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singapore, this is bbc news. it is newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin with an exclusive interview with the wife and mother of two of the british passengers lost in the titan sub disaster in the north atlantic last week. the submersible was on its way to view the wreck of the titanic when contact was lost and the vessel imploded. christine dawood, the wife of shahzada dawood and the mother of 19 year old suleman dawood, was on the polar prince, which was supervising the mission. christine dawood has been speaking to the bbc s nomia iqbal in stjohn s, newfoundland from where the expedition had set off. thank you forjoining me. i can t imagine the pain of losing two family members on this journey. losing two family members on this journey- this “ourney. that s right. but it this journey. that s right. but it was one this journey. that s right. but it was one of this journey. that s right. but it was one of ....
if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us it is time for the top business stories. we start here in the uk where in the next few hours the bank of england is widely expected to raise the cost of borrowing for the twelfth time in a row. the quarter percent rise most economists are predicting would take the bank s main interest rate to 4.5% the highest it has been in almost 15 years. the big question though will it be enough to start to get inflation, which is still running at more than 10% a year, under control? let s speak to katharine neiss she has held various roles at the bank of england and is now chief european economist at p gim fixed income. good to have you on the programme. iassume good to have you on the programme. i assume you are with the majority believe we are looking at a rate hike today of another 25 basis points. today of another 25 basis oints. . , today of another 25 basis oints. . , ., , points. that s right, that s the consens ....
chaotic scenes in pakistan as paramilitary forces arrest the country s former prime minister imran khan during a court appearance. a helping hand for generation rent a new mortgage on offer where you don t need a deposit or a guarantee from family orfriends. a # instead i wrote a song at # instead i wrote a song at # about how you did me wrong. # and growing excitement in liverpool ahead of the eurovision song contest this weekend tonight it s the first of the semifinals. and coming up on bbc news: another frustrating injury blow for england bowlerjofra archer, who s returned home early from the ipljust five weeks before the ashes gets under way. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the russian leader vladimir putin has said civilisation is at a turning point because of the war in ukraine. in a speech in moscow marking the anniversary of soviet victory over the nazis in the second world war, he claimed russia is once again facing an existential thr ....
officially the end of a controversial immigration policy in the us and officials are warning about a potential surge of migrants at the us mexico border. let s remind ourselves what the policy is, and how it might affect us immigration. the temporary law introduced by donald trump, known as title 42, meant illegal migrants could be removed quickly. it expires overnight tonight. the policy made it easier for the us to send people back to mexico, using the coronavirus pandemic as a justification. the winding down of covid measures means the policy no longer has any public health basis, prompting officials to announce it would end on may 11th, the same day as the official us public health emergency. and when it ends, in a few hours from now, the us will return to a policy where migrants are screened, to determine if they are eligible for asylum, and quickly deported if they do not qualify. in the past hour, a federal judge in florida has temporarily blocked the biden administrat ....
sparked by a corruption case against the former prime minister imran khan. the publisher of the mirror newspaper has apologised to prince harry for unlawful information gathering. the principles like lawyers say harry was subjected to the most intrusive methods of obtaining personal information. the mirror s lawyers. they say they knew but failed to act. the company denies allegations of voice mail interception in the cases that are being examined. tom simon s reports. now a third case against tabloid owned by the mirror group. he will give evidence next month. he s joined in this case by the coronation street actor michael lavelle who arrived this morning to hear opening statements. another actorfrom hear opening statements. another actor from the hear opening statements. another actorfrom the soap, hear opening statements. another actor from the soap, and hear opening statements. another actorfrom the soap, and fiona whiteman are also bringing claims. prince harry is sui ....