Begins, cheltenham roar, is the festival begins, kicking off four days of racing. Begins, kicking off four days of racing, culminating in the gold cup on friday on friday. Good morning. A fairly on friday. Good morning. A fairly cloudy day for most of us today. Patchy light rain in the north. Heavy rain in the south. The temperature continues to climb in the next few days. Details later in the programme. Good morning. Its tuesday, 12th march. A long awaited report into Veterinary Services will be published this morning, after concerns pet owners are facing expensive bills when paying for treatments. The Competition And Markets Authority launched the review last year, and has previously said that fees were rising faster than other goods and services during the cost of living crisis. Nina has the details. Good morning. Are you paying too much to care for your furry friend . Why have vet costs been rising faster than general inflation . Are you getting a fair deal when it comes to costing
For the First Time Since itjoined nato, the swedish flag has been raised at nato headquarters. Theyve been taking part in the Largest Military exercise since the cold war, amidst warnings of a new threat to europe from russia following its full scale invasion from damning of ukraine. Jonathan beale reports from the arctic circle. Nato says its a bulwark for peace. But its preparing for war. This, just part of its massive Military Exercise taking place right across europe. And with newest members sweden and finland in no doubt as to why theyjoined. Being alone against russia is like, why take that risk when you canjoin nato . I personally feel a lot safer because now we have allies to depend on. In this scenario, theyve come to defend Northern Norway after its been invaded. Theyre not calling the enemy russia, but it is a near neighbour. The aim of this exercise is to demonstrate how nato would come to the aid of an ally under attack. It is the very principle of the alliance an attack o
And it has just reached a new peak 20. 96 degrees celsius, the highest Global Average sea temperature ever recorded. The worlds warming waters are a dangerous trend, say experts. Peoples perspective is that the ocean is so big, so vast, that it can buffer anything that humanity can throw at it. And the reality is thats not the case. Everything has its niche within the ocean, and its incredibly easy to break that niche and influence it and upset it. Take plankton. These tiny plants and animals are crucial to life on the planet. Theyre the basis of the entire Marine Food Chain and produce half the oxygen in our atmosphere. So, every other breath you take. And they are sensitive to heat. Many species have been migrating north as the worlds oceans warm. Personally, im really concerned. The heatwaves that were experiencing on land and the Marine Heatwaves that were seeing are happening in unusual locations where we havent expected them. But there is hope. Scientists are learning more about
Against what he called Extremists Undermining Democracy as George Galloway is re elected to parliament. The new mp for rochdale, George Galloway, tells newsnight that democracy has just happened, and that he was the winner. What is keir starmer doing wrong . I know that you are so sad about the result because i have been watching you on television, and all that i can say is, cry more and Labour Leader keir starmer apologises, claiming labour would have won with a formal candidate. Galloway only matter first because labour galloway only matter first because labour didnt stand a candidate. Galloway labour didnt stand a candidate. Galloway only won because. Weve assembled a friday night Political Panel to chew over the result and the reaction. Also tonight. The worlds richest man has effectively pitched himself against the worlds Biggest Company for the future of technology, and perhaps humanity. Stick with us and well explain, helped by an adviser to the un on al. And. Music the latest t
At the age ofjust 28 of causing trouble for causes that she believes passionately in. She is shaped also by her experience, an experience shared by so manyJunior Doctors, of working on the front line of the nhs during the pandemic, of seeing so many people die so traumatically. Emma runswick, welcome to political thinking. Thank you for having me. You are called many things and have been since you took up this post. Militant is one that keeps coming up. Is that a badge of pride or is it an insult from the tabloid press . In some ways, its a badge of pride, because what they mean by militant is organised, consistent. It means that i am one of the many standing up for doctors and patients in this country against a government and an nhs situation which is very, very difficult. So its not something that i might necessarily choose for myself, but im not offended by it in any way. There are other phrases. Ringleader of a cabal of far left medics. Hmm, interesting. I mean, i dont think thats