to south africa. and britain s prime minister orders an investigation into how the chairman of the governing conservative party settled a multi million dollar tax dispute. let s start with the war in ukraine. eu foreign ministers have been meeting in brussels amid an ongoing row about whether to send tanks. member countries are putting pressure on germany to provide some of its leopard two tanks, to help fight off russia s invasion. estonia s foreign minister has been at those talks in brussels he s been speaking to the bbc. decisions need to be implemented and the decisions need to be done and there is a moment of leadership which needs to be created. and my strong message is indeed, to all countries, who have weapons and stockpiles to give them immediately without any political caveats or any further considerations or hesitance of the russian s reaction. so let s take a closer look at germany s role in all this. the leopard 2 is operated by about 20 countries worldwide
so we ll get to our top story this morning. willie. it s front page of all the newspapers, pictures of president biden and governor ron desantis together one week after hurricane ian made landfall in florida, president biden warning more storms will come. the president visited florida yesterday, just days after surveying storm damage in puerto rico. in florida, president biden and governor ron desantis temporarily put politics aid aside as they met with residents in the fort myers area. we were fortunate to have good coordination with the white house and fema. one of the things you re seeing in this response, we are cutting through the bureaucracy, we are cutting through the red tape, and that s from local government, state government, all the way up to the president, so we appreciate the team effort. i think he s done a good job. look, i called him i think even before he called me when i heard the storm was on its way, we worked hand and glove. we have very different
households are without power following a new wave of russian attacks. and england s lionesses will face china and denmark at next year s women s world cup in australia and new zealand good afternoon. rishi sunak has become the first leadership contender to secure the 100 nominations by tory mps needed to enter the race to be the next prime minister. the former chancellor has yet to announce whether he will launch a fresh bid for the top job after losing to liz truss over the summer. meanwhile, borisjohnson has flown home from holiday, as supporters rally behind a potential comeback by the former prime minister. but so far, penny mordaunt is the only contender to have officially launched a campaign. hopefuls have until monday afternoon to find 100 backers. 0ur political correspondent helen catt has more. are you running for leadership? he s got the numbers to get on the ballot paper. and rishi sunak is expected to declare his candidacy soon. the former chancellor now has more
correspondent, helena wilkinson. a now familiar rail passengers and the rest of the country, home remedy stations, weekend plans and services are severely disrupted. are severely disrupted. ending stations. we are severely disrupted. ending stations. we had are severely disrupted. ending stations. we had to are severely disrupted. ending stations. we had to leave - are severely disrupted. ending| stations. we had to leave early are severely disrupted. ending - stations. we had to leave early from home due to the strike action, it will take a lot of time to go to the stadium and we are worried about what time we will get back and what time the trains are running too. i time the trains are running too. i am young, without me getting back to liverpool. am young, without me getting back to liverpool. i am young, without me getting back to liverpool, i am stranded. am young, without me getting back to liverpool, lam stranded. it s am young, without me getting back to liv
assessment grade boundaries. a bombing at a mosque in kabul during evening prayers has killed at least 21 people, including a prominent cleric, and wounded at least 33. warnings of a near critical situation at ukraine s zaporhizia nuclear plant under russian control as ukrainian officials plan for a worst case scenario. a 44 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the fatal stabbing of thomas o halloran on a mobility scooter in west london. japanese tax authorities have launched a new campaign to encourage young people to drink more alcohol to boost the economy. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. students across england, wales and northern ireland are getting exam results this morning. a level students, t level students and btec students have all been marked based on exams for the first time since two years of covid disruption. compared to 2019, when exams were last sat in person, there s been a i9% increase in st