you can see why we had the weather fronts across the uk, most of the showers affecting the north and west of scotland where the strongest of the winds are, gusting up to 50 miles an hour orso the winds are, gusting up to 50 miles an hour or so in the next few hours in the north, lighter winds further south. we lose the band of cloud we ve had this morning so the skies should brighten up over the next few hours, a fine afternoon to come for most. top temperatures 9 10, a degree or so where we should be for the time of year. this evening and overnight it stays unsettled across the north of the uk, windy, cloudy, thick cloud pushing on towards irish sea coasts as well but under clear skies the midlands southwards it s going to be another cold one with frosts out of town, may be some mist and fog but the winds will be a bit stronger and as we had through friday high pressure to the south, again, weather fronts and lots of isobars across the north of the uk means it s cloudy and w
thousands of royal mail workers in the uk stage a second day of strike action in a row over pay, disrupting deliveries of packages and letters. a new study shows the impact of climate change on the shrinking glaciers of switzerland. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, or around the world. the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev, has died, aged 91, following a long illness. mr gorbachev was crucial to ending the cold war. he was one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century. world leaders have been paying tribute. the un chief antonio guterres said he changed the course of history . president biden described him as a man of remarkable vision , who created a safer world . however, in a stamement this morning the kremlin said his romanticism about better relations with the west had been misplaced. our moscow editor, steve rosenberg, looks back at his life. he was the kind of russian leader the world had never seen. mikhail gorb
are a clear and present danger to american democracy. after a second resignation in as many years, downing street says borisjohnson is looking at whether the role of an adviser on standards is needed after lord geidt stepped down last night. and the bank of england hikes up interest rates to a 13 year high and warns that inflation could hit 11%. tonight with the context, chief political commentator at the i newspaper paul waugh and former adviser to hillary clinton amanda renteria. welcome to the programme. we start in washington, where the third day of the january 6th committee hearings has just wrapped up. it s been focused on mike pence and connecting donald trump s intense pressure campaign on his vice president not to certify the election results with the violent intentions of the mob that stormed the capitol. democrat bennie thompson is chair of the committee. he spoke of the danger mike pence faced in his opening statement. we re fortunate for mr pence s courage onjanu