the morning, a chance of flooding and disruption. the winds are strengthening come up with coastal gales in the west. these are temperatures which we might normally see by day at this time of year. that is how we start the day tomorrow. so windy, wet, rain pushing across northern england, weakening further east across towards east anglia and the south east. by the afternoon, away from the far north of scotland and northern isles, a lot of dry weather around. broken cloud, sunny spells, chance of a shower. it is a windy day and from north wales northwards, costs of 50 mph, may be for a time in northern scotland, 60 mph. take pictures take a step backwards, but they come back up on saturday to similar levels today. friday evening, it is looking fine. overnight into saturday morning, another weather system coming in so northern and western parts on saturday with rain, mainly north and west for showers on sunday, some sunny spells, mild, windy, gradually turning cooler next week.
at least 200 vehicles were involved in the crash. a major clear up operation is under way. you are watching bbc news. good to have you with us. now on bbc news, it s time for review 2022. and one story that s led news bulletins in the uk throughout the year has been rising prices and their impact. victoria valentine, along with our team of economics and business correspondents, have been reflecting on the causes and consequences of the squeezed economy and the cost of living. when big ben brought in the new year, few of us would have expected the year that was to follow. remember, in 2022 we started off very much in the grip of a global pandemic. who would have thought that another worldwide story would dominate the news agenda? tonight at 10, we are live in ukraine, a country at war, after a huge russian military offensive by land, sea and air. prices quickly rose to their fastest rate in over a0 years, and inflation touched everything, from our household bills to our wages
also on the show is global leaders meet in egypt for the cop 27 summit on the environment, what are the stakes are one of the most beautiful places on earth? i m going to be asking the big boss of the caribbean development bank. wherever you arejoining me from around the world, once again a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. a power grab at the top of china s communist party has big consequences for the global economy. yet with war raging in europe, a cost of living crisis, surging interest rates on a global energy crisis, china s president xi jinping s consolidation of power at the 20th congress party could easily get a bit lost to make the noise. but, because china s critical place in the global supply chain manufacturing and exporting and its growing power as a consumer and tourist powerhouse means that these changes are incredibly significant for the way that the world s economy is going to develop in the next few years. so with the benefit of a few weeks perspecti
good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with breaking news teachers in england and wales will go on strike in national disputes over pay. the national education union says the ballots meet the legal thresholds for both turnout and a vote in favour of strikes. seven strike days are being announced between february 1st and 16th march. for more on this, i m joined by our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. what more do we know about this teacher strike which is going to start very soon? the teacher strike which is going to start very soon? teacher strike which is going to start very soon? the paint teachers have had, 5% start very soon? the paint teachers have had. 5% pay start very soon? the paint teachers have had, 5% pay increase - start very soon? the paint teachers l have had, 5% pay increase in england and separately in wales this year, the union says that falls far below inflation in the cost of living and everyone is seeing that. and the result
on brazil s streets. russia says it will veto any un security council resolution condemning its self styled referendums in occupied regions of ukraine. the us intends to bring a draft resolution to a vote in the coming days. earlier, the us secretary of state antony blinken said the west would never acknowledge what he called bogus referendums. moscow claims almost total support in the vote onjoining russia. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, considers what these votes will mean and how that will affect (tx next) the russia ukraine conflict. first, i want to stress the key point here that these so called referendums were not real referendums, they were hastily arranged, kremlin created, kremlin controlled events designed to pave the way to russian annexation of huge swathes of ukrainian territory. we may well see this happen later this week. i expect at some point this week, russia will come out and say, right, this land is now ours, even in the absence of international