king of the bungle leads the metro, as matt hancock is accused of cashing in on covid by appearing on hit show i m a celebrity, get me out of here. by appearing on hit show i m the daily mail says hancock faces uproar from voters and his party. the daily star says, you ve gotta feel sorry for the bugs. the front page of the i headlines the new £880 hike to mortgage bills in the uk. the financial times leads on the pressure on the major oil companies to help ease the cost of living crisis. let us begin and let me turn to the son, jessica. i know you re reporting on matt hancock for the guardian. so many papers are leading on that, with questions by others. this really is the matt hancock exclusive, talking about why he s taken perhaps this surprising choice to be part of i m a celebrity, get me out of here. to be part of i m a celebrity, get me out of here. i think one of the amazin: me out of here. i think one of the amazing things me out of here. i think one of the a
time for a look at the weather prospects with helen willetts. ferocious was the word to describe the winds last night in the south, but i want to look at october s rainfall because although it has been average, we are heading in the right direction, if you like. it has actually been well above average in northern ireland and the rainfall figures for last night and yesterday are still being collated. changeable describes our weather for the next few days, another area of deep pressure barrels and tomorrow. that rain hangs around in the south. more low pressure on thursday before finally, a drier day on friday, but it doesn t last, with more rain waiting in the wings. heading in the right direction, as i say. this chart shows the accumulation of rainfall over the coming few days. the blues get deeper as that rainfall the total up, perhaps as much as 50 millimetres in many places by the end of the week, particularly higher ground, but a good 20 or 30 at lower levels. the showers
the paper reports that the move leaves the country facing a general strike in all but name. the daily telegraph says senior military figures have told ministers that soldiers should not have to miss christmas to cover striking workers, who earn more than them. the government is planning to rely on military staff to stand in for border force officers, and maybe ambulance drivers and firefighters. hancock: get me out of here , is the headline in the daily mirror, as it reports matt hancock has promised to quit government at the next general election. the paper says the ex health secretary has his eye on tv fame, and is quoted saying, there are exciting possibilities ahead. and the bbc online page has revealed the most googled word globally in 2022. it was wordle. if you haven t heard of it, it s a daily word game where users are given six tries to guess the word of the day. the death of queen elizabeth made the top five for overall global searches, and ukraine was the third
responsible for murder? this is steven craig being arrested last year for murder. he d already served more than 15 years for the attack. during the trial, the court heard from this consultant, who said the injuries to her airway and torso were partly responsible for her diaphragm rupturing. this is jacqueline kirk before her injuries. her family say they re grateful for every day she lived after the brutal attack, but she was gone too soon. jenny kumah, bbc news. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is the head of ukraine s armed forces says russian troops were left with no option but to flee kherson after the ukrainians destroyed their supply lines. a prominent british politician who was in the government has swapped the halls of westminster with the jungle in australia. the former health secretary matt hancock made his debut appearance on the british reality tv show i m a celebrity.get me out of here. the show involves celebrities living