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
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the afternoon. some flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder. heights of lightning and rumbles of thunder. heights 01:14 lightning and rumbles of thunder. heights of 1a to 18 degrees. through tonight, zones of wet weather pushing northwards. some of the rain very heavy and thundery, particularly into the far south and southwest later in the night. a little bit chilly in the north east of scotland. elsewhere, it will be mild, really wet to start across the south. these heavy bursts of rain will drive northwards through the day. sunny spells behind, but some further heavy thundery showers popping up through the afternoon. a little bit breezy for some. highs of 1a to 18 degrees. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. the contest to be conservative leader and the uk s next prime minister three names are in the frame, including recently ousted borisjohnson. in other news, at the china congress, president xi s predecessor hijintao is mysteriously led out of the hall by offici
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