Today, we look at the latest inflation figures and how Russian state media are covering Ukraine’s continuing advance into Russia.James Cook is in for Adam, and he’s joined by political correspondent Alex Forsyth and chief economic correspondent Dharshini David to discuss the rise in the rate of UK inflation. They also talk about the Scottish government’s spending cuts, which include no longer providing winter fuel payments to all pensioners.And Russia editor Steve Rosenberg speaks to James from Moscow about Ukraine’s advancements into Russia. You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhereYou can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Newscast”. It works on most smart speakers.Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the BBC. It was presented by James Cook. It was made by Chris Flynn with Miranda Slade, Gemma Roper and Kris Jalowiecki. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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