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 one of the last stars of hollywood s golden age, the actress angela lansbury, has died, at the age of 96. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. president biden and g7 leaders have said they will provide ukraine with military and financial support for as long as it takes as they warned russia against using weapons of mass destruction. the leaders made the commitment at an online meeting, in which they promised severe consequences should moscow s rhetoric on nuclear weapons become more than just words. the meeting was addressed by president volodymyr zelenskyy, who called for more help with air defence following two days of russian missile attacks. paul adams reports from kyiv. in kyiv, a day of welcome calm after yesterday s storm. air raid sirens
thriving in one of the world s toughest environments, we meet the greenland communities on the frontline of climate change. a lot of places in greenland have a record and rain. nowadays, we never know how the weather is going to be. bother! i do hate shoddy work. and dame angela lansbury, one of the stars of hollywood s golden age, has died at the age of 96. welcome to the programme. we will begin welcome to the programme. we will begin with what is going on on will begin with what is going on on financial markets. the pound has fallen sharply after the head of the bank of england announced an end to its emergency interventions in to the pension industry. the bed was made to support the pension the bed was made to support the pension industry. the bank had been buying government bonds to help stabilise the market, but andrew bailey says the support will stop on friday, despite calls to extend it. our economics editor faisal islam reports. the problems in uk financial mark
yes, indeed, the thought of a chip implant may send a shiver down your spine, that comes later but we begin with the latest warning from the international monetary fund. it has slashed its forecast for the global economy, saying it will grow by only 2.7% next year, with many countries in recession. in its six month update, the imf said the worst was yet to come. this forecast comes as the fund and internationalfinance ministers meet in washington. our north america business correspondent michelle fleury has more from the us capital. the international monetary fund had bad news forjust about everyone. according to its latest forecast, a third of countries will be in recession next year. and whatever growth the others have, it will be far less than they had hoped for. on top of that, the fund s less than they had hoped for. on top of that, the funds to balcomba speaking to the bbc insisted central banks must continue to raise interest rates to fight inflation. if central banks
an nhs health check at the age of 45 so they can discuss the menopause with their doctor. heartbreakfor the home nations as both scotland and wales fail to qualify for the women s world cup. a cold start the day in the southeast with patchy thrust, the rest of us do not have a skull to start as yesterday. with apache frost, the rest of us do not have as cold start as yesterday. it s wednesday 12th october. our main story. the value of the pound has fallen sharply after the bank of england confirmed it won t extend an emergency financial support package beyond this friday. the measures were launched nearly two weeks ago because of the turmoil prompted by the chancellor s mini budget. our economics editor, faisal islam reports. the problems in uk financial markets are not solved. the bank of england has repeatedly stepped in to help the pensions industry since chancellor kwasi kwarteng s controversial mini budget. but the message from governor andrew bailey to the bbc is tha
and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. when angela lansbury of last in this was last in this studio you about a year ago, she was heading to london to bring blithe spirit to the west end. the comedy just opened in los angeles, thankfully, and will continue on tour next year. let s start our conversation with a look at blithe spirit. [ laughter ] stop it [ laughter ] we ll be in in a minute. will you think me woozy if i retire to the dining room for a moment? my first wife tops speak to me alone. wants to speak to me alone. only for a few minutes, i promise she ll be here when you come back. miriam? [ laughter ] darling, darling i m glad you need back across the pond. yes, i surely did. it is good to see you again. thank you very much. i feel fortunate to see you twice in less than 13 or 14 months. it s hard to believe that, but i was of here just before i went to london. do you remember? uh-huh. o