A month in repayments. Somehow, were supposed to spend less and find £750 extra a month to pay for that. So, you know, for many families, it is a terrifying situation. You know, if you have young families like ourselves who have been swayed into the Housing Market by government, whos advertised help to buy as an affordable scheme, right . When things become unaffordable, you cant simply turn around and say, thats your problem. A rise of 0. 25 Percentage Points would take the Bank Of Englands base rate to 5. 25 the highest since april 2008. For someone with an average Tracker Mortgage of £200,000, that would mean a rise of more than £23 a month. And for around 800,000 homeowners due to renegotiate their fixed deal in the second half of this year, it could mean an even bigger increase in their monthly repayments. Whites, good afternoon. But at this estate agent in salisbury, they say there are still more people wanting houses than there are properties available. A supply and demand is
disruption tomorrow with the icy conditions, could be issues on rail services too because of the cold weather and they have told people not to drive unless they really, really have two tomorrow. the higher you are, the more likely you are to see some of the white stuff around you. tomos, thank you. this image of a young polar bear asleep on an iceberg has won the wildlife photographer of the year people s choice award. the man who took it has told us all about how he got that image. the population of sudan needs humanitarian assistance. 25 million people far too this programme continues on bbc one. is the shadow cabinet at war with itself? it s three years since the shadow chancellor rachel reeves announced the £28 billion green bonanza, boasting it would make labour the greenest government in history. since then it s been going and going and now it appears gone. we ll be asking one of tony blair s former senior operatives and the leader of a labour think tank if keir star
temperature north to south this morning. in the south we have rain but as it bumps into cold air especially in north wales and northern england it will turn to snow, disruptive on higher routes. in sport, england captain harry kane is on a mission to get young people thinking about, and prioritising their mental health. and prince william has a famous wingman as he returns to public engagements following the king s cancer diagnosis and his wife s surgery. it s thursday, 8th of february. labour is abandoning its promise to spend £28 billion a year on environmental projects if it wins the next election. prime minister rishi sunak is facing calls to apologise for comments he made about the labour leader s position on transgender people. he was speaking during prime minister s questions, when the mother of murdered transgender teenager brianna ghey was visiting the house of commons. let s get the latest from chief political correspondent henry zeffman. two party leaders under pr
president volodymyr zelenskyy taking his fight for membership directly to the summit and calling the uncertain timeline for ukraine s entry absurd. also, a grand jury just selected in georgia to consider potential indictments against donald trump and others. the investigation of 2020 leaf interference heating up as the donald trump legal team seeks to delay the former president s trial in the federal classified documents case. cnn on the scene of catastrophic flooding in the capital of vermont. the governor there warning the crisis is far from over amid fears a dam could bust after record rainfall. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is on assignment. i m john king and you re in the situation room. we begin with the nato summit and the growing pressure being placed on the alliance by the president of ukraine. volodymyr zelenskyy sounding increase leg frustrated by the lack of a clear path for nato membership and arguing his