Way and if you are happy to speak on air, start your message with the words call me. And hes gone from this to this. The first strong evidence there is the supermassive black hole at the centre of the milky way came from a 10 year study. And hes here to answer your questions on all things science. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11. Throughout the morning the latest breaking news and developing stories at around half past nine this morning were expecting the latest hate crime figures. Well bring them to you as soon as we get themm, and a little later well hear how house prices in large parts of england and wales have fallen over the last ten years. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged. Theresa may and the president of the European Commission, jean claude juncker, have agreed to accelerate the brexit negotiations. In a Statement Issued after a working dinner in brussels last
Its tuesday october the 17th im ben brown. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Inflation has risen to its highest level in more than five years. The rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer Prices index, increased to 3 last month, up from 2. 9 in august. The figure is significant because the government uses data from september to set pension and benefit increases. Our Business Correspondent ben bland is here. You are here to chew over these latest figures. What is behind this rise . When we talk about inflation, cpi, typically the things we spend oui cpi, typically the things we spend our money on like food, this figure relates to an average how those prices have gone up this september with a year before, and as we were talking about that figure was 3 , in pa rt talking about that figure was 3 , in part driven by food prices going up, transport cost going, but also as you mentioned the weak pound, after brexit, which affects Raw Materials and foods, imported, the prices you and foods,
And concerns grow for some of the Rohingya Refugees who have fled violence in myanmar. Thousands are spending a fourth night stranded close to the Bangladesh Border in conditions described by aid agencies as dire. How the hollywood Sexual Harassment scandal has sparked an Online Global Campaign encouraging other women to speak out. And born in 1907, we hearfrom the cumbrian woman who has just turned 110. It is 110. Well, thank you god good evening and welcome to bbc news. Mps have tonight supported a labour call for a pause in the roll out of the new combine benefit universal credit, by 299 votes to zero. It is a symbolic victory for labour. Conservative mps abstained and the vote is not binding, but following the god Commons Speakerjohn Bercow said it was time for the government to respond to the expressed views of the house. A phone helpline for people claiming the new universal credit is to be made free of charge. The service was criticised after callers using the dedicated number w
Lucky to get away with one point. They are on top of group c but they are playing against as roma and it was a remarkable game. You can see, not very happy with antonio conta. Look at that, he put them in front. And chelsea, while they needed their little number ten, eden hazard, but it was him who provided the equaliser with a header. We never see eden hazard scoring headers. A remarkable game of football and leaves chelsea at the top of the group. Atletico madrid are just two points in the group so far so chelsea will be doing well. The other game that caught my attention as barcelona. They described themselves as more the club. What about messi . I would say he is more than a player. He scored his 100th european goal. Have a look at that night in barcelona. Messi scoring a free kick, that arm punching the air. How many times have we seen that . Barcelona won this game 3 1 that . Barcelona won this game 3 1 that they had to do with for most of the second half without that guy, gerard
The heat on england after another defeat down under. Out of touch and out of step the fa chairman greg clarke admitting today his organisation had lost the publics trust, over its handling of discriminatory remarks made by the former england womens manager mark sampson. Clarke today launched a cultural review into the fas practices, in a bid to tackle the fall out to last weeks meeting of the select committee. 0ur sports news correspondent richard conwayjoins us on sportsday tonight. The fa trying to clear up some of the negative press theyve received since last weeks hearing and address the cultural change needed. Is this review going to have that affect . Greg clark wants that to be the case. He went before the fa council today. We dont know the tone of the speech because cameras are not allowed in but weve got a copy of the speech, and from the words on the page it appears there isa words on the page it appears there is a mea culpa from greg clark, admitting the words he used to the