is again taking its toll. also on the programme... buckingham palace has announced that charles iii will be crowned at westminster abbey on saturday may 6th. russia has launched more missile strikes against ukraine, hitting the western city of lviv and zaporizhzhia in the south—east. in a major scientific achievement — nasa says its attempt — to deflect the path of an asteroid has been a success. last night the police arrested him for killing hemsley post. and the hollywood legend dame angela lansbury — star of murder, she wrote — has died at the age of 96. inaudible good evening. yet again, the bank of england has been forced to take emergency measures in the wake of the government's mini budget, which has provoked alarm in the financial markets. in the budget, the chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, promised significant tax cuts — without saying how he would fund them. the bank of england spoke today of a �*material risk�* to the uk's financial stability, but tonight, the governor of the bank warned that its emergency support programme for the bond market would end on friday. the chancellor will be in washington tomorrow to meet officials of the international monetary fund, so let's join our economics editor, faisal islam, in washington with the latest. another day of unwanted drama in those financial markets, particularly the markets for uk government's debt. in the morning and emergency action. unprecedented. the bank of england says it is to shore up the market and to secure certain areas of the pension fund industry. by the evening, the bank of england saying to an audience of bankers on the margins of this imf summit that there were limits to this emergency action. that had an impact on the stirling market but there might also be a consequence for the government, too. facing the markets directly, andrew bailey meeting with the world's top bankers in washington, dc on a day of a further emergency intervention for the financial market. the source of the issue remains the market for uk government debt since the mini budget. the bank of england has once again had to intervene to protect financial stability from a fire sale by some types of pension fund. the new intervention did temper short—term borrowing rates, but the effective cost of borrowing over 30 years carried on rising. these rates remain higher than at the time of the mini budget. while two—year rates were down a little, the existing rise is still filtering into mortgages. today the rate for a typical two—year mortgage fix shot up again. it only reached 6% nearly a week ago and is already now nearly 6.5%. the governor was making it clear to these pension industry funds that there were clear limits to its help. a message to the firms involved, you have three days left now. you've got to get this done. because again part of the essence of a financial stability intervention is that it is temporary. stability intervention is that it is temporary-— temporary. and the uncompromising messa . e temporary. and the uncompromising message repeated outside _ temporary. and the uncompromising message repeated outside the bbc. | message repeated outside the bbc. - are doing everything to preserve financial stability. you have my assurance on that. i think there is an important task now for the funds to ensure they are done. sterling has fallen in _ to ensure they are done. sterling has fallen in response _ to ensure they are done. sterling has fallen in response to - to ensure they are done. sterling has fallen in response to what. to ensure they are done. sterling | has fallen in response to what you said, because they've got three days, does that complicate matters? no, this has to be done for the sake of financial security. the chancellor in the commons today stuck to his mini budget plan despite challenges. last month, we set out the growth plan which will focus on breaking out of the high tax, low growth cycle that we were currently trapped in. this will put more money in people's pockets and raise living standards for all our people. are the chancellor and the prime minister the last people left on earth who actually think that their plan is working? yes! just to pick up on a point, the imf said today that, actually, the plan, the mini budget has increased the forecast for growth. at precisely the same time the chancellor was praising the imf�*s assessment of the uk economy, in washington dc, it was saying the rate shock started with the mini budget and suggested further reversals of its unfunded tax cuts would help solve the problem. it isa it is a rather mixed bag for the chancellor from the imf today. the new forecasts stressed the global nature of the energy shop that therefore affects the economies of germany and italy more than the uk. but here it is also clear that the extra instability in government debt markets which have required emergency action, well, that is uk specific, and the imf have reiterated the suggestion of further u—turns on government policy. the chancellor flies in shortly. u—turns on government policy. the chancellorflies in shortly. he u—turns on government policy. the chancellor flies in shortly. he will also face questions from his fellow finance ministers. this interest rate shock is continuing to filter into the mortgage market and so into housing and also business lending. the chancellor now has three weeks to find tens of billions in spending cuts which are both economically credible and politically viable. plenty here need to be convinced. faisal islam, bbc news, at the imf in washington. our economics correspondent dharshini david is here. lots of people watching tonight will probably be thinking all of this, the prospect for mortgages and pension funds, what is the message, how do you analyse this? it is understandable _ how do you analyse this? it 3 understandable people might how do you analyse this? it 1 understandable people might be fearful at the moment. we've had the bank outlining crisis intervention, a governor who has admitted to losing sleep over this, but the purpose of him worrying about our pensions is so we don't have to. that means a relatively small number of pension companies are impacted by this problem. the kind of help we have seen here is to shore up their finances, give them some breathing space, and a relatively small part of that emergency support has been accessed. that confirmation from the governor that this help will end on friday was a reminder to the market for theirfundamental friday was a reminder to the market for their fundamental fears about the governmentmacroeconomic plans remain. that's why borrowing costs are still high. as for mortgages, we've seen the fastest increase in fixed rates on record. what will it take to calm things? the next stage of the economic plan is due on halloween, what tricks and treats does the chancellor have up his sleeve? he's got to reassure about growth, about funding those tax cuts, about reducing that debt. it's notjust his reputation at stake. it's the fortunes of 2 million households. that's how many will need to renal —— will need to remortgage. -- will need to remortgage. thanks very much- — -- will need to remortgage. thanks very much- you _ -- will need to remortgage. thanks very much. you mention _ -- will need to remortgage. thanks very much. you mention the - -- will need to remortgage. thanks very much. you mention the impact -- will need to remortgage. thanks i very much. you mention the impact on pound sterling as part of the context of what we are talking about. tell us more. the pound sterlin: about. tell us more. the pound sterling fell _ about. tell us more. the pound sterling fell by _ about. tell us more. the pound sterling fell by about 2 - about. tell us more. the pound sterling fell by about 2 cents i sterling fell by about 2 cents against the dollar. it has been pretty volatile for the past two, three weeks. that reflects the fact the markets, some in the pension industry have been lobbying the bank to extend this period of support over the next two, three weeks whilst we face some uncertainties that you were just talking about around the issue of what the government of�*s actual plan for debt will be. but this reflects tough love from the bank of england. we've done enough, they think, so far up until this weekend, and now the fans have to work this issue out itself. it is a message which might also be echoed in government. there is a limit to what the bank of england can do. in crises like this over the past ten years we have seen the way the bank has stepped in to help governments that is borrowing a lot of money. the bank won't do that this time. it is up to the government to find a solution. thanks very much. we can stay with the state of the economy in the uk now. the unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in almost half a century — falling to 3.5% over the summer. but the rate of economic inactivity, which measures the proportion of people aged between 16 and 64 not looking for work, increased to nearly 22% in thejune to august period. our business editor simonjack reports. the good news is that the unemployment rate is at a 50 year low. the bad news is that means workers are harder to find, which is holding back companies like this bristol based waste management company. recruitment difficulties are making it harder to take on extra work, and it really limits our ability to grow, which we definitely want to grow. we have so much potential. they're struggling to hire, even after offering a 20% pay rise for some roles. that's not an option in the public sector, which is also struggling to recruit and where pay rises are below private company offers and well below inflation. you've got your two days shifts of nine hours each. firefighter and union rep amanda mills, says she understands the attraction of higher paid, less riskyjobs. with our 5% pay offer that we've just been offered, people are wondering how they're going to make their wages stretch, and if they can get employment elsewhere that pays more, there is not much competition, unfortunately. although the percentage of those able and willing to work who are not in work has hit a 50 year low, that's partly because the number of people who aren't looking for work has grown to 9 million, a record 21.7% of working age people, and of that 9 million, 3.6 are between ages of 50—65. 69,000 of them are right here in bristol, and the council wants to help as many back into work as possible. that's 25% of that age group. well, that is a massive waste of talent and skill. it is a problem because that is such a large part of our population that is disengaged. and we have jobs that need doing. wages in the private sector and particularly in the public sector are not keeping pace with inflation, which means living standards are falling. but there's another problem. companies that can't find the workers can't do the work and certainly can't grow. that is a problem for a government who says they're number one objective is economic growth. brexit and covid saw hundreds of thousands of eu workers leave the uk, migration from non—eu countries has risen, but fewer of the new migrants are work ready according to economists. eu migrants tend to be employed at a rate of about 80%, non—eu migrants at about 60%. that means for a single increase in migration, you get less work ready people from the type of migration we are seeing into the uk at the moment. the number of vacancies has dipped from recent record highs, perhaps as more are financially forced back into work orfirms give up on hiring. but finding workers with the right skills remains a challenge for companies and the economy. simonjack, bbc news, bristol. let's join our political editor chris mason. some have said the government will have to drop their entire plans for income tax rates cuts. what do you make of that?— make of that? this is a difficult olitical make of that? this is a difficult political place. _ make of that? this is a difficult political place. plenty - make of that? this is a difficult political place. plenty of - make of that? this is a difficult political place. plenty of the i political place. plenty of the things that might help calm the markets, might help with economic growth, are probably the politically trickiest to achieve. take, for instance, those tax cuts. the chancellor could ditch them but in so doing would probably ditch what remains of his economic credibility. then spending cuts, some would say about time too, the tax take is to become others would say they aren't a good idea. but look at what the government wants to do, it says it wants to boost defence spending, keep the nhs going over the winter. if it does that, the cuts elsewhere will have to be really, really big. and with that will come a political battle. then there are the regulatory changes the government is keen on. planning, for instance, making it easier to build houses. it could have an economic value but it could have an economic value but it could run into political trouble. that is what the prime minister faces. the second prime minister's questions for her is tomorrow. thanks very much, chris. buckingham palace has announced that the coronation of king charles iii will take place on saturday the 6th may next year. the queen consort will also be crowned in the same ceremony at westminster abbey. the event will combine the ancient and modern, according to officials, "reflecting the monarch�*s role today and look towards the future". at 7a years of age, charles will be the oldest monarch to be crowned, as our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. he's been king since the moment of his mother's death. charles was in ballater near balmoral today thanking local people for their support over recent weeks. alongside king charles, camilla, the queen consort. and they will be side by side in seven months�* time to be crowned alongside each other at the coronation. archive: and now here comes her majesty. - injune 1953, queen elizabeth rode in a gold coach to her coronation. archive: her majesty moves to king edward's chair. it�*s an event which, while it�*s purely symbolic and constitutional terms, has a deep religious significance. god save the queen! it�*s a moment when a new monarch is crowned and consecrated, when a king or queen dedicates him or herself to the service of his or her people. for king charles, the coronation will be a blend, ancient traditions with a contemporary feel. in a statement, buckingham palace said... will britain at a time of homelessness and restricting benefits and energy prices going up really cheer to the rafters the site of a head of state riding in a golden coach? there are others who will say, that is just what we want. nearly 70 years after the grandeur of queen elizabeth�*s coronation, the crowning of king charles and queen camilla will be shorter, smaller and more diverse. a coronation, which in the words of the new kings officials, will reflect the britain and the world of today. and will there be a public holiday to celebrate? that�*s a matter for the government says the palace. nicholas witchell, bbc news. for a second day, russia has launched missile strikes against ukrainian cities, strikes which the united nations says appear to have targeted civilian infrastructure — and could therefore constitute war crimes. world leaders, meeting today as part of the g7 group, have confirmed their commitment to provide military and economic aid for ukraine, for as long as it takes. 0ur correspondent paul adams has the latest from kyiv. in kyiv, a day of welcome calm after yesterday�*s storm. air raid sirens did sound briefly, citizens heeding their government�*s warning to seek shelter. some heading for the metro. translation: we don't feel safe because we don't - know what�*s coming next. nevertheless, i hope that what happened yesterday was the scariest thing. translation: i'm not afraid because there i will be victory for ukraine, ukrainians, for all of our people. one of yesterday�*s missiles almost hit the city�*s famous pedestrian bridge. today, after getting the all clear, people came out to see what almost happened. this popular bridge isn�*tjust a tourist attraction any more, it�*s now what the mayor calls a symbol of ukraine�*s indomitability. but while the people of the city have had a pretty quiet day on which to reflect on yesterday�*s events, it hasn�*t been the same in other parts of the country. in the southern city of zaporizhzhia, a car showroom was gutted earlier this morning. officials said 12 missiles were fired at the city. zaporizhzhia has been hit almost every day for the past two weeks. officials in other cities have been ordered not to release images of damage to power plants and other infrastructure. with winter coming, they know energy is a key russian target. this afternoon, president zelensky directly appealed to allies for help in dealing with missiles and drones. he thanked them for helping to secure ukraine�*s skies but said the threats kept coming and ukraine needed more. back in the capital, the clean—up continues. the government has told people here to be vigilant and conserve energy. in this war with many fronts, keeping warm may soon become the next battle. pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. manchester crown court has been told that a nurse, accused of the murder of seven babies, was interrupted by the mother of one little boy when she arrived at the neonatal unit. lucy letby, who�*s 32, is accused of murdering five baby boys and two girls, and the attempted murder of ten others, at the countess of chester hospital. she denies all the charges. 0ur correspondentjudith moritz reports from manchester. but it is instead said she attacked them in their cots and their incubators in the special care unit. in the year betweenjune 2015 and june 2016, the babies were all patients in the neonatal section at the countess of chester maternity unit. today, the prosecution continue to open its case at manchester crown court, detailing how each baby was attacked, and saying a pattern emerged and she was the only nurse present at each time. we are not reporting the names of the babies and their parents because of a restriction imposed by court order. instead, we are referring to them as babies a to q. e and f were twin brothers born prematurely and they heard that one night their mother had gone from her bed on the postnatal ward to visit them on the neonatal unit. it was said that baby e was very distressed and bleeding from his mouth. and without realising it, she had interrupted lucy letby who was in the process of murdering her son. leading the prosecution, nickjohnson qc said the mother recalls lucy letby attempting to reassure her... the jury heard that lucy letby urged the baby�*s mother to return to her own bed, as if to say, "trust me, i am a nurse." baby e died that night and the following day it�*s alleged lucy letby tried unsuccessfully to murder his twin brother. the jury has also been told that the nurse tried to kill another baby, baby g, three times. the little girl survived but is now severely disabled with irreversible brain damage. it�*s been claimed that lucy letby had a very unusual interest in many of the babies�* parents, searching for them repeatedly on facebook. the nurse denies all the charges she faces. the case will continue tomorrow. judith morris, bbc news, manchester. the american space agency nasa says it can now lay claim to the title of "defender of the planet" — following its successful attempt — to deflect the path of an asteroid. the experiment took place some 7 million miles from earth. the mission was created to test a potential plan to defend the earth against threatening objects. 0ur science editor rebecca morelle has the story. extraordinary images from a mission like no other, as nasa�*s dart spacecraft closed in on an asteroid 7 million miles away from the earth. its aim — to knock the space rock off course by smashing into it. three, two, one! cheering. oh, wow. now, at a nasa press conference, the mission team has confirmed that it�*s worked. and so, today, nasa confirms that dart successfully changed - the targeted asteroid's trajectory. this mission shows that nasa - is trying to be ready for whatever the universe throws at us. telescopes on earth tracked the moving asteroid, capturing the moment of impact, revealing the rocky debris being hurled into space. and this image from the hubble space telescope revealed how the crash created a plume of dust 6,000 miles long. all of this debris helped to alter the asteroid�*s path. the target was a double asteroid system — a larger space rock called didymos orbited by a smaller one called dimorphos. before the collision, it took dimorphos 11 hours and 55 minutes to fly around the bigger rock. but crashing a space rock at ia,000 miles per hour into dimorphos has given it a kick, changing its speed just a fraction. and now, nasa has confirmed that this has altered its orbit. it now takes 11 hours and 23 minutes. that�*s a huge decrease of 32 minutes. if you wanted to do this in the future, potentially, it could potentially work, but you�*d want to do it years in advance. warning time is really key here in order to enable this sort of asteroid deflection to potentially be used in the future. another close encounter of this asteroid is already planned. in two years, europe will send a spacecraft to study the crater left by the crash — helping us to see if this really is an effective way of defending our planet. rebecca morelle, bbc news. the united kingdom�*s highest court is being asked tojudge whether the scottish parliament can authorise a referendum on independence without the agreement of westminster. the first minister nicola sturgeon wants to hold a referendum next year, but downing street is against the plans. 0ur scotland editorjames cook is here with more details. the first vote on independence was held on the 18th of september 2014 after downing street decided that holyrood should have the power to hold it. 55% of voters said no and 45% yes, but since then we�*ve had brexit, which a majority of scottish voters did not back. the snp are still the largest party at holyrood. and a majority of msps now want another vote on independence on the 19th of october next year. this time, though, the uk government says "no." and so the political row has become a legal dispute, here at the supreme court in london, about whether or not holyrood has the power to hold a referendum anyway. with the scottish government arguing that it�*s in the public interest to settle the matter. the uk government says the case is "abstract, hypothetical and premature." the five judges could take several months to issue their ruling. if they do say no to a second vote, scotland�*s first minister nicola sturgeon says she�*ll go to the people and treat the next general election as an independence referendum. her opponents say theyjust wouldn�*t accept that. but with the polls on independence split more or less down the middle, the issue looks set to dominate scottish politics for years to come whatever the judges decide. james cook, many thanks. the republic of ireland has ended scotland�*s dreams of a place wales too will miss out after being beaten 2—1 in the last minute of extra time by switzerland. jane dougall reports. far from the "land of their fathers," but hoping to go further. a win for wales in switzerland would just be a step towards a first major tournament. this was their chance. rhiannon roberts grabbed it. commentator: yes! for a moment, wales believed, but the euphoria was short lived. a well worked goal gave switzerland the equaliser. that meant extra time. right on the last minute, switzerland broke the hearts of wales. they celebrated and wales watch their world cup dreams fall away. a wales defeat was not helpful for scotland. now all they could do was leave everything on this hampden pitch and hope that would be enough. the republic of ireland stood in their way. the referee certainly noticed an irish handball. gift for scotland but caroline weir threw it away. ireland then took control. amber barrett kept her cool. that was ireland�*s winning goal, sending them to a first ever world cup. whilst scotland will have to watch another major tournament from afar. disappointment and that is an understatement for both scotland and wales. several have spoken of their frustration during the summer�*s euros watching england lift a trophy for a tournament they were not even involved in and now next year�*s world cup will take place without wales and scotland involved. and that means they will be set out on the chance to capitalise on the growth of the women�*s game. one of the last remaining stars of hollywood�*s golden age — the actress dame angela lansbury — has died at the age of 96. herfamily said she died at her home in los angeles this morning. she was best known for starring as the detective in murder she wrote but also had a presence on stage and in film. sarah campbell looks back at her life. suppose the master comes back and asks where you�*ve gone. tell him ijust went for a walk. by yourself? she was 17, it was her first part, playing opposite ingrid bergman, and she was nominated for an oscar. angela lansbury�*s career couldn�*t have started better. in due course there were starring roles in hollywood and on television. you are to shoot the presidential nominees through the head. in the manchurian candidate she played the monstrous mother of a brainwashed son. increasingly, it was character parts like this that she was offered. rallying a nation of television viewers into hysteria to sweep us up into the white house with powers that will make martial law seem like anarchy. in her 60s she reinvented herself as a television actress. above all, as the genteel detective jessica fletcher in murder she wrote. apparently, you haven�*t heard. last night the police arrested him for killing hemsley post. she produced the shows as well as starring, and became, they said, the richest woman in hollywood, with a fortune estimated at $70 million. herfilms for children showed her gift for comedy. 0h, bother, i do hate shoddy work. there was bedknobs and broomsticks and later, nanny mcphee. i smell damp. no, at least, not noticeably. i thought there was a medium before me... at the age of nearly 90, she was starring in noel coward�*s blithe spirit in the west end. i had my first trance when i was four and a half. and was thrilled to be made a dame... it�*s a lovely thing to be recognised and given that nod of approval by your own country and i really cherish it. a character actress as comfortable on stage as she was on screen, over many decades, angela lansbury was one of britain�*s most versatile and successful performers. music: theme from murder she wrote.