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. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the 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. the chancellor 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 minister are expected to hold talks with conservative mps. some think the government s tax cutting plans should be reversed, while others believe the help with energy bills should be more targeted. there s even talk of whether both the chancellor and
and overnight if anything the weather fronts wave northwards. heavy and persistent rain being taken northwards and you can see the trailing fronts associated with that area of low pressure. winter picking up area of low pressure. winter picking up across england and wales especially and a mild night once again. tomorrow we start with persistent rain in the north, this low pressure pulls away into the north sea, we have to fronts, the second one week, we take the rain south eastwards and see blustery showers behind. some will be happy and thundery, sunshine in between but the wind will feature. even in land we are looking at gusty winds with gales around the coasts, feeling fresher in the north, 11 to 13, but hanging on to about 18 degrees in the south. a man has been arrested in five american bulldogs destroyed after a woman died following a dog attack in liverpool. the 63 year old woman died yesterday at the scene of the attack at her home in the kirkdale area. merseyside po
fears are raised of a recession this year. bank of england confirms its emergency bond buying system will end on thursday, despite reports could the experts ended. the court hears reports that a nurse accused. blood supplies falter critically low level in england, prompting nhs blood and transplant to have its first ever amber alert, meaning hospitals have to postpone some elective surgery. and in ukraine, the defence ministers were asking brussels to step up defence of its country so can create an air shield against russian missile attacks. . the bbc finds that donations to tick tock are being taken by the social media platform rather than given to families from syria. the prime minister has said she ll absolutely stick to her promise not to cut public spending. she was speaking at the first prime minister s questions since last month s mini budget, which provoked turmoil on the financial markets. the labour leader sir kier starmer said she should reverse what he called he
who is best placed to take over from liz truss. all the while, obviously, the markets watch on in horror and liz truss is able to wait for another two years to call a general election and the conservatives poll ratings continue to decline or at least remain at a very low base. there is a lot of unhappiness in the parliamentary party at the moment. but liz truss still does have her supporters, doesn t she? she does have people who are backing howe, who are behind her in the chancellor. what would you say to people watching who are saying, that media are talking her down and this is all in the westminster bubble. how would you respond to that when you are a westminster insider and you are a westminster insider and you talk to mps regularly? absolutely, she still has some very ardent supporters, particularly in the cabinet but we have also seen rivals like nadine dorries, the former cabinet minister and there are those that think that actually permitting regicide again, getting through a