relations lawyer. also this afternoon. there were more excess deaths than usual in the uk last year. the highest number outside the covid pandemic in half a century. some shops open at midnight to meet demand for prince harry s heavily trailed autobiography, which is now on sale. and a setback, not a roadblock. the team behind a uk space mission which failed to launch say they will keep on trying. and this picture has been causing something of a stir on social media today, because someone or something is missing. we will be revealing all. good afternoon. in the last few minutes, the government has been introducing draft legislation to limit future industrial action in the public sector. the bill would cover health, fire and railway workers. ministers say it would introduce a minimum level of service. unions have reacted angrily to the proposals, which they say potentially are undemocratic and unworkable, and would limit the right to strike. the business secretary grant shapps
shinzo abe. mr abe who was japan s longest serving leader was shot dead during an election rally injuly. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are author and journalist, susie boniface and sian grifiths, education editor for the sunday times. the financial times leads with comments by the bank of england s chief economist suggesting a big rise in interest rates could be on the way. the times believes such a rise could trigger a fall in house prices. the telegraph reports the highly unusual warning by the international monetary fund to liz truss to reverse her recent tax cuts. the metro focuses on keir starmer s speech at the labour conference and his plea to voters not to forget the economic turmoil when it comes to the next election. the guardian also goes with starmer s speech and his belief that this is a labour moment that will see the party returned to power. the mirror is similarly enthusiastic concentra
more surplus food to those in need after a drop off in donations as the cost of living crisis bites. and the british built space rover looking for work after its mission to mars was cancelled. good afternoon. the prime minister has refused to rule out a real terms cut in benefits, despite growing pressure to do so. liz truss faces a fresh battle with some conservative mps who want her to promise welfare payments will rise in line with inflation rather than earnings a lower percentage figure that would save the government billions of pounds. there s already a cabinet split on the issue the leader of the commons, penny morduant, has openly demanded that benefits do go up in line with prices. this morning, the prime minister told the bbc she would still like to see the rate of tax paid by the highest earners to be lower, despite ditching her plan to do just that only yesterday. iain watson reports from the conservative party conference. it s tin hat time for liz truss. she a
households are without power following a new wave of russian attacks. and england s lionesses will face china and denmark at next year s women s world cup in australia and new zealand. now on bbc news. we are england: trouble at sea. it s been described as an ecological catastrophe that wiped out marine life across much of the north east and north yorkshire coastline. we ve seen crabs completely decimated. something catastrophic had gone wrong with the ecosystem. it s dying. in fact it s not dying, we re murdering it. i itjust left you with a sinking feeling that there s going to be no future in this job. it s a really complicated difficult puzzle to try and fit together. everybody is treating the sea like it is a rubbish tip. it is mind blowing! as a community that i know the environment better than anybody else, i you know, listen to them. i used to go out to sea with me grandad. i think the first time i went out i was only seven. a bit sad that it could all end pretty shar