council leaders in kent say the number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats has left the county at breaking point. food charities are warning that rising prices mean they re struggling to restock and donations are falling at a time of increasing need. and how a drug found in magic mushrooms is helpful to patients suffering from depression. and coming up on the bbc news channel, celtic are well beaten by the champions league holders real madrid in their final group match. they end this year s campaign without a win. police whatsapp group. and the census, find out if the of census, find out if the results of surprise you. good evening. and we start with a special report on the response of the emergency services to the bomb attack at the manchester arena in may 2017. the attack claimed the lives of 22 people and left hundreds injured. tomorrow brings the long awaited publication of the second of three official reports which will consider whether two of the victims mig
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in the morning in singapore and 1am in south africa, where after ten days of peace talks a surprise deal has been reached between the government of ethiopia and rebel forces in tigray for a permanent cessation of hostilities. the african union s chief mediator the former nigerian president olusegun obasanjo has called it the beginning of a new dawn for ethiopia. it s almost two years to the day since a brutal conflict began in ethiopia s northern tigray region. since then, a civil war has left hundreds of thousands dead, almost five million displaced and a population on the brink of starvation. the bbc is the first international broadcaster to obtain footage from inside the area since august. our senior africa correspondent anne soy reports. it s a major breakthrough, ethiopia s government has called it monumental. rebels have agreed to disarm. but there is some level of caution. this moment i
labour says the conservatives are out of ideas, regardless of who s prime minister. after 12 years of a tory government, what are we to show for it? people are not able to pay their bills and the nhs and law and order have completely broken down. priti patel has announced she will retire as soon as a new home secretary has been appointed. she was said will continue as a backbencher. from the war in ukraine to spiralling inflation liz truss is facing issues at home and abroad. we ll be speaking to a former cabinet secretary who was the top civil servant for three different british prime ministers about how she might approach the challenge. welcome to the programme. if you have questions about liz truss being set to become the next uk prime minister, send them our way and will be speaking to a range of experts through the next two hours and we ll do our best to give you some answers. you can reach me on twitter. and of course, the centre of our coverage will be britain s