more surplus food to those in need after a drop off in donations as the cost of living crisis bites. and the british built space rover looking for work after its mission to mars was cancelled. good afternoon. the prime minister has refused to rule out a real terms cut in benefits, despite growing pressure to do so. liz truss faces a fresh battle with some conservative mps who want her to promise welfare payments will rise in line with inflation rather than earnings a lower percentage figure that would save the government billions of pounds. there s already a cabinet split on the issue the leader of the commons, penny morduant, has openly demanded that benefits do go up in line with prices. this morning, the prime minister told the bbc she would still like to see the rate of tax paid by the highest earners to be lower, despite ditching her plan to do just that only yesterday. iain watson reports from the conservative party conference. it s tin hat time for liz truss. she a
most of the wet weather next week will come on monday and after that fairly typical late summer fair. some sunshine and dry weather around and the temperature some sunshine and dry weather around and the temperature near some sunshine and dry weather around and the temperature near normal some sunshine and dry weather around and the temperature near normal for the time of year. thank you, darren. you can keep up with all the latest developments on the bbc news website but the news continues here on bbc ones wejoin their but the news continues here on bbc ones we join their colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, i will be back at ten, untilthen, have a where you are, i will be back at ten, until then, have a very good evening. hello and welcome to sportsday. england are skittled at lord s, as their tactic backfires against south africa. . ~ , ~ their tactic backfires against south africa. ~ , ~ ., africa. pidcock is king of the mountains. afr
in ukraine while russia threatens to cut off power supplies to the plant. the prime minister of finland sanna marin has agreed to a drug test after a celebrity party video leaked on social media. and coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider s view of events in the uk in dateline. a former british member of the islamic state terror group, has been sentenced to life in prison, by a court in america. el shafee el sheikh was among a group of british i.s members, who carried out a brutal reign of terror in syria, and became known as the beatles, a name given to them by their captives. james foley was an american journalist murdered in 2014 at the hands of the group. his mother diane foley has been speaking outside the court about the sentencing of el shafee elsheikh. let this sentencing make clear to all who dare to kidnap, torture or kill any american citizen abroad that usjustice will find you wherever you are and that our govt will hold
end of all military operations. a prominent critic of the president we ll be speaking to the human rights advocate, bianca jagger. a show of solidarity for salman rushdie authors gather in new york to demonstrate their support, a week after he was attacked. we start in the us, where a former british member of the islamic state terror group, has been sentenced to life in prison, by a court in virginia. el shafee el sheikh, who s 3a, was among a group of british is members, who carried out a brutal reign of terror in syria, and became known as the beatles, a name given to them by their captives. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from virginia. el shafee elsheikh had always described himself as a simple iis is but that wasn t true. a trial lasting two weeks here a part of a cell of the nicest beetles due to their english accents. isis beatles the group rain of terror left the world reeling in nara. he was convicted of his part in a hostage murder plot
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