commons. time for a look at the business news now. we start with the unfolding crisis in the red sea and concerns that the continued attacks on cargo ships by yemen s houthi rebels will affect developing countries the hardest. that s the warning from the world trade organization. today the us has launched a fourth round of airstrikes against the rebels the us military said it targeted missiles that could be intended for attacks on ships. as vessels divert to longer and more costly routes that avoid the red sea, supply chains have been disrupted and economists have warned it could add to inflation. the wto s director general, dr ngozi 0konjo iweala, has been speaking to our economic editor faisal islam at the world economic forum in switzerland. iamjoined i am joined here by the director general of the world trade organization. thank you forjoining 0rganization. thank you forjoining the bbc. 0bviously people are concerned about the fluidity of trade given this big geopolitic
the senior republican, kevin mccarthy, says he s confident he ll win enough support today to be elected speaker of the us house of representatives. so far he s failed thirteen times, leading to deadlock in the chamber. it comes on the second anniversary of the january the sixth attack on the us capitol building. the latest session has been adjourned for several hours but mccarthy is just a handful of votes short of victory. with the latest, here s gary 0 donoghue. commemorating the heroes of january the 6th two years ago for their courage in the face of overwhelming odds. it was the moment american democracy teetered on the brink, as protesters, supporters of donald trump, stormed the capitol, bent on preventing the ratification ofjoe biden s victory. you know, for those who lost someone on that day, they re proud as the devil that their kin are being honoured, but, boy, is it hard. up on capitol hill, democrat members of the house marked the moment in solemn silence, while d
or paying for our utility hills which which have doubled. how scotland bounced back after the disappointment of missing out on a world cup play off spot with eyes on euro qualification. and will it be glasgow or liverpool receiving douze points as they become the final two cities in the running to host eurovision 2023? good morning. another day of sunshine and showers but the less frequent and widespread than yesterday. the other thing is the wind will not be as strong so it won t feel as cool as it did yesterday. all the details later in the programme. it s wednesday the 28th september. our main story. the international monetary fund which is responsible for stabilising the global economy has criticised the government s plans for tax cuts, warning the measures will increase inequality . it follows the chancellor s mini budget last week, which saw the value of the pound slump to an all time low. now, some of the country s biggest lenders have suspended mortgage deals a
for an independent panel to investigate allegations of sexual abuse and corruption in the organisation. he attacks me in the elevator, he comes after me all of a sudden, i pleaded with him to stop, let me go and so, but he was being very insistent and he was being very insistent and he was pulling me on. pulling my arm. the russian nobel peace laureate dmitry muratov auctions his medalfor more than $100 million, to raise funding for children displaced by the war in ukraine. one, two, three, four. and how one of the world s most famous djs, fatboy slim, is using music to help people improve their mental health problems. asa dj, as a dj, what i try and do is help people escape and sometimes it s good to escape your life or stress for a couple of hours. hello and welcome to the programme. commuters across the uk are finding alternative routes to work today as the biggest real strike for 30 years gets under way. after 40,000 members of the rmt union are walking out this week.
hello there. today, eu trade ministers meet with a renewed focus on securing new trade deals. russia s invasion of ukraine make partnerships crucial. the war has exposed supply chains, leading to calls for the eu to look elsewhere for its goods. it wants to spread the risk to diversify into everything from gas to sunflower oil. joining me now is anahita thoms, head of international trade at the law firm baker mckenzie. thank you so much forjoining me. what s the jackpot for the eu in terms of trade? i think there will be a big focus on the backlog, there will be a lot of discussions around the wto reform, but also, low hanging fruit, i think the focus will be on july, new zealand and mexico to try to seal deals there. let s take july, try to seal deals there. let s takejuly, for example. there take july, for example. there are takejuly, for example. there are big hopes we can seal the deal chile. they have lithium in the car industry in germany as well and the european uni