is now predicted to hit 11% this year. also on the programme: huge queues to get seriously ill patients into hospital england s ambulance service had a record number of 999 calls in may. lifting the lid on the culture