reached 20.7 celsius in north wales. todayit reached 20.7 celsius in north wales. today it could be a little bit warmer than that. after we lose the fog this morning, which is quite dense across parts of england. all the details throughout this morning s programme. good morning. it s wednesday the 23rd of march. our main story a cut in fuel duty is likely when the chancellor, rishi sunak, delivers his spring statement in the commons later today. he ll promise more help with the rising cost of living, while stressing the need to shore up public finances. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has this report. the chancellor has been rehearsing, but the audience that really matters are a long way from westminster. he s under pressure to announce something to help shade us from the scorching cost of every bill at the moment. it s a gorgeous day, and everyone s making the most of the sunshine. this is my little boy, tiger. oh, hello.
pressure to provide more support for households. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith, has been talking to people in halifax about how they are feeling the squeeze. it s a gorgeous day, and everyone s making the most of the sunshine. this is my little boy, tiger. ah, hello. we re just trying to do more like this, like, go out on days out like this. i used to love going to the beach, but i can t even afford that in fuel now cos i ve got a car to run as well. so, we just do little things like this now. sometimes we ll even get a bus, won t we, instead? stevie s rent went up by £200 last month, and she s already behind on the gas and electricity bills. we re just trying to get by. just try and keep upbeat about it, anyway. paul and charlotte have been feeling the bite of energy bills this winter, too. if the gas goes on, it, you know, it takes a while to kind of kick in. and perhaps back in the day when we were students, i we would have just not put - the heating on, but we
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get your vaccinations at the bronx zoo. it s a gorgeous day. 60% of adults in the u.s. have received at least one dose, but will they need a booster shot in the fall? dr., thank you very much. there has been some confusion. when do you think we will need boosters for the pfizer/moderna/i guess johnson & johnson anna well. the question is if we need a booster and we may not because so far shots have done so well against protecting people from illness and the variants.
for now, mayor buttigieg of south bend and others like senator klobuchar have certainly gained traction in iowa. senator sanders is going to be in the demain area on monday and tuesday, new year s eve, new year s day, continuing the go back to iowa, the liberal side of the democratic party and say he s their champion. he s trying to not go after any particular candidate. you don t see him tangling with senator warren like mayor buttigieg has been doing on the debate stage. but they believe he has a slot to go forward. always working your sources. bob costa, thanks for being here, my friend. that does it this hour from breezy south florida, gorgeous day for us in west palm beach. our thanks to the meyer amphitheater hosting us. we ll be back next week. right now my colleague phillip mina picks it up where i don t think your weather is quite as good. a bit of a winter warmup.