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also on today's programme: nationwide puts up its mortgage rates by 0.45% — and other lenders also increase the cost of new deals. the kent hospital where the maternity unit was almost shut down by inspectors as basic hygiene was not observed. a medicalfacility in ukraine is destroyed by a russian missile strike, killing two people and injuring over 20. and british cycling says it'll ban transgender women from elite female competition. and coming up on bbc news... three teams, two relegation places to avoid. leicester leeds and everton head into the final weekend of the premier lea...

It's stoked concern that the bank of england will have to continue to raise interest rates for longer to try to reduce inflation. our business correspondent, marc ashdown, is here. nationwide is among lots of mortgage lenders who are putting their rates up. for new borrowers and those looking to re—mortgage, the average deal on the market for a two—year fixed—rate mortgage is now 5.35%. for a longerfive—year deal it's 5.02%. that's bad news for anyone looking for a mortgage deal, like self—employed blacksmith ian in dorset. it looks as though our repayments are going to be an additio...