5. 25 . Susanna streeter is a friend of the bbc and is waiting in the wings. I saw you react as soon as that announcement came up. Your reaction, please . Reaction, please . Yes, finally the Bank Of England reaction, please . Yes, finally the Bank Of England has reaction, please . Yes, finally the Bank Of England has pressed reaction, please . Yes, finally the Bank Of England has pressed the | reaction, please . Yes, finally the i Bank Of England has pressed the big red pause button on Interest Rate hikes and this will be a big relief for those consumers and those companies who have been really struggling with higher Borrowing Costs. And it is clear that that the drop in inflation in the year to august and also that caught rate of inflation, stripping out volatile food and fuel prices, really did come as a surprise because they voted with the majority of 5 4 to maintain the bank rate and to keep rates on hold. Whereas if you look at the last time they had to make this decision, only on
We look at what that could mean in the region. Plus, remarkable artwork from 2,000 years ago uncovered in pompeii, the Ancient Roman city. And later, we have ai decoded, our weekly look at whats making news in the world of artificial intelligence. We are going to start with this news in the last few hours, the death of 0j in the last few hours, the death of oj simpson. He was one of the most divisive figures in modern america football star, turned movie star, turned Murder Suspect in what became known as the trial of the century. His family said he died of cancer on wednesday, surrounded by his children and grandchildren. He was 76. Oj simpsons trialfor the murder of his ex wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend was televised and followed Around The World. Millions were transfixed. And when he was sensationally acquitted, many Black Americans celebrated seeing him as the victim of a bigoted police force while many white americans were appalled by his exoneration. He was later found l
hello and welcome to sportsday i m gavin ramjaun. out of their hands but still in with a shout, whales need a win and things go their way to qualify automatically for a euro 202a. after a year, beth mead is back. try to help her reach next year s olympics. to help her reach next year s olympia- to help her reach next year s ol mics. ,, , , olympics. she brings different thins, olympics. she brings different things, that s olympics. she brings different things, that s good olympics. she brings different things, that s good for - olympics. she brings different things, that s good for the - olympics. she brings different i things, that s good for the team, olympics. she brings different - things, that s good for the team, we have different opportunities again, so i expect on and off pitch she will give us some extra energy. and will give us some extra energy. and newcastle can will give us some extra energy. and newcastle can sign players on loan from the saudi pro le
new zealand, to win, needed 398. well, daryl mitchell proved that even the loudest crowd can be silenced. mitchell kept surprising, kept his team believing, seven sixes in his century. eventually, mitchell found the fielder, ravi jadeja. new zealand finished 70 runs behind. mohammed shami finished with seven wickets. india in the final, excitement to another level. they are not invincible it s just unclear who can beat them. this morning, the government s rwanda plan was in shreds. legislation, saying, quote, i will not allow a foreign court to block these flights . it s the latest government policy to try and stop the boats . immigration minster robertjenrick tells us the government actually won today. 0n the programme, we ll hear from one of the asylum seekers whose case was at the heart of this legal battle. he came to the uk on a small boat in 2022, after he says he was tortured in his home country. but why the uk, when he d travelled through multiple safe countries t
first, the latest headlines. a senior official in south africa s governing anc has said it s still too early to tell whether or not the party will lose its parliamentary majority. results released since the polls closed on wednesday have suggested that for the first time in 30 years, the anc will not command a parliamentary majority and may need coalition partners to govern. fourteen pro democracy activists in hong kong have been found guilty of subversion in a landmark trial that has effectively wiped out the chinese territory s political opposition. they were among 47 people arrested in 2021 for staging unofficial primary contests for local elections. all were charged under a strict security law imposed by beijing. the former conservative mp, mark logan, has announced he is switching allegiance to labour and endorsing sir keir starmer at the general election injuly. he was until yesterday the mp for bolton north east, and is now the third tory politician to switch to labour