Our reporter ben king has the details. When drinkers gather at londons King Charles Pub this evening, there will be a new tax regime in place. Changes announced in March Come Into Effect today taxing stronger drinks more and weaker drinks less. At the same time, Alcohol Duties rise with inflation up by io. I . The result a complex series of changes. 12 sparkling wine will be i9p cheaper as higher rates for fizz are abolished. A can of pre mixed gin and tonic will be 5p cheaper. But a bottle of 12 still wine will rise 44p. A bottle of vodka up 76p and a bottle of 20 port up £1. 30. So among drinkers, there will be some winners and losers. But the wine and spirits industry, which sees many of its products hit with higher taxes, says customers will see higher prices and less choice. We have the biggest duty increase in almost 50 years at the same time as we have inflation rife and a cost of living crisis. On top of that, we have Raw Materials like glass that are increasing in price expon
are you waiting for the final cost of living payment? eight million households will receive just under £300 from today. but is it enough for those who need it most? i take a look. morning. today we have a band of heavy rain moving out of southern scotland and northern ireland across parts of england and wales, ahead of it cloudy, breezy and mild, behind it, pressure, a few wintry showers and not as windy. all of the details later. it s tuesday 6th february. king charles will step back from some of his royal duties as he begins his treatment for cancer. buckingham palace announced the king s diagnosis, and said while it s not prostate cancer, it was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate. charities have praised the king s openness about his health. our royal correspondent daniela relph reports. this was the last time we saw the king in public on sunday, going to church with queen camilla on the sandringham estate in norfolk. just 17 months into his
tonight on whether to demand a humanitarian pause in fighting between israel and hamas, but with representatives trying to come to an agreement on the exact wording of the resolution, it s been postponed at the very last minute to tomorrow. we ll talk to a spokesperson from the israeli government. could that pause in voting have something to do with the us defense secretary s visit to israel today? also tonight, the british oil giant bp and a number of key shipping companies have halted all shipments through the red sea after a rise in attacks on cargo ships by houthi militants in yemen. and stick around, later in the show we will take a close look at this yea r s forgotten conflict, the sudanese civil war. we will hear from our analysis editor ros atkins and the un s top expert on the conflict. good evening. a vote within the un security council which was supposed to take place tonight has been postponed. the negotiation will continue into tomorrow over a draught resolution
so you can go ahead, good evening. the prime minister has said he takes extremely seriously the allegations against the former conservative peer, baroness mone. he said the government was taking legal action against the company run by her husband ppe medpro. in an interview with the bbc, michelle mone admitted lying about her links to the medical clothing company and confirmed she and her family stand to benefit from the £60 million profit made during the pandemic. the couple apologised for denying their role in the deal for more than three years. and today baroness mone has hit back at rishi sunak, saying she was honest with the government over the contracts. 0ur poltical editor chris mason is in westminster this evening. it was an extraordinary interview. you can watch or listen to yourself on the iplayer or bbc sounds. it was the story of an emergency. human foibles, taxpayers money, making money, truth and lying. a pandemic strikes. suddenly, gowns and masks, pers
get in touch with me on twitter @annitabbc #bbcyour questions the prime minister s expected to announce a cabinet reshuffle later this morning, as he replaces conservative party chairman nadhim zahawi. a third earthquake hit central turkey early this morning, as the rescue operation continues across the region to try to find survivors of the two massive quakes which struck yesterday. in the last few minutes, we ve learned that now more than 5,000 people are known to have died in turkey and in northern syria, with that number rising all the time. these are the scenes live in hatay in southern turkey. many images that we ve seen of the quake since yesterday morning have come from the city. you can see on the left of the screen how those buildings have been pancaked, flattened by the two huge tremors, really the 7.8 quake we heard about which struck just really the 7.8 quake we heard about which struckjust before dawn yesterday. and then a few hours later another quake of around