liz truss is expected to start appointing her new cabinet later today. one of the most pressing issues she will face is how to deal with soaring energy bills. details are beginning to emerge of a plan that could see energy bills frozen at their current levels for 18 months. we ll hear from voters about what they want from the new prime minister. i feel like there needs to be somebody who is a little bit more honest, a bit more transparent, and has a goal which is going to be to make the world a better place for this generation, because as a mother, i m really worried, with the cost of income with everything. and coming up on the bbc news channel. rafa nadal is out of the us open after losing to american frances tiafoe in the spaniards first grand slam defeat this year. good afternoon from downing street. in the last half hour, liz truss has met the queen at balmoral and been formally appointed as the country s new prime minister. this afternoon she will address the nation fro
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sides in the champions league quarterfinals. chelsea join liverpool and manchester city in the last eight, after a convincing win over the spanish league leaders atletico madrid. keeping beauty spots beautiful when the covid restrictions lift why landowners want more people to pay attention to the countryside code. good morning. today once again is going to be fairly cloudy for most with some patchy rain coming down the east of the country. the best of the east of the country. the best of the sunshine in the south west and also central and eastern parts of scotland. i will have all the details later in the programme. it s thursday the 18th of march. our top story. people under the age of 50 are unlikely to get their first dose of a covid vaccine before the end of april because of what nhs england is calling a significant reduction in supply. it s understood to have been caused by a delay in the manufacture of millions of doses of the oxford astrazeneca vaccine in india.
Georgina callander had been confirmed, that she passed away last night and then tarleton, another one down the road, so within four miles, two young girls have died. The moment a Suicide Bomber brought chaos and heartbreak to concert goers on a spring evening. This has been the most horrific incident we have ever faced this has been the most horrific incident we have everfaced in Greater Manchester and one we all hoped we would never see, families and many young people were out to enjoy a concert at Manchester Arena and have very sadly lost their lives. The bomber died at the scene. But police have made a second arrest on a day of rapid developments in the investigation. And well hear the stories of Community Spirit and kindness as the region pulls together to help those caught up in the attack. The region pulls together to help those caught the people of manchester have been here in their thousands. Holding a vigil in memory of the 22 people that were killed and the 59 who were injure