number one spot for a fifth time, giving them more christmas number ones than the beatles. hello and welcome to bbc news. more than a hundred million people in america, are under extreme weather alerts, and more than one and a half million people have no power, as temperatures in some areas are predicted to drop, to as low as minus 45 celsius. an arctic storm is approaching, predicted to hit canada and extend down to the deep south and the border with mexico, including texas. this thermal satellite imagery shows the huge spread of the coldest areas, with the mid west enduring the lowest temperatures. the chill is also being felt on the gulf coastline, although areas in the far north east, like maine, and western states like california, nevada and arizona are escaping the this satellite image, from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, gives an idea of the spread of the cold weather system, with the lowest temperatures underneath the clouds at the top of the pic
the gesture could mark a return to peace in the region after years of conflict. now on bbc news, it s time for review 2022 the cost of living. when big ben brought in the new year, few of us would have expected the year that was to follow. remember, in 2022 we started off very much in the grip of a global pandemic. who would have thought that another worldwide story would dominate the news agenda? tonight at ten, we are live in ukraine, a country at war, after a huge russian military offensive by land, sea and air. prices quickly rose to their fastest rate in over a0 years, and inflation touched everything, from our household bills to our wages and our hopes for the future. the global economy was already suffering from a long covid, with hold ups in supply chains causing headaches and higher bills for business. countries from france to finland faced a double blow of rising inflation, and at best, slowing growth, but a war in europe and the sanctions that followed changed ev
now on bbc news it s time for review 2022. and one story that s led news bulletins in the uk throughout the year has been rising prices and their impact. victoria valentine along with our team of economics and business correspondents have been reflecting on the causes and consequences of the squeezed economy and the cost of living. when big ben brought in the new year, few of us would have expected the year that was to follow. remember, in 2022 we started off very much in the grip of a global pandemic. who would have thought that another worldwide story would dominate the news agenda? tonight at ten, we are live in ukraine, a country at war, after a huge russian military offensive by land, sea and air. prices quickly rose to their fastest rate in over a0 years, and inflation touched everything, from our household bills to our wages and our hopes for the future. the global economy was already suffering from a long covid, with hold ups in supply chains causing headaches a
it is a bank holiday for some others, not in scotland, but england, wales and northern ireland. it will be mostly dry and with that, we will see spells of sunshine. there is the chance of one or two showers, but they are the exception rather than the rule. you will notice an increasingly brisk breeze in eastern and southern parts into sunday and monday. this afternoon, we have got showers, heavy once in south west scotland. some of the parts of northern ireland, wales, the south west. elsewhere, mainly fine, some spells of sunshine, fresher than earlier in the week. temperatures between 16 and 2a degrees. quite a cool fresh night tonight. one or two mist and fog patches. showers continuing through parts of north wales into northern england. most places dry, 8 or 9 degrees in glasgow, belfast. there could be the odd mist patch to start tomorrow morning but, for the most part, decent start to the day with spells of sunshine. through the day, we see some showers are popping up,