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another encore for serena williams. she showed she s got no intention of ending her singles career without a fight as she advanced to the third round of the us open, this time beating one of the top seeds. and we look at glasgow s chances of becoming the host city for the eurovision 2023. good morning. it s not of country this morning started off on a cool note with some dense fog patches but for many of us today, it is going to be largely dry. there will be some sunshine but there will also be some showers and some of those could be heavy and potentially thundery. i will have all the details throughout this morning s programme. it s thursday 1st september. the prime minister is expected to announce up to £700 million of investment for a new nuclear reactor in suffolk today. it s part of the government s long term strategy to bring down energy costs but it could take 15 years to build and a final go ahead will have to wait for mrjohnson s successor. jon donnison report ....
us on that topic and a lot more coming up in just a few moments today. sandra: we begin, america reports with a shake-up across the pond as prime minister boris johnson announces officially that he is resigning amid a string of ethics scandal. and look who came back for more, hello, welcome, everybody. i am sandra smith in new york. happy to have you. i am bill hemmer and for john roberts today, the outgoing prime minister acknowledging defeat after months of defiance with 50 senior lawmakers left office in a revolt against their leader, the final straw for some members of parliament coming after report saying that johnson knew about an investigation of sexual misconduct to a lawmaker that he had promoted. sandra: protesters gathered outside tenth avenue to give the prime minister a noisy send-off as they look for a replacement to lead the conservative party in the country now begins. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot is live on this from londo ....
really not lifting sentiment much because even if you are seeing some relief at the pump, which most americans are, you re not seeing it anywhere else. we re not seeing it at the grocery store, not seeing it practically anywhere else in your day, and that s reflected in the latest reading. americans remain quite sad about the state of things. but we also keep buying things. so is this retail therapy, is it something more nuanced? what is it? i think it depends on who you re talking about. we got retail sales data which shows a better than expected jump of consumer spending of 1%. the expectation heading into this report was an increase of .8%. but what you have here is a tale of two consumers. for americans who can afford it, who are still sitting okay financially, they re still spending. they re shifting where they re spending to services and experiences. for folks, however, who are struggling with inflation right now, they are shifting their spending. they re s ....
that, we are still waiting on. fox news chief legal correspondent anchor of fox news at night shannon bream starts us off tonight with a big ruling. good evening, shannon. shannon: good evening, bret. after years of turning away numerous cases challenging gun laws across the country, the supreme court has weighed in a big way on the second amendment, broadening the ability of law-abiding citizens to carry legally owned firearms outside of their homes. i m disappointed. the president may be, but gun rights advocates say they are feeling vindicated. we are not the problem. they are celebrating today s 6 to 3 supreme court opinion finding new york s restrictive framework for conceal carry permits unconstitutional. the challenge to the law arose because it requires applicants for a conceal carry permit to show a specialized need for self-protection. writing for the majority justice clarence thomas says the second amendment is not a second class right. adding: new ....
despite a chinese threat that america will pay the price for her visit. liz truss scraps a plan to link public sector pay to local living costs following a backlash from a number of senior conservatives. hello, welcome to bbc news. the energy company bp has reported its second highest quarterly profit in its history. between april and june it made £6.9 billion pounds in profit three times the figure for the same period last year. the company said its oil trading performance was exceptional, and that it expects to pay more than a billion pounds in uk tax this year. the profits come as domestic energy bills are predicted to hit more than £3,500 a year this winter. our business correspondent, caroline davies, reports. from fuel to cooking, lighting to showers rising energy prices bite into household budgets. but the same high oil and gas prices that mean consumers are paying more means that energy companies are also making more money. today, bp announced it has made its ....