18 weeks. for six months now and it s can be 18 weeks. a jury has been told that lucy letby, the nurse accused of murdering babies, wrote i killed them on purpose because i m not good enough on a post it note. the metropolitan police is investigating more than 600 domestic and sexual abuse claims against its own staff. britain s most prestigious architectural award good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. liz truss is coming under more pressure from some of her own mps to rethink her tax cutting plans following last month s mini budget. it comes after the goverment last week abandoned its plan to abolish the a5p tax rate for top earners. but senior conservatives have continued to voice grave concerns at liz truss s tax cutting measures without explaining how she will balance the books. this afternoon, the chancellor kwasi kwarteng said he s totally focused on delivering the growth plan, in response to speculation about a u turn on the measures. let s listen to what he had
and we celebrate a0 years of christmas classic, the snowman, and its iconic soundtrack, walking in the air. good morning. it s christmas eve. our top story. around 250 million people in the us and canada are under severe weather warnings, as an unprecedented winter storm sweeps across north america. from alaska to texas, bone chilling temperatures, blizzards and icy winds have caused widespread disruption and left more than a million homes and businesses without power. at least 12 deaths have been linked to the conditions. tom brada reports. once ina once in a generation whether out of the worst possible time. ice, wind, rain and extreme cold are wreaking havocin rain and extreme cold are wreaking havoc in the build up to christmas. trees have been ripped from the ground and power lines have been knocked out across the country. from maine to texas, more than i million people are without electricity. people are very frustrated because we pay our bills. all day it has been goin
time for a look at the weather. here s chris fawkes. perhaps not so inspiring today. we got snow weather changes today. some big contrasts from place to place. for many of us, quite cloudy, some rain in scotland this morning, it will ease i think as we go on through the day. we have also seen some sunshine coming through the clouds. a lovely picture here from hampshire. the satellite picture shows the extent of today s cloud. a few breaks coming and going across the south. the midlands and east anglia. clearskies the south. the midlands and east anglia. clear skies to the north west as well but in between, a lot of cloud today and rain showing up lot of cloud today and rain showing up on the radar picture. most of it is falling along this cold front and will continue to put eastwards over the next few hours and, as it does so, we will get something brighter coming in from the west and scotland and into northern ireland as well so becoming drier and brighter and cooler. some w
and the most vulnerable people on the edge of famine. and the most vulnerable people on the edge of famine. the and the most vulnerable people on the edge of famine. and the most vulnerable people on the edge of famine. the eu launches action against the uk the edge of famine. the eu launches action against the uk for the edge of famine. the eu launches action against the uk for failing - the edge of famine. the eu launches action against the uk for failing to i action against the uk for failing to comply. 15 year old sebastian, who died after months of torture at the hands of his mother and her partner, who have been found guilty today. later, britishjournalist who have been found guilty today. later, british journalist and correspondent discuss the leadership contest and the deal to get ukraine s grain moving again. that s an date line in half an hour. that s in dateline in half an hour. if you justjoined us, a warm welcome to bbc news. we begin with the question