hello, i m matthew amroliwala welcome to verified live three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. let s start with two big political stories on the move today in the uk, the first regarding the current home secretary, the second concerning borisjohnson. the british prime minister rishi sunak says he believes suella braverman did not breach the ministerial code. the home secretary, one of mr sunak s senior ministers, was accused of asking civil servants to help her avoid taking part in a group speed awareness course after she was caught speeding. mr sunak says he has consulted with the independent adviser on ministerial interests and was advised that on this occasion, further investigation is not necessary. as for borisjohnson, he s ditched government appointed lawyers for his submission to the covid inquiry. it follows the news yesterday that the former prime minister faces a new police probe for potential breaches over covid lockdown restric
new figures here in the uk show that the rate at which prices are rising has fallen sharply, hitting single figures for the first time since last august. the annual rate for april fell to 8.7%, down from 10.1% in march, but still higher than predicted. a quick global comparison in the us, the rate of inflation stood at 4.9% in the 12 months to april, falling for the tenth month in a row. the eurozone rate rose slightly in april to 7%, but that figure is still down from 8.5% in february. the bbc s economics correspondent andy verity explained. if you want to be half full, at least it s in single digits now. for three months in a row, it s defied expectations it would drop into the single digits, and it stayed in double digits. so that has been coming down, and there are some nice signs like for example, petrol is cheaper than it was a year ago, some second hand cars have been coming down in price, and generally goods price inflation, which has been driving this, has subsid
hello, i m matthew amroliwala welcome to verified live three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. two big political stories in the uk today first regarding the current home secretary, the second concerning borisjohnson. the british prime minister, rishi sunak says he believes suella braverman did not breach the ministerial code. the home secretary one of mr sunak s senior ministers was accused of asking civil servants to help her avoid taking part in a group speed awareness course after she was caught speeding. mr sunak says, he has consulted with the independent advisor on ministerial interests and was advised that on this occasion, further investigation is not necessary. as for boris johnson, he s ditched government appointed lawyers for his submission to the covid inquiry. it follows the news yesterday, that the former prime minister faces a new police probe for potential breaches, over covid lockdown restrictions. separately, the
new figures here in the uk show that the rate at which prices are rising has fallen sharply, hitting single figures for the first time since last august. the annual rate for april fell to 8.7%, down from 10.1% in march, but still higher than predicted. a quick global comparison in the us, the rate of inflation stood at 4.9% in the 12 months to april, falling for the tenth month in a row. the eurozone rate rose slightly in april to 7%, but that figure is still down from 8.5% in february. the bbc s economics correspondent andy verity explained. if you want to be half full, at least it s in single digits now. for three months in a row, it s defied expectations it would drop into the single digits, and it stayed in double digits. so that has been coming down, and there are some nice signs like for example, petrol is cheaper than it was a year ago, some
scott bryan there. let s turn to the inflation figures out in the uk today, below the figures last month but still high here in the uk and showed the rate at which prices are rising has fallen sharply, hitting single figures for the first time since last august. the annual rate for april fell to 8.7%, down from 10.1% in march, but still higher than predicted. a quick global comparison: in the us, the rate of inflation stood at 4.9% in the 12 months to april, falling for the tenth month in a row. the eurozone rate rose slightly in april to 7%, but that figure is still down from 8.5% in february. we can talk to andy verity in the newsroom. the headline offering some encouragement but beneath the surface, some really worrying