are you a first time buyer, have recently taken on a mortgage or are looking to move how is this impacting you? do get in touch on twitter @annitabbc or use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. cuba is completely without power after hurricane ian has struck the western end of the island. two people are reported dead. florida now braces itself for the category three hurricane with life threatening winds, floods and tidal surges. leaders of several european countries claim that rare gas leaks that have hit the nordstream pipelines were not accidents but deliberate acts . gas flows in the nordstream 1 pipeline were stopped in august. the president of ukraine has pledged to protect citizens in areas of his country which could be annexed by moscow after the kremlin held unofficial referendums. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. watching in the uk the international monetary fund which works to promote stability in the global economy has criticise
threatening major travel disruption across the uk. and the takeover of chelsea football club is approved. a deal worth £4.25 billion will see a consortium led by american businessman todd boehly become the new owners. good morning. a gunman has shot dead at least 19 schoolchildren and two teachers at a primary school in the us state of texas. the pupils were between the ages of seven and ten years old. the mass shooting was in the small town of uvalde west of san antonio at the robb elementary school, which is made up of children from a largely hispanic community. it is america s deadliest school shooting since 20 children and six adults were killed at sandy hook school in connecticut a decade ago. authorities say the gunman was an 18 year old man, salvador ramos. he was shot dead by law enforcement officers. he is believed to have purchased two military grade rifles and shot his grandmother, before heading to the school. david willis reports. in the final week of the su
What a week, eh. In the UK, the Covid inquiry is kicking into overdrive, with Matt Hancock in this week and Boris Johnson next week, leaving observers with the difficult task of distinguishing fact from… um… well, the other thing (at least, according to the other witnesses to the inquiry, and their reputations).