The Most Expensive Thing Since Sliced Bread
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04/19/23
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With inflation still high, when will food prices start to fall?
Adam talks to business editor Simon Jack to make sense of today’s numbers and why things like bread and cereal cost so much.
Also, the BBC’s Sarah Smith and Jeremy Barr from the Washington Post discuss Fox News’ settlement over a defamation case with the voting machine company, Dominion, for $787.5m.
And Sophie Raworth explains what it’s like doing ultra marathons, after one recent runner had her medal taken away for driving some of the route.
Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Cat Farnsworth with Rufus Gray and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The series producer is Tim Walklate.
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Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Tim Walklate with Cat Farnsworth and Cordelia Hemming. The technical producer was Emma Crowe. The editor is Sam Bonham.
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Today’s Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming and Chris Mason. It was made by Cat Farnsworth with Chris Flynn. The senior news editor was Sam Bonham.
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