je suis flatte d'avoir ete invite par les presidents de vos deux... and the king becomes the first british monarch to address both houses of the french parliament. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news... england captain millie bright says the lionesses have come to an agreement with the football association following their dispute over bonuses. hello and welcome to the bbc news at one. in the last hour, interest rates have been kept on hold for the first time in nearly two years. they remain at 5.25%. it brings to an end 1a consecutive rises which began in late 2021, designed to curb inflation. today's decision by the bank of england follows the unexpected

slight fall in inflation yesterday. the governor of the bank said he expects that trend to continue but cautioned that he's watching to see whether further rises may be needed in the future. with all the details, here's our economics correspondent andrew verity. at this shared workspace in brixton in south london, what higher interest rates mean for students like paige is fewer landlords entering the rental market and more selling up as their mortgage costs jump and rents rise rapidly. after her landlord sold, she's given up finding a decent home to rent and moved back in with her parents. with the competition out there and what you get for your money in london, it just wasn't worth it. you would see a shoe box room or a double mattress literally in a room with no floor space for upwards of, like, £800. gerald, who runs the workspace, is also a landlord who said he had more than 80 applicants

when he tried to let out a local flat for £1500 a month. the trouble for him was the mortgage payment had jumped in the past two years from around £550 a month to more than £2000. the only way to raise the rent by that much is to let it out on airbnb. it is a shame that we lose a property on the market that could be serving a local housing needs and now having to offer it people here on holiday. what has changed the picture for the bank of england is the figures this week on the cost of living showing things writings must more slowly than expected, which has led the committee to decide to keep rates on hold. they are hoping that the rate rises they have already made will bring inflation back down to 2% over the next two years. but it is only now that the full impact of interest

rate rises that began in december 2021 are starting to hit the real economy, with lenders saying house prices are now falling more sharply than they have since 2009, new residential developments like this one have seen far fewer reservations. this company had hoped to build and sell 50 homes but they will only do 20 this year. eaten will only do 20 this year. even thou:h will only do 20 this year. even though inquiries _ will only do 20 this year. even though inquiries are _ will only do 20 this year. even though inquiries are coming . will only do 20 this year. even though inquiries are coming in at high levels every week, reservations have been very, very slow. and impact it massively. whilst there is some reservations on this site, those who are wanting to reserve have still got their own properties to sell and they are really struggling to sell them. in to sell and they are really struggling to sell them. in the housin: struggling to sell them. in the housing market _ struggling to sell them. in the housing market the _ struggling to sell them. in the housing market the number i struggling to sell them. in the j housing market the number of struggling to sell them. in the - housing market the number of people falling behind on mortgage payments is up by more than a quarter, with 800,000 borrowers coming off cheap fixed—rate mortgage deals in the rest of this year, that is likely to get worse. from now on, the bank of england is likely to continue to be cautious about raising interest rates further. andy verity, bbc

news. 0ur chief economics correspondent dharshini david joins me. people will be watching this thinking, is this the last of the rate rises are? it thinking, is this the last of the rate rises are?— rate rises are? it has been a long “ourne , rate rises are? it has been a long journey. hasn't — rate rises are? it has been a long journey, hasn't it, _ rate rises are? it has been a long journey, hasn't it, jane? - rate rises are? it has been a long journey, hasn't it, jane? doesn't| journey, hasn't it, jane? doesn't seem fisticuffs or arm—wrestling or heated words but this was a finely balanced decision, five members of that panel voting to keep rates where they were, four saying we should increase them a bit further, because the bank is still worried that wages are growing faster which they think is compatible with their inflation target, also history tells us inflation is a very difficult beast to tame. alan is that against the fact that perhaps the bank is concerned that has got a bit too far or far concerned that has got a bit too far orfar enough, interest concerned that has got a bit too far or far enough, interest rates take a year or more to work their way through the system and what we have seenin through the system and what we have seen in recent days is a science of output falling, unemployment increasing faster than previously thought, and infected those who looked at the fine detail of this meeting, the bank of england has reduced how much it expects the

economy to grow by over the summer, in fact from july to september, now thinking it has pretty much stalled, just a 0.1%. that means that some economists are already warning outside the bank we could be looking outside the bank we could be looking out a recession. and regardless of whatever happens to interest rates at the bank of england next, don't forget that the bank of england governor has already warned we are not going to see a fall perhaps for some time. what does that mean? there is pain built in the system for borrowers, 1.6 million householders and more residential landlords are due to refix their mortgages next year and they are likely to see much higher repayments than they have done at the moment, and that will total billions of pounds being sucked out of our economy so that means homeowners and renters and people up and down across the economy far still in a difficult situation.— difficult situation. dharshini david, thank _ difficult situation. dharshini david, thank you. _ on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by five the prime minister has been defending making changes to some of his key environmental policies,

including delaying the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by five years, to 2035. rishi sunak said he wanted to achieve the government's climate target in an "honest and transparent way" that eases the burden on households and insisted he wasn't slowing efforts to combat climate change. 0ur political correspondent damian grammaticas reports. when it comes to the climate crisis, rishi sunak, out in essex today, says he does not believe in corralling people interchange. what is driving his own shifting position? is he looking to free people from gusts or is he playing politics in search of votes? is the prime minister keeping the uk on track to hit its climate change targets or risking missing them? the targets or risking missing them? tie: adoption targets or risking missing them? tue: adoption of new targets or risking missing them? tue adoption of new technologies is happening far faster than we thought, electric vehicles being another good example, so when you put all of that together, run the numbers as we have, we are confident we are on track to deliver net zero and we can do it now in a more

proportionate and pragmatic way, thatis proportionate and pragmatic way, that is how we are going to bring people with us, maintain consent for it and people with us, maintain consent for itand minimise people with us, maintain consent for it and minimise cost working families which could spiral into the thousands and thousands of pounds, i don't think that is right. idietitian thousands and thousands of pounds, i don't think that is right.— don't think that is right. when it comes to cars. _ don't think that is right. when it comes to cars, mr _ don't think that is right. when it comes to cars, mr sunak- don't think that is right. when it comes to cars, mr sunak has . don't think that is right. when it - comes to cars, mr sunak has pushed back by five years, to 2035, the date when any new vehicle you buy will have to be electric or hybrid, not diesel or petrol only. and in homes he has relaxed the date when anyone replacing an old boiler would have to use newer technology, and landlords would have to improve the energy performance of rented property. the uk has legally binding targets ahead every five years for reducing emissions. worries about watching over those since the last one was made we have already been slipping back. we one was made we have already been slipping back-— slipping back. we have had a failed 0 tion for slipping back. we have had a failed option for offshore _ slipping back. we have had a failed option for offshore wind _ slipping back. we have had a failed option for offshore wind and - slipping back. we have had a failed option for offshore wind and now a | option for offshore wind and now a setback from some of the key policies that the prime minister announced yesterday. that is going to make it harder to hit the 2030 goals. we are going to go away and do the numbers on that but the key thing is that those goals still

remain, the prime minister recommitted to them so i would say that the wishful thinking here is that the wishful thinking here is that we have not got a policy package to meet the legal targets for this country which are set in law through the climate change act ulster and relaxing target dates could be counter—productive. ambitious dates many believed incentivised companies to invest and increase production and make things like new cars cheaper. the increase production and make things like new cars cheaper.— like new cars cheaper. the problem is if ou like new cars cheaper. the problem is if you pull— like new cars cheaper. the problem is if you pull the — like new cars cheaper. the problem is if you pull the rug from _ like new cars cheaper. the problem is if you pull the rug from under- like new cars cheaper. the problem is if you pull the rug from under a l is if you pull the rug from under a people's— is if you pull the rug from under a people's feet, i want britain to be the best_ people's feet, i want britain to be the best place in the world to invest. — the best place in the world to invest. to _ the best place in the world to invest, to start and grow a business. _ invest, to start and grow a business, but when the government flip flops— business, but when the government flip flops and changes its mind all the lime, — flip flops and changes its mind all the time, it is very difficult for businesses to make those investments.— businesses to make those investments. , , , investments. some polls suggest su ort investments. some polls suggest support for— investments. some polls suggest support for measures _ investments. some polls suggest support for measures which - investments. some polls suggest| support for measures which come investments. some polls suggest - support for measures which come with gusts like the shift to electric cars is lower among those who might vote tory. mr sunak will be hoping to tap into that vein. but others think action is needed on climate change, so it is a risky change of tack. damian grammaticus, bbc news, westminster. 0ur chief political correspondent

henry zeffmanjoins me now. henry, how do you assess the mood around all of this, really, this lunchtime, not least in the prime minister's own party?— lunchtime, not least in the prime minister's own party? there was a moment yesterday _ minister's own party? there was a moment yesterday in _ minister's own party? there was a moment yesterday in the - minister's own party? there was a moment yesterday in the frantic i moment yesterday in the frantic panic in government after the bbc revealed details of what was coming up revealed details of what was coming up when it felt like rishi sunak might have plunged the conservative party into yet another battle among itself. now, here where we are now, almost 2a hours on from rishi sunak�*s speech, i would say that mood has changed a little bit. speaking to conservative mps i get the sense that most of them are willing to go with rishi sunak�*s new direction, some of them tell me that they had actually been hearing for a little while from constituents who were worried about the gusts of transitioning to green energy. now, one important thing to note is that i think rishi sunak has decided anyway that even if there is a bit of internal dissent in the conservative party, that is a price worth paying for a clear divide with

the labour party, and this is not the labour party, and this is not the last one of those that we are going to see. rishi sunak made clear today that there is going to be more announcements which he hopes will draw a clear sign of what he wants to take place for the country. now, that probably means more internal dissent within the conservative party, but it certainly means more clear dividing lines against the labour party. clear dividing lines against the labour party-— clear dividing lines against the labour pa . , ' . ., ~ labour party. henry zeffman, thank ou. one of ukraine's staunchest allies, poland, says it will no longer supply arms to its war—torn neighbour once existing contracts are met because of an argument about grain. russia blocked many export routes of ukrainian grain after their invasion last year. this led to the grain flooding the market in central europe and the eu banning imports there in order to protect its own suppliers. last week that import ban was lifted, but poland, along with slovakia and hungary, kept it going. yesterday president zelensky

criticised the move at the un, sparking this reaction now from the polish government. 0ur correspondent sarah rainsford is in warsaw for us. what is it about, and how damaging is all of this, sarah?— is all of this, sarah? well, i think as ou is all of this, sarah? well, i think as you were _ is all of this, sarah? well, i think as you were saying _ is all of this, sarah? well, i think as you were saying there, - is all of this, sarah? well, i think as you were saying there, jane, l is all of this, sarah? well, i think i as you were saying there, jane, this is at its heart a dispute over rain, this is poland saying it is standing up this is poland saying it is standing up for its national interests and that it won't allow cheap ukrainian ground to flood the markets here. but that is how it started, the question is what it has escalated to, i suppose, question is what it has escalated to, isuppose, and question is what it has escalated to, i suppose, and this is now a dispute even about arms supply and military support from poland to ukraine, which of course is absolutely critical. poland has been absolutely critical. poland has been a hub country for a huge amount, in fact most of the international minute to aid that is going into ukraine, it has also been sending an awful lot of its own arms and ammunition ukraine and now we have the prime minister here, mateusz morawiecki, saying there will be no

further transfers. that was later clarified by spokespeople here and members of his party, saying that what they meant was once current contracts for weapons have been fulfilled, there will be no more going in, but the hub for international aid will continue to work. i think what's really important to remember in all of this is that we are right in the middle of an extremely bitterly fought election campaign here in poland, and the government is desperately keen to win, of course. it is very closely fought and it is looking for every single vote, first of all for the farmers, the rural constituency, which is incredibly important to this government, so the rain issue is key there, but also to right—wing voters who are less keen on supporting ukraine. but the question is how far this will escalate and what it could lead to before potentially it might be resolved. sarah rainsford, thank you. the public inquiry into the post office horizon it scandal has resumed this week and is focussing on one of the most high—profile cases. the scandal saw hundreds of workers accused of accounting discrepancies and pursued by the post office.

former sub—postmaster lee castleton was made bankrupt by the post office after a two—year legal battle. now, 17 years on, he's hoping to get some answers about what went wrong. our business correspondent emma simpson has been to speaking to him at his home near scarborough. he invested everything he had to become a sub—postmaster, but the post office soon ruined the life of lee castleton and his family. my wife and i, and my two children, we bought a post office in 2003 in bridlington on the harbour top. we thought it was life—changing, we thought it was something that we would do for the rest of our working lives, and nine months later, it just completely changed, it was absolutely terrible. i was accused of losing £25,000, and that led onto a litigation by post office and eventually bankruptcy.

right from the start he refused to accept he was to blame. now the public inquiry is looking at his case. how big a moment is it going to be hearing your story and these witnesses? it's something that i never ever dreamed that we'd see. there's a lot of flooding of emotion going on, and i can't wait, really. the only thing that i'm looking for is some accountability, somebody to actually say, "yeah, you know, that was bad, that really was bad. we shouldn't have done that." do you feel they wanted to make an example of you? i think that they needed to make an example of me. i think it made their going forward with other postmasters subsequently a lot easier. it scared other postmasters? it did. are you hoping for an apology? it would be nice but i doubt it. it doesn't really matter. it's never been personal to me. but for lee, now 5a,

it's been a long and difficult road for compensation... ..and the truth. there's been so many people, you know, that could have stopped this all the way through. there's been so many people that have just walked away and got on with their lives that could have stood up and probably done something in the past, where they knew, and they've always known, that there's been issues there. what will give you some sort of peace now? just the end, really. it's been the first thought on a morning, the last thought when you go to bed, and it would just be wonderfuljust to say, never again. the story of lee castleton. emma simpson joins me from the public inquiry in central london. who has the inquiry been hearing from this morning? this morning we have been hearing

from the solicitor who acted for the post office in the civil case against lee as the inquiry starts to zoom in on the pursuit of former sub—postmaster is. he was asked if he had anything to say to lee castleton. no, there isn't, he replied. he was asked if he bears any responsibility to what happened to lee castleton in the conduct of his case. he said he and his firm was satisfied they acted professionally, appropriately and politely at all times, and he also denied saying the post office would ruin lee. it does not sound like the language i would use, it makes me sound like a vinniejones character from a gangsterfilm, he said. but he acknowledged in pursuing lee castleton, the post office was showing they wanted to defend the horizon computer system being rolled

out across all of the branches. his one regret he said, that they were unable to settle the case. he continues to give evidence this afternoon. tn continues to give evidence this afternoon-— continues to give evidence this afternoon. , , ., ., ~ afternoon. in the sense and, thank ou, at afternoon. in the sense and, thank you. at the — afternoon. in the sense and, thank you, at the public— afternoon. in the sense and, thank you, at the public inquiry. -- - afternoon. in the sense and, thank| you, at the public inquiry. -- emma you, at the public inquiry. —— emma simpson. our top story this afternoon. interest rates are kept on hold for the first time in nearly two years — they're staying at 5.25%. and who does the chores in your home? we'll tell you what a big new survey reveals about our attitudes. coming up in sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news... a huge night for brighton and hove albion. they're getting ready for their first european match in their 122—year history. we heard earlier about supplies for the war in ukraine. and as that conflict grinds on, the number of amputees coming back

from battlefields is soaring. 15,000 men and women lost limbs in the first half of this year alone, according to figures from the country's health ministry. the government won't reveal how many are soldiers, but the vast majority are likely to be military. it means ukraine has seen more amputees in six months than britain did in all six years of the second world war, when 12,000 uk servicemen and women lost arms or legs. 0ur senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, reports now from kyiv where she's been speaking to one soldier living with life—changing injuries. a warning — you may find his story distressing. it's a new battle, and a tough one. every day, andrii smolenskyi tries to regain his strength and improve his balance...

..tries to reclaim some of what the war took away. he's still a fighter. in uniform, his callsign was apostle, due to his strong faith. andrii led a reconnaissance team, until an explosion in late may. i remember how i started climbing a little bit out of the trench. and the next memory is i'm just waking up in the hospital. it felt like i just was dreaming. everything was so dark. i thought, "oh, what a dark night and what a weird dream." andrii lost both eyes, both hands and most of his hearing. by his side through it all, alina. my wife is incredible. she's my hero, 100%.

she's with me, she supported me a lot. ifelt like i have my family and my family is strong in hard times. and these were the good times... laughter ..in the carpathian mountains. the couple married four years ago this month and are bound together now more than ever. the last three months, i started to even love him more because he gave me so much motivation too, so much inspiration. he's still my motivation for everything. he's not the kind of person that would be just sitting on his bed. no, he will try to change the world.

andrii and alina want to help the many amputees who may follow. their ranks are soaring. the couple want to show there is life after life—changing injuries. i know before the war, andrii, you loved singing. do you miss that? yes. that's for sure. it's just part of my soul, part of my childhood, you know. so, now when i lost my hands and i cannot play my guitar any more, it felt kind of sad, but i had my voice. and he's hoping his voice will get stronger so he can sing again, as he did before war came to ukraine

and changed his life beyond recognition. four months and 20 operations later, andrii says the hardest thing is not his injuries, but that he wasn't able to finish what he started and free his country. 0rla guerin, bbc news, kyiv. a metropolitan police officer has appeared in court, charged with the murder of chris kaba. the 24—year—old was shot through the window of the car he was driving in south london last september. the officer hasn't been named. 0ur correspondent greg mckenzie is at westminster magistrates in central london. good afternoon. the officer who cannot be named or described for

legal reasons was brought here to westminster magistrates' court this morning. he was told his case would now be transferred to the old bailey for a hearing this afternoon. chris kaba, 2a, and a further 2p, for a hearing this afternoon. chris kaba, 2a, and a further2p, he for a hearing this afternoon. chris kaba, 2a, and a further 2p, he was shot with a bullet to the head in streatham last year, having been followed by a number of unmarked police vehicles —— a father to be. his car was eventually stopped and a shot was fired. the car had been followed because it had been flagged on a police automatic number plate recognition cameras as being involved in an incident the previous day. chris kaba was unarmed and the car did not belong to him. as for the hearing today, in court, his parents were there, his mother and father, they were quite emotional when they got a glimpse of the

defendant. the defendant has been told he faces a murder charge and a bail hearing will take place later today. he has been remanded into custody. today. he has been remanded into custod . , n today. he has been remanded into custod . , a ., ~ now a look at some other stories making the news today. figures from ucas, the universities and colleges admissions service, show the number of 18—year—olds accepted into university has fallen. it's the first time in five years admissions have dropped. the number of new students from disadvantaged backgrounds has also fallen. the man accused of escaping from wandsworth prison two weeks ago has pleaded not guilty to a charge of escape. daniel khalife, a 21—year—old former soldier, who also faces charges under the official secrets act and the terrorism act, appeared by video link at the old bailey. and the lionesses, the england women's football team, have reached agreement with the fa about a long—standing dispute around player bonuses. no figures have been revealed as yet, but their captain,

millie bright, said the disagreement was about more than money. now, who's responsible for doing the dishes in your home? new research suggests that although most people in the uk believe that household chores should be shared, in heterosexual couples, it is generally women who do them. more than 6,000 people were questioned for the british social attitudes survey and the findings reveal a big progressive shift, particularly when it comes to the role of women, and attitudes to sexuality. our home editor mark easton has been looking at the findings. it is always a fascinating survey, what are we learning this year? britain loves to navel gaze and this survey has been going for a0 years, so you have this wonderful trend data, you can see how things have changed, and they have changed a lot, much more liberal to things like sex before marriage, abortion, 9“ like sex before marriage, abortion, gay marriage. 0ne like sex before marriage, abortion, gay marriage. one issue which appears to be going the other way,

transgender, the question asked was, how prejudiced are you towards people who are transgender? in 2019 and in previous years more than 80% answered not prejudice at all. similar proportions in years before. now the figure has fallen to 6a%. i think the heated trans— debate has made a difference. when it comes to traditional gender roles, in 1987, the survey asked people if they agreed with the statement a man's job is to earn money and the woman's job is to earn money and the woman's job is to look after the home, half the population said that was the way it should be. nowjust 9%. we have come a fair way but still a to go. thank you. mark easton, home editor. the king has become the first british monarch to address both houses of the french parliament, as his state visit continues. the king spoke partly in french

and he and the queen are also visiting notre—dame cathedral to see the restoration work following the fire of 2019. from paris, here's our royal correspondent, daniela relph. it was a moment when the king made history. no british monarch had ever addressed both houses of the french parliament from the senate chamber, until now. applause. parliamentarians were due to be on holiday today, but it was a full chamber to hear the king, speaking in both french and english, praise the strong bonds between the uk and france, and highlight the power of governments working together to fight climate change. just as we stand together against military aggression, so must we strive together to protect the world from our most existential challenge of all, that of global warming, climate change, and the catastrophic destruction of nature.

applause across the city, the queen was with the president's wife, brigitte macron, at the french national library to launch a uk—french literary prize. the queen spoke in what she described as slightly rusty french, praising the power of books and writers. she speaks in french this afternoon, the king and queen will visit notre dame, devastated by fire four years ago. they'll see the restoration of the cathedral. the king will also walk in the footsteps of his mother when, as she did almost ten years ago, he visits a flower market in paris, now named after the late queen. the state visit is happening during the rugby world cup here in france and the royal couple stopped off at a fans' village this morning to try their hand at some

of the sport on offer, with a little help from their friends. this is a trip where the entente cordiale is on show wherever you go. your highness, i'm very honoured. daniela relph, bbc news, paris. time for a look at the weather. here's helen willetts. some umbrellas, has the king taken some british rain with him? hat some umbrellas, has the king taken some british rain with him?- some british rain with him? not 'ust for us and not — some british rain with him? not 'ust for us and notjust i some british rain with him? not 'ust for us and notjust rain. i some british rain with him? not 'ust for us and notjust rain. in �* some british rain with him? notjust for us and notjust rain. in sweden l for us and notjust rain. in sweden we have had record—breaking snow, so early in the season as well. wet and windy across france as well and much cooler. this is the weather front that went through southern and eastern parts yesterday evening and overnight, and previously had given overnight, and previously had given over six inches frame on parts of conwy and snowdonia, the wettest

parts of the areas —— six inches of rain on parts of cumbria and snowdonia. behind it, we already have heavy showers, thunderstorms. another area of rain working its way and across scotland and northern ireland. much wetter in the afternoon. some thunderstorms as well working their way across east wales into the west midlands. shower is becoming more widespread, not for all, always a lottery, but when they come along with lighter winds in the south, they will last sometime, thunder and lightning, and cooler and fresher today, particularly in the south and cooler in the north with wetter weather and blustery winds. this evening and overnight, wetter weather fragments and becomes showery, and picking up more showers in southern and eastern areas, could be the odd rumble of thunder. the main thing tonight, it will be cooler, fresher, more comfortable for sleeping. cooler, fresher, more comfortable forsleeping. it cooler, fresher, more comfortable for sleeping. it was for many last night but not in the south—east.