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care workers out of theirjobs. it s the late, late show at old trafford, as an injury time winner earns manchester united victory in the europa league, which keeps alive their chances of winning their group. we are live at king s cross station in london. say happy birthday to the world s most famous train, the flying scotsman, celebrating 100 years on our ways. and as we steam towards the weekend, expect a mishmash of cloud, sunshine and rain at times. sunday looking driver many. coming up. good morning. it s friday, the 14th october. our main story. 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. liz truss is facing intense pressure to reverse her tax cutting plans, in a bid to reassure both the financial markets and her own party. frances read reports. behind closed doors in downing street, everything is back on the table. billions of pounds of borr ....
secretaryjustine greening, sir malcom rifkind, who served as foreign and defence secretary in the thatcher and major governments, and catherine haddon from the institute for government. hello, welcome to the programme. after one of the driest summers on record, the notoriously fickle british weather turned of course it did just at the very moment liz truss arrived in downing street this afternoon. and as the heavens opened, drenching the loyal conservative members who had gathered to greet her, the sketch writers might have been tempted to draw analogies with the deluge of issues, that are now piling up on the new prime ministers desk. not that she seemed fazed by the challenge ahead. this is a storm we can ride out, she said, to become the modern brilliant britain i know we can be. i m honoured to take on this responsibility at a vital time in our country. what makes the united kingdom great is our fundamental belief in freedom in enterprise and in fair play. our p ....
live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s six in the morning in singapore and 11pm in london, where liz truss, who has been elected leader of the conservative party, is preparing to become britain s next prime minister. borisjohnson is due to announce his resignation to the queen later on tuesday, and the monarch will then invite ms truss to form a government. our first report is from our political editor, chris mason. liz truss arrived as foreign secretary and would leave as tomorrow s prime minister. the final act of the contest to replace borisjohnson the outcome. inside, an expectant crowd after a long campaign awaits the candidates. rishi sunak and liz truss. and then, the result. i give notice that liz truss is elected as the leader. of the conservative and unionist party the words to follow her winning, in the hands of her husband, a clear victory but not ....
. the right now with midterm election in less than six weeks, all the assumptions are still being thrown out the sheer depth of donald trump s alleged illegal activity continues to impact the way that we just play expectation. case in, point tonight liz cheney the garter of a former republican vice president and a republican congresswoman who signaled this weekend that she might campaign for democrats should donald trump become the gop s nominee for president in 2024. it s not entirely surprising considering that she has been in the in ceramic shun. it was slated to reveal even more connections between trump associates and the far-right elements that planned and executed the attack on the capitol. but that particular drama is just one of the factors pushing voters to the poll in november. mainstream republicans remain firmly committed to trump and they re at least silent about the deepening legal challenges. can even be compelled to take cheney s lead? that is the big q ....
the united nations is leading a global appeal to help pakistan cope with the devastating floods which have left a third of the country under water and killed more than 1,100 people. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected but mountainous regions in the north west have also been badly hit. the crisis is not over yet as heavy rain continues and water surges down the indus river. sean dilley reports. in some parts of pakistan, it s been relentless. more than 33 million people have been affected by flooding in the country s heaviest rain for more than a decade. this year s monsoon season has claimed well over 1,100 lives since june. more than 3,500 kilometres of road have been damaged, and over 993,000 homes, too. in the northern city of sukkur, temporary retreat for families washed out of their homes. translation: our houses have i collapsed because of the floods. we had a home and it was enough for us. now all our belongings are buri ....