distress signal through action and credible climate action. at least 19 people have died after a passenger plane crashes into lake victoria in tanzania during stormy weather. and with the us midterm elections just days away, president biden and donald trump continue on the campaign trail, in the push to win crucial votes. hello and welcome to the programme. ukraine s president says russia is readying its forces for a large scale attack on this country s infrastructure. in his latest video address, volodymyr zelensky said he believed moscow would focus on ukraine s energy sector first. estimates suggest about 40% of ukraine s energy system has been damaged or destroyed in russian attacks targeting vital infrastructure. translation: during the week, i had several special meetings i as of this evening stabilisation black codes continued in kyiv and six regions. more than 4.5 consumers are without electricity. most of them are in kyiv and the kyiv region. it s really difficult. d
everywhere affects every one of us. warnings of blackouts to uk ministers. we do have good energy supplies in the uk. we can get through the winter. ..struggling to keep control after spooking the markets. i get it, and i. and i. are you sorry?! i changed the policy. are you sorry? of course i m sorry. ..and plenty of the public. the question that confronts us, wherever you are this morning how to be sure this. ..doesn t happen. this morning we rejoined live in the aberdeen art gallery by scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon. from oxford by the one time liz truss superfan and former culture secretary, nadine dorries. from london by the prime minister s fixer the cabinet office minister nadhim zahawi. and with me here in aberdeen is a man known by millions as dijimmy peres. douglas henshall is here to talk about why he walked away from shetland, and what s next for him. and with me to reflect on the interviews and look at what is making the news is the former labour
iran s supreme leader warns no one can overturn the islamic republic, as protesters again take to the streets. hello, sorry, don t wish to be rude but i m in no fit state to entertain today. and the actor robbie coltrane, who played hagrid in the harry potter films, has died aged 72. hello and welcome to bbc news. britain s prime minister, liz truss, has sacked the chancellor of the exchequer, britain s finance minister, kwasi kwarteng, just 38 days into his tenure. his departure came as the prime minister s economic growth plan and political credibility are being called into question. he s been replaced by the former foreign secretaryjeremy hunt. in a press conference lasting less than nine minutes, ms truss was asked four times why she was remaining in herjob, with reports that some of her own conservative mps are privately suggesting she should resign. our political editor, chris mason reports. turning up for another u turn, the prime minister invited reporters to downing
there are conversations going on between penny mordaunt and other conservative mps or vinay and as we speak no, so the numbers are not an issue as far as we are concerned. it comes after borisjohnson put an end to days of speculation about a comeback when he dramatically pulled out of the race saying it would not be the right thing to do . rishi sunak praised borisjohnson for his achievements after he pulled out of the race. nominations close at 2pm so we could know who the next resident of the building behind me will be shortly after that. we ll be bringing you updates throughout the day. good morning and welcome to bbc news. we could find out who s replacing liz truss as prime minister as early as this afternoon. tory mps have until 2pm to make their nominations and each candidate needs at least 100 backers. if only one achieves that, they ll be declared prime minister today. if both reach 100 there ll be an mps ballot this afternoon and then party members this week. tw