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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 whats happening there. and why soaring energy bills mean many swimming pools and fitness centres could be forced to close this winter. ive been going, what, ten years or more. peter has been coming 16. and coming up on the bbc news channel... its crunch time in the t20 wor...

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. its 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 rep...