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a month ago we learned it had fallen to 8.7%, but food price inflation was over twice that, hurting many consumers even harder. one pizzeria owner, sergio from brighton, has been telling the bbc how inflation has been affecting his business — costs that he has to pass onto consumers. we noticed that, after the first lockdown, let's say the tomato went from £20 per case to 25, and today reached £39 per case. bags of flour — from £20, £21 per bag — now we paid £32 per bag. another thing that is affecting is the salaries, as well — the wages went up. the minimum wage is gro...

In person classes this week due to a rise in illnesses among staff and students. School officials said the drop off in attendance was due to a mixture of viruses including covid 19 and influenza. And frances Education Minister announced the Country Will Ban Schoolchildren from wearing the abaya, a loose fitting full length robe worn by some muslim women, in state run schools when classes begin this month. My colleague Sumi Somaskanda spoke this week with us education secretary Miguel Cardona to discuss the challenges facing students and teachers heading Back To School. Secretary, thank you ver...

Cricketers reached their first world cup final in 2a years — on the bbc sport website. you can follow the curlers and that mixed event, as well. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. let's get more now on one of our top stories this lunchtime. long—promised plans to close the gap between rich and poor parts of the country have been announced by the government. it includes improvements to transport, providing 5g broadband for a majority of households, and a pledge to refocus education spending on disadvantaged parts of the country. we can speak now to simon clarke, the chief secretary to the treasury. go...