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the first minister is set to announce his resignation later today. president biden says the head of islamic state has been targetted during a raid by us special forces in syria. raith rovers apologise and say they got it wrong when they signed a controversial striker who was ruled to be a rapist in a civil court case. the outsiders ravage our lands in front of our eyes. and dune leads the way with 11 nominations for the baftas including best film. good afternoon. the cost of energy is going up for millions of customers this april. the typical household bill will go up by almost £700 a year after the energy regulator 0fgem increased its price cap in england, scotland and wales by 54%. that means typical households will end up paying around £2,000 a year for their gas and electricity. to help soften the blow, the chancellor has announced a package of measures including a £200 discount on bills, and a council tax rebate for some households. meanwhile, the bank of en ....
super bowl titles. let s begin in the united states, where a fierce storm is sweeping across the east coast of the country. flood warnings have been issued and people have been told to stay at home. there ve been predictions of some 60 centimetres, or two feet, of snow. with more, here s our north america correspondent peter bowes. a blanket of snow covers times square in new york city. the streets largely deserted as most people hunker down at home. this has been a colossal storm, a bomb cyclone, as it s known, a combination of heavy snow and strong winds approaching the strength of a hurricane. this winter wonderland and heart of new york city is fun for some, but heading out for a healthy moment is not advised by the authorities. selfie moment. the blizzard conditions can be extremely dangerous. the snow scapes in new york are repeated across great swathes of the eastern united states. boston airport in massachusetts is under a thick layer. across the region, arou ....
the 60th anniversary of coventry cathedral has taken place. ghosts in the ruins was written by the award winning composer nitin sawhney. it s a contemporary response to benjamin britten s war requiem, which was performed when the cathedral opened in 1962. ben sidwell reports. a celebration of coventry cathedral s 60th anniversary, ghosts in the ruins reflects the diverse city that coventry is today, while remembering the destruction of its past. it is trying to find, i guess, a sense of how the cathedral connects with the city overall and how far the cathedral has come and the city has come since the bombing in the second world war. it is really trying to celebrate coventry as a city in many ways. with the performance taking place in both the old and new cathedrals. i think it will sort of be a reflection of who the people are, which is a resilient people, they have faced destruction and war and yet rebuilt and come back stronger. coventry cathedral was consecrated by t ....
ash barty wins the australian open tennis to become first home winner in 44 years. and, reports that one of the biggest stars in world sport, quarterback tom brady is to retire from the nfl after 22 seasons and seven super bowl titles. hello and welcome to the programme. america s east coast is being battered by the first major blizzard it the region in four years. experts warn of historic snowfall in some places and flood warnings have been issued near the coast. tens of thousands of power outages have been reported and more than 6,000 flights have been cancelled. here s our north america correspondent, peter bowes. a blanket of snow covers times square in new york city, the streets largely deserted as most people hunkered down at home. this has been a colossal storm, a warm cyclone as it is known as not be a combination of heavy snow and strong winds approaching the strength of a hurricane. this winter wonderland in the heart of new york city is fun for some, but head ....
now on bbc news it s time for dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme that brings together leading uk columnists with the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast for the dateline london. this week an inspector is called from russia without love and mr breyer goes from washington. but is it the wrong one? joining us this week steve richards who writes, broadcasts and even takes to the stage with his take on life at westminster rock n roll politics. stefanie bolzen is uk and ireland correspondent for the german newspaper die welt and its associated website. and i m delighted to say that in the studio with me is michael goldfarb, formerly foreign correspondent with public broadcasting in the united states and now presents the podcast the first rough draft of history. now, the parties are over but the memories kind of linger. they are about to be tested too, thanks to the commissioner of the metropolitan police, dame cressida dick, who announc ....