in london, 13 14 along the north sea coast, and 15 or so in northern ireland. the low pressure is still with us on friday, a rather large area of low pressure, so i think on friday it will be of a bit of a mixed bag with sunny spells and heavy showers and possibly a crack of thunder. again, very mild. south westerly winds. even the possibility of it getting up to 15-16 in possibility of it getting up to 15 16 in one or two spots. is it going to stay mild and wet? yes, it is, as far as the eye can see, into next week, temperatures in double figures, often cloudy, with rain at times. and that s all from me this evening. plenty more, as always, on our website. from the six team goodnight. hello, and welcome to sportsday, i m hugh ferris. the headlines this evening. a 1% chance butjurgen klopp says liverpool will give it a go anyway at real madrid tonight. this was his first there would be four more. we look back at another record breaking night for erling haaland. energumene
is it time to pop that balloon? i m michael smerconish. it sparked kshs about national security regarding beijing. is it more a about symbolism? secretary of state antony blinken was due to travel to china this weekend. he postponed his trip calling the infiltration a, quote, irresponsible act that created conditions that undermine the purpose of the trip. the public first learned of the balloon s existence thursday while it was over montana, which is home to ballistic missile silos and bomber bases. china is saying it s all innocent. a spokesperson for the chinese foreign min city sits is a civilian air shift used for meteorological purposes affected by the westerlies and limited self-steering capability, it deviated from its course. the chinese side regrets the entry of the ship. but it was a clear violation of our sovereignty as well as international law. the balloon does not pose a military or political threat and a senior defense official said military officials a advise
in belfast, to mark the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement, and to show america s commitment to the peace process. twitter owner elon musk, one of the world s richest men, gives a rare exclusive interview to the bbc where he admits to mistakes when buying the social media giant twitter. this the pain level of twitter has been extremely high. it hasn t been some sort of party. so, it s been really quite a stressful situation. could there be good news on the way for homeowners? after a sharp surge in interest rates, the world s bigggest financial institution says they will come down but don t say when. what does that mean if you are a borrower and a homeowner? i take a look. in sport, a masterclass in manchester as city thrash bayern munich to take a huge step towards the champions league semifinals. another wet and windy day today, the strongest winds will be in the west and south and north east scotland, gales and severe gales at times, which could lead to some dis
appointed to investigate classified documents that were discovered at former vice president and likely presidential candidate mike pence s house, right? documents returned according to an adviser for the former vice president mike pence. aides to former vice president mike pence found a, quote, small number of documents bearing classified markings during a search of pence s indiana home. according to the archives and the fbi collected the classified documents from the home on january 19th. the discovery comes as a shock, sort of. given that pence stated over and over again since his former boss s home was searched by federal officials after he failed to turn over classified documents to the national archives that he, mike pence, did not take any classified documents with him. this is what mike pence said when asked about it to cbs s robert costa just over ten days ago. he was asked a specific question, did you take any classified documents with you? watch. our staff reviewe
the us federal reserve ona charge! uk sales of electric cars overtook diesels last year for the first time. but it s still a long road to recovery for the auto industry. a wave of strike action, a growing cost of living crisis and huge pressure on health services just some of the problems mounting up for the uk this winter. so on wednesday prime minister rishi sunak used his first major speech of the year to promise to fix the uk economy. alongside pledges to tackle long waiting lists for medical treatment and stop illegal immigration mr sunak said he d slash the rate of inflation, restore growth and cut government debt. first, government debt. we will halve inflation this first, we will halve inflation this year to ease the cost of living and give people financial security. second, we will grow the economy, creating better paid jobs an opportunity right across the country. third, we will make sure our national debt is falling, so that we can secure the future of public ser