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Sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, heres mimi. Hello from the bbc sport centre. We start with football and a big night for wales, who have travelled to riga. They need a win to revive their euro 2024 qualifying campaign. Manager rob page is under pressure. Him and his side have faced criticism after winning only one of their last 13 games. Nations games and things like that, when youre doing that as well, maybe some of them results didnt come off but the experience and things that some of the players got and then games is betterfor us going forward. Both england and scotland are in Pole Positions in their Euro Qualifier groups 7 scotland maintaining their 100 winning record, with last weeks win over cyprus. Whilst england top their group after the draw with ukraine. They will play in a friendly, which celebrates the 150th anniversary game, to mark the < ....
and north korea help each other in the event of aggression against either country. north korea s leader called the agreement a new high level of alliance , sparking concerns in western countries. but the full details of the pact and its consequences remain unclear. our correspondent shaima khalil reports from south korea. vladimir putin s pyongyang trip was choreographed to a t, with some surreal, made for tv moments, like this one of him driving kim jong un on the streets of pyongyang. earlier, kim il sung square, at the heart of the north korean capital, was buzzing with crowds and colour, as the two globally isolated leaders revelled in each other s company and what mr kim described as a new level of alliance. translation: we highlyl appreciate your consistent and unwavering support for russian policy, including the ukrainian direction. i mean, ourfight against the hegemonic imperialist policy imposed for decades by the united states and its satellites. since his wa ....
mornin: and england are up next. good morning from and england are up next. good morning from frankfurt - and england are up next. good morning from frankfurt where l and england are up next. good morning from frankfurt where england play denmark later knowing victory will put them through to the knockout stage of the euros. and with it being the summer solstice it is the day with the most daylight but will you enjoy it in the sunshine? all the details here. it s thursday the 20th ofjune. our main story. a second conservative candidate is being looked into by the gambling commission in connection with an alleged bet relating to the timing of the general election. it comes as a police officer, working as part of the prime minister s close protection team, was suspended and later arrested also over an alleged bet about when the general election would take place. our political correspondent, harry farley, has the latest. earlier today, i spoke with his majesty the king, to r ....
interest rates have been held at 5.25% for the seventh time in a row by the bank of england, despite the rate of inflation hitting the bank s target level of 2% for the time in three years. of 2% for the first time in three years. economists have predicted that interest rates, which are currently at a 16 year high, won t be cut until august. with more, here s our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david. ok, so it s four bedrooms. first time buyerjames has his eye on his dream home in coventry. but getting the keys to the door has been more challenging than expected as higher mortgage rates have made the first rung of the housing ladder harder to grasp. we definitely had to make some cutbacks as a couple and look at our financial plan to see if we could afford the mortgage. with the rates being high, we ve had to save for effectively another year to come into line with that. it s also understanding, yeah, the term of the mortgage, you know, from looking at it, it ....
reception and signed a mutual defence agreement with leader kim jong un. the pact would see russia and north korea help each other in the event of aggression against either country. north korea s leader called the agreement a new high level of alliance , sparking concerns in western countries. but the full details of the pact, and its consequences, remain unclear. you during those talks, kim jong un supported moscow s moscow s invasion of ukraine. in response, kyiv has called for a more rigorous global effort to isolate russia and north korea. the bbc sjean mackenzie has more on the view from ukraine. mahela pareja moeaki x10 president zelenskyyclosest advisers and has come out saying this meeting is proof north korea is now providing russia with the resources it needs to kill ukrainians. now what he is referring to is what the ukrainians but also the us, the ukrainians but also the us, the uk, south korea have been saying for some time now, which is that north kore ....