while fighting in ukraine. and the blanket bog in scotland that is aiming to become a world heritage site. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the countdown is on for this weekends s six nations. scotland have named their tieam to face egland. we ll bring you the latest. good afternoon and welcome to the news at one. the bank of england has raised interest rates from 3.5 to 4% meaning they remain at their highest level since 2008. the increase could add nearly £50 a month to the average mortgage payment at a time when many people are already struggling with crippling energy and food bills. it will also have an impact on repayment charges on bank loans and credit cards but it is better news for savers, who should get a higher return. the bank of england says the increase should help to control rising prices reflected in the high rate of inflation. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports. in leeds like every where else, the cost of keeping up a mortgage is jumpi
heavy rain in northern scotland, a little bit of brightness sticking out across parts of eastern england. the weather is cloudy, wet or bright where you are, we are all in this wedge of mild air so it does feel unseasonably mild. but as i say sunshine quite limited. the best of it across eastern and southern parts of england, some other eastern parts of england, some other eastern parts of wales, but northern ireland seeing thick cloud, the odd spot of drizzle and that heavy rain continuing to affect northern parts of scotland. 11 13 the top temperatures. turning increasingly windy across scotland as we head into the evening, and this band of increasingly light and patchy rain sinking a little further southwards before beginning to drift northwards again by the end of the night. these are the overnight lows, very mild indeed, 6 10 so a very mild start friday morning. this band of cloud and patchy rain drifting its way through northern england and then up across scotland as we
part of scotland known as the flow country is aiming to become a world heritage site along with the likes of the acropolis in greece and the great barrier reef in australia. the area of caithness and sutherland is roughly 50 miles across and covers a total of almost a million acres of land in the scottish highlands. described as the flow country, it contains the most intact and extensive blanket bog system in the world. the peatlands, which have been growing for 10,000 years, are formed by layers of waterlogged mosses and other vegetation as they die off. a decision by unesco on the flow country s nomination is expected next year. time for a look at the weather. here s ben rich. good afternoon. sunshine is in short supply today. some of those very bright indeed, a beautiful picture earlier on from a weather watcher in essex but compare that with the west of scotland where it s been thoroughly grey, the cloud has been producing outbreaks of rain and you can see the extent of that clou
of the acropolis in greece and the great barrier reef in australia. the area of caithness and sutherland is roughly 50 miles across and covers a total of almost a million acres of land in the scottish highlands. described as the flow country, it contains the most intact and extensive blanket bog system in the world. the peatlands, which have been growing for 10,000 years, are formed by layers of waterlogged mosses and other vegetation as they die off. a decision by unesco on the flow country s nomination is expected next year. time for a look at the weather. here s ben rich. good afternoon. sunshine is in short supply today. some of those very bright indeed, a beautiful picture earlier on from a weather watcher in essex but compare that with the west of scotland where it s been thoroughly grey, the cloud has been producing outbreaks of rain and you can see the extent of that cloud. many places grey and damp, some