but the invading troops aren t giving up. they are trying desperately to change the narrative here, and the reality that most russian forces in ukraine are on the retreat. and.the rugby league world cup gets underway a year late as hosts england take on samoa in the opening game of the tournament at newcastle. good afternoon. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, today indicated major changes to liz truss economic strategy. in a round of interviews, mr hunt said mistakes had been made by the government and warned of what he called very difficult decisions ahead. he suggested taxes could rise to help restore market confidence and refused to rule out spending cuts, saying every government department would be asked to make new savings. mr hunt was appointed yesterday after the prime minister sacked kwasi kwarteng. here s our political correspondent, ione wells. well. hours into his newjob, the chancellor was tasked with setting out his stall, a very different one from the one
missing for three years. police investigating the murder of 19 year old leah croucher say they ve found human remains. the fastest hat trick in champions league history mo salah helps liverpool to an emphatic victory over rangers, beating them 7 1 at ibrox. 13 year old lowri s campaign to persuade tech bosses to create more glasses wearing emojis. it s not very nice for someone who wears glasses, especially if it s their first time wearing glasses, to find an emoji that is a nerd and be, like, now i wear glasses, am i that? good morning. a mild start across the south east this morning, where we have some rain. the rain will clear and fought most of us it is going to be dry with sunny intervals but showery rain coming in from the north west. a few pleasantries caught on camera as the prime minister met with the king yesterday. your majesty, great to see you again. back again. it s a great pleasure. dear, oh, dear. the king s words, dear, oh, dear . a tick to move the convers
country s pre pandemic preparations before 2020. north korea fires a suspected missile overjapan, in what appears to be a deliberate escalation to get the attention of tokyo and washington. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the first preliminary hearing of the uk covid 19 inquiry is about to begin. there will be an opening statement by the chair of the inquiry, baroness hallett, followed by a minute s silence. the session will focus on how prepared the uk was for a pandemic before 2020. joining us now from the inquiry is our health correspondent, jim reed . hello. just tell us a little more, if you would, about this first phase of the inquiry? of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry was announced of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry was announced by of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry was announced by boris - of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry| was announced by boris johnson of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry - was announced by boris johnson back was