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
it will be mild. all the details later. it s thursday the 25th of january. our main story. the families of the victims of the nottingham attacks will find out today what sentence the killer will receive. valdo calocane stabbed university students grace o malley kumar and barnaby webber, both 19, before attacking 65 year old school caretaker ian coates. his guilty plea to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility was accepted by the court earlier this week. our reporter navtej johal has spoken exclusively to ian s family ahead of today s sentencing. stubborn. yeah. taught me to fish, but said i was absolutely rubbish. same. fishing, football, family. the things that ian coates loved most. he wasn t the one to constantly say i love you. but we felt that love in the family household. on the 13th ofjune last year, ian, a 65 year old caretaker, was taken from his family in a morning of horror in nottingham that left three people dead. they can t forget the moment th