liz truss is expected to start appointing her new cabinet later today. one of the most pressing issues she will face is how to deal with soaring energy bills. details are beginning to emerge of a plan that could see energy bills frozen at their current levels for 18 months. we ll hear from voters about what they want from the new prime minister. i feel like there needs to be somebody who is a little bit more honest, a bit more transparent, and has a goal which is going to be to make the world a better place for this generation, because as a mother, i m really worried, with the cost of income with everything. and coming up on the bbc news channel. rafa nadal is out of the us open after losing to american frances tiafoe in the spaniards first grand slam defeat this year. good afternoon from downing street. in the last half hour, liz truss has met the queen at balmoral and been formally appointed as the country s new prime minister. this afternoon she will address the nation fro
Something drier through the afternoon. look at what happens in the central belt, this could create difficult travel conditions. rather more scattered into northern ireland and a few batches are working from west to east through england and wales. we are looking at a cluster heading towards the london area, all eyes on downing street, the question is the degree to which they will move in. keep the umbrella handy. warm, sunny spells around some of these downpours once they have moved, some continue overnight, another area moving from the south west into england and wales may not be as lively as recently but still a chance it could be woken by a rumble of thunder, mild and humid overnight. in the morning showers break out, rain across scotland, some pleasantly warm, sunny spells but any showers could be heavy and thundery. still quite windy towards the south west closer to the low