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Across the west. We will see a bit of patchy cloud in scotland, but the temperatures will continue climb and they will be widely into the mid to high 20s. Maybe a shower into wales and Northern Ireland later, but then it is all change, can you believe it, thursday night into the early hours of friday morning. A cold front is going to bring some showery outbreaks of rain, some of it quite heavy into the far north of scotland. And it will linger over there for much of friday, im afraid. So some wet weather for scotland. Not too bad for england and wales. A more breezy day, a south westerly flow. Sunny spells and a few scattered, sharp showers, but temperatures will still be on the one side, particularly if you keep the sunshine. And as we go into the weekend, that cooler, more unsettled theme is back, unfortunately. Unsettled theme is back, unfortunatel. ,. , unfortunately. That is tonightsbbc news at six, unfortunately. That is t ....
we start here in the uk with a very rare piece of good news about the cost of living because for people in england, scotland and wales, average energy bills are set to fall by hundreds of pounds this summer. the uk energy regulator ofgem is about to release its latest price cap the maximum amount suppliers can charge the average household. because the cost of energy has fallen sharply on global markets, that cap is expected to come down from july, saving the typical household annually around £450. hannah miller has been talking to energy users in the east of england who have been struggling to pay their energy bills. since we last came to suffolk, 18 month old robyn has taken her first steps. and her mum, claire, has been trying to keep the family bills under control. we first met in august, when claire was already cutting back on her electricity use. i am terrified that, when the winter comes, we re not going to have enough for the bills. since then, energy pric ....
Of the exchequer. President zelensky says hell keep asking western allies to send modern tanks to ukraine, after a meeting of more than 50 countries ended without agreement. Hundreds of people have been protesting for the right to wild camp in Dartmoor National park in the uk. Last week the Uks High Court ruled that the permission of landowners was required before camping on dartmoor. Millions of people Around The World are preparing for the start of the lunar new year. You are watching bbc news. Political thinking with nick robinson. Hello and welcome to a new series, conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. My guess this week is the leader of britains second largest trade union, Sharo ....
of the punk movement. bars, of the punk movement. pubs, clubs and restauran1 are bars, pubs, clubs and restaurants are all hoping for a busy new year s eve tomorrow after a disappointing christmas and december period. with bookings down on costs up, many fear for their survival. we bookings down on costs up, many fear for their survival. for their survival. we start friday with a met for their survival. we start friday with a met office for their survival. we start friday with a met office and for their survival. we start friday with a met office and the - for their survival. we start friday| with a met office and the weather warning with a met office and the weather warning for scotland. writing later. the full warning for scotland. writing later. the full full cast here on breakfast. it s friday, the 30th of december. our main story. tributes are being paid to the brazilian football legend pele, widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, who has di ....
people aren t allowed to camp there without the permission of landowners. now on bbc news, political thinking with nick robinson. hello and welcome to a new series, conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week is the leader of britain s second largest trade union, sharon graham who replaced the rather better known len mccluskey. we are at a time with strikes on the health service, strikes on the railway, strengths and schools, strikes in the civil service. for years, there s been talks of a new winter of discontent must be honest, it has been largely that. talk. now, trade unions to have a mandate from members and have the backing of large sections of the public to have a fight over the standard of their members living. sharon graham, welcome to political thinking. because you ve been around a long time, your perspective of this, does it feel like the beginning of a new bala ....