and fay weldon, the writer best known for her 1983 novel, the life and loves of a she devil has died at the age of 91. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has set out his programme for the year ahead, outlining five promises he says he wants the public tojudge his premiership on. they are halving inflation to ease the cost of living whilst also growing the economy, creating better paid jobs and opportunities across the country. he wants to ensure the national debt is falling to secure the future of public services whilst also cutting nhs waiting lists so that people get the care they need more quickly and passing new laws to stop small boats crossing the channel. he asked voters to judge his premiership on whether the goals were achieved. on the current wave of strikes in britain, he said he hugely valued public service employees and wants a reasonable discussion on what is fair for the country . let s have a listen to some of the prime minister s speech. i want to make five
people in the us state are being urged to turn down their air conditioning, switch off unneccesary lights, and avoid using major appliances in the afternoons and evenings. now on bbc news, the media show. hello and welcome to this week s the media show. now, we re going to talk about news podcasts this week. there s been a very high profile launch. it s called the news agents. it s from global, and it s presented byjon sopel and emily maitlis, both big figures at the bbc before they left to set this up. emily maitlis has also been in the news because she gave a mactaggart lecture in which she raised concerns about how the bbc is approaching some parts of its coverage. now, emily is not able to join us on this edition, but we will hear from jon sopel. we re also going to hear from deano sophos, the man behind this new podcast, someone the times has called the new prince of podcasts. deano, good to have you on the programme. that s quite a title to live up to. thanks, ros. yeah
of its coverage. now, emily is not able to join us on this edition, but we will hear from jon sopel. we re also going to hear from deano sophos, the man behind this new podcast, someone the times has called the new prince of podcasts. deano, good to have you on the programme. that s quite a title to live up to. thanks, ros. yeah, well, it s nice to, nice to talk to you. yeah, it s look, it was a lovely piece and a shock to have a profile in the times. but, you know, ithink what i did at the bbc in terms of launching brexitcast, which was our first hit podcast, and then americast withjon and emily and then the daily newscast. i mean, overthe time i was there at the bbc, they accrued 85 million downloads. so i think what i created at the bbc was successful and has enabled us to launch what we re doing here on the news agents. and just quickly, you re sitting here, you werejust explaining before we came on air, you are just signing off your second episode. give us a 30 second sp
time in a week. the lift off of the giant rocket was postponed after the discovery of a much larger fuel leak, than the one that prevented the first launch. now on bbc news, the media show. hello and welcome to this week s the media show. now, we re going to talk about news podcasts this week. there s been a very high profile launch. it s called the news agents. it s from global, and it s presented byjon sopel and emily maitlis, both big figures at the bbc before they left to set this up. emily maitlis has also been in the news because she gave a mactaggart lecture in which she raised concerns about how the bbc is approaching some parts of its coverage. now, emily is not able to join us on this edition, but we will hear from jon sopel we re also going to hear from deano sophos, the man behind this new podcast, someone the times has called the new prince of podcasts. deano, good to have you on the programme. that s quite a title to live up to. thanks, ros. yeah, well, it s nic
showers breaking out, a bit hit and miss. downpours and towards south west england and wales as the afternoon goes on. all of that fading northwards overnight and into tuesday morning, or you can see a pushing into northern ireland during monday evening. it won t be a wash out, but rain and showers in places. when the other times, too. slowly turning a little truer and less humid. windy at other times, too. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. police investigating the murder of nine year old olivia pratt korbel in liverpool last month have arrested two men, one of them on suspicion of murder. the conservative leadership favourite, liz truss, pledges immediate action on energy bills during her first week in office, if she becomes prime minister. ukrainian families close to europe s largest nuclear power plant say they re living in fear despite the arrival of un monitors. donald trump calls president biden an enemy of the state at his first rally since the fbi searc