fears grow for a female iranian athlete who competed in a climbing competition without wearing a hijab her family say they ve good afternoon and welcome to bbc news, live from westminster. the prime minister will be meeting more backbenchers as she continues to try to shore up her leadership, a series of difficult headlines this morning following yesterday, following that interview as well, with our political editor chris mason in which she apologised for issues since she became prime ministerjust 41 days ago, earlier on today, it was business as usual, almost, with a cab neating, she and cabinet meeting, she and the new chancellor speaking at that meeting and the chancellor was setting out his plan, his thoughts on spending cuts which he said were on the way, he said that departments should agree those spending cuts by the end oaf week so a tight timetable there, and, they were meeting of course after he tore up most of that mini budget, the liz truss economic policy, t
maternity care at a hospital trust thatis maternity care at a hospital trust that is already under investigation. after competing without a hijab breaking iran s strict rules this climber says it fell off accidentally. and it started as the british broadcasting company with just four employees. today the bbc is 100 years old. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel. jurgen klopp s charged for improper conduct after his sending off, but he denies that he inflamed tensions at anfield. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the prime minister has been battling to regain authority and shore up support, as doubts over her future continue to swirl at westminster. liz truss chaired a meeting of cabinet ministers this morning the new chancellorjeremy hunt told colleagues that their budgets needed to be slashed. it comes after the prime minister last night apologised for the mistakes made since she entered no ten. but she also insisted she would
exchange of fire, ukraine continues to push back russian forces and the troops are not giving up. the? to push back russian forces and the troops are not giving up. troops are not giving up. they are t in: troops are not giving up. they are trying desperately troops are not giving up. they are trying desperately to troops are not giving up. they are trying desperately to change - troops are not giving up. they are trying desperately to change the i trying desperately to change the narrative here. and the reality that most russian forces in ukraine are on the retreat. the red cross in nigeria warns that communities affected by extensive flooding there could soon face outbreaks of disease. and, it s one of nature s most incredible journeys scientists finally unravel the eel migration mystery. find out what they ve discovered later. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. it is good to have your company. we begin with the dismissal of the uk s
that s it. take care. hello. this is bbc news. i m shaun ley and these are the headlines. as the british prime ministerfights for her political life her new finance minister admits mistakes were made in rolling out the government s new economic policy and that some taxes will now rise. at and that some taxes will now rise. least 40 peopl. died at least 40 people are known to have died in at least 40 people are known to have died in a at least 40 people are known to have died in a suspected at least 40 people are known to have died in a suspected gas at least 40 people are known to have died in a suspected gas explosion - at least 40 people are known to have died in a suspected gas explosion in i died in a suspected gas explosion in turkey died in a suspected gas explosion in turkey and died in a suspected gas explosion in turkey and that died in a suspected gas explosion in turkey and that has died in a suspected gas explosion in turkey and that has left die
they re trying desperately to change the narrative here. and the reality that most russian forces in ukraine are on the retreat. the delayed rugby league world cup will finally begin later, when hosts england take on samoa in the first of 61 games of the tournament. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. in the uk, the new chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, has refused to rule out public spending cuts, and said taxes may have to rise. in his first interviews since being appointed, jeremy hunt told the bbc ministers had made mistakes when they announced plans to slash taxes without setting out how it would be paid for. in the three weeks since, the cost of borrowing money rose, both for the public and for the government. mr hunt said every government department would have to come up with savings. answering prime minister s questions this week, liz truss had suggested that public spending would continue to rise. there were some mistakes made