across england and wales. a drier slice of weather, but then the rain returns. it could become quite heavy, particularly across the western areas. it s all about the storms, loads of them tonight. that is bbc news at six. have a look at the bbc online, all of the latest analysis and development is there, building on the news stories. and, of course, cross the nations and regions our colleagues are waiting with the news where you are. but from all of us here on bbc news at six, thanks for watching and goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. our headlines. chelsea sack their manager seven games into the season and less than 18 months after thomas tuchel won them the champions league. keira walsh becomes the world s most expensive female footballe but manchester city lose another star as the lionessjoins barcelona. and alex hales has returned to the england fold for the first time in three years when he was dropped because of an off field incident that s kep
will take immediate action to help people with the cost of their energy bills and i will be making an announcement on that tomorrow. and we ll report from pakistan and the deadly flooding there. officials the threat of the country s largest lake bursting its banks is receding. we start with the war in ukraine. the russian president vladimir putin says the sanctions imposed on russia following the invasion of ukraine represent the biggest current threat to the world economy. have a listen. translation: after the pandemic, different challenges arrived that have also been global in nature and pose a danger to the whole world. i m talking about the west s sanctions fever. its brazen and aggressive attempts to force others how to behave, deprive them of their sovereignty and force them into submission. there is nothing unusual about that. this policy has been used by the west for decades. the kremlin has repeatedly tried to downplay the effect of sanctions on its economy. with s