to harmful content online. disorder in leicester between muslim and hindu communities one man is jailed for ten months. rail workers resume strike action in october, affecting the conservative party conference and the london marathon. and more than 28 million people in the uk saw the queen s state funeral on tv yesterday, making it one of the most watched live broadcasts in british history. hello, good evening. the prime minister, liz truss, says she is prepared to take difficult and unpopular decisions to help get the uk economy growing. in her first bbc interview since she became prime minister, liz truss said by focusing on economic growth, the uk will be more attractive to investors. and she defended plans to lift the cap on bankers bonuses at a time when cost of living pressures are increasing. she was speaking during her first foreign trip as prime minister, as the government prepares to make a series of major announcements now the official period of mourning for the
it s seven in the morning in singapore, and 7pm in new york where world leaders are taking part in a un meeting which is already being dominated by ukraine. russia s invasion was always going to be at the top of the agenda, but events on tuesday have brought the war into even sharper focus. officials in russian controlled areas in the east and south of ukraine have announced snap referendums onjoining russia. it appears to be part of a push by moscow to accelerate their annexation, in response to serious setbacks on the battlefield. in areas newly liberated by ukrainians forces, disturbing accounts of torture by russian soldiers are continuing to emerge. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports now from the city of izyum i want to warn you orla s report contains some distressing testimony. in the centre of izyum, the heart of darkness. ukrainian investigators say the russians turned this police station into a torture chamber. we were taken down to the ce
welker and michael crowley and barry mccaffrey. thanks for joining us. molly, let me start with you. we see russians make key advances, especially as they are being more concentrated in the eastern part of ukraine. they are hammering the area of severodonetsk. talk me through what you are hearing when it comes to the battlefield in ukraine. reporter: that s exactly right. they are hammering severodonetsk and all of the villages surrounding it. there s been a pocket, a horseshoe-like area, a-in-law fighting area, but that s where all of the russian aggression for the last week has been concentrated in the donbas. severodonetsk has the biggest city, the most strategic in lieu luhansk. this morning. we heard the front line cut the city in half. as of an hour ago, we heard from the head of the city military that told reuters, 60% of the city is under russian control, the eastern part. 20% under ukrainian control and there s a portion of that city which is no man s land. evacuat
Leader keir starmer on voting age. Yes, this is something keir starmer said labour wants to do and is aware has been Labour Policy for a while now but while were into Election Campaign now, we dont know what will make into their manifesto but now he has signalled this move towards giving rise to 16 year olds are something he wants to happen as he has seen happen in other nations and clearly thinks its a good idea. No indication yet if the tory party will be following suit but the main theme today has been around the economy. Keir starmer has also been speaking about that when speaking to voters in the West Midlands. He said the stable economy would be the first thing the Labour Government would focus on. With the conservatives as well, sunak was during a meeting with voters in the north today and we heard from jeremy hunt who did an interview with the Daily Telegraph and said tax cuts for working people would be what the conservative government if re elected would focus on. The backdro
Welcome to the programme. As theresa may and Jeremy Corbyn face each other in the commons, one last time before the election. Labour will guarantee the triple lock and treat pensioners with respect. Unable to defend our country. Determined to raise tax on ordinary workers, no plan to manage our economy. Even his own supporters know hes not fit to run this country. Peers ask what will brexit mean for the sharing of your personal data . And, how would you define an extremist . But first, it lasted almost an hour and was full of soundbites and slogans. The last Prime Ministers questions before the General Election was certainly a rumbustious affair. Jeremy corbyn questioned theresa may on pensions and the nhs, but he began with pay. I start, mr speaker, with christopher, who wrote to me this week and he says; in the last five years, my husband has had only a 1 increase in his wages. The Cost Of Living has risen each year. We now have at least 15 less buying power than then. So where is ch