emma simpson, bbc news, bradford.ing crisis really affects people in everyday life. hopefully i can trace to market numbers, i want to show you is happening in europe. still looking good, the ftse 100, is happening in europe. still looking good, the ftse100, despite what we saw yesterday, that inflation figure staying about 10%. , the work location is that it would be a little lower, below 10% for the first time in a long time. johnny in france looking like that, brent, 82 dollars a barrel —ish. more on this on our website. we will see you very soon goodbye. it's a performance with poise and grace. a hans christian andersen classic, the snow queen is the story of a shattered mirror. and a message that society can overcome a distorted reality. the production has been devised in birmingham by propel cap and dance, the uk's first all wheelchair professional dance company. and we are trying to read more diversity on stages, 50 company. and we are trying to read more diversity on stages, so people tet more diversity on sta

emma simpson — represented. 0k, men are thanks.nt — the deal which brought the troubles largely to an end. but the visit is going ahead in the absence of a devolved government at stormont, as the power—sharing deal ushered in by the agreement collapsed last year. here's our ireland correspondent, chris page. in belfast city centre, it's hard not to notice that a powerful visitor is expected. more than 300 extra police officers have been drafted in from the rest of the uk to help with the security operation. across the atlantic, white house officials say the president is excited about the trip. president biden cares deeply about northern ireland and has a long history of supporting peace and prosperity there. as a us senator, joe biden was an advocate for how the united states could play a constructive role supporting peace. cheering a previous democratic party president, bill clinton, had the most significant role in the peace process. he made the first ever presidential visit to northern ireland in 1995. president clinton was clos

emma simpson, bbc news, croydon. bbc.co.uk/news and look at the tackling it together section, which contains articles about help with bills, including how to cut the cost of your food shopping. the cbi's new head, rain newton—smith, has said she raised concerns about sexual harassment when she previously held a senior role at the business group. dozens of firms have terminated or suspended their memberships because of recent allegations, and the government has also paused engagement with the organisation. within the last hour, the uk government has published a budget for northern ireland. ministers in london have allocated money to departments in belfast in the absence of a devolved power—sharing executive. our ireland correspondent chris page is in belfast for us now. tell us more about this. well, there had been plenty _ tell us more about this. well, there had been plenty of _ tell us more about this. well, there had been plenty of worry _ tell us more about this. well, there had been plenty of worry about - tell

emma simpson with that update.ations are being put in place forjoe biden�*s visit to mark the anniversary of the signing of the good friday agreement. the white house says the us president is very excited for his trip, which will also take him to the republic of ireland where he has his ancestral roots. he lands in belfast later today, from where charlotte gallagher sent this report. the us president is coming to town. belfast is preparing forjoe biden, with his presidentialjet, air force one, landing tonight. this building is the location for his main visit to northern ireland. the trip is notjust about celebrating the good friday agreement and its 25th anniversary but also about looking forward to the future of northern ireland and many of the generation studying here do not remember the troubles or perhaps were not born at that time. his trip properly starts on wednesday. a meeting with rishi sunak and a visit to ulster university's new campus. butjoe biden won't be visiting this building — stormont — the home o

emma simpson, bbc news, bradford.gs in their child trust funds. the bbc has learned that there could be more than 80,000 accounts containing a total of up to £210 million, that can only be accessed through a lengthy and often costly court process. anyone born between 2002 and 2011 was given a child trust fund, but now, as the accounts mature, some families are having to apply through the court of protection to access their money. ruth clegg reports. alljoel wants is a new trike. stop at the next road, joel. after spending the past decade or so saving £6,000 in his child trust fund, his mum, laura, thought this would not be a problem. we're not trying to steal it from him or anything, you know, we want to access the money for him, to buy him something that he really does love. like millions of other parents, laura has been topping up her son's trust fund with her own money. but becausejoel�*s disability means he lacks capacity to make financial decisions, laura will have to go to court to access the cash. i don't think

emma simpson, bbc news, bradford. once—booming business of fast—food deliveries, because in the next hour or so, we get a trading update from deliveroo. its shares have dropped sharply since it warned of "tough market conditions" last year. on wednesday, rival just eat takeaway reported a 14% drop in orders. it has had to cut 1,700 staff as the pandemic boom in doorstep food deliveries cools off. naeem islam is chief investment officer at zaye capital markets. welcome to you. it makes perfect sense, doesn't it, that these companies will see their sales go down, many of us feel that getting a takeaway is no longer something we can afford. thank you for having me. i think you couldn't put it any better, because this is a different timescale when we are speaking about this one. everyone is struggling with a basic necessity. ordering takeaway is a major luxury for a lot of consumers living in the uk, especially when inflation is immensely stubborn and in double digits. consumers are looking at these particular facilities,

emma simpson, bbc news, bradford. sunak has delay determining the fate of his deputy, dominic raab. we speak now to zoey, a political reporter for the new statesman and has been following the story and joins me now. good to talk to you. what do you make of the delay, if you can call it that, in announcing what the fate of mr dominic raab could be? i what the fate of mr dominic raab could be? ~ �* , what the fate of mr dominic raab could be? ~ 3 ~' ., could be? i think it's kind of unclear as _ could be? i think it's kind of unclear as to _ could be? i think it's kind of unclear as to what - could be? i think it's kind of unclear as to what the - could be? i think it's kind of. unclear as to what the holdup could be? i think it's kind of- unclear as to what the holdup is right now. i think we were told by the pm spokesperson at the briefing around midday that he had received a report early this morning. we know that where nadeem deems how we had an into his tax affairs, the reports had a pretty quick and swift outcome.

with more on this, here is our business correspondent emma simpson. hi, emma. what we know?d the cbi. tony danker stepped aside last month as an investigation got under way, but the report into what happened hasn't been published. it was done by an independent legal firm. we don't know the full details. the cbi said todayit know the full details. the cbi said today it related to specific complaints about workplace and that it determined that his conduct fell short of that expected of the director general, so he has been sacked with immediate effect. he is clearly not happy about it because he said on twitter this morning he was shocked to learn about his dismissal, instead of being invited to put forward his position sang many of the allegations against him had been distorted. he said that he recognised he unintentionally made a number of colleagues feel uncomfortable and he was truly sorry about that. of course, he is now out and he has been replaced swiftly by rain newton smith, its former chief economist, so somebody well—known to staff and its members. what economist, so

our business correspondent emma simpson has more.the uk, representing the biggest names in corporate britain. he has been under investigation since complaints of workplace misconduct were made against him — the first complaint injanuary, which had been dealt with, but then further complaints came to light and in march he stepped aside. after fairly swift investigation, we have the results of these. he has been dismissed, as you say, with immediate effect following specific complaints made against him. the investigation has determined his own conduct fell short of that expected of the director—general. this is the first phase of the investigation because since he's stepped aside, other complaints, unrelated to him, have come to light which have absolutely rocked this business group, and we have also learned today that three other cbi employees are now suspended pending further investigation into a number of ongoing allegations. this independent law firm is continuing with its inquiry but the cbi is also liaising with police and has ma

our business correspondent emma simpson has been speaking to him.that actually only children from families earning less than £7,400 per annum from families earning less than £7,400 perannum are from families earning less than £7,400 per annum are entitled to free school meals which means there is a large number of children whose family incomes are above that, perhaps slightly above that, we reckon 800,000 kids, he really should get free school meals are not getting it. it is wrong that a section of our society should be in such deep poverty. h0??? be in such deep poverty. how bi a be in such deep poverty. how big a policy — be in such deep poverty. how big a policy failure _ be in such deep poverty. how big a policy failure if- be in such deep poverty. how big a policy failure if it - be in such deep poverty. how big a policy failure if it does nothing? it big a policy failure if it does nothin: ? , ., ., nothing? it is holding down levels at — nothing? it is holding down levels at which _ nothing? it is holding down levels at which people - nothing

our business correspondent emma simpson has been looking at the numbers.m the bread to the spread and all the fillings. we've been looking at the cost of whipping up home made ones by looking at own label ingredients sold in the main supermarkets, and then working out the price per portion. and here's a flavour. a simple cheese sarnie costs 37% more this month compared with last year. egg and cress is up even higher, at 41%. tuna and mayo has risen by 15%. and if you're making a packed lunch, a bag of crisps is up by nearly a third. here's the average increase for a piece for fruit. and washing it all down with own—label cola is also up 7%. so why are food prices still rising? pret a manger sell millions of sandwiches every year and the company's boss says the costs pressures are still real. we have seen huge increases in energy this year, close to 200% in energy cost increases. we do hope that towards the end of the year and coming into next year that will drop down slightly. if we see inflation at that level, we will continue to look after our people and

emma simpson, bbc news, bradford. interesting.ing your bank, people have varied experiences. sometimes it can go well and other times you are sitting there for what feels like ours. it is worth looking at what your bank can do, the realistic options for them to offer you. it will depend on personal circumstances. if you have taken out a loan, they can have a plan where you a loan, they can have a plan where w“ pay a loan, they can have a plan where you pay a smaller monthly amount. on mortgages, you might have the chance to extend the length of the mortgage so you pay less each month. in the long run, you end up paying more but it can make the immediate issue more manageable. another way of doing thatis manageable. another way of doing that is a temporary switch to an interest only mortgage. there are other options such as refinancing debt and moving it to one place perhaps to make payments more manageable. talking about this is hard for many and not something we are used to doing but the message is very much it is better to talk