as thousands of flights have been canceled. sam bankman freed was now back at home. he s released on a $200 million bail. the biden administration had not yet released border immigrant numbers for november or even a plan for what they ll do if title 42 is lifted as we await a decision from the supreme court. we begin with the huge $1.6 trillion spending bill that s on its way to the house tonight after the senate approves the measure on thursday, despite many lawmakers blasting the bill. jeff paul is following it all for us tonight. good evening, jeff. good evening, jonathan. the bill passed by a vote of 68-29. the 4,000 plus page bill heads to the house. before a shutdown that could occur just 24 hours from now. a lot of hard work and a lot of compromise, we funded the government with an aggressive investment and american families and american workers and national defense. it is one of the most significant appropriation packages we have done in a really long time.
china s president xijinping has been defending his controversial zero covid strategy as a historic communist party congress kicks off in beijing. the irainian authorities claim a fire at a prison in the capital tehran is now under control as protests continue. more than a thousand paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth are to be sent to charity. hello and welcome to bbc news. the uk s new chancellor, jeremy hunt, will hold talks with the prime minister liz truss later, as the government fights to salvage its economic credibility. speaking to the bbc, mr hunt warned some taxes will increase and all government departments will be expected to find additional savings. posting online today, the prime minister has said she s going to do things differently in her quest for economic growth, promising she will always act in the national interest . let s talk more about this to our political correspondent peter saull. welcome to t
gunfire. the iranian authorities say four inmates dead after a fire at a prison in the capital tehran is now under control as protests continue. more than a thousand paddington bears and other teddies left by the public in memory of the late queen elizabeth are to be sent to charity. good afternoon. welcome if you have justjoined us whether you are watching in the uk or around the world. we begin with the political and economical situation facing the uk. the uk s new chancellor, jeremy hunt, will hold talks with the prime minister liz truss later, as the government fights to restore economic credibility. speaking to the bbc, mr hunt warned some taxes will increase and all government departments will be expected to find additional savings. posting online today, the prime minister has said she s going to do things differently in her quest for economic growth promising she will always act in the national interest . let s talk more about this to our political corresponde
i quite often go to stay at my family s, sometimes my sister s, so i don t have to pay for the electric. it cost me £5 in one dayjust to wash, dry, cook and a quick shower. it all adds up. somebody s just come in and we ve run out of meat but we ve gotjacket potatoes, so we ll give him one of those. this place replies on donations, cooking with food close to the sell by date. it can be scary that we don t know how many are coming, but we don t like to turn people away. but things can only stretch so far. they would like to open more days but their own gas bill is limiting them. really doing the numbercrunching, as it stands at the moment, about how it will be affordable for us to be open. we would like to do it more. to be clear, you couldn t open every day, have the heating on every day? we wouldn t be able to do that, we would need to make a way, find a way for that to be possible. for me, it feels warm, comfort, and i like being around people. let s just say thanks to the