chicken. there is a special 50th birthday treat as we chatted a man who made the first mobile phone cord. and thatis first mobile phone cord. and that is that an internet legend tells us what it was like to be part of the twitter takeover. i really did get to see what was happening right in the thick of it. it happening right in the thick of it. , ., , , , it. it is hot, it is bustling, it. it is hot, it is bustling, it is intense. it. it is hot, it is bustling, it is intense. welcome i it. it is hot, it is bustling, it is intense. welcome to| it is intense. welcome to singapore. i have come to a citystate that is home to more than 5 million people and it just 50 kilometres wide and less than 140 kilometres from the equator, this place feels like it is at the centre of everything. east meets west year, nature meets future. this is a thriving financial hub that seems to be doing pretty well for itself. when you think of singapore you might think of the tropical climate or al
a greenpeace banner. elsewhere. ukraine says it has recaptured new territory in the south as russian forces retreat. police in england and wales have pledged to send an officer to attend all home burglaries. rail services across the uk will be severely disrupted again with around 9000 train drivers in the aslef union on strike. billionaire elon musk has apparently changed his mind about buying twitter, again. he s told the social media firm he wants to proceed with his takeover of the platform, at the price he offered months ago before trying to quit the deal. good afternoon and welcome. liz truss has used herfirst good afternoon and welcome. liz truss has used her first speech as prime minister to defend her plans on economic growth, saying, i get it, regarding the 45p income tax. she told delegates that her tax cuts would help britain break out of what she called a high tech slow growth cycle. signalling people said whenever there is trick change, there is disruption an
one was the same. for me, the elastic snapped and that is why i sent a respectful and polite message to the prime minister this morning suggesting that he should go. mrjohnson has assembled a new cabinet, with some new faces he wants to stay in no 10 until there is a new conservative leader. arguments have raged all day about just how long borisjohnson can stay in downing street. tonight, he is promising any big decisions will be left to the next prime minister. just over two years ago, borisjohnson was riding high, but today he leaves a country divided about his legacy. i think he s lied and been found out, and i think he should go. i don t think he s credible any more. i think he did a marvellousjob. what he s done for the country, people don t realise. who else could have done that? who could have passed brexit? also this hour. foreign ministers arrive for the 620 meeting, the first with russia since the start of the ukraine war. and ons jabeur makes history as she reach
And a further £14,000 was spent on private medical bills. He strongly disputes the claims, according to the times. The Conservative Party was made aware of the allegations three months ago. It says its investigating. 0ur Political Correspondent nick eardley reports the honesty needs to start now. The lack of clarity needs to stop. This was mark menzies last week in a local campaign video. When this was filmed, he was still a conservative mp. But last night he was suspended from the party. It came after allegations in a newspaper that he used funds from donors to pay thousands to so called bad people who had apparently locked him in a flat. The bbc has checked details of some of the allegations printed in the times this morning that mr menzies called a 78 year old local activist in the middle of the night, asking for money. It is claimed he said he was being detained against his will, that he needed money as a matter of life or death. The £6,500 was provided by a local activist, the m
Ten years ago, he quit as a ministerial aide after allegations he paid a male escort allegations he denied. he was also reportedly quizzed a few years later by police over claims he got a dog drunk. again, those allegations were strongly denied. mr menzies said he had been cleared by police. after the latest allegations, some local voters were less than impressed. iii local voters were less than impressed- local voters were less than imressed. ., , . impressed. if you are in a public osition impressed. if you are in a public position like impressed. if you are in a public position like that, impressed. if you are in a public position like that, then - impressed. if you are in a public position like that, then honesty| impressed. if you are in a public- position like that, then honesty and high standards and ethics should be something you take seriously. this is a messy story something you take seriously. this is a messy story of something you take seriously. this is a messy s