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
for the behaviour of their fans during their europa conference league defeat at west ham, with supporters throwing seats and setting off flares in the latter stages of the match. west ham s win was their fourth in a row in the competition and sends them through to the knockout stage. said benrahma s stunning free kick might have been bettered with this from jarrod bowen. it equalled the club s european goal scoring record. it eventually finished 2 1 at the london stadium. but hearts were thrashed 5 1 by the italian side fiorentina. they now need to win their remaining two games and hope other results go their way to have any chance of qualifying for the next stage. day two of the world track cycling championships delivered a gold and silver in the team pursuit events. the men s win was particularly significant as it came over 0lympic champions italy. it s britain s first world gold in a discipline they used to dominate. dan bigham, ethan hayter,