hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: the new chancellor has told ministers that spending cuts are on the way. and their budgets will need to be reduced. jeremy hunt and liz truss have been meeting the cabinet after he tore up most of the mini budget yesterday. the trade union congress says uk families are at breaking point as the country experiences the longest squeeze on view wages since the 1800s. ukraine s president said nearly one third of his country s power have now been destro ed stations have now been destroyed after another round of russian on energy facilities. fears are growing female iranian athletes who competed in a climbing competition without wearing a hijab. herfamily say
fears grow for a female iranian athlete who competed in a climbing competition without wearing a hijab her family say they ve good afternoon and welcome to bbc news, live from westminster. the prime minister will be meeting more backbenchers as she continues to try to shore up her leadership, a series of difficult headlines this morning following yesterday, following that interview as well, with our political editor chris mason in which she apologised for issues since she became prime ministerjust 41 days ago, earlier on today, it was business as usual,
welcome to newsday, reporting live from singapore, i m mariko oi. the headlines. as warnings grow about china s threat to taiwan, we report from the island s front line. this is the chinese city ofjinmen, one of the wealthiest in china. and this behind me is the taiwanese military outpost called lion rock. the british prime minister fights on as her future hangs in the balance, with warnings of spending cuts. fears for the safety of an iranian athlete who took part in a climbing competition not wearing a hijab. as the bbc celebrates its 100th anniversary, we look ahead at the challenges it faces.
concerns over an iranian athlete who competed in an international climbing competition without covering her hair. this is elnaz rekabi. on sunday she climbed with her hair uncovered at the ifsc asian championships in seoul violating iran s ultraconservative dress code. that same day, sources told the bbc her phone and passport had been confiscated. then on monday, herfamily and friends lost contact with her. today came this post on instagram. in it says she says she dropped the veil by mistake. many are worried she could be arrested when she returns to iran where protests against the hijab rules have been going on for a month. here s bbc persian rana rahimpour. this imam might look normal to many viewers round the world, a woman in sports clothes, doing the sports activities but for elnaz rekabi, to do that without a head scarf, she has broken the law that could have huge risks for her and other rain i
says uk families are at congress says uk families are at breaking point as the country experiences the longest squeeze on real wages since the 1800s. ukraine s president says nearly a third of his country s power stations have been destroyed after another round of russian air strikes on energy facilities. on energy facilities. fears grow for a female iranian on energy facilities. fears grow for a female iranian athlete on energy facilities. fears grow for a female iranian athlete who - a female iranian athlete who competed in a climbing competition without wearing a hijab. herfamily say they have lost contact with her. and the climate activist greta thunberg has said she will not pursue a career in politics because it is too toxic. we catch up with all the sports news now at the bbc sport centre. everton manager frank lampard has said referees have a