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
60% of those diagnosed are not getting the help they need. new guidance for universities to contact key family members if they have serious concerns about a student s mental health, even without their permission. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. britain could face rolling power cuts this winter if gas supplies run low. that s the warning from national grid, which keeps the lights on in england, scotland and wales. it says in a worst case scenario, households could lose power for three hours at a time if gas supplies run extremely low and the energy crisis escalates. but it s reassured customers this is still thought unlikely . the former conservative energy minister greg hands told us the uk has excellent energy security and excellent energy supply . here s our business correspondent emma simpson. europe s energy crisis has seen gas prices soar, and it s in short supply. the big question is are we going to able to secure what we need this winter? not only to heat our
i think it s hard not to draw the conclusion i think it s hard not to draw the conclusion that all this will require conclusion that all this will require a significant monetary policy require a significant monetary policy response. ukraine accuses russia of sabotaging two major gas pipelines to europe in what it describes as a terrorist attack . the kremlin says it s concerning . hundreds of thousands of people are without power in cuba after a hurricane hit the island with wind speeds over 120 mph. it s now heading for florida. and it s liverpool vs glasgow, in the battle to find out which city will host eurovision 2023. the labour leader sir keir starmer has told his party s conference that the united kingdom needs a fresh start and a way out of what he called the endless cycle of crisis caused by the conservatives. in his speech to delegates in liverpool, he was scathing in his criticism of the government s handling of the economy especially of last week s min
and the duchess of sussex tells a us magazine that just existing was enough to upset the dynamics of the royal hierarchy. and coming up: we ll hearfrom one gardener who s successfully grown the world s longest cucumber. it s a lot of fun growing a giant vegetable. you can compete notjust in the uk, you can compete around the world. it s incredible. the united nations has launched an emergency appeal to help pakistan deal with devastating floods. the country s prime minister has said the floods are the worst in the country s history. provinces in the south by the provinces in the south by the worst provinces in the south by the worst affected. but mountainous regions further north have also been badly hit. more than 1,000 people are known to have been killed as roads, homes and bridges were washed away across the country. and officials estimate more than 33 million pakistanis, that s one in seven people, have been affected by the flooding. we have two reports from pakistan. in