leader to retreat. yevgeny prigozhin, the head of the wagner mercenary group, has been pictured apparently leaving the russian city of rostov on don along with his troops. only yesterday a heavily armed column of wagner troops was heading from rostov on don towards moscow, where defences were being prepared. those troops got to around 300 miles south of the russian capital. then, at around 6.30pm uk time, prigozhin announced that he had agreed to stop the advance, in a deal brokered by the belarusian leader. with all the details, here s our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford. mutineers cheered as heroes. this crowd are shouting wagner, the name of the mercenary group that led me to putin had said treason a couple of hours earlier. in a day of high drama. the wagner group had rolled into rostov on saturday morning, leasing attacks on city streets and taking over a military command post for the ukraine war. there, wagner s boss was filmed haranguing senior milita
welcome to the programme. we start in france big numbers have taken to the streets again the 11th day of mass protests against the change in pension age in france. let me show you some live pictures, already some debris and lines of riot police stacked up. i have been watching pictures of small charges by those police to push some of the protesters back. this is right in the centre of paris, the 11th day of these mass protests that have spoiled over the last two and a half months as so many people protest against the change in pension age, making it up to 64 from 62. large numbers on the streets again. a meeting between the prime minister and labour unions failed to break the deadlock yesterday. our paris correspondent hugh schofield is on the streets of paris and joins me now. there is deadlock, you have protesters continuing to voice their concern about the change and the government insistent there will be no step down in terms of what they are laying out. no step down
the health secretary will meet representatives from the british medical association and other unions later this morning, in a bid to avert future strike action. and tributes pour in forjeff beck, one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time, who has died at the age of 78. hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian mercenary group fighting in ukraine says it has found the body of one of two british aid workers reported missing over the weekend. christopher parry and andrew bagshaw were last seen on friday heading to the town of soledar, which has seen fierce fighting in recent weeks. the claim has not been verified by the foreign office and the wagner group of mercenaries did not give a name. gareth barlow has this report. chris parry and andrew bagshaw went missing on friday, while travelling to the town of soledar. ukrainian police have since been conducting investigations into their disappearance. but now, unconfirmed reports from accounts linked to russia s wagner
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. i m sally bundock. it s a big day ahead for the chancellor kwasi kwarteng as he delivers the keynote speech at the conservative party conference later in birmingham. the new finance minister is expected to insist the government will stay the course on his tax cutting growth plan despite the swift and turbulent reaction on financial markets. this time last week, the pound hit an all time low against the us dollar and days later, the bank of england was forced to take emergency action to protect pension funds. i m joined by dr roger barker director of policy at the institute of directors. how will kwasi kwarteng do today? what are you hoping chancellor will say? i’m today? what are you hoping chancellor will say? i m sure the chancellor chancellor will say? i m sure the chancellor will chancellor will say? i m sure the chancellor will reiterate | the chancellor will reiterate his commitment to taxcutting p
Dozen ges of conservative mps now joined by one of the biggest tory beasts of all. Housing secretary michael gove. Handshakes and hugs in parliament tonight, as more and more mps bid farewell, and Andrea Leadsom the latest big beast to go. We hearfrom our election panel. And live from a Sunak Loyalist who is standing. Labours ahead in the polls but is there danger from the left, asJeremy Corbyn says hell stand against the party he led . We talk to a member of the Shadow Cabinet. Also tonight. With policing being stretched now more than ever, could live facial recognition help . And what impact could it have on people who get misidentified . Im just focussed on, you know, getting through. And then all of a sudden thats when i felt the nudge on the shoulder, saying, oh, at that time im wanted. You could call it the big goodbye, the Great Resignation perhaps a giant surrender even. Tonight, as parliament is prorogued, the number of conservative mps standing down continues to grow. Joe pik