an average, but it is a pretty stark figure? filling up one for think is going to take you 100 quid. i watering! going to take you 100 quid. i waterinu! . , , going to take you 100 quid. i watering!— going to take you 100 quid. i waterinu! , ., ., , ~ going to take you 100 quid. i waterinu! , ., ~' . watering! papers normally like a nice, watering! papers normally like a nice. round _ watering! papers normally like a nice, round figures, _ watering! papers normally like a nice, round figures, but- watering! papers normally like a nice, round figures, but they - watering! papers normally like a l nice, round figures, but they don't like this_ nice, round figures, but they don't like this one, because it is a horrific_ like this one, because it is a horrific figure, isn't it? any point again. _ horrific figure, isn't it? any point again. it — horrific figure, isn't it? any point again. it is — horrific figure, isn't it? any point again, it is notjust that is a grim figure _ again, it is notjust that is a grim figure you've got to pay to fill up your can — figure you've got to pay to fill up your car, but it is also the fact that— your car, but it is also the fact that that money is money that people cannot_ that that money is money that people cannot spend... for some people, of course, _ cannot spend... for some people, of course, there — cannot spend... for some people, of course, there will be a real hardship _ course, there will be a real hardship and leave them really struggling for any, to feed themselves and all those things. other— themselves and all those things. other people who can find the money will 0ther people who can find the money will stiii— other people who can find the money will still have less money to spend on anything else, and that is a negative — on anything else, and that is a negative thing as well for all sorts of other— negative thing as well for all sorts of other businesses and industries we are _ of other businesses and industries we are hot— of other businesses and industries we are not thinking about or talking about— we are not thinking about or talking about directly but will be hit directly _ about directly but will be hit directly by the depressed consumer spending _ directly by the depressed consumer spending by so much money being spent _ spending by so much money being spent on _ spending by so much money being spent on heating bills, fuel bills,

petrol— spent on heating bills, fuel bills, petrol bills and so on, this leaves less money— petrol bills and so on, this leaves less money to go around ever else. and that _ less money to go around ever else. and that is — less money to go around ever else. and that is the point, isn't it, kevin? it takes us back to the point earlier about stagflation. why is it is so damaging is the effect of the inflation causes people to stop spending on other things, partly because the things they have to spend on our costing more, but also partly because they are fearing for the future, so that makes them less likely to risk big investments and all the rest of it. that has an impact on the other bits of the economy, so while the inflation continues to go up, even though in normal circumstances it ought to stop going up, because the demand is not quite as mad, actually, it has carried on going up in economy meanwhile is tanking under it, because people are not spending. is a pretty vicious circle, really, and i think what is so significant about petrol prices is that most people have a car and most people, it is a

cost that you cannot avoid if you need your car to take the kids to school or to get to work or whatever, and it is there, it is they are literally in front of your eyes as you are filling up your car, and you think, hang on a minute, i'm spending all this money and i am not getting as much petrol as they did in the last week! it is a thing that cuts through to the public and they look to the government to help, and obviously the chancellor announced 5p reduction in fuel duty in april, that was barely six weeks ago and that was barely six weeks ago and that has been long since swallowed up that has been long since swallowed up by that has been long since swallowed up by the soaring costs of petrol, so people are going to say, look, you did something then in april. we need more help now. and that tiles on the government it costs them money, and they have to spend money on things like tax cuts, so as i say that it is a vicious circle, and the worrying thing is for cash or there is no

sign of it getting better even in the next month or so —— the forecast is knocking better. it adds to this national mood of gloom.- is knocking better. it adds to this national mood of gloom. yeah. kevin, the fuel cost — national mood of gloom. yeah. kevin, the fuel cost surge _ national mood of gloom. yeah. kevin, the fuel cost surge and _ national mood of gloom. yeah. kevin, the fuel cost surge and direct - the fuel cost surge and direct economic forecast shatter pm's hopes of a reset. this is the guardian's main story for it underlines the difficulty for the prime minister, because it limits the options he can offer his party critics, never mind his broader ambitions for the country. his broader ambitions for the count . ., his broader ambitions for the count . . .. , his broader ambitions for the count . . , ., , country. yeah, exactly, and it is thing like _ country. yeah, exactly, and it is thing like this _ country. yeah, exactly, and it is thing like this that _ country. yeah, exactly, and it is thing like this that actually - country. yeah, exactly, and it is| thing like this that actually really matter to people. in the west mr bubble, we perhaps get a little bit wrapped up in things like partygate —— westminster bubble. is the prime minister going survive the next couple months? but as a matter of fact, in the real world, people are

more concerned about, can they fill up more concerned about, can they fill up their car? can they get the train to work? can they afford to keep their home? feed their kids? these are the real bread—and—butter issues which are more likely to bring down this government, rather than parties in number 10, this government, rather than parties in number10, so, yeah, it is, as we said earlier, the prime ministers desperate to move on, to get onto positive things, as far as the government is concerned, to get around all the controversy around the sue gray report about privileges —— the privileges committee inquiry coming up, from the message, but is difficult to do so when you call me has not grown, inflation is soaring, interest rates are going up and people are really, really struggling. people are really, really struggling-— people are really, really stru~lin~. , , .,, people are really, really stru~lin~. , , ., struggling. martin, my story for this look at _ struggling. martin, my story for this look at the _ struggling. martin, my story for this look at the papers. -- - struggling. martin, my story for this look at the papers. -- last| this look at the papers. —— last story. autumn of the telegraph — social mobility, don't dream too big! nothing to do with the economy.

it is not managing ex —— expectations... laughter i have not seen the full text of what _ i have not seen the full text of what she — i have not seen the full text of what she is saying, but from what it appears _ what she is saying, but from what it appears she — what she is saying, but from what it appears she is saying, if you talk about— appears she is saying, if you talk about social ability in general, it is no _ about social ability in general, it is no good — about social ability in general, it is no good saying, one or two children— is no good saying, one or two children from poor background can somehow— children from poor background can somehow reach the stars and get to uxbridge _ somehow reach the stars and get to uxbridge and do absolute wonders and so on _ uxbridge and do absolute wonders and so on great— uxbridge and do absolute wonders and so on. great though that is, of course — so on. great though that is, of course it— so on. great though that is, of course it is— so on. great though that is, of course. it is actually, what happens to the _ course. it is actually, what happens to the mass— course. it is actually, what happens to the mass of people? that seems to be the _ to the mass of people? that seems to be the thrust of what she is saying, without _ be the thrust of what she is saying, without having read the full text. there's _ without having read the full text. there's a — without having read the full text. there's a lot of merit in what she is saying — there's a lot of merit in what she is saying. you need to thing about what _ is saying. you need to thing about what is _ is saying. you need to thing about what is happening to everybody. it is no _ what is happening to everybody. it is no good — what is happening to everybody. it is no good saying, one or two people do well— is no good saying, one or two people do well and _ is no good saying, one or two people do well and therefore there is no problem. — do well and therefore there is no problem, or can do well, and there is no _ problem, or can do well, and there is no problem, if all the other people are not advancing, not able

to push— people are not advancing, not able to push themselves forward. it sounds — to push themselves forward. it sounds a — to push themselves forward. it sounds a sensible thing to be saying and a _ sounds a sensible thing to be saying and a sensible focus she is seeking to apply~ _ and a sensible focus she is seeking to a- -l . and a sensible focus she is seeking toaul. ., to apply. kevin, i will come back to ou on to apply. kevin, i will come back to you on this — to apply. kevin, i will come back to you on this story. _ to apply. kevin, i will come back to you on this story, but _ to apply. kevin, i will come back to you on this story, but in _ to apply. kevin, i will come back to you on this story, but in the - to apply. kevin, i will come back to you on this story, but in the next . you on this story, but in the next review. we have to make way for our colleagues in sport, the weather and joining the team in singapore for newsday. kevin and martin will be back at 11:30pm, i will be back as well, and by then, we will have a few more of the front pages. do join me then. thanks for your company. good evening. this is your update from the bbc sport centre. the six—time major winner phil mickelson says he shouldn't have to give up his lifetime exemption to play on golf�*s pga tour. traditionally, the pga tour has always been the premier week—by—week competition in the men's game and organisers have threatened to ban any players who compete in the new saudi arabia—backed liv golf series. the first tournament of the controversial new series starts tomorrow at the centurion club

in hertfordshire. mickelson has been one of the marquee names for the new competition, but he doesn't believe he should be banned from the pga tour. certainly, i have made, said and done a lot of things that i regret and i'm sorry for that and for the hurt that it's caused a lot of people. i don't condone human rights violations at all, nobody here does throughout the world, and i'm certainly aware of what has happened with jamal khashoggi and i think it's terrible. i've also seen the good that the game of golf has done throughout history and i believe that liv golf is going to do a lot of good for the game as well. and i'm excited about this opportunity and that's why i'm here. rory mcilroy isn't playing in hemel hempstead this week. he's sticking with the pga tour in north america but says the fracturing of the game is not good. the professional game

is the window shop into golf. and if the general public are confused about who's playing where and what tournament's on this week and, "oh, he plays there, 0k, and he doesn't get into these events", itjust become so confusing, and i think everything needs to try to become more cohesive. and i think it was on a pretty good trajectory until this happened. to football now. and in the nations league, wales fell to a 2—1 defeat to the netherlands, days after qualifying for the world cup for the first time in 64 years. teun koopmeiners gave former manchester united manager louis van gaal�*s side the lead five minutes after the break. rhys norrington—davies headed home in injury time to give wales hope, but an instant response from wout weghorst handed them their first home defeat since november 2018. scotland recovered from their loss to ukraine in the world cup play—offs. they beat armenia 2—0. anthony ralston got the first, before scott mckenna doubled that lead ten minutes later.

and after that agonising defeat to wales in the world cup play—off, ukraine beat ireland 1—0 in dublin. liverpool's caoimhin kelleher was fooled by a free kick which crept in from viktor tsygankov. chris kirchner�*s attempt to buy derby county is in danger of collapsing, despite the american businessman insisting the takeover will happen. kirchner was the preferred bidder to take the club out of administration. but bbc radio derby say he's failed to close the deal and the funds promised to pay wages have not arrived. the english football league conditionally approved the takeover when contracts for the sale of the club had been exchanged on may 17th. liverpool have rejected a £30 million bid from bayern munich for sadio mane. it's the second bid the german club have made for the senegal striker, with an initial deal worth £25 million rejected as well. mane's scored 120 goals for liverpool since arriving from southampton in 2016. his current deal expires next summer. dan evans' strong start to the grass

court season has continued. the british number one comfortably made his way through to the quarterfinals of the nottingham 0pen after a straight sets win over italian thomas fabbiano. evans is still yet to drop a set in nottingham. and after battling through a tight opener by 7—5, the brit comfortably raced to victory, taking the second set 6—0. things didn't go so well for fellow brit heather watson, though. she was beaten in straight sets by viktorija golubic of switzerland — the swiss winning 7—5, 6—2 to reach the quarterfinals. another brit, harriet dart, had her match suspended for rain for the day. now, the former yorkshire head coach andrew gale has won a claim for unfair dismissal against the club. gale was one of 16 members of staff sacked in the fallout from the azeem rafiq racism scandal. he was suspended as part of an investigation into a tweet he sent in 2010 and then sacked in december. gale and five other employees who were sacked by yorkshire have chosen to take the county

to an employment tribunal. and a judge at the tribunal has ruled that their cases are well—founded. now, yorkshire say all 16 of these sackings they made in the wake of the azeem rafiq racism scandal were justified. they do acknowledge the judge's finding that no disciplinary process was followed. they say they're accepting that in order to reduce the amount of time taken up by these tribunals. so the next step is to find a remedy. that might come in the form of an agreement between the employees and yorkshire or it might take a new hearing. either way, the fallout from what happened last winter in yorkshire could last well into this summer. and finally, it's been some year for british judoka lucy renshall. her first appearance at the olympics last summer didn't go to plan, after being eliminated in the first round. but she's one to keep an eye on for paris 2024, afterjust being made the world number one in the 63kg category. going into the next event, which is my first qualifying event for the olympic games, i have been seeded number one. so it should help out a little bit with the draw. and it's just a

really big confidence booster. going into a competition as world number one, it doesn't get much better than that, so it's just backing myself. i know now that i can do it. that is all the sport for now. we will see you soon. hello there. it will be turning drier overnight. the rain in scotland petering out, the heavy thundery showers are fading away this evening, and the rain in northern ireland becomes much lighter as it moves over the irish sea into northern parts of england. so, many places will be dry by the morning, clearer skies in the south, and temperatures holding at around 10—12 celsius. we start with some early sunshine in wales, the midlands, southern england — the cloud further north could produce a few showers for a while, otherwise some sunny spells. out to the west, though, we've got this thickening cloud, bringing with it mostly light and patchy rain. something a bit wetter and rather misty and murky in south wales and the southwest of england. but ahead of that, some

sunshine for a while, and it should be a warmer day than today in scotland. moving ahead into friday, and we've got some stronger winds in the northwest — this is where we'll see quite a number of heavy showers. a bit of a damp start in the southeast of england, but brightening up. most of england and wales will be dry. quite warm air, actually, on friday, and in the sunshine, highs of 23 celsius.

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