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Spending because of higher prices -- >> i think traffic will be lower than it typically would be. >> reporter: -- this diner owner is worried what it means for his business at a crucial time of year. what are the essentials hammering your business? >> this past month or so it's been eggs. $1.50 for a dozen and peaked last month at like $4.20 or $4.25. we're changing the menu weekly, which is something we used to do annually. >> what does this mean for the fed's next move? >> well, lester, experts say the fed is still expected to increase interest rates when it meets next month but importantly ...

Corke at $4.25. >> kevin: my man. >> carley: everyday. we love you, thank you. top field supplier with this warning on the diesel shortage, mansfield advisory says poor pipeline shipping economics and low diesel inventory are causing shortages throughout the southeast. actual fuel prices are currently $30 to $80 centses higher than posted market average because of supply is tight. rick todd is president and ceo of the south carolina trucking association and joins us now. good morning. how big of a deal is the diesel shortage and what does it mean for everyday americans? >> good morning. thanks...

Now. the average household bill will be capped at £2500 for the next two years. the government will fit any shortfall or extra cost in wholesale prices. interest rates could bring more pain as well. the bank of england base rate is currently 2.25% and the governor says it will need to raise higher than that. analysts are pricing and expecting possibly about to go up to 4.25% by the end of the year. just to put that in context, if you've got a mortgage of £200,000, that could add £211 on every month to your repayments. households trying to balance their budgets as is the chancellor. meanwhil...

To plug and it's hard to see how that could be found without tough cuts in spending. big departments like health, education and defence are normally protected, but mr hunt says nothing is off the table. that could mean less money for things people really care about. welfare and benefits, another big issue. the chancellor could limit increases below inflation, but many of these payments go to the most vulnerable and people in low—paying jobs. inflation is the biggest problem, at 10% still. public—sector pay raises are not keeping up, so we're seeing lots of strikes as inflation bites into h...

Like abby williams. the care home she runs lost residents in the first wave of covid. it is important for us to...for lessons learned, really. we want to know what went wrong, how can it be better handled, and we want to learn from it and to be more prepared in future. covid is still with us, of course. though the fast roll—out of vaccines across the world has cut the risk of hospitalisation and death. doctors say learning lessons now is vital to better understand what happened and to better protect ourselves against any future pandemic. jim reed, bbc news. a woman has died after being attac...