his party hasn t got complacent and repeats cold for a general election. the school is struggling to keep lights and heating on. head teachers warn rising gusts could see most schools run out of money by next year. jodie whittaker is set to make a final appearance as the doctor in doctor who. the first break cards from king charles and the rain concert camilla been sent out to people celebrating their good afternoon. rishi sunak has formally entered the contest to become the next conservative leader and prime minister. the former chancellor says he wants to lead the country with integrity, professionalism and accountability. he already has the required backing of more than 100 fellow tory mps. this afternoon suella braverman, the former home secretary became the lastest high profile mp to endorse him. writing in the telegraph ms braverman says the tories all need to compromise but that rishi is the only candidate that fits the bill to deliver unity, stability and efficiency.
negotiations are opened with the government. a second day of ambulance strikes has been called off. royal mail estimates industrial action on friday and saturday will cost the company a £hundred million. here s our business correspondent, emma simpson. # we re striking in the rain! posties on the picket line again. six days of strike action this month, and christmas deliveries disrupted at what should be the busiest time of the year for royal mail. this is an increasingly bitter dispute. there won t be any regular deliveries now until december 28th. that s bad news for ben. tracked 2a hours and two weeks later still no sign of it. i can t even tell you how frustrated and angry i am. it was a present for my sister in law, it s a personalised bracelet. it is going to be a case of now everybody has a present other than her. , ., than her. but it s even more stressful than her. but it s even more stressful for than her. but it s even more stressful for small than her.
and lad baby bag the christmas numberi spot for a fifth time giving them more number one singles than the beatles. more than two hundred million people in america, are under extreme weather alerts, and more than one and a half million people have no power, as temperatures in some areas are predicted to drop, to as low as minus 45 celsius. an arctic storm is approaching, predicted to hit canada. and extend down to the deep south and the border with mexico, including texas. our north america correspondent, john sudworth, has more. it couldn t have come at a worse time. america s peak travel season hit by a once in a generation storm. two days before christmas, two thirds of the country are now under extreme winter weather alerts stretching from here on the canadian border all the way to florida. on airport runways planes have been replaced by de icing trucks. we re out here, period. i mean, we ll be out him until it stops snowing, really. ..leading to thousands of cancelled f
the head of the union representing striking border force staff says walkouts could go on for six months unless the government enters talks about pay. now on bbc news. hardtalk there will be a lot of blood in the land and it will be a lot of refugees. we expected that it s gonna be a pretty, well, long, timely operation, and it absolutely goes as planned. this has become much bigger than ukraine versus russia. l we can succeed only, and only, if we stay united. let me tell you a secret. i had possession of all the chelsea manning information. any method that was made i available, i would have taken. there was nothing that was going to stop me. | you give clinton a pass and you go after trump forjust mishandling classified information, you ll have a real problem in america. welcome to hardtalk s look back at another year of compelling interviews. i m stephen sackur. when historians review 2022, they will surely begin with a simple, grim observation. this year saw the first a
number one spot for a fifth time, giving them more christmas number ones than the beatles. hello and welcome to bbc news. more than a hundred million people in america, are under extreme weather alerts, and more than one and a half million people have no power, as temperatures in some areas are predicted to drop, to as low as minus 45 celsius. an arctic storm is approaching, predicted to hit canada and extend down to the deep south and the border with mexico, including texas. this thermal satellite imagery shows the huge spread of the coldest areas, with the mid west enduring the lowest temperatures. the chill is also being felt on the gulf coastline, although areas in the far north east, like maine, and western states like california, nevada and arizona are escaping the this satellite image, from the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, gives an idea of the spread of the cold weather system, with the lowest temperatures underneath the clouds at the top of the pic