some small arms fire probably from a russian scouting party so they have been telling us to get out of here back to the main headquarters. and how a tree farm in scotland could be the key to tackling climate change and biodiversity. hello and welcome to the programme: it s been another day of unrelenting chaos for the british prime minister liz truss and her government. it was just after 4 pm when reports started coming in about the resignation of suella braverman, the home secretary. it wasn t long before her resignation letter was made public containing sweeping criticism of the government. there were also angry scenes in the commons where senior ministers were accused of manhandling tory mps to make sure they backed the government in a test of loyalty. our political editor, chris mason has the latest from westminster. tonight at westminster, rolling case studies in chaos crises engulfing the government by the hour. the home secretary resigns. those at the highest
rescue workers in the ukrainian city of dnipro search for survivors of a russian missile attack on an apartment building. at least 21 people were killed. is there light at the end on the tunnel on train strikes in the uk? the transport secretary is optimistic a deal can be reached with the unions. i think both the companies signed the rail unions are keen to reach an agreement but we have got to see if they can hammer out the detail but, thatis they can hammer out the detail but, that is for them to do. some breaking news this hour dozens of people have died in a plane crash in nepal. let s run through what we know so far. the plane was flying from the capital kathmandu to the town of pokhara a popular tourist town. the crash happened as it was coming in to land. it was a yeti airlines plane with 72 people on board. this is the footage we have of the aftermath. thought to be around two kilometres from the airport. rescue workers searching for survivors. around 200 nepales
successoi’ every success. our country continues to battle through a storm. but i believe in britain. i believe in the british people. and i know that brighter days lie ahead. meanwhile, the cost of living crisis continues as many food prices soar some, like pasta, tea and cooking oil, up by 65% in a year. in our area, there is a lot of people that rely on pensions, rely on benefits, and if they are not supported, businesses won t continue to thrive because there will be nobody to use us. and stay with us on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one, live in downing street. i will unite the country, not with words, but with action and with that message, just over an hour ago, outside number ten, rishi sunak, the united kingdom s new prime minister began his premiership. he is the third leader in seven weeks, but today he promised he will fix mistakes ma
after being given a third term as leader of the communist party. hello and welcome to bbc world news. the uk is tonight guaranteed to have its third new prime minister in three months after borisjohnson declared, in the last hour, that he will not run, despite claiming to have had enough mps nominating him. it leaves the way clear for the former chancellor rishi sunak who today formally entered the contest, and who is presently the clear frontrunner. he joins the leader of the commons penny mourdant in the race. borisjohnson has released a statement after saying he won t stand. and he ends his statement saying . our political correspondent damian grammaticas has been speaking to my collague david eades. dramatic one that has been speculated about. people talking about the idea that borisjohnson might be reluctant to go forward with this unless he was very clear that he would be in a commanding position in what has become absolutely obvious over the weekend is that he s not. r
japanese prime minister, shinzo abe. he was shot dead at a political campaign event last week. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the broadcaster david davies and anna mikhailova, who s the deputy political editor of the mail on sunday. welcome to you both. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. starting with the conservative leadership race, the ft says rishi sunak will only cut taxes once inflation is under control. the guardian focuses on the uber whistle blower who leaked thousands of company files to uk politicians to help change transport policy in london. the yorkshire post reports that the former chancellor, rishi sunak, will not make any immediate tax cuts if he becomes prime minister. the mail says foreign secretary liz truss urged mps to back her over rishi sunak. the times says mr sunak has vowed to cut taxes, but only once inflation has fallen. the paper also says support for liz truss is growing am