talks it could be bought by its rivals ubs. hello to you in the uk and around the world the former us president, donald trump, says he expects to be arrested on tuesday and has called on his supporters to protest. in a post on his own social media platform, he claimed to have seen leaks from the manhattan district attorney s office which is yet to comment. mr trump is accused of paying hush money to an alleged mistress. supporters and detractors of the former us president have also talked about it. i mean, this isjust beyond ridiculous at this point. i mean, you can keep going after him and the outcome is all going to be the same, and it s only going to incite more people to come out and support, 0k? that s what it s about. the more people we have to show everybody, it doesn t matter, we are still going to support him and he s going to win. what happened since 2016, it seems like itjust, it s horrendous. our constitution is just blown to bits. yeah, it seems like if he do
or paying for our utility hills which which have doubled. how scotland bounced back after the disappointment of missing out on a world cup play off spot with eyes on euro qualification. and will it be glasgow or liverpool receiving douze points as they become the final two cities in the running to host eurovision 2023? good morning. another day of sunshine and showers but the less frequent and widespread than yesterday. the other thing is the wind will not be as strong so it won t feel as cool as it did yesterday. all the details later in the programme. it s wednesday the 28th september. our main story. the international monetary fund which is responsible for stabilising the global economy has criticised the government s plans for tax cuts, warning the measures will increase inequality . it follows the chancellor s mini budget last week, which saw the value of the pound slump to an all time low. now, some of the country s biggest lenders have suspended mortgage deals a
With plotting to kidnap and murder the tv presenter Holly Willoughby. Gavin plumb, whos 36 and from harlow in essex, was remanded in custody. Holly willoughby didnt appear on yesterdays edition of this morning. Itv said its providing full support to her and herfamily at a very distressing time. Our correspondent Charlotte Gallagher reports. Hi, Charlotte Gallagher reports. Good morning, and we holly hi, good morning, and welcome. Holly willoughby, one of the most recognisable faces on british television. This was her on wednesday during her last appearance on this morning. She was due to return the next day but was replaced at the last minute by alison hammond. Now we know why. An alleged plot to kidnap and murder the television presenter. Gavin plumb from harlow in essex appeared in court today. The 36 year old, who once appeared on the bbc talking about weight loss, is accused of soliciting to commit murder and incitement to commit kidnap. Gavin plumb was allegedly formulating a plan
Uk political power . Hello. The turnout was low, a little over 37 . Most voters stayed at home. But the labour party is describing its victory in the rutherglen and Hamilton West by election as seismic. The partys candidate, michael shanks, won over 58 of the vote, more than double that of the snps katy loudon, who came second. That means the swing to labour was over 20 from the Scottish National party. Sir keir starmer claims the result is the first step on an important journey. The conservatives lost their deposit. Our scotland editor james cook has our top story. Michael shanks, scottish labour party, 17,840. Applause. Labour didntjust win here, they triumphed. The snp didntjust lose, they were trounced. My campaign has been focused on offering people here a fresh start, a break away from the divisiveness and distraction of two failing governments and to give a voice to those who are too often voiceless in our society. Applause. A few short hours and several gallons of coffee later,
is an expert on australia china relations from the university of technology in sydney. i asked him what the prime minister spriorities are in china. ~ , minister spriorities are in china. ., , china. the key goal certainly on this visit, china. the key goal certainly on this visit, and china. the key goal certainly on this visit, and in - china. the key goal certainly on this visit, and in the - china. the key goal certainly on this visit, and in the near| on this visit, and in the near term, is the bilateral relationship, normalisation. what this means in practice, i think, from the australian perspective, is achieving some short term wins in a way. further winding back the efforts at economic coercion that china imposed around three years ago on australia, on a range of australian commodities. that kind of the short term goalfor commodities. that kind of the short term goal for the commodities. that kind of the short term goalfor the prime minister. how much of an impac