the front runner in the contest for the conservative party leadership liz truss says she will act on energy bills within a week if she becomes prime minister. her rival rishi sunak says he cannot rule out blackouts this winter if he becomes pm. the uk is facing a genuine emergency on energy, he said. the winner will be announced tomorrow and take office on tuesday. our political correspondent tony bonsignore reports. whoever wins the leadership race and becomes the next prime minister will be walking straight into an economic storm. they face one urgent question before all others what to do about soaring energy bills? rishi sunak has long promised some financial support for everyone, with more on top for especially the most vulnerable. today, liz truss promised that if she wins, help is on the way. i understand that people are struggling with eye watering energy bills, and there are predictions of even worse down the track. and i understand that. and i can say, laura, that
donald trump calls president biden an enemy of the state at his first rally since the fbi searched his florida resort for sensitive files. hello and welcome. the frontrunner in the uk conservative leadership race, liz truss, says she ll act within a week, to help people with soaring energy bills, if she becomes prime minister. her rival, rishi sunak says he d target further financial help, to the poorest. the victor will be announced as the next tory leader on monday, with the result expected around lunchtime. the queen will then formally appoint the winner as the new prime minister on tuesday at balmoral, in a break with tradition. that would usually take place in london. here s our our political correspondent, iain watson. with serious economic challenges to confront, you might wonder why anyone would want to move in here, but this week there will be a new occupant of number ten. the pollsters favourite is liz truss. rishi sunak has described himself as the underdog. the
one of them was detained on suspicion of murder. people in chile are voting in a referendum on a new consitution that would radically reshape the country s social rights. we start in the uk the conservative party will announce in less than 2a hours who will replace borisjohnson as its leader and become the new british prime minister. whoever wins will have to tackle the enormous challenge of soaring energy prices. the frontrunner, liz truss, has promised she ll set out immediate action on energy bills if she s elected. meanwhile, rishi sunak says he s got a clear plan to help people struggling with bills, including support to insulate their homes. our political correspondent ian watson reports. with serious economic challenges to confront, you might wonder why anyone would want to move in here, but this week there will be a new occupant of number ten. the pollsters favourite is liz truss. rishi sunak has described himself as the underdog. the winning candidate will have to
Is planning to buy some of those apartments, relax the rules on Mortgage Borrowing and step in to put the finishing touches on unfinished units. Separately, one of those big developers, Country Garden holdings, was today given another four weeks by the high court in hong kong to sort out its 190 billion of debts before hearing a petition from debtors to wind the company up. Duncan wrigley, Chief China Economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics joins us. What do you make of what weve heard today . Is it enough to contain the chinese Property Crisis . Yes, i think what weve heard today is from various officials, its helpful, but its probably not a panacea. So, you are right, there are moves to boost Housing Demand through easing mortgage terms, allowing people to borrow more, lowering Interest Rates and that should boost Housing Demand but a lot of that will go into the second hand Housing Market where there is a big overhang. The second big policy is allowing governments, especially local gov
Delayed tee times have been delayed. We wait to see whether or not it will be possible for the world number one, the masters champion, to continue playing in this tournament. So the second round at valhalla is under way after the delay, heres how it looks Xander Schauffele will tee off with a three shot lead later after a record breaking opening round of 62, with a trio of americans that includes tony finau behind him. Rory mcilroy and Robert Macintyre are well placed as well, a shot behind that trio. We understand scheffler is now on the course, he is due to tee off in the next hour, we will of course keep you up to date with that here on bbc news. Police have charged three players from australian footballs a league from australian footballs a league on suspicion of betting corruption after allegedly manipulating yellow cards in matches last year. They havent named the players arrested but say they belong to a south sydney club. Football australia has in the last few hours have issued