the rise to the average wage increase instead, a much lowerfigure. it comes as the home secretary, suella braverman, accused tory mps of undermining liz truss and staging a coup to force the u turn on the top rate of tax for high earners. our political editor, chris mason, reports from the conservative party conference in birmingahm. how much does this cost if i break it? is the prime minister in control? does she know what she is doing? liz truss, on a visit to a building site in birmingham today. she and the chancellor kwazi kwarteng must be tempted to leave those hard hats on all the time at the moment. the latest row is about benefits and whether all benefits payments should rise in line with wages or the much more expensive option, keeping up with rising prices. i asked the prime minister, which of those was fair? well, we haven t made a decision yet on that specific issue. all of these things depend on the specific circumstances, but what i sought to do when i got into
welcome to the first ever bbc green sport awards. i ella al shamahi, explorer, standup comic and paleoanthropologists. and i have no idea what that means. i mark watson, also a comedian, a writer, huge sports fan and we both care about the environment, that s what this programme is all about. you ve just seen recycled footage from the bbc sports programme from 30 years ago. and even the awards are made from recycled material, which is all part of the ethos of this program. and it s why we ve occupied the bbc sport match of the day studio. former international footballers and now pundits alan shearer and ian wright have been locked out. they think it s temporary but it s a dream for me to be and this place all dressed up, especially for it, there is absolutely no way i m leaving without a fight. by the end of this i ll be the official new match of the day host, theyjust don t know it yet. and with the click of the fingers we can make ourselves feel even more at home. we re goi
friends. i know everybody has been hearing from loved ones. just shock. i got a note this morning from a friend in mississippi. his pastor wrote the congregation yesterday and said, as i write these words, the sun is rising on may 25th, 2022. another day of mourning in america after another mass shooting at another elementary school. as we pray yet again for those whose lives have been torn us under by a troubled soul wielding a deadly weapon, it seems important and necessary to me to say as a christian pastor that we try to find reasonable ways to reduce gun violence, and that is not political. it is moral. the church needs to have a moral compass which can tell the difference between that which is politically partisan and that which is moral. otherwise, our fear of being political may, at times, make us fall silent concerning matters which we should not be silent. as martin luther king jr. once widely said, the day we fall silent about the things that matter is the day our
North eastern scotland and north east england and cheshire, but on the whole it will be a cloudy day, low cloud out in the west where it is thick enough to bring some rain. Temperatures could be up to ii, is thick enough to bring some rain. Temperatures could be up to 11, even 12, but cooler where it is brighter in the north east. This is bbc news, our latest headlines commentator Lizzie Yarnold goes to the front Lizzy Yarnold becomes the first british winter athlete to defend an olympic title after winning gold in the womens skeleton. Laura deas took bronze. Taking team gb to its most successful day in winter olympic history. She said she would come and do this for our country and she has. It hasnt sunk in at all. Earlier izzy atkin won bronze in the womens ski slopestyle, a first ever medal for britain on skis. Members of ukip have voted overwhelmingly to sack their leader, henry bolton, after less than six months in the job. The party now faces its fourth leadership election in less
We can see tomorrow. This cloud brings some outbreaks of rain. Especially in northern and central england. It fizzles out over the next few hours. Spells of sunshine, temperatures of 7 12d. It is a fine evening. It will turn cold overnight, temperatures getting down to freezing, away from south west england. Some outbreaks of drizzle through the early hours. Temperatures of about 7 degrees. Some patches of mist and fog in northern england. A chilly start in central and eastern areas. Right at first, cloud in the west through the day. There will be rain eastwards as the afternoon wears on. Mild air, highs of 7 iid. This is bbc news, our latest headlines commentator Lizzie Yarnold goes to the front Lizzy Yarnold becomes the first british winter athlete to defend an olympic title after winning gold in the womens skeleton laura deas took bronze. Theresa may warns European Union leaders not to put lives at risk by blocking a security deal after brexit. The Prime Minister said britain would