or paying for our utility hills which which have doubled. how scotland bounced back after the disappointment of missing out on a world cup play off spot with eyes on euro qualification. and will it be glasgow or liverpool receiving douze points as they become the final two cities in the running to host eurovision 2023? good morning. another day of sunshine and showers but the less frequent and widespread than yesterday. the other thing is the wind will not be as strong so it won t feel as cool as it did yesterday. all the details later in the programme. it s wednesday the 28th september. our main story. the international monetary fund which is responsible for stabilising the global economy has criticised the government s plans for tax cuts, warning the measures will increase inequality . it follows the chancellor s mini budget last week, which saw the value of the pound slump to an all time low. now, some of the country s biggest lenders have suspended mortgage deals a
temperatures are expected to reach well into the 30s across southern england today a level three heat health alert has been issued for the region on what could be the hottest day of the year england has appointed its first women s health ambassador with the aim of closing the gender health gap president zelensky says ukraine is closer than ever to the eu with senior officials in brussels expected to recommend it as a formal candidate for membership later today. welcome to bbc news. this morning we re looking at the impact of the rising cost of living with the bank of england warning that the increase in the cost of everything we buy and use could hit 11% later this year. the huge rise is being driven in part by events taking place thousands of miles away in ukraine but the pinch is already being felt right here in the uk. it comes as a bbc commissioned survey suggests we re cutting back on food and travel as those price rises hit our household budgets. four thousand
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published by the government. as part of plans for the data reform bill announced in the queen s speech, ministers have proposed replacing pop up cookie alerts on websites with an opt out system where users set cover all data permissions in their web browser settings, removing the need to consent to cookies on each site they visit. new research suggests the 0micron variant of coronavirus is less likely to leave patients with long covid than the previous delta variant. king s college london looked at data from nearly 100,000 people logging symptoms on an app. a little more than 4% of those infected during the 0micron wave registered long covid symptoms compared to 10% during delta. the time is almost half past nine. now it s time for a look at the weather with sarah keith lucas.
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