the website. today and tonight where we have the snow at the moment is where we keep it but tonight and tomorrow the risk of several centimetres falling across southern england and wales and by thursday a widespread event notjust the snow but the suits with strong wind. we could see roads blocked and vehicles cut off and we re pretty certain most of it will be snow because we are in this arctic air so it is cold. as recently dumb xc with the snow showers in the north, a dusting of snow in the south clearing, the odd shower elsewhere but it is cold, even with the sunshine and it will continue to be cold overnight with showers continuing for northern scotland, the east coast of northern ireland but this evening and overnight there could be a dusting of snow for southern parts of england and wales so do not be surprised if you wake up to a dusting. icy we have showers on the coldest night of the year so for potentially 15 in scotland. crisp and sunny start to tomorrow, away fro
we ll talk about the war in ukraine and how it is going. putin s nuclear threats and the annexation of ukraine s lands. and fears of a chinese attack on taiwan. also, just what is vladimir putin thinking? i will talk to one of russia s richest men who knew the russian president well before putin jailed him. finally, the new term of the supreme court starts tomorrow. [ chanting ] i will give you a sneak peek of my newest documentary, supreme power, inside the highest court in the land airs tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. but first, here s my take. italy and sweden are about as different as two european countries can get. one is catholic, mediterranean, sunny and chaotic. the other protestant, northern, chilly, and ordered. over the decades, they ve had very different political trajectories. but both are witnessing the striking rise of parties that have some connections to fascism. in each party, this has coincided with collapse of support of the center her, a
interest rates are expected to rise sharply today, as the bank of england attempts to tackle soaring prices. the bank is expected to increase its base rate by three quarters of a percentage point from 2.25% to 3%. that would be its eighth consecutive increase since december, pushing the rate to its highest level for m years. it would also mark the biggest single increase since 1989, and could have a big impact on the cost of living and people s finances. our correspondent navtej johal has this report. omar is a veterinary surgeon based in derby. he came to the uk four years ago and had planned to buy a home and settle here long term. with interest rates here expected to rise further today, which is likely to make mortgages more expensive, omar says he s now considering whether he should even stay in the uk. have you lost trust in the uk? i trust my colleagues, i trust my friends, i trust a lot of people in the uk. it shook my trust in the system. and you may move, you may lea