difficult decisions ahead. he suggested taxes could rise to help restore market confidence and also talked about spending cuts. mr hunt was appointed yesterday after the prime minister sacked his predecessor, kwasi kwarteng. here s our political correspondent ione wells. well. hours into his newjob, the well. hours into his new “ob, the chancellor well. hours into his new “ob, the chancellor was i well. hours into his new “ob, the chancellor was tasked well. hours into his newjob, the chancellor was tasked with - well. hours into his newjob, the chancellor was tasked with setting | chancellor was tasked with setting out his still, a very different one from the one the prime minister set out. on wednesday, she said she is absolutely not planning public spending cuts but listen to this. we have spending cuts but listen to this. - have some very difficult decisions ahead, difficult decisions on spending, which is not going to rise as much as people hope and i am going
exchange of fire ukraine continues to push back russian forces but the invading troops aren t giving up. they are trying desperately to change the narrative here, and the reality that most russian forces in ukraine are on the retreat. and the rugby league world cup gets under way a year late as hosts england take on samoa in the opening game of the tournament at newcastle. good afternoon. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, today indicated major changes to liz truss economic strategy. in a round of interviews, mr hunt said mistakes had been made by the government and warned of what he called very difficult decisions ahead. he suggested taxes could rise to help restore market confidence and refused to rule out spending cuts, saying every government department would be asked to make new savings. mr hunt was appointed yesterday after the prime minister sacked kwasi kwarteng. here s our political correspondent, ione wells. well. hours into his newjob, the chancellor was t
it is bbc news. the headlines. as the prime minister fights for her political life, the new chancellor admits mistakes were made in rolling out the new economic policy and that some taxes will rise. we out the new economic policy and that some taxes will rise. some taxes will rise. we are going to take some some taxes will rise. we are going to take some tough some taxes will rise. we are going to take some tough decisions, - some taxes will rise. we are going to take some tough decisions, not| to take some tough decisions, not just on spending but also on tax because we have to show the world that we have a plan that adds up financially and that is the way that we will get stability back in the situation. but there is more bad news for the government, the bank of england says interest rates may have to go up higher than predicted. we interest rates may have to go up higher than predicted. interest rates may have to go up higher than predicted. we will not hesitate to r
cyclists call for britain s roads to be made safer, as a survey finds a quarter of motorists admit driving dangerously close to bikes. a damning report has warned that hundreds of police officers in england and wales have been cleared to serve when they should have failed vetting procedures. forces accepted applicants with convictions for robbery, indecent exposure and domestic abuse. the police watchdog looked at eight forces, reviewing hundreds of vetting files. his majesty s inspectorate of constabulary, fire and rescue services focused on the poor treatment of women, and sexual misconduct, following the murder of sarah everard by a serving officer. the review found officers with criminal records, significant debts, or whose families had links to organised crime. police chiefs have promised to put the problems right. tom symonds reports. in 2012, nicola brooks reported she was being abused and stalked online. an inspectorfrom sussex police handled her case, but he carried
for november, in scotland, we didn t expect this! when you are running, especially at the pace is running out, the same muscle groups mainly do all the work, so it is mainly just trying to keep them as good as we can, really, and hoping for the best. but he has got the strongest muscle up here, which makes the job a bit easier. the first night was spent at doddy s hometown rugby club melrose. crowd s amazing again, isn t it? it s nice to be at the rugby club, and doddy played here. carl who is with us, that was their club. so, yes, very nice. thank you for coming down. cheering thank you very much. not sure about the shirt! everybody that has been out on the road was absolutely amazing, to come out and supporters, it has been incredible. across the border and into england, crowds were growing, both in size and volume as the news of his exploits spread. cheering 280 miles in a week. what would that be like? faster than i can run! like going to blackpool or something. - support