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im sally bundock and we start here in the uk where in the next few hours the latest inflation numbers will be released and its widely anticipated the news will be good with prices coming down. the bank of england says it expects inflation to "fall sharply in april". this follows an upgrade from the international monetary fund for the uk economy. it says we should avoid a recession this year but the imf is warning inflation "remains stubbornly high" and higher interest rates will need t...

this latest ceasefire $245 million in aid to help support people fleeing the violence. im ben thompson. lets start in the uk where the cost of living crisis is showing some tentative signs that it is starting to ease — slightly. the latest rate of inflation for the month of april has fallen to 8.7% now thats still very high and above the 8.2% rate that many economists forecast, but still a significant drop compared to the over 10.1% rate we saw last month. double digit inflation that...

and coming up on the bbc news channel — wimbledon later well have sportsday on the bbc news channel, we will have the and key interviews on the days talking points all from the bbc sport centre. good evening. donald trump will be the first former us president to face criminal charges after a grand jury indicted him over money paid to the former porn star stormy daniels. the indictment, which is a formal criminal accusation, was the result of a secret vote by a grand jury in new york....

hello and welcome. finland will become the 31st member of nato later on tuesday. the application to join the western military alliance was prompted by the invasion of ukraine by russia, with which finland shares a long border. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, has this story. finland only said it wanted to join nato last year. this afternoon, its flag will be raised at the headquarters in brussels, the quickest accession process in nato�*s recent history. president putin went...

by russias invasion of ukraine. in response, moscow says the finland nato alliance increases the risk of conflict and that it will strengthen its military presence in the region. the head of the military alliance, jens stoltenberg, is calling finlands accession a historic moment. heres what he said earlier. in a few hours we will welcome finland as the slst member of our alliance. this will make finland safer and nato stronger. on this very day in 1949 the washington treaty, natos foun...

meteorologists say around an entire summers worth of rain fell in just a few hours and the deluge is set to continue. in around ten minutes�* time you will be watching newswatch. before that though, its time for click. it isa it is a pretty spectacular view from the lara: it is a pretty i spectacular view from earths orbit. spencer: and there many things that have that view these days. a couple of space stations and thousands of satellites. and more and more companies want to put stu...

of children in the uk. charities condemn the govenment for holding back half the money it promised to spend on the social care workforce in england. hundreds of former football and rugby players take legal action, claiming they werent reasonably protected from head injuries. why life could get easier for air passengers, with the rules on carrying liquids to be relaxed. and the belfast boy awarded the freedom of the city for inspiring changes to the laws on donating organs. coming up on...

years, farmers are asking dog walkers to be extra careful. in sport this morning... a crackerfrom keane — how crucial could this goal be in everton�*s bid to beat the drop as they draw with tottenham? and meanwhile behind the scenes at everton... hi, how are you? nice to meet you. imjordan. the moment eight—year—old cancer patient harry meets his hero, jordan pickford. we catch up with him after he led everton out onto the pitch at that nail—biting game last night. its a cold...

sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres chetan. we start with the english premier league. four matches to come later. chelseas first game after sacking manager graham potter is against liverpool. both sides have struggled this season and are desperate for a win. interim chelsea boss bruno saltor says itll be the first time hes picking a team — but hes hopeful the players will respond. seeing it as an opportunity for the players. we are representing chelsea, a ...

to resist the aggression of the west. now on bbc news: click. this week, were trying to get to space, which is even harder than it sounds. lara messes up the house... oh, no. i spilled my coffee! ..and then clears up. mind the cat, though. and fancy a drink? were saving water... cheers. ..and trying to save nick from himself. oh, no, hes getting a tattoo. theres no going back from this. _ its a pretty spectacular view from earths orbit. and there are plenty of things that have that vie...