islamic republic as protesters again take to the street. hello, sorry, don t wish to be rude but i m in no fit state to entertain today. rude but i m in no fit state to entertain today. and the actor robbie coltrane entertain today. and the actor robbie coltrane who - entertain today. and the actor robbie coltrane who played i robbie coltrane who played hagrid in the harry potter films has died at the age of 72. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. britain s prime minister, liz truss, has sacked the chancellor of the exchequer, britain s finance minister, kwasi kwarteng, just 38 days into his tenure. his departure came as the prime minister s economic growth plan and political credibility are being called into question. he s been replaced by the former foreign secretaryjeremy hunt. in a press conference lasting less than nine minutes, ms truss was asked four times why she was remaining in herjob, with reports that some of her own conservative mps
as protesters again take to the streets. and we ll bring you the story of a six month old ukrainian boy who s never known life without war. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin here in the uk. britain s prime minister, liz truss, has sacked the chancellor of the exchequer, britain s finance minister kwasi kwarteng, just 38 days into his tenure. his departure came as the prime minister s economic growth plan and political credibility are being called into question. he s been replaced by the former foreign secretary jeremy hunt. in a press conference lasting less than nine minutes, ms truss was asked four times why she was remaining in herjob, with reports that some of her own conservative mps are privately suggesting she should resign. our political editor, chris mason reports. turning up for another u turn, the prime minister invited reporters to downing street this afternoon and scrapped one of her key policies that she s championed for months. it is clear that parts of o
they re trying desperately to change the narrative here. and the reality that most russian forces in ukraine are on the retreat. the delayed rugby league world cup will finally begin later, when hosts england take on samoa in the first of 61 games of the tournament. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. in the uk, the new chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, has refused to rule out public spending cuts, and said taxes may have to rise. in his first interviews since being appointed, jeremy hunt told the bbc ministers had made mistakes when they announced plans to slash taxes without setting out how it would be paid for. in the three weeks since, the cost of borrowing money rose, both for the public and for the government. mr hunt said every government department would have to come up with savings. answering prime minister s questions this week, liz truss had suggested that public spending would continue to rise. there were some mistakes made
difficult decisions ahead. he suggested taxes could rise to help restore market confidence and also talked about spending cuts. mr hunt was appointed yesterday after the prime minister sacked his predecessor, kwasi kwarteng. here s our political correspondent ione wells. well. hours into his newjob, the well. hours into his new “ob, the chancellor well. hours into his new “ob, the chancellor was i well. hours into his new “ob, the chancellor was tasked well. hours into his newjob, the chancellor was tasked with - well. hours into his newjob, the chancellor was tasked with setting | chancellor was tasked with setting out his still, a very different one from the one the prime minister set out. on wednesday, she said she is absolutely not planning public spending cuts but listen to this. we have spending cuts but listen to this. - have some very difficult decisions ahead, difficult decisions on spending, which is not going to rise as much as people hope and i am going