hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. a large fire has broken out on the only bridge linking russia with the crimea peninsula. images widely shared on social media show a train on the kerch rail bridge engulfed in flames; the cause of the damage is unclear. the adviser to the head of the office of president of ukraine tweeted crimea, the bridge, the beginning . all this comes as ukraine says two mass burial sites have been found in the eastern town of lyman which has been recently liberated from russia. danjohnson has the latest. dawn this morning revelaed a major blow for russia and its main connection to crimea. this is a ley road road and railway bridge linking the peninsula. officials confirmed fuel tanks caught fire, apparently part of a freight train crossing the bridge, but it s not clear what caused this. sections of the road have also collapsed into the sea. this is an important connection strategically for getting supplies to crimea,
cheering and it s merry across the mersey as liverpool is picked to host next year s eurovision song contest. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the rail bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia has been severely damaged by a fire, and the road bridge next to it has collapsed. images widely shared on social media show a train on the kerch rail bridge engulfed in flames. the cause of the damage is unclear. the adviser to the head of the office of president of ukraine twitted crimea, the bridge, the beginning the bridge across the kerch strait was opened by president putin four years after moscow illegally annexed crimea. these pictures show putin driving a truck, leading a convoy across the newly opened bridge in 2018. all this comes as ukraine says two mass burial sites have been found in the eastern town of lyman, which has been recently liberated from russia. danjohnson has the latest. dawn this morning revealed a major blow for russia
elon musk says his rocket firm spacex will continue funding its starlink internet service in ukraine, a day after he said it could no longer do so. hello and welcome to bbc news. good to have your company this hour. we begin in the uk. where the country s new chancellorjeremy hunt is holding talks with the prime minister later at the country retreat as a government fights to salvage his economic credibility. speaking to the bbc, mr hunt warned some taxes will increase and all government departments will be expected to find additional savings. posting online today, the prime minister has said she s going to do things differently in her quest for economic growth promising she will always act in the national interest . earlier i spoke to our political correspondent who had the latest. another day, another interview from the brand new chancellor doing his best to exude calmness to say to the conservative party and to the markets that he has got an absolute handle on things.
at st james s park in newcastle. they became a symbol of a nation s grief and gratitude after the queen s death, and now hundreds of paddingtons left in london s parks will be donated to charity. good morning. early, blustery showers slowly easing on the far north of scotland. elsewhere, it s a quieter story. north of scotland. elsewhere, it s a quieterstory. more north of scotland. elsewhere, it s a quieter story. more sunshine coming through and lighter winds. i ll have all the details coming up shortly. it is sunday 16 october. our main story: the prime minister and chancellor will hold talks today our main story: the prime minister as the government tries to salvage its economic credibility following three weeks of market turmoil and policy u turns. the new chancellor, jeremy hunt, has said he wants growth underpinned by stability, but some conservative mps are privately discussing trying to eject liz truss from office. here is our political correspondent ben wright congr
the start of next week, a greater chance we will see some of those showers and thunderstorms develop. some could be nasty but they will be very much hit and miss. some gardens will remain dry. some gardens will remain dry. thanks, matt. and that is tonight s bbc news at ten. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight with mark urban, which isjust getting under way on bbc two, where they ll be looking at how secure our electricity supply is going to be this winter. and the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. but from the ten team, it s goodnight. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are are rosa prince, who s the editor of the house magazine, which covers the workings of parliament, and the broadcaster, david davies. tomorrow s front pages starting with pm turns up for meeting is the headline in the metro an