they re trying desperately to change the narrative here. and the reality that most russian forces in ukraine are on the retreat. the delayed rugby league world cup will finally begin later, when hosts england take on samoa in the first of 61 games of the tournament. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. in the uk, the new chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, has refused to rule out public spending cuts, and said taxes may have to rise. in his first interviews since being appointed, jeremy hunt told the bbc ministers had made mistakes when they announced plans to slash taxes without setting out how it would be paid for. in the three weeks since, the cost of borrowing money rose, both for the public and for the government. mr hunt said every government department would have to come up with savings. answering prime minister s questions this week, liz truss had suggested that public spending would continue to rise. there were some mistakes made
by tagging them with satellite trackers. each year, the eels leave european rivers and swim more than three thousand miles into the north atlantic, where they breed once and then die. tributes have been paid to the actor robbie coltrane, who has died aged 72. he was born in scotland and lived for much of his life there. the scottish star played hagrid in the harry potter films but was also known for his work in comedy, two james bond movies, and the acclaimed itv detective drama, cracker. our arts correspondent david sillito has been looking back at his life. oh, hello. sorry, don t wish to be rude, but i m in no fit state to entertain today. ain t no one going to get past fluffy. hagrid in harry potter big, gruff, fond of a drink, but blessed with a good heart. jk rowling said there was only one