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
well, look at that. the supreme court is right where it did not want to be, smack dab in the middle of the 2024 election with the first votes in just a few days. tonight on laura coates live . okay, so if we are being honest, drumroll please, the supreme court said yes. they will decide whether donald trump, former president of the united states, one who is trying to become president again, can be on the ballot after his role in january 6. which ballot? this one concerns colorado, but the supreme court noted the floodgates are about to open. it has already been, and i can t believe either, three years tomorrow since the attack you are seeing on the screen. and while prosecutors have been dragged for taking so long to get the prosecutorial ball rolling, the court not known for lightning speed, now they are wasting no time. the oral arguments are set for february 8. donald trump saying just a little while ago that he hopes the justices he appointed will be, i will use his word
senior correspondent at fox where he covers the supreme court and he is also the author of several books including injustices, the history of comforting the comfortable and inflicting the afflicted. i love it, thank you about the rain in spain and something about a plane. she sells sea shells. by the seashore. i love this. let me ask you about what s going on. i have a flowchart in my mind. i was fascinated by what she said about some contingencies. first of all he is now on the ballot, but that does not mean this whole thing has been performative, right? first of all we are talking about the supreme court of the united states and we are talking about the constitution and the constitution trumps everything. maybe trumpism the word i should use. it s appropriate tonight. go ahead. if the supreme court decides trump is constitutionally unable to run for president, all of the other procedural
be keeping the kids entertained and the parent sane, more to the point. in the meantime let s have a quick look at what you have all been doing to keep yourself entertained during the wet weather in a cost of living crisis. the rain in spain falls mainly on the plain. in the uk, it s well, everywhere. enjoying the ride. in christchurch, there s not many people out enjoying the fun of the fair. a soggy start to the school holidays for operators like si, who s seen it all before. it seems like it doesn t matter how bad it s going to get, we re not going to change, you know. it s just what we do. my boys, they sit in there with me now daily, you know, and they ll be the seventh generation, i m sure, you know.
0vernight, low pressure comes across. you can see the rain associated with it heading north eastwards. it will be windy, particularly so across south west england and the english channel with gales developing. around low pressure you find the wind moves in an anticlockwise direction. and we will see a change in wind direction. 0vernight, the low between 11 17. tomorrow, low pressure pushing across. we have an onshore flow in the east that will hold down temperatures. we have rain across the south west with strong winds gusting to gale force at times. it could prove to be disruptive. temperatures tomorrow, no great shakes. tempered by the wind and rain. beyond that, it remains unsettled.