today. _ the office for national statistics today, indicatingjust the office for nationalried people already are about the cost of living _ people already are about the cost of living and _ people already are about the cost of living and how they are feeling. and it is very— living and how they are feeling. and it is very good that our new monarch has come _ it is very good that our new monarch has come out — it is very good that our new monarch has come out today to say he feels our pain _ has come out today to say he feels our pain. and it is may be an indication— our pain. and it is may be an indication of what time under king charles— indication of what time under king charles is— indication of what time under king charles is going to be like. your thou . hts charles is going to be like. your thoughts on _ charles is going to be like. your thoughts on that, _ charles is going to be like. your thoughts on that, pandora, - charles is going to be like. gm;- thoughts on that, pandora, that the king was raising these concerns with mark drakeford? i king was raising these co

the office for national statistics says fewer than a million people had covid at the end of august —s are predicting a rise in infections this winter and are urging the most vulnerable to get boosterjabs. latest figures show that the uk economy grew more slowly than expected for the month ofjuly. the office for national statistics says it grew by 0.2%, after dropping by 0.6% injune. 0ur economics editor faisal islam can tell us more. hopes of a bounceback in the economy injuly are now dashed and there�*s now some evidence of businesses cutting back on energy use. injuly the economy did grow but by less than expected. 0verall there was no growth between may and july, but look at the figures since april. there are now concerns the uk may already be in a recession — decline essentially over six months. september�*s figure may be impacted by the extra bank holiday for the queen�*s state funeral. but the real question is what happens from here. much depends on the detail of the government�*s energy package. for a typical household, energy bills are normally around £,1000 a year, but earli

the office for national statistics says it grew by 0.2%, after dropping by 0.6% injune. interpret them? we have already had a lot of forecasts about _ interpret them? we have already had a lot of forecasts about recession - a lot of forecasts about recession for example from the bank of england. when they had talked about that it has been mainly in terms of timing, at the end of this year into next year. the figures that you have just mentioned, the difference is they are talking about the possibility we might be in recession right now, about five or six months into a recession that could have started between april and june, in the second quarter, when the economy shrank a little bit but it had been hoped that in the third quarter, between july and hoped that in the third quarter, betweenjuly and september, that they had been a rebound. what today�*s figures show is that the rebound is proving elusive, that the high energy bills were weighing on households and also businesses using less electricity. on top of that, there is a technical impact from the extra bank holiday

new figures from the office for national statistics show more now in that situation in ukraine.omatic correspondent. listening there to james, in terms of what's happened in the last few days and this counteroffensive, it's quite something, isn't it? western officials believe _ something, isn't it? western officials believe that - something, isn't it? western officials believe that russia i something, isn't it? westernl officials believe that russia is something, isn't it? western i officials believe that russia is in the process of evacuating the entire region and of kharkiv. it's a huge area. now, in part, that looks like a rout. there are some very poorly motivated, poorly organised troops who have simply lay down their weapons, in some cases taken off their uniforms and fled, but in other cases, it is the russian army relocated and withdrawing to the edge of the neighbouring district, that is the lou hands region where western officials believe they are likely to dig in because kharkiv was never really a central objective of moscow. it was a kind of added extra, if you like

the office for national statistics blamed the impact of the rising cost of living.arts correspondent, david sillito, has been finding out. we are in wappenham in northamptonshire. not far to go. and i was being led by david and annette wilson... yeah, we are actually in the flag as we speak, yes. ..to a royal location. let us go this way anyway. it wasn't straightforward. we're nearly to the end, yes, we're getting there. so, this is the point. this is it. i can't see the flag. we are actually in the flag. we are in the flag, yes. we're in the flag? how do we see it, then? the only way we can see it properly is if we go up. it is a creation best seen by plane or drone. it was planted in the spring for thejubilee and it was almost cut down. thankfully, it was saved, because it has now become a place of memorial. it was created for the jubilee? that's right, yeah. what was originally for a lovely celebration, a happy celebration for the queen, has now become a real tribute to her. normally, you'd have got rid of it by this time of the year, but you are going to keep t

is interesting, though, because, according to the office for national statistics, the two day publiciday back in june to mark the queen's 70 years on the throne contributed to a 700.6% drop in economic output that month in the uk here in the u. s stocks dropped as that opening bell rang this morning. the focus is on interest rates and the rate hike expected that the fed's meeting this week. the september meeting also includes projections for the year ahead, so fed chief jerome powell will announce the likely policy plans for the rest of 2022 2023, but the numbers are starting to head higher this morning. we'll keep an eye on that for anyone with a student loan. there are some deadlines you need to be aware of, if you want to take advantage of possible loan forgiveness. borrowers need to apply before no member 15th. to get relief before the student loan payment pause ends. that's only if the government does not already have your tax information on january 1st 2023 interest begins building up and payments resume. right now there is no plan to pause payments another time. the final day

unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in nearly 50 years, according to the office for national statistics, failing to catch up with the increasing cost of. economics editor. at the moment, unemployment is very low and vacancies are very high. in fact, they are about the same. but it is not proving as simple as getting those out of work to do the jobs. during the pandemic, steve from maidstone had retired from his car finance sales job, but now he's back in the workforce as a part—time driverfor the nhs. i thought, 58 is too young, i need to go back and keep that day to day contact of meeting people as well. and the nhs was an ideal place for me. the problem is that in recent months, there aren't enough steves, so unemployment has fallen to its lowest level since 1974, just 3.6%, and yet today's move has also been driven by hundreds of thousands of people no longer looking for work, a trend since the pandemic that in the past few weeks has accelerated. the headlinejobs numbers remain strong, with both unemployment and long—term joblessness down. but ordinarily, a figure like this would be

inflation is currently at a 40—year high and new figures from the office for national statistics areht about inflation being _ what are we expecting? you are right about inflation being at _ what are we expecting? you are right about inflation being at a _ what are we expecting? you are right about inflation being at a 40 - what are we expecting? you are right about inflation being at a 40 year - about inflation being at a 40 year high. we have heard from the government what it plans to do about soaring energy costs but households are still feeling the effects of rising prices and at the same time as we were talking about yesterday, wages are not keeping up at the same pace. it is because inflation, the rate at which average prices for goods and services are going up, but at 10.1% in goods and services are going up, but at10.1% in the goods and services are going up, but at 10.1% in the 12 months tojuly and that is a 40 year high. we will get an update on that figure just after 7am today. the cost of food has been one of the big drivers pushing up inflation, grocery prices rising at

and we are not doing mass testing, we are not testing ourselves, so the tests are the office for national statisticst a winter infection per se, we have a spring season, spring outbreak, and a winter outbreak and it always starts in september and the cases tip up through to november and at two december and january. that is what we have seen the last two years. i think it is reasonable to expect to see something similar this year. 88%, nearly 90% of the cases in the uk at the moment are a variation on omicron, which most of your viewers had in december and january of last year if they have not had it subsequently because it is really super infectious that one. and really quite nasty. i know two people who have had covid recently, fully vaccinated and they had previously had covid, so the booster willjust previously had covid, so the booster will just give your previously had covid, so the booster willjust give your immune system that little bit of an extra help to stop you getting very seriously ill. the type of vaccines we have four covid don't actually stop you getting it altogether but please, you

these are lower estimates than the official figures from the office for national statistics but it isages yesterday, we saw lots of lenders pulling rates, uncertain where the bank is going and how quickly with interest rate rises. they have been pulling their products left, right and centre. don�*t forget energy bills will be going up on saturday at the start of october. yes the government stepped in to shore things up, they put the cap in now so the average bill payer will not pay any more than £2500 but still people will see a hefty rise from what they pay at the moment. of course, a £66 or so a month payment back to everyone. from octoberfor six months. it is small, though. pretty relentless pressure on household finances. what are the next moves? as you had, sentiment is a big thing, especially with the markets, so could the government or the bank of england at least say something may be to try and steady nerves, at least show they are working on some kind of concerted effort to push back at the criticism from the imf? i suspect we will not see any real action. that�*s what will r

in the year to august, the office for national statistics say that rents have gone up statistics sayare really trying to help their tenants out, they are trying to absorb as many of the costs as possible but we have a difference between in tenancy rent increases in properties that come to the market and have the rents reset and that is underpinned by a significant supply crisis in the sector... if rent is being reset and there is a significant supply crisis, we have to assume they are going up and we have to factor in that renters, they have wages in real terms are going down. so do the members of your association, do they have a duty or give any undertaking to tenants about protections around the rate of rents?— the rate of rents? well, what we know is that _ the rate of rents? well, what we know is that in _ the rate of rents? well, what we know is that in tenancy - the rate of rents? well, what we j know is that in tenancy increases are actually not few and far between but two thirds of landlords typically don't increase their rents during the tenancy. but what we are seeing at th

figures from the office for national statistics show gdp expanded by 0.2%, following a fall of 0.6% injuneersion of the neighbourhood policing model that he pioneered in surrey. let's take a look at some of this morning's sport stories now. the spanish 19—year—old carlos alcaraz has won his first grand slam — beating casper ruud in four sets to win the us open. he also becomes the new men's world number one. england need just 33 runs to claim a series clinching victory over south africa when play resumes this morning in the third test. bad light stopped play yesterday after zac crawley had hit a quick half—century. and max verstappen could retain his formula one world title as early as singapore in three weeks' time after a fifth straight victory. the dutchman came from seventh on the grid to finish ahead of charles leclerc and george russell. lewis hamilton was fifth. just got 25 minutes past seven. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning, this is bbc london, i'm frankie mccamley. the metropolitan police has a new commissioner today — sir mark rowle

the office for national statistics says the cost of living dipped to 9.9% — that's down from 10.1% injulyem on at higher prices. emma robson runs a retailers in essex which sells locally sourced fine spirits at events like farmers markets or for delivery. she is trying to shield her customers from higher prices but is being hammered by higher costs. last year sending two bottles cost £8, but now it is 1a. unlike other firms, she has no idea what government support will be available. government support will be available-— government support will be available. ~ . ., , ., ., available. we need clarity and that is something _ available. we need clarity and that is something the _ available. we need clarity and that is something the government - available. we need clarity and that. is something the government needs available. we need clarity and that - is something the government needs to look at because we need to know how we are going to pay our fuel costs and how we are going to pay our electricity and gas bills. it and how we are going to pay our electricity and gas bills.- electricity an

rate fell to its lowest since 1974 at 3.6% in the three months tojuly, according to the office for national statisticshings are costing more than 10% more than a year ago. if your pay has not gone up by 10% it means in real terms it has fallen. these figures confirm that. the drop in real pay is not as steep as the last time we got the data for a three month period. in that period it fell 3% and this time it is down 2.8% but it is a fall nonetheless. the other detail we have was that unemployment fell, unemployment down. i have not got the figures, i am trying to find them. unemployment was down. also, them. unemployment was down. also, the number ofjob vacancies fell. that is important. the number of vacancies falling was important because we have seen the problems that was causing when it was difficult to filljobs. that was causing when it was difficult to fill jobs. there that was causing when it was difficult to filljobs. there were staff shortages in places like airports and we saw the problems that was creating. that is a snapshot of the state of the labour market as it stands. thanks. a firearm

has fallen to its lowest level in nearly 50 years, according to new figures from the office for national statisticsg. here's our economics editor faisal islam. at the moment, unemployment is very low and vacancies are very high. in fact, they are about the same. but it is not proving as simple as getting those out of work to do the jobs. during the pandemic, steve from maidstone had retired from his car finance sales job, but now he's back in the workforce as a part—time driverfor the nhs. i thought, 58 is too young, i need to go back and keep that day to day contact of meeting people as well. and the nhs was an ideal place for me. the problem is that in recent months, there aren't enough steves, though unemployment has fallen to its lowest level since 197a, just 3.6%, and yet today's move has also been driven by hundreds of thousands of people no longer looking for work, a trend since the pandemic that in the past few weeks has accelerated. their headlinejobs numbers remain strong, with both unemployment and long—term joblessness down. but ordinarily, a figure like this would be driven by an abund

the office for national statistics says the jobless rate dropped to 3.6% in the three months tojuly.ms offence, but no weapons were found in the vehicle. the independent office for police conduct has launched a homicide investigation. let�*s return to events following the death of her majesty the queen, and take a look at events for the rest of the week. today, the queen�*s coffin will be moved from edinburgh to london. her coffin will travel from st giles�* cathedral to edinburgh airport, then by plane to raf northolt in west london, where the queen will spend a final night at buckingham palace. on wednesday afternoon, the queen�*s coffin will travel from the palace to the palace of westminster. crowds will be able to watch as the cortege makes the journey through central london. thursday will mark the first of four full days that the queen�*s body will lie in state in westminster hall. the ancient westminster hall. hundreds of thousands of members of the public are expected to pay their respects. and in fact they are already beginning to queue. on sunday evening, a minute�*s silenc

the office for national statistics was the biggest driver, growing by 0.4% injuly.s also promised "more trust, less crime, and high standards". time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning, this is bbc london, i�*m frankie mccamley. the metropolitan police has a new commissioner today — sir mark rowley has promised to make reforms to improve londoners�* trust in policing and to root out bad behaviour. campaigners have been telling us us what they believe needs to change. they are about changing the vetting process, they are about changing the way they recruit so that it�*s about people who are attracted to duty, not power. you need to make sure that whistle—blowers are supported and the flip side of that is making sure that people who know that something is wrong and don�*t report it face consequences too. plans are well under way for the queen�*s funeral next monday, and a senior met officer has said policing the event will be a "hugely complex operation". hundreds of extra officers have already been called in. they�*re likely to

they have just been released by the office for national statistics this morning., mostly on short—haul european routes. if you're affected, you should be offered alternative flights or a refund. the advice, as always, is to check the latest flight information before you travel to the airport. always. hannah, thank you. good morning from bbc london, i'm tolu adeoye. the mayor of london sadiq khan has condemned the stabbing of two police officers in central london — with one said to be seriously injured. the metropolitan police says the officers were attacked on haymarket, close to leicester square at around 6am. a man has been arrested. two of our officers have been stabbed. they've been rushed to hospital and are receiving treatment. it's really important to reassure the public that an arrest has been made. it's a reminder, actually, of notjust the bravery of our officers but the risks they take every day when i put on their uniform. —— they put on their uniform. students at greenwich university have created a garden in memory of sabina nessa, who was murdered by

office has repeatedly asked dhs since february of this year for more information and statistics of these drone border incursions and how they plan to address this emerging threat. moreover, the biden administration's domestic counter drone national action plan provides no explicit additional authorities for dhs to counter unmanned aircraft systems as it pertains to the border. make no mistake, the mexican transnational criminal organizations will benefit from the lack of additional counter drone authority for cbp and other agencies with responsibility for securing our nation's borders. for these reasons, i'm eager to hear how dhs, the doj, and the faa have used their existing authority to mitigate the threats posed by illicit use of drones. i also hope to discuss what new authorities this committee can give the administration to improve the counter drone mission, especially at the border. recently, the biden administration provided this committee with a comprehensive legislative proposal which seeks a number of changes and expansions to existing counter drone authorities. i look forward to working with senator peters, senator johnson, and other members of this committee to review this proposal. the committee has already done goo