president zelensky has appealled to european leaders for more weapons. addressing a new forum of a0 nations, he said his country had to defeat russia s invasion in order to protect freedom across europe. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the former trade minister, lord digbyjones, and rachel cunliffe, who s senior associate editor for the new statesman. the metro goes with the energy crisis and warns of a winter of disconnect after the national grid confirmed they had contingency plans for blackouts. the energy theme is followed in the i with electricty blackout warning this winter and the worst case scenarios with households facing three hour energy cuts. the guardian leads on suggestions from charities that rolling power cuts could put lives at risk. the theme is continued in the mail with the headlines blackout deal sparks a storm . the paper says households could be offered ten pounds a day not to u
torrential rain brings major flooding. and the flying scotsman the first steam engine to hit 100 miles an hour celebrates a century on the tracks. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has cut short his visit to the us to hold urgent talks with the prime minister, as pressure mounts on the government over its mini budget. the chancellor had been in washington for a meeting of global finance ministers. he d originally been expected to return back to london on saturday. speaking to the bbc yesterday before the change of plans, mr kwarteng said he believes 100% that he will still be a chancellor and liz truss will still be prime minister in a month s time. later today, the chancellor and prime minister are expected to hold talks with conservative mps. some think the government s tax cutting plans should be reversed, while others believe the help with energy bills should be more targeted. there s even talk of whether both the chancellor and
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deleting photos of a rare political protest in beijing. two large banners denounced president xi and his covid crackdown and his covid crackdown. hello and welcome to our look ahead and what the papers in bring us tomorrow. with me is sean griffith the educational editor for the sunday times. thank you for being here. thank you for being here. the times says senior conservatives are holding talks about replacing liz truss with a joint ticket of rishi sunak and penny mordaunt as part of a coronation by mps. while the daily mail spells it out in more stark terms as they claim mutinous conservative mps have given liz truss 17 days to save herjob. the financial times suggests liz truss is preparing to rip up the government s controversial mini budget in a desperate attempt to rebuild market confidence and save her embryonic premiership. the i says any major u turn could cast doubt on the chancellor s future as he faces questions over his credibility. the daily telegraph h
forecast will have more detail on that. pick out those showers. higher temperatures are expected across south western areas, perhaps 25 in cardiff. but high pressure builds on bank holiday monday, quite a stiff breeze across the north sea pushing in the cloud to coastal areas. the best of the weather around western parts of the uk, lots of mid 20s easily, really pleasant weather but on the north sea coast it s going to be fairly chilly. aberdeen is a nippy 15, it s going to be fairly chilly. aberdeen is a nippy15, perhaps 15 or16 aberdeen is a nippy15, perhaps 15 or 16 in scarborough, may be a degree higher in great yarmouth. overall with that high pressure building across the uk, i think the week ahead is looking promising with predominantly dry weather, although of course we need the rain. but i think we agree it is not looking bad at all. thanks. and that s bbc news at six on friday 26th august. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc website. from t