15th December News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

good morning. stormy across the northern half of the country which could lead to severe disruption, but it will be a windy day wherever you are. it's thursday the 21st of december. a judge will today consider naming two teenagers who murdered 16—year—old brianna ghey in a ferocious and pre—medidated stabbing. the pair, who were 15 when they attacked brianna in february, were convicted of her murder at manchester crown court yesterday. today mrsjustice yip will deal with an application by the media to reveal their identities. our north of england correspondent judith moritz repo...

the energy company, shell, has reported another quarter of huge profits. injust three months it made more than £8 billion — the second—largest report in its history. and we head to a village near gateshead on the hunt for an unusual visitor which is becoming a social media star. politicians in northern ireland have until midnight tonight to restore the power sharing executive — or face new elections. members of the northern ireland assembly will hold a special sitting aimed at appointing a new speaker — the first step in forming a new devolved government — but the bid is e...

is under way. it sets the stage for a wednesday decision on whether they'll hike interest rates, or leave them unchanged. our business correspondent erin delmore reports from new york. what do you get when you add strong consumer spending? a tightjob market and remarkable growth. you get a resilient economy, an economy that defied earlier predictions of a recession and one that's not buckling under the weight of the fed's interest rate hikes. see, raising interest rates is the fed's best tool to combat persistently high inflation, which consumers have seen reflected in higher prices ...

see, raising interest rates is the fed's best tool to combat persistently high inflation, which consumers have seen reflected in higher prices for nearly everything. and while inflation has fallen by half from itsjune 2022 high of 7%, it's still higher than the fed's target of 2%. earlier this year, federal reserve policymakers hinted that they may hike interest rates once more before the year is out. they'll have a chance this week, or at their last meeting in december, or they could not do it at all. investors and economists are predicting that policymakers will skip a rate hike th...

Good morning. the bank of england is expected to raise interest rates again today. it's likely to take the cost of borrowing to another 1a—year high. what impact could it have on your finances? i'll be finding out. good morning. france book their place in the world cup final against argentina. it's now back—to—back world cup finals for the french, after they ended the history—making run of morroco. good morning. another cold start to the day with temperatures widely between —6 and —11. a widespread frost, their risk advice, many other things in china but still snow showers in the f...