with a new currency, switching from the kuna to the euro. it s just ten years since croatia joined the eu. you are watching bbc news. i ll be back at the top of the hour. now it s time for review 2022. and one story that s led news bulletins in the uk throughout the last 12 months 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 house
we start here in the uk, where as you have been hearing the pressure on prime minister liz truss is building after another day of political chaos. the exit of a key cabinet member, home secretary suella braverman, who delivered a blistering attack on her former boss in her resignation letter. then a huge row in the house of commons over a vote on fracking, seen as a test of loyalty to the prime minister. it saw the pound fall sharply on wednesday, wiping out all the gains made this week after liz truss replaced her chancellor and abandoned the tax cutting plans that had rattled the markets. our political editor chris mason was following events. conservative mps are openmouthed in horror at what they are witnessing, government six week old histjunked the majority of its programme and removed a chancellor in a day of complete chaos, at lunchtime a senior adviser to the prime minister suspended over allegations of briefing against conservative mps, after prime minister s questi
can see lots of isobars on the charts driving the showers in. some of the heaviest ones we can expect affecting more southern counties of england, towards the south west and wales and some running of the receipt to north west england. some of the showers will push northwards and eastwards forming bands, some of them heavy and rumbles of thunder. in between, good spells of sunshine and the wind is still a feature. temperature 12 to 15, 16 degrees which is very mild for the time of year. this evening and overnight, showers rattle through on a fairly brisk south westerly as the night wears on the winds will ease down somewhat and the shower activity eases through central and eastern areas. still going across the south on the west and some of them could be quite heavy. temperatures four to 11 degrees. nowhere particularly cold because of the strength of the breeze. on wednesday, probably fewer showers around for much of the country with the low pressure system sitting to the west
of the us midterm elections. nine months into the war in ukraine, with winterfast nine months into the war in ukraine, with winter fast approaching, we are with winter fast approaching, we are with a community in norfolk that once again is preparing to send vitally needed supplies into the war zone. is it change at the top for liverpool? after a period of sustained success, are the club s american owners looking to sell the club? have you got your christmas decorations are up, or is it way too early? good morning and welcome to this winter wonderland near warrington, where i ll be looking at the cost of living crisis and how it could affect christmas for many people. good morning. some sunshine today, but plenty of thunderstorms and heavy downpours. details later in the programme. good morning. it s tuesday, the 8th of november. our main story. headteachers in england are warning they re facing a crisis, and many schools may have to cut teachers or reduce their hours to save