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this is bbc news, i'm rebecca jones. the headlines at 8pm. the bank of england raises interest rates, for only the second time since 2009. the increase to 0.75% will see some homeowners pay higher mortgages i just think they are thinking about big business, and actually they're not thinking about the millions of people affected by this who are struggling to pay their bills. keeping the peace in zimbabwe, a new president could be announced this evening, following the disputed election. she was murdered by her adoptive father, now, a review finds chances were missed to save 18—month—old elsie skully—hicks. i'm andrew and i've got a smartphone. i'm kirsten and i've got a smartphone. i'm jake and i've got a smartphone. and i'm alice and i'm too small. how digital devices have transformed all our lives. and almost throwing away millions.
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the couple that binned their lotto dream. good evening, and welcome. interest rates are going up for only the second time since 2009. the bank of england's monetary policy committee voted unanimously for the rise, from 0.5 to 0.75%. the increase had been expected, despite concerns over household debt, and a slowing of the property market. it means more than three and a half million mortgages subject to variable or tracker rates, will become more expensive. but it's good news for some savers. here's our business editor simonjack. the road to rising interest rates has been a very slow one, like the tarmac on this road
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near lincoln, rates have been flattened for nearly ten years. that changed today for one main reason, wages are on the move. after years in the doldrums they are rising at 2.7% per year, faster than prices going up in the shops, as employers struggle to recruit and retain staff. that prompted the bank to raise rates byjust a quarter to 0.75%. although the economy does not look like it is moving very fast, according to the governor upward pressure on prices is growing. the overall level of pay is now finally outstripping the rate of growth and inflation. pay packets are growing faster than prices online and in the shops. what we want to do is to ensure that that continues to be the case, so the economy remains on track and people who are just starting to get ahead, those people in work, continue to get ahead.
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back on the roads the impact of unemployment at a 43 year low is clear. i am having to offer at least 15—20% more than i was three years ago for the guys on the field to carry out the work for me. if i enter into the contract market, there is at least that percentage uplift in the value of the man— hourly rate that i have to pay. that is the employers from view. what do employees think? jeff haynes is on a tracker mortgage whose costs will rise. it makes me think i have not got much money to spend in my pocket. it stars making me worried that my disposable income that i had a week ago last month from my pay packet has gone. here on the high streets of lincoln, there are some young pedestrians who were not even born last time rates with this type. it feels like interest rates have been at rock bottom for ever, it has been a decade that has been great for borrowers and bad
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for savers and it has changed our behaviour. we are now spending more than we are earning and you cannot do that forever, so the bank of england hopes that managing interest higher will help us save more and borrow less. the question for the governor is how fast and how high they will now rise. if you take what financial markets think, which is about one interest rate increase a year, a quarter of a percent per year for the next few years, people want the rule of thumb and for now i would use that. that could be it for the time being, a sensible move given what is lurking around the corner and according to some city economists. we think interest rates will not rise for another year and that is because we see a number of uncertainties on the horizon, in particular over brexit. we think the policymakers will probably want to wait until after the uk has left the eu to see what, if any, impact that is on the economy before they decide whether to
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raise rates again. a new era? not really, but it is a small step back towards economic reality. simon jack, bbc news. as we've been hearing, a rate rise was widely expected, with growth, consumer confidence and spending picking up, after a weak start to the year. but what does it mean for households? 0ur personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz has been finding out. this is where a rate rise can hurt. for homeowners in the hertfordshire town of hemel hempstead. they're caught between the high house prices of london's commuter belt and the lower wages of middle england, many onlyjust managing to pay the mortgage as it is, let alone with an increase. young buyers like sarah... hello. who already has to find £800 a month. any more and she'll struggle to support her fledgling business, advising on how to sell
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on the internet. it would affect my food shopping, i don't buy meat products any more, it's just too expensive. my heating and energy bills i'm constantly watching because all my spare money has to go on paying my mortgage now. it's those like sarah, with variable rate mortgages, who might see payments go up. there are 3.5 million of them, with an average mortgage of £112,000, with today's increase likely to put an extra £14 on their monthly bill, though it could be more. it's notjust mortgage borrowers like sarah here who care about interest rates, plenty of her neighbours are savers, and while their worry is whether the banks and building societies pass the interest rate rise on, they welcome higher rates. as a family we have an isa, and we haven't really benefitted for the last couple of years.
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also being a single mum, i'm going to see benefit for my whole family. instead of people being encouraged to save, the message always, always seems to be, just go out and borrow more money. so higher interest rates that encourages people to save? absolutely, yes. the most popular way of saving is in a tax free cash isa. 16 million people have them, with average savings of more than £11,000. the rate hike will yield just £28 extra a year if it's passed on. none of this makes much difference if you rent, and don't have much to save. it doesn't affect me at all because i've got no savings and if i did want a loan at some point then maybe it would. so some dodge the effects of the interest rate rise but those facing higher costs in towns like this have to worry that soon, perhaps next year, rates are set to go up again.
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simon gompertz, bbc news, hemel hempstead. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:a0pm this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are political commentator, lance price, and deputy political editor of the sunday times, caroline wheeler. a report has found that there were missed opportunities to protect an 18—month—old baby girl, who was murdered by her adoptive father. cardiff and vale‘s regional safeguarding—children board, has now apologised, following the death of elsie scully—hicks, who died in may 2016. she was subjected to a catalogue of injuries, over several months. matthew scully—hicks was jailed for life with a minimum of 18 years for murder last year. sian lloyd reports. elsie was 18 months
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old when she was murdered by her adoptive father. matthew skully—hicks was sentenced to 18 years in prison after inflicting a catalogue of injuries on the child. today a report was published into whether lessons could be learnt from her death. there were missed opportunities to raise safeguarding concerns. for this all agencies involved in elsie's care would like to sincerely apologise. the report also found that the adoption was viewed as very successful. opportunities to explore elsie's injuries were missed and information was not shared between agencies. together with his husband, matthew skully—hicks had already adopted one child and the family were known to social services. the report says the couple were seen through a positive lens by social workers who hadn't always questioned elsie's injuries or recorded them. why was ther this lack of professional curiosity? because there is a duty on social workers to be asking questions, particularly around injuries that they can see during
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an adoption process. that positive lens meant they were not looking in the way they should have been and so you are right. that is something they should have been done, that is something that we have as an organisation recognised and we have taken that fully on board. children's charities say lessons must be learned. some resolution needs to be found so that information is shared, but the other thing is that basic social work premise of questioning and having professional curiosity about what you are being told. elsie was treated here at the university hospital of wales on a number of occasions, but they didn't spot that her injury had been inflicted. now changes have been introduced to ensure that any child brought here under the age of two for an x—ray will be seen by a specialist who will assess whether the injury is not accidental. in all, nine recommendations have been made to prevent opportunities
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to save other children being missed in the future. sian lloyd, bbc news, cardiff. there have been international calls for restraint in zimbabwe as the nation to which the result of the disputed presidential election following yesterday's violence, in which at least six people were killed. police have sealed off the headquarters of the opposition movement for democratic change. 16 people there were reported to have been taken away. the winner of the presidential election is expected to be announced later tonight. the front runners are ever sent mnangagwa of the reigning zanu—pf party, and the party for democratic change. the ndc claims the zanu—pf
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have rigged the election. fertile keen reports from the capital of harare. this was his first public appearance since yesterday's violence. nelson chamisa had come to visit wounded people in hospital. but international pressure on him to help de—escalate the crisis seems to have had little effect. offered the chance to call for restraint from his supporters, this was his response. there is no reason for us to show our restraint because it's always been restrained. our people are peace loving. we have demonstrated several times. and we are peace loving people. zimba bwe's love peace but they have a very violent government. in the aftermath of death and injury, this was the normally bustling centre of harare today. soldiers had warned people to go home. this isn't the typical busy harare of a thursday afternoon. it's an apprehensive place. it's a city whose streets don't belong to the people today, but to men with batons and guns. at the headquarters of the opposition we found a stand—off.
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police arrested several people who had been taking refuge there since yesterday. the face of a prisoner. they were still seeking the surrender of more holding out inside. the government side has given mixed messages. some warning mdc leaders they face arrest, others appealing for restraint. but certainly it is supporters of the mdc led by nelson chamisa who cause the trouble. i am happy that our supporters exercised maximum restraint and were not involved, and i'm appealing to them to continue to exercise that. in the wake of the harare violence, pressure has mounted for an ininnocent declaration for the presidential result. —— imminent declaration. still the nation and world wait. do you accept that the longer this goes on, the more it looks particularly to opposition supporters that there is a fix? we do acknowledge, like they say, that the longer it takes, the more anxiety that is there among our citizens.
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but we need to do the whole process within the confines of the law. it is now reported there will be a result tonight. whoever wins, it won't end the tension here. feargal keane, bbc news, harare. joining me from zimbabwe is political activist, vimbaishe misvaburi, she stood as an independent candidate in zimba bwe's parliamentary elections. thank you forjoining us here on the bbc. thank you. how confident are you that these elections have been free and fair? i'm not confident at all. i can safely tell you that by the end of the night and the morning, i knewi the end of the night and the morning, i knew i had lost. so every
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candidate knows that they have one where they have lost by the end of the night. so i am quite sure that the night. so i am quite sure that the presidential —— both presidential candidates knew by the end of the night if they had won or lost, because the presidential discounted first before the other assemblies are counted, before the council is counted. so both of them had results by the end of the night. i was just had results by the end of the night. i wasjust wondering had results by the end of the night. i was just wondering why therefore has the result not been announced? the election was on monday. yes, i am wondering just as much because that goes to show that there aren't lots of things happening behind closed doors, lots of publication thatis closed doors, lots of publication that is going on. because the president shall results happen before the house assembly results. so definitely there is something
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fishy going on, and for timmy said to come out publicly to say he has won the election —— chamisa. from the polling stations. used it as an independent, but you support nelson chamisa who is at the forefront of the movement for democratic change. we know that there was a raid on their headquarters earlier today with the police saying it related to the violence that we are seeing on the violence that we are seeing on the streets of harare yesterday. was the streets of harare yesterday. was the mdc responsible for inciting the violence? i would not put it on the mdc alliance, because i haven't —— i am notan mdc alliance, because i haven't —— i am not an mdc alliance person, but i am not an mdc alliance person, but i am just as anxious as everyone in zimbabwe is. what we have gone through in the past years in
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zimbabwe, ican through in the past years in zimbabwe, i can safely tell you that if people were not on the street, which they were, it's because they we re which they were, it's because they were anxious about whether... young people who are tired and fed up of the system, and they want change. they are tired of being on the streets. and chamisa mentioned that these people do not need to be called on the street, they live on the streets because they're unemployed. harare was quiet today because people are scared, they've been chased out and shot, some people are dead, we have lost lives because the army got involved. but these people... there is undoubted support for the mdc amongst young people, as you say, and on the streets of harare. but in rural areas, there still remains a huge amount of support for zanu—pf?|j
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areas, there still remains a huge amount of support for zanu-pf? i can tell you might home area belongs to zanu—pf. i have family all around there, i can tell you personally that people are set to shut up. i didn't vote there and i didn't witness what happened at the polling stations, but i can safely tell you that the people in the midlands definitely do not want zanu—pf any more. but zanu—pf one. definitely do not want zanu—pf any more. but zanu-pf one. if emerson mnangagwa wins and is declared the president this evening, will you support him or will the people of zimbabwe get behind him?|j support him or will the people of zimbabwe get behind him? i can't quite talk about supporting because really at the end of the day, if a
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presidential candidate has one, myself as an individual cannot say anything against that. i still need to live in the five—year term. but what i am sure of is that chamisa wins, there will definitely be a celebration here in zimbabwe, because we are waiting change. yes mnangagwa promises he has a way to bring change. but unfortunately the new dispensation, as we decided to speak as young people in the streets, i say we because a number of young people on the streets have witnessed something that has never ever happened even during the robert mak abe regime. it never happened. people are killed and shot at, and we lose lives. if something happening now while mnangagwa was in
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power. it leaves a lot of questions for us young people, who will —— would we accept the winner if this had not happened? but right now we are not safe, we are not safe. we have to leave it there, but we are grateful for your time. have to leave it there, but we are gratefulfor your time. thank have to leave it there, but we are grateful for your time. thank you for talking to us here on bbc news. thank you so much. the headlines on bbc news. the bank of england raises interest rates, for only the second time in a decade. the increase to 0.75% will see some homeowners pay higher mortgages. keeping the peace in zimbabwe, a new president could be announced this evening, following the disputed election. she was murdered by her adoptive father, now, a review finds chances were missed to save 18—month—old elsie skully—hicks. sport now, and for a full round up,
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from the bbc sport centre, here's chris mitchell. good evening. the hockey world cup in london has reached the quarter final stage. england are in action right now against the world's number one side the netherlands. earlier ireland produced another shock victory to book their place in the semi—finals. the second lowest ranked side in the competition, who are playing in their first world cup for 16 years, beat india 3—1 on penalties, chloe watkins scoring the winning penalty to put ireland through to their first ever world cup semifinal where they'll play spain. england versus the netherlands has
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just kicked off. and i can tell you no score as of yet. two very good defensive teams, but there is a mismatch there. we will talk to there. the first test between england and india is beautifully poised after the second day in birmingham. india made 274 all out in reply to england's 287, with captain virat kohli scoring a brilliant century. at the close, england were 9—1 in their second innings, a lead of 22. patrick gearey reports. it used to take time to make progress in birmingham. it still does on occasion, but one juggernaut had been advancing quicker than expected. your coley and coat arrived hoping to drive home their advantage. shot five to —— job one took five minutes. a total 287, but:‘s day was just beginning. it
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all but:‘s day was just beginning. it a ll started but:‘s day was just beginning. it all started with second look, current thought he had an lbw. the empire wouldn't give it to him, so england asked for proof, and khan was out. no need for technology this time, he was followed by a dhawan. alerted by cohen, a baby faced 20—year—old maturing with every ball. 0ver 20—year—old maturing with every ball. over to india's skipper. in 76-3 at ball. over to india's skipper. in 76—3 at lunch with their captain and superstar at the crease. but these aren't the swinging conditions where he has been questioned before. initially england went around him, rahane initially england went around him, ra hane the first initially england went around him, rahane the first of four, and enthralling spell from ben stokes. he will miss the first test as he is in court, seeming to put it all into every delivery. dinesh khan is 100 test wicket, but coley was the one he wanted. be ready, it takes long minutes to take this chance. this moment... to regret not taking that. every run would not be a torture for
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him, having been dropped on 21, indians‘s captain... the superstar and survivor went on to make one of the more regard —— from workable hundreds of aramark rubel career. he finished on 149, his team only 13 ru ns finished on 149, his team only 13 runs behind. england lost alastair cook before the close. the day finishing as it started with an english wicket, symmetry in a test match of incredible velocity. burnley are 1—0 up over aberdeen in the second leg of their europa league second round qualifying tie. chris wood with goal afterjust six minutes, but in the last few moments, aberdeen have equalised. teenager lewis ferguson with a spectacular goal. it's now 1—1, the same score as it finished in the first leg. rangers are defending a slender 1—0 lead from the first leg
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against croatian side ns 0sijek. no goals so far at ibrox. hibernian took a 3—2 lead to greece to take on asteras tripolis and they extended their advantage through john mcginn's goal before half time. but the greek side have levelled the match, which means that is now 4—3 on aggregate. here's a look at all the games involving british sides this evening. these games concerned the english sides. and scottish sides. you are fully up—to—date with that. the first day of the women's british 0pen is well underway, the fourth major of the year on the women's tour at royal lytham and st anne's. minjee lee of australia leads. but england's georgia hall has put a great round together and is in a tie for third, the best placed brit.
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she had a bogey—free round and shot five birdies in her 67 highlights are on bbc two later tonight. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10:30pm. we look forward to that, thank you. a 20—year—old man from north london has been arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts. detectives from the metropolitan police counterterrorism command assisted by the metropolitan police firearms command, carried out it preplanned operation to arrest this man in the northwest london area at around 6:30pm this evening. he has been held under the police and criminal evidence act, and is in custody at a police station in south london. butjust to repeat that, a
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20—year—old man from northwest london has been arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts. apple has become the first publicly—listed us company to be valued at $1 trillion. back in october 2001, when apple launched its first ipod, the company had a market value of $6 billion. six years later came the revolutionary iphone, which transformed the company's fortunes. then, apple was worth $106 billion. but, as the iphone developed under stevejobs, and by the time he was succeeded as chief executive by tim cook in 2011, the company had grown to a market value of $624 billion. last september, when the iphone x was launched, apple's value stood at $796 billion. and today, it's become the world's first public company to be worth $1 trillion, beating its silicon valley rivals like amazon and microsoft. 0ur north america technology reporterjoins us live
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from san francisco. dave, i think what i have just been saying it gives you a sense of thinks credible journey that apple has been to get to this journey. how did he get there? when you go through all these figures, at various times in the timeline, people have been writing off apple, saying they will not have the same success they have been seeing. but as we've seen time and time again, new products has burned them forward. they trust the $1 trillion mark in new york on thursday, today, and that's because in the most recent future, they managed to get people to pay more for their iphones, which has been a runaway success. last year they released an iphone that was $999, and what it
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means is the average price of the iphone has gone up significantly, even though the numbers of iphones sold has gone down, they've also been able to diversify what they do. it's not just about smartphones any more, they now have apple music, cloud services, apple pay that people are using, and that diversification on us as much as the iphone's success, is what has investors so excited, it shows that apple is not just investors so excited, it shows that apple is notjust a smartphone company. between all those factors, thatis company. between all those factors, that is what has brought them over this remarkable milestone. will he keep powering on, or are there hurdles ahead? there are hurdles ahead, i've spoken to a few analysts today about what if anything can stop apple in this near—term. competition from cheaper companies in china could potentially eat into apple's bottom line. longer term, if we talk more broadly, apple's success right now is very reliant on
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how it's been able to be the dominant company of the smartphone era. no one is quite sure what the next era will be for personal computing, whether it be devices we wear or ai, computing, whether it be devices we wearorai, or computing, whether it be devices we wear or al, or various different types of computing. everyone is trying to figure out what that is, and apple will be doing that, as well. they are relying on their brains in the headquarters near where i am to figure out. hopefully they can be on top of the computing industry for some time, but predicting the future is not easy, and they will need to do that if they want to retain the value we see today. thank you very much, dave lee. it has now turned quite warm across the uk, even northern parts of scotland. temperatures are in the mid—20s. there is some cloud heading our way, already across northern ireland, scotland and the northwest of england. are expecting some rain. crossing this way over the country
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the next 24 hours, only on and off rain, not lasting for too long. it is going to be a very mild night, very warm, temperatures in the south in the high teens, similar values further north. whether you in scotla nd further north. whether you in scotland or on the south coast of england, it will be a warm and muggy night. tomorrow the heat wave continues across the southeast, temperatures will be in excess of 30 degrees. we will see a spell of rain across yorkshire, south of the weather front is hot, across yorkshire, south of the weatherfront is hot, north across yorkshire, south of the weather front is hot, north of the weather front is hot, north of the weather front is much weather front is hot, north of the weatherfront is much more co mforta ble, weatherfront is much more comfortable, temperatures will be typically in the low 20s. that father —— hot weather will continue into next week, the north will be a bit fresher. hello, this is bbc news.
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the headlines: for only the second time in a decade, the bank of england has raised interest rates. the rise to 0.75% will make some mortgages and loans more expensive, but savings accounts should grow. keeping the peace in zimbabwe, a new president could be announced this evening following the disputed election. a report finds chances were missed to 18—month—old baby elsie scully—hicks, who was murdered by her father, just two weeks after he adopted her. i'm andre, and i have a smartphone. i'm kirsten, and i have a smartphone. i'mjake, and i have a smartphone. i'm allison, and i'm too small. how digital devices have transformed all our lives and how we communicate as a report finds we're becoming increasingly dependent on them. holiday—makers going abroad are
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warned to prepare for extreme heat. many parts of europe are hitting temperatures into the 40s. and almost throwing away millions. the couple that mistakenly ripped their winning lottery ticket in two. more now on the rise in interest rates. the bank of england has put them up to 0.75%. that's the highest they've been since 2009. it means our mortgages, loans and savings could increase. and the governor, mark carney, has said people should expect more "limited" and "gradual" rate rises over the coming years. he's been speaking to our business editor, simonjack. some will say we've got pretty weak growth in the uk. you've got a trade war going on around the bigger economic superpowers around the world
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and you have the huge uncertainty of brexit around the corner. this is not the ideal moment for this. why don't you wait? well, a couple of things. 0n the first point of relatively weak growth, actually we have growth in the uk that's around the speed limit. it's a little faster than the speed limit. it goes back to we used to be able to run the machine at 3% growth. now it's around 1.5% growth. so this is more the new normal, at least for a period of time. the second thing is without question there are these uncertainties. brexit dominates all the other uncertainties. and i think we are all hoping that by the end of the year, there'll be much more clarity about the future relationship and there will be a smooth transition to whatever that relationship is. there are a variety of scenarios that can happen with brexit. we don't have enough time to go through them all. but in many of those scenarios, interest rates should be at least at these levels. and so this decision
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is consistent with that. in those scenarios, where interest rates should be lower, then the mpc, which meets eight times a year, i'm confident would take the right decision to adjust inflation rates at that time. people will want to know, this interest rate is the first one above half a percent in nearly a decade, how many more should they prepare themselves for? well, we have been saying, and i'm happy to repeat it, that this is not the world precrisis. this is not the world where we're on the road to interest rates being 5%, which is what the average was for the bank rate since this institution was put in place in 1694. we view that it is a limited amount of rate increases at a very gradual pace, the level of interest rates consistent with staying in the speed limit, people getting ahead,
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and wages growing faster than inflation, is much lower than it was previously. i don't want to be tied down... 2%, 3%, where are we headed? the outside band of that is in the 2—3% range, but there are factors in the uk which means it is lower than that. let me answer it this way. if you take what financial markets think, which is about one interest rate increase a year, of a quarter of 1% per year for the next few years, you more or less hit key inflation targets on the horizon. it's actually a little too little, but not much too little. so i think... people want a rule of thumb. for now, i would use that with the caveat, which is the same caveat for virtually any economic conversation you have in this country for the next six months, is will it depend on what happens with brexit discussions? so will today's increase benefit savers? anna bowes is the director of savings champion, which compares the best options for saving your money. earlier, she told me that it's not guaranteed. they should see some benefit, but
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not everybody. i am afraid there is not everybody. i am afraid there is no one rule fits all here. the last rate roughly stop back in november, about 50% of the variable—rate savings accounts did not seek a rise at all. so that is a huge number, and therefore savers cannot just sit back and expect the interest they are earning to rise by zero 25%. in fa ct, are earning to rise by zero 25%. in fact, the average easy access account rate has only risen by 0.9% from before the base rate rise to now, which before today and in its rise, so that was very much less than the rise last time. so the situation for people is unique be vigilant to see what you are earning and see if you can earn more elsewhere. just to clarify a query that has been sent to us via twitter, one of our viewers has
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asked our banks and building societies under any legal obligation to pass a rate rise on? from what you're saying, the answer is clearly no. the answer is no. they can do whatever they feel is right there business. that will not always the best thing for their clients, unfortunately. the good news is that there are some providers who need savour's money more than others and they will be paying it much greater interest rates. cne to look around for. so if the rate you are on was to rise for the full 0.25%, it only ends up it happened per se, so it's risen up from 25% to zero 25%. that is uncompetitive. it is really important to understand the interest rate you are earning and understand what it might be after the effects of the base rate rise take effect, because it will not happen
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immediately and the very least, we normally start seeing rates increasing from the beginning of the following month or so probably from the 1st of september. they could ta ke the 1st of september. they could take a bit longer. there was you know what you are earning, shop around and have a look and see what other rates are out there and see if you could be doing better because it is really important to earn as much interest as you can. their record low levels of saving at the moment. is there any evidence at all that a small rise of the one we have seen to date has any effect on people's behaviour? well, it's a positive step, soi behaviour? well, it's a positive step, so i do not think it is going to catalyst it really makes a huge difference, but positive news is always good to met people think well, maybe there is more reason. the problem is people do not simply have the money to save it. so it is notjust have the money to save it. so it is not just about them not wanting to save and not being interested, they might not have any money to say, especially if they have got loans and mortgage that are going to go up. if they are not on a fixed rate
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because of this base rate rise. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn is believed to be facing opposition to his plans to deliver a speech at the jewish museum in an attempt to defuse the row about anti—semitism in the party. officials at the venue in london have described the situation as "delicate" and they are seeking clarification about the speech. what we understand is that the jewish museum was approached by the labour party to be used as a venue for some kind of labour event. we were told it was a speech. the labour party hasn't confirmed whether or not it was a speech, but what we now understand is that thejewish museum has said that it's in discussions with the labour party about an event next week. it had been rumoured that this event was supposed to be tomorrow, but now it seems to be next week. now the jewish museum, we understand, has been trying
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to seek clarification from the labour party about what this event would be about. what they have said is that they would be open to hosting an event that was about genuine healing dialogue between thejewish community and the labour party. but we've heard today from jewish community groups who aren't very happy about a jewish venue being used for a speech byjeremy corbyn. one group told us that they saw this as a stunt. we've heard from people who've been saying to us thatjeremy corbyn hasn't engaged in dialogue with members of thejewish community and that he hasn't talked to them about labour's code of conduct, which has been particularly controversial. we've also heard from the campaign against anti—semitism today which is that whatever happens, whether or not there is a speech or there isn't a speech, they see jeremy corbyn as an anti—semite. anti—semitism today, which has said that whatever happens, whether there is a speech or there isn't a speech, they see jeremy corbyn that's something that certainly the labour party would disagree with. the way we interact with technology has changed
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dramatically in the last decade. nearly eight out of ten people now own a smartphone, and according to a new report by the communications regulator, 0fcom, we're now becoming increasingly dependent on them. t‘s estimated the average person checks their phone, every 12 minutes, with 40% of us taking a look within five minutes of waking up in the morning. but for the first time ever, the number of calls made on mobiles has fallen. instead we're turning to messaging services like whatsapp and facebook messenger to keep in touch. rory cellan—jones has been to meet one family, to see how technology has changed their lives. dad, what you doing? making some crazy music for instagram. meet the family and a home full of smartphones and tablets which have transformed the way they live. i have a smartphone. i'm kirsten, i have a smartphone. i'm alice and i'm too small. dad, how do you your smart phone?
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i use it to check e—mail and text messages. how has it changed your life? made me become a more independent person, i am visually impaired so i with use my phone to do more tasks than i could previously and it enables me to navigate safely. mum, how do you use yours? i use it to wake me up, tell us the weather so we can plan our day and do all the shopping don't have to drag you guys round the supermarket every week. andre makes a living from composing music, the technology for visually impaired people on smartphones has given him a whole new way of working. and 2.28. but 0fcom says we have all become dependent all become dependent on our phones over the last decade. the average person spends 2 hours and 20 minutes a day on their phone. 71% of users say they never turn it off, while 78% say they couldn't live without it. this report shows that generally we are pretty happy with the changes smartphones have brought particularly the ability to connect, but we are concerned about how much we use them and there
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are questions of good manners. should you be checking your phone at the dinner table? well, nearly everybody over a certain age thinks that is right out, but the under 35, well, round half of them are ok with that. and are there any rules about how we use our phones? there are rules, you are not allowed to use it outside of the house, we do not use our phones at the table. and you are not allowed to use it for overa certain amount of time each day. the family rules do allow everyone to multitask on phones and tablets in front of the tv. up and down the country, we are all deciding what are good manners for the smartphone era. the headlines on bbc news: the bank of england raises interest rates for only the second time in a decade.
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the increase to 0.75% will see some homeowners pay higher mortgages. but savings accounts should grow. keeping the peace in zimbabwe, a new president could be announced this evening following the disputed election. a review finds chances were missed to save 18—month—old elsie skully—hicks, who was murdered by her adoptive father in 2016. an update on the market numbers for you. here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states, this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. it's been estimated the cost of upgrading the transport network in the north of england is £100 billion by 2050. a cross—party group of mps and members of the house of lords have written to the chancellor, saying the investment is vital, to prevent future generations enduring the misery some commuters now face.
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there have been several weeks of rail disruption and criticism of the transport secretary chris grayling. here'sjudith moritz. running smoothly into bradford today, but a summer of misery has earned this train service the nickname northern fail. frustrated by delays and cancellations, some have accused the transport secretary of having his head in the clouds. today, chris grayling was at the airport, opening a redevelopment at leeds bradford, but the questions he faces were about trains. myjob is to deliver the best possible transport system. and you're not doing it at the moment. well, we have got a challenge this summer, with a timetable that's gone wrong because of an infrastructure project that's gone wrong. myjob is to sort that out. i don't run engineering projects, myjob is to sort out problems when they arise. it shouldn't have happened. today, more than 80 mps and peers called for a £100 billion boost for transport in the north of england and for the proposed northern powerhouse rail scheme to be brought forward. we have an amazing capital, in which there is a transport
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system that is 24/7, it works for big businesses, small business, for families and communities, and we would like to have the same opportunity to realise our potential in the north of england. bradford is highlighted as a city that would especially benefit from the northern powerhouse rail project. the argument being by improving connections here, the city's particularly young workforce would see the creation of another 15,000 jobs. that would be welcomed by companies like this one in shipley. they make components for the aerospace industry. 75 people work here, including josh, who joined straight from university, and moved house because commuting by train was impossible. i've tried getting here from york, from the other side of leeds, and from sheffield, all three of which were an absolute nightmare. relying on public transport was intermittent at best and expensive. so it got to the point where you thought, "i'm
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going to have to relocate?" yeah. josh gave up on trains and now drives in, but plenty of commuters don't have the choice, and short of having their own powers of flight, there are many dreaming of a trouble free transport network. judith moritz, bbc news, bradford. holiday—makers heading to spain and portugal are being warned to be prepared for extreme heat because record temperatures are expected on mainland europe in the coming days. the current record is 48 degrees celsius, which was measured in athens more than 40 years ago. chris fawkes has the details. high temperatures in spain and portugal are not unusual at this time of year in the summer, but what is to come over the next few days is extreme and perhaps record—breaking. portugal is set to have its hottest temperatures for years, possibly exceeding its record of 47.4 celsius, and spain can also
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set a new national record if highs go above 47.3 celsius. so how are people they're coping with the heat? translation: the best way to deal with the he is to avoid it the height of the day. find some it shade, is a matter of common sense. i have been drinking plenty of water. i have found shade where i can and i'm trying to relax in the shade but definitelyjust stay hydrated. the summer has already seen a number of temperature records smashed across the northern hemisphere, and now it looks like it might be europe's turn. over the next few days, an area of low pressure satjust to the west of morocco is going to stop the cooler atlantic airs from reaching spain and portugal and instead, air that was already heated from southern france has drifted across spain and portugal and it stagnates here, the winds fall
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light, and that allows temperatures to build up day by day. we are likely to see temperatures peak at around 47 degrees, that will challenge the national records for spain and portugal. if we get to 48 degrees, it would make it europe's hottest day ever on record. to add to a list of records we've already seen this year, japan and south korea have already set new national temperature records, and algeria has equalled their temperature record with highs of 51 degrees. the big question is, will europe be next? climate change is shifting the odds in favour of heatwaves becoming more frequent. extreme heatwaves can turn deadly. during the heatwave of 2003 that set the uk temperature record of 38.5 celsius in faversham in kent and the french record of 44.1 celsius, it is estimated the extreme heat killed 35,000 people in europe. over the next few days, another concern is that high temperatures could trigger thunderstorms, which may not bring much in the way of rain, but lightning may bring the threat
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of igniting wildfires. if you are heading to the heat, the advice is to keep out of the midday sun and stay well hydrated. we spoke to alan frost who lives just outside benidorm, and asked him just how unusual the weather is there. that is about 8:45pm here in the temperature is still in the low 30s. going into a very hot night time. during the day, we have had temperatures just about hitting the 40 degrees mark. but it is expected in the next few days to go higher again. it is pretty hot. you have lived in spain i understand for 11 yea rs. lived in spain i understand for 11 years. how does this summer compared to previous summers you have known? is probably one of the hottest. five
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yea rs, is probably one of the hottest. five years, maybe, ago, we had a few days where it actually hit 44 degrees but we we re where it actually hit 44 degrees but we were halfway up the mountain and inland a little, where you really would expect brochures to be a little bit higher. but yeah, it is certainly a lot hotter and we are feeling the heat, but it is better than the rain. indeed, it looks like you are having to sit on the floor is so hot at! well, yeah. we had a very hot summer here, but have you think holiday—makers coming over from the uk are going to find it?|j think they have had a little taste of it with their hot summer but i think it is going to get probably to them a little. what they have to do is remember, as you said earlier, keep out of the midday sun, make sure you drink fluids and i probably drank about five l of water a day. to try and keep the hydration up.
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when i am not, i am buried to try and keep the hydration up. when i am not, iam buried in a local bar at the pineapple bark, have the odd soft drink. in the evening, i might have a or two. any keep you have —— had to keep air conditioning on? yes, although sometimes it is better to have the windows open and have a little trap blowing through as well is that of the air. the air—conditioning can ta ke the air. the air—conditioning can take her temperature around the body temperatures and play around with you. you go outside from an air—conditioned place and into the heat, and you really struggle with it. allan frost open to us from spain. it's the stuff of dreams, and nightmares. you match all the numbers on euromillions, but you're told it's not a winning ticket, so it's chucked in a bin. then you find out it is a winning ticket. well, that's exactly what happened to a couple from aberdeenshire. lorna gordon has the story, and there are some flashing images. celebrating the win that almost never was. fred and lesley higgins are nearly £60 million richer,
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even though a shop assistant initially threw their ticket away by mistake. he checked it, he tore the ticket up in half, he put it in the bin, and then the machine printed out the little sort of winning slip you normally get when you win the lottery, but no figures on it, itjust said, contact lottery headquarters. the couple kept their ticket hidden in an envelope at home while their claim was investigated, confident the lottery would pay out. and i had written on the envelope in red letters, "money worries over!" holding his hands up to his mistake, the 18—year—old who had been behind the counter, he never thought they would win that much, and he was relieved the winnings came through. i didn't find out till last night, so to hear it was 57 million, it was just amazing, and for a local couple, it's even better. i don't even pay £50 or £100, never mind 58 million.
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the higgins had dreamed of winning big on the lottery. now they have, new hobbies, homes abroad and rare malt whiskeys are among their plans for the future. lorna gordon, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. thomas has the details. it was high across the east anglia in the southeast today. the hot air streaming in from the seven clippings clipping southeastern parts of the uk. this is where the heat wave is whereas in the northwest to, you have a fresher air coming off the north atlantic. not going to be quite as hot in northern ireland and scotland. in fact, quite a lot of cloud here. that means it will also be some rain this evening in western isles and perhaps central parts of scotland, too, and also up a separate area of rainfall here affecting the irish sea and the lake
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district. it is going to be very mild, warm night. 17 in london, looks like 15 or 16 further north. monkey for all of us first thing on friday. there will be some rain across your during the course in the middle of the day for a time at least. to the south, some heat with temperatures here in excess of 30 celsius, possibly as high as 32 in london. but in belfast, newcastle, the lowlands of scotland, talking co mforta ble the lowlands of scotland, talking comfortable low 20s and the sunshine as well. so looking find. here is saturday's map. high pressure builds from the atlantic. this is called the azores heights, because it developed from the azores. a lot of dry weather across most of england and wales. scotland might catch a couple of showers. we have the wind blowing out the season that means more cloud in moisture and the possibility of a couple of rain showers and also cooler in glasgow,
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18 in belfast, 18 or nothing in london, just around 30 or so. file underfor london, just around 30 or so. file under for england and wales sunday, a beautiful sunny day here. very hot with temperatures in the high 20s and getting up to 30 again. look at that in the western isles, you have fresh conditions coming in, a bit more cloud in spots of rain. this is monday and now, so a bit more u nsettled monday and now, so a bit more unsettled in the northwest. monday, still that he was continues across the southeast and the midlands, temperatures in the high 20s or around 30 degrees. here is a reminder of sunday into monday, hot and the south and a lot fresher with and the south and a lot fresher with a bit more cloud in the north. hello, i'm karin giannone, this is 0utside source. we're expecting results from zimba bwe's presidential election to be released very soon, but the oppostion leader is already claiming victory. in all the constituencies where my mps were, i won. overall i have a majority vote.
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from deadly heatwaves in korea, forest fires in california, to record temperatues in europe, much of the northern hemisphere is feeling the heat in unprecedented extreme weather. we'll be asking why. apple becomes the first us company to be valued at one $1 trillion, buoyed by better than expected financial results earlier this week. and we'll be in new orleans at a conference of democratic party grassroots activists, where potential presidential candidates will be making their case for taking on donald trump in 2020.
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