inflation rises again, hitting another 30 year high — driven by a rise in the price of clothing, energy, and food. it means further pressure on many households to make ends meet — with more rises to the cost of living expected. i can't afford to live as it is. i'm getting rid of my car because i can't afford to keep it any longer. i'm happy to get buses and stuff moving forward. we'll bring you all the latest. also this lunchtime. prince charles�* charity, the prince's foundation, is investigated by police over claims of cash for honours russia claims it's withdrawn more troops after months of tension over ukraine, but there's some scepticism from western leaders. a covid jab is to be offered

to children aged 5—11 in scotland, following a similar decision this week by wales. and as parts of the uk brace themselves for storm dudley, we look at the impact of winter storms on our forests and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel. no fairytale finish for dave ryding in the men's slalom in beijing as great britain's hunt for a winter olympics medal continues. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. inflation, the rate at which prices rise, has gone up again — putting more pressure on households grappling with the rising cost of living. the office for national statistics says it reached 5.5% in the 12 months to january, meaning it's at its highest level for nearly 30 years. it's been driven up mainly

by the cost of clothes and footwear, as well as rising energy and fuel costs. earlier this month, the bank of england raised interest rates in an effort to slow inflation and it signalled that more increases were on the way. here's our economics correspondent, andy verity. leo has too demanding jobs, and being a busy mum of three, and working as a care worker. it is round—the—clock. six. working as a care worker. it is round-the-clock._ working as a care worker. it is round-the-clock. six o'clock every mornin: , round-the-clock. six o'clock every morning, sometimes _ round-the-clock. six o'clock every morning, sometimes half- round-the-clock. six o'clock every morning, sometimes half past - round-the-clock. six o'clock everyl morning, sometimes half past five, and sometimes i don't get home until ten o'clock of a night. we are going ice skating with church next week. the thought when your wages are going in the bank, you think you have this month left a budget with the rest of the month. she have this month left a budget with the rest of the month.— the rest of the month. she didn't need official— the rest of the month. she didn't need official figures _ the rest of the month. she didn't need official figures to _ the rest of the month. she didn't need official figures to show - the rest of the month. she didn't need official figures to show how| need official figures to show how prices are rising faster than in 30 years. prices are rising faster than in 30 ears. ~ ., y . ~ prices are rising faster than in 30 ears. ~ ., , ., ~ years. we were only talking last week at morris _ years. we were only talking last week at morris dancing - years. we were only talking last week at morris dancing about i years. we were only talking last | week at morris dancing about the price of beams and another lady said to me, these have gone up by 16p ocana. everything has shot up in price. all of staple foods like

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of gas for example is up 28%. liquid fuels like propane are up 47%, and petrol is close to a record high. i can't afford to live as it is. i'm getting rid of my car because i can't afford to keep any longer. i'm happy to get buses and stuff moving forward. it happy to get buses and stuff moving forward. ., ., ., ., ., forward. it would have gone to half a tank, forward. it would have gone to half a tank. and — forward. it would have gone to half a tank, and it's _ forward. it would have gone to half a tank, and it'sjust _ forward. it would have gone to half a tank, and it'sjust over _ forward. it would have gone to half a tank, and it'sjust over a - forward. it would have gone to half a tank, and it'sjust over a quarterl a tank, and it'sjust over a quarter now, _ a tank, and it'sjust over a quarter now. so— a tank, and it'sjust over a quarter now. so i— a tank, and it'sjust over a quarter now. so i only— a tank, and it'sjust over a quarter now, so i only put £20 in obviously, but that _ now, so i only put £20 in obviously, but that is— now, so i only put £20 in obviously, but that is how it is going to be. you are — but that is how it is going to be. you are frightened to use them now. the price _ you are frightened to use them now. the price of— you are frightened to use them now. the price of petrol is now feeding through to other prices with the average price of goods up by no lesser than 7.2%.— average price of goods up by no lesser than 7.2%. prices are rising and inflation _ lesser than 7.2%. prices are rising and inflation is _ lesser than 7.2%. prices are rising and inflation is going _ lesser than 7.2%. prices are rising and inflation is going to _ lesser than 7.2%. prices are rising and inflation is going to increase l and inflation is going to increase to its highest rate in over 30 years. today it is 5.5%. we expect it to get to 7% later this year. that means working households will face the biggest fall in real income for over 30 years as well. in 1970s, the cost of — for over 30 years as well. in 1970s, the cost of living _ for over 30 years as well. in 1970s, the cost of living was _ for over 30 years as well. in 1970s, the cost of living was measured - for over 30 years as well. in 1970s, the cost of living was measured by| the cost of living was measured by the cost of living was measured by the retail prices index, still used

to operate many private pensions. on that old—fashioned measure, it's rising even faster, by 8.5%. in the city, traders now fully expect the bank of england to raise interest rates again next month to try to dampen an inflationary inferno fuelled by the price of petrol. the metropolitan police say they've launched an investigation into cash—for—honours allegations linked to the prince of wales's charity, the prince's foundation. in a statement, the force said the investigation related to allegations that "offers of help" were made to secure honours and citizenship for a saudi national. with me is our royal correspondent, daniela relph. this is proving a tricky week for the royal family and this this is proving a tricky week for the royalfamily and this morning the royalfamily and this morning the metropolitan police announced this new investigation under the honours act. police say this follows an assessment of a letter that was written in september 2021 and now

newspaper reports say late last year that the letter was written by michael fawcett, a key and trusted aide of prince charles and chief executive of the the prince's foundation which ran a lot of the charity work. michael fawcett resigned from the role in november last year. in that letter, the sunday times and mail on sunday, said that michael fawcett had offered to help secure british citizenship and an honorary knighthood for a saudi businessman who had been offering financial support to a number of restoration projects that the prince of wales was working on. the metropolitan police investigation will now focus on whether there is any link to the money being offered and the honorary knighthood and the british citizenship. the metropolitan police say their special inquiry team has contacted those believed to hold relevant information and liaised with the the prince's foundation. at this point nobody has been interviewed under caution and there has not been any arrests. a spokesman for prince charles this afternoon has reiterated his previous statement on this matter,

which says that the prince of wales had no knowledge of the alleged offer of honours of british citizenship on the basis of donations to his charities. well, there are questions today about whether prince andrew will ever return to a role in public life, after he reached an out of court settlement with a woman who'd accused him of sexual assault. no details of the payout to virginia guiffre have been made public. the duke of york, who has always denied the allegations, has accepted that ms giuffre suffered as a victim of abuse — and he said he regretted his association with the sex offender, jeffrey epstein. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. within windsor castle where the queen is based and among royal officials there is an absolute determination to say nothing at all about prince andrew or the out—of—court settlement he has reached with virginia giuffre. however, the questions are not going away. first, how much is andrew having to pay? different newspapers

have different figures. 10 million or 12 million arejust have different figures. 10 million or 12 million are just two of them. andrew is thought not to have that sort of spare cash. all of which raises the questions are whether the queen and possibly even other family members like the prince of wales will have to step in to subsidise andrew. ii will have to step in to subsidise andrew. . �* will have to step in to subsidise andrew. . . ., ., ., andrew. if prince andrew had to go to the queen _ andrew. if prince andrew had to go to the queen to _ andrew. if prince andrew had to go to the queen to help _ andrew. if prince andrew had to go to the queen to help out _ andrew. if prince andrew had to go to the queen to help out with - andrew. if prince andrew had to go to the queen to help out with his . to the queen to help out with his settlement fee, i don't think she would be short of money because most of her money comes from her semi private duchy of lancaster which is a portfolio land which brings rental income and last year brought in around £23 million on the year before that another £20 million. it seems inconceivable that any public money from the sovereign grant would be used, but already there are calls for greater transparency from the palace. for greater transparency from the alace. �* . for greater transparency from the alace. �* , ., ., ., ., palace. andrew is going to have to confirm that _ palace. andrew is going to have to confirm that the _ palace. andrew is going to have to confirm that the public _ palace. andrew is going to have to confirm that the public haven't - palace. andrew is going to have to | confirm that the public haven't paid this because that threatens to have wider implications for the royal family. they cannot be seen to be funding his miscreant behaviour. for

andrew, the threat of a damaging court case has been avoided, but a number of questions remain. the secretary—general of the western alliance nato has warned of contradictory messages from russia over its intentions in ukraine, despite claims from moscow that it's withdrawing some forces from the border. jens stoltenberg said russia appeared to be continuing its military build—up, although the fact it was still open to diplomacy was grounds for cautious optimism. today, moscow indicated it was withdrawing some troops from crimea, the part of ukraine annexed by russia in 2014. our correspondent, james waterhouse, sent this report from kyiv. new footage from russia's defence ministry, but does it change anything? the site of military hardware leaving crimea and an announcement of troops doing the same will be met with cautious optimism. this is the second carefully crafted statement from moscow in as many days after yesterday's claim that some forces

were moving away from the ukrainian border. as nato considers its next move, the alliance's boss is still preparing for the worst. we have heard the sounds from moscow about readiness to continue diplomatic efforts, but so far we have not seen any de—escalation on the ground. on the contrary, it appears that russia continues the military build—up. for western allies there is still an unanswered question. is this just a show or part of a meaningful de—escalation? that is not normal military exercising. you don't surround the country with 60% of the whole of russia's land forces on its borders if you are just going for an exercise. on a day when some intelligence officials and newspapers predicted that an invasion would happen, ukraine's government took a different approach, announcing wednesday as a day of unity, a defiant display of national colours.

translation: many were saying that this is the day _ when putin will attack, but we came to the biggest stadium with the biggest flag and showed we are not afraid. we will not go anywhere for here. we will stand here for our land and the land of our ancestors. translation: today we need to show . everyone that it is impossible to - scare us, that we are confident in ourselves, in our people and our strength. some are also, as this sign states, praying for ukraine to have its identity recognised by its bigger neighbour. it has been a week of contrast. on monday we had some western countries telling their citizens to leave ukraine. since then, we have seen possible first signs of de—escalation but no one here is

getting carried away. these eight years of russian aggression have been anything but predictable. both russia and the west say the diplomatic door is still open, but ukraine's president has told the bbc he thinks moscow's announcements are just statements which have happened for years. joint exercises between russia and belarus are still very much in focus to the north, despite the claims that those russian forces will also go home once they have finished. defence ministers are meeting in brussels and there for us now is our correspondent, jonathan beale. scepticism amongst many nato members amongst the claims of russian withdrawal.— amongst the claims of russian withdrawal. yes, i think deep is scepticism _ withdrawal. yes, i think deep is scepticism what _ withdrawal. yes, i think deep is scepticism what i _ withdrawal. yes, i think deep is scepticism what i would - withdrawal. yes, i think deep is scepticism what i would say - withdrawal. yes, i think deep is| scepticism what i would say and withdrawal. yes, i think deep is - scepticism what i would say and jens stoltenberg making clear the picture they got was russia continuing to build up its military forces, enough military force to still invade

ukraine if president putin decided to. i think it's a case of once bitten, twice shy. remember, last yearthe bitten, twice shy. remember, last year the west saw russia build up its forces on the ukrainian border and then withdraw some of them, but they left equipment behind and each time they have reset their military posture higher. so that is why nato defence ministers here are discussing their own military posture. if you remember after 2014 and the invasion of crimea, nato put in battle groups of 1000 troops each in battle groups of 1000 troops each in the baltic states in poland and are talking about doing the same in places like romania, bulgaria, hungary, slovakia, so they are looking at their own defence posture. as to when they do that, that will depend on what russia does next. they are still hoping that dialogue will continue. jonathan, thank you _ the public inquiry into the wrongful conviction of post office branch managers has heard testimony from a man wrongly arrested, charged and sentenced to three years in jail — after he was accused

of stealing more than £200,000. more than 700 people received wrongful criminal convictions because of the faulty horizon system — the most widespread miscarriage ofjustice in british legal history. the government said the inquiry would ensure the same mistakes would not be repeated. colletta smith has been following the story. harjinder butoy�*s life was irreparably damaged in 2007 by the post office. today he has told the public inquiry some of the consequences he is still living with. i've been applying forjobs ever since i left prison. with no luck. moving on to personal impact, what has been a psychological impact on you, do you think, of all this experience? everything hasjust fallen apart for me. i've got no confidence in myself any more. like so many branch managers, he had always had problems with the post office's accounting software. it was frequently wrong.

£100 out here, £200 there. harjinder told me he had raised concerns, but nothing had ever been resolved. until one day, he was arrested and charged with theft of £208,000 and taken to the crown court. it was in my head that the jury would be on my side and i was going to get cleared. because i'm telling the truth, you know. and i thought, i'll be all right, i know how the jury system works, and all that. i've never been in trouble on that side. because he continued to plead not guilty, he was given what is thought to be the longest sentence of anyone wrongly blamed in this scandal. three years and three months. his wife balbinder and three children were left with nothing. you want to forget about it, but it's always there. somebody has got to be accountable for what happened there. and the thing is nobody is accepting that responsibility. we have had to live with it and they are free to do whatever they want. each day of this public inquiry will bring equally

devastating stories to light. lives ruined by the post office's decision to blame their staff rather than question their software. and victims are now demanding justice. coletta smith, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime. inflation rises again, hitting another 30 year high — driven by a rise in the price of energy, clothing and food. and at the winter olympics in beijing, great britain are still without a medal — 12 days into the games. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel... are they britain's best hope for a medal at the winter olympics? the men's curling team beat the russian olympic committee to make it six wins in a row. people who test positive for covid and who are at high risk are being offered new treatments

to fight the virus. the antiviral and antibody drugs significantly reduce the likelihood of being admitted to hospital. our medical editor fergus walsh has been to the royal victoria infirmary in newcastle where the first covid—19 patient was cared forjust over two years ago to find out how treatments are improving. covid fighting antibodies in a bottle. 100,000 doses of sotrovimab are on order for vulnerable patients like david, who is immunosuppressed and covid positive. hi, david. hello. i'lljust get you hooked up. the monoclonal antibody cuts the risk of hospital admission and death by up to 80%. as soon as this one—off infusion is over, david will continue self isolating at home. i was only diagnosed with covid yesterday they are saying this already, it will boost my ability to fight the virus. give it a helping hand.

mattias schmidt treated the uk's very first covid patient in january 2020. we didn't know what we were dealing with. it was an unknown disease. he says doctors are now far better equipped to combat the virus. two years ago we had nothing. now we have a range of treatments available which reduce the severity and prevent death in a huge number of patients. the aim now is to stop covid before it takes hold. with anti—viral pills like molnupiravir and paxlovid, to be taken at home. the hospital pharmacy is dispatching prescriptions to high—risk adults newly diagnosed with covid. in trials, paxlovid cut the risk of hospital admission by nearly 90%. as you can see today

we've got two empty beds. so we can immediately admit two critically ill patients who require intensive care. the reduction in pressure on the nhs is largely due to vaccines which are keeping the vulnerable out—of—hospital. the milder omicron variant is also helping. it's a very different situation to where we were during the peak of the pandemic, with the unit entirely full of covid. at the peak a year ago there were 90 covid patients in critical care across the trust. now there are three. and when covid patients are admitted to hospital, it is usually to general wards like this one. you're looking much better. you are definitely looking better, james. covid patients like james are treated and discharged home in days rather than weeks. i'm just going to do a test to see how fast and how much you can blow out... but this virus is leaving a bitter legacy. long covid.

you really do blast the air out... danielle got infected in the first wave. a fitness instructor, she still suffers severe fatigue and brain fog nearly two years later. i'm 31, but i feel like i'm 61. i feel like my bodyjust is so much older than what i am. i have lost a lot of my life, especially when it affects my job in so many ways. in and blow. she is having her lung function assessed. there is no magic pill for long covid. but this clinic says most patients will eventually get better. after two punishing years, the uk is emerging from the shadow of covid. new variants may emerge, but that is science, through vaccines and medicines, but is set to liberate us. fergus walsh, bbc news, newcastle. children between the ages of five and 11 in scotland are to be

offered a covid—19 vaccine after the government accepted a draft ruling from advisors. let's get more from our medical editor, fergus walsh, who is with me now. what's the reasoning for this? yesterday the welsh government announced they would offer five to 11—year—olds covid vaccine. scotland is doing the same and we expect the same decision in england imminently. it was last week that the jcvi which advises on vaccines gave its advice that healthy five to 11—year—olds should be offered a job which is already offered to those with underlying health conditions. young children are at low risk from covid, they either get no symptoms or a mild illness and it is rare for them to need hospital treatment but the rates in primary school children are higher than in rates in primary school children are higherthan in any rates in primary school children are higher than in any other age group. last week around one in nine primary

school children had covid and that means millions of children are of school as a result. this is not being seen as something that is urgent, parents will be offered the opportunity to give the chapter that children and it follows on from decisions that we've seen in france and the us. 8 million of those aged five to 11 years old have already had the jab in the us. parts of scotland are bracing themselves for the arrival of storm dudley today — with gusts of up to 80mph being forecast. scotrail said its services in areas threatened by severe weather would end at 4 o'clock this afternoon for safety reasons. live now to our scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie in glasgow. dudley will be the fourth storm to hit scotland in three months. currently over the clyde in glasgow we have rain at the moment but

bright amber warning for wind will be in place from two o'clock this afternoon right through until midnight. it will affect from the north, the tip of northern ireland right across through the east of scotland beyond edinburgh and down through scotland into the north of england and down as far as morecambe. we are expecting to see very strong wind, gusts of up to 70 or 80 miles an hour. and very strong wind, gusts of up to 70 or80 miles an hour. and in very strong wind, gusts of up to 70 or 80 miles an hour. and in previous storms went like that did cause quite significant damage. transport is also likely to be affected. many train services. this afternoon possibly around four o'clock this afternoon, people are being urged to get home early and some schools are also closing early. the ferry

company caledonian membranes say some of their services will also be impacted but there are likely to be some islands affected this time and caledonian macbrayne have said that they will prioritise island communities and if there is a brake on the way that they will attempt to get essential provisions to those islands. storm eunice is also due on friday and is likely to be a tricky few days. well the winter storms have taken a huge toll on woodlands and forests, with some eight million trees brought down. there are warnings that the heating climate is making our weather more severe and unpredictable. our environment correspondent, claire marshall, reports. the north—east of england has been hit really hard. at great knott here in cumbria, which is more one of our larger woods, we've lost over a third of the woodland. it's relentless. one winter storm after another blasting the landscape. across the uk, millions of trees have been brought down.

this is the heart of the lake district. kelvin archer manages the woodland trust's forests in the north of england. it's a big oak, isn't it? it's a real shame it's gone. he spends most of his time now assessing damage. his dog always with him. predominantly this normally happens in scotland, which this year has been hit horrendously hard by storms. it doesn't normally come down this far. we had the beast of the east a few years ago that did hit us here but this last couple of years we've been hit again and again. the north—east is starting to look a bit like scotland for wind blow and wind damage and storm damage. and now we getting it in cumbria. so there is a clear pattern of change. close to the shore of lake windermere, this is ray castle. there is clearing up happening here too. the storms have cost the national trust around £4 million. the charity says already it has been the worst season for 40 years. it says that in a huge blow to british heritage, many iconic trees have been lost. so this is a national

champion crested beech. it's a champion of britain and ireland. because it's the biggest tree of that species in terms of growth. when you lose any big, really big prominent tree, it's sad. and this one particularly because it's been at ray castle for a long time. it's an important tree because it's the biggest. and to see it blown over is really sad. i think it's probably a douglas fir. richard takes us deep into the worst hit area. it's still close to the public. many of these trees have been weakened and his team hasn't yet been able to make it safe. this is the kind of hidden damage that forest managers are really worried about. across the uk there are hundreds of thousands of giant trees like this that have fallen. many of the felled trees can be sold for timber, but there are so many of them that they are likely to fetch a lower price. but storm damage can have its benefits.

mollie waring is a senior lecturer at imperial college london. when a tree falls down it creates a gap in the canopy that lets light through. that help light —dependent species thrive. and the dead tree itself is a really important habitat for species that are of conservation concern. it's the scale of the damage though that which finds daunting. if you look to the smashed tops of the trees, it kind of reminds you a bit of those photos you see of a battlefield. i've never seen a battlefield, but the pictures you see, the trees sort of look like that. itjust looks like somebody has set off a bomb. and now storm dudley is on its way. the horizon is darkening once again. winter is not over yet. can the survivors stay standing? claire marshall, bbc news, cumbria. great britain are still without a medal — 12 days into the winter olympics in beijing. the last time they finished a games without one was 30 years ago. today dave ryding, who recently

became the first british skier to win an alpine world cup race, also missed out. laura scott reports from beijing. tea m team gb need someone to write to the rescue of these games. step forward dave ryding. do or die was his approach and the aggressive tactics paid off early. the clock went green and he was up but slalom does not forgive errors. outside the top 15 after one run he launched himself at the course for the second but could not claw the time. for the course for the second but could not claw the time.— the course for the second but could not claw the time. for some reason i did not have — not claw the time. for some reason i did not have my _ not claw the time. for some reason i did not have my best _ not claw the time. for some reason i did not have my best game - not claw the time. for some reason i did not have my best game today. i did not have my best game today. disappointing but it was tight and i was missing my letter again. it is becomin: was missing my letter again. it is becoming a _ was missing my letter again. it is becoming a familiar pattern at these olympics, team gb medal hopefuls finishing way out of contention. dave ryding just the latest example. with the end of the games looming the hunt for the medals is becoming

more desperate by the day. curling can be cruel, as eve muirhead who missed by the narrowest of margins living her team precariously positioned as the semifinal spots are decided. i positioned as the semifinal spots are decided-— positioned as the semifinal spots are decided. ~' ., ., are decided. i think we would love to be on the _ are decided. i think we would love to be on the medal— are decided. i think we would love to be on the medal table - are decided. i think we would love to be on the medal table at - are decided. i think we would love to be on the medal table at this i to be on the medal table at this stage of the games but the athletes more than anyone disappointed with that. if you look back we've had some promising results and look to the future of course we will not shy away from some of our disappointments. away from some of our disauointments. ~ . ., ., ., disappointments. much of the fallout will wait until— disappointments. much of the fallout will wait until after _ disappointments. much of the fallout will wait until after the _ disappointments. much of the fallout will wait until after the finish - will wait until after the finish line of the games has been classed but reviews have been promised into the number of brits who crashed out early. difficult questions are already being asked around skeleton after britain failed to make podium for the first time since 2002. i just think they have the technical part of the equipment wrong. that is what slowed the athletes down. if

you look at laura dees, she had amazing slides by the equipmentjust did not let her produce the speeds she deserved. did not let her produce the speeds she deserved-— she deserved. concerns are now cribbin: she deserved. concerns are now cribbing in _ she deserved. concerns are now cribbing in that _ she deserved. concerns are now cribbing in that team _ she deserved. concerns are now cribbing in that team gb - she deserved. concerns are now cribbing in that team gb could l cribbing in that team gb could return home empty—handed despite £27 million infunding. return home empty—handed despite £27 million in funding. with six wins in a row and semifinal spots secured bruce mouatteam could spare their blushes in beijing. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. we have been reporting on storm dudley but there are two storms in the wake? heading into friday we have storm eunice in the way and of the two storms to probably will bring the more widespread damage and disruption. this afternoon we have a band of rain pushing slowly south. some wet weather for northern

england, the midlands and wales.