carnival in west london is coming to an end this evening. and, coming up a five thirty, we investigate if workers are being exploited and if hustle culture has gone too far in the dark side of direct sales. in the last few minutes, its been announced that the conservative leadership candidate liz truss has pulled out of a bbc one television interview with nick robinson tomorrow evening. it comes after ms truss team hit back at criticism of her economic plans, after the institute for fiscal studies think tank said they were simplistic and warned that proposals to cut some taxes could crash the economy. our political correspondent damian grammaticus is here what more do we know about this interview miss truss will no longer be taking part in? with the bbc office of said is that she pulled out because she could no longer spare the time is what we have been told. this was agreed about two and a half weeks ago or so and so, liz truss of the time was scheduled to happe
russia. we will look at how the vote could have a real impact on the war. canadians now are preparing for what could be the strongest storm ever to hit the eastern coast of nova scotia. we are tracking hurricane fiona at the cnn weather center. plus. walking out on court. having the chance to play with the likes of raf or novak in the past has been an amazing experience for me. tennis great roger federer gets ready to say good-bye to the sport. we have a look at the final match today. it s 10:00 a.m. across ukraine where occupied parts of the country are voting today on whether to become a part of russia. ukraine and the west call the referendums a sham. but, the votes could result in russia annexing about 15% of ukraine s territory already controlled by russian armed forces. vladimir putin s mobilization of 300,000 russians to join the fight is already underway across the country. video from social media shows families in the country s far east saying tearful good-byes
thousands of people in areas at risk of flooding in pakistan have been told to evacuate their homes. aid agencies say floods could develop into one of the country s worst disasters as the heaviest monsoon rains in decades continue. nearly 1,000 people have died sincejune, while thousands more have been displaced. southern pakistan has been hardest hit by the rains particularly sindh province. it has received nearly eight times its average rainfall for august. rivers have also burst their banks in the north west khyber pa ktunkwa province. 0ur correspondent pumza fihlani reports from sindh. swathes of land across southern pakistan have been turned into islands. the rains have been unforgiving, and the water is still trapped between people s homes. homes, roads and infrastructure have been destroyed, and some villages completely isolated. this week authorities issued fresh warnings for people to get to higher ground. for some, that meant beside a road. families left with what
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. aid agencies say the flooding in pakistan is one of the worst disasters in the country s history. nearly a thousand people have died and hundreds of thousands have seen homes and livelihoods destroyed by the flood waters. southern pakistan has been hardest hit by the rains particularly sindh province. it has received nearly eight times its average rainfall for august. rivers have also burst their banks in the north west khyber pakhtunkhwa province. our correspondent pumza fihlani reports from sindh. swathes of land across southern pakistan have been turned into islands. the rains have been unforgiving, and the water is still trapped between people s homes. homes, roads and infrastructure have been destroyed, and some villages completely isolated. this week, authorities issued fresh warnings for people to get to higher ground. for some, that meant beside a road. families left with what they could manage. thi