and another unexplained death involving a russian oligarch. the sausage tycoon pavel antov has been found dead at an indian hotel. now on bbc news, we look back at how rugby star kevin sinfield raised £1.5 million for motor neurone disease charities by completing seven ultramarathons in seven days after the diagnosis of his former teammate rob burrow. burro! seventh try! it is a little known burro! seventh try! it is a little known win burro! seventh try! it is a little known win for burro! seventh try! it is a little known win for number- burro! seventh try! it is a little known win for number seven, i burro! seventh try! it is a little i known win for number seven, and burro! seventh try! it is a little - known win for number seven, and it is seven known win for number seven, and it is seven for known win for number seven, and it is seven for the known win for number seven, and it is seven for the leeds known win for number seven, and it is seven for the leeds
torrential rain brings major flooding. and the flying scotsman the first steam engine to hit 100 miles an hour celebrates a century on the tracks. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has cut short his visit to the us to hold urgent talks with the prime minister, as pressure mounts on the government over its mini budget. the chancellor had been in washington for a meeting of global finance ministers. he d originally been expected to return back to london on saturday. speaking to the bbc yesterday before the change of plans, mr kwarteng said he believes 100% that he will still be a chancellor and liz truss will still be prime minister in a month s time. later today, the chancellor and prime minister are expected to hold talks with conservative mps. some think the government s tax cutting plans should be reversed, while others believe the help with energy bills should be more targeted. there s even talk of whether both the chancellor and
care workers out of theirjobs. it s the late, late show at old trafford, as an injury time winner earns manchester united victory in the europa league, which keeps alive their chances of winning their group. we are live at king s cross station in london. say happy birthday to the world s most famous train, the flying scotsman, celebrating 100 years on our ways. and as we steam towards the weekend, expect a mishmash of cloud, sunshine and rain at times. sunday looking driver many. coming up. good morning. it s friday, the 14th october. our main story. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has cut short his visit to the us to hold urgent talks with the prime minister, as pressure mounts on the government over its mini budget. liz truss is facing intense pressure to reverse her tax cutting plans, in a bid to reassure both the financial markets and her own party. frances read reports. behind closed doors in downing street, everything is back on the table. billions of pounds of borrowing
for november, in scotland, we didn t expect this! when you are running, especially at the pace is running out, the same muscle groups mainly do all the work, so it is mainly just trying to keep them as good as we can, really, and hoping for the best. but he has got the strongest muscle up here, which makes the job a bit easier. the first night was spent at doddy s hometown rugby club melrose. crowd s amazing again, isn t it? it s nice to be at the rugby club, and doddy played here. carl who is with us, that was their club. so, yes, very nice. thank you for coming down. cheering thank you very much. not sure about the shirt! everybody that has been out on the road was absolutely amazing, to come out and supporters, it has been incredible. across the border and into england, crowds were growing, both in size and volume as the news of his exploits spread. cheering 280 miles in a week. what would that be like? faster than i can run! like going to blackpool or something. - support
ago, his former leeds rhinos team mate kevin sinfield has taken an increasingly arduous challenges. used to be a 32 waist! i hope that s comfortable enough. the latest, and by far the hardest, seven ultra marathons in seven days a total of 300 miles. it started at murrayfield in edinburgh, the home of scottish rugby. former international doddy weir was there to see them off, just two weeks before he died. i can t wait to get going. i think the support, as you can see this morning, has been incredible. we didn t expect this at all, to have doddy here and cathy. it s been a big build up, but we are on the way now. we are going to send kevin- on his way with a massive cheer in three, two, one. off you go, kevin! there he goes, ladies and gentlemen! wearing the number seven, in honour of his great friend rob burrow. - ahead of the team, a 40 mile run through the scottish borders. the expertise of the support group was vital from the early stages. thanks for coming, everybody. p