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
chancellor of the exchequer, backed up chancellor of the exchequer, backed up by chancellor of the exchequer, backed up by jacob chancellor of the exchequer, backed up byjacob rees mogg. john redwood describes liz truss as a breath of fresh air he was running the policy at number ten when margaret thatcher was in her pump. fix, bit policy at number ten when margaret thatcher was in her pump. thatcher was in her pump. a bit of a blast from the thatcher was in her pump. a bit of a blast from the past thatcher was in her pump. a bit of a blast from the past for thatcher was in her pump. a bit of a blast from the past for our - thatcher was in her pump. a bit of a blast from the past for our viewers, | blast from the past for our viewers, hearing john redwood s name. not someone often spoken about in today s politics, but still an mp and one who is well respected in parliament. of course, liz truss has spent a long time trying to avoid these parallels between her and ma
libel action against colleen rooney. there is a reaction to the ruling on the front of the son, saying rebekah vardy branded the decision unjust and that thejudge vardy branded the decision unjust and that the judge got it wrong. the times says rishi sunak s campaign has suffered a fresh blow after tom tugenhadt endorsed liz truss rather than mr sunak. the daily express lead for the tory leadership, saying liz truss will pledge a housing resolution to make a revolution if she wins the race. the telegraph as an image of the nine year old girl stabbed to death in lincolnshire on friday. at least 17 million people could face whose pipe bands this summer. it ll be the first water company to restrict what you do customers can use in the isle of wight. a huge weekend at wembley as the women s team take on germany in the women s team take on germany in the euros final. let s start with the politics. blow to sunak is tom tugenhadt backs liz truss. £31 to sunak is tom tugenhadt bac
Thursday, they may drift steadily north wards on thursday, very hit and miss, you will feed to keep abreast of the forecast buzz the position of the showers and the frequency mayjust change a bit but as we go through thursday, dry, settled sunny, very warm if not hot and that story is set to continue as we head into the weekend as well. Thanks, louise. And thats bbc news at six. Hello, and welcome to sportsday this monday night. Im chetan pathak. Coming up on the programme. The newly turned pro wholl be playing for europe at the ryder cup. Well talk your through todays wild card picks. The biggest match of his Life Canjack Draper Reach his first grand slam quarter final . Well bring you the latest from new york where the womens world number one has already been knocked out, who can replace iga swiatek at the top of the sport . Also coming up on sportsday. 500 up for the 90 year old whos Setting Records at parkrun. If whos Setting Records at parkrun. I cant do it today well if i cant do
First line of russian defences and part of the south. Now mine fields have been blocking the troops for weeks. That means when they are blocked, of course they are vulnerable to russian shelly. Its been dangerous, but careful my Clearing Operation has been making it where they can advance. Ukraine says gains have been made in the south and have expanded their units towards the town of tokmak, Logistics Centre for russian forces. In the last hour or two we have these pictures into the newsroom of zelensky there visiting with troops on the front line. This is it donetsk. I spoke to drjenny mathers. She is a Senior Lecturer at the department of International Politics of the Aberystwyth University in wales. I asked just how significant this is. I think its potentially very significant both symbolically and in material terms because i think weve known for the last several months that the russian defences were very formidable. They would be difficult for the ukrainians to get through, and th