18 weeks. for six months now and it s can be 18 weeks. a jury has been told that lucy letby, the nurse accused of murdering babies, wrote i killed them on purpose because i m not good enough on a post it note. the metropolitan police is investigating more than 600 domestic and sexual abuse claims against its own staff. britain s most prestigious architectural award good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. liz truss is coming under more pressure from some of her own mps to rethink her tax cutting plans following last month s mini budget. it comes after the goverment last week abandoned its plan to abolish the a5p tax rate for top earners. but senior conservatives have continued to voice grave concerns at liz truss s tax cutting measures without explaining how she will balance the books. this afternoon, the chancellor kwasi kwarteng said he s totally focused on delivering the growth plan, in response to speculation about a u turn on the measures. let s listen to what he had
at a vigil, three days after his assassination. and monty norman, the composer of one of the best known pieces of music ever, the james bond theme, dies at the age of 94 it s six in the morning in singapore and eleven pm in london where it s been announced that the uk will get a new leader of the conservative party and therefore a new prime minister on the 5th of september. it will take that long to choose boris johnson s successor due to the way the party organises the contest. anyone who wants the job will have to first secure the backing of 20 of theirfellow members of parliament and then make their way through a series of votes. we begin our coverage with this report from our political editor chris mason. thank you all very much, thank you. from borisjohnson s resignation, to the emerging cacophony of voices trying to replace him. visions and videos, talks of their past and our future, promises and persuasion, and lots of it. is raising taxes during a cost of livi
Situation in libya. More than Five Thousand people are now known to have died, in devastating floods in the east of the country. These are the pictures from derna with people describing a tsunami of water hitting the city, after two dams collapsed. More than ten thousand people are still missing the authorities fear the death toll will double. All the details are disturbing more than 3a thousand people are now homeless witnesses talk of the sea constantly Depositing Bodies on the shoreline. Before i show you more of the aftermath have a look at the moments the floodwater actually hit this city, the power, the speed, the force, sweeping everything away. People describe the land, just disappearing in an instant. Aid agencies on the ground talk of an overwhelming need for everything from water, shelter, medicine, rescue teams with clinic and hospitals in the east of the country overwhelmed by the injured. The Rescue Operation has been made more difficult by the complicated political situa
sanctions will have a big impact on daily life in russia and the question is whether that s enough to meet president putin change course. i am back in half an hour. i wear it teams mtf will take you through all the key developments in this main story. stay with us. it continues to be a cloudy picture for most of the uk. we are seeing more in developing and especially for england and wales. in the northwest it s been windy and the winds are easing as the low pressure moves away and heads up towards iceland. we ll be left with the weather friend iceland. we ll be left with the weatherfriend here iceland. we ll be left with the weather friend here early on more patchy rain but it s turning steadier and heavier and particularly affecting england and wales as we head into the early evening. clearand wales as we head into the early evening. clear and cold air beginning to arrive after the rain cleared from scotland and northern
get to friday, what s left of that weather friend should be get to friday, what s left of that weatherfriend should be heading out into the north sea. we pick up a slightly stronger northwesterly wind, that will blow in some sunshine particularly for eastern areas, showers particularly out towards the west, and those could be a wintry flavour over the hills of scotland. does temperature still stubbornly stuck at around 6 seven celsius. it is quieting down to the rest of the week, but still some very windy weather for a while tonight and for some areas into tomorrow. goodbye for now.