also on the programme. reforming the social care system in england more details emerge of the £1.7 billion to be raised by a new levy. in england, scotland and northern ireland, university staff go on strike over pay and pensions students say their education is being damaged again. efforts continue to restore power to the tens of thousands of people in parts of england, scotland and wales who have spent a fifth night without electricity after storm arwen. and why the welsh government says there are too many second homes in wales, and that action is needed. and coming up on the bbc news channel: johanna konta announces her retirement from tennis but tells the bbc she plans to remain in the sport in some capacity. welcome to bbc news at six, which comes from cardiff today from the new headquarters of bbc wales. mark drakeford the first minister of wales has been in talks this afternoon with the cabinet minister michael gove and the first ministers of scotland and north
cities and infrastructure. the supreme court considers whether the scottish government in holyrood can call an independence referendum without the agreement of westminster. and the prince and princess of wales at radio 1 s newsbeat recording a special episode on mental health. as we said at the start of this special newsbeat, this is all about having a meaningful conversation on mental health, but it shouldn t stop here. absolutely, because talking about mental health is so important. coming up on the bbc news channel, jofra archer is given an england central contract despite not playing international cricket for the last 18 months, so they re hoping the fast bowler will be back in the next year. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the bank of england has made a fresh move to try to calm investors, saying it will buy more government bonds after warning of a material risk on the markets to financial stability. uk bonds are also known as gilts, and they allow t
is at its lowest level for almost 50 years, according to figures released this morning. the chancellor kwasi kwarteng will meet the treasury select committee to bring you his economic plans. we will have updates about shortly. a hearing is under way at the supreme court on whether scotland can call an independence referendum without the consent of the uk government. there is at the wreck of the mary rose. it has come to the surface and it s exactly a0 years since henry viii s flagship the mary rose was raised from the bottom of the solent after 437 years under the sea. we can now go straight to the nato secretary generaljens stoltenberg to his reaction on those russian strikes in ukraine yesterday and today. we strikes in ukraine yesterday and toda . ~ . today. we will further increase the -rotection today. we will further increase the protection of today. we will further increase the protection of our today. we will further increase the protection of our critical p
was one of britain s most versatile and successful performers. music: theme from murder she wrote. time for a look at the weather. here s nick miller. sunsets and the moon are dominating our photographs here this evening, but you may have notice things changing out there. more persistent rain running across northern ireland and that is heading into western scotland over the next few hours. also, that will introduce rain to north west england and parts of wales. for the midlands, eastern and southern england, some clear spells, allowing temperatures to drop close to freezing in the colder areas, but not as cold as this morning, but elsewhere with all of the cloud and the chance for rain, as tomorrow begins, it will be a milder start, a damp start in scotland and northern ireland, with heavy bursts of rain in scotland especially. that will clear to sunny spells, well into the afternoon before it pulls away from south east scotland, and more of the rain moves into northern engla