heckling we ll bring all the reaction to the prime minister s speech from birmingham. also this lunchtime. ukraine s president says his troops are making rapid and powerful advances and have liberated dozens of villages from russian forces. charities say hundreds of thousands of people in somalia face starvation unless aid deliveries are stepped up after the worst drought in a0 years. new research suggests elite rugby players are more than twice as likely as the rest of the population to develop long term brain conditions. another day of disruption for rail passengers, as 9,000 train drivers take part in a strike about pay. # diamonds are forever, forever, forever. and the stars come out to celebrate all things james bond on the 60th anniversary of the premiere of the first bond film, dr no. and coming up on the bbc news channel, all players and staff at premiership rugby club worcester will have their contracts terminated after a winding up order in the high court. good af
a greenpeace banner. elsewhere. ukraine says it has recaptured new territory in the south as russian forces retreat. police in england and wales have pledged to send an officer to attend all home burglaries. rail services across the uk will be severely disrupted again with around 9000 train drivers in the aslef union on strike. billionaire elon musk has apparently changed his mind about buying twitter, again. he s told the social media firm he wants to proceed with his takeover of the platform, at the price he offered months ago before trying to quit the deal. good afternoon and welcome. liz truss has used herfirst good afternoon and welcome. liz truss has used her first speech as prime minister to defend her plans on economic growth, saying, i get it, regarding the 45p income tax. she told delegates that her tax cuts would help britain break out of what she called a high tech slow growth cycle. signalling people said whenever there is trick change, there is disruption an
puerto rico today, devastated by hurricane fiona two weeks ago and the president and white house officials did their part to try to tamp down that controversy. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, peter. peter: good evening, bret. white house officials are putting out the word that federal help is on the way for people who need it the most. race is not going to be a factor, despite what the vice president said. hello. surveying damage from hurricane fiona. president biden is already sounding the alarm about storms that won t hit for years. today i m announcing more than $60 million in funding to help coastal areas in puerto rico. [applause] become better prepared for the glorm he says his response doesn t favor friends. times like these our nation comes together, put aside our difference our political differences and get to work. we show up. that s different than what vice president harris suggeste
one was the same. for me, the elastic snapped and that is why i sent a respectful and polite message to the prime minister this morning suggesting that he should go. mrjohnson has assembled a new cabinet, with some new faces he wants to stay in no 10 until there is a new conservative leader. arguments have raged all day about just how long borisjohnson can stay in downing street. tonight, he is promising any big decisions will be left to the next prime minister. just over two years ago, borisjohnson was riding high, but today he leaves a country divided about his legacy. i think he s lied and been found out, and i think he should go. i don t think he s credible any more. i think he did a marvellousjob. what he s done for the country, people don t realise. who else could have done that? who could have passed brexit? also this hour. foreign ministers arrive for the 620 meeting, the first with russia since the start of the ukraine war. and ons jabeur makes history as she reach
he expressed regret that his premiership is ending much earlier than he hoped. i premiership is ending much earlier than he med- premiership is ending much earlier than he honed- than he hoped. i want you to know how sad i am than he hoped. i want you to know how sad i am giving than he hoped. i want you to know how sad i am giving up than he hoped. i want you to know how sad i am giving up the - than he hoped. i want you to know how sad i am giving up the best i than he hoped. i want you to know| how sad i am giving up the best job how sad i am giving up the bestjob in the world about them s the breaks. in recent days, no fewer than 58 conservative mps had left the government, from senior tojunior levels, raising doubts about the government s ability to function. as westminster took in the news, labour said mrjohnson s intention to stay on as prime minister over the summer was not acceptable. it s obvious he s unfit to be prime minister. that s been blindingly obviou