more surplus food to those in need after a drop off in donations as the cost of living crisis bites. and the british built space rover looking for work after its mission to mars was cancelled. good afternoon. the prime minister has refused to rule out a real terms cut in benefits, despite growing pressure to do so. liz truss faces a fresh battle with some conservative mps who want her to promise welfare payments will rise in line with inflation rather than earnings a lower percentage figure that would save the government billions of pounds. there s already a cabinet split on the issue the leader of the commons, penny morduant, has openly demanded that benefits do go up in line with prices. this morning, the prime minister told the bbc she would still like to see the rate of tax paid by the highest earners to be lower, despite ditching her plan to do just that only yesterday. iain watson reports from the conservative party conference. it s tin hat time for liz truss. she a
we have been following the story abouty liza fletcher since friday when this heiress disappeared on her morning jog. she went jogging and her family reported her missing four hours after that. bill: that afternoon investigators got surveillance footage of a man attacking here. they arrested a suspect a day later. dana: his name is cleotha abston and served a 20 year prison sentence for kidnapping and appearing in court in an hour. we are reporting live from memphis. good morning, guys. 38-year-old cleotha abston will face aggravated kidnapping and evidence tampering charges this morning in a memphis courtroom with the abduction of eliza fletcher. this coming hours after memphis police say they found a deceased body in a residential neighborhood in south memphis late monday evening. i want to make it clear memphis police haven t confirmed whether or not the remains belong to fletcher. the scene is attracting a large police presence. dozens of officers assisted in the inv
widely into the mid 30s, locally as much as 37 celsius, especially across parts of southern england. that weather warning could have impact on health and infrastructure. sharp criticism for the way police forces investigate burglaries, robberies and theft most victims aren t getting justice, a major review says it s unacceptable tears in toronto, as serena williams says goodbye to fans in canada. playing for the first time since announcing her intention to leave the sport, she was beaten in straight sets at the canada open. a hero s welcome for rugby star ed slater, as he completes his 350 mile bike ride, just weeks after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease. good morning. it s thursday, august 11th. our main story. talks between energy bosses and the government will take place this morning, amid fears over the soaring cost of gas and electricity. average annual bills are expected to rise to more than £3,500 in october. but ministers say no extra support will be anno
for households struggling with soaring bills. last month was one of the worst for waiting times in a&e in england and response times for were much longer than the target time. and the restored mural in a county durham bar painted as payment by a local artist and drinker. and coming up on the bbc news channel. olympic gold medallist charlotte worthington is back in action at the european championships. she s qualified for tomorrow s final with the best score in the heats. good evening. an amber extreme heat warning has come into force in some parts of the uk to last for four days, as temperatures are forecast to hit 37c in some areas. although temperatures are unlikely to reach last month s a0 degree high, this heatwave is much more prolonged and some temperatures could get close to local or regional records. there s concern about wildfires, pressure on water supplies and transport problems. the met office alert for southern, central and some of northern england and also p
unable to off load patiently much out of ambulances. a meeting in downing st with energy bosses, but it provides no solution yet for households struggling with soaring bills. the police watchdog says forces in england and wales are failing victims of bulgaries, robberies and theft with too few suspects being charged. go! the crisis of local swimming pools, the bbc finds more than 60 have closed across the uk in the past three years. good evening and welcome to bbc news. an amber extreme heat warning has come into force in some parts of the uk to last four days, as temperatures are forecast to hit 37 degrees celsius in some areas. although temperatures are unlikely to reach last month s 40 degree high, this heatwave is much more prolonged and some temperatures could get close to local or regional records. there s concern about wildfires, pressure on water supplies, and transport problems. it s also expected that a drought will be officially declared tomorrow. sarah campbell re