tonight at ten, a sharp rise in the cost of food and drink means that the cost of living is still a major challenge. in the year to march, inflation stayed in double figures, mainly because of a sharp increase in the cost of food and soft drinks. for me, never mind my children to be in this position. i'd love to put a biscuit in my tea, but i can't because a biscuit�*s a massive treat. we'll have more details on the rising cost of living for millions of households. also tonight... the man sacked as head of the business group the cbi tells the bbc that his "reputation has been totally destroyed." the children in england who live in overcrowded accommodation — we report on the harsh reality for thousands.

he scores! and, manchester city sail past bayern munich to reach the semi—finals of the champions�* league. and coming up on bbc news, kyren wilson scores the first 147 break of this years world snooker championship in sheffield. but is it enough for a place in round two? good evening. the unrelenting pressure on household budgets has been demonstrated by the latest inflation figures, which showed a very sharp rise in the cost of food and soft drinks, pushing the cost of living even higher. inflation remained in double digits last month, falling only slightly to 10.1% in march. that's down from 10.4% in february, but experts had predicted a biggerfall.

more expensive bread, cereals and chocolate caused the overall average price of food and non—alcoholic drinks to increase by a rather hefty 19% in the year to march — the fastest annual rate for nearly half a century. economists say it's now far more likely that the bank of england will raise its base interest rate next month, and they say the rate could hit 5% by the autumn. our cost of living correspondent coletta smith has more details. 0h, here come the sausages. it's hot dinner day in this little community kitchen in halifax. started off with about ten portions. in eight weeks, it's grown to almost 150 portions. demand has skyrocketed over the last few months for one simple reason... food going up, astronomically. gravy browning, it was £2 one week and then the next time i went to get one it was £4.50!

it's staggering. i used to spend just short of £100 on my shopping.| it's 160 now. i don't get anything different. so lesley and her team have come up with a big batch cook solution — giving one hot meal a week for those who need the help. you collect it, you heat it up, you eat it up. it's one night a week where you don't have to worry. are you guys all experienced potato peelers, then? we are now! a lot of the families we assumed originally would be families - on benefits and on low incomes and it's not, it's not. _ there's families where both parents are working but they're just - struggling to pay the bills. rising food prices of the biggest reason household costs were on the up in march. potatoes are up 19.3%, pork is up 25.4% compared to last year. and if you're buying cheese, it's up a whopping 33.6%. sometimes, like, cheese is a luxury. corrie is one of the parents taking home a hot casserole and it means tonight the whole family will get

a good feed. what increases are really hitting your finances at the moment? sometimes i skip a meal and my children are at that age where they do notice this. a biscuit is a massive treat. i have to buy cheaper shampoo. i know that i'm lucky to have shampoo, but it's nice to have nice hair, it makes you feel good, it makes a difference. so, yeah, it's not nice opening the fridge and it being empty. it's not nice. today's figures add more pressure on the bank of england to raise interest rates again in the months ahead, as essential prices are still on the up. if those keep rising at the sort of rates that we're seeing, so 20% nearly for a food price inflation, that will hit those on lowest incomes even harder because they spend much more of their income on those essentials. for the vast majority of people, wages aren't keeping up with prices. you're not getting paid any more at the moment, right? no. jayne works part—time and has three children to look after. heartbreaking having to say no to the kids for stuff that they want, because i haven't got the money for stuff they want.

when it comes to their birthdays as well, we've had to cut back on their birthdays, as well. i feel embarrassed when i am asking for help. i'm grateful, very grateful. it's made the difference? yeah, it's made a big difference, yeah. the british retail consortium think prices are peaking and will fall in the months ahead. but if you're struggling with food bills, there's help and budget recipe ideas on the tackling it together pages on the bbc news website. our economics editor, faisal islam, is here. lets try to dig under some of the problems raised in that report. why is inflation proving to be so stubborn?— is inflation proving to be so stubborn? , ., , ., stubborn? these are extremely and freakishly high _ stubborn? these are extremely and freakishly high rate _ stubborn? these are extremely and freakishly high rate of— stubborn? these are extremely and freakishly high rate of inflation - freakishly high rate of inflation and food price inflation in particular. and that 10%, they are consistent with people's lived experience, double takes on the supermarket, why has it gone up so much in the past week? even if it

halves, as the government hopes, by the end of the year, you might lose that sentiment but it does not mean prices will have fallen on average and you will still get that pain in the report pulled hopefully the headline rate of inflation starts to fall sharply in the coming months because of the comparison with last year's big rises in energy prices drops out but even then there are other factors, drops out but even then there are otherfactors, rises in mobile phone bills come in broadband bills as well. it's tricky and you are right, it's proving stubborn or sticky, this rate of inflation, compared to expectations, compared to other similar countries. there are two or three explosions. the weakness of the pound, the sharp wage bargains from the labour shortages we have seen, and the bank of england have pointed to the fact that all the way up pointed to the fact that all the way up the supply chain produces app pricing power that there is competition from european imports, for example and you put that together and the question is, is the

uk economy a little less slick and efficient? if that's the case, you won'tjust efficient? if that's the case, you won't just get efficient? if that's the case, you won'tjust get a single extra rate rise now baked in may according to city expectations, the fear is that there will be one or two more. qm. there will be one or two more. 0k, faisal isiam. _ there will be one or two more. 0k, faisal islam, our— there will be one or two more. 0k, faisal islam, our economic editor, many thanks. the former head of the business group the cbi has told the bbc that his "reputation has been totally destroyed" after he was sacked following complaints about his behaviour. tony danker acknowledged he had made some staff feel "very uncomfortable" and he'd apologised. the cbi's president said mr danker�*s description of events was selective and he had been dismissed on strong legal grounds, as our business editor, simon jack, reports. 0ur director—general, tony danker. as head of the cbi, tony danker was a powerfulfigure, charged with communicating the needs of business to politicians. he stepped aside a month ago, pending an investigation into claims of misconduct. then, allegations of rape and drug use unconnected to mr danker emerged.

he sat down with me and said he feels those charges hastened his departure and damaged his reputation unfairly. i want to apologise to anybody at the cbi that i upset, that i made uncomfortable. that's on me, that's on me. but i have had a week of coverage saying "tony danker sacked in a rape scandal." and these stories have been about rape and sexual assault and cocaine and bullying. none of that was anything to do with me and it was all before my time. and so the first thing that's happened is, my reputation has been totally destroyed. when they fired me, they told me that some of the things i've done, and they named them — these were things that, just a week or two earlier, they said didn't merit any disciplinary action. and now they told me they merited

immediate dismissal. i've been made the fall guy. the first part of the investigation was focused on your conduct and you know what the charges are, because you had to respond to them. and it said, unwanted verbal remarks in the office, a barrage of unwanted message, some featuring sexually suggestive language, over more than a year. what did happen? i can tell you what the investigator raised with me, the complaints the investigator raised with me. and perhaps probably more helpfully, i can tell you which ones the cbi then said merited my dismissal. mr danker told me his termination letter contained four grounds for dismissal. a private karaoke party for 15 people after a christmas dinner. viewing the public instagram accounts of employees. non—work related messages to staff on work—related platforms and inviting individualjunior staff to breakfasts, lunches and coffees.

he accepted that some staff may have found his approach at work uncomfortable and apologised for that, but he didn't believe his immediate sacking was warranted. however, speaking on the the today programme this morning, bryan mcbride, the president of the cbi, said his account was not the full story. well, i think tony's description there was selective. tony and i had a conversation when he was dismissed. i followed it up with a legal letter, explaining everything in detail. so there's more in that letter than we've just talked about. neither mr danker nor mr mcbride have shared the full text of the dismissal letter. with government and many member firms pausing engagement with the cbi pending further investigations, the organisation remains in a state of paralysis, unable to perform its two main functions — lobbying government and promoting best practice in business. simon jack, bbc news. america's most—watched cable news network, fox news, which is part of rupert murdoch's media empire, has agreed to pay more than £630 million to settle a defamation case brought by a company whose voting machines

were used during the 2020 us presidential election. dominion voting systems had accused fox of damaging its reputation by repeatedly claiming that its machines were used to rig the election in favour ofjoe biden. the setttlement by fox was made just before the trial was due to start. our north america editor, sarah smith, has the latest. we're fox news. forced to admit to broadcasting lies, fox news agreed to pay one of the largest defamation settlements in history. the truth matters. at the very last minute, lawyers agreed a payment to avoid a trial. today's settlement of $787,500,000 represents vindication and accountability. lies have consequences. on air, fox news anchors had peddled lies about the 2020

presidential election, saying there was a problem with voting machines made by dominion, even though they knew that wasn't true. we don't know how many votes were stolen on tuesday night. we don't know anything about the software many say was rigged. we don't know. we talked about the dominion software. | i know that there were voting irregularities. . donald trump, refusing to admit he had lost the election, wanted to blame dominion�*s voting machines. with the turn of a dial, or the change of a chip, you can press a button for trump and the vote goes to biden. what kind of a system is this? fox news anchors like tucker carlson were worried that if they did not promote trump's lies they would lose viewers to smaller, conservative rivals, saying in a text... when a fox news reporter said on air there there was no evidence of problems with the vote count, carlson texted. ..

rupert murdoch himself was facing having to give evidence in court. by settling, he avoided the need to explain why his news channel was saying trump may have won the election, when behind the scenes he was mocking him as increasingly mad. fox news do not have to apologise or issue any corrections on the air, so will their political coverage change at all? their whole business formula is based on spreading these kinds of lies, misinformation, paranoia, grievance. so that is not really going to change. will they be a little more careful in how they do it? maybe. for fox news, this story is not over yet. there is another lawsuit from another company that makes voting machines, smartmatic. that firm says it wants to expose more misconduct at fox. another huge payout may be required to avoid further embarrassment. sarah smith, bbc news, washington.

research by the national housing federation suggests one in six children in england lives in overcrowded accommodation, including some who have to share beds. the government says £11.5 billion has been allocated to increase the supply of affordable homes. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has the story. a moment of tranquillity amid a lifetime of turmoil. denny reid has had to move home several times in her nine years and is now forced to share this tiny space with her mother. she's never had her own bedroom. she has always been sharing the bed with me or a room with me because i could not afford more than this. you have to squeeze to pass through. earlier, joanna gave us a quick

guided tour of their home. this is the kitchen part, this is the table where i have to work and eat, so when i am working, my daughter has to eat on the sofa. joanna, who works from home, pays £860 a month for this. this room is to share between me and my daughter. so we only have one bed, which we share, we sleep in the bed together. we have just got one wardrobe, but i let her have that wardrobe for her clothes. it's so squeezed that denny has to do her homework on the floor. we deserve to have at least one single bed each and one wardrobe each. this is not good enough. the lack of space means the 56 families in this block have to use communal washing machines. for caitlin and her daughter evie, the lack of a bath in each flat is the problem. to make up for the whole bath situation, ijust use a bucket. i fill that up with water and soap, add a few toys in there.

it is the closest i can do to replicate a bath for her. the block in which the families live was intended for single people. while ministers are spending billions of pounds building thousands of affordable homes, its use of overcrowded temporary accommodation demonstrates the scale of the problem. why we need to invest in socially rented homes is because they are the most affordable homes for people in this country. it makes good sense to the taxpayer and it makes huge, huge sense to those families and will make massive benefits to those children. this estate sits as a cathedral to the country's broking housing system. residents were moved out of hundreds of council flats a decade ago. but continued delays mean it will not be redeveloped until 2037 — over three decades after plans were initially announced. and it all sits just ten minutes from where denny reid struggles to do her homework. michael buchanan, bbc news, east london.

russia has been accused of making plans to sever vital power and communication cables running under the north sea. the allegation has been made in a documentary, produced by public broadcasters in scandinavia and finland. it says russian ships have been touring the coastline around norway, denmark and sweden — often disguised as fishing or scientific research trawlers. their real purpose is alleged to be marking out sites that russia could sabotage in the event of a conflict with nato countries. one of the ships has also been spotted in british waters, as our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley reports. we're filming everything on the ship. we're filming in turns. i can see crew members walking around on the deck. this is the moment the journalists find their target.

they've been tracking a russian ship called the admiral vladimirsky. officially, it's an underwater research vessel. in reality, they say, it's spying for the kremlin. the men on deck are masked and armed. for their own safety, the journalists make a quick retreat. their investigation tracked the ship late last year, as it headed across the north sea to the moray firth in scotland. it lingered at this huge wind farm, then headed south to another. it then travels down the east coast of england, passing by yet more wind farms. reconnaissance of sensitive sites by intelligence agencies is not unusual, but there are now growing fears of a murky new underwater front line. last year, near the norwegian island of svalbard, an underwater data cable was severed.

this is one of the world's biggest satellite stations, and another russian vessel had been spotted behaving strangely there before the connection was cut. translation: it's a completely illogical movement _ pattern for a trawler. there may have been an insane amount of fish there, but still, passing over such a limited area more than 130 times... i'm no fisherman, but it doesn't look like regular trawler activity. last september came a dramatic act of sabotage on the nord stream pipeline under the baltic sea, intended to carry gas from russia to germany. the eu blamed russia, while the russians blamed the west. so far, we haven't got any confirmation who's behind that, but i'd say it's very important that we follow all the maritime traffic in the baltic sea and our region in the north sea also. the kremlin�*s denied that it has a secret programme looking for targets to sabotage. translation: the media in these countries have made a mistake -

in their investigation. they prefer to once again accuse russia without basis. but the threat that russia could pose to critical national infrastructure at sea — both here in the uk and in europe — is being taken increasingly seriously. caroline hawley, bbc news. in sudan, a new ceasefire agreement seems to be in doubt after gunfire was heard in the capital khartoum following a 24—hour truce that was due to come into effect. the leaders of kenya, djibouti and south sudan have postponed their attempt to enter into sudan to try to mediate between the rival military leaders whose forces are battling for control. a coroner has ruled that a fit and healthy doctor died from the �*unintended consequences of vaccination�*

after a rare reaction to the astrazeneca covid vaccine. the family of 32 year—old stephen wright believe he was the first person in the uk to die as a result of the astrazeneca vaccine. they say they�*ll now pursue compensation. colin beattie has resigned as treasurer of the scottish national party, following his arrest as part of a police investigation into the party�*s finances. he also said he would be stepping back from his role on the scottish parliament�*s public audit committee until a police investigation had concluded. mr beattie was taken into custody yesterday and later released without charge. pending further inquiries. children conceived as a result of rape will soon be legally recognised as victims in england and wales. the uk government has said that the change in the law will give people born in these circumstances the same rights as other victims of crime. for the first time, mothers who are survivors of sexual violence, and children who�*ve been born from rape, tell their story

in a bbc documentary. a warning now that some viewers may find this report by our correspondent emma ailes distressing. he was born because of a crime. i know there's nothing i that i could have done, but it feels like it's my fault that i'm aiive~ — do i look like the man who raped my birth mother? everyone touched by this lives with the scars. their stories are different but the pain is the same. looking in the mirror, it was almost like i could see the man who raped my mother looking back at me. neil�*s birth mother was raped by a stranger in a park. she chose to have the baby adopted. neil found out aged 27. you grow up with all these ideas of who you are and then you find out you were conceived in a really violent, almost hateful way. it pulls the heart out of your world. i did meet with my birth mother and one of the first things i said to her was,

"if i look like a man who did "this to you, walk away, i don�*t want to bring that back." she said, "it�*s fine, you don�*t look like him." i'd love to know where he's buried so i could go and dance on his grave. eva was also adopted, and always pictured a perfect family she�*d one day find. but when she traced her birth mother, the truth was much darker. she had been abused from a young age by her father and she had got - pregnant at the age of 14. i was the result of that liaison. i wanted him to pay for what he'd done and the only way that - i could see for that to happen was to go to the police. - they said they needed evidence. i'm living, breathingl proof of the evidence that this man raped someone. they didn't seem to care.

it�*s notjust those born from rape that carry the lifelong pain, it�*s also their mothers. it's like if you inject poison into somebody, it's exactly what happened to me. my father injected our own genes into me. mandy escaped her father�*s abuse, but she couldn�*t escape the consequences. her son was born with a genetic disability. before i had my other children, i thought i knew what loving a baby was and then when i had my proper children, it sounds awful to say that, i knew what it was. he wasn�*t conceived out of love. he was conceived by a monster. but by god, i love him. how many women are sat at home now in my position i was all them years ago...

..thinking... ..am i going to be stuck here forever? and you�*re not. open that door and get the hell out. their stories have stayed hidden for years, but not any more. the worst feeling is feeling like you're alone. it matters to me to do this because i�*ve always been silent. nothing to be ashamed of, nothing to be ashamed of it all and nobody can stop me. that was mandy ending emma ailes�* distressing report. our thanks to all of the contributors there. you can watch the full documentary, out of the shadows: born from rape now on bbc iplayer.

and if you�*ve been affected by any of the issues in the film, you can find information and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline. let�*s move on with some of the day you�*s at the news. the archbishop of canterbury has denied that there has been tension between buckingham palace and the church of england over the participation of non—christian faith leaders at next month�*s coronation. the archbishop said that the country had changed since the last coronation in 1953 and the service would reflect that. our religion editor aleem maqbool reports. an interfaith serving team at a homeless shelter today, as religious leaders tried to encourage people to volunteer over the coronation weekend. for the coronation itself, there has been lots of speculation about the king wanting more involvement from non—christians on the day, and how much tension

there was as a result between the palace and the church of england. none whatsoever, no tension, absolutely not. what there is is a deep sense both of celebrating our tradition but also of reflecting the fact that we are infinitely more diverse than we were in 1953. this is not 1953. and so, for the first time, we know there will be multi—faith elements during the coronation service. i was absolutely elated when i received the e—mail that i will be asked to be part of the faith leaders' procession. this is a day that i'm looking forward to and i think the muslim community is also veryjoyous feeling at the moment as well. the coronation is, at its heart, a religious service, many elements of which have gone virtually unchanged for more than a thousand years and took their inspiration from the anointing of israelite kings

as described in the old testament. the question for some, then, is, if you introduce multi—faith elements, does it somehow detract from the coronation�*s sacred origins? but this expert certainly does not see why it can�*t happen, if done in the right way. i can see the problem if you have prayers to the deities. i can see the problem if you are invoking other gods. but i think if it is a matter of short readings and statements, then that to me does not compromise what is essentially a christian service. the exact way in which non—christians will be involved in the coronation service is yet to be revealed but the king has famously expressed the intent to protect the practice of all faiths and none. aleem maqbool, bbc news. football, and manchester city have reached the semi—finals of the champions league.

already 3—0 up from the first leg, they drew 1—1 with bayern munich in germany tonight. natalie pirks was watching. city may be chasing the treble but the much coveted cup with the big ears has proven elusive, so far. two years ago, they lost in the final, to thomas tuchel�*s chelsea. the german is now at bayern munich but to overturn three goals, they would need a miracle. could city�*s former player leroy sane be the one to get it started? he�*s missed it! from there, the match burst into life. a red card was rescinded before an errant elbow handed city a penalty. but when the spot kick was delayed, it was enough to prompt a collector�*s item from goal machine erling haaland. he�*s put it over the bar! but you can�*t keep a good man down. with bayern pushing hard in the second half, haaland gave them the slip for his 48th goal this season. a late flourish saw bayern score a controversial penalty,

and tuchel banished to the stands for one strop too many. but while he lost his head, city kept theirs to set up yet another clash in madrid. natalie pirks, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. it has just turned 10.30. here�*s stav da naos. good evening. behind me a typical scene of what we have been seeing over the last few days, blossom out and blue sky overhead, plenty of sunshine per stop tomorrow looks pretty similar but we will hold onto the chilly wind and that will be noticeable across england and wales. cooler down north sea coast. the breeze is a feature this evening and overnight. clear skies for many. a little low cloud and mist developing, the pennines, parts of wales also with low cloud. away from the east coast, it will be quite chilly tonight. a touch of frost in parts of scotland and western england and wales under clear skies out of town. high pressure on to

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