the us federal reserve ona charge! uk sales of electric cars overtook diesels last year for the first time. but it s still a long road to recovery for the auto industry. a wave of strike action, a growing cost of living crisis and huge pressure on health services just some of the problems mounting up for the uk this winter. so on wednesday prime minister rishi sunak used his first major speech of the year to promise to fix the uk economy. alongside pledges to tackle long waiting lists for medical treatment and stop illegal immigration mr sunak said he d slash the rate of inflation, restore growth and cut government debt. first, government debt. we will halve inflation this first, we will halve inflation this year to ease the cost of living and give people financial security. second, we will grow the economy, creating better paid jobs an opportunity right across the country. third, we will make sure our national debt is falling, so that we can secure the future of public ser
parents claim universal credit. it s parents claim universal credit. a rather chilly start the it s a rather chilly start the day, the risk of some and snow across scotland and northern england but turning world for all of us. it comes with wet and windy weather. what are the details throughout the programme. it s tuesday, the 27th of december. our main story. two people have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of elle edwards in merseyside on christmas eve. last night a 30 year old man was held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, and a 19 year old woman was detained on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. our correspondent fiona trott has this report. a beautiful angel. that s how elle edwards has been described by colleagues. a beautician who was shot and killed whilst celebrating christmas here with family and friends. a man opened fire at the entrance. four others were injured. one is in a critical condition in hospital. at a time of year when rel
welcomed and then deported. a row in the background, a racket in the foreground. one case in court, other players eventually on court. rafa nadal and ash barty both making their own moves. a tumultuous year in rugby union began with the six nations at murrayfield in february. a chilling prospect. and scotland spring to life! rugby to warm scottish hearts. a victory over the old enemy. and murrayfield erupts in celebration! fireworks too in cardiff. astonishingly, the celebrations were italian. what a moment of brilliance! what a try! after seven years without a win in the tournament, it was just a little overdue. and that s what it means for the italians! although just a side show. the long wait for the title will end tonight in paris. france, with this year s headline act. and it s antoine dupont for the try! france are crowned six nations champions again. england s women had their eyes on a rather larger prize, a world cup to come this year. still, this was a perfect warm u
and another unexplained death involving russian oligarchs: the sausage tycoon pavel antov has been found dead at an indian hotel. at least 60 people have been killed in winter storms sweeping across north america. the city of buffalo in new york state has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. at least 28 people have died there. president biden has approved financial support for the state. here s our north america correspondent nada tawfik. while the worst is over in buffalo, they are not out of this yet. in fact, it will still snow for several hours. the city is expecting another 13 centimetres, but this has been described as a once in a generation storm. we have heard from numerous people how they have never experienced anything as bad, hurricane force winds, near wipe out conditions in the city, and the priority at the moment is, of course, trying to dig out the residents. i mean, vehicles have been buried, the death toll is over 20 people right now, emergency respond
been found dead at an indian hotel. at least 62 people have been killed in winter storms sweeping across north america. us officials are calling it the blizzard of the century , with an extra nine inches of snow expected during the day in new york state , where the city of buffalo has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. the storm has affected a vast area , from canada in the north , down through the us , and reaching mexico. president biden has approved emergency measures , allowing financial support for new york state. this is the scene live you can see it is very great and cold but from people we have spoken to it through the course of the day the weather added little better today allowing some of those rescue efforts to get under way. it stopped snowing and it is bitterly cold. i can show you some pictures from the other side of the country. it is los angeles airport but thousands of flights cancelled at around 11 in the morning. a lot of people in the wrong place