where there are reports of continued fighting, despite the announcement of a temporary ceasefire between the army and rfs. there s also been an updated civilian death toll with embassies in the capital reporting that at least 270 civilians having been killed in the past five days. a senior doctor in the city has told the bbc that only five out of the city s 59 hospitals are still functioning, and are running short of power, oxygen and life saving drugs. there are also reports that some hospitals have been taken over by warring parties either to use as a refuge for their fighters or as bases to launch their military operations. earlier i spoke to abdalla hussein the operations manager for the medical humanitarian organisation doctor s without borders on the strain this situation has on the hospitals in the country the situation is very dire. it has been very intense in the last days. intense fighting in this region. it had a dramatic impact on the freedom of movement of
but the story remains the same. and there is a new warning today that more than 75,000 businesses could fold in the face of unmanageable utility bills. we will have more on that. also this lunchtime. the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs is to face a re trial, on domestic violence charges. free meals are being introduced for the youngest pupils at primary schools in wales it s planned that all primaries will offer them by 202a. and, chelsea have sacked their head coach, thomas tuchel, after their third defeat of the new season. and coming up on the bbc news channel: a devastated nick kyrgios exits the us open after karen khachanov edges out the australian after five sets at flushing meadows. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. in the last hour, liz truss has faced the labour leader sir keir starmer for her first prime minister s questions and confirmed that she will announce proposals tomorrow to tackle the soaring cost of energy. pressed on ho
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little can be done to stop the uk falling into a recession, that s the verdict of the bank of england. in pakistan, the authorities are desperately trying to stop the country s biggest lake from bursting its banks, adding to the devastation cause by the recent floods. the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs is to face a retrial on domestic violence charges. and chelsea football club have sacked their manager thomas tuchel, prompting anger from many of the fans. welcome to the programme. liz truss has spent her first full day as prime minister appointing more of her front bench team and clashing with the labour leader, sir keir starmer, over her plans to cut taxes and cap gas and electricity bills for households and businesses. details of the scheme to control the cost of energy will be announced tomorrow. it s understood it ll be funded by government borrowing. sir keir told the commons that a windfall tax on energy companies would have been a fairer way of funding