by italian president sergio mattarella. shortly after this he met the italian prime minister giorgia meloni, who said her country would back ukraine for as long as necessary. she called russia s invastion brutal and unjust. let s cross to the newsroom now and talk to our europe regional editor paul moss. very busy day for president and clearly some significant political strategy there on his behalf. he has been shoring strategy there on his behalf. he has been shoring up strategy there on his behalf. he has been shoring up support strategy there on his behalf. he has been shoring up support in - strategy there on his behalf. he has been shoring up support in italy - strategy there on his behalf. he has been shoring up support in italy and in many ways this was very much a loving of a visit when giorgia meloni saw this zelensky, they probably embraced each other and as you suggested, she was fulsome in her support and said italy would be a solid ally of ukraine, crucia
the best possible way. a derby in the semifinal doesn t get much bigger. we are really excited for it. the last round against napoli, a lot of people were counting us out for it and we managed to put two great performances, we played three times in ten days and we didn t lose. a lot of people know, for ourselves we know what we can do and i think a lot of people are starting to see milan are a good team and we just have to try and put our best foot forward and try to win that game. west ham fans are dreaming of their first silverware since 1980 and on thursday they take on dutch side az alkmaar in the first leg of their europa conference league semi final. david moyes side picked up a massive win over manchester united in the premier league on sunday to move them seven points above the relegation zone with three games to play. west ham s sporting director and former captain mark noble says four decades without a trophy is far too long. for me growing up a west ham fan and pl
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
Says addressing the risks of the technology should be a global priority. Lets head to the bbc sport centre. Were starting with the Cricket World Cup because it looks like ngland are making an early exit englands campaign at the Cricket World Cup is all but over after a heavy eight wicket defeat by sri lanka. The defending champions reached 45 for no loss before the wicket of dawid malan began a miserable slide. Joe root ran himself out for just three ben stokes managed 43. But they were all out inside 3a overs. Sri lanka eased to victory jos buttler s side are not mathematically out, but they need to win all of their remaining matches, including against unbeaten hosts india on sunday, and hope an unlikely set of results go their way. It was never for a it was neverfor a lack it was never for a lack of effort, it was never it was never for a lack of effort, it was never for it was never for a lack of effort, it was never for a it was never for a lack of effort, it was neverfor a lack it