our commonwealth, and a poignant celebration of values we hold dear. patriotism, compassion, service. values embodied by her majesty. we thank her yet again. and we welcome her son, thank her yet again. and we welcome herson, king thank her yet again. and we welcome her son, king charles iii, to the throne. the speech was of course already scheduled for september in brighton, but we rightly cancelled our confidence so we could properly mourn her majesty. that does of course mean i have had to postpone the speech for 47 days, or to use the speech for 47 days, or to use the modern unit of measurement, approximately one liz truss. and that says it all, doesn t it? the chaos and incompetence that these conservatives have inflicted on our great united kingdom, all their squabbling, their scandals, their sleaze, it is shameful. this would be unacceptable at any time, but when our country is in the grip of a cost of living crisis, when local health services, when war ravages our con
the un launches an emergency appeal. it s chief says the region is a climate crisis hotspot. pakistan is responsible only for a tiny proportion of global emissions, but it tiny proportion of global emissions, but it is tiny proportion of global emissions, but it is people here who are paying the price but it is people here who are paying the price for climate change. meghan tells a us magazine thatjust existing was enough to upset the dynamics of the royal hierarchy. and coming up on the bbc news channel: scott parker is the first managerial casualty of the new premier league season, sacked by bournemouth after their 9 0 thumping at liverpool. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there s more evidence today of the depth of the energy crisis. the impact on households is already self evident but what about businesses, especially high street stalwarts like pubs? now bosses of some of the uk s biggest pub chains have spoken out. they ve sent an open letter to the
assess his momentous life. also tonight. in pakistan, 33 million people are now said to be affected in some way by the worst flooding in the country s history. floods happen during the monsoon here every year but not like this. britain s pub chains say that without urgent government help the industry will be devastated by rising energy bills. and the british number one emma raducanu says it s all about positive energy as she prepares to defend her us open title. and as well as the latest from the us open. coming up on the bbc news channel, there s a saints stunner at southampton. we ll have all tonight s premier league action. the former soviet leader mikhail gorbachev, one of the most influential statesman of the 20th century has died at the age of 91. the news was announced by russian news agencies within the last hour. mikhail gorbachev came to power in 1985 and ended the so called cold war between east and west, a process which led to the reunification of germany eventual