and coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider s view of events in the uk in dateline. the prime minister has sacked international trade minister, conor burns after allegations of serious misconduct were made against him. he s also had the conservative whip suspended while an investigation takes place. mr burns is yet to respond. the prime minister s office said she had taken direct action after being informed of the allegation. joining me now is our political correspondent, zoe conway. bring us up today with this. downing street want to bring us up today with this. downing street want to be bring us up today with this. downing street want to be seen bring us up today with this. downing street want to be seen to bring us up today with this. downing street want to be seen to be - bring us up today with this. downing street want to be seen to be acting l street want to be seen to be acting quickly and with clarity. we don t know t
her life to illness. herfamily rejects the claim. downing street intervenes and stops the launch of a public information campaign on reducing energy use this winter. in the uk city that will host next year s eurovision song contest has been announced after the contest was moved from ukraine. moved from ukraine. liverpool! congratulations! warm welcome. ukraine s president zelensky has told the bbc that he echoes president biden s warning that any use of nuclear weapons would lead to armageddon, and has urged russians to stand up against the war. it comes as ukrainian troops continue making steady progress in reclaiming land occupied by russian forces in the east and south of the country. our world affairs editor, john simpson, has been speaking to president zelensky in the presidential palace in kyiv. hello. mr zelensky made a rare misstep yesterday. he was reported as calling on nato to stage a pre emptive strike on russia to stop the russians using tactical nuclear weapo
new cabinet later today. one of the most pressing issues she will face is how to deal with soaring energy bills. details are beginning to emerge of a plan that could see energy bills frozen at their current levels for 18 months. we ll hear from voters about what they want from the new prime minister. i feel like there needs to be somebody who is a little bit more honest, a bit more transparent and has a goal that is going to make the world a better place for this generation because, as a mother, i m really worried with the cost of living, with everything. good afternoon once again from downing street on the day a new prime minister is installed at number 10, succeeding borisjonhnson, who left office this morning. liz truss the new conservative leader elected yesterday saw her majesty the queen at balmoral castle in aberdeenshire earlier today and accepted the invitation to form a government. she s expected to give her first address as prime minister here in downing street
time for a look at the weather prospects with helen willetts. ferocious was the word to describe the winds last night in the south, but i want to look at october s rainfall because although it has been average, we are heading in the right direction, if you like. it has actually been well above average in northern ireland and the rainfall figures for last night and yesterday are still being collated. changeable describes our weather for the next few days, another area of deep pressure barrels and tomorrow. that rain hangs around in the south. more low pressure on thursday before finally, a drier day on friday, but it doesn t last, with more rain waiting in the wings. heading in the right direction, as i say. this chart shows the accumulation of rainfall over the coming few days. the blues get deeper as that rainfall the total up, perhaps as much as 50 millimetres in many places by the end of the week, particularly higher ground, but a good 20 or 30 at lower levels. the showers