the consumer prices index stayed at 8.7%, bringing no relief for households struggling with the high cost of living. experts are predicting that the bank of england will raise interest rates tomorrow, as mortgage brokers warn of much more pain to come. if i have clients coming to me on a two—year fixed, that they took two years ago, and i suggest £300 or £400 a month extra on a mortgage payment, then there is some shock. we'll be looking at why inflation is stubbornly high, and the pressure on government to help households under pressure. also tonight... in the north atlantic, more specialist equipmentjoining the search for the missing submersible with five people on board. it was on its way to see the wreck of the titanic. we'll have the latest from boston on the international rescue mission.

here in boston, the coastguard coordinating the search says that while they are clearly concerned about the pressure of time, hope still remains. hundreds of chronically sick people who'd come to the uk as part of the windrush generation were sent back to the caribbean, according to doucments seen by the bbc. and the women's ashes gets under way at trent bridge tomorrow. it's been nine years since the last england win. and newsnight at on 10.30 we'll go deeper behind the headlines and speak live to key players on today's big stories. plus, a first look at tomorrow's front pages. good evening. borrowers have been warned to expect another rise in interest rates when the bank of england announces

it latest position tomorrow. the bank is faced with a failure to reduce the rate of inflation, adding to the financial pressure on households, with mortgage repayments surging for many people. annual inflation, which measures the rate at which prices are rising, remained at 8.7% in may. inflation has soared in the past two years, and the bank of england has raised interest rates 12 times during that period. underlining the financial pressure on housheolds, the independent institute for fiscal studies warned that around 1.5 million mortgage holders would see 20% of their disposable income eaten up by more expensive borrowing. so on the eve of the interest rate announcement, we'll be talking to our political editor chris mason and our economics editor faisal islam, who reports now on the inflation challenge. a wave of high prices has washed up on britain's shores. at this neapolitan restaurant

in brighton, every current of rapidly rising prices have combined to push up the price of their vegetable pizzas from about £8.50 to closer to £12. the flour that we use, it starts at £20, £21, and now it is £32.50. wow. the electricity bills as well, they have almost been trebled in a few months. another thing that is affecting this is the salaries as well. the minimum wage is growing year by year, and this year, i think it was 9% more. it is getting hard to keep our prices down. inflation in may remained stuck at 8.7% when it had been expected to fall, driven by still high food prices and airline tickets. underlying — or core — inflation, a measure of ongoing inflationary pressure, unexpectedly rose to its highest level in over three decades, and this is what the bank of england watches carefully when deciding interest rates. for pizza restaurants, flour was up 22% on the year.

tinned tomatoes are up 30%. and cheddar cheese, up 38%. even in this small pizza kitchen, you can see all the inflationary pressures that have hit the economy, from the wheat price, to fresh veg, dairy, and of course, energy prices. the packaging, too. and whilst so much of that has been global in nature, pushing up the prices, from now on in, there are real questions about whether there's uk—specific domestic factors that will keep inflation higher than it is elsewhere. that british inflation surprise, all too visible in our restaurant bills, has been transferred into financial markets, pushing up the effective interest rate on two—year loans to government to a new 15—year high. and that, in turn, is having a direct impact on the mortgage market. absolutely fine. what's your name, please? this brighton mortgage broker says people are accepting extraordinary changes to the length of their terms to keep monthly costs down.

lenders are coming out with different ways of helping clients. they are looking at extending mortgage terms out for a longer periods of time. how long is the longest? some lenders will go up to the age of 80. 80?! yeah. itjust depends. it is all lender—specific. in terms of the term lengths, sort of 30 years, a0 years? yes, we can go up to a 40—year term as well. a new ifs analysis by age and region shows people in their 20s and 30s most affected by rising mortgage costs, facing a £300—£360 a month hike. and those in london and the south—east, where house prices and mortgages are the highest, face a bigger hit. people such as ewan, a management consultant, having to find an extra £400 a month. i remember speaking to a friend of mine, he locked in a five year mortgage. we said, he will end up on

the better end of the spectrum? he is the one laughing, and am certainly the one paying the price. price rises remain hot, so more interest rate rises are coming from tomorrow. enough to risk a renewed downturn or even a recession that some government advisers argue is the only way to extinguish the inflationary fire. faisal is with me, and our political editor chris mason is at westminster. just asking the direct question at this point to you, how does the government, how does the bank of england to try to tackle a problem which is even more stubborn, clearly, than they thought? irate clearly, than they thought? we alwa s clearly, than they thought? - always knew after an unprecedented triple economic shock affecting the world and britain over the last three years, there was going to be a tricky tightrope between growth, downturn and inflation on the other hand. we now know the tightrope is trickier and it is especially tricky for the uk, versus other similar

major world economies. there are three culprits you could look at. firstly, the bank of england, was it too slow off the mark in raising rates and trying to club this inflation down? there's also questions about government policy and terms of the effectiveness, competitiveness of the economy, in terms of wages and prices going up fast, but coming down more slowly. maybe there is the brexit factor as well. but the interesting issue is the structure of the economy and mortgage market. typically, when we have had a rate rise cycles like these, you have had interest rates, fixed mortgage is quite low, and the interest rates have affected the economy quite quickly. it is taking far longer to do that, and voice to pass through to the economy. it also means the pain is concentrated, as you said, on about 1.5 million people in their 30s and 40s. so we look to the interest rate decision tomorrow, and it isn'tjust about if the rates go up by quarter of a percent or half a percent, it is

whether the bank of england can command the authority of the markets again. at the moment, it looks like rates are notjust going up faster, they may go up for longer too. we can ut they may go up for longer too. we can put some of those points to chris maison, our political editor. the focus has been on the bank of england and the interest rates tomorrow. but let's focus on the government and the challenge they face? , . . government and the challenge they face? , ., . ., face? they face a huge challenge, not least because _ face? they face a huge challenge, not least because the _ face? they face a huge challenge, not least because the prime - face? they face a huge challenge, i not least because the prime minister promised _ not least because the prime minister promised at the turn of the year he would _ promised at the turn of the year he would halve inflation this year. it is on _ would halve inflation this year. it is on me — would halve inflation this year. it is on me personally, is what he described — is on me personally, is what he described that promise just a couple of weeks _ described that promise just a couple of weeks ago. number 10 today, saying _ of weeks ago. number 10 today, saying that it is an ambitious target, — saying that it is an ambitious target, but they remain committed to it. meanwhile, you have voices here, including _ it. meanwhile, you have voices here, including some conservatives, saying. — including some conservatives, saying, hang on a minute, what are you as _ saying, hang on a minute, what are you as a _ saying, hang on a minute, what are you as a government going to do to help people with the soaring cost of borrowing? they can point to recent huge _ borrowing? they can point to recent huge state — borrowing? they can point to recent huge state interventions back during covid, _ huge state interventions back during covid, aiso _ huge state interventions back during covid, also with the energy price spike _ covid, also with the energy price spike recently. when you speak to

ministers — spike recently. when you speak to ministers privately, they are exasperated by those demands, firstly _ exasperated by those demands, firstly because of the potential cost of — firstly because of the potential cost of them, given that the bill is associated — cost of them, given that the bill is associated with the big interventions recently, but also because — interventions recently, but also because of that sense that it could because of that sense that it could be counter—productive, that if they were _ be counter—productive, that if they were to _ be counter—productive, that if they were to help too much, if you like, it would _ were to help too much, if you like, it would help fuel inflation, rather than dampening down. that is the very definition of one heck of a political— very definition of one heck of a political bind. we will get a sense tomorrow— political bind. we will get a sense tomorrow from the prime minister and indeed _ tomorrow from the prime minister and indeed from _ tomorrow from the prime minister and indeed from labour about their plans as to what _ indeed from labour about their plans as to what to do about it. the lib dems— as to what to do about it. the lib dems say— as to what to do about it. the lib dems say they want a mortgage protection fund to protect the poorest _ protection fund to protect the poorest. but it's really difficult because — poorest. but it's really difficult because of that bind, those trade—offs between interest rates and inflation. we trade-offs between interest rates and inflation.— and inflation. we will talk again tomorrow _ and inflation. we will talk again tomorrow. thanks _ and inflation. we will talk again tomorrow. thanks very - and inflation. we will talk again tomorrow. thanks very much. l let's turn to the rescue operation for the missing submersible in the north atlantic with five people on board, which lost contact on sunday as it headed down to the wreck of the rms titanic.

the us coast guard says it probably has enough oxygen to last until tomorrow, so the search is being conducted with even more urgency. us coastguard confirm that more tapping noises were picked up by a canadian team overnight, but locating them is proving extremely difficult. the titanic sank in 1912 with the loss of 1,500 lives. the wreck lies on the ocean bed, some 12,500 feet beneath the surface. the international rescue operation is being coordinated in boston. by now there are dozens of vessels involved in scanning the ocean for any sign of the small vessel, all aware than time is quickly running out for those on board. a french vessel, the atalante, with specialist equipment for searching the extreme depths,

is nearly at the scene tonight. we'll be looking in more detail at the technical challenges involved. but first let's join our correspondentjon sudworth in boston with the latest on the rescue efforts. well, there is now a huge search operation taking place, far out over the atlantic ocean. more ships have arrived on site. as you say, there is the deep sea submersible expected to arrive any moment now, capable of reaching the depths that the titanic lies at. but despite those noises being heard, the tapping noise being detected, the odds, you have to admit, are very, very difficult indeed. the coastguard here in boston, saying that the air supply is expected to run out sometime tomorrow morning. every available asset is being thrown at one of the most difficult

see searches ever undertaken. these are the latest images from the scene, around 400 miles from the nearest point of land. it's been three days since the titan vanished without a trace, and there is thought to be less than 24 hours of air supply left. thought to be less than 24 hours of airsupply left. but thought to be less than 24 hours of air supply left. but a glimmer of hope has come from the us coast guard, with the confirmation that banging noises have been detected in the search area.— the search area. when you are in the middle of a — the search area. when you are in the middle of a search _ the search area. when you are in the middle of a search and _ the search area. when you are in the middle of a search and rescue - the search area. when you are in the middle of a search and rescue case, | middle of a search and rescue case, you always have hope. that is why we are doing what we do. with respect to the noises specifically, we don't know what they are, to be frank with you. the good news is, what i can tell you is that we are searching in the area where the noises were detected and we will continue to do so. ~ , , .,, ., ., so. with the sub lost in water more than two miles— so. with the sub lost in water more than two miles deep, _ so. with the sub lost in water more than two miles deep, the _ so. with the sub lost in water more than two miles deep, the search i than two miles deep, the search aircraft had been dropping sony bouys into the water. they listen to sounds made by propellers and machinery, including the crew making

noise, or active detection, machinery, including the crew making noise, oractive detection, bouncing a sonar paying off the surface of the vessel and listening for a returning echo. 0n the vessel and listening for a returning echo. on board are three british citizens, billionaire explorer hamish harding, and businessman shahzada dawood and his teenage son, atalante.— teenage son, atalante. shahzada is a real zest for— teenage son, atalante. shahzada is a real zest for life. _ teenage son, atalante. shahzada is a real zest for life. he _ teenage son, atalante. shahzada is a real zest for life. he has _ teenage son, atalante. shahzada is a real zest for life. he has a _ teenage son, atalante. shahzada is a realzest for life. he has a real- real zest for life. he has a real sense of adventure. a real sense of exploration. sense of adventure. a real sense of animation-— exploration. also on board are the us captain. _ exploration. also on board are the us captain, stockton _ exploration. also on board are the us captain, stockton rush, - exploration. also on board are the us captain, stockton rush, and i exploration. also on board are the j us captain, stockton rush, and an experienced french navy diver, paul—henri nargeolet, who experts say would know what to do to be found. ., ., ., , ., ., found. protocol for trying to alert searchin: found. protocol for trying to alert searching forces, _ found. protocol for trying to alert searching forces, in _ found. protocol for trying to alert searching forces, in the - found. protocol for trying to alert searching forces, in the navy - searching forces, in the navy anyway, on the hour and a half hour, you bang like hell for three

minutes. you bang like hell for three minutes— you bang like hell for three minutes. ., ., , ., , minutes. the titan has no escape hatch and its _ minutes. the titan has no escape hatch and its occupants _ minutes. the titan has no escape hatch and its occupants are - minutes. the titan has no escape | hatch and its occupants are bolted in, so even if it has managed to surface, finding it within the time limit is critical. if they are still trapped underwater, this deep sea robot submersible on board a french research ship seems to offer the best hope at present of reaching them. but the scale of the task is clear for all involved. sean leet is the co—founder of the company that owns the mothership, the polar prince. ~ . , owns the mothership, the polar prince. ~ ., , ., ., ., prince. we are very aware of the time sensitivity _ prince. we are very aware of the time sensitivity around - time sensitivity around this mission. 0ur crews and onshore team are experts in their field and will continue to support this effort in whatever way we can. we remain focused on contributing for the search for the titan crew, and continue to hold out hope they will be located and brought home safely. it is being described as the deepest search and rescue mission ever attempted. first, the teams have to find the titan. and if they do, somehow get the mine trapped inside

to safety. soundtrack we'll speak tojohn in soundtrack boston in a moment, but first to nomia iqbal, who's in newfoundland. what are you being told in the past few hours? i’m what are you being told in the past few hours? �* , ., , , few hours? i'm 'ust outside her rise in maritime. — few hours? i'm just outside her rise in maritime, the _ few hours? i'm just outside her rise in maritime, the company - few hours? i'm just outside her rise in maritime, the company which - in maritime, the company which owns the polar prints which launch the submersible. we heard from the chairman of the company, and it is the first time we have heard from him since he says that the mother ship is at the titanic site helping with the search and rescue effort. crucially he was also asked about this long delay on sunday, from when the polar prints lost contact with the polar prints lost contact with

the submersible and it took his team four hours to contact the coastguard. i asked about the delay and he said that all protocols were followed. 0ur north america correspondent john sudworth is in boston. a difficult question to ask, but what are they saying about the days ahead? we mentioned about the oxygen running out, and some people are already talking about an outcome which could be very sad, and i'm just wondering what they are saying about their plans for the coming days. nobody is under any illusions _ plans for the coming days. nobody is under any illusions as _ plans for the coming days. nobody is under any illusions as to _ plans for the coming days. nobody is under any illusions as to how - under any illusions as to how difficult this is. some experts describe the depths at which the titan was operating as something akin to being outer space, well beyond the normal reaches of human efforts. when asked about what the

shape of a rescue operation might look like, the coastguard had to admit it doesn't know. the spokesperson today was asked that question, how long does the search continue, and they said that when the moment comes to call it off, the families will be the first to know. john sudworth with the latest there in boston. asjohn suggested there, finding the vessel would be just the start of a complex rescue operation, as the position, surroundings and condition of the submersible could all present major challenges. 0ur science correspondent victoria gill has been looking at the key factors. the desperate search for the submersible now has a focus. the banging sounds that were picked up at the sea surface by detectors deployed by the rescue teams. they think that the sound is coming from the sea floor and relatively close to the wreck location. now, one of the things that this indicates is that the submersible is stationary and on the sea floor, and this drastically narrows down

the possible locations. if the sub can be located, it could mean a rescue attempt at extraordinary depths. military submarines operate at about 300 metres. if titan is stuck at the depth it was heading to, 3,800 metres, it will be in pitch darkness. a major concern is that undersea currents could have swept the sub into wreckage, which then trapped it. one of the safety systems on submersibles like titan is weights that can be jettisoned if something goes wrong, causing the vessel to float back up to the surface on its own. that weight release system might have failed. there's now a french research vessel approaching the site that's equipped with a remotely operated undersea vehicle called victor 6000, one of the few vessels in the world that can operate at these extreme depths. that could be deployed in the search and in a possible rescue, but even that robot has limits to its capabilities.

it might detangle or cut or help free the submersible if it was hooked into the environment on the seafloor, but victor would not be able to help bringing this directly... getting the submersible to the surface. it is not strong enough. this remotely operated vehicle was used last year to retrieve a us fighterjet that sank in the south china sea after the pilot safely ejected. the recovery was at a similar depth to the titanic, and the vehicle fastened rigging and lift lines to the aircraft from a support ship. but any potential rescue of titan is likely to be technically complicated. the hope is that the tiny vessel can be located with enough time left to carry it out. victoria gill, bbc news. there were five places onboard the titan sub, and passengers had to pay nearly £200,000 each to get one. they have been bolted inside it.

even if they were bobbing on the surface, there is no way out unless they are found. now it has emerged that safety concerns were raised about the vessel five years ago by a former employee of the company. 0ur science editor, rebecca morelle, is here with more. thanks, huw. 0ceangate's deep—sea submersible, the titan, has some unusual features. its hull, the part where passengers sit, is made from carbon fibre with titanium caps at each end. carbon fibre is used in aeroplanes and yachts, but not for deep sea vessels. it's extremely strong, but questions have been raised about its reliability under extreme pressures. the shape of the sub is also different. most have spherical hulls, so there's the same pressure all around. but the titan is tube—shaped to fit five people inside. it means the pressure isn't

equally distributed. in 2018, safety issues were raised by an employee of 0ceangate, david lochridge, an experienced submersible pilot. in american court documents he said that the structural integrity of the titan had not been properly tested and that this could "subject passengers to potential extreme danger in an experimental submersible". concerns were also raised by engineers from the marine technology society over the "experimental approach adopted by 0ceangate that could result in negative outcomes, from minor to catastrophic". an 0ceangate spokesperson told us they couldn't provide any information at this time. experts have said this incident should lead to changes. it isa it is a wake—up call to us, and that is why a really thorough, rigorous investigation should be done, and lessons will be learned. whichever

side of the fence you are on in terms of sub design, you will learn from this. subs that carry passengers can go through independent safety assessments by specialist organisations. but the titan was not certified by any external agency. in a blog post in 2019, the company said its design fell this outside the accepted system, and that "simply focusing on classing the vessel does not address the operational risks". so is this unusual? any sub that dives 4,000 metres or beyond is a one—off vehicle, but it doesn't mean it can't be independently certified. this sub, called the limiting factor, has repeatedly been to the deepest place in the oceans, the mariana trench, nearly 11 kilometres down. nothing is more unique or cutting—edge, but the team behind it worked with assessors, and the limiting factor has full certification. no—one knows what's happened to the titan, but it may be a turning point for how this industry is regulated.

huw. thanks very much, rebecca. police have arrested a man after two people were stabbed at central middlesex hospital in west london. one of the victim's injuries is said to be life—threatening. the suspect is also being treated for critical injuries, which are said to be self—inflicted. the incident is not being treated as terror—related. the hospital is now operating as normal, but a large police presence remains in the area. the bbc has uncovered evidence showing that hundreds of chronically sick and mentally ill people who came to the uk as part of the windrush generation were sent back to the caribbean in what the government has admitted was a case of historic injustice. legal experts have told the bbc that the practice of sending patients back to their countries of birth during the 1950s, �*60s and �*70s may have been unlawful,

and families are demanding an inquiry, as our correspondent navteonhal reports. i never had a father. i never had a father figure in my life. i couldn't say the word love. it's taken me years, years to really use that word. the trauma of what happened to these women as children has never left them. nearly 60 years on, this is the first time they've spoken about it publicly. i did feel, and i still do, we was abandoned. we were left. in 1966, 12 years after he arrived in britain from the caribbean island of st kitts, june's father, joseph armatrading, was repatriated after being hospitalised due to a mental illness. his wife and five daughters never saw him again. really sad because... oh, sorry.

but it's only in the course of our researching this story that june has learned the truth about what happened to him, including that he wanted to return to his family and that mistakes were made in his case by the uk government. how dare they? this was a vulnerable man. you're supposed to look after your vulnerable people. and they didn't, theyjust left him. they abandoned him. marcia's mother, another member of the windrush generation, was also sent back from britain on mental health grounds around the same time. it meant marcia was taken into care and didn't see her again for nearly 20 years. her being sent back to jamaica in that institution, where we don't know what was going on, that robbed me of a mother. these cases weren't the only ones of their kind. using documents stored in the national archives, for the first time we can show the extent of how many

of the windrush generation were repatriated in the 1950s, �*60s and �*70s. our findings show more than 400 chronically sick and mentally ill patients were sent back to the caribbean. and evidence suggests it wasn't always for their benefit. government documents from the 1960s show that people like june and marcia's parents should only have been repatriated if they wanted to return, if their doctor felt it would benefit their health, and if there were resources there to look after them. but this letterfrom the jamaican high commission says hospital authorities were trying to send patients back largely due to pressure on beds, giving the impression that this was being done regardless of whether adequate treatment was available. lawyerjacqueline mckenzie has represented hundreds of victims of the windrush scandal. she and other legal experts we've spoken to questioned the legality of the practice. i think this is worse than

the windrush scandal, insofar as... well, it's part of the windrush scandal, but it's the most egregious element of it. the state now owes it to the descendants of people who were affected to provide them with answers and some sort of redress. in a statement, a government spokesperson said it recognised the campaigning of families seeking to address the historic injustice faced by their loved ones and were committed to righting the wrongs faced by those in the windrush generation. the law has changed since the time of these cases. now an independent tribunal has to agree that any repatriation would be in the best interests of the patient. meanwhile, june and marcia's search for answers continues. navteonhal, bbc news. cricket, and the women's ashes gets under way at trent bridge tomorrow. and for the first time in the uk, the women's series is being played alongside the men's.

england's women haven't won the ashes for nine years, and they're up against an australia side in impressive form. from nottingham, our correspondentjo currie reports. all: howzat! devastation and euphoria. the feistiest of rivalries. these are the two best teams in the world, but it's australia who have had an iron grip on the ashes trophy. england have a score to settle, but how do you beat an unbeatable team? they've been setting the standards, and they're pushing us to be better. but i think the opportunity to do something really special this summer is really exciting us. we feel like we're going to have to try and get the crowd on our side as well. we're going to try and maximise home we're going to try and maximise home advantage as much as we can. advantage as much as we can. this is a multiformat this is a multiformat series, with three t20s series, with three t20s and three one—day matches. and three one—day matches. but it all starts with a test but it all starts with a test match at trent bridge. match at trent bridge. england last won the ashes in 2014, england last won the ashes in 2014, and in australia, they're taking and in australia, they're taking on a side that is widely regarded on a side that is widely regarded

as being one of sport's as being one of sport's greatest ever teams. greatest ever teams. they're seven times world cup they're seven times world cup champions, six times champions, six times t20 world champions. and last summer they also and last summer they also became a commonwealth became a commonwealth games gold medallists. games gold medallists. i can't wait for the atmosphere. what an amazing time to be a female what an amazing time to be a female athlete over here in the uk athlete over here in the uk with the support that i can see and i can feel. so for us as an aussie group we're relishing that and excited to be here in the contest. so far, 80,000 tickets have been sold across the series, with matches being played in cricket's most prestigious grounds including lords and the oval. fans this summer have one of sport's greatest contests to look forward to. jo currie, bbc news, trent bridge. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. evening. can't completely rule out a shower at trent bridge tomorrow. at