smog from wild fires in canada, blankets new york and large parts of the east of the usa. nearly 100 million people could be affected. supermarkets are seeing a massive change in the way we shop. news research shows we re buying groceries less often since the pandemic, and the shift to online has slowed. i ll be taking a look. good morning. today s weather is very similar to yesterday. as we head to the weekend it is going to turn hotter and more humid by day and by night and we are looking at the chance of some thundery downpours. all of the details later in the programme. our main story. west ham fans have been celebrating into the night after the club won its first major trophy for more than a0 years. a 90th minute goal by jarrod bowen saw the hammers beat italian side fiorentina 2 1 in the europa conference league final in the czech capital prague. mike is there for us this morning. good morning, mike. i m surprised it s a quiet but i do and there are not still revellers
israel vowing to intensify its war against hamas, even as there s a call for more aid. and netanyahu heckled by families of hostages, demanding for loved ones to be saved now. and then strikes against iran-backed militants, and what it means for the region and u.s. it has been a rocky year for the president. a look back and a look forward to his 2024 campaign pitch. later as well, the anti-vaxx movement on the rise. a rave of lawmakers that oppose vaccine requirements, and what it means as the covid infections keep ticking up. hey, everybody. good morning to you. we begin this hour with new developments in the israel-hamas war. this morning plumes of smoke can be seen over the skies of gaza, and a senior adviser of the prime minister bibi netanyahu. he will meet with secretary of state, tony blinken as well, and he met with israeli forces telling them do not stop. he vowed to continue the war to the end. and let s bring in nbc s ryan nobles at the white house, and a retired f
good morning. with the price of food and raw ingredients getting more in spreads of this easter, we are in a bakery in bolton expected this easter, we are looking at what it means that the sweet treats you might be buying this year. in sport this morning. racism in rugby union. former england rugby star luther burrell says he s proud for speaking out after an rfu investigation found his claims of racism in the sport were true. good morning. i ll start to the day to day for most of us to yesterday, away from the south east where it is called it is a milder start. cloud and rain pushing from the west to east but it should brighten up much later across northern ireland and western scotland. it s wednesday, the 5th of april. donald trump has spoken publicly for the first time since his arrest and appearance in court to face criminal charges. the former us president told a packed hall of supporters in florida last night that legal action against him was an insult to ameri
definitely own brands and whatever is on offer and whatever is reduced. and if it is reduced, i will buy it on the day and stick it in the freezer. and sometimes you get things at half price. supermarkets have had to react. matt runs a chain in south wales which hasjust launched its own loyalty scheme. i think the move is more of the instant gratification and seeing that discount. i m a cardholder, what can i get here today now? rather than trying to build a stash of points that you can spend later. of course, people want convenience too, but fewer of us are going on to the internet to do our shopping. at its peak in february 2021, more than 15% of grocery spending was online, but that fell to less than 12% at the end of last year, when some people went back to their traditional shopping trip. more of us are now likely to start that shop at one of the discount supermarkets, but few people buy everything under one roof as they try to make the best of their budget.
by more than 23% in the year to may. that s more than twice as fast as sales are growing at the uk s biggest supermarket tesco. last year, aldi overtook morrisons to become the uk s fourth biggest supermarket. the big supermarkets are fighting back with a growing range of loyalty cards. but there s been a big drop in the number of deals available in store if you don tjoin one of their schemes. in 2014 they accounted for 40% of all grocery spending, today it sjust 25%. the fastest growing retailers in the market the fastest growing retailers in the market as the fastest growing retailers in the market as they the fastest growing retailers in the market as they have the fastest growing retailers in the market as they have been - the fastest growing retailers in the market as they have been for - the fastest growing retailers in the market as they have been for the l market as they have been for the last year market as they have been for the last year are market as they have bee