suffer the most. also coming up: called to account. hundreds of uk post office managers were falsely accused of fraud because of faulty software. we look at role of the tech giant fujitsu in a massive miscarriage ofjustice. and the rugby league world cup kicks off today after a covid delay with the biggest sponsorship deal in the tournament s history. absolutely, 100%, iam not going anywhere. a defiant uk chancellor on whether he and the british prime minister will still be in theirjobs at this time next month. as you have been hearing, he has flown back early from iff meetings in washington for meetings with the pm. imf. washington for meetings with the pm. imf. they are expected to pause plans after weeks of economic crisis. people are panicked about the impact of billions of pounds of tax cuts funded by more borrowing on the u.k. s debt and on inflation and that sent government borrowing costs and mortgage rates are soaring and force the bank of england to come to the
torrential rain brings major flooding. and the flying scotsman the first steam engine to hit 100 miles an hour celebrates a century on the tracks. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng has cut short his visit to the us to hold urgent talks with the prime minister, as pressure mounts on the government over its mini budget. the chancellor had been in washington for a meeting of global finance ministers. he d originally been expected to return back to london on saturday. speaking to the bbc yesterday before the change of plans, mr kwarteng said he believes 100% that he will still be a chancellor and liz truss will still be prime minister in a month s time. later today, the chancellor and prime minister are expected to hold talks with conservative mps. some think the government s tax cutting plans should be reversed, while others believe the help with energy bills should be more targeted. there s even talk of whether both the chancellor and
the leaders of china s ruling communist party gather for a summit in which ruler xijinping is expected to secure a historic third term in office. communities in three australian states are ordered to evacuate as torrential rain brings major flooding. and the flying scotsman the first steam engine to hit 100 miles an hour celebrates a century on the tracks. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. britain s chancellor, kwasi kwarteng, has cut short his visit to the us, to hold urgent talks with the prime minister, as pressure mounts on the government over its mini budget. mr kwarteng had been in washington for a meeting of global finance ministers. he d originally been expected to return back to london on saturday. speaking to the bbc yesterday before the change of plans, mr kwarteng said he believes 100% that he will still be a chancellor and liz truss will still be prime minister in a month s time. later today, the chancellor and prime
New york are continuing to monitor gentlemans out of The Middle East where were learning more about the Ceasefire Proposal that hamas, except in israel, rejected today and is really strikes on Southern Gaza. There are raising new questions about whether these limited operations will grow into a full fledged invasion of raffa, which Binding Ministration has been warning against for weeks. We begin the hour right now today, 12 and the Trump Hush Money Trial And Judges Second Contempt Finding against the former president today in his warning that a third could mean jail time that im is calling two longtime trump employees as they try to show exactly how Michael Cohen was repaid by trumps trust and personal accounts in 2017 after he paid hush money to Stormy Daniels back with the panel joining us as well as harry lipman, who was in court todays and la times Legal Affairs columnist, host of the talking feds podcast, and former Deputy Assistant attorney general. Im wondering what you observe
Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper what were going to start today with our Law And Justice lead a stern warning for donald trump today from the bench. Keep violating your gag order and your Hush Money Cover of case, and you may well end up in jail. Judge juan merchan, Finding Today The Trump via lord, violated that gag order for the 10th time. He find a trump 1,000 which is the maximum penalty. But judge, where shine went on to tell the former president , quote, at the end of the de, i have a job to do and part of that job is to protect the dignity of the judicial system and compel respect as much as i do not want to impose a jail sanctioned and ive done everything i can to avoid doing so i want you to understand that i will if necessary, and appropriate, unquote. Today weve also heard testimony from two witnesses who went through check by check, the payments made by donald trump to his former attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen. Those payments are at the very heart of this case because