Author: BBC

UK inflation latest: UK inflation falls to 2.3% as energy prices cool – BBC News BreakingBreaking newsClose breaking news SummaryUK inflation has fallen to 2.3% – just above the target of 2% – the lowest level in almost three yearsIt means prices are still rising, just at a slower rateEnergy prices are at the heart of the falling inflation rate, as they fell by 27.1% in the year to April”Today marks a major moment for the economy, with inflation back to normal,” says Rishi SunakInflation was running at 3.2% in the year to March 2024 – that was the lowest…

Read More

“None of this would be possible without my wife… I wouldn’t be where I am today without her.”We [MPs] probably spend too much time in Westminster, away from our families, chasing this, that and the other.”You now realise the important things are family, friends, children.”Mr Mackinlay said when he returned to work he would campaign to make sure “the health service recognises sepsis at the earliest opportunity”.He said: “It would have done nothing for me, mine was unusual. “But for many people, there should be a recognition that you’ve got something severely wrong. “A broad spectrum of antibiotics could stop…

Read More

CCTV video footage confirmed what many people in the music industry knew was brewing: a moment of reckoning for one of the most influential hip-hop artists in history.The clips of Sean “Diddy” Combs kicking his former girlfriend Cassie Ventura – as she lay motionless on the floor – cemented his downfall, despite his apology after the leak.”I don’t see a path for him to come back from this,” said Amy DuBois Barnett, the former editor-in-chief of Ebony magazine, who has written about hip-hop culture.Combs’ reputation in the industry had been “chequered for some time,” added Barnett. “Many people were aware…

Read More