debt, you could make already in debt, you could make paying that off even more expensive. obviously, i have an overdraft, that is what i reach into every month. how are we going to get out of this rut, ofjust cycling around it? how rut, of “ust cycling around it? how would rut, ofjust cycling around it? how would ou rut, ofjust cycling around it? how would you feel — rut, ofjust cycling around it? how would you feel if _ rut, ofjust cycling around it? how would you feel if interest rates went up again? it would you feel if interest rates went up again?— would you feel if interest rates wentuauain? , , ,., ., went up again? it is “ust prolonging that cle. went up again? it is “ust prolonging that cycle. sut— went up again? it isjust prolonging that cycle. but also, _ went up again? it isjust prolonging that cycle. but also, at _ went up again? it isjust prolonging that cycle. but also, at this - went up again? it isjust prolonging that cycle. but also, at this point, i that cycle. but also, at this point, i would not be shocked. there is nothing out there giving me hope. to do it again... it would be another slap in the face. her do it again. .. it would be another slap in the face.— slap in the face. her colleague, aidan, is _ slap in the face. her colleague, aidan, is more _ slap in the face. her colleague, aidan, is more hopeful. - slap in the face. her colleague, aidan, is more hopeful. it- slap in the face. her colleague, aidan, is more hopeful. it will. slap in the face. her colleague, - aidan, is more hopeful. it will come to an end. — aidan, is more hopeful. it will come to an end. the _ aidan, is more hopeful. it will come to an end, the question _ aidan, is more hopeful. it will come to an end, the question is _ aidan, is more hopeful. it will come to an end, the question is when. - aidan, is more hopeful. it will come to an end, the question is when. i i to an end, the question is when. i am hopeful that now, it is at its worst, and that it get with am hopeful that now, it is at its worst, and that it ge- am hopeful that now, it is at its worst, and that it get with gas and oil increasing _

worst, and that it get with gas and oil increasing in _ worst, and that it get with gas and oil increasing in the _ worst, and that it get with gas and oil increasing in the last _ worst, and that it get with gas and oil increasing in the last year, - oil increasing in the last year, they believe that there is only one thing the government to focus on. energy, energy, energy. we brought ahead our energy from 2019 to 2023, september. when you come off of that, it goes up to between three and 5 million. that is a significant increase in our cost. the government has to look again at supporting s m es today's decision will be about balancin: es today's decision will be about balancing different _ es today's decision will be about| balancing different peopleneeds, looking to bring down prices without evading the economy further. junior doctors in england have announced new strike dates after talks have broken down. they have announced a four day strike, and

that will be in april, after saying that will be in april, after saying that the government failed to make any credible offer in pay talks. this is a 96 hour walk—out, it will take place from 7am on tuesday the 11th of april until 7am on saturday the 15th of april. that will come straight after the easter bank holiday weekend. junior doctors have announced a new four day strike in april, after saying, the government failed to make any credible offer in pay talks. more on that news as we get it. official statistics show that at least 2.1 million people in the uk used a food bank over the 12 months to march 2022. the data is from the department for work and pensions — the first time that the government has published figures on food bank usage. the period does

not include the impact of soaring prices over the past year. i'm joined now by heather buckingham, director of policy and research at the trussell trust , at the trussell trust, how surprised are you by these figures? how surprised are you by these fiiures? , , ., ., figures? sadly, these are not surprising — figures? sadly, these are not surprising figures. _ figures? sadly, these are not surprising figures. they - figures? sadly, these are not. surprising figures. they should figures? sadly, these are not - surprising figures. they should be deeply concerning, the fact that 3% of households in the uk needed to turn to a food bank for support within the 12 months prior to the announcement of the survey, which was conducted in the 2021 — 22 financial year. that should really worry us, that those figures are so high. they are consistent with other data on food bank is in the uk, they

are not surprising, but they do point to a need for... are not surprising, but they do point to a need for. . ._ are not surprising, but they do point to a need for... what sort of action are — point to a need for... what sort of action are you _ point to a need for... what sort of action are you talking _ point to a need for... what sort of action are you talking about? - point to a need for... what sort of action are you talking about? we. point to a need for... what sort of i action are you talking about? we are callin: on action are you talking about? we are calling on the — action are you talking about? we are calling on the uk _ action are you talking about? we are calling on the uk government, - action are you talking about? we are calling on the uk government, and l calling on the uk government, and politicians from all political parties to get behind our essentials guarantee campaign. that would ensure that the basic rates of universal credit would be calculated in such a way that it would always cover at least the cost of essentials, things like food, basic toiletries, utility bills, and so on. at the moment, for a single person in receipt of universal credit, the amount that they are receiving falls £35 per week short of the amount that we think is needed to afford those very basic essentials, that we all need to get by. is essentials, that we all need to get b . , .,

essentials, that we all need to get by. is there a reason you are callin: by. is there a reason you are calling for— by. is there a reason you are calling for this. .. _ by. is there a reason you are calling for this. .. are - by. is there a reason you are calling for this. .. are people i by. is there a reason you are i calling for this. .. are people in calling for this... are people in state credit more likely to be using food banks than other people. yes, that is evident _ food banks than other people. yes, that is evident in _ food banks than other people. yes, that is evident in data, _ food banks than other people. yes that is evident in data, including that is evident in data, including that released today. we know that making changes to our security system to universal credit would make a difference in terms of usage food banks in the united kingdom. what changes have you seen in the people who are using food banks? we people who are using food banks? - have seen a huge increase in the need for food banks have seen a huge increase in the need forfood banks in our have seen a huge increase in the need for food banks in our network, particularly during the cost of living crisis, which, as you have said, has mainly taken effect since these were collected. we can see commonalities in people who are using food banks, and the family resources survey. households where

there are people with a disability are overrepresented in usage of food banks, as well as families... are overrepresented in usage of food banks, as well as families. . .- banks, as well as families... thank ou ve banks, as well as families... thank you very much- _ if you follow any premier league footballers on social media, you've probably seen snapshots and selfies of them travelling to orfrom matches by plane — even for very short trips. an investigation by bbc sport investigation can now reveal how often these types of flights are happening — and what it means for the premier league's commitment to being environmentally sustainable. our sports editor dan roan has the details. everton arriving by coach for their match against chelsea at the weekend, but this was just the final step of their journey to stamford bridge, having flown to london for the fixture 2a hours earlier, and they are farfrom alone. the bbc has uncovered evidence that in just two months there were 81 domestic flights by premier league clubs across just 100 matches

including club competitions, and the shortest flight was just 27 minutes. one top manager admits it's an issue the game must now tackle. i think it's something we have to do better with. it's my personal opinion. that's not to say it is straight forward because there are different factors, but it's an area we can improve. but it's notjust the planes that take teams to fixtures. a positioning flight, as it's known, arriving at liverpool airport last week to pick up everton forjust a 35 minute journey south for that game against chelsea. one of 37 such flights, often largely empty, that we found evidence of in the two month window. premier league teams taking short domestic flights like this one, to and from matches despite it being worse for the environment than travelling by road or rail, has raised serious questions overjust how committed the top of the sport truly is to sustainability. last weekend, a positioning flight came all the way from inverness to take bournemouth to birmingham

for a match against aston villa, the plane going on empty to liverpool. the next day, another positioning flight from aberdeen picked the team up and took them home before returning back to scotland. league1 forest green rovers are known as the country's most sustainable club, and its owner told me he was dismayed by our findings. i think it's shocking data injust two months. it's an illusion to think there is a gain for a flight of that duration. and modern coaches are very comfortable, and aren't going to impair the performance of a player over that relatively short distance. the carbon impact is one thing and it might not be the biggest thing, but the optics, you've got in a statement, the premier league said it recognises the need to take action on climate change and is committed to reducing so what did these fans at stamford

bridge feel about the issue? flights arejust easier than the train. sometimes trains get cancelled more than planes and people get piled on. climate change is a big topic for people and they should be trying to set an example like sorts of other organisations in the world. a generation ago it was all very different. what's the theory then behind hiring a plane to fly bournemouth to an away match? it's a bit extravagant. yes, it's only a one off, tony. these days with more money and more matches in football than ever, persuading top clubs to remain grounded could be a challenge. dan roan, bbc news. access to nature should be a human right, that's what100 uk citizens behind a so—called people's plan for reversing the decline in british nature say. in a new report, they demand urgent action to ensure everyone has access to green spaces and that rivers and wetlands are restored to full health. they also call for a permanent "people's assembly" that puts

the public at the heart of decisions over how to use the land. helen briggs has this report. come down here and just sort of escape it all... rebecca has been visiting the fields near her oxfordshire home since she was a child. growing up with nature on my doorstep, we've always enjoyed being in and around it and it does need to be protected. it's really scary to think what the children of today are going to grow up in. so, when she was randomly selected to be part of the people's plan for nature, shejumped at the chance. the plan goes across lots of different things. it's everyone's responsibility to get involved and and take part, make those little changes. at this hotel in birmingham, 100 people from across the uk have been meeting over the past year to share ideas and devise their own plan for bringing wildlife back from the brink. and they're calling for a complete overhaul in the way we treat nature, from the food we eat and how we use the land, to tougher action

on preventing pollution. here at the university of reading, scientists have been monitoring declines in plants and animals on home soilfor decades, and they say nature's in a lamentable state. despite the number of plans that we've had, the government haven't met targets for restoring nature. there are 70,000 species in the uk — from fungi, plants, insects and mammals — and around 2/5 of those are in decline. a people's plan for nature is really important because it allows civil society and business and government to work together towards a shared goal. what's the main message from ordinary people about what we need to be doing to restore nature? just any little change, you can help, and do, do it, i think would be it. it's — no change is too small.

our islands are known for their natural wonders, from bluebells, to butterflies and badgers, but experts say reversing decades of devastating losses will involve efforts from every one of us, on a scale we've never seen before. helen briggs, bbc news, in the thames valley. now it's time for a look at the weather with matt taylor. area of low pressure, you can see clouds swirling persistent rain into the afternoon. away from that, a scattering of showers, some heavy thunder, it does mean that some of you will stay largely dry throughout the afternoon, not too many showers across mainland scotland. persistent rain in orkneyjust heading towards

shetland. the winds today, not as strong in northern ireland as yesterday, but still touching gale force for some parts of scotland and wales. when still coming in from a south—westerly direction, a good five or 6 degrees above where we should be, 15 or 16 degrees across the eastern part of england. we do finish a day to the south, rush—hour could be a wet one, may be part of the midlands will experience that as well as east anglia and others. into the evening and overnight, clear skies, it will be a slightly cooler night across southern areas, compared to last night. into friday, another story of sunshine and showers, and fairly blustery winds as well. blustery showers across scotland, one or two isolated ones elsewhere, but friday will be a day where the showers bring more widely across the country, and into the afternoon, it will be heavy with hail and thunder. a review spot saying dry, even in that blustery wind. nine to 1a celsius. an area of

low pressure, into saturday. got watch approaching weather system intel late in the day. on saturday, another windy day, fairly grey, a bit of cloud, some sunny spells later. a cloudier zone, turning to sleet and hail snow in scotland into the afternoon. temperatures dropping back into the second half of the day. all of those will drop back a little bit about what we have at the moment. we don't have a leap into british summer time, as far as the clock is concerned. clocks go forward on saturday night into sunday morning, but, weather states a step backwards, pressure pushing eastwards, opening us up to cold arctic air, a chilly sunday, one or two showers as well.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm rebecca jones. our top stories: the bank of england is about to announce whether uk interest rates will increase for an 11th consecutive time following an unexpected jump in inflation. the french president defends his decision to push through unpopular pension reforms as another day of strikes and protests begins across the country. indian opposition leader rahul gandhi is sentenced to two years in prison for defamation over comments he made in 2019 about prime minister narendra modi's surname.

let's bring you some breaking news now. the bank of england has raised interest rates by a further quarter of a percentage point today. it says it takes expects the surge in british inflation to cool despite what was announced on wednesday. joining us live now is danni hewson who is the head of financial analysis at aj bell. the bank of england has raised interest rates from an 11th consecutive time from four 4% to 4.2

5%, why have rates gone up again? it might because inflation has not gone down the way the bank of england wanted. we had the surprisejump in february to 10.4% which shows prices are not cooling the way the bank wants. the bank has a target of 2% and the only function it has to use to bring the and the only function it has to use to brin: ., ., ., and the only function it has to use to brina ., ., ., , ., to bring the inflation down is to increase interest _ to bring the inflation down is to increase interest rates - to bring the inflation down is to increase interest rates to - to bring the inflation down is to increase interest rates to make j increase interest rates to make borrowing more expensive and take some cash out of the uk economy so if we spend less prices tend to come down. the big thing they are trying to prevent is for inflation to become sticky, a huge part of our economy is based on the service sector based on wages going up an average of 5.6 point five to 6% and in the private sector by more and we all know what that is doing to our

budgets when prices stick around. the bank of england has raised rates to 4.25% from 4%, the 11th consecutive time it has raised rates. the key question now is what will the impact be for those people borrowing money and those who are saving it? me borrowing money and those who are savin: it? ~ ., borrowing money and those who are savin: it? ~ . ., ., , , saving it? we have already seen savers filling _ saving it? we have already seen savers filling the _ saving it? we have already seen savers filling the benefit - saving it? we have already seen savers filling the benefit of - saving it? we have already seen savers filling the benefit of the i savers filling the benefit of the fact we have had those 11 consecutive interest rate hikes and i was having a look this morning and if you are talking about easy access savings the best rate is 3.4% and if you're willing to lock your cash up for three years you get 4.68% and there has been a bit of a savings war going on and that is likely to start up again now we have had this interest rate hike but of course that comes with a caveat because with inflation at 10.4% your money is still losing value. when it comes to mortgages, and we know about one

third of people in the uk have a mortgage, that means automatically if you are on a tracker or a variable rate mortgage you will automatically see that get passed on and i was working out that if you have £250,000 worth of borrowing you will be paying on average an extra £35 per month and cost but of course that comes on top of all the other hikes. if you're talking about a fixed rate, many people fixed two years ago at about 2.5%. if they are looking at a new deal to their payments will go up by £720 per month on average for £250,000 of borrowing and that is almost £9,000 per year. borrowing and that is almost £9,000 peryear. i borrowing and that is almost £9,000 per year. i would say also of course that lots of people are renting and their landlords may see their mortgage costs go up so chances are rents will also go up so if you are

in the situation where you do have a remortgage appointment coming up do try to get some advice and don't panic because we know people have been stress tested but being stress tested and then suddenly having to find an extra £600 per month are entirely different things. you might be able to look at extending the term of your mortgage or to look at may be doing an interest only mortgage for a while. there are caveats with that, do get advice. this is the latest in a relentless series of rate rises. how high can they go? series of rate rises. how high can the no? ,, , series of rate rises. how high can the no? ~ ,., series of rate rises. how high can the o? ~' , . ., series of rate rises. how high can the io? ~' ,., ., , . they go? markets at the moment price in one more — they go? markets at the moment price in one more interest _ they go? markets at the moment price in one more interest rate _ they go? markets at the moment price in one more interest rate hike, - in one more interest rate hike, taking us to 4.5% in the summer. having said that if inflation does not come down to the target which is 2%, the obr sense we should be on

track to get down to about 2.9% by the end of the year and the indication is inflation is beginning to cool. february is inflation number doesn't really reflect the russian invasion of ukraine because that came towards the end of the fabulous year so by the time march we will expect to see some of those prices start to cool. we know energy costs have come down and there is a lag before it filters through to us. we know oil prices and some commodity costs have come down but in terms of when interest rates then go back to those historic low levels we have had for more than a decade under 2% at the moment the expectation is that will take a couple of years before we get back to just 3.5% according to the bank of england itself during its last meeting predictions. don't expect we will go back to that ultralow money,

lending we got so used to because it is going to a while. we lending we got so used to because it is going to a while.— is going to a while. we know the federal reserve _ is going to a while. we know the federal reserve raised - is going to a while. we know the federal reserve raised interest. federal reserve raised interest rates in the united states yesterday and there was concern and they outer states about banks and whether they can actually cope with higher interest rates. that was one of the reasons why the silicon valley bank had collapsed. are there any similar fears about the banking sector and how much they can't sustain or deal with this interest rate rise in the uk? n, ~ , with this interest rate rise in the uk? ~ , ., , with this interest rate rise in the uk? markets have been incredibly worried about _ uk? markets have been incredibly worried about the _ uk? markets have been incredibly worried about the possibility - uk? markets have been incredibly worried about the possibility of. worried about the possibility of contagion. there are a couple of things which are very different about the banking system in the uk and the banking system in the united states. on the notice states we have seen with smaller and medium—sized banks they are not subject to the same kind of regulation the bigger american banks are subject to other banks in the united kingdom are the rest of europe. we have been told

consistently by regulators and by central bankers and the banks themselves they have adequate liquidity and there will not be a repeat of what we have seen the silicon valley bank and credit suisse in other banks. however, the banking system relies on trust. if there is some kind of panic and run on a bank because somebody shouts five and a cinema, will people run. we can't say there won't be a banking crisis but at the moment it looks incredibly unlikely. and the fact we have had the bank of england raising interest rates again today demonstrates it is not concerned about the banking sector and it is making sure everything is in place of the banking sector needs help but it says with all things considered

it says with all things considered it can go ahead with this rates increase. ~ ., it can go ahead with this rates increase. ~ . ., ,., ., increase. what about other countries? _ increase. what about other countries? so _ increase. what about other countries? so we _ increase. what about other countries? so we have - increase. what about other| countries? so we have seen increase. what about other - countries? so we have seen rises in the united states and in the uk today. our other countries having similar rate rises? for today. our other countries having similar rate rises?— similar rate rises? for the most art, similar rate rises? for the most part. yes- _ similar rate rises? for the most part. yes- we — similar rate rises? for the most part, yes. we have _ similar rate rises? for the most part, yes. we have seen - similar rate rises? for the most part, yes. we have seen the - similar rate rises? for the most. part, yes. we have seen the usa similar rate rises? for the most - part, yes. we have seen the usa and canada and australia. there are a few countries like belarus that have cut rates but our economy is incredibly different. we are all in very similar thoughts when you're talking about the united states, canada, australia and europe but in the uk we are in a particularly difficult situation with inflation which is higher here than other g7 countries. we do know that raising interest rates is not going to affect the cost of energy not going to affect how much we are charged for salads which come from spain so the interest rate situation is truly

to try to stop inflation becoming sticky, that is the important thing, to try to prevent it becoming entrenched and then high prices becoming something we have to live with. ,, ., becoming something we have to live with. ,, , ., becoming something we have to live with, ,, ., faisal islam who's at the bank of england in london. do you have a sense of what the bank of england would be weighing up in this decision? there is a three—way balancing act going on right now which is that sharp rise in inflation, already very high, double digit in the uk and you have stagnant growth here and on top of that you have this fragility in the global banking system. not affecting us here in the uk but knock—on impact on the funding of banks and

the like. those of the three things they clearly have discussed, looking at the detail of the minutes of their discussions as they decided on this quarter point rise today, the 11th successive rise taking it up to 4.25%. the sense i get is the bank is coming to land and be a very close to the peak in interest rates. this is a quarter point rise in previous months we have had a half—point rises. if you look at the detail of the deliberations that they are playing down some of the factors, the inflation factor. yesterday we had the news of double digit inflation in the uk and that in the discussions of the bank of england rate setters was played down. they said inflation would still fall sharply and fall even

more sharply than they anticipated a month ago. a lot of the credit for that goes to the budget and the extra prolonged help with energy bills. that will directly bring down the late of inflation —— mike rate of inflation in a material way even as it has remained higher. to boost the economy, growth will be a bit higher but importantly high enough for the bank note no longer to anticipate we are in a technical recession. the anticipate the economy is falling right now in the three months to march but no longer think the economy will fall in the second quarter between april and june which would not fulfil the definition, the traditional technical definition of a recession. we shouldn't get too carried away with that of the economy broadly pretty much flat since autumn all the way through to spring of this year. that's not a great performance

but if you're a glass half full type of person given the size of the energy shock the uk has been hit with and we are particularly dependent on gas both directly and also for a production of electricity, given all of that flat economy not as bad as it could have been. so no recession. yes, a rate rise but it looks to me in may the next inflation report meeting with the also will put everything into the also will put everything into the round including banking fragility and all roads lead to a pause from then and we could get news in the meantime. there was nobody on the committee calling for a rate cut. we have had some smaller calls for that but for now a smaller rate rise. i think the possibility this may be the last one.

reacting to the breaking news we have been bringing you that uk interest rates have risen for the 11th successive time. you're watching bbc news. in ukraine's eastern donbas region, the ukrainian army continues to lose ground to russian forces in and around bakhmut. but further south it's a different story, continuing attacks by russian tanks and armoured vehicles have resulted in heavy losses for moscow's forces with almost nothing to show for it. months of battles have turned the countryside, and the town of velyka novosilka into a wasteland, where civilians and the military come under daily russian bombardment. our correspondent quentin sommerville and camera journalist darren conway have sent this report. missile whistles past, explosion.

this is dima's daily duty. for months, the 1st separate tank brigade have been under russian attack, but they've barely given the enemy an inch of ukrainian soil. darren: this way, come on, run! run! straight to me. open ground here is the enemy's friend. come on. this way. there are spotter drones above. russian eyes are always watching... down, down, down, down. ..and waiting for movement. quentin, get down. quentin pants heavily those two russian shells that have just come in, i think it's tank fire very close to these positions, and that gives you an idea of how exposed it is here.

there's absolutely no tree cover. the safest place for these men is in the trenches. they've already taken a couple of casualties here in the last week. panting heavily are you all right? keep down. the bombardments never stop. missile whistles past, explosion. you can watch quentin's report in full on the bbc news website now and on the bbc news from six'clock later today. french president emmanuel macron has defended his decision

to push through an unpopular reform to the pension system, despite a wave of protests across the country. this footage is of protests in toulouse this morning, where demonstrators have set fire to bins and tyres in order to block the road. fire to bins and tyres in a television interview on wednesday, president macron said pushing up the pension age from 62 to 64 was a necessity in order to protect the system for future generations. i spoke with prisca thevenot, french parliamentarian sitting in the national assembly on behalf of the reneissance, emmanuel macron's political movement, and asked how members can justify this to their constituents. what is at stake today should not be macron himself but the sustainability of our retirement system as you said in your report. there is a system of retirement and people

do not put money aside and invest for their retirement plan. the way it works is that workers finance their retirement pensions and there are a lot of issues and that because in 2000 there were 10 million retirement pensions to pay. now it is about 17 million and in 2030 will be 20 million. the only way to balance the system and to have a sustainable future pension in france is to push back the age at which can get retired. otherwise we would have to choose between higher contribution, lower pension or more debts and that is actually the main issue. we want to go further in that the democratic process for people, for pensions. and actually i said as an mp in france

that none of the political movements that fight again the reform right now have been able to propose a credible alternative. they are yelling in the street but not debating. polling suggests this policy is very unpopular. i think president macron approval rating has dropped to 29%. does he really have a democratic mandate to push this reform through? you are talking to an mp elected democratically and emmanuel macron has been elected twice democratically and what we have to face now is that we have some mps who do not want to go through the democratic way to debate. they are willing to go n the streets, and that is not democratic, actually.

the prime minister has been in wales today — speaking about plans for two freeports. rishi sunak was also asked about the vote that took place yesterday at westminster on part of his new brexit deal for northern ireland and his decision to publish his tax return. let's listen in to what he had to say. (sor next) iam i am delighted the question of two freeport in wales which will create thousands ofjobs across wales and a great example of the uk and welsh government working together to drive growth is one of the priorities are set out at the beginning of the year to go to conduct these free ports will do that. to go to conduct these free ports will do that-— to go to conduct these free ports will do that. . ,., , ., will do that. there are reports that re -s will will do that. there are reports that preps will threaten _ will do that. there are reports that preps will threaten potential - will do that. there are reports that| preps will threaten potential rebels with the loss of funding for the area stop is that true? i with the loss of funding for the area stop is that true?- area stop is that true? i was welcoming _ area stop is that true? i was welcoming yesterday - area stop is that true? i was welcoming yesterday there . area stop is that true? i was i welcoming yesterday there was area stop is that true? i was - welcoming yesterday there was very strong support for the windsor framework and it is good for northern ireland and families and businesses in communities and restores balance with the belfast

good friday agreement and ensures northern ireland has proper sovereignty and i am pleased that had royal support and we can look forward to a better future.- forward to a better future. should caital forward to a better future. should capital gains _ forward to a better future. should capital gains tax _ forward to a better future. should capital gains tax be _ forward to a better future. should capital gains tax be higher? - forward to a better future. should capital gains tax be higher? i- forward to a better future. should capital gains tax be higher? i saidj capital gains tax be higher? i said i would publish _ capital gains tax be higher? i said i would publish my— capital gains tax be higher? i said i would publish my tax _ capital gains tax be higher? i said i would publish my tax returns - capital gains tax be higher? i "— c i would publish my tax returns and was pleased to do yesterday for transparency and the prime issue is what will i do in the uk to help people with the cost of living? i set out five priorities, the first was to have inflation and the budget recently extended help with energy bills and i took the decision to tax the windfall profits of energy companies and we are using that money to help pay for around half of everyone's energy bill of this winter worth £1500 that is the actions of this government, that is what we are doing. the main opposition leader in the uk, sir keir starmer, has given a speech in stoke—on—trent, promising

to tackle violence against women and to restore public confidence in the police and the criminal justice system. he spoke about his principles, dating back to his time as the director of public prosecutions. everyone protected, everyone respected, no one denied the law, no one above the law. the murderers of stephen lawrence who for the time thought that they were, not al-qaeda terrorists, not mps, labour are terrorists, not mps, labourare conservatives gaming the expenses system to line—up pockets, i prosecuted them all and i am proud of that, one rule for all. and that's why you find the pandemic party in downing street under boris johnson so reprehensible, the circus of the last few days. a reminder of

his total disrespect for our national sacrifice. that is why i said i would resign if i had broken those same rules. i could not have looked at the british people in the eye and asked them for their trust. those values are too important to me. the core of my politics today. if the tories want to attack me for being a human rights lawyer and attacking the values i've stood up for my whole life i say fine, that only shows how far they have fallen and how little they understand working people. access to nature should be a human right, according to 100 citizens who today publish a "people's plan" for restoring nature. they're calling for urgent action on everything from restoring the health of rivers and wetlands, to food hubs for locally grown food. our science correspondent,

helen briggs, met one of the people taking part.( tx) come down here and just sort of escape it all... rebecca has been visiting the fields near her oxfordshire home since she was a child. growing up with nature on my doorstep, we've always enjoyed being in and around it and it does need to be protected. it's really scary to think what the children of today are going to grow up in. so when she was randomly selected to be part of the people's plan for nature, shejumped at the chance. the plan goes across lots of different things. it's everyone's responsibility to get involved and and take part, make those little changes.

at this hotel in birmingham, 100 people from across the uk have been meeting over the past year to share ideas and devise their own plan for bringing wildlife back from the brink. and they're calling for a complete overhaul in the way we treat nature, from the food we eat and how we use the land to tougher action on preventing pollution. here at the university of reading, scientists have been monitoring declines in plants and animals on home soilfor decades, and they say nature's in a lamentable state. despite the number of plans that we've had, the government haven't met targets for restoring nature. there are 70,000 species in the uk — from fungi, plants, insects and mammals — and around 2/5 of those are in decline. society and business and government to work together, towards a shared goal. what's the main message from ordinary people about what we need to be doing to restore nature? just any little change, you can help and do, do it, i think would be. it's no change is too small. our islands are known for their natural wonders, from bluebells to butterflies and badgers, but experts say reversing decades of devastating losses will involve efforts from every one of us, on a scale we've never seen before. helen briggs, bbc news in the thames valley.

hello. good afternoon. it's still very mild out there. some more sunny spells and showers to come in the forecast and plenty more rainbows to be spotted as well. some very typically spring like weather. it's very changeable and it will stay unsettled as we head through the rest of the week. so more wet and windy weather at times, but also some sunshine. and then it will turn colder over

the course of the weekend. for the rest of the afternoon, there'll be some widespread showers, also some sunny spells, too. it's a bit drier across much of scotland than we saw yesterday. and the winds are lighter, but still some heavy rain across the northern hours and more heavy rain moving towards the south of england by the end of the afternoon, eventually stretching into east anglia. for south west—facing coasts. still some coastal overtopping here at high tide and the air is mild. temperatures peaking between 12 and 15 degrees celsius. so well above the seasonal average. now, as we head through this evening and overnight, then our area of rain towards the south of england will be pushing its way out of east anglia as we head through the small hours. still some uncertainty to the northern extent of this rain. frost—free between four and seven degrees celsius. some more showers throughout the night across northern ireland and scotland and they'll continue tomorrow morning. the center of low pressure is across northern ireland, so these showers could be really rather slow—moving. but elsewhere the showers will blow along really quite swiftly on that brisk south—westerly wind, possibly the windiest day of the week for england and wales. and some of the showers will have some lightning, some thunder and some hail at times, the air is still mild. temperatures will peak between 12 3111114 degrees. but that is about to change as this

area of low pressure pulls its way out of scotland into the north sea on friday night, we will start to draw in more of a northerly wind, allowing that colder arctic air to push southwards. so some of these showers could turn out to be a bit wintry. there will be some wind chill. it's a bit of a messy picture on saturday because further south across england and wales, there'll be fewer showers with lighter winds and the air still is mild here with this rain set to push in on saturday night into sunday morning. also on saturday night into sunday morning, we re—enter british summer time with the clocks springing forward by one hour, but it won't feel very summery at all. in fact, it's going to feel an awful lot more like winter, because as our area of low pressure pulls its way eastwards again, we'll see the northerly wind become more widespread, some cold air and a widespread frost.

this is bbc news — welcome if you're watching here in the uk or around the globe. i'm rebecca jones. our top stories? for an eleventh consecutive time, from four to four point two 5% , from four to four point two 5%, following an unexpected jump in inflation recorded in the uk in february. the french president emmanuel macron has given a defiant defence of his decision to force through a rise in the pension age, in the face of protests and strikes across france, and two no confidence votes. on the frontline in southern ukraine — where troops loyal to kyiv are continuing to hold their defences despite constant attacks

from russian tanks and armoured vehicles. a senior nigerian politician, his wife, and a medical "middleman" have been found guilty of an organ—harvesting plot involving a uk hospital in a legal first of its kind. prosecutors said they planned to remove the kidney of a 21 —year—old nigerian man, so it could be given to their daughter, sonia, who has a debilitating illness. the couple faced the first charges for organ trafficking under modern slavery laws. ike ekweremadu is a well known politicalfigure in nigeria, a member of the senate, a man with international

and when his daughter, sonia, developed a debilitating kidney disease, he tried to do something about it. what he did, according to this verdict, was get a middleman, also a defendant, to find a donor in nigeria. he found a young man, 21 years old, in a lagos street market. this man was brought to the uk, seemingly unaware of why he was coming to britain, he was told that he would be given a better life, a job, that sort of thing, and really the conspiracy only came to light, as far as the victim of this exploitation was concerned, when he had consultations with doctors at a hospital in london, where the operation was due to take place. the doctors were obviously concerned, they felt that he was not right medically, and also felt that he was not aware what was going to happen to him. they called a halt to the whole process. the politician and his wife

were arrested at heathrow it is a highly unusual case, and the first time that the british modern slavery rules have been used against the trafficking of a an organ donor. what has in the reaction? we have had a response from the hospital, he said that they were pleased that the trial was closed. they want to pay tribute to the victim for his bravery in coming forward, and they say that national guidance applies to the decision as to living donor transplantation. doctors who i've spoken to about the trafficking of auden to about the trafficking of organ so that this is a very unusual case, it is very unusual for anyone to try

and bring an organ of the uk under these circumstances. more usual, is for someone to go abroad, have a donation in another country with perhaps less serious laws to prevent the system being abused, and then come back to the nhs with complications. but, we do know that there were several donations at the hospital, another one, involving one of the defendants in this case, dr obinna obeta. there are police investigations going on which will continue after the sentencing of these defendants on the 5th of may. here in the uk, a group of sub—postmasters whose landmark legal action exposed problems with an it system can apply for a new compensation scheme. faults with the horizon software in post offices led to hundreds of workers being wrongly convicted of fraud and theft. those who brought the original case agreed a settlement of 43—million pounds, but found much of the money was taken up by legal fees.

i'm joined now by nick wallis in walton on thames who is a journalist and author of the book the great post office scandal. this it system was rolled out in 1999, 2000, and it created false holes in postmasters accounts. postmasters are self—involved employed agents. the legal responsibility for the money in that branch is down to each postmaster. the losses at their it system was creating... many of these postmasters were unfairly sacked... they banded together to form a campaign group called justice for

postmasters in 2009, and have been fighting for 1h years to get a proper response from the post office. today is a significant day for the leader of the justice for postmasters alliance, since 2003, when he was sacked. it will be justice for him as well as hundreds of other postmasters. giee justice for him as well as hundreds of other postmasters.— justice for him as well as hundreds of other postmasters. give us more of other postmasters. give us more of a sense of— of other postmasters. give us more of a sense of the _ of other postmasters. give us more of a sense of the devastating - of other postmasters. give us more | of a sense of the devastating impact that this has had on some postmasters. i that this has had on some postmasters.— that this has had on some postmasters. that this has had on some ostmasters. .. , ., ., , , postmasters. i can give you examples of --eole postmasters. i can give you examples of people who — postmasters. i can give you examples of people who lost _ postmasters. i can give you examples of people who lost their _ postmasters. i can give you examples of people who lost their minds, - of people who lost their minds, their mental health suffered to the extent that they were unable to leave the house, and did not eat for days. i spoke to a famous case, a woman who was imprisoned after being convicted of stealing from her post office near me, in surrey. she nearly lost her baby in prison. the long—term mental health trauma of, personal being a very visible figure in your community, a very trusted figure in your community, to then

being criminally prosecuted, or sacked under a cloud of suspicion, has done a huge amount of damage to some of the most hard—working, and entrepreneurial, and good spirited people who work up and down the country to serve their communities. nick,... , ,., country to serve their communities. nick,... , , , nick,... this is a significant, but are there _ nick,... this is a significant, but are there still _ nick,... this is a significant, but are there still other— nick,... this is a significant, butj are there still other postmasters who are waiting for compensation? you have for compensation scheme running at the moment. i think it is going to be a stain on the conscience of the government and the postal office. if they cannot get this sorted out quickly. on the face of it, this scheme today looks like independent oversight come up with a number of parliamentarians on the oversight board, who have been campaigning fora number of oversight board, who have been campaigning for a number of years. it is going to be giving settlements, which are going to be free of any tax, as well come up with some of the schemes are full

stop but what has happened, as this is only a92 of the postmasters who took the post office to the court in 2019. you have many more on historical scheme, and then you have hundreds more potentially, on the historical compensation scheme. the oversight on this is piecemeal. it has been criticised by tax experts, by the high courtjudge, and while on the face of it, the scheme today does seem like good news for those a92 sub postmasters, there are many people who have died waiting for this compensation. they are never going to get it, because this process has taken so long. thank ou. the head of the social media app tiktok is expected to give evidence to the us congress today over security concerns. shou zi chew is likely to face a barrage

of questions on tiktok�*s relationship with the chinese state, what data it collects and what it does with it. our north america technology correspondent, james clayton has more. hi, everyone! it's shou here, i'm the ceo of tiktok. tiktok�*s boss usually keeps a low profile. but this week he published this tiktok ahead of a congressional hearing, where he'll be grilled by us politicians. he's decided to come out fighting. in that same video he claims that tiktok has 150 million users in the us. in a country where facebook is in decline, tiktok has seen exponential growth. but with that huge influence has come concern. this is the head of the fbi being quizzed earlier this month in congress. could they use tiktok to control data on millions of users? eh, yes. could they use it to control the software on millions of devices, given the opportunity to do so? yes. what's even more concerning for tiktok is it appears to have done

the impossible — unite the democrats and the republicans. i think that this is going to be uncharted territory for him, and it will be really, really interesting to see whether he sinks or swims. i think that there is a real risk that if this hearing doesn't go well, that has a massive impact on the future of tiktok. whether you think tiktok is a security concern depends on who you ask. but what we do know is tiktok collects a lot of information. by its own admission, the company collects usage information, device information, your ip address. it can even collect biometric identifiers and biometric information, such as face prints and voice prints. some say, so what? instagram collects similar information. others, though, say it's the link to china that's the problem. the concern is that if tiktok in the united states is sharing personal information with its parent company in china, that the chinese government could

potentially either access this personal information, or use it to target propaganda to specific users, or in other potentially nefarious ways. but the problem with banning tiktok is we have not actually seen evidence of the chinese government accessing this information through tiktok. tiktok has found itself once again at the heart of a diplomatic battle between the us and china. when donald trump tried to ban the app in 2020, tiktok managed to survive. three years later, it's once again fighting for its future. and what happens today in congress may well help decide its fate. james clayton, bbc news. i'm joined now by the author of tiktok boom: china's dynamite app and the superpower race for social media chris stokel—walker. is time up for tiktok? in terms of

that, i is time up for tiktok? in terms of that, i am — is time up for tiktok? in terms of that. i am not— is time up for tiktok? in terms of that, i am not entirely _ is time up for tiktok? in terms of that, i am not entirely convinced. j is time up for tiktok? in terms of| that, i am not entirely convinced. i think that this is going to be a significant moment. obviously, if the ceo does not come out of this managing to convince politicians that tiktok is secure, and i do have suspicions about whether decisions have already been made, and mine are ready made up, and i think that we could start to see a path towards a sort of us wide ban. i don't think that would necessarily mean that it is time up, as we saw in 2020, when the same thing happened, tiktok appealed it in court, and i imagine that we would see that happening in the end. ~ ., ., , ., ~ the end. what does the ceo of tiktok need to say therefore _ the end. what does the ceo of tiktok need to say therefore to _ the end. what does the ceo of tiktok need to say therefore to protect - the end. what does the ceo of tiktok need to say therefore to protect his . need to say therefore to protect his platform? need to say therefore to protect his -latform? , , ., my platform? this is a tricky thing, i think that he — platform? this is a tricky thing, i think that he will _ platform? this is a tricky thing, i think that he will go _ platform? this is a tricky thing, i think that he will go out - platform? this is a tricky thing, i think that he will go out and - platform? this is a tricky thing, i think that he will go out and say| think that he will go out and say that no data goes to china, that if the chinese government asked, they

would never give it, that they have integrated with oracle, a long—standing database company, to oversee their work... what we have here is partly national security concerns, but also geopolitical concerns, but also geopolitical concerns, where we have a bubbling undercurrent between the west and china, well we rightly recognise many of the human rights abuses and issues that there are in china. we see tick—tock, which did have its origins in china, and did untethered cell from that model, and we think that we can use it almost as an economic sanction in the way that we do with other countries. that economic sanction in the way that we do with other countries.— do with other countries. that is interesting _ do with other countries. that is interesting in _ do with other countries. that is interesting in the _ do with other countries. that is interesting in the light - do with other countries. that is interesting in the light that - do with other countries. that is i interesting in the light that tiktok has said it will store us data in the us. you wonder why that has not satisfied american politicians? i

think it is possibly because some of the more strident politicians who are anti—china in the united states will not accept that. i think it is possible that tiktok is doing this in the united states and europe, they are trying to convince european are members that this is safe, as well. not entirely certain that we are going to see an awful lot of light out of this hearing, to date. an awful lot of heat, from both sides. i5 an awful lot of heat, from both sides. , ., , an awful lot of heat, from both sides. , . , . ., sides. is there any evidence that the chinese _ sides. is there any evidence that the chinese government - sides. is there any evidence that the chinese government has - sides. is there any evidence that the chinese government has in . sides. is there any evidence that i the chinese government has in fact used data that was taken from tick—tock. i used data that was taken from tick-tock. ., , used data that was taken from tick-tock-_ used data that was taken from tick-tock. ., , ., , ., , tick-tock. i was on the news last week talking _ tick-tock. i was on the news last week talking about _ tick-tock. i was on the news last week talking about the - tick-tock. i was on the news last week talking about the political. week talking about the political meaning of this, with government devices not being allowed to use

tiktok. we have not seen any evidence of data transfers to china, being given to the chinese government, tiktok denies it would ever do that. i think that this is the fundamental thing, nobody has provided any proof that these concerns that we do have are anything more than hypothetical. that means that we are in a very strange situation where tiktok is going to be asked today to disprove a negative stop is a complicated process, and one that i'm not sure will come out scot—free. than will come out scot-free. an afternoon _ will come out scot—free. an afternoon ahead. the us secretary of state antony blinken has called on uganda's government to reconsider anti—lgbt draft legislation passed by parliament. under the bill, anyone identifying as lgbtq could face up the us secretary of state antony blinken has called on uganda's to ten years in prison. human rights watch says — if it becomes law — it will be the first anywhere to outlaw merely identifying

as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer. the bbc�*s patience atu—hair—ay reports from kampala. this gay man in his early 20s says that he is afraid for his life. he spoke to the bbc on condition that his identity is kept hidden and says that he has already faced online attacks and was outed to his family. they even took the information to my mother, so my mum was very mad at me and called saying, "you're gay? "i never want you back in my life. "never even come near my other children. "you are no longer my child." the newly passed bill will see anyone who is convicted of grooming or trafficking children for purposes of engaging them in homosexual activities face life in prison. but it includes even tougher penalties. a clause titled aggravated homosexuality now stipulates the death penalty in cases where somebody has sex with a minor, a disabled person, or in cases where the victim gets infected

with a lifelong disease as a result of the assault. this is the first time in decades in uganda that the death sentence has been included in a new law. ordinary ugandans have been reacting to the passing of the law. i am over the moon, very happy, because as ugandans, the biggest percentage of ugandans, they don't agree with the homosexuality. i don't wish our kids to face that, like, ladies sleeping with ladies. i was so excited about it and i really thank the parliament of uganda because they didn't let us down. activists have said that the anti—homosexuality bill may have far reaching consequences for ugandans in general. there's no reason why we should have a bill that criminalizes - individuals that are having consensual same—sex - adult relationships. all ugandans should be really scared

of this bill because it will not - just affect suspected lgbt individuals or people - who are actually lgbt. it can affect anyone. you know, anyone can accuse anyone of touching with the intent _ to commit homosexuality. anyone can accuse anyone - of promotion of homosexuality. government representatives in parliament gave the bill overwhelming support, but it will have to be signed by president yoweri museveni before it can officially become law. patience atuhaire, bbc news, kampala. a court in western india has sentenced the opposition leader, rahul gandhi, to two years in prison in a criminal defamation case. mr gandhi, from the congress party, was convicted by the court in gujarat state for comments he made about prime minister narendra modi's surname during an election rally in 2019. earlier on, i spoke to our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan who has been explaining the significance

of this case. this is part of the ongoing political drama, it is a theatre in india. now, the main opposition leader, mr gandhi comes from the influential indian political dynasty, the nehru—gandhi family. and in an election speech in 2019 he referred to the surname of indian prime minister modi and refereed to a few fugitive tycoons who had escaped from india being wanted, how come all those who were wanted had the surname modi? indian surnames refer to a caste so by linking the surname of mr modi to the thieves he has insulted the modi community. that is what the whole court case is

about. it has a huge impact on him and the party and that is why it has huge significance. i think i am right to say india has elections next year? what impact will it have on the opposition congress party? there are already people talking about whether he should be disqualified from the parliament, because if anyone is convicted for two or more years on a criminal case, they should be disqualified so that will be a setback for mr gandhi. he has been given bail and can appeal in a higher court, and that is what his party is planning to do. the other opposition parties have strongly criticised him saying there is a conspiracy to eliminate other opposition politically.

the elections are coming next year and the government can take this to the people, modi community, but the congress party has said the party is not trying to eliminate voices who are critical of the government. if you follow any premier league footballers on social media, you've probably seen snapshots and selfies of them travelling to or from matches by plane — even for very short trips. an investigation by bbc sport investigation can now reveal how often these types of flights are happening — and what it means for the premier league's commitment to being environmentally sustainable. our sports editor dan roan has the details. everton arriving by coach for their match against chelsea at the weekend. but this was just the final step of theirjourney to stamford bridge, having flown to london for the fixture 2a hours earlier, and they're far from alone.

the bbc�*s uncovered evidence that in just two months there were 81 domestic flights by premier league clubs across just 100 matches, including cup competitions, and that the shortest flight was just 27 minutes. one top manager admits it's an issue the game must now tackle. i think it's something we have to do better with, is my personal opinion. that's not to say it's straight forward, because there's factors, but i think it's an area we can improve. but it's notjust the planes that take teams to fixtures. a positioning flight, as it's known, arriving at liverpool airport last week to pick up everton forjust a 35—minute journey south for that game against chelsea, one of 37 such flights, often largely empty, that we found evidence of in the two—month window. premier league teams taking short domestic flights like this one to and from matches, despite it being worse for the environment than travelling by road or rail, has raised serious questions overjust how committed the top of the sport truly

is to sustainability. last weekend, a positioning flight came all the way from inverness to take bournemouth to birmingham for a match against aston villa, the plane going on empty to liverpool. the next day, another positioning flight from aberdeen picked the team up and took them home before returning back to scotland. league one forest green rovers are known as the country's most sustainable club, and its owner told me he was dismayed by ourfindings. i think it's shocking data injust two months. it's an illusion to think there is a game for a flight of that duration. you know, modern coaches are very comfortable and aren't going to impair the performance of a player over that relatively short distance. the carbon impact is one thing and it might not be the biggest thing, but the optics, you've got premier league teams setting a very bad example for the rest of the country. the fa says it's the responsibility of each club to make their own travel choices and some in the game point out these flights make

up a small proportion of domestic air travel. in a statement, the premier league said it recognises the need to take action on climate change and is committed to reducing its overall climate impact. this includes aims to achieve net zero emissions by 20a0. so what did these fans at stamford bridge feel about the issue? the plane's just easier, isn't it? you know, the train, sometimes trains get cancelled much more than planes, and then people get piled on. if climate change is a big topic for people, then they should be trying to set an example like lots of other organisations in the world. a generation ago it was all very different. what's the theory then behind hiring a plane to fly— bournemouth to an away match? it's a bit extravagant. yeah, it's only a one off, though, tony. but these days, with more money and more matches in football than ever, persuading top clubs to remain grounded could be a challenge. dan roan, bbc news. 1a people remain in hospital after a ship tipped over in a dry dock, leaving 35 people injured. the research vessel petrel was in a dry dock in leith when it became dislodged from its holding and slipped to a a5—degree angle.

the health and safety executive said investigations into the cause are ongoing. the prince of wales has visited british troops near the ukrainian border. prince william is on an official two—day visit to poland — which continues today when he meets his trip to meet the troops in the south—east was kept secret, for security reasons, until he was back in warsaw. ijust wanted to come here in person to say thank you for all that you're doing, keeping everyone safe out here, and keeping an eye on what's going on. so, just a big thank you for what you do on a day to day basis. i know some of you are coming to the end of your time out here, so looking forward to a bit of rnr when you get home. but you're doing a really importantjob out here, and defending ourfreedoms is really important and everyone back home

that is it for me, thank you for your company, goodbye. hello, good afternoon. it's still very mild out there. some more sunny spells and showers to come in the forecast and plenty more rainbows to be spotted as well. some very typically spring like weather. it's very changeable and it will stay unsettled as we head through the rest of the week. so more wet and windy weather at times, but also some sunshine. and then it will turn colder over the course of the weekend. for the rest of the afternoon, there'll be some widespread showers, also some sunny spells, too. it's a bit drier across much of scotland than we saw yesterday. and the winds are lighter, but still some heavy rain across the northern hours and more heavy rain moving towards the south of england by the end of the afternoon, eventually stretching into east anglia. it's blustery with a brisk south—westerly wind, especially for south west—facing coasts. still some coastal overtopping here

at high tide and the air is mild, temperatures peaking between 12 and 15 degrees celsius, so well above the seasonal average. now, as we head through this evening and overnight, then our area of rain towards the south of england will be pushing its way out of east anglia as we head through the small hours. still some uncertainty to the northern extent of this rain. there will be a lot of closed skies around temperatures, though, frost—free between four and seven degrees celsius. some more showers throughout the night across northern ireland and scotland and they'll continue tomorrow morning. the center of low pressure is across northern ireland, so these showers could be really rather slow—moving. but elsewhere the showers will blow along really quite swiftly on that brisk south—westerly wind, possibly the windiest day of the week for england and wales. and some of the showers will have some lightning, some thunder and some hail at times, the air is still mild. temperatures will peak between 12 and 1a degrees. but that is about to change as this area of low pressure pulls its way out of scotland into the north sea on friday night, we will start to draw in more of a northerly wind, allowing that colder arctic air to push southwards. so some of these showers could turn

out to be a bit wintry. there will be some wind chill. it's a bit of a messy picture on saturday because further south across england and wales, there'll be fewer showers with lighter winds and the air still is mild here with this rain set to push in on saturday night into sunday morning. also on saturday night into sunday morning, we re—enter british summer time with the clocks springing forward by one hour, but it won't feel very summery at all. in fact, it's going to feel an awful lot more like winter, because as our area of low pressure pulls its way eastwards again, we'll see the northerly wind become more widespread, some cold air and a widespread frost.

today at one: interest rates up again — a rise of a quarter of a percentage point — they're now the highest they've been for 1a years. the bank of england has put them up to a.25% — as it tries to control inflation. but it's more bad news for mortgage holders. each interest—rate rise that came along, you know, eyebrows raised and thought, "well, how are we going to do this?" and you thought that it would stop eventually, but it hasn't. it is the 11th interest rate rise in a row — we'll be analysing what it means for borrowers and savers. also this lunchtime... junior doctors in england announce four consecutive days of strike action next month in their dispute with the government over pay. a wealthy nigerian politician and his wife are found guilty of an organ trafficking plot — they brought a street trader