is at its lowest level for almost 50 years, according to figures released this morning. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng will meet the treasury select committee to bring you his economic plans. we will have updates about shortly. a hearing is under way at the supreme court on whether scotland can call an independence referendum without the consent of the uk government. there is at the wreck of the mary rose. it has come to the surface and it s exactly a0 years since henry viii s flagship the mary rose was raised from the bottom of the solent after 437 years under the sea. we can now go straight to the nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg to his reaction on those russian strikes in ukraine yesterday and today. we strikes in ukraine yesterday and toda . ~ . today. we will further increase the -rotection today. we will further increase the protection of today. we will further increase the protection of our today. we will further increase the protection of our critical p
Hello, this is bbc news. Dry as we head to the rest of the headlines. And dry as we head to the rest of the week with variable cloud and the prince harry and meghan level of sunshine and the nights 00 00 06,740 4294966103 13 29,430 will be court. Cold. Are to give up their hrh titles as they step down as working royals, according to the queen. The couple will pay back £21; million of public money spent on Frogmore Cottage in windsor and will keep it as their home when they are in the uk. They will no longer get public funding for royal duties and harry will resign from his official military appointments. In other news, the chancellor, sajid javid, says there will be no alignment for businesses with eu regulations after brexit Business Leaders say food prices could rise. Police demand an urgent meeting with the commander of the us base, close to where teenager harry dunn was killed after two more incidents with cars driven on the wrong side of the road. Senior South Yorkshire Police Of
New status as they step back from being senior royals. The couple will stop using their Royal Highness titles and will receive no public funds for royal duties. Lawyers for President Trump issue their first formal response to his impeachment saying it is an attack on the american people. A 6 page letter describes the charges as unconstitutional and a brazen attempt by his rivals to interfere in the upcoming president ial election. Lebanons president michel aoun has called on the army to restore order after Anti Government demonstrators clashed with police near the Lebanese Parliament in beirut. Rain and thunderstorms have hit parts of australias east coast, putting out some long burning bushfires, but bringing a new threat of flooding to some areas. Businesses are warning of price rises, after the chancellor sajid javid said the uk would not align with eu regulations after brexit. In an interview with the financial times, mrjavid said some firms would lose out, but added that theyd had
Its not over yet after storm dennis, the flood waters are still rising. There are over 200 Flood Warnings, and river levels in some parts of the uk are expected to peak tonight. Im in total shock, disbelief. I just cant believe how my home. My home has been ravaged in the last couple of hours. Well be looking at the worst areas affected and whats still to come. Also tonight the last picture of Caroline Flack before she died. Itv prepares a tribute to her on love island tonight. The government says its considering flying home the british passengers quarantined on a cruise ship offjapan because of coronavirus. The bbc sees evidence of what appears to be mass state monitoring by the Chinese Government of the persecuted uighur muslim community. And how birds of prey are being
killed in increasing numbers and gamekeepers are being blamed. And coming up on bbc news. A legend of the game, harry gregg hero of the munich air disaster in 1958 has died, aged 87. Good evening and welcome to the bb
This is bbc world news. The headlines details have emerged of the legal team wholl defend donald trump at his impeachment trial. They include the former independent counsel, kenneth starr, who helped to clear the way for the impeachment of president clinton in the 1990s. Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has defended the countrys armed forces after it admitted shooting down a passenger plane by mistake. Canadas prime minister, justin trudeau, says iran must pay compensation for the incident. A court in france has sentenced 19 islamist militants, in absentia, to between twenty five years and life in prison, in a highly unusual trial. Thejihadists have been nicknamed ghosts, as theyre nearly all presumed dead. The french Fashion Designer Jean Paul Gaultier has said his next
show in paris will be his last. He presented his first individual collection more than a0 years ago. At ten oclock, Rita Chakrabarti will be here with a full round up of the days news. Now we meet the people