the leaders of china s ruling communist party gather for a summit in which ruler xijinping is expected to secure a historic third term in office. communities in three australian states are ordered to evacuate as torrential rain brings major flooding. and the flying scotsman the first steam engine to hit 100 miles an hour celebrates a century on the tracks. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. britain s 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. mr kwarteng had been in washington for a meeting of global finance ministers. he d originally been expected to return back to london on saturday. speaking to the bbc yesterday before the change of plans, mr kwarteng said he believes 100% that he will still be a chancellor and liz truss will still be prime minister in a month s time. later today, the chancellor and prime
it has arrested eight people in connection with saturday s bombing of the kerch bridge that links russia with occupied crimea. a bbc investigation finds that up to 70% of donations being sent to displaced families in syria via tiktok are being taken by the social media platform. and tributes pour in for the british born actress, angela lansbury, best known for her role in murder she wrote, who has died in los angeles aged 96. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. there are more concerns for the uk economy as official data shows it shrank in august. meanwhile the governor of the bank of england said he won t extend a financial support package beyond this friday. the emergency measures were launched nearly two weeks ago because of the turmoil prompted by the chancellor s mini budget. official figures released show the uk economy fell by 0.3% in the three months to august. if it falls again in the next three months we ll be in a recession. there s
world s companies has been falling overnight as global stock markets ta ke overnight as global stock markets take a tumble. in sport, the pressure is mounting onjosie in sport, the pressure is mounting on josie manager antonio conte. in sport, the pressure is mounting onjosie manager antonio conte. his side suffered the biggest defeat of their season as watford beat them 4-1. their season as watford beat them 4 1. chelsea. 100 years since the first women got the vote we celebrate the achievements of those who campaigned to make it happen. as debate over gender equality and at attitudes towards women are in sharp focus today, we look at how son, society has changed or not over the past century. charlotte was six years old when i went back to work and i really felt i was missing out. having paid maternity leave and having flexible hours means as a maternity leave and having flexible i ioui s means as a woman maternity leave and having flexible hours means as a woman in the w
seen amongst the best in europe, we ll discuss their magnificent night in europe and gareth southgate is about to name his england squad forfriendlies is about to name his england squad for friendlies with germany and brazil. and some new faces are included. stav has the weather, it gives a clue as to what s happening this weekend. it s going to turn judy this weekend. some choice in the forecast but sunday night looking dry. i ll be joining you in the studio later for a full weather forecast. fake news you won t hear it here but you will see it in the collins dictionary as their word of the year. this afternoon live, i m simon mccoy. for the first time in 10 years the bank of england has raised its key base interest rate. it s up by a quarter of one per cent to 0.5%. it s not much but with inflation running above target the bank said it was time to act. and there could be further rises on the way good news for savers, but a prospect that will worry borrowers. here