in other news, desperate attempts to get aid to those hit by typhoon rai in the philippines. more than 375 people are now known to have died. a court in london has ordered the ruler of dubai, sheikh mohammed, to pay his ex wife around £550 million. it s thought to be the largest divorce settlement in british history. and how about this for a creepy crawly nightmare? fossil evidence of the eight foot long millipede that weighed 50 kilos and was the size of a car. the chancellor rishi sunak is expected to give more details of government support to businesses hit by the spread of the omicron variant. it follows reports that the business secretary kwasi kwarteng is meeting businesses today to discuss the challenges they re facing. but there s still no further clarity on whether the government is going to impose more restrictions to combat covid in england ahead of christmas. meanwhile the number of covid infections in the uk continues to rise rapidly. there were another 91,715 n
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it s after ministers were accused of using physical force on some conservative mps. an investigation has been launched. ukrainians are told to prepare for power cuts, after russian attacks on the country s energy infrastructure intensify. the full findings of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse will be published later today, after a seven year investigation. welcome to viewers both in the uk and around the world. liz truss premiership is under even more pressure, after extraordinary scenes at westminster last night, during which ministers were accused of using physicalforce on conservative mps to make sure they voted with the government. the commons speaker has launched an investigation into what happened in the voting lobbies. we now have at least seven tory mps calling for the prime minister and equipped, so let s get an overview of the story so far. earlier today the transport secretary told the bbc the government is still functioning and that the prime minist
beijing, which is hosting the chinese communist party congress, have been placed under covid lockdown. some areas have been cordoned off following a slight increase in infections. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sonia sodha, who s the chief leader writer for the observer, and gerri scott, who s a political reporter at the times. tomorrow s front pages, starting with. the economist nods to italy s turbulent politics, likening it to the chaos of westminster. it features liz truss dressed as a centurion, holding a pizza shaped shield, with a union jack design and one slice eaten. liz truss goes down in history as britain s shortest serving prime minister; a photo of her outside downing street announcing her departure makes the front of the ft. straight to the point on the front of the mirror. it says the british public want their day at the ballot box. the telegraph is reporting that borisjohnson is privately urgin
policy is working at cross purposes. what s your reaction to what liz truss has said this morning? what impact is the turmoil in the economy having on you? get in touch with your concerns via twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions two million people are left without power as one of the most powerful storms in us history hits florida s southwest coast. the gangsta s paradise rap star, coolio, has died at the age of 59. and scientists find evidence that dogs can read our mood by using their powerfull sense of smell. the prime minister, liz truss, has been speaking to the media about the economy for the first time since her government s tax cutting mini budget. she s defended her strategy, saying decisive action had to be taken, and the measures were needed to get the economy moving. however she conceded that growth wouldn t come immediately. her comments came as the former governor of the bank of england, mark carney, criticised the way the government promised