today at one: an unexpected rise in the cost of living, with food prices rising faster than any time in the last 45 years. inflation last month jumped to 10.4%, despite hopes that it might fall. things are only going to get tougher for the hospitality industry, and i think for many, it is going to tip them past breaking point, unfortunately. thejump in inflation comes just ahead of a key decision on interest rates. we'll be live with our economics editor. also this lunchtime: why did you mislead parliament? boris johnson about to face mps investigating whether he knowingly misled parliament over lockdown parties in downing street. and mrjohnson is one of two former

tory prime ministers who say they'll vote against rishi sunak�*s brexit deal for northern ireland. adam, do you think i'm rubbish? look, _ adam, do you think i'm rubbish? look, i_ adam, do you think i'm rubbish? look, i wasn't great on my first week either. and this is going to hurt. but is it going to win? one of the dramas nominated for this year's baftas. and the wedding day may day when some of the guests had to rush out to a rescue off the south wales coast. and coming up on the bbc news channel: unified champion oleksandr usyk is set to walk away from talks with tyson fury over an undisputed heavyweight fight. good afternoon. food prices have risen faster

than any time in the last 45 years. it's helped drive an unexpected surge in the cost of living. inflation jumped to 10.4% in the year to february. that's up from 10.1 the month before. higher prices in cafes, pubs and restaurants were also factors, and the increased cost of clothing. well, that rise in inflation puts more pressure on the bank of england to raise interest rates again tomorrow, as they try to get the cost of living under control. here's our economics correspondent andy verity. and if we look across to here, i was saying about the bacon... in the 19 years since lucy and plasma �*s grandfather founded this butcher is in leamington spa, it's seen war, rationing, and now some of the worst inflation in a0 years, and it is not going away. in some of her car so shooting up, like this packaging. car so shooting up, like this packaging-—

car so shooting up, like this mackain. , ., , , . packaging. this doubled in price overnight _ overnight. so she started a war on waste, 20 cut costs wherever she can without affecting quality. i cut costs wherever she can without affecting quality-— affecting quality. i hope we have seen a peak _ affecting quality. i hope we have seen a peak in — affecting quality. i hope we have seen a peak in the _ affecting quality. i hope we have seen a peak in the cost - affecting quality. i hope we have seen a peak in the cost of - affecting quality. i hope we have - seen a peak in the cost of packaging and things like that, but inflation continues to be a very real and present, and it really takes seriously looking after the family, our staff, who are the core of what we do. ., ~ ., our staff, who are the core of what we do. . ~ ., ~ ., ., , , ., ~ we do. take a kilo of rump steak. the average _ we do. take a kilo of rump steak. the average price _ we do. take a kilo of rump steak. the average price on _ we do. take a kilo of rump steak. the average price on all- we do. take a kilo of rump steak. the average price on all shops . we do. take a kilo of rump steak. the average price on all shops is| the average price on all shops is now £17.65, pared to £16.12 a year ago. what a tease. a kilo of cheddar was £6.20 last year, now it's £9 23 p. we had to pass on some of that cost in the — p. we had to pass on some of that cost in the last _ p. we had to pass on some of that cost in the last 12 _ p. we had to pass on some of that cost in the last 12 months, - p. we had to pass on some of that| cost in the last 12 months, because we have seen inflation and product cost, we absorb some of that and passes on. this chart shows you how bad food inflation is not. 30 years ago in the early 1990s, it merely got up to double digits, then coming up to della —— out of the global food crisis, it spiked. but look at where it is now.

rising food prices was one reason inflation did not drop as expected, but ticked up to 10.a% now. because today's figures compare february with a year before, mostly before the invasion of ukraine, the difference is greater than it will be next month, comparing now with the surge in gas prices following the surge in gas prices following the invasion. given wholesale gas prices are now back down, when will consumers feel the benefit? for domestic customers, we would expect the price cap to come down from the 1st ofjuly, perhaps to below £2000, if the market continues at the current level, and if it stays where it is, that looks to be the new normal, if you like. crucially, inflation rose even when you strip out volatile items like food and fuel. adding to concern at the bank of england inflation may not go away as easily as hoped, and making another rise in the official

interest rate tomorrow much more likely. 0ur economics editor, faisal islam, is here. the government and the bank of england desperate to get inflation down, but it's going in the wrong direction. are these figures a one—off or part of a pattern? it is your assessment? there was certainly a surprise to markets and the bank of england, but no surprise to people going into supermarkets and seeing that moving food prices and restaurant prices going all the way up there. so no surprise therefore ordinary consumers. the question is, that it is now proving, i think, stickier and more stubborn, hanging around for longer than the government hopes, which was to hover over the last year. we still think it will come down pretty sharply, because the gas and energy prices will come out, starting from next month, but it still so is that all those hopes, it still so is that all those hopes, it is still going to take some

effort to get the inflation rate down, that provides a dilemma for the bank of england who have to decide interest rates tomorrow. thank you very much. in the next hour, borisjohnson will face a committee of mps investigating whether he knowingly misled parliament about lockdown parties in downing street when he was prime minister. if he's found to have a committed a contempt of parliament, he could be temporarily suspended from the house of commons. this morning, a bundle of evidence was published including emails and messages betweeen staff at number ten, pictures of gatherings and excerpts from mrjohnson's official diary. here's our political correspondent, jonathan blake. why should the british people believe — why should the british people believe anything you tell them?! bil believe anything you tell them?! big questions for boris johnson on a big questions for borisjohnson on a decisive day for his political future. the former prime minister summoned by mps. his claims that no rules were broken at events in downing street during the pandemic

misled parliament. that much mr johnson admits. but mps want to establish whether it was deliberate. this morning, more than 100 pages of evidence was published by mps investigating borisjohnson's claims that he was assured all rules had been followed. the documents showed no such claims came from the most senior official in government, cabinet secretary simon case, who was asked if he gave mrjohnson any assurances that covid rules were followed at all times and number ten in relation to gatherings covered in the sue gray report. he replied, no. e—mails about a bring your own booze gathering in the garden of number ten show the head of communications at the time, lee cain, describing it as a comms risk. he told the investigation it would have been highly unusual of him not to raise serious communications risk with the prime minister directly. and the principal private secretary to the prime minister, martin reynolds, recalled questioning

whether. .. before the session of prime minister's questions. mr speaker, no, but! minister's questions. mr speaker, no, but i am sure whatever happened, the guidance was followed, and the rules were followed, and the rules were followed at all times. in a document published yesterday, borisjohnson in a document published yesterday, boris johnson accuse in a document published yesterday, borisjohnson accuse the mps investigating him of adopting a partisan tone and going beyond their remit. his defence, that he spoke in good faith and relied on trusted advisers, will be tested this afternoon. and in that session, it seems borisjohnson is determined to argue his case, to clear his name against any suggestion that he deliberately misled mps. it's a serious charge and not one the former prime minister will want as part of his legacy. parliament is seeking to hold the former prime minister to account. with consequences and reputation at stake. jonathan blake, bbc news.

let's get more on this. 0ur chief political correspondent, nick eardley, is in the houses of parliament. so, nick, how high are the stakes for borisjohnson this afternoon? they are high, ben. his political credibility depends on it, potentially his future in parliament. rememberthis parliament. remember this afternoon's hearing parliament. rememberthis afternoon's hearing is not whether about whether parties happen. we have seen the photos. they did. it is not about whether the rules were broken. the met police carried out its investigation and concluded that they were. this is about whether borisjohnson they were. this is about whether boris johnson told they were. this is about whether borisjohnson told parliament, and by extension the public, the truth. now, he acknowledges that parliament was misled with some of his statements. but he basically says it was an accident, that he was acting in good faith at the time, he didn't think the rules had been broken, and he was told by his senior aides that everything was in the rules. the committee has already suggested it should have been obvious to boris johnson that the rules had not been

broken, because he drew them up. he was the one explaining them to us on television in press conferences every night and was at some of these parties. and given the documents we have seen this morning, i think there are a few more questions for borisjohnson that are bound to be asked. we have the most senior civil servant in the country saying that he did not advise the prime minister then that the rules had not been broken. we have a key aide saying he did not say that all rules and guidance had been followed at all times at number ten. crucial questions for borisjohnson. big stakes for his political future. just under an hour to go. thanks very much indeed, nick eardley, our chief political correspondent, and a very busy day at westminster, because meanwhile... borisjohnson has said he'll vote against rishi sunak�*s new brexit deal in parliament today and so will another former prime minister, liz truss. the deal, known as the windsor framework, aims to give the stormont assembly a greater say on how eu laws apply

to northern ireland. in the last hour or so, the european research group of eurosceptic conservatives have recommended that mps vote against the agreement. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas, joins us from westminster. damien, this should go through because labour support it, but even so, uncomfortable for rishi sunak to be facing any kind of tory backbench rebellion? yes, a real test for mr sunak. yes, a realtest for mr sunak. mps are voting on what is called the stormont break, the mechanism mr sunak agreed with the eu to give northern ireland a say over eu laws. it is significant that those two former prime ministers have come out against it. borisjohnson and liz truss. and as you are saying, the european research group, who caused such trouble for liz truss, they are also advising conservative mps to oppose this measure.

the stormont break is a break with no break_ the stormont break is a break with no break pads. it's incredibly complicated, it isn't a veto, if you look— complicated, it isn't a veto, if you look at _ complicated, it isn't a veto, if you look at the — complicated, it isn't a veto, if you look at the details. it has been sold _ look at the details. it has been sold to — look at the details. it has been sold to us _ look at the details. it has been sold to us as a veto but most plainly — sold to us as a veto but most plainly is _ sold to us as a veto but most plainly is not. and i'm afraid the government have, and i choose my words _ government have, and i choose my words carefully, completely oversold it. but it. - but the it. but the -overnment says this has but the government says this has been carefully negotiated and represents a turning point they believe it deals with the issues left from boris johnson's own northern ireland deal, and steve baker, one of those who backed mr johnson before, but who is now part of the government and now negotiated this, said mrjohnson should really get behind it. today's measures are better, of course, — today's measures are better, of course, then the protocol that boris johnson _ course, then the protocol that boris johnson put in place, a protocol which _ johnson put in place, a protocol which he — johnson put in place, a protocol which he spoke about on those things he said _ which he spoke about on those things he said turned out not to be accurate, _ he said turned out not to be accurate, so he has got a choice. you _ accurate, so he has got a choice. you can— accurate, so he has got a choice. you can he — accurate, so he has got a choice. you can be remembered for the great acts of—

you can be remembered for the great acts of statecraft he achieved, or risk looking like a pound shop nigel farai. _ risk looking like a pound shop nigel farai. and _ risk looking like a pound shop nigel farai. and i— risk looking like a pound shop nigel faraj, and i hope he chooses to be remembered as a statesman. polls — remembered as a statesman. polls indicate the majority of people in northern ireland support this. labour back it. the question for rishi sunak is, how many of his own mps will vote against, and how in the mind might is an authority be? thank you very much, damien. detectives are questioning a suspect held on suspicion of setting a man in his 70s alight after he left a mosque in birmingham. counter terrorism police are involved in the investigation after the attack in edgbaston on monday. the victim's family solicitor just gave us this update. the injuries could be much worse, but they are still life changing. he is not critical, he is stable now, so he has got severe burns to his hands as he tried to remove his jacket, he has got burns to his

chest, and also severe burns to his face, so he is unable to open his eyes at the moment, unfortunately. let's get more on this story with our correspondent phil mackie, who joins us from birmingham. bring is up—to—date on the latest details. we just heard a up—to—date on the latest details. wejust heard a medical up—to—date on the latest details. we just heard a medical update there from the family solicitor, family friend, really, but what he also told me was that the man in question has also had a skin graft operation, that his family are with him in the hospital at the moment, and obviously, trying to make sure that he recovers. he is in a serious but stable condition in the hospital. meanwhile, west midlands police have issued an update of the investigation. they say the man who was arrested outside the mosque yesterday afternoon, the moss, incidentally, just around the corner from here, he is still in custody, being questioned by detectives. and there is also a question about a very similar attack went to place in

ealing at the end of february, when another man in the way home from his prayers at the mosque was set alight. so they are in contact with officers from the metropolitan force to see whether or not there is a connection between the two incidents, and as you said in the introduction, there is also a counterterrorism implication in this particular case at the moment. but there has been big support from the community today. we have seen the local mp, local councils, community spokesman, walking around the site trying to reassure people, and there are police officers all around here as well. this is offer reassurance more than anything else, and as they say, west midlands police still have a man in custody and are questioning him on suspicion of attempted murder. thank you very much, phil. twenty—five people have been injured after a ship tipped over at an edinburgh dockyard. the scottish ambulance service said 15 people had been taken to hospital and 10 people were treated at the scene of the incident

at imperial dock, leith. a major incident was declared after the research vessel petrel became dislodged from its holding. an analysis of the government's plan to block asylum claims from people crossing the english channel in small boats has warned that it could cost nearly £10 billion in its first three years. the refugee council says it won't be possible to remove or detain all the migrants, tens of thousands of whom could be left in limbo in the uk. the council has used official data to come up with its projection, but the home office says it doesn't recognise the figures used. the inquiry opened today into allegations that british special forces killed dozens of unarmed afghans during uk military operations in helmand between 2010 and 2013. the independent investigation, which was ordered by the government, is expected to publish its initial findings in the next 12 to 18 months. it is clearly important that anyone who has broken the law is referred to the relevant authorities for investigation.

and equally, those who have done nothing wrong should rightly have the cloud of suspicion lifted from them. 0ur defence correspondent, jonathan beale, joins us from outside the inquiry now. as you say this inquiry is about the activities of british special forces, namely the sas, carrying out night raids in helmand province between 2010 and 2013 which were meant to targets the taliban but the allegation is they also killed dozens of unarmed civilians. 0pening dozens of unarmed civilians. opening the inquiry lord justice mccabe said the inquiry lord justice mccabe said the allegations are extremely serious but he also added they are only allegations at this stage. he sat out three tasks for the enquiry,

the independent inquiry, the first to establish whether or not numerous or killings were carried out by the british armed forces and whether there was an attempted cover—up and whether previous investigations by the royal military police were adequate. he is going to be able to compel individuals in the armed forces to give evidence. some of the hearing will be in private he said for reasons of national security. he will also seek evidence from afghans of course all the more difficult because the taliban is now in control of afghanistan but he made clear the importance of the inquiry and said the independent inquiry was criticalfor and said the independent inquiry was critical for the reputation of the armed forces and also the nation. it is certainly an inquiry that will put the sas which has been secretive, the government does not comment on the activities, in the spotlight. jonathan beale, thank you.

the time is 13:18. our top story this lunchtime: there's been an unexpected rise in the cost of living, with food prices rising faster than any time in the last a5 years. and still to come — the mother of medallist helen glover tells us aboutjuggling her 0lympic preparations with bringing up three small children. coming up on the bbc news channel: prospective buyers have until nine o'clock tonight to put their bids in to buy manchester united from the glazers. the fee is expected to be around £5 billion, a world record. the nominations are out for this year's bafta television awards. the bbc dramas this is going to hurt and the responder lead the field with six nominations each. with more details, here's our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba. surprise me. what's the management? medical comedy drama �*this is going to hurt�*, six nominations, including best miniseries and best

actorfor ben whishaw. when people are really unconscious... ..their hands smash into theirfaces. at the other end of the spectrum, gritty police drama �*the responder�* six nominations include best drama series, best actorfor martin freeman, and best supporting actress for adelayo adedayo. chris, that's not the point. even if i got a charge out of the cps, and some magistrate is going to pull a face at me and send them on with a fine that they are never going to pay. apple tv plus might not have as many subscribers as amazon or netflix, but two of its shows are just behind with five nominations. irish comedy bad sisters... we will back you up. we'll just say we were with you, you know. i mean, it's not far from the truth, is it? we were planning to hang out that day anyway. it's fine! its nominations include best drama series and best supporting actress for anne—marie duff. sorry, it's just prosecco. with a bit of vodka. and spy drama slow horses.

two of its five nominations are for best actor for gary 0ldman and best supporting actor forjack lowden. are we actually acting on any intel? or are we just fishing? you don't get to ask questions. so what did you find? any old notebooks? for many ukrainians their worst . fears became a reality in the early in the early hours... the bbc news at ten's coverage of russia's invasion of ukraine has been nominated in the news category. and unsurprisingly, different aspects of her majesty the queen's life are also reflected in the nominations. what's that look? imelda staunton is recognised for playing her in the crown. i've never seen so many thoughts go on behind someone's eyes. while the bbc�*s coverage of her platinum party at the palace and her majesty's state funeral have both been nominated. lizo mzimba, bbc news. ukrainian authorities have released footage showing president zelensky in the frontline town of bakhmut.

he's shown handing out medals to soldiers who've been engaged in some of the most intense fighting in the year long war. the visit happened as russia launched more missile attacks, killing at least four civilians in the kyiv region of ukraine. at least 12 people have been killed and more than 200 injured after a powerful earthquake shook large parts of pakistan and afghanistan. the 6.5—magnitude quake damaged buildings, triggered landslides and sent people running into the streets. it struck on tuesday evening, centred in a mountainous region in afghanistan's north—east near the border with pakistan. president macron has said he's prepared to be unpopular as a result of his controversion reforms on pensions which increase the retirement age. in an interview in the last few minutes, he said he puts the national interest over short term poll ratings. protests and strikes

are continuing over the reforms — and there are concerns the demonstrations may have an impact on the state visit to france this weekend by king charles. 0ur correspondent hugh schofield joins us from paris. mr macron still seems defiant in the face of all these protests? yes, there is no turning back, his view was quite clear that this is necessary of reform. he knows it has caused a lot of anger but he would be derelict in his duty if you turn back now. he said to have been other reforms in the past of the pension system that all triggered mass demonstrations as well but he does not want to go back to a situation as in the past where presidents caven promising to do a lot and then they turn back at the first sign of trouble in the streets. he said i'm not here to be re—elected, and so i'm prepared to take on my own back

the popularity this perform is triggering. there have been more protests around the country as you have been reporting, spectacular sometimes visually. not huge in terms of scale and mostly the work of committed left wing class warrior types who are leading the battle. but they have support behind them of a large part of the population and as you say questions about over the logistics of the visit of the king next monday. hugh schofield, thank you. she's a two—time olympic champion, and arguably one of the greatest rowers great britain has ever seen. but helen glover isn't quite done yet. in tokyo two years ago, she became the first gb rowing athlete to compete in the olympics as a mother. now, she's juggling three young children at home and training for the paris games next year. she's been talking to matt graveling

about her preparations. i think it's actually really great that people get to see these days. because when it is raining and windy you are battling out for those miles and those are the miles that get you on the podium. these are the miles that make us but also the miles that make me think, do i really want to come back?! you could have forgiven helen gloverfor staying in bed on a day like today. already a two times olympic gold medallist, she doesn't have anything left to prove. but today helen announced her plans to compete at next year's 0lympics. aged 38, while raising three young children. anyone with kids at home knows how hard it is to walk out the door. trying to get myself ready for training when i've got to check the lunchboxes, check they're wearing the right shoes on the right feet, as tiring as that balance is, it gives me energy. and being a mum gives me energy to row. and when i row i feel like the best version of myself. i come home and i'm just a better parent for my kids. helen's first gold came at london 2012 alongside heather stunning.

2012 alongside heather stanning. the pair became the first british woman to win olympic gold in rowing. no real surprise for the man who first noticed helen's sporting talents in 2007. each athlete was interviewed by the coach who would potentially be working with them if they were selected on the programme. and in that interview basically she made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. really focused, really driven. really loved sport but had never been in a rowing boat before. which is part of the aim of the programme, to find someone who had never rowed before. helen and heather then conquered the world again, this time in the rio olympics and helen then retired to start a family. before announcing her return to rowing and finishing fourth in tokyo. after five years away with three young children i was petrified. announcing it and sending a post about saying this is what i'm doing, i was worried what people were going to say, what their reactions were going to be. and i was blown away by the support. so as helen trains to try to make team gb in april and reach fourth olympic games, what is her motivation this time around? i want to represent all parents,

i want to represent all mums. i want to represent my three children. so in a way i have more riding on it. but then in many ways i've got much less. i have succeeded in what i want to achieve, i've got my 0lympic golds and i'm very content with my career. this is alljust a bonus. matt graveling, bbc news. a wedding in south wales took a dramatic turn at the weekend when five of the guests had to leave the church to respond to an emergency call. the porthcawl rnli volunteers were at the service for a fellow crew member's special day, when they were called out to rescue two people cut off by an incoming tide. 0ur wales correspondent, tomos morgan, is in porthcawl for us this lunchtime. what a day saturday was but i think it is worth giving a bit of background about the iron alike at the royal national lifeboat institute, it is a charity run by thousands of volunteers across the country, brave men and women who get

called out to save lives when required. essentially they run on that kind of on—call basis and unless they're out of the country they are expected to turn up when they are expected to turn up when the call comes in. and over the weekend when one of the members from rnli porthcawl did have their wedding alongside their wife to be and they're fancier that call did coming. —— and theirfriends. it was a really lovely day. saturday was jessica and mark broadway's wedding in porthcawl, south wales. and every couple, of course, wants their wedding day to go as smoothly as possible, without any unexpected surprises. because mark is one of the volunteers for the lifeboat, we always knew that, you know, the rnli was going to be a part of the wedding. yeah, and a few of the lifeboat chaps were involved in the wedding, very, very helpful people to have around! and so, yeah, lots of lifeboat crew in the church. little did they knowjust how big a part they would play. as the ceremony began, the vicar asked everyone to turn their phones off, unless they were

volunteers with the rnli. and then, the inevitable happened. how much of the wedding did you miss? how much? all of it. i was there for 17 minutes and he had just started the sermon, so perhaps not a bad time to leave! and yeah, that was it. so i missed all the wedding! the group swung into action after two people had been cut off by the incoming tide ten miles away. there was quite a big bit of swell so we couldn't get the boat safely in. so i went ashore and then the coastguard were there pretty quickly. and given that the safest way to extract the two casualties was helicopter, they came and picked us up. they were rescued safe and well, grateful but also a bit apologetic! thank you so much. honestly, i was in church! one of the lifeboat guys is getting married. oh, no! but it's all right, it was before the sermon! as one of the land crew, ruth waited for the team to get back, and had to clean the boat down before the day was done. are you gutted to miss

the free drink on the cake? the free drink and the cake? well, if i'm absolutely honest, yes. but i'm sure i'll make up for it! this was far more important, and this takes precedence. it was so good to be able to congratulate them on, you know, a successful shout. great to see them after they had done what they do so well. an unexpected turn of events on what was an unforgettable day. tomos morgan, bbc news, porthcawl. well done the rnli! time for a look at the weather. here's elizabeth rizzini. lots of wet and windy together, lots of wet and windy weather to talk about but it is a sunny start to the day for many of us today. some rather windy conditions though out towards northern and western areas of scotland. it will stay windy for the rest of the day. but generally

no big changes in the next few days, it will be unsettled and staying mild for the