argyll and bute in the last hour with the snow coming down heavily, we have seen snow in worcestershire, big chunky flakes, temperatures were a bit above freezing which helps the snowflakes stick together. through this afternoon, wintry showers for scotland, northern ireland, north wales and north midlands, some heavy enough to bring snow to sea level but there could be some accumulations of snow, a centimetre or two across and higher hills but it will feel cold wherever you are. showers move across the midlands, east anglia and south east england overnight before clearing skies follow. it will be a cold night with a widespread frost, temperatures in towns and cities 22 6 but colder in the countryside and there is a risk of icy showers as we start the day 2, 2 6. tomorrow the frost melts away, then figure cloud in outbreaks of rain into northern ireland, snow mixed in for a time before milder air pushes in. temperatures in belfast eventually climbing to about seven cels
of asian men is jailed for eight and a half years. china and russia have denounced a defence pact, agreed by the us, uk and australia, that will provide australia with nuclear powered attack submarines. russia said the pact would bring years of confrontation to asia. the chinese foreign ministry said the three countries were on a path of error and danger, calling the deal a violation of the aims of the international non proliferation treaty. here s the chinese foreign ministry spokesperson wang wenbin speaking at the daily press briefing. translation: china has repeatedly stressed that the aukus pact - and the three countries efforts to advance cooperation on nuclear submarines and other cutting edge military technology is typical cold war mentality. it will only spur an arms race and undermine the international nonproliferation regime and harm regional peace and stability. peace loving countries have expressed their serious concern and opposition. the three countries lates
at how the war in ukraine is shifting global alliances. and at the oscars, it s in your a clean sweep for the sci fi from everything, everywhere all at once. welcome to world news america, in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. we begin tonight here in the unites states, where president biden has said americans should rest assured that the us banking system remains safe, after the failure of the california based silicon valley bank. markets wobbled as regulators tried to contain the damage from the biggest us bank failure in 15 years. here s what the president had to say. thanks to the actions of my administration, americans can be positive their deposits will be safe. they will be there when you need them. small businesses who deposit their money will be safe in knowing they can pay their workers and pay their bills. hard working employees can breathe easy as well. let s take a look at why silicon valley bank collapsed. until last friday it was the 16th largest bank in the