slows in the uk for a second month in a row, but remains close to a ao year high. there is still a long way to go in the battle against inflation for families up and down the country who are seeing food price inflation of nearly 17% and that is causing a massive hike in the cost of the weekly shop. philippinejournalist and nobel peace prize winner maria ressa is cleared of tax evasion charges. in tennis defending men s champion rafa nadal is out of the australian open at the second round stage after defeat by american mackenzie mcdonald. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. officials in ukraine have told the bbc that the country s interior minister denys monastyrsky and his deputy are among at least 18 people who ve been killed in a helicopter crash in a suburb of kyiv. there were nine people including mr monastyrsky aboard the helicopter. some of those killed were on the ground. the regional governor said the aircraft came down near a kin
ukraine is continuing, despite a claim from wagner mercenaries that they were in control of the town. mp andrew bridgen is susupended from the conservative party after appearing to compare covid 19 vaccines with the holocaust. good afternoon. ambulance workers in england and wales are striking over pay for a second time. managers are warning the impact is likely to be worse than last month s stoppage, because now call handlers are also on strike. the prime minister says it s terrifying people don t know what will happen if they call 999. but ambulance staff say they will leave picket lines to respond to all category one emergency calls, where there s a threat to life. 0ur health correspondent dominic hughes reports from manchester. ambulances are still responding to life threatening emergencies. but the picket lines outside ambulance stations across wales and almost all of england tell their own story. i always wanted to be a paramedic from being a child and i wanted to help
after appearing in court charged with the murder of nine year old olivia pratt korbel. thomas cashman who s 3a is due to stand trial in march. king charles and the queen consort have greeted crowds in dunfermline on their first official engagment since the period of royal mourning came to an end. and meet the man from kent who makes his living from doodling and has achieved a childhood dream, by covering his whole house in drawings. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has defended his u turn on abolishing the 45p income tax rate, following widespread criticism, at the conservative party conference. this morning he backtracked on the plans, which were announced just 10 days ago in the mini budget, follwoing several senior conservative mps voicing their opposition. in a speech in the last hour, he admitted it s been a difficult day, but told the conservative party conference that the uk needs a new approach and that economic growth is the only way to spread opportunity and
do, this is your dream,settle down, and you will get this done. a clip leaked to the new statesman shows conservative leadership candidate, rishi sunak, telling an audience he diverted public money from deprived urban areas as chancellor. in birmingham, george miller becomes the oldest commonwealth games gold medallist in history at the age of 75. the first in a series of hosepipe bans came into force today, following the driest july in england since 1935. in the areas affected, people won t be allowed to use hosepipes to water plants and lawns, to clean cars or to fill paddling pools. today s ban affects customers of southern water in hampshire and the isle of wight. people who break the rules could receive a warning or in extreme cases a fine of up to £1,000. abouti million south east water customers in kent and sussex will face measures from next friday. companies in other parts of the country but are planning similar moves in the coming weeks. our correspondent zoe c
affronts to everything we stand for is russia s invasion of ukraine and hughton s blockade of the ports that would otherwise be shipping food to the world s paris people. vladimir putin. at this moment, nearly 25 million tonnes of corn and wheat is piled up in silos across ukraine, held hostage by russia. britain supports the united nations plan to get that food out and we will invest over £370 million in global food security this year including £130 million for the world food programme. we want to work alongside our commonwealth friends to understand your needs, your priorities, and to deliverjoint solutions to a crisis that president putin has deliberately engineered. for now, it only remains for me to thank every commonwealth member for having given the united kingdom the chance to serve as during office and as i pass on this responsibility to the president, a close friend and partner, i know that he shares my boundless optimism about the future of the commonwealth at