heavy snowstorms batter western states in the us leaving thousands without power and causing travel chaos. it s all over australia thrash england to win the ashes, after a dismal collapse in melbourne. the hospitality sector has welcomed the decision not to impose further coronavirus restrictions in england this week describing it as a lifeline to pubs, bars and clubs relying on new year trade for their survival. the health secretary, sajid javid, announced yesterday that the government would wait untiljanuary before re evaluating the situation in england. but, scotland, wales and northern ireland have all introduced further restrictions this week. people in wales and scotland are living with curbs on hospitality, including the closure of nightclubs and all three nations have imposed restrictions on social mixing indoors. some of the scientists who advise the westminster government say ministers in england are acting on the optimistic end of the spectrum in terms of
more surplus food to those in need after a drop off in donations as the cost of living crisis bites. and the british built space rover looking for work after its mission to mars was cancelled. good afternoon. the prime minister has refused to rule out a real terms cut in benefits, despite growing pressure to do so. liz truss faces a fresh battle with some conservative mps who want her to promise welfare payments will rise in line with inflation rather than earnings a lower percentage figure that would save the government billions of pounds. there s already a cabinet split on the issue the leader of the commons, penny morduant, has openly demanded that benefits do go up in line with prices. this morning, the prime minister told the bbc she would still like to see the rate of tax paid by the highest earners to be lower, despite ditching her plan to do just that only yesterday. iain watson reports from the conservative party conference. it s tin hat time for liz truss. she a
chilly out there, but something milderfor chilly out there, but something milder for the chilly out there, but something milderfor the weekend. chilly out there, but something milder for the weekend. one of our weather watchers captured its in the last hour, across the channel islands. you can see the clear skies on the recent satellite imagery. some good breaks, southern scotland, northern ireland, north west england, but then a claudio zone. it s from that thick cloud, or two brighter breaks but a few showers around as well. the showers across north east england, towards east anglia, could get that bit heavier this afternoon. the breeze is adding to the chill, just seven celsius across parts of norfolk. even uk wide, where you have the sunshine or not, you have temperatures around 11-12. a not, you have temperatures around 11 12. a cool end to the day. the showers will drift southwards to make. clear skies follow on in its wake. that means across parts of rural eastern scot
and square. new revelations come out about president trump s son in law, jared kushner, and his alleged involvement in secret dealings with russia. we are in hull as thousands of festivalgoers attended the bake weekend. debut a repeat of the 2015 win for the gunners would make arsene wenger the most successful manager in the tournament s history. but premier league winners, chelsea, are desperate for the double. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. british airways passengers around the world are facing flight cancellations and delays after a globalfailure of the company s computer systems. planes have been grounded at many aiports worldwide. all ba flights from london heathrow and gatwick have been cancelled for the rest of the day. ba has apologised and said it s working to resolve the problem . our business correspondent joe lynam reports. this is what happens when there is a major it failure. queues were snaking out of the door at terminal 5 at heathrow airport f