Our reporter ben king has the details. When drinkers gather at londons King Charles Pub this evening, there will be a new tax regime in place. Changes announced in March Come Into Effect today taxing stronger drinks more and weaker drinks less. At the same time, Alcohol Duties rise with inflation up by io. I . The result a complex series of changes. 12 sparkling wine will be i9p cheaper as higher rates for fizz are abolished. A can of pre mixed gin and tonic will be 5p cheaper. But a bottle of 12 still wine will rise 44p. A bottle of vodka up 76p and a bottle of 20 port up £1. 30. So among drinkers, there will be some winners and losers. But the wine and spirits industry, which sees many of its products hit with higher taxes, says customers will see higher prices and less choice. We have the biggest duty increase in almost 50 years at the same time as we have inflation rife and a cost of living crisis. On top of that, we have Raw Materials like glass that are increasing in price expon
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than yesterday and not as windy. some sunny skies developing but by the end of the afternoon, the next area of low pressure will bring wet and windy conditions. temperatures, 14 in the north, 21 in the south. overnight, low pressure comes in with wet and windy weather. the overnight low 12 18. the rain picking up in the south west of england and the english channel. tomorrow is looking unsettled and particularly wet and windy. in the last couple of minutes, the energy giant bp has announced its profits over the last few months. emma s here with the details. what are the numbers? the profits in
northerly wind, we will see showers. across the north of scotland and northern ireland we will see some develop across northern england and even wales. 15 in the north to highs of 21 in the south. as we head on through friday and into saturday, it remains unsettled with rain or showers. if you are wondering how much rental we have had during the month ofjuly, we have had a lot. these are the figures. in preston we have had three times the amount of rainfall we would expect during the whole of the month ofjuly. why is this? it is because of the position of the jet stream. effectively we are driving in areas of low pressure. at this time of year we would expect the jet stream to be further north, bringing settled conditions. i
northern ireland producing some rain. showers in scotland, wales and the south of england. in between a very cloudy start to the day. it will brighten up. we should see some sunny spells at least developing. this old occlusion will weaken through the day and turned all showery. it will be breezy but not as windy as yesterday. in fact, even looking at this picture, it will be dry for most of us than it was yesterday. later on in the afternoon are the cloud will thicken up in the south west, heralding the arrival of our next area of low pressure, bringing in some wet and windy weather. temperatures 15 in lerwick, 17 in newcastle to a high of around 22, depending on sunshine amounts in london. as we head on through the course of the evening and overnight but what you will find as we hang on to a high of around 22, depending on sunshine amounts in london. as we head on through the course of the evening and overnight but what you will find as we hang onto a few showers in the north. the low