of their income. the government will expand its role running liverpool city council, after an inquiry last year found the authority was failing some of its duties the prime minister of finland sanna marin has agreed to a drug test after a celebrity party video leaked on social media. british athlete dina asher smith calls for more research into the effects of periods on sporting performance after she limps out a major race we discuss an intriguing new feature from wells. a horrorfilm entirely in welsh, and that is at 545. nhs leaders have warned that rising numbers of people will become ill unless the government takes more action on high energy prices. the nhs confederation says the uk is facing a public health emergency . it s written to ministers, warning that soaring energy costs mean people will have to choose between skipping meals to heat their homes, or living in cold, damp conditions this winter. the government says it s giving millions of the most vulnerable house
in ukraine while russia threatens to cut off power supplies to the plant. the prime minister of finland sanna marin has agreed to a drug test after a celebrity party video leaked on social media. and coming up in half an hour, foreign correspondents based in london give an outsider s view of events in the uk in dateline. a former british member of the islamic state terror group, has been sentenced to life in prison, by a court in america. el shafee el sheikh was among a group of british i.s members, who carried out a brutal reign of terror in syria, and became known as the beatles, a name given to them by their captives. james foley was an american journalist murdered in 2014 at the hands of the group. his mother diane foley has been speaking outside the court about the sentencing of el shafee elsheikh. let this sentencing make clear to all who dare to kidnap, torture or kill any american citizen abroad that usjustice will find you wherever you are and that our govt will hold
warnings of a public health emergency in the uk this winterfor the nhs, amid fears services could be even more stretched after a bad summer. and a show of solidarity for salman rushdie: authors gather in new york to demonstrate their support, a week after he was attacked. we start in the us, where a former british member of the islamic state terror group, has been sentenced to life in prison, by a court in virginia. el shafee elsheikh, who s 3a, was among a group of british is members who carried out a brutal reign of terror in syria. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal reports from virginia. and then they would ask me to. el shafee elsheikh claimed he was a simple is fighter who wanted to help. but it wasn t true. he was part of the islamic state group which terrorised large swathes of iraq and syria between 2014 and 2017. beatings, electrocutions and mock executions were carried out by the jihadists on western hostages, who called their torturers the beatles due t
mar-a-lago. an urgent new warning that a ukraine knew clear plant may be on the brink of a disaster. there s shelling around the plant as images of the facility seen first on cnn are casting doubt on vladimir putin s claims. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you are in the situation room. we begin with a new legal blow for a key trump ally. senator graham losing, losing a new attempt to try to avoid facing a grand jury in georgia next week. the ruling happened a little while ago and caps a very eventful week in multiple investigations linked to the former president. go to cnn political correspondent sara murray here. senator graham is making every effort to try to avoid testifying. the senator made the argument he should not have to testify saying he did is legislative activity. well, the federal judge said this week i won t quash the subpoena. graham said will you stay the decision? will you put it on pause so i don
on twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. 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. rail workers are on strike once again in their dispute over pay causing widespread disruption to the network across england and wales. only about 20% of the usual train services are running around the country and finishing much earlier than normal as the latest wave of strikes hit the railways. and a winning streak for emma raducanu, who picked up where she left off after beating serena williams to thrash victoria azarenka in cincinatti. good morning and welcome to bbc news. pupils across england, wales, and northern ireland are getting their a level, t level, and btec exam results. we are rooting for you. these students are the first cohort to sit exams since before covid 19. grades reached record highs last year during the pandemic when they were determined by teach