simon jack, bbc news.he war in ukraine is expected to have a dramatic effect on the cost of living here in the uk, in particular adding to energy prices. the rac says the average petrol price is now nearly £1.60 a litre for the first time ever. our transport correspondent katy austin reports from sutton coldfield. home carer sharon can clock up a0 miles a day for work, in her own car. she pays for the fuel to get to herfirstjob of the morning, the business pays 35 pence per mile for the rest, but prices at the forecourt have got a lot more expensive. because the petrol is rising, i'm putting more out of my own pocket into my car. as before, it was even. so it covered it, basically. yes, but now it doesn't. everything else is going up as well and there's nothing coming in extra. the business sharon works for is trying to reduce the miles carers like her have to drive. what they are trying to do is speak to clients and try and shorten the allocated times in between the runs, to try and save fuel costs. they

simon jack, bbc news. more news from us at the top of the hour. now, it's time for the travel show.avel show, i'm in the alps where the debate over these continues. vast energy use, vast water use. typical impacts of artificial snow. we are day—tripping in historic bath. i think it's one of the most romantic cities in the uk, so let's go. and flying high in africa's sub—sahara. this week we're in serre chevallier to see what the future holds for this stuff. now, it may not look it right now, but snow is becoming a real problem. and here in the alps, they are warming faster than the global average, and with tourists and skiers like myself demanding better quality snow and longer seasons, resorts here have to turn towards artificial snow to extend their seasons and to guaranteed better quality ski days. beijing was the first winter olympics to be 100% reliant on the creation of artificial snow. 222 million litres of water were needed to create the snow conditions and that's the equivalent of 85 olympic—sized swimming pools. 0ne snow gun alone can create the equivalent of ten lorry loa

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simon jack, bbc news.ry sajid javid says he's determined to pursue the people responsible for decades of problems with maternity services in shropshire. an official report stated that over 20 years failings at shrewsbury and telford nhs trust led to babies being stillborn or being severely brain damaged and nine avoidable maternal deaths. the trust has apologised but sweeping changes to maternity services across england are now expected. 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan has been and a warning, his report contains some distressing details. # here we go round the mulberry bush, the mulberry bush...# - she still says, "i miss mummy." we do try and share some of the fun times her mum used to have. four—year—old ellie had just nine hours with her mother. becky wood, also known as boo or becks, died shortly after her daughter's birth in 2017. i mean, once she found out it was a little girl, that room was filled with so much love, you know? because the year before, she'd been told she couldn't ha

simon jack, bbc news.efused to resign ahead of a no confidence vote on sunday. he lost his majority in parliament after one of his allies — the mom party — withdrew their support on wednesday. this leaves his authority in real trouble. the no cofidence vote requires a simple majority and — on paper at least — the opposition have 11 more votes than the government. our pakistan correspondent secunder kermani has more. addressing the nation in a live televised speech, imran khan described this as a defining moment in pakistan's history. a vote of no confidence is expected to be held on sunday, following the defection of a number of imran khan's coalition partners, it seems that the opposition parties here in pakistan have enough support to unseat him. now, there has been a growing public resentment against the rising cost of everyday life in pakistan, but on the other hand, imran khan support explained to the fact that under his tenure, the social welfare system here has been significantly expanded what reall

simon jack re ”ortin.k live to mps in the house of commons. he will address mps via video link, having spoken to the european parliament in the same way last week. here's our political correspondent damian grammaticas. the ukrainian flag flying over downing street, but is it doing enough in this crisis? borisjohnson this morning greeted the prime minister of poland. his country has taken 1.2 million refugees and helped transfer arms to ukraine. hungary — it's taken almost 200,000 people, but doesn't want weapons passing through its territory. at today's meeting too were the prime ministers of slovakia, which also borders ukraine, and the czech republic. all are eu nations which were once behind the iron curtain and under moscow's domination. you are countries that are in the front line of this crisis, you are facing the risk of a huge humanitarian crisis. the uk stands prepared to help you in any way that we can, and we will. earlier the chief of the defence staff was there for the cabinet meeting. the uk

simon jack, bbc news.ded a decision to award a contract for two ferries to a struggling shipyard on the clyde. the vessels being built at ferguson's marine in port glasgow are now years late and millions of pounds over budget, and nicola sturgeon is under pressure from her opponents to explain her decision. our scotland editorjames cook reports from glasgow. the clyde has a proud history of shipbuilding, but the fiasco at fergusons risks tarnishing it. work is under way on both ferries here in port glasgow, but getting to this stage has not been plain sailing. in august 2014, fergusons went into administration and the then first minister alex salmond persuaded the businessman jim mccoll to take it over. a year later, the yard won the contract to build two ships for the state on ferry network, calmac. they were due to be completed in may and july 2018, but the project ran into trouble, and in august 2019, under nicola sturgeon's government, the yard was nationalised. more than two years on and these ferries

simon jack, bbc news. stephen platt is a barrister and expert on sanctions.der of the international compliance association and author of the book �*criminal capital: how the finance industry facilitates crime�*. your take on the sanctions then first of all? my your take on the sanctions then first of all?— first of all? my take on the sanctions _ first of all? my take on the sanctions is _ first of all? my take on the sanctions is that _ first of all? my take on the sanctions is that there - first of all? my take on the sanctions is that there is l first of all? my take on the sanctions is that there is a | sanctions is that there is a lot of noise that is created by sanctioning oligarchs and it is right that we take steps against them and they work in a sense that that make us feel better about ourselves because we are doing something in response to the atrocities we are seeing, but they really don't land any punches on vladimir putin. there was a lot of fast yesterday about chelsea football club but it is a sideshow. putin doesn't give a damn that roman abr

comes in force in autumn, further price rises a petrol stations expected as our business editor simon jack expected as our business editor simonjack reports. heading home there was a stark warning that a conflict 1,500 miles away could have devastating economic consequences in the uk. energy bills already set to rise 50% in april could rise 30% or more this autumn.— in april could rise 3096 or more this autumn.— this autumn. we're looking at the rice this autumn. we're looking at the price for— this autumn. we're looking at the price for moving - this autumn. we're looking at the price for moving from - this autumn. we're looking at. the price for moving from £2000 a year to potentially 2,700 for winter, even potentially as high as £3000 a year. a, winter, even potentially as high as £3000 a year. a message startin: high as £3000 a year. a message starting showers _ high as £3000 a year. a message starting shoppers in _ high as £3000 a year. a message starting shoppers in caulfield. - starting shoppers in caulfield. it's terrifying we have had this— it's terrifying we have had this much at

our panel, laura kuenssberg, political editor, business editor simonjack, faisal business editor simon jackhich will equalise it with income tax allowance. is expected from a fuel duty cut by 5p per litre from 6pm this evening, and lasting for a year. in terms of what perhaps will be the most meaningful for households themselves, there seems to be a bit giving with one hand but are still going ahead with the national insurance rise next month of 1.25 percentage points for employees and employers. stilt]! of 1.25 percentage points for employees and employers. still going ahead with the _ employees and employers. still going ahead with the increase _ employees and employers. still going ahead with the increase but _ employees and employers. still going ahead with the increase but he - employees and employers. still going ahead with the increase but he is - ahead with the increase but he is taking the sting out of it, critically for lower earners, by increasing quite significantly at the point at which you start to pay national insurance contributions, up to the same level as the income tax pe

simon jack, bbc news.ub which he has owned for the past 19 years. last week, parliament was told of a leaked government document referring to mr abramovich as having "links to the russian state" — links which he denies. he announced today that "all net proceeds from the sale" would be donated to the victims of the war in ukraine. 0ur correspondent laura scott reports. there wasn't even time to tell players before the news broke that, after nearly 20 years on in chelsea, russian billionaire roman abramovich has decided to sell. in a statement, he said he felt it was in the best interests of the club in the current situation. he said he'd instructed his team to set up a charitable foundation where all net proceeds from the sale will be donated and this would benefit all victims of the war in ukraine. abramovich said he wouldn't be calling in the £1.5 billion the club owes him, but for some there was a gaping hole in what he said. , , ., he said. there is still no condemnation _ he said. there is still no con

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jonathan, just listening to ben talk to simonjack talking about the to simon jack talking about the challenges of the ublic? . the public? he is under huge pressure- — the public? he is under huge pressure- i— the public? he is under huge pressure. i think _ the public? he is under huge pressure. i think there i the public? he is under huge pressure. i think there are i the public? he is under hugel pressure. i think there are big expectations. normally the spring statement would not be a big date and everyone's diary, it would be a relatively minor update from the chancellor on how the economy is doing and perhaps one or two smaller measures announced. but such is the acute strain on people's finances, which is only going to get worse in the months to come, that the chancellor is under pressure not peace from many conservative mps themselves to step in to ease that pressure —— might not least from many conservative mps. asked if he would step in, he said he would. as he has done throughout the pandemic, he has done throughout the pandemic, he would make things easier for people where the gov

kier simons, cal perry, jack, please, please stay safe and thank you so much for starting us off andng there and for your reporting. >>> when we come back, our panel will join us as russia advances on the capital city of ukraine and president biden prepares to give a state of the union address perhaps like none other. we'll look at the stakes tonight and what we can expect to hear from him. later in the program, we'll speak again with the former adviser to president zelenskyy who continues to hunker down with his young family as his nation remains under brutal attack. all those stories and more when we continue after a quick break. stay with us. we continue after a quick break. stay with us with thirty grams o. those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks! (sighs wearily) here i'll take that! (excited yell) woo-hoo! ensure max protein. with thirty grams of protein, one gram of sugar, and nutrients to support immune health. one of my favorite supplements is qunol turmeric. one gram of sugar, turmeric helps with healthy joints and inflammation support. unlike regular turmeric