The television on horse racing for 40 years. Hes negotiated with the ira , believe it or not, with the ira, believe it or not, and hes going to have some top tips for us for the national in a couple of weeks time. Derek thompson joins me on talking pints before all of that, pints but before all of that, lets get news with polly lets get the news with polly middlehurst. Nigel, thank you and good evening to you. Well the bank of england has held the Interest Rate at 5. 25 for the fifth time in a row today. The bank of england governor, andrew bailey, saying the economy is not yet at the point where rates can be lowered. But he said things are moving in the right direction. Inflation is expected to fall below 2 by the summer, but the bank of england said the conflict in the middle east and disruption to commercial shipping in the red sea risked further price surging. The work further price surging. The work and pensions secretary is warning that britains acceptance of a Mental Health cult
Begins, cheltenham roar, is the festival begins, kicking off four days of racing. Begins, kicking off four days of racing, culminating in the gold cup on friday on friday. Good morning. A fairly on friday. Good morning. A fairly cloudy day for most of us today. Patchy light rain in the north. Heavy rain in the south. The temperature continues to climb in the next few days. Details later in the programme. Good morning. Its tuesday, 12th march. A long awaited report into Veterinary Services will be published this morning, after concerns pet owners are facing expensive bills when paying for treatments. The Competition And Markets Authority launched the review last year, and has previously said that fees were rising faster than other goods and services during the cost of living crisis. Nina has the details. Good morning. Are you paying too much to care for your furry friend . Why have vet costs been rising faster than general inflation . Are you getting a fair deal when it comes to costing
the week, it turns increasingly unsettled but milder, so i m not sure whether you will appreciate that. the cold air being pushed out of the way and the milder air moves with a south westerly wind but that means lots of rain around as we head towards the weekend. thanks, louise. and that s bbc news at six on tuesday it s time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. constitution hill runs a rule at the cheltenham festival in the champion hurdle. british players from the. up against the current us open champion. harry s home run makes history for great britain as they secure their first ever win at the world baseball classic. also coming up we speak to the ukrainian fencer standing up to ioc plans. it will always be in our hearts and our souls, and we will never forget and neverforgive. hello and welcome long. the course of a generation, according to tony mccoy, after constitution hill s stunning race in the cheltenham festival
Suddenly at the age of 5a. Making the weight, we hear how jockeys who use extreme methods such as starving themselves to keep their weight low are being encouraged to use safer practices. And in half an hour here on bbc news dateline london looks at the continuing violence in syria; and the latest twists in the brexit debate. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. The shadow brexit secretary has confirmed labour will make a shift on policy on brexit. He says the party will adopt the policy of keeping britain in a Customs Union after brexit. He says a new treaty would have to be drawn up to do the work of the existing agreement. And that labour had long championed the benefit of a Customs Union. The policy shift marks a clear difference with theresa may, who is committed to leaving the eus customs arrangement and the single market. Our Political Correspondent emma vardyjoins me now. This is quite an important change by labour. Each shift of policy on the Customs Union. There have been mo