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the figure which tells us the rate at which prices are rising hit the bank of england s target of 2% in may, coming down from 2.3% in april. our chief economics correspondent dharshini david reports. gary in sussex used to have seven butchers shops. he now has four. forced to make cuts as he s been caught between soaring costs over the last few years and customers with lean budgets looking for value. but things are easing. the price is probably 10 15% more than they were at the beginning of covid, but the actual price of the product is pretty much stationary now. well, we hope it s stationary. it would be nice if it would come down, but i can t see that, not in the foreseeable future anyway. it s global food and energy costs, which triggered the rise in inflation to 11% in 2022, which have also helped it fall to the 2% target, along with the rate rises over the last couple of years. as you may have noticed, the prices of goods are rising more slowly as the impact of ....
cash may no longer be king, but the king is now on the cash. from today, banknotes featuring charles iii go into circulation, making him only the second monarch ever to appear on them. good morning from portsmouth, i good morning from portsmouth, lam atone good morning from portsmouth, lam atone of good morning from portsmouth, lam atone of the good morning from portsmouth, lam at one of the locations that troops used at one of the locations that troops used to at one of the locations that troops used to board landing craft that would used to board landing craft that would take them to modern normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in the normandie. dry in the south, brisk winds in the west. all the details laten it s wednesday, the 5th ofjune. our main story. rishi sunak and sir keir starmer have clashed on taxes, the nhs, immigration and the cost of living in their ....
martyn hett, a coronation street superfan martyn hett, a coronation street super fan who was killed in the manchester bombing. ina manchester bombing. in a moment it will be time for a look at sportsday but first, a look at what else is coming up. nicholas paget brown has announced he is resigning over the grenfell tower disaster. we will hear how president trump has been accused by two tv presenters of lying and trying to blackmail them on twitter. and we will have a look at the papers. that is 1045 pm. that is ahead on bbc news. now it is time for sportsday. good evening, i m olly foster, here s what s coming up on sportsday tonight. the wimbledon draw has been made, but will andy murray be fit to defend his title? johanna konta s also a doubt for the all england club. she had to pull out of her eastbourne semifinal with a back problem. how wounded are the lions ahead of tomorrow s second test? our correspondent katie gornall will have the latest from new zealand. com ....
confirmed that the terminally ill baby charlie gard has died. he was moved to a hospice from great ormand street children s hospital where he was been treated. with me is wyre davies. this was a difficult battle for the pa rents. this was a difficult battle for the parents. yes indeed we had a statement from the family today. ever since that first decision back in marcha ever since that first decision back in march a high court ruled that no intervention could improve his life. doctor is reluctantly wanted to turn off his life support systems. this has been a protracted legal battle but between the family and the doctors and it has been quite acrimonious at times. charlie s mother yesterday said the hospital had denied their last wishes. they wa nted had denied their last wishes. they wanted to take him to a separate place or their hole to spend their last few days with him and the hospital said that was not possible because the system was not in place to give charli ....
aircraft at airport in california. good morning. it is wednesday, february 22. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the government has won its legal battle to stop thousands of british citizens from bringing their foreign husbands or wives to live in the uk without a minimum income. for the last five years, the uk based spouse has had to prove they earn at least £18,600, for them to support their migrant spouse. that figure is £22,000 for couples with a child. but the supreme court also ruled that the rules, as they currently stand, are defective and need to be changed, because they do not take enough account of the welfare of children affected by them, and do not take all sources of earnings into consideration when calculating income. 0ur correspondent dominic casciani is at the supreme court. it is not an entirely clear decision? no, it is very complicated. there is a belief that the couples have been degraded by this fear income rolling. the supreme court has in practice ....